Evening star., 1906-09-09
resulted. whereas 4 would haye given
him the match.
In the Company Tyro.


The company tyfo match. at 200 and 800
yards. resulted in a victory for the Calling
Platoon. LIST Regiment. Illinois. by a mar
gin of one point over the Denver City
Troop Company H, 9Th Regiment, Massa-
chusetts. was third. Thirty-six teams took
part in the match. OF the District of CO.
lumbia detachment Company B. LIST Regl-
men. finished twelfth; Company Is, I'd Reg-
imen., fifteenth; Company /, 1st Regiment,
twenty-eighth. and Company E, I'd Regi-
ment. thirty-fourth.
The offhand military match brought out
a field of~227 entries Seaman John kethiey
of the United States battleShip- Illinois SHOT
brilliantly and secured first> place with a
total of 95 out of 100 in 20 shots at 40
yards. Ohio had a number of representa-
tives in the match who shot strongiy-Se-
mon, 81: Emerson, "a: Orr, 93; Benedict, W.
and Simon. o. following in order. Sergt
Emerson was unfortunate in starting WIN
a and 4, but he then settled down and
recorded 10 consecutive bullseyes.
In the carbine team match there were
eight entries, the I'd Troop of the Philadel-
phia City Cavalry obtaining lead of l
point at 200. yards and at 500 over the
Denver City Troop.
Regimental Skirmish.
The regimental skirmish match had fifty
entries. The United States Engineer Corps
with a total of 43S, won by a margin of q
points. The District teams could not do
better than finish twenty-second.
During the regimental team match the
weather conditions were such as to puzzle
the rihemen, for the continuation of the
bright sun and the dampness from the satu-
rated ground produced strong mirage
and fshtail wind required constant atten-
ion. Forty teams entered. The 9th Resf-
ment. Massachusetts, obtained the lead AT
POO yards and maintained it throughout
winning with a total of 712. The I'd Regi-
ment, Ohio was second with 735 and the
1st Regiment, Maine third with l32. MAJ
Chase of Minnesota made 10 at LOGO yards
In this match the Districts I'd Regiment
finished eighteenth and the 1st Regiment
twenty sixth
For the Wimbledon Cup.
At the conclusion of the regimental match
the Wimbledon cup contestants were called
to the 1,G00-yard firing point. The large
field of entries required the squadding of
seven men on the majority of the forty
targets. The match was not finished until
the gathering darkness rendered perfect
sighting impossible. The conditions were
fairly favorable, the wind gradually de-
creasing as the match progressed num-
ber of the contestants started strongly, but
were unfortunate toward the finish. Capt
F. f. Evans, United States Marine Corps,
and Capt. j. M. Curry, Washington, had
possible Ats, but in each case the last shot
was scored a miss. Capt. Semon Of Ohio
ShOt SteaQlly ana nnlSned WIN 40, Wnlcn
gave him first place, as Lieut.. Benedict,
also of Ohio. with the same total, was un-
fortunate in having for his second shot
Private Abbott Massachusetts,; Capt. Bell,
New Jersey. formerly of the District Ma
tional Guard, and Sergt. Orr, Ohio. made
ID, ranking in the order named.
Though the conditions of the match al
lowed any rife and ammunition, but one
competitor was noticed with special match
rifle and telescope sight, and only three
special barrels in military actions were
used, none of the owners scoring 40.
George Washington Wins.
The intercollegiate match was an easy
victory for George Washington University
of Washington, D. c., over Princeton-40O
to 336. The scores follow: