The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-11
DILLON WINS NATIONAL MATCH.
Remarkable Shooting by Second Lieu
tenant Of Engineers At Sea GIrt.

SEA GRIT. y. j.. Sept. lO.-Second Lieut..
Theodore n. Dillon OF the United States
Engineer Corps won the big national indi-
vidual match by the remarkably high score OF
sI3 out Of a possible $50 points. Dillon. who
was tied for first place at the 200 yard rapid
Are stage the first day Of the contest. was
never headed from that point. His skirmish
run Of 81 on Saturday put him in the lead
by , points, and to-day at the 500 and 900
yard ranges he added 10 his lead. finally
winning by a margin Of o points.
DillOn's brilliant and consistent work from
the start has never been eQualled in the
national match and he enjoys the distinction
of being the first winner Of the biggest cash
prize ever offered in this country. Last year
the individual match carried with it a $50
prize in addition to the gold medal, hut vol
untary contributions this year made it 81, 900,
placing IL on a par with the Kings prize at
Bisley. Dillon. a graduate Of West Point in
1904. IL a new star in rife circles. Last year
he failed TO make the army team but won n
place on his division team. His victory is a
popular one, as his work from the opening
Of the matches here has stamped him as a re-
markedly fine shot. Dillon's scores at all
ranges were: 200 ~. GOO 20. 500 43, 200 81,
POO rapid fire 40. skirmish Of.
Lieut.. Mumma OF the cavalry and Capt
Cavenaugh Of the cavalry took second and
third places, and the cavalrymen we're in high
ItAlTFT over lhNh ENNVplbA NNlOIN ne
regular service won six OF the twelve medal
places, Capt. Lyman OF the marines taking
fifth place. Sergt. Agostini OF the Porto Rican
Regiment seventh place and Pat Deloach of
the marines winning eighth place. The
service men in all won fourteen Of the twenty
six cash prizes.
Pat Deloach. whose skirmish run OF 95 on
Saturday was protested. had the second high
score at the end of the 200 yard range this
afternoon. Under the protest. howe yer g.
DeloaCh was Obliged to repeat his run. His
second effort was good for 81. three shots
being too low FOR the prone figure. Con-
siderable dissatisfaction was felt among the
riaemen over Deloach's hard luck. as he il
recognized as a brilliant skirmisher. HIS
run was protested because a team ma t.
ran next to him. a violation Of the rules that
was common on Saturday when competitors
failed TO appear in their proper relays. Place
winners were as follows:
Dillon, Engineer Corps, 3i3: Mumma. Cavalry.
9O4: CaVanhugh. Cavalry, S0i; Brass, Montana. Sol;
Lyman: Marine Corps, sss; Jackson Oregon, EOS:
200: Hersch. Montana. 2se. Corbett. New York, cs5'
s sly scott. N Ssr,n nerS cSrps ~ ;as teP PeI;i T limos Jsrs 81,
Berg, Massachusetts,. 2so; Jackson. Cavalry. 2ss:
SSnnpaisa, MsssacSusetis. ass MAR Marvin mn navy 3yr 81; Tate,
Infantry 2s6; JsnGes. Massachusetts. 2s5; Evans,
Marine Corps, 2S5; stevens. New y DIRK. PA: Gibney,
Engineer Corps. Pa: Psckeit, Infantry. ssi.
The twelve high men receive medals in adj
ditiOn TO the cash prizes. which range from
Al 900 for the first man to SIS for the twenty
sixth man. The gold medal and $50 for each
winner Of the aggregate In the slow fire was
won by Sergt. Fox, cavalry. with I7s out Of "A
possible 200. Ma iOr Chnsc Of Minnesota won
the shOotOn ut the tie in rapid fire with n II
out Of 20. capt. lyman Of the Marine Corps
and SerRt. Tate Of the infantry tied with
~ in the skirmish. Lyman taking the medal
and Tate the money.
There were $50 competitors left in the 400
and ! ,ONO yard stages. which were finished
This afternoon. Conditions were fair. with a
medium light and u hshfai! rear vOnG. QUAR-
termaster Sergeant Frank LoLkhlin of the
Twelfth New York had high score ~ $40. with
g.. and Brass n Montana lid NJ tie I.Oon.
scoring ~, with q miss. DillOu, winner Of
the mntch, had n miss in his string ~ both
ranges. bur r1ade - in his la-L ave slots at
the 900 yard stage.