New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-21
BISLEY TEAM CHOSEN.
T7co from 71st and One from 18th n.
q. Y. 7. Included.
IDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

Sea Grit n j. May 20-America's best marks
men finished their three days shooting contest for
places on the All America team to-day. and the
lucky sharpshooters who will cross the ocean next
month and Try TO wrest the Palma trophy from the
English shooters were selected tonight by a com
uittee designated by ". c. Sanger. Assistant Sec
rotary OF War. The team will consist OF eight men.
and there viii substitutes They viii sail for
England on June 13 on some war vessel not yet
selected and will compete II practice matches with
the Royal Ulster and other rife teams before the
meet at B.sIey. England, July II. when the Palma
trophy will be shot for. The make ID Of the team
is follows:
Captain Horace H. Bell I'd New-Jersey: Lieutsn-
ant h. h Y. Casey. list New-York: Private George
Cook, Company A, Sd Battalion D G y g.: Ser
geant George Doyle. list New-York; Lieutenant
Thomas HoIcomb. jr.. United States Marine Corps
Quarterrnaster Sergeant ]. H. Keough 6th Massa-
ehusetts Private H H LeizeaT. 6th Pennsylv anIai
Captain William B. Martin. I'd NeB-Jersey: Cor
poral ". D. Short. It'll New-YOrk; Corporal Charles
B. Winder. 9th Ohio; Private Samuel 3. WetheTald.
Company A Sd Battalion. d. c. n. G.: Lieutenant
\ EweIl. list New-York.
-Quartermaster Sergeant Franklin
Phillips. lst Troop. New-Jersey; Private Howard
Gensch 1st New-Jersey; Captain H. z. Evans. 18th
New-York.
Colonel Leslie c. Bruce. Old Guard. New-York,
will be the team captain. and Colonel J. H Wells.
list New York will serve as team adiutant- Lieu
tenant Colonel E. J. Dimuick. recorder of the
board promote rifle practice. is accompany the
s. Jones. secretary OF the National Ride AssOcla-
ton, as secretary. The team members and alter
Will assemble Sea GTiEt next saturday.
when organization will be perfected and a pro-
gTanme fOF practice decided
Only twelve members of the team proper viii be
taken abroad. the shooting team is made up OF
list. to he available in they should for any
reason be needed. The three aiternateS will not
so to England, unless IL develops that three Of
those named members unable TO so.
Should team member be unable 10 go, the alter
nate IiISI named take has place.
The contestants dwiRdled 10 thirty-fOur to-day
Ideal weather prevailed in the morning. and some
excellent scores were mace at the SO and So yard
butts, but when the HaaFASmen faced the ltgo yard
targets toward suRdOwn the Wind was unusually
puffy. Many OF the veteran sharpshOoters were
unable 10 ind the bullSeye. and scores were not
up to the average.
The top score Tor the day was made by Corporal
c. b. WIndeT. or the 6Ih Ohio. who IS credited with
yard. and was the only who able 10 gauge
the wind the L090 yard targets He made the
remarkable score Il at that distance. His total
score for the three days is 6l2. the highest made
by the team. Leutepant X X V Casey, OF the
list New York. and Private H II. Liezsar, OF the
9Th Pennsylvania, each made a Of 30 in
DAYS shooting, but since Casey I'd hts Pennsyl-
vania competitor the 1900 yard target he was
given second honOrs Sergeant George Doyle, OF
the list New-York. was fourth man his total score
for the day being 1872
The scores made al the 500 800 and 600 yard tar
gets to-day. with the grand totals. for the three
days. showing the standing of the various contest
ants, are: