The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-09
SHOOT FOR PRESIDENTS CUP.
NEW JERSEY MAN LEADS AT END
OF FIRST STAGE.
Capt. Prico Scores lA5 Out Of Possible
ISS-Lieut. Ranney. With Ia. and
Two Other New York Men In Fifty
Eusible to Finish Cham plOnship Match.


Eugible to Finish Cham piOnship Match.
sEAoIRr. Sept. s.-The first stage of the
Presidents cup match. which includes 200,
500 and 900 yards slow fire and 200 yards rapid
fire, was shot to-day and Brig. -Gen. Bird w.
Spencer and his staff handled the match
80 expeditiously that when the Regulars piled
out of the pits OF noon mess call the program
for the day was finished and the rifemen had
an afternoon of. Tomorrow morning the
fifty highest competitors will begin the sec
ond stage Of this important individual match
at 800 yards to be followed by string at
1 900 yards and one skirmish run. As the
winner OF this match. which includes slow.
rapid and skirmish fire. Is the acknowledged
military champion OF the United States and
receives In addition to the cham pionship medal
a characteristic autograph letter from Presl-
dent Roosevelt. some fast work Is down on
the boards for to-morrow's final STAGE
At the conclusion OF the fret stage at noon
to-day Capt Price Of the First New Jersey
was top man, with score of lF out OF a
possible 1856, and the ninety-sx competitors
who were ASST gned targets this morning had
by the conditions OF the match been cut down
to the highest fifty for the second stage.
Lieut.. A. F. Ranney OF the Seventy-frst New
York was second man. with H. and Corporal
L, Blrkhart Of the Marine Corph was third.
with l4s. The fifty high men were closely
punched with a margin OF but ~ points for
the four ranges separ ing high and low man.
With skirmish run as the final event the
chances Of the low man winning out are
by no means remote. and the winner mas d haro
tack cut out for him.
Last year the ranges we're confined to slow
fire. but the introduction Of the rapid fire ard
skirmish and the elimination OF the super
fuous 3c0-yard range have improved the
match greatly and left no doubt that the
winner IL entitled to the honor Of military
champion.
Tewes of New Jersey. winner Of the VIM
bledon cup. demonstrated his versatility as
. shot by turning in the fourth hlshest score
for the mornings firing at the short and
mid ranges. Corwin and Doyle Of the
Seventy first landed places in the first twenty.
while SerRt. Leushner of the Seventy fourth
and Lieut.. Sheppard Of the Seventy first
qualified for the final stage with scores OF
1877 each. Mono OF the Seventh Regiment
team competed in to-day's match OF the
leading twenty men. Ohio and Washington
State had four men each. he army and New
York placed three New jersey and the navy
two and the Marine Corps ana Pennsylvania
won the two remaining places.
The conditions were not favorable to
universally nigh scores. for the light was dull
thro ughout the morning and the wind un-
steady. A brisk wind from 10 O'Clock. a
quarter from which the wind blew for the
first time in the Sea Grit matches OF 1908.
kept down scores at tho 200 ward range.
80 out Of possible 90 being the highest score
made At 500 yards Price and Tewes Of
New Jersey. Ranney Of New York and Reese
Of the Fifteenth Regulars. and SerGt. lverson
OF Washington scored passables The fluctua::
ting wind, however, made the majority OF
eenters for the dist ance and the gets look ed
dirty In the dull light.
AZ 900 yards a point and three .quarters
Of wind was blowing from II o'clock and
occasional lapses in it's direction and force
edded to the piauancy OF mat dimCnit range.
Of IS lp his seven shots, as did Fry Of Ohio,
and So was a common score. At the slow
fire ranges the men shot In pairs With three
relays. and when the first relay had finished
a ar '"s se S Wv. Pierce OF Washington scored
sd on the silhouette in his ten shots, followed
by Burkhart of the marines and Dillon of
Pennsylvania with ~. In the vernacular
The hs 20
4 curious wording in the conditions OF the
match In cutting the competitors for the
final stage down 70 the highest fifty awards
failing 70 qualify for the 90 Corn. rsl ssthriyer
SIt int the s score Of As scbriSers score ran
eight above centers for the four ranges an
INDICATION OF TIE The. excellence q the DAYS work
to-niorrow the combined meetings Of the
National Rife and the New jersey State Ride
associations will be ended for the season. and
the firing range next week Will be contned
70 the qualification. OF NE New jersey militia.
stage OF the Presidents cup match follows:
200 500 600 700 To-