The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-25
OGLETHORPES SHOOT
YOUNG SOLDIERS AND VETERANS
HAD A TRY AT TARGETS.
SOME GOOD SCORES MADE.
ANNUAL CONTESTS OF THE COM
PANY ENJOYED BY ALL.

4 Participated in the COntests-HOVy
| the CInsses Were Formed-Prizc
winners Were ScrSt. BOurquin,
| Private FaIliGnnt, Lieut.. LnFar,
/ Private Sullivan and Veteran Cor
Iey-A Number of Veterans Partici-
pated-Prizes Presented Mt the Ar
mOry by Veteran j. III. Estill.
The annual rife contests of the Ogle-
/ thorpe Light Infantry were held yes
terday afternoon on the Avondale
1 Range. Many of the members of the
command attended, and among them
were a number of the veterans. 1t
was pleasure to the younger members
to have the veterans participate in the
contests, and all of the latter express
ed the qualification it afforded them to
be present and to try their own mark
manship.
The company assembled at the Reg
mental Armory under command of
Lieut. James H. Butner. Capt. David
C. Barrow being out of the city A
special car was taken for the range.
where the shooting commenced imme-
diately after the announcement of the
conditions of the contests.
Into three classes the contestants
were divided. The first class COM
prised all officers or enlisted men, who
made a total of 50 or more at 200 and
300 yards. OF these there were but
five, some of the best shots in the COM
pany having fallen downfall the
short ranges. From the 300 yards the
contestants in the. first class went to
the 500-yards ranges, this being the
only class that shot at this distance.
scores of the Marksmen
The first prize in the first class, the
company gold medal, was won by
Sergt G. Bourquin, who held it last
year. Sergt. Bourquin was given
close fight by Private Raiford Falli-
CANT. who led him through the 300
yards range, but lost at 500 yards,
where Sergt. Bourquin made 46 to Pri-
vate Falligant's A. The total was a
tie for the two contestants, but the
first prize fell to Sergt. Bourquin, who
won through the operation of the in
verse order" which means that the
best score at the longest range wins.
Private Falligant secured the second
prize of S. in gold
The scores of those of the first class
were as follows
200 300 500 To-
yds. yds. yds. tai.
Sertg. G. Bourquin. 20 19 46 So
Private r: Falligant..22 10 "A IS
Lieut.. ]. H. Butner. 10 20 A SO
Private w. o. Clary. % Is 40 80
Private ]. K. Sanders. is 10 Al rs
In the second class the first prize, S.
was won by Second Lieutenant Branch
LaFar, whose score was a. 16 at zoo
yards, and IS at 300. Private r. B..
Sullivan was second, with 49, II at 200,
and IL at 300. Bugler Joe Wilmington
| also made a total of %, but the lin
verse order" operated against him, per-
hitting the second prize, $3.50, to go
to Private Sullivan. Corpl. S. R. Ken
nedy was third with 81.
Veterans Had Fine Match.
There was the deepest interest in
| the contest for the veterans. Several
| of those who competed brought rifle
| to shoulder for the first time in years,
| and 1t was singular that they man
| aged to hit the target. 1t was shown,
however, that their eyes had suffered
little in loss of vision and that their
| nerves were still strong and true.
| Those who shot were Veterans ]. I'll.
Estill, c. f. Law, Il. A. Mccarthy, H.
| A. Crane, l.. B. Endres, w. B. Nell
and H. F. Corley. The prize was won
| by Veteran Corley on a score of 81 at
the 200 and 300-yards ranges, Veteran
| Crane being second, with II.
| The veterans had much fun over
their shooting. The sitting posture
from which the shooting is done at
300 yards caused some of them a lit
| tie difficulty. but by the exercise of a
| little patience and endurance they man
aged to overcome this. 1t proved a
difficult range for them, however, their
scores, as a rule, not being as good
as at 200 yards. The younger mem
bers observed the veterans with deep
| interest, and throughout the match
there was much good-natured badi-
| mage.
Upon the conclusion of the shoot
ing cars were taken for the armory
where the prizes were awarded by
Col. Estill. who complimented the com
mand upon the success of the shoot
and upon its progress and improve
ment. He had a pleasant word for
each prize winner that came to the
front and center" Upon the con-
clusion of Col. EstilPs remarks and
the dismissal of the company three
cheers for him were given
Refreshments were enjoyed after the
| dismissal M