The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-25
SHOOT FOR SAVANNAH
ONE FOR TEAMS FROM THE MILL
TARY is TALKED OF.
TROPHIES ARE IN SAVANNAH.
CANNOT GO TO MACON TO BE COM
PETED FOR THERE.

Capt. y. Z. POstelAs f.reslucht, nus
Been Asked to Call a Meeting of
the Savannah Military Rifle Range
Association for the Consideration
of a Shoot for Savannah-SOme
Hold That Savannah Teams Should
shoot Here. Instead of on an Inn
perfectly Equipped Range-NOt an
Accepted Fact That Macon Can
Get Its Range in Complete Readi-
ness by June 1-Many Improve
5nents to Be Made.
Capt ]. C. Postell has been asked
to call meeting of the Savannah Mill
tary Rifle Range Association, of which
he is president, in order that some ac-
tion may be taken looking toward
rifle and carbine contest for Savannah.
There has been considerable talk about
such a contest, but it is not known
what it may develop.
Il do not yet know whether 1 shall
call the meeting" said Capt. Postell
yesterday. Some seem to want such
a shoot in Savannah. and they, may get
together and adopt plans that will Sc
AAe7HeSSAASAS@~
ton over the prospect of going to Ma
cons poorly equipped range for the
state shoot, and it may be that one
will be got up at Savannah.
Handsome trophies for competition
furnish the prime incentives in rifle
contests. Where is Macon going to get
any to offer? 1 do not know. They
may be able to get something that will
serve as trophies, but they will never
get anything that will compare with
the three handsome trophies that are
held by Savannah commands. These
are the De Renne cup, the De Soto cup
and the E. c. Money cup. These cups
all belong right here in Savannah, and,
without the contest of the Savannah
military, they cannot go to any other
place to be shot for"
Want Savannah's Trophies.
At the conference that was held in
Atlanta last Monday, when the Gov
ernor declared that the shoot should
go to Macon Col. George T. Cam, in
spector general of rifle practice, recog-
nizing the desirability of having suita-
BILE trophies to offer contesting teams,
asked the Macon delegation what their
city had to offer in that line. They
replied that they had nothing, but
that they hoped to get Savannah's
trophies, asking Col. Cam what he
thought about the likelihood of the Sa-
vannah military lending them for that
purpose. Col. Cam answered that he
did not know what the Savannah mil
itary would think about that, where
upon the Macon getlemen said that
they would manage to get up trophies
in some way. These, they said. might
not be as attractive or as valuable as
those that have been named, but they
thought that they would answer every
purpose.
An idea is prevalent in Savannah
that Macon may not be able to make
good all of its promises by June 1, and
have it's range in perfect condition for
q state shoot at which there would be
n teams competing. In the event that
the Macon range should be found I'M
prepared, it is by no means improba-
BILE that Savannah will get the shoot.
At Five Targets.
At least five targets for all the known
distances, 200, 300, 500 and 600 yards,
are wanted, land Macon now has but
two or three. Call buttons for each
target must be arranged, and the range
must be as well equipped with con-
Veniences for the troops as is the Sa-
vannah range. The Macon range has
no buildings now, but there must be
mess halls, an administration room, an
ordinance room, a quartermaSter's
room, shower baths, a water-works
plant and a range dial. The embank-
ments are not built up nearly high
enough, and they must be raised. The
promise of the county authorities to
lend the changing for this work has
been obtained. Thus, it may be seen,
there is much to be done by June 1,
quite enough to lend reason to Col.
Cann's statement to the Macon dele
cation that he thought that they had
bitten off more than they could chew.
If it should be determined that Ma
con promised beyond it's ability to full
fill, Savannah's range will be in thor
ough readiness for the shoot at the
last moment. 1t is always in excel
lent condition, and but few days no.
tice would be required to have it in
shape for a shoot.