The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-31
HIGH SCORES AT SEAGIRT
NATIONAL GUARD HONORs WON BY
a JAMES BELL.
Made 90 Points Out of a Possible 100
Protest Against the Winner of
the Wimbledon Cup.

SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. SO.-The power that
controls the weather is uniformly good to
the management of the Seagirt rifle range.
of the three leading associations of marks
men was we'll nigh perfect. The scores
throughout were exceptionally close. The
first half of the day was devoted mostly to
the match open TO inspectors and ex-in-
spectors Of rifle practice. Eighteen rife
men reported at the firing line. Each man
fired ten shots at 500 yards and ten shots
at 600 yards. No restriction was placed on
the kind of rifle used.
Maj. James Z. Bell, inspector general of
rifle practice. District of Columbia National
Guard, who finished in the lead, scored SO
out Of a possible 100. His ten shots at 500
yards all struck the center of the target.
Major Reichelderfer, also of the National
Guard, with a total of 95, was only one
point in the rear of the winner. Maj. G.: b.
Young, another W~ashingtOnian, landed in
third place, his score being SO. Private W..
L. Colladay, a District of Columbia man,
scored 81 and each tailed 43 at 600 yards,
the longest range. Colladay'S last shot was
higher than Martins, however, so the for
mer gained the advantage.
The afternoon was given over to the COM
petition for the Wimbledon cup and to
shooting in the interstate schuetZen team
LII lAC NAnlDlCQVn IldtCus WHICH
was closely watched by nearly everybody on
the range, there were fully half a hundred
entries. The contest was open to all citi-
z6nS and residents OF the United States.
Each competitor was required to fire thirty
shots at LOCO yards. Special rifles could
be used and cleaning between shots was IN
man was permissible. The handicap for
military rifles using government ammuni-
ton was eighteen points and for special
military rifles, any ammunition. six points.
The Wtmhla6On C1ln yUaG nrnCanta1 nv tho
National Rifle Association of Great Britain
to the National Rife Association of Amer
ica- 1t is competed for annually. The win
ner Is awarded a medal, which becomes his
permanent property. Several of the COM
pet1tors used service rifles that had been
fitted with barrels by private makers; such
~portunity for a test as TO the present rifling
of the United States caliber 80 rifle COM
pared with the best obtainable.
The highest score in the Wimbledon
match was attained by Corporal X. X. V.
Casey, Company b. Seventy-first Regiment,
New York National Guard. 1t is announced,
however, that his total will be protested.
He actually scored lbs, but a handicap al
lowance of eighteen points run it up TO 146.
Private H. NJ. Bell, First New Jersey Reg
iment, actually scored 135 and was granted
a handicap allowance of six points, making
his total al. 1t is explained that Casey
was allowed eighteen points for using the
governments regulation rifle ammunition.
1t is asserted that although the ammuni-
ton used by Casey was secured at the
Frankfort arsenal, it was not government
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 handicap as was al
lowed Casey. Should the protest be sus-
tanned Bell would move up to first place.
Casey's total of lac exceeds the hitherto
record in the match by one point. DIR. Will
son, of Georgia, and Lieutenant Farrow, of
the District of Columbia, had heretofore
scored las.
The Interstate SChuetZen team match was
open to teams of men from any State or
Territory. Each competitor was required to
fire ten shots on the German ring target at
200 yards with any rifle and any sights:
cleaning was allowed between shots. The
match was won by the New Jersey team
with a total of 1.O46. The only competitor
was the New Jersey second team, which
scored y02.