New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
The scores made by the members of the Ameri-


The contest opened this morning with the great
International team match for the Palma Trophy.
The weather conditions were favorable though the
heat terrific
The shooting at 800 yards resulted as follows:
United Kingdcm 554; America 551; Canada 5Ss; Natal
613i Norway AL; France, AL and Australia OILS.
The above scores were out of a possible GOO The
individual American 7cores at 800 yards were:
Private George Cook r. seTgeant J. W ks9ugh s%a g.
GGgB1a5 e = "lndeT i: 1ra co se4feant George DOYLE
66. Lieutenant Thomas Holcomb jr., e6 and Lieutenant
Private Cook with "a tied Martin, of the British
team for the best score at this range.
When the shooting in the second stage com
rnenced the Americans soon overhauled and passed
their British competitors. In the first twenty
shots the United Kingdom dropped eighteen points,
against eight dropped by the Americans.
America 1oss: United kingdom O5s Canada / 04o
Australia. 1o1o: Natal o6O; Norway s55; France. s45.
BY the time half the teams had shot off at 900
yards the Americans had gained nine points, thus
giving them lead Of six points. In the second
half of the 900 yard range the Americans gained
another two points.
The scores of the Americans at 800 yards were:.
Ksoush se Casey 0s P9yls s3s &C. Short g. wndeF
The totals for the second stage were
traa aiers 4s2 Sata TIT AZ SorTay 4os France
Interest in the later firing centred chiefly in the
Americans and British. The Canadians had been
regarded as dark horSeS Dut their ShootnS ola not
Justify any hope of their success The shooting OF
the Americans was nodceably quicker than that
OF the others. and the Americans strictly followed
the instructions of their commanding officer to
refrain from the unnecessary conversation in which
some of the other teams INDUCED. Ambassador
Choate and Naval Attache Stockton were among
After the luncheon interval the shooting of the
last stage commenced. In the first twenty shots
America added two to her lead over the United
Kingdom and added another three before the close
The scores at one thousand yards Were
Cook ........... 6S Casey ....'............. 80
Wells ....-........ 8s Doyle .'...'........'... %
Keough ............ Ga Short Observation-Disclosures. SO
These scores brought Americas grand total up
Reough tied Sergeant Major Waliingford Of the
Hythe School of Musketry, for the best Individual
The announcement of the American victory was
enthusiastically cheered by the large & cr1wd row OF
graduated by the British and other competitors
international contests in rife shooting reached
their height at about the Centennial year, and
suited in the raising of a subscription of @,OO0
with which made the Palma Trophy. It's in
scription and dedication reads:
From the United States of America to the Rife
of the World
II was shot for that year by Scottish, Irish
English and Canadian teams, and over these the
American team was victorious. The following year
Sir Henry Halford and his English team came
torious After that contests for the trophy did
70 cbailenge and the trophy at last reached Gov
ernors Island, where 1t rested for nearly twenty
Two years ago a Canadian team came over the
border. and at Sea Ciirt outshot the Americans.
caIS ms team Went TO Canada after the trophy They
found they were not alone LOT tnere theE me- an an
won Inv large margin at 500 yards and tied at lOO0'
their defeat at the middle distance, go Yards gave
the victory Great Britain and the trophy crossed
the ocean.