The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-16

Had a Good Time and
Did Some Very
Shooting,

The Hawaii National Guard rifle
team returned from the National Rifle
morning on the Alameda. The mem
bers of the team were enthusiastic over
the good treatment accorded them in
the Eastern States and were only sorry
that the island team was but 81 in a
list of 81. However, they take comfort
in the fact that in single events their
showing was not so bad and that in
others the conditions were most un-
favorable.
Hawaii's total score was 3189 IS
against New York's 452S and above
lTennessee's lowest of 221s In the 200
yards fire Hawaii stood No. 26 with
467 to New York's 512 and TENNESSEE
| 3S8. In the 200 yards rapid fire Hawaii
stood No. 20. with the Rhode Island
being first with $40 and Delaware last
with 1886. At 500 yards rapid fire Ha-
wall was No. % with 1856, New York
being first with 52S and Nebraska last
Hawaii was again No. % Ohio being
first with 521 and Tennessee last with
2S1
At 500 yards, slow fire, Hawaii was
No. "a with 1856, New York having a
high score of 534 and Missouri being
last with 295.
At 1000 yards, slow fire, Hawaii was
sc with 134, Ohio having 3ss and Ten
nessee only 4S.
In the skirmish, first run, Hawaii
was No. 81; in the second she was
No. q.
Colonel J. w. Jones yesterday made
his formal report to Governor Carter.
In it he gives the history of the trip
port Solace to the return yesterday
Seagirt was reached on August 10, and
the team reported to General w. P.
Hall, TT. S. A, vino was in charge.
Colonel Jones report is partly as fol-
lows:
Immediately after the completion of
the preliminary firing, to wit, on Au-
gust "a, 1905, the National Individual
Match was commenced. There being
some 655 entries for this match, it
promised to be a long one with the
best of weather, but the weather be-
came Indictment, and the men had to
lie in the water and shoot through a
heavy rain and considerable wind
Fifteen members of the team having
entered and shot in the preliminary
firing and National Individual Match,
the twelve who made the highest scores
We're selected to compose the team for
the National Trophy Match, as fol-
flows: Major J. w. Pratt, Major w. r. J
Riley, Capt. S. Johnson, Capt. G. Rose,
Capt. NJ. Johnson, Capt. A. Coyne,
Capt. A. D. Wise, Lieut. C. Coster,
Lieut.. o. J. Whitehead, Lieut.. T. P.
Cummins, Sergt. E. Duvauchelle and
Pvt. J. Gouveia, with Col. J. H. Soper
and Pvts. W. Ferreira and W. J. Todd
as alternates.
The National Team Match was COM
menced on the 18th day of August and
was completed on the LIST day of Sep
TENDER, 1905, during which time the
weather conditions showed marked and |
rapid changes. The conditions pre- |
vailing for the two, five, six and eight !
hundred yards shooting was fairly
good The weather on the morning
set for the shooting at one thousand
yards was bad, the light being bad, a !
haze having settled over the range, |
with the wind blowing straight down |
the range at times as high as twenty !
eight miles an hour and carrying the
targets away almost as fast as they |
were run up The teams were therefore |
ordered on to the skirmish range and |
made their runs. Upon the next day
the thousand yards shooting was TAX |
en- up the wind blowing across the |
range at times over thirty miles an |
hour, never remaining constant for any |
length of time. Shortly after the shoot
ing started the rain commenced to fall
and further increased the difficulties of
shooting.
Great interest is manifested in rifle
throughout the States and
Territories and every effort is being
made TO assist the National Govern
ment in carrying out it's purpose of
training large numbers of citizens to
become good rifle shots. A glance at /
the table of scores of the National
Team Match submitted herewith will
demonstrate the necessity for having
within this Territory a proper rifle
range where sufficient practice may be
had at the long ranges, and the fur
Their necessity of having proper instru-
nents to correctly determine the tenn
perature, barometric pressure, direction
and velocity of the wind and the per- .
of moisture in the atmosphere,
the last two of which more than any
thing else determine the differences in !
the elevation and DETECTION of the rifle i
ball.
Upon September End, 1905. the team |
left Seagirt. arriving at Honolulu on |
18th. 1905. During the en- |
tire trip excellent health was enjoyed |
by all members of the team.
Respectfully,
J. w JONES,
Col. LIST Regt. Y. G. H.
Captain Sam Johnson made some re-
ma rka BILE individual scores and return |
ed with the only silver medal gained. |
Second place is disputed by Sergeant !,
e. K. DevaucheIle and Captain Rose |
Private Gouveia is third.