Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-22

attend your shoot at Savannah in August Of
this year recalls 10 mind the unfair and dis
courteous treatment accorded US on our last
visit TO your range in 1900. most notably IN
the carblne contest. Our team had decided 10
give its entire time on the day this match
was % be shot 70 the preparation OF our nve
men for this event. Your management desired
10 have a regimental team match with rifes-
ten men--and you didn't have enough teams 20
make the match interesting without teain
from the First regiment Of cavalry, 10 Which
both the Horse Guard and the Hussars are at
tached. The Hussars we considered our most
dangerous opponents. Your management So
licited TO join with the Hussars, and put
for fear OF. fatiguing our carbine team thus
giving the Hussars an advantage over US IN
the carbine match. After persuasion, however
our team captain consented 20 enter his car
bine team (which was 20 oppose the Hussars
later IN the day in the carbine MATCH as han
~ the reglmental team. II the Hussars would
men they we're TO use against US IN the car
bine match and IL the management would give
US a recess Of at least two hours between the
regimental and the carbine matches Both the
Hussars and the management agreed 70 these
match. In less than half an hour after the
regimental match was completed, we were or
ment. and the Hussars. Savannah company,
instead OF standing to their agreement as we
had done, and using the same men we had
shot for them on the regimentai team, suesu-
tuted either two or three fresh men TO shoot
against faded ones-and won the matcn'
but not on known distances All this after
your kind invitation TO us TO attend your
mis- dispensation OF honorable treatment
on your own range was calculated TO at least
put YOU on a par with your version OF Sea Girt,
and OF the evils-if either Is to be so con-
sidered-we chose Sea Girt.
Williamson Esteemed.
For you. Major Williamson, and some others
OF your team. all OF US. individually and col
Iectiveiy entertain the highest regard and
esteem. both soldiers and as gentlemen
You personally. We're not present at Sea Girt
during the midnight maneuvers mentioned, ana
we believe that n YOU had been and had known
OF them they would have been stopped; and IN
this connection. neither do we charge vice
Captain Brooks with this knowledge; but the
occurrences We do charge without eQuiNoca-
ton and without fear OF contradiction.
As TO the respect OF the team whose senti-
rnent was voiced through you as team captain.
we will reply that we have lived for goodly
number of years without even suggestion
81 their existence. and no anxiety Is felt by
US pending its early forfeiture.
We are sorry that you have Competed US 70
make these disclosures. but your attempts 70
belittle us in the eyes OF the people Of Georgia
have forced US TO divulge facts showing your
attitude as soldiers at Sea Grit, and New
Jerseys probable motive for treating you badly,
IT, under the circumstances. the treatment you
received Is not adjudged TO be about what
you deserved
During our stay at Sea Girt. the tendency
OF all discussions on the part OF dlsinterested
contestants relative to your position was that
after your protest in the Hilton trophy con-
test and the decision against you, you should
have acted like sportsmen and returned 70 the
range and demonstrated your superior abillly
Now Major Williamson and team OF 1899.
YOU know our reason and. feeling on the sub
iect and we trust they win prove satisfactory
70 you. They are TO us Yours very respect
fully. GEORGE NJ HOPE.
Captain Governors Horse Guard. Troop L,
First Regiment Cavalry, G. s. T., and Cap
tain Horse Guard Team, Sea Girt, 1888