The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-04
RIFLE PRACTICE SEASON.
Seven Men Have QuaIifed for Class
of Expert SharpshOoters.

seven Men Have Qualified for Glass
of Expert sharpshOoters.
The rife practice season is in full
blast here now, and the usual amount
of interest is being taken by all the
companies in this manly exercise. The
amount of money spent by the differ
ent companies upon rifle practice is
very large, and would surprise the or
binary reader. The allowance of am
munition from the state is very small,
and does not begin to supply the de-
mand, hence the companies have to
provide great deal of it at their own
expense.
All of them reload their empty shells,
as fixed ammunition is very expensive,
and, some few mold their own bullets.
The Savannah Cadets, particularly, de-
vote considerable time to the work Of
reloading, and in a recent season mold
ed into bullets ton and half of lead
by actual weight. Money spent upon
this. the most important branch of
soldiers training, is, of course, spent
to good advantage.
The high class of expert sharpshoot-
er recently established in the state has
spurred many of the men to redoubled
efforts. At present there have been
seven qualifications, as follows: Capt.
j. c. Postell, First Cavalry. ISL. This
exceptionally high score was made with
a carbine; Private r. c. Fetzer of
Battery A, First Heavy Artillery, who
has made $50; Sergt. Frank Sloat Of
the Savannah Cadets, who was the first
man to attain to the new
honor, made 14S; Private Ed
ward Carter of the Cadets, who also
do p,.ixr wis Of
the same company 147. Capt. C. H.
Richardson, quartermaster of the First
Infantry, who has score of 149. Sergt.
Silley F. Cook of the Republican Blues,
who reached the mark with a score OF
las.
1t takes a score of 145 points out of
possible l75 to become an expert So
far 2S sharpshooters have been qualified
in the First Infantry, the Cadets lead
ing with seventeen. The First Heavy
Artillery has qualified 10 sharp shoot
ers, Battery B leading with six. The
HussarS have qualified one sharp
shooter, and in the Chatham Artillery,
Johnnie Wheaton has made the high
score of 1888. deserving much credit for
the way in which he holds up the Chat
ham end of the line, year after year.
The season will be at it's hight for a
month longer, and the companies will
all add to their figures of merit, the
showing so far hardly equals that OF
last year. More attention is being paid
to revolver practice this year than is
usually the case, and some fine scores
are being made.
There is considerable interest evil
denced in regard to Col. CAMS annual
rife contest. Col. Cam states that he
has not yet settled upon a date, as ne
is waiting TO hear from
the company commanders. The
general opinion seems to De
that some date in late August or
early September would give much bet
ter results than could be expected II
the contest were TO be put off until NO
vember, during the Fair. 1t is to pc
hoped that those officers who have not
yet expressed themselves upon TINS
subject will do so at once, so that TINS
important matter of a date, may De
definitely settled. It is expected 10
make the contest a bigger success TINS
year than ever before. Col. Cam eN-
poets to arrange several revolver
matches and this would have the erect
of bringing to Savannah good pistol
shots from all over the state. IL Is
thought that the Savannah represeh-
tatives will hold their own in all OF the
different events.