Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-07
RIFLE TEAM ABROAD
GET FIRST BUNCH OF
"sCALPs" IN COMPETITION.
Capt. Bell Captures Grand Aggregate
Prize and Championship-Ca
Martin Second.

Information received in this city from
the United States rifle team now In
England to compete next Saturday for
the Palma trophy is to the effect that
the members of the team are doing excel
lent work and stand a very good chance OF
capturing the coveted trophy. The team
left New York on the Cunarder ''Lucania,
Saturday, June 13. The trip across the
ocean was an ideal one. The marksmen
landed at Liverpool. Saturday. June 20.
and were met by a delegation from the
United Rifle Associations were escorted to
London for luncheon, and went thence to
Brookwood. One of the team members
says:
I'VE have read of the great Bisley range,
but you can't imagine what 1T is until you
have once been on 1t. Yesterday after
noon when we reached Bisley we found
between 1000 and 5000 men practicing for
qualification. both soldiers and citizens.
There soldiers everywhere 1t Is i'm
possible to proceed block without meet
Ing a red jacket and monkey cap.
THE meeting is going to be wonder.
More than 500 600 in cash is offered. in ad-
dition to medals. trophies and other prizes.
The various ranges are ideally located,
everything being on an enormous scale.
The range Office building alone cost S2o.OO0.
I'VE are located in huts which are
quite comfortable. and dine at large
pavilion.
Teams as Competitors.
"The teams we will have to meet in the
contest for the Palma trophy are the Brit
fish. Canadian, French Natal, New Zea-
land Australian, Norwegian and very like
ly teams from Switzerland, Italy Sweden
and Belgium President Loubet of France
will be here to witness the competition.
1T is awfully cold here Last night the
thermometer was down to 40.
1--WE have been to service at Westminster
Abbey and 1t was certainly grand. L never
attended anything in my life before that
was so awe-inSpiring. To hear that grand
choir and see and read the names of kings,
queens. warriors and statesmen who lived
centuries ago caused 1eelng tnat CALI
not be expressed.
To-day, June 26. is the kings birthday,
and we all came down to London to witness
the trooping of the colors by the White
Horse and Life Guards. 1t was the grand
est thing In the way of military ceremony
l had ever witnessed. Lord Childsmere con-
Quoted us. He is fine fellow. The king
paid us the greatest compliment OF the day.
He halted directly in front of u.s. turned and
saluted US. OF course. our hats do not mt
now. We afterward went down to our en-
bassy and were presented to Ambassador
ChOate.
Teams First Capture.
well, the first bunch Of scalpes goes to
us. anyway The London Rifle Club had its
annual shoot today and invited us to par
ticipate This club is the largest and strong
est in the empire. its membership including
five kings prize men. There were about 400
entries Capt Horace M. Bell, son of Major
James E. Bell. inspector general of rifle
practice. District of Columbia militia. won
first grand aggregate prize and the cham
pionship and high prize score at 600 yards,
second prize at 800 yards and second prize
at 200 yards, with a score of 1903 out of a
possible 100. Captain Martin of the United
States team was second and Lieut. Wells
third. We carried off the first three ag-
gregate prizes and the three first range
scores We have the English thoroughly
scared today. They had no idea that we
would do them up"