The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
SUCCESSFUL DAYFOR SEVENTH
BEAr BRITONS IN SHIELD SHOOT
BY SIXTY FONTS.


The Sir Howard Vincent shield viii Join
the collection OF trophies held In this country
won through the proves Of American sports-
men and viii be seen In the Seventh Regiment
Armory for at least two years. 1t goes there
through the success of the ride team Of the
Seventh Regiment against the team OF the
Ouesn's Westminsters In the big shoot
finished yesterday at Creedmoor. and the
Seventh men won In such q way that there
Is no Quibbllng about their victory. Their
total score at the four anges was i.e4s. The
Westminster scored 1858, 80 that the homo
team won by 90 points.
The record on each side was a remarkable
one. The lowest score on the Seventies
team was 2TO and the highest 27S. The
Seventh beat their record In the match at
Bisley last year by Is points. The visitors
beat their winning score OF last year by %
points, showing that each sldee has nae
great Improvement In shooting. but the
Seventh men doing the better work. IL
must not be forgotten. though. that the
Westminster were shooting on strange
grounds, and In shooting there In a great
deal dependent on knowledge Of the ranges.
Creedmoor Is a pretty place. but II Ia not an
ideal place for shooting. There are many
trees on the grounds. In light breezes the
trees change the currents of the wind. and
often the nags that fly to show the marksmen
the current are blowing in different ways.
The visitors made no complaint on this
score, They had the advantage last year
and won. The were at a disadvantage this
year and lost. and they admitted frankly
that they were beaten badly and had no ex-
cuses to offer. The weak spot in their team
seemed TO be In Sheppard and Tyrrell. Why
they fell down 80 no one could explain, for
both men are vete rams at the game and
expert maTksmen.
The match itself became embarrassing as
a contest because of the big lead the Seventh
had taken, but the contest for the cup offered
by Capt. Landon for the highest individual
SCORE was one that long will be remembered
by those who witnessed IL. At the end Of
the first days shooting Private Beach led
with a score Of las; Sergt. Short and Marks
man Gill were tied for second place with iAl
each, and Corp oral Taylor and Corporal
Fulton were tied for fourth place with 40
each.
Shooting from the 500 yard range a change
was made in the score. Marksman gill took
the lead with 2iI; Co rporal Taylor was second
with 200, and Sergt. Short and Corporal
Fulton were tied with POS each, Each man
then had fifteen shots at the 1000 range.
Marksman Gill. who had been picked to win.
fell down badly, scoring only 90 out Of a pos
sibIe rs. Sergt. Short was in rare form and
made 20, which gave him a total Of 27S. He
was the first man to shoot on the SEVENTH
team. Sergt. Taylor retired with a total OF
az, and Lieut.. Grail. with a wonderful string
counting 70. retired with 2s7.
Corporal Fulton was one Of the last pair OF
Brit to face the butts. He had to make
10 to tie Serst. Shorts total and II to beat it.
II he succeeded in making the total a tie he
would win, because he had scored the greatest
number OF bullseyes. . Corporal Fulton Is
the youngest member OF the two teams. lie
is only 10 years old. stands about 5 feet .
inches, is slight of Mild but shoots like an
expert and has nerves like a veteran. he
began poorly with an outer, giving him 3.
Then he scored two bulls, W hich were fol-
lowed by two inners. Z each. This made his
cha noes look slim. as after his Nth shot he
had to make a string OF bulls. and this seemed
TO be an impossible feat. He surprised every
one. though. and as he succeeded in getting
right on the target with each shot the
interest increased.
The crowd wanted to gather close 10 the
msrksman and watch his work. and the guard
Of the Seventh had difficulty in keeping IL
back and suppressing any applause. Fulton
was shooting at target IL, on which the British
team worked all day. He reached his
thirteenth shot. and again a bull was scored.
Three more shots and the mstch would he
over. Could he stand the strain? As cool
as the proverbial cue lumber. he was prone
on the ground. zach time he raised his piece
he AIMED deliberately. breathing carefully
and nursing the rife fondly. His thirteenth
shot had just clipped the bull and he seemed
to be content. lie fired his fourteenth and
after a minutes pause the white disk sent
up al the butts showed another bull. Then
came the Iast shot. A bun would give him
the cup. An inner, too. would mean success
and an outer would mean a defeat. Back
OF him stood Gen. Roe, col: Howe. Sir Howard
Vincent and members of his own team and a
little on one side the members Of the Seventh,
with Sergt. Short In the group.
Ping! sounded the rine. CornorsI Fulton
Them in time to see an outer signalled. He
had lost and by one shot. and in spite OF all
efforts a shout went up from the sdniTers OF
missed the line by a fraction; tie had, been
getting nearer and nearer 20 me tatai edge OF
The hull in his last thTse shots and " he had
A0ur ed a trihe on the WING he would have won.
As ID was he shot wonderfuiy wei, ana as
soon as he learned that ne hsd been oestsn nc
Jumped 10 his feet and ian TO congratulate
I 4 reserves. too. came in for consideration
oTered a silver cup for the best high score
OF the days shoot Marksman Roche Of the
private Never second. Private Meyer turned
this disHd Vantaee into a victory 80 all the
honors Of the shoot went with the seventh
They began the shooting at the 500 yard
range. At his range each slde scored goo;
ths scores we're: Seventh. 400 Westninsters,
es3. The yesterday was much
better than on the opening day. There was
A big representation Of the regiment, and
a. usual at all Seventh functions. the pretty
girl was much in evidence and with her
the British visitors seemed 20 be very popular.
II NAV be that the girls tried In their gentle
wav 10 soothe away the pangs OF defeat. III
so their efforts we're successful. for the Queens
Westminsters appeared to be as happy as
the victorious Seventh, and they celebrated
the victory lust as much as II they had won.
The shoot over. M~ajor-Gen. Charles +.
Roe called the two teams together again,
as he did before the contest began. The
marksmen stood facing each other, the
Seventh on the Generals right, the West.
ministers on his left. Back OF Gen Roe stood
the umpires, Col. Howe for the British and
Capt. Ward for the Seventh, and in 'front.' Of
him were Col. Daniel Appleton Of the Seventh
and Col. Sir Howard Vincent OF the Queens
The Spectators we're quieted and the SOL
diers stood at attention. Turning to Sir
Howard Vincent, Gen. Roe asked II he was
satlshed with the shoot or had any criticism
10 make. Sir Howard said he was more than
satisfied and con graduated the seventh on
the way the match had been mana ged and
thanked those who had watched the contest
for their courtesy in keeping 40 quiet. Gen.
Roe then asked II Col Appleton was satisfied.
Col. Appleton eeplied that he was entirely
satisfied and so was every member OF the
seventh, and he hoped that the Seventh
could take care Of the British visitors in the
three DAYS left Of their visit as well as they
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