The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31
A CLOUDLESS SKY
LENDS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TO
SEA GIRT SHOOT.
MAJ. BELLS GREAT SCORE.
AT 800 YARDS PLANTED EVERY
BULLET IN THE BLACK.

Total of 90 at 500 and 600 Yards.
Two other WashinGtonians Land
in Next PIaces-Capt. PhiIIimOre
Makes S3-CorpI. Casey, of New
York, Wins Wimbledon Cup-With
Handicap of Is He Tops by One IT.
c. Wilson's Record of 145-COntest
viii Be FiIed-Scheutzen Match
Won by New Jersey.
Rife Range, Seagirt, N. j., Aug. 3d.
The power that controls the weather
is uniformly good to the management
of the Seagirt rifle range. The pres
ent tournament promises to be no ex-
ception to the general rule. This. the
second day of the joint meeting of the
three leading associations of marks
men, was we'll nigh perfect for work
before the targets.
The scores throughout were excep-
tionally close. The first half of the
day was devoted mostly to the match
open to inspectors and ex-inspectors
of rifle practice. Maj James E. Bell,
inspector general of rife practice. Dis
trict of Columbia, National Guard, who
finished in the lead, scored SO out of
a possible 100. His ten shots at 800
yards all struck the center of the tar
get. Maj. Reichederfer, also of the
national capital, with a total of 95,
was only one point in rear of the win
ner. Maj. C. B. Young, another
Washingtonian, landed in third place,
his score being SO.
Of M af "a
Fifth Georgia, in this match was 500
yards, 5-3-45-5-44-4-45-43; 600 yards.
3-5-4-4-2-5-4-3-5-5-40 total, SO.
For the Wimbledon Cup.
The afternoon was given over to the
competition for the Wimbledon cup
and to shooting in the Interstate
Schuetzen team match. In the Wimble-
don match, which was closely watched
by nearly everybody on the range,
there were fully fifty entries. The con-
test was open 10 all citizens and resi-
dents of the United States. Each COM
petitor was required to fire 80 shots at
1000 yards.
The highest score in the Wimbledon
match was attained by Corpl. K. K
Y. Casey of Company B, Seventy-first
Regiment New York National Guard
1t is announced, however that his to-
tai will be protested He actually scor-
ed 1913, but handicap allowance OF
eighteen points ran him up to 146
Private Horace M. Bell, First New
Jersey Regiment, actually scored 1875
and was granted a handicap allowance
of six points. making his total AL
Handicap Was Too Big.
1t is explained that Casey was all
lowed IL points for using the govern
ment's regulation rife ammunition 1t
is asserted that although the ammuni-
ton used by Casey was secured at the
Frankfort arsenal. it was not govern
ment issue in that the Hayes bullet
was used
According to the professors, Bell
used the same bullet and therefore
should have been given the same han
dicap as was allowed Casey. Should
the protest be sustained, Bell would
move up to the first place.
Casey's total of 146 exceeds the range
record in the match by one point
Dr. F. c. Wilson of Georgia. and
Lieut.. Farrow of the District of Co
lumbia, had heretofore scored las. DR..
Wilson's score was fat-made without
a handicap.
The interstate Scheutzen team
match was won by the New Jersey
first team, with total of 1,046. The
only competitor was the New Jersey
second team, which scored 902