Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-05

Captain Richards of Ohio. who snatched
victory from the District boys and won the
match.
AS had been predicted in the morning
hours. that if the conditions improved the
winning score would be above 30, and such
was The case. for in the last round Captain
Richards wound up with total score of
81 out of 100. No attention had been paid
to him by the spectators during his first
ten shots, which had only brought him 43.
but when he had fired his eleventh shot
and then run a string of nine bulls eyes.
and the announcement made that he had
scored IS in his last string of ten shots, or
total of 81 of both strings, then the dark
horse sprang into prominence at once. His
remarkable run of nine bulls eyes at LOCO
yards is an event seldom witnessed on this
range for that distance. In winning this
event second honors went to Private Weth-
erald of the District team; third, Private
e. ]. Fink, and fourth to Private George
e Cook, each of whom finished with
total score of IS. The match was one of
the fiercest struggles in the history Of the
cup, be seen by the close finish of
the District men.
Inspectors Match.
At o'clock the inspectors match was
put on, and from that hour until the close
of the range at shutdown the inspectors and
eX-inspectors lay out in the hot sun battling
for honors The distances were 500 and COO
yards, and the contest was very even from
start to finish. The spectators divided be-
tween the two ranges and the 1,O0O-yard
range, where firing was continuing in the
Wimbledon cup match.
The match was won by Capt. Sprngstead
of the 4th New Jersey. with total score of
50 out of possible 100
The scores of the thirty other COM
pettors in tie inspectors match were:
Capt. Bell, New Jersey, 81; Private Leizear,
Pennsylvania, %: Capt. Jeffords, Pennsyl-
vania, "a; Capt. Evans, New York, o. Capt.
Martin, New Jersey, 80; Lieut.. Herdenrick,
District of Columbia, Of; Capt. Corwn, New
York, 81; Capt Bowen, Rhode Island, 80;
Capt. Bovine, Maryland 90; Lieut. Farrow.
District of Columbia, 50; Maj. Bell, District
of Columbia, SO; Lieut. Paine, Massach
sets, IS; Maj. Reichelderfer. District of
Columbia, 81; Maj. Young, District of Co
lumbil, 81; Maj. Porter, Washington, Sc;
Capt Stebbins. New York, Sc; Maj. Fort
Maryland, So: Lieut.. Foulke, Pennsylvania,
50; Lieut.. Casey, New York, 81; Lieut.. Nc
MILAN, Massachusetts, 81: Lieut.. Dennison
New York, IS; Capt. Young, Connecticut
IS; Lieut.. Caswell. Massachusetts, 10; Capt
Stark, Connecticut, 73; Capt. Watson, New
Jersey Il; Lieut.. Col. Edes, Massachusetts
Il; Maj. Romer. New York, 80. Capt. God
dard Pennsylvania, and Capt. Graft New
Jersey, did not finish.
Services in Camp.
Tomorrow will be a quiet day in the Dis
trict camp. Church services will be held
at Seat Girt at IL o'clock conducted by
Capt. j. Madison Hare, chaplain Of the Sd
Regiment, New Jersey National Guard The
subject of his discourse will be IAN I'm
proved Score On the cards which were
sent around to the different camps are four
targets. The
score the second one better score the
the best score Each of the scores are des-
ienated by shots on the targets. On the
best score target all of the five shots are
IT, the bulls eye
a number of the boys will visit the nu-
merous summer resorts along the jersey
coast. Several have arranged to spend the
day with friends at Asbury Park and Long.
Branch. while others have planned to tai e
trip to New York. returning in time for
the opening Of the shooting Monday morn
ing. The inland towns always receive their
share of patronage. and few will journey
up state to spend over Sunday.
A Unique Shot
match which is being awaited with con-
siderable interest, and which will be shot
before the close of the present meeting is
father and son" match. in which three
fathers will compete against their sons,
with the rifle The contestants in the
match will be Maj. James E. Bell of Wash
ington, against his son, Capt. Horace NJ
Bell of the New Jersey National Guard /.
Capt. a. II. Graft. against his son, Corp. A
z. Graft of the New Jersey National Guard
and Mr.. II. NJ Pope, inventor of the Pope
barrel, against Allen Pope of Massachu-
sets. The conditions of the match have
not been announced. but the match has
up to the present time, taken very well
with all concerned
On Labor Day.
Monday will be a day of labor on the
range and the weeks shooting will open
with several interesting matches on the
program. A match which the officials
and riflemen on the range have looked for
ward to for many years, and which from
the present outlook will not mature Is the
West Point-Annapoiis match. Nothing has
been heard from either of these institu-
tons. and as result the match will be
laid on the shelf and another attempt made
next year to have teams sent here
West Point and Annapolis.
This match would attract widespread at
tention were teams to be sent here from
year to year, and act as a stimulant to
rife practice. The match is open to teams
of five cadets from the West Point and
Annapolis academies. The rifle to be used
is that with which the cadets from their
respective academies are armed with sery-
Ice ammunition The distances are 200 BOO
and 500 yards, seven shots at each dis
lance The prize is the Academy cup,
to be competed for annually and a hand
some medal to each member of the win
ming team.
However, excluding this match, a very
fine series of matches will be shot and
close finishes will be In order throughout
the day. The first Of these matches is the
one for the Leech cup. The distances will
ha md rdo do
will be issued to each man, without sight
ing shots, any position being allowed with
out artificial rest. In several of the con-
tests this year, sighting shots and pool
shots have been eliminated, which makes
the contest all the more difficult and puts
every man on his mettle. In some instances
at the 1,OO0-yard range q man may fire
several shots before even landing on the
target. Where there are no sighting shots
allowed these misses would count on his
string Then again another competitor
through luck or long parctice, may come In
and land on the target with his first shot
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