The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-31
sEvENrY.FYRsTs CLEAN SWEEP.
Col. Bates's Rilemen Add Old Guard
Trophy to TIheir Prizes.

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oasBpMooH. July so.-The seventy-frst
Regiment duplicated last year's performance
by winning the Old Guard trophy this after
noon and for the second consecutive year
making q clean sweep OF the team matches
In the New York State Rife Association meet
ing. This year they won the silver punch bowl
Of the Old Guard with consummate ease.
The navy captured second and third places.
Lieut.. Ianing's two bluejacket teams tying nc
2l2, 70 points astern Of the Seventy-hrst. The
| second string Of the navy won the fight for
second. however. as the first string team had
an In glorlous miss In Its board. The marines
made a squirt with their last pair and beat the
Italian team for fourth.
Eight teams lined UP for their ten shots
Der man at 200 yards promptly upon the COM
pletion OF the final stage OF the Thurston
long range match. won by W. @. Hudson OF
the Manhattan Rife and Revolver Associa-
tlon. Unlike the last two years the sSeventh
and Twelfth regiments failed to enter. The
scores made by the leading pairs opened
the eyes Of the gallery that there was some
thing amiss In the conditions. A strong.
puffy rear wind made holding at the bottom
OF the ball ticklish work and few OF the rifle
men were able to keep In the four ring for
their string. the black aud white three disk
being shown frequently.
The six old reliables OF Col. Bates's outfit,
however. shot more consistently and. at times.
brilliantly. and soon had a nrm grip on the
trophy. Wells nailed 1t dow with q 80,
Seaman Kethley Of the Navy's drst team and
Private De Loach OF the Marines tying with
~ for second individual honors. The italian
team shot strongly at the start, but blew up
in the middle OF its board. The Seventy
flrst's second string found the conditions
the Seventy-frst. Col, j.. W, Ewing OF the
Delaware Guard and Lieut.. A. s. Jones, sec
rotary Of the N. r. A. were Interested foi-
OLD GUARD TROPHY MArcH-2O YARDS.
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poyls, 4 4 PiIyase il; E: TIlsSis z; Capt I I; 3,
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sShf1nis,''ss Nate J; Y; WIlsy. y; ysomIs 2. x. oalyer.
u s. Navy; First fea$EHospltsi Steward "; 4.
SSpiSp,; 50; ausIeI A; II; p %I,Is %; s Sss%a = Z
Eigenman. 40: Gunner's Mate j. +. King, d. Totai.
T.. 8. Marine Corps. 2ss: Italian Rifle Association,
9sar,ns corps. Second Team. Is: Marine Corps
The Thurston match for the gold medal
most interesting individual matches shot for
at 10 O'clock in the morning. The conditions
s snd 600 5o ya Iaset the se' tWo best 2. strings to count % t
The conditions were dlnioult enough to make
the cracks exert themselves to the. limit.
The light alternated from dull to bright. the
mirage ran strongly at times and the range
| flags whipped from right TO left In the rear
wind. Hudson took the lead at 900. with two
perfect scores OF So each, running eighteen
straight bulls, fully fifteen in the bun at 7
| o'clock. Tobin and four OF the Seventy;
first cracks. Doyle. Corwin. Ranney and
Hudson spoiled an embryo possible with a
three on the final shot. The cracks were
better punched at the longer range, but Hud-
sons lead was too great. Col. Thurston shot
a string himself to pull a target for the Forty
seventh man and kept the bulls eye and Its
immediate vicinity warm.