The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-23
WIND AGAINST THEM
STIFF BREEZE BLEW AT AVON
DALE RANGE.
GUARDS BEFORE THE TARGETS.
ATE ROAST OYSTERS AND SHOT
FOR PRIZES.

Medal Battalion oil Artllery
Turned Out an FOrce-The Medals
and Cash Prizes Were Presented to
the Successful Contestants by Col.
Garrard at the ArmOry - Guards
VIII Celebrate Centennial Ami
Versary i'm May.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
ralion spent the forenoon and part of
the afternoon of Washington's birthdy on
the Avondale Rifle Range, where the bat
TALON and bat cry media and 9th
prizes for rife practice were contested
for by the members of the command.
The day was not espec ally favorable
10 good rifle practice and the Lack of
work on the range for several mont s
showed itself in the comparatively small
scores that were made. Small that is,
compared with the scores the Guards are
accustomed to make, VIII CHI have enabled
them in the past to furnish from their
four batteries the great majority of the
members of the Georgia team at Sea
Girt. The various un avo able crcum
stances considered the SEQ, es made were
.reditable, and cert iuly in all other re-
snects the command had no reas to be
dissatisfied with the result Of the day
on the range.
The Guards left the Armory at about
10 o'clock, under the command Of Capt
lanes NJ. Rogers of Battery A. They
marched to HaNersham street, where the
cars for the rifle range were taken. The
the practice was at once begun. L
range was in charge of Private w. c.
Austin who has been ap- ointed inspector
of rife practice of the bait on. with the
rank of first lieutenant but has not yet
been CORN seioned by the Govern~r.
The contests were at 200. 300 ard so
wards five shots at the two shorter
ranges and ten at the longer. The pos
sible score. therefore, was 100. The h gh-
est aggregate score was made by Private
Austin who made 81. but this won him
no battalion prize whatever. The net
highest scores were made by Capt.
Wright Hunter, who made II, and Lieut..
r. G. Tunno, who made rs.
battalion Medals.
The Line Officers Medal-To officer max
ing highest aggregate score at 200, 800 and
500 yards; won by Capt. Wright Hunter
on a score of n.
The Staff Medal-To member of staff
making highest aggregate score at 200
300 and 800 yards; won by Lieut. H. l..
RICHMOND.
The Holland Medal-To officer or en-
listed man making highest score at 200
Yards won by Private w. G, Austin, on
a score of e.
The Marshall Medal-To officer or enlist
81 man making highest score at 300 yards;
won by Private J. W. Newman, on
score of 20.
H. The Moore Medal-To, officer or enlisted
man making highest score. at 500 yards
Won by Lieut.. r. G. Tunno, on score
of AZ.
Five Dollars in Gold-To honorary or
veteran member making highest aggre-
gate score at 200, 300 and 500 yards; was
won by Capt. J. F. Cam, on a score of
73.
Two Dollars and Half in God-To hon
orary or veteran member making second
highest aggregate score at 200. 300 OF 500
yards; was won by Private F. c. Bat
tey.
Battery A.
The Guerard Medal No. Ito enlisted
man in sharpshooters' class making high
est aggregate score at 200, 300 and 500
yards; won by Private W. G. Austin, on
a score of 81.
The Guerard Medal No. e.-To enlisted
man in marksmen's class making highest
aggregate score At 200 300 and 500 yards;
won by Sergt. r. j. Mcdaniel, on a score
o. g..
Five Dollars in Gold-To enlisted man
Except sharpshooters and marksmen)
making highest aggregate score at 200. 800
and 800 yards; won by Private Eugene
Mccarthy, on a score of 80.
Battery u.
The Hammond Medal-To officer or en-
listed man making highest aggregate score
at 200, 800 and 500 yards; won by Lieut..
X. 6. Tunno, on. score of 76.
The Sharpshooters' Medal-To enlisted
man in sharpshooters' class making high
est aggregate score at 200, 300 and 800
yards; won by Corpl. w. A. Reaves, on
a score of SO.
The Marksmen's Medal-To enlisted man
IN marksmen's class making highest ag-
Eregate score at 200 300 and 800 yards;
won by Sergt. S. n. Harris, on a score
of II.
The First Glass Medal-To enlisted man
IN first class making highest aggregate
score at 200. 800 and 500 yards won by
Irlvate j. w. Newman, on a score of 62.
rive Dollars in Gold-To enlisted man
10 second, third and fourth Classes maxi
ing highest aggregate score at 200, 800
ana ana 900 yards; won by Private J. C.
unno by a score of 81.
Battery C.
The Hunter Meda,-To officer or enlisted
nan making highest aggregate SCORE AT
~, 300 and 500 yards, won by Lieut.. ]. S.
BOND, on score of Is
medal offered to enlisted man making
nlShest aggregate score at 200 800 and 500
yards, winner of Hunter medal barred
of g.
I'VE dollars in gold to enlisted man
annaking highest aggregate score at 200,
OF and 800 yards. winner of either medal
barred won by Sergt. NJ r. Catherwood,
oE score Of A.
Battery ID.
MEDAL offered to enlisted man (sharp-
suoolers eXcepted) making highest aggre-
sac score at 200. 900 and 800 yards won
Of &C. - -
I'VE dollars In god, to officer or enlist
nun (sharpshooters excepted) making
old highest aggregate score at 200. 800
..l 'OO yards, won by Lieut.. A. b. John
Sloh' by score of 49,
"o dollars and a half in gold to officer
enlisted man (sharpshooters excepted
s Ning third highest aggregate score at
-, so and 800, won by Private A. G.
UIpoht, by a score OF "A.
ME the contests were in progress an
'a'er roast was going on and the con-
s.ants would turn from their contem-
,.aIoh Of heeting bu.lseyes. On ough
.herous sights. and do ample jus ice
.He feast. There were other things
'ol TO eat besides oysters and AN occa-
.'.ldl sonnet HING 10 dffpLf a. that tt,o