Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-05
WIN SK|RMISH MATCH
: Second Regiment Again Cap
tured Hazard Trophy.
FEATURE OF TODAY
FIRST REGIMENT TOOK THE
FIFTH PLACE.
Capt Tomlinson Files Protest in the
Case of Lieut.. Far
row.
FEATURE OF TODAY
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special DiSDatcD 10 he Evening SNaF-
RIFLE RANGE. SEA GIRT, n. J., Sep
TENDER 5-The feature of today's program
was the skirmfsh match. which started at
O'Clock this morning The event was won
by the I'd Regiment, District of Columbia,
with total score of $50. The nearest COM
petitOr was the 1st Regiment team, United
States Marine Corps. 20. and the It'll New
York Eli third. The scores of the other
teams were: Twenty-third Infantry. United
States army 21O: list Regiment, District of
Columbia 1915: 18th New York. 176; sec
ond team United States Marine Corps. 113,
Z 9th Maryland, III; I'd Pennsylvania. 152.
Capt J. S. Tomlinson. team captain of
= the I'd Regiment team, has filed a formal
protest with the executive committee of
the New Jersey State Rifle Association re-
garding the score of Lieut.. w. NJ. Farrow
in the regimentaI team match which was
shot Wednesday. Lieut.. Farrow was credit
; ed with miss. when in reality he scored a
bull S-eye. He was not allowed the five
points because it was claimed by passing
range officer that his shooting partner had
fired on the target before it had been dis
. covered II the protest is allowed 1t Will
give the I'd Regiment third prize in this
match, which is S25 cash.
Conditions of the Match.
The skirmish match is open to teams
of six men from the regimental. battalion
and separate companies of the militia,
United States army and Marine Corps. The
event was won last year by the ID Regi-
ment from the District. The first prize
Is the Hazard trophy, valued a $3.50 and
10 second prize.
The shooting in the interstate match at
30 yards was not up to the usual standard
of the District boys The conditions at 200
yards were considered excellent although
the strong puffy wind which was blowing
across the range at the time did to some
extent prevent the men from scoring as
many bulls eyes they would like to
have had. AS 1t was tours were plentiful
and the men had to be satisfied with that.
During the noon hour a heavy rain fell.
but when the 500-yard stage was reached
1t had stopped and the conditions were
practically the same at the short range.
When the District boys reached the 800
yard range their work was the most
remarkable since the team arrived in camp.
The feature of the shooting at this range
was done by Major Harvey, who made ten
consecutive bulls eyes. making a possible
His shooting was highly complimented not
only by his team mates. but by many of
the visiting rihemen.
Before the stage had been half completed
the District team had cut down the lead of
seventeen points of the Jersey team to
eleven points. The score board of the Dis
trict team was the center of attrac tion all
throughout the afternoon. The team work
concluded with Taylor making a possible
Consecutive bulls eyes winding up with
four.
Won by New Jersey Team
The interstate was won by the New Jer-
sey team with a total of LOSE points, with
the District Of Columbia second with 1914
points The handicap seemed too much for
the District men and they had to be con-
tented with second place, just beating out
the New York team.
The finish of the teams at the 5OO-yard
stage and their scores are as follows:
New Jersey. LOSE; District of Columbia
1.0t4: New York. L014; Massachusetts
Ob2; Pennsylvania, 1O51; United States
Marine Corps. 1,04; Ohio. 1.O17. United
States army, 1905; Maryland, $50
The finish of the teams at the Coward
range and their scores were:
District of Columbia. 575; New York 5I4.
New Jersey, 5tj6; Massachusetts, so: Penn
sylvania. 30; United States Marine Corps
5tS; United States army, J31; Ohio 52S;
Maryland. al.
The record established by the District at
300 yards in the interstate match of J75 is
the highest score ever attained in this
match at this stage.
The Individual Scores.