The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
coNNEcTIcrr RIFLEMlN WINs.
Private slmplSn's Ftae WkirmiShlnS Lands
HIm First In P~resldent'a Match,

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SEA GInr. y. j.. Sept. s-Private v. q.
simpson Of Connecticut won tho Presidents
match to-day. He had q grand total OF los
and made o. In his akiTInIsh run, Lieut.. Rich
ard hnishei second with a total OF 100. Simp-
son was not looked upon a. q possible winner
In the first stage OF the match. but his nns
shooting on the skirmIsh pulled him through
with the top SCORE.
The Presidents match was started with
25s entries at the ?Oo yard slow IRE stage a.
$50 O'Clock. Atwenty mile wind was sweep
ing across the IAN &c from o o'clock. and ex-
cept for q few targets under the lee Of the
clubhouse the rihsmen had TO combat hard
conditions for offhand holding. The stage was
Unfinished when a lively rain souall added
to the difficulties Of the contestants. and high
scores were rare.
The squat had spent Itself when the 600
yard stage was entered upon. The wind was
then veering from Z 10 Q o'clock. but the light
was rood and the work at this range was OF
q good order. Private Dunno OF the First
Pennsylvania scored a possible at the range
In his seven record shots. Little time was lost
in the transfer to the 200 yard rapid IRE stage
and a rood sized gallery watched the work
from the clubhouse porches. The sun threw
the black sIlhouettes into clear light. but the
wind had softened enough to catch many OF
the riiemen Mapping.
The second strings were universally higher.
The standing Of the competitors suffered
many reversals In the rapid IRE. Private
O. l. Olson OF Wisconsin with q possible so
at the rapid fire passed scores OF competi-
tors by his work st this range and landed
in the FIRST hfty. Under the rules OF the
match the SO high competitors were allow ed
to 90 to the skirmish without a reentry fee
and all competitors who failed TO get In the
half hundred were obliged to pay % for re-
entry, and the list suffered slight diminutton.
0A--A lLNa. - Nka InNanNr- AwAak fran
the recent army competitions at Fort sheri-
dan. led the nfty with his score Of ITO. OF
the fifty the Infantry led with ten men. the
2ayy IlsSing six, the mSrines :; the csysITy;
Throughout the succeeding fifteen sEirm.
any that nave yet favored the competitors.
a big gallery: with 2 large proportion o. sut to
Vance on the black siiSoIettes With a clean
cut light and a rear wind that required but
slight allowances for winds. The majority
Kidding the small figures, AZ the concur
sion Of the eighth skirmish run BriR.-Gen.
S SoSId end sPs WiiS the SSir%ish run. The ZOO
yard range being dropped out q the match.
The long range, coaches who had looked for
lance range were greatly disappointed at
the announcement
match T6f viii ~Iii be- Sa shot ' tS!sO 81 S@e 5 SStISHGI 's %iss
the 200 yard. range at Q o'clock. The 200. 900
and 500 yard slow fire and the 200 yard rapid
FIRE ranges will be finished tomorrow II II Ia
possible 70 run the ~forty-one teams through
these ranges. OF the forty three original
entries the Iowa and New Mexico teams are
the only ones that will not start In the match.
The favorites at the start have narrowed down
TO New York, Massachusetts,. Ohio, New Jer..
pey. Washington. Illinois and the District OF
Columbia. OF the State teams. and the four
service teams representing the Infantry.
Cavalry. Navy and Marine Corps. There has
been little opportunity In the recent matches.
however, to get a line on the sktrmlshlDg
powers OF the teams. In slow and rapid nre
there Ia little to choose between the eleven
teams. The match will be decided on the
skirmish field and the 1000 yard range, whore
the match will be ended. There 10 a possibility
Of a dark horse shooting up into the bunch
with a strong skirmish run. but on form the
match will be fought out by the eleven teams
named. On "wednesday the skirmish run and
the 1000 yard range win be shot.
Following the team match the National
! Individual match, over the same ranges will
be begun with a fair probability Of being
wound up by Friday. night. The national
pistol match will require but an hour or two
and with fair weather the big matches should
be disposed OF by Saturday aIternoon.
pionshlp Of the United States was shot late
Of Ave with ten shots at 200 yards. The Eirst
Regiment OF Ohio won the championship
banner with a score OF Pa. The conditions
were f~aultless for good ohhand work and the
match was evenly contested. The final
standing Of the placed teams Was: First
Ohio, 224; Philadelphia Rife Association, 22I;
Sixth Ma Eqa chueettB, POI,