New-York tribune., 1906-10-04
YANKEE MARKSMEN WIN
BRITONS GOOD LOSERS
S'rty Points Separate Teams !,
international Rife Match

NOT since the old days when the Wlmblaa..
was shot Tor mas there been such enthusias- - -
ina'ch between American and British "a,
oh 'he Creedmoor range as was shown thers v..,.-
aay' AFTER 1ne Ith Regiment team had won -
vincent Chalienge Shield from the Queen, NJ "s
minister Volunteers by sixty points SOM sse-
latter rushed into the throEg OF bystanders @ '
lifting Robert Mclean. captain OF the 7,b,. - -
on MS rect carried him their shoulders "A. .-
field. while the 7ths did the same vvi,b ~, 80
tagu Snattock. captain OF the British team Tz.-
while the band played first God Save -bs -.
and then The Star SpangIed Banner ever, -.-A
spectators and soldiers alike-stood sareh.aA, =
his tracks until ths last note was plavea w..
hnal scores We're: 7th Regiment. 1sss; ou,.,s.
Westminster Volunteers, LESS
Every officer present agreed that the sbo..,
IN this match had been phenomenal Tbs soo-.s s
70 points. made by Lieutenant Howard z. c.v
OF Company @, 7th Regiment. at 1000 wards %,
go record the best score ever rnaA. v '
under the same conditions. II IL said .o -
worlds record Out Of total os 3 shots ~.
possible number OF points being 70 he scorsa :,
bulrs-eyes. and two fours. The next best maj, :.
that distance was Sergeant William b. shor, ~
scored 49, OF which II were bulrs-eyes with tb-.u
fours and three added His two sighting sbo,s
were also bulFs-eyes
Sergeant Short carried Off the Individual houor, =,
the match by making the highest total score a. a
the ranges. II was 27S and that score won for hin
the special cup offered by Captain Francis q -
don- CraH and Taylor. Of the 7th. each made D,
and so did Corporal Fulton OF the VISITING 80 -
The last named is only nineteen years old bn, -
made the highest score at Bisley last wear AZ .L
l0e-yard range He fired the last shot in yester
days match, and the thousand or more na-sor.
present fairly held their breath as thev ,Ta.os.s
the young marksman. after rolling I'D a string 80
nine consecutive bus-eyes. sight his gun for fb..
last shot. upon which hung the fate Of the Lanso.
Cup.
1t was the most exciting moment OF the ma,cs
for the winning Of the cup lay between Fulton a.,
Sergeant Short. OF the 7th-Brtain against 49,
ica II he made he would win To the disan
pointment of many. was put up. and he los, bv
two points. Fulton had the honor howavar !.
having made the top scors for his team AZ All a..
ranges. II was s7. Marksman Gin came next for
the Englishmen. with 21 as his total at all ranras
II was keenly contested battle for bull's-eyss
from the start 20 the finish OF the match. FoS. ~
year, and as both Sir Howard Vincent and coIonsi
1appieton SAID after the match yesterday. The in
prOVement IN the Shooting eXTraOrdi1arv IT,.
visiting rihemen took their defeat in true sports
tanlIke ma spirit and said they would have another
Wy Tor the trophy next year. 1t supposed tha.
they would outshoot the home team at the so
Seventh team gained Is points m ar Hoss q sis5tss sT ;ss
Ihis. added 70 their lead Of "a points made on
30 points the total winning margin ''
- Shooting at the Sco-yard range began promptly az
q the 1th Regiment men and Sheppard and Tyrsil
OF the British team The wind was blowing fairlv
IaLlng lght occasionally. and making accurate
sighting difficult. with time limit OF only mnuts
between shots. In spite OF this Short rolled nm
score OF 81 and Taylor made two better Sheppard
and Tyrell made 56 and 65, respectively
Grail did the best work at this range ,or sh.
home team. He scored 20 points and OF these nins
shots We're consecutive bulrs-eyes. Taylor mads
seven consecutive centres; Gill, for the vistors
n MS score OF 40 made eight bulls ewes conseou-
uVely and eleven in all, and Halls whose score was
o. made ten bulPs-eyes; Fulton and Thompson of
the English team, tied with scores Of So each hay-
ing nine Dull eyes, and, strange to say, when tia
totals were figured II was found that the teams had
tsd on the total score at this range. II was Ia
The complete scores follow:
INDIVIDUAL SCORES