The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-26
SHOOT OPENS TO-DAY
FIRST OF THE MATCHES WILL BE
SHOT BY CAVALRYMEN.
THE NoVICES WITH CARBINES
WILL STRIVE TO LAND THEIR
TROOP FIRST IN THE LIST.

This Observation-Disclosures the Novice
Match, There Will Be Individual
Matches at All the Ranges-BuIIs-
eye and Sweepstakes Matches Will
Be ShOt-Yesterday Was Spent I'm
Practice-SOme Good Work Was
DOne-SOme Found They Were
Weak on the Skirmish-Arrange-
ton of Spectators, who VIII BE
welcomed.
The great Interstate Shoot will open
at the Savannah range this morning at
O'Clock. when the carbine novice
match and sweepstakes and bullseye
matches will be shot. Everything is in
readiness for the shoot nothing nav
ing been left undone that might con-
tribute to its success. The officers who
have had the arrangements in charge
and who have done the hard work are
very we'll pleased with the prospect,
for they feel assured that a very
creditable shoot will be held.
The most important event of the DAY
will be the carbine novice match. This
will be open to one or more teams CT
five men each from any team from the
Southern States, men who have quail
fed as marksmen or sharpshooters this
season being barred. The distances
will be 200, 300 and 500 yards. Give
shots each will be fired at 200 and 900
yards, and at 500 ten will be fired. The
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prizes will be as follows: First prize.
$S5; second prize, SIS, and third prize,
$40.
There will be no delay about the
payments of the prizes. Checks Will
be given the winning teams as soon
after a match is shot as the official
verification of scores can be made.
This will be pleasing information for
the contestants, as it has sometimes
been the case that the winners of
prizes in rifle contests have had to
wait some time before receiving them.
Methods of the Matches.
Entries for the carbine novice match,
as for all the matches of the shoot,
must be made not later than 80 min
utes before the hour fixed for the
match to begin. Each day the pro-
gramme for the following day will be
marked on a blackboard that is prom
inently displayed at the range. so that
there will be no excuse for ignorance
as to hours and the matches.
Entrance fees must be paid by those
who participate in the bullseye and
the sweepstakes matches. A division
of the spoils in the sweepstakes
matches will be made. These matches
will be open to squads of ten men, who
will contest among themselves, after
sion of the money will be 40 per cent.
as first prize, 80 per cent. as second
prize and Is per cent. as third prize.
1t has been determined to reserve
two targets at each of the ranges for
the bullseye and sweepstakes shoot
ing. This means that there will be four
targets at each range for the team
matches. At each range there will be
an officer in charge. The following are
the range officers who have been Off
cially named:
Col. w. G. Obear, inspector general.
@. S. T.; Col. c. P. Lowell, First In
fantry, Florida S. T.; Col. Henry
Schachte, Third Infantry, South Car
DINA Volunteer Troops; Col r. B. Du-
mont. First Infantry. Alabama Ma
tional Guard; Col. e. d. Huguenin,
c6SOAth 1iAAdllliSs VI % 1.g 1Oi. w T.
Wooten, Fourth Infantry, G. S. T.; Col.
r. U. Thomason, Third Infantry. G.
S. T.; Col. T. S. WILLY, Jr., First In
fantry, G. S. T.; Col. P. w Meldrim,
First Cavalry. G.. S. T.; Col. S. j.
Cobb. inspector, S A P, N. C. S. G.;
Lieut.. Col. ]. II. Estill. G. S. T., retir-
ed; Lieut.. Col. ]. F. Brooks, G. S. T,
retired; Maj. w. w. Williamson, First
H. A. G. ST; Maj. w. L. Grayson,
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Elliott First Infantry, G. S. T.. Maj.
Charles A. White, assistant inspector,
S. A. P. North Carolina State Guards;
Maj. R. L. WILLY, Fourth Infantry, G..
S. T.. Mai. Jacob Gumbinger. Artil-
1ery Battalion, F. S. T.; Maj. John S.
Maxwell. Florida State Troops; Capt.
Walter f. Gardner. Third Infantry,
Alabama National Guard; Capt. A. ].
Scott, Fourth Infantry, G. S. T.;
Capt R. c. Hazlehurst, Second Infan-
try. G. S. T.; Capt, Tristram T. Hyde,
Third Infantry. South Carolina Vol
unteer Troops: Capt Thomas Hunter
First Cavalry. G. s. t.; Capt. j. T.
West. First Infantry, G. S. T.: Capt
c. H. Konemann. First Infantry, G..
S. T.; Capt. D. C. Barrow, First In
fantry, G. S. T.; Capt. Joseph NJ
Dreyer, First Infantry G. S. T.;
Capt. F. w. Garden. First Infantry,
G. S. T.; Capt. j. NJ. Rogers First
II. A, G. S. T.; Capt. w L. Pritch-
ard. First H. A. G. S. t.; Capt. F. C.
Wilson, First H. A, G. S. T.; Capt
W. w. Gordon, Jr., First Cavalry, G.
s. t.; Capt. George P. Walker. Chat
ham Artillery; Capt. A. Gordon Cas-
sells. First Cavalry, G. S. T.: Capt. C.
"A. L. Cunningham, G. S. T., retired;
Capt. w. M. Cruikshank, Artillery
Corps, U. S. A; Lieut.. r. p Winslow,
Artillery Corps, U. S. A; Lieut.. j. P.
White, G. S. T., retired; Lieut. ]. c.
stiles, G. S. T., retired; Lieut.. w. M.
Coney, First Infantry, G. S. T.; Lieut..
J. F. Mccarthy, First Infantry G. S.
T.; Lieut.. j. c. Tyson. First Infantry.
O. S. T.; Lieut.. ]. H. Butner, First
Infantry. G. S. T.; Lieut.. r. G. Tun-
no, First H. A, G. S. T.; Lieut.. ].
A. Hutton, First H. A, G. S. t.
Practice mt the Range.
Yesterday practice on the range was
continuous. Throughout the dav
save during the hours assigned for
meals, the rifles and carbines were
cracking. Many stood, sat or reclined
upon the firing line, getting in their
preliminary work and shaping Them
selves up for the serious work of the
shoot. Some good shooting was shown.
too. both visitors and Savannahians
doing we'll In the practice The condi-
tons for good shooting were excellent.
there being strong. steady light and
little wind. The wind. though. was
somewhat of a drawback, as the little
there was was of the "hshtail" sort
rendering it difficult to get the nicely
of results that the best shots seek.
The shrmish run was popular II