The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-29
THE IRISH TEAM ARRIVES
Received at Sea Grit With a Most
Hearty Welcome.
Visitors Pleased With the Range-A
Remarkable Score by DR.. scott. of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Michigan
Men Mny Enter the Contests.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Michigan
Men Mny Enter the Contests.
SEA GIRT, N. J.. Aug. 2S.-Interest in
the annual meeting of the National and
New Jersey State Rife Associations to-
day was centred In the arrival of the
Ulster Rifle Association from Ireland
which reached here at D. m At the
depot here to meet the Irishmen were
sharpshooters from New York Maryland
New Jersey. Rhode Island, and Washing
ton. who gave the visitors three rousing
cheers and tiger as they left the train.
They arrived in this country on the Ser
via today and were taken on board Col
X NJ. Thompson's yacht and conveyed
to Atlantic Highlands. Down the bay
they met the Shamrock and gave the
challenger three cheers.
The members of the team are James
Wilson, captain; DIR. ]. C. Sellers. secre-
tary; W. j. Braithwaite. r. Caldwell, En-
nest Donnan, r. Duncan. F. w. Henry,
John Mckenna, w. w. Milne John Nor
gan, p. w. Richa rlson. Sir Henry
Thyme, c. B.. and +. F. Wilson. Those
accompanying the team are Brian Nc
ErIean. Mrs. Henry. Major Millner. DR..
2. o'Connell, Joseph Redick, Sir Andrew
lers. and ]. R Williams
The visitors were met by Gov Foster
NJ. Voorhees,. Gen. Bird w. Spencer, Ad-
jutant Holly. of the Regulars. and Col
onel Gilmore. A special train brought
the foreign rifiemen to Sea Girt. They
We're placed in stages and soon arrived at
the clubhouse. which was decorated in
honor of their coming. From one of the
fiagstaffs flew the Shamrock flag. with the
bloody hand of Ulster in the corner, and
on another staff was the British emblem
Not far away the Stars and Stripes wav-
ed In the breeze.
General Spencer turned the clubhouse
over to the sharpshooters from across
the water. The best row of tents near
the clubhouse was reserved for them and
they were soon assigned to their quar-
tiers. An inspection OF the grounds fol-
lowed. The Irfshmen said they had never
seen more perfect range. Not only was
the light good, but the firing points were
SO arranged as to afford the least posi-
Die amount of Inconvenience in shifting
from one range to another. The visi-
tors have studied the programme and
VIII enter many of the Individual matches
In which they are eligible.
one OF the best scores of the day was
y m IL .
l. Scott, of Washington. found the target
for nfteen consecutive bullseyes. No bet
ter score has been made on this range
DR.. Scott is an old-time shot who was a
member of the ail-American team TWEEN
ty years ago
The Boston Cadet Corps. one of the
crack military organizations of Boston
has written that it will be here on Fri
day.
With the arrival of the New York team
last evening preliminary practice for the
big rifle tournament took a faster pace.
Lieut.. Col N. b. Thurston and his six
teen cracks were on the range early this
morning. banging out bullseyes at 200
and 800 yards.
The New York rihemen will not live in
the tents at the range. as will most of
the other State teams, including those
from the District of Columbia and New
Jersey. The team, with Colonel Thurston.
Capt. William III. Palmer, adjutant; Capt.
Charles Dwight Napier. surgeon, and
First Lieut.. T. A. Brown and Private
Walter Reid, jr., coaches. is quartered at
the Beach House.
With two days more practice on the
range than Ii had before the Hilton match
last year, the Empire State rifiemen are
confident OF giving New Jersey and Wash
ington the hardest kind of fight for the
trophy. as well as for honors in the inter
state military match. Colonel Thurston's
team has never shot together as n team.
During the next four days practice he is
going to tune up the men in pairs.
There Is no likelihood that there will
be Georgia team at Sea Girt this year.
The Savannah members of the team went
home much disgruntled in 1893, when the
Jerseymen defeated them in the great
est Hilton contest ever seen here and
they are still angry over the dcision-
Last year the Hussars of Atlanta made
application to the Governor to be allow
ed to come and represent the State; but
they did not secure the permission. This
year they have made a similar applica-
ton. 1t has been held up so far and that
permission will be refused again is prac-
tically certain, because the Hussars have,
since last year. been attached to a Sa-
yannah regiment. General Spencer has
letters. however, from GeorgianS. who as
sure him that a Georgia team will be
here again within a few years.
Governor voorhees, returned to the
range last night from Trenton to remain
throughout the shoot
That Michigan may send State team is
4 possibility. Officials Of the Northwest
Rifle Association, which holds
an annual shoot for the Washington
trophy. have been in correspondence with
General Spencer relative to bringing a
IS.
The Sixth Pennsylvania. which won
the regimental championship at Mount
liretna last Monday. will represent the
State here. They will arrive next Mon
lay, about forty strong. with company,
-egimental. carbine. and revolver teams.
The members of the ail-American team
,racticed on the s0O-yard range this morn
ng. This afternoon it started work on
he 900-yard and 1,000-yard targets.
In the practicing for the New Jersey
State team, Sergeant McGrann. of Jer-
,ey City, who Is sure to make the team.
scored 80 out of possible 80 at 500 yards
oct. laNr of