The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
SPLENDID SHOWING BY
 GRAYS AT WAKEFIELD
LOCAL R1FLEMEN CARRY OFF THE SECOND TEAM
 PRIZE

Only Lead by Norway, Me-, Company
 which Captured the Trophy Company
 Match-Grays Scored SO5 and the
 Maine Men 312--One Massachusetts
 and One Maine Man Make Clean
 Bullseye Scores at 500 Yards Range.
 Wakefield, Mass, July 24-The tro. phy company match, Mo- 1, was captur- ed by the rifemen from Norway, Me. known as Co. D, of the First regiment of Maine, to-day in the annual New England Military rifle tournament. Their total for the two distances of 200 and 800 yards was 312. This was 13 above the centers at the 900 yard range and 19 points above at the 800 yards range or S2 points above in all. The team of Go. F, New Haven Grays, Second Connecticut infantry, captured the second team prize with total of 305 point for the wo ranges. The team of Co. B, Second Massachusetts regi- ment also made SO5, but these marks men were outranked at the 500 yard range.
 At the 500 yard range. Lieutenant A. T, Tornerose, Co. G, Fifth Massachu- setts, and Lieutenant Wentworth. Co. F, First Maine. of Sandford, made clean scores of seven bullseyes with a total of 35.
 Scarcely a breath of air was moving when the seventeen teams lined up at the firing point in the afternoon to con- est for trophy donated by Co. D of the First regiment of the Maine Ma tional Guard, The trophy was won by Go. H of the First New Hampshire regiment by the score of 306 points. The conditions governing the match were similar to those attached to the l company team match of the forenoon ] with the exception that teams winning place in the earlier contest were not permitted to compete in the afternoon.
 Company H of the First New Hanlp- shire National guard at the 2O0-yard range finished with lead of one point over the teams of Company G, Sixth I Company K, Massachusetts Coast arr tillery and Company G, Eighth Massa- chusetts, all of whom had total of 150. The New Hampshire team in- creased it's lead at the 50O-yard range, finishing seven points ahead of the nearest competitor Company 0, Sixth Massachusetts, with a grand total of 306 points, secured the trophy
 The day closed with the Essex county match at 200 and 500 yards rapid fire, in which forty men competed for tn seven prizes.
 Bugler~George w. Chesley Company B, Second Massachusetts infantry, won first place, with a total of 93 out of possible 100.
 The shooting in the re-entry matches continued during the day, and again the work of Lieutenant D. w. Went worth of the First Maine infantry was the feature. The down-east rifemen on the 600-yard range made two scores of S4 each. At 300 yards Lieutenant F. A. Wakefield, Company B, Second Mas sachusetts infantry was high gun, at SS, while at 800 yards Corporal s, s. | MdAlh, OL NeW IlHmpSIATe, Ie0 the field with a score of 35. Bugler c. w Chesley, of the Second Massachusetts, did the best shooting at 800 yards, and Paymaster Sergeant E. F. Smith, of the same regiment was high man at LOGO yards, with 62 out of a possible 70,
 In the revolver contest the best work was done by Captain John Coggswell, of the Eighth Massachusetts,
 The feature tomorrow will be 8 contest for the Bancroft prize for reg mental teams of six at 300 and 800 yards, which will be followed by the Ideal regimental team contest for teams of five at 500 yards.