The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-19
ELEMENTS CONSPlRED
AGAINST RIFLEMEN.
Savannah Rifle Association POST
pOned Annual shoot One Week.

Savannah Rifle Association POST
pOned Annual shoot One Week.
What promised to be the most sue
cessful shoot ever held by the Sa-
vannah Rifle ASSOCIATE was spoiled
by unfavorable weather conditions
yesterday afternoon.
The largest crowd that ever attend
ed an annual shoot was on hand to
participate in the matches, but before
they were half completed the rain in
terfered, and operations were neces-
sarily suspended. 1t was decided to
hold the shoot next Thursday, the
scores made yesterday not to count.
The occasion was the twenty eighth
annual shoot of the association. Five
matches had been arranged, there be-
ing four classes, arranged by a COM
mittee according to merit; and a med
al class. The competition was close,
and, had it not been for the antics of
the elements, the finishes would, I'M
doubleday been close. When the rain
interceded the results were profile
NAUTICAL.
In the medal class ]. c. Posteu w.
G. Austin and F. c. Battey were in
the lead, all of them having good
scores. Mr.. Battey made a score of
the possible 25 points at the 500 yard
range. The match was shot on the 200
and 3OO-yard ranges, five shots at each
range.
j. K. Hazlehurst led in the first
class, while Wylly was close sec
ond. In the second class. Isadore
Silverberg was the only contestant to
finish, his score being 40 on the two
ranges. c. f. Moses was ahead in the
third class, and H. d. Weed lead in
the fourth class. Despite the unfavor-
able weather conditions, the scores
were very creditable.
The poStponement was induced by
the fact that many of those who shot
last labored under unfaVorable condi-
tons, the murky clouds rendering pre-
ciseness impossible. There We're, too,
others who did not finish at all. The
association, by acclaim, decided to wine
out all of the scores made, and to start
with a clean sheet on Thursday after
noon.
The meeting of the association was
success, although the elements con-
spired to make it otherwise. Several
new members were elected. The at
tendance of veteran members was the
largest in the history of the associa-
ton.
Several very pretty and attractive
prizes had been offered by the commit
tee. These will be contested for next
Thursday. The prize in the medal
! class is the association medal, and two
handsome silver gold-lined, drinking
cups. In the first class a cut glass
ash receiver is offered. The prize in
the second class is an ornamented sill
yer matchbox. For the winner in the
third class a pair of gold sleeve but
tons has been set aside A silver ham
die knife is the prize in the fourth
class. All newly elected members of
the association are obliged, by the
laws of the association, to shoot in
the first class.
The shoot will begin next Thursday,
half an hour sooner than it did yester-
day. Promptly on the arrival of the
car which leaves the city market at
$3.50 o'clock, the contest will begin and
all who expect to participate have been
notified by President Battey to be on
hand. By beginning at O'Clock it
will be possible to terminate the con-
test before the lowering darkness
handicaps those who are unfortunate
enough to shoot last.
The officers and members of the as
ISOLATION were highly pleased with the
attendance at the shoot, which they
declare to be the largest ever present
at any annual contest. 1t IS conf
IDENTIFY anticipated that, the weather
being suspicious, the attendance will
be even larger next Thursday.