The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-19
SEAGIRTERS
COME BACK
tFrom saturdays Advertiser.l

team returned from the National Rihe
Competition at Seigirt. N. j., yesterday
morning on the Alameda. The menu
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
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 31s9 as
against New York's 452S and above
Tennessee's lowest of 2216 In the 200
yards fire Hawaii stood No. 20 with
467 to New York's 512 and Tennessee's
1888 In the 200 yards rapid fire Hawaii
stood No 20 with the Rhode Island
being frst with $40 and Delaware last
with s35. At 500 yards rapid fire Ha-
wall was No. 2S with 1885, New York
being first with 52S and Nebraska last
with 2SS In the 800 yards slow fire
Hawaii was again No. 2S. Ohio being
first with 521 and Tennessee last with
2Si.
At 800 yards. slow fire, Hawaii was
No. "a with 1856, New York having
high score of 534 and Missouri being
last with 295.
At 1000 yards, slow fire, Hawaii was
36 with 1874. Ohio having 3S9 and Ten
nessee only 4S.
In the skirmsh. first run, Hawaii
was No. 81 I'm the second she was
No. "a.
Colonel J. w. Jones yesterday made
his formal report to Governor Carter.
In il he gives the history of the trip
from the departure on the navy trans
port Solace to the return yesterday.
Seagirt was reached on August 10. and
the team reported to General w. p.
Hall, u. S. A.. who 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, 1906 the National Individual
Match was commenced. There being
some G55 entries for this match. it
promised to be a long one with the
best OF weather. but the weather be-
came inclement, 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
were selected to compose the team for
the National Trophy Match, as fol-
> fows: Major ]. w. Pratt. Major w. r.
Riley, Capt s. Johnson, Capt. G. Rose,
Capt. M. Johnson Capt. A. Coyne.
Capt. A. d. Wise, Lieut.. C. Coster,
Lieut.. o. ]. Whitehead, Lieut.. T. p.
Cummins. Sergt. e. Duvauchelle and
Pvt. j. Gouveia, with Col. ]. H. Soper
and Pvts w. Ferreira and w. ]. Todd
as alternates.
The National Team Match was COM
menced on the 2sth day of August and
was completed on the 1st day of Sep
tember. 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 dowr
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 We're therefor,
ordered on to the skirmish range ant
made their runs Upon the next da.
the thousand yards shooting was TAX
en- up the wind blowing across tn,
range at times over thirty miles al
hour, never remaining constant for any
length or time. Shortly after the shoot
ing started the rain commenced to fal
and further increased the difficulties Of
shooting.
Great interest is manifested in riff,
shooting throughout the States ant
Territories and every effort is beine
made to assist the National Govern
ment in carrying out its purpose O
training large numbers of citizens t
become good rifle shots. A glance a
the table of scores of the Nationa
Team Match submitted herewith will
demonstrate the necessity for havinl
within this Territory a proper riff
range where sufficient practice may b.
had at the long ranges, and the fur
ther necessity of having proper instru
ments to correctly determine the ten,
perature, barometric pressure, direction
and velocity of the wind and the per
centage of moisture in the atmosphere
the last two of which more than any
thing else determine the differences II
the elevation and detection of the riff,
ball.
Upon September End, 1906 the team
left Seagirt. arriving at Honolulu oi
ScptcfHbtT lDlh. loUo, DuTlIiB tIt Ell
tire trip excellent health was enjoye,
by all members of the team.
Respectfully,
j. w. JONES,
Col. 1et Regt. N. G. H.
Captain Sam Johnson made some re
markable individual scores and return
ed with the only silver medal gained
Second place is disputed by Sergean
K. X. Devauchelle and Captain Rose
Private Gouveia is third.
All the members OF the team, hav
ing qualified at three ranges. are deco
rated with national marksmen's but
tons and their names are on the Wa
Department rolls.
In the all comers' match Capital
johnson at the 200 and 3O0-yard range
made remarkable As out of a possibl
SO, the highest score in this event |
years.
During their stay at Seagirt the tear
were guests at an illustrated lectur
by Professor William Libby of Prime,
ton University on Hawaii
All the members say they are power