The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12


ably behind. Sergeant Hayhurst. OF tie
Canadian section. made ~. which was the
team.
The scores Of the second section OF the
American team at the s00-yard range
we're Lieut.. Holconlb, United States
Marine Corps. s8; Private Cook. lst Regi-
ment. District of Columbia. "a; Lieut.. Wells,
7ist New York. os, and Corporal Short
1th New York, co. 80 1850
The scores OF the secohd English quartet
at the same. range were Martin, "a; Pater-
son.. 90; Davies. eS. and Waed. q.
y Private Cook Of the Distric& of Columbia
Regiment got a round OF cheers, whom he
arose. for his capital shooting. Az his shots
were bulls9yes except the fourth, which
was an inner. l. He was lying on the or
treme left Of the American position, which
WIS to the left of the range. Norway was
lying next. then came Australia. Canada,
England, France and Natal The English
men were coached In regard to Wind Huc-
suations by Col. Hopton. Chief Inspector
OF Small Arms Of the British Army.
The following were the individual scores
Of the first American quartet In Shooting at
the soO-ynrd. range: Casey, %; Doyle 90;
Keough, 90; Winder, as
The 500 res of the first English section at
the same range were: Fraser. o.; Lswrence.
90; wallingford. 90; Miller, o.; In their
half of this match Canada scored 3S2
In the shooting at 900 yards the scores Of
the first sections Of the American and Brit
ish teams were: America 200; Great Britain,
2S7. America therefore at this point led
by six points .''.&,.~n.,
The total aggregate scores ut the end Of
the shooting at the S0O-Yard range were as
follows: America, Ices; Great Britain. l,O5s;
Canada, 1 ,Oso;; Australia, 1910: Natal. soo;
Norway, ss5, and Franco, s4b.
The following were the scores OF the Sec
ond American quartet at the oOOyafd range:
Holcomb, 81; Cook. %; Wells, 5s;Short, 90.
The scores OF the second English section
at the same rang were: Martin, 90. Paterson
50: Davies: 90; Ward %. ="
The teams hegah shooting at thu iD0Nl
yard range at 3 O'clock ="
Of the American and English teams had
finished at the l,OOo-yard range were: Amer
iua, 1903; England. L2Se, ..
The individual scores Of the first section
of the American team at l.00O yarflsi were
Casey, 90; DOYLE, 50: Keough. %; Wsndar, 50
The English scores we're; Martin. o.
Paterson, SIS; Davies. 81; Ward. So
Following are the individual scores OF
the second section OF the American team
at the 1000 yard range Hclcon,b, 81; Cook
&C., Wells, a. Short, SO. ..,
At the conclusion of the shooting at the
l,OOO-yard range America $ total score wal
l,5TO and Great Britain's 1855
The recapture Of the Palma trophy by
the American rifle team was celebrated by
a banquet to. all the members OF the com.
peting teams. The Duke Of Cambridge
as first president Of tho Army Ride Asso
citation, presided. The most remarkable
feature OF the reunion was that the mer
met on terms OF merit as marksmen
Privates and corporals had their healths
proposed by the royal Field Marshal and
their performances. praised az fellow
guests by Generals.
Major tho Hon, T. F. mantle, in
propc sing the health Of the American
yictors, said the British tenn had been
fairly beaten on a fair field. BE said
candidly that he envied the visitors arms
but that did not detract from their splen-
did craftsmanship.
Replying for the American team, Col
Bruce said that he would state without
hesitation or que lifcation that 1t took
the best eight men in America to win in
perfect American weather. Col. Brdct
expressed his, THINKS for the individual
devotion of each member ~ the team.
Several OF the speakers expressed regret
that the Western nations in their hurry
had prevented half Of tho Russian team
from arriving in time 10 participate in the
contest, a. they followed the more leisurely
Eastern calendar.
In addition to the Duke Of Ca mbridge
there we're present at to-night's banquet
Sir Marcus Samuel. the Lord Mayor oi
London, Lord Cheylesmore. who had charge
Of the tournament Lord Waldegrave
Lord Kinnaird and all the leading devotees
of rife shooting in England.
IL ives decided at. the banquet to sent
n British team to the United States nexl
year to try to recover the Palma trophy.
The Palma trophy Is emble matte Of the
long range rife shooting championship Of
the world. 1t was first offered In this coln
try IN 1875, when an American team wor
ii in competition against teams from. Ire
land. Scotland. Canada and Australia The
trophy remained in America tih 1901, when
a Canadian team won it, scoring 1872 points
agsinst l,4si scored by its American de-.
Tenders. Last year a selected team oil
Americans contested for the trophy OF
the RockliFc Rife Range, OTTAWA. Canada
The cont, vt resulted; British team, l,4sa
American team. l.4A7: Canadian tea ain
1874