New-York tribune., 1901-09-01
SHOOT FOR WIMBLEDON CUP
CAPTAIN MARTIN. SECOND NEWJERSEY
REGIMENT, WINS THIS MATCH
FOR AMERICANS.

From early morning until after sundowr yester-
day the rifle and revolver marksmen were busy
the Sea Girt Several contests We're
decided. the principal being that for the
Wimbledon Cup. for which American citizens only
eligible compete.
Thirty men started in this match, but the ranks
were quickly depeled. many of them missed the
targets altogether in their first attempts, and
dropped out of the race. Each man had thirty
shcts at thousand yards, and those using the
military Krag rifle had allowance of eighteen
points the twenty-ninth round
Captain W. B. Martin, of the I'd Regiment, of
Trenton and Corporal Casey, of the list Regiment.
New-York were tied at 1 point, with scores of
115 each. Casey made only on his last shot
and Martin scored f. making his total 1l9 out OF
a possible $50. Both shot the military weapon,
and 1S points added to their scores. Captain
Martin won the match with a total of 1S7 points
Casey had 135 points, and Sergeant Cory, OF the
18th Regiment New-York, came next, with l"i
points. including allowance of is points.
William De Foulke of Philadelphia, who won this
contest last year, shot sporting rife, and had no
allowance His score was 10
The Irish rife shooters watched the American
marksmen closely get a line on their WORK Inc
scores of the leaders were good, but the general
opinion prevails that the Irish visitors are superior
in execution Some of them shot at the 800 and
1000 yard ranges yesterday. and one OF the Amerl-
scientific and almost perfect ,- :, .,o
Six teams of five men each took part IN IN rene tne
resentatives of Light Battery a, of Boston The
Private Putnam. Lieutenant Amory. Private Rod
gers and Private Walcott. and their total score
was 596 points. The other teams and scores were:
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, 5o2:
Squadron A, New York. 542; 4th Regiment Jersey
City, 502; Troop A, First Brigade. Maryland N liz
545. and First Troop, New-Jersey, 80
In the intercub match for the Schuetzen team
championship Of the United States the honors
went to the first team of the Zetter Rifle CLUB, or
New-York with a total of 2S2 points. The
members of this team were II. NJ. Pope, FREQ
Ross NJ Dorrler. l.. p Hansen and K Busse. Inc
other teams who took part in this shoot were the
second team of the Zettler club OF New-Aork
with 80; the Manhattan Rife and Revolver AS
socIation New-York 246. and the Italian shooting
Association, of New-York, 16I.
In the Schuetzen continuous matches on the
Micheal Dorrler, of the Zettler Rifle Club, New
York led all the other contestants with l3I points
on the former and 209 points on the latter target
Governor Foster NJ. Voorhees, and Brlgadler-CIen-
eral Bird A. Spencer, in behalf OF the NeW-JerSey
State Rifle Association, arranged an all corners
match. which is be shot in two stages at St
600 and 900 yards. Each man is to have ten shots
AT each distance in each stage. The entrance lee
will be 81 a man, and the association viii give 800
The first stage will be shot on Monday. Septem-
her @ and the second stage will be decided the fo
lowing day The idea of adding this contest 10 the
programme is to give the Irish and Canadian Wis
}tors an opportunity Of shooting in a match other
than the International contests, which Will take
pIace on Thursday and Friday Of this week
Captain Wilson. OF the Irish team. SAID that MS
men were extremely thankful TO Governor oor-
hees and General Spencer for their thoughtfulness
The majority of the Ulster riiemen viii take part
IN the contest which will he known the Sea Girt