The Washington times., 1901-09-10
1R1sHMEN IN THE LEAD.
sneciaI Matches Ec@un on the Sen
Girt Ranges.

SEA GIRT. Sept. 9.-The matches to-
day on the Sea Girt rifle range were spe
cial events, arranged principally for the
benefit Of the Irish AID Canadian rifle
men, who VICE prevented from entering
many of the Individual matches last week
because they were not eligible thereto.
Today's principal event was an aii-com-
ers match with 500 being Up in prizes by
the National Rifle Association. The match
is TO be shot In two stages at 500. 900. and
l.g00 yards the first of which was finished
late this afternoon. Each contestant is
allowed ten shots at each range, military
rifles to have handicap OF eight points.
There were many who objected to this
handicap. declaring 1t was too small and
should be at least twelve or fifteen points.
The entrance fee was 81.
This match attracted thirty-;hree con-
testants Lieut.. o. NJ. Allison shot so
poorly on the 500 and 900 yard targets
that he decided to withdraw, finding that
there was no possibility of getting within
the prize money. Frank Hyde, the vete-
ran craek-shot who is more than seventy
years old. and is better than many of the
younger ones, did excellent work. His
shooting at all of the three ranges
brought him close to the leader at the
finish of the days programme.
The match was conspicuous for one
thing. and that was the splendid scores
made by the Irishmen. 1t looks very
much at this time as If they would get
the bulk of the prize money, although
the match is only one-half over, and a
dark horse may show up. Hyde led all
the contestants when the shooting was
concluded on the 800 and 800 yard ranges
but he fell u tritie behind when the rifle
Il la-s,I
shooting of the day was done by Major
J; X. Millner. of the Irish team. He has
l3g with which to start the second stage
OF the match tomorrow
The scores al the end of the first stage
We're as follows: DIR. ]. c. Sellars. Ire
land 1S6; Frank Hyde, New York. 1876;
John Morgan; Ireland, 1ss; Capt. w. B.
Skedden, Canada. 13I; Thomas Caldwell.
ireland, l29; Capt. James Wilson, Ireland
I2S; Howard Geusch, Madison. N j.. 126;
Robert Durcan. Ireland. 126: John McKen-
ma, Ireland 125; Sir Henry Thyme. Ire
land, III; Or. S. l. Scott, Washington,
1Z; w. T. Braithwaite, Ireland, 122: Capt.
W. n. Davidson. Canada 10: Private s.
feand Il hSDfi to william mt n bev E waRs FDaRs
Philadelphia. l20; Lieut. II. M. Bel, Wash
ington. III; DR.. Bull. Bloomfield, ll6; F.
1ncaae nenTy eland llf Ernest HissIs Dunnsn
ada, 113; Lieut.. L. N. Farrow. Washing
ton, 1O6; Gunner A. Fleming, Canada, les;
Lieut.. G. c. Shaw, Washington. 105; Ma
}or G. Z. Young. Washington, lol: Corp.
r. w. Evans. New Brunswick. SO: Ser
geant jackson, Jersey City, So; Lieut.. II.
II. Leizear, Washington. 9S; Lieut.. w. w.
Cookson. Washington, 9z; Lieut.. A. S.
Jones. Passaic. So
The other match today was for the
three medalion5 and placques presented
by the French Shooting Society to the
National Rifle Association. There are
also TWO stages to this eS ent. The first
was decided today, when the following
scores were made:
Lieut.. G. NJ. Shaw, 12s: Capt w. E
Martin, 125; Lieut.. II. NJ. Bell, l13: Lieut..
A. NJ. Allison. 1C9. The second stage will
be ended tomorrow. Gen. Bird w. Spen-
Ger thanked the visiting rifiemen for
coming to Sea Girt. Capt James Wilson
replied for the Irish team. After thank
ing the New Jersey Rifle Association for
the courteous attention shown to the
visiting marksmen, he paid high tribute
of respect to President Mckinley and
the hone that he might soon
recover. Capt w. II. Davidson, of the
Canadian team, echoed the same senti-
ments