Evening star., 1906-09-09
WON FROM GOOD men
Fine Work by Lieut.. Heiden-
reich in Match.
MADE A VERY HIGH AVERAGE
800 Rifiemen Do Their Best for the
Prize Money.
FIRST HONOR AMOUNTS TO 81 1000
Many Changes at the Range and It is
Impossible to Tell Who
Will Win.
MADE A VERY HIGH AVERAGE
-RsT HONOR AMOUNTS TO 81, 900

RIFLE RANGE, SEA GIRT, N. j., Sep
tember S.-Lieut. F. H. Heidenrech of the
9th Infantry, District of Columbia has
been overwhelmed with congratulations for
| the splendid score he made in the pistol
match today. He made the highest aggre-
gate at rapid fire, having scores fifty
points out of possible fifty, having made
! all 'bullseyes," each counting five. There
| were fourteen scores tied in the first part
! of the rapid fire part of the match, and
after the shooting was finished in the
match proper it was necessary to have
the ties "shot off,
In order to get it through with quickly
| the distance was increased twenty-five
| yards. This did not feaZe Lieut. Heiuen-
| reich in the least, as he made another pos
sible" and won the rapid fire stage of the
| match. There were some crack-a-1ack re-
volver shots competing in this pistol match,
| such Lieut.. r. H. Sayre of Squadron
A, New York. and Thomas Anderson of
the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Associa-
i ton of New York.
! Hoping to make big scores and get
share. of the twentyfour hundred dollars
! prize money, more than 800 reflemen were
hard at work today doing their utmost to
make high score They have been shoot
J ing in the individual match, which will
| be completed Monday.
First Prize $1,000.
The first prize of $1,000 is what all of the
rifiemen are striving for, and while there
| are SO many changes at each range, it is
| impossible to form any definite idea of
| the rifman who will be the fortunate win
ner of the coveted honor and money
The second prize is 500, the third 5000
! and the fourth and fifth are $3.50 and 500,
! respectively. So there will be some con-
1 ISOLATION for the men near the top, while
| the remaining prizes dwindle down to the
| tWenty-sixth. which is s..
1t was oclock when the, skirmish firing
In the match was taken UP. The SOO-yard
| and LOoO-yard stage VIII be shot Mon
| day, and the match will be completed The
winner OF the $1,000, $50 of which was APP
propriated by Congress and the remainder
contributed by individuals, will then be
known. and the big rifle tournament will
be closed.
| The standing of the nine highest men at
the completion of. the skirmish firing this
| evening, as given out by the statistical Of
| nee OF the shoot. was as follows:
| Lieut.. Dillon. Corps Engineers, go.
| Private DeLoach. United States Marine
Corps, 229.
ooc Capt Lyman. United States Marine Corps,
Capt. Cavanaugh. United States Cavalry,
sergt. Scott. United States Marine Corps,
! 221 '1p''
| sergt. Jackson. Oregon 219 6as>
X,
| Lieut.. .Mumma, I'd United States Cavalry.
| PIT. E.lIs - SSt
| Corporal Brass. Montana, 215
A Phenomenal Score.
In one of the skirmish runs this afternoon
| Private DeLoach of the United States Ma
rine Corps made a phenomenal score. He
had nineteen hits on the prone figure, giving
him total of 95 points. This makes his
| total score after the skirmish run of 220 as
| he had total of 1874 after the rapid-fire
stage of the match. Sergt. DeHart also Of
| the United States Marine Corps team made
the same run on and shot on the adjoining
| target. His score only showed four hits
| and total of 10 points.
Some OF the rif1emen who were interested
spectators OF the skirmishing declare that
DeHart must have fired on the target to
which DeLoach had been assigned either
| by accident or design. When the skirmish
run was completed there were loud pro-
tests made to the officer in charge, and
1t was alleged that DeHart, whose score
was low when he began skirmishing had
apparently endeavored to aid his comrade
| On the other hand. DeLoach is an expert
| skirmisher, and in the Presidents match
made total of %.
On account of the protest that was made
DeLoach will be obliged to make another
| skirmish run on Monday.
Capt. E. V. Smith of the 4th United States
Infantry, in the rapid firing in the national
pistol match. made record for quickness.
| fired the first five in six seconds, and the
second five in four seconds.
Summary Of Principal Events.
summary of the principal events of the
big meeting up to the beginning of the ma
tional matches follows:
Columbia trophy match, open only tn
| New Jersey-The -4st Regiment led at 200
and 500 yards, but was passed at the 1OOO-
yard stage by the 4th Regiment. The lat
| ter organization made 275 at skirmish and
| finished with 969; against 941 for the I'd,
| which made the best skirmish score of the
| match, 2S0, and took second place. Ettore
Minervini of the 4th had the highest in
| dividual score, his A at 1000 yards being
fine performance under the conditions.
The company team match was exception
ally close. Company H. 9Th Regiment,
Massachusetts,. obtained a lead at 200
yards which their competitors were unable
to overcome, though Company C, 4th Regi-
| ment, New Jersey, with 151, and COMPANY
F, 5th Regiment. Maryland, with 15O, were
high for the 500-yard stage. Twenty-one
teams competed. OF the District of Colum-
bia team. Company K, I'd Regiment, fin
ished fourteenth; Company 1, I'd Regiment,
fifteenth; Company B, list Regiment, six
| teenth; Company l. LIST Regiment eigh-
| teenth. and Company E, I'd Regiment,
twentieth
EASY 1OC AaSSaCuUSoCCS.
The veteran organization team match re-
suited in an easy victory for the Old Guard
of Massachusetts,. its score being 26O
against 228 for the Old Guard of New York.
Capt. Stewart and Lieut.. Tornrose of the
| winners led with As EACH
The Hale match brought out 176 entries
and resulted in victory for Lieut. w. A,
Baker of New Jersey. with a perfect score
of so. His second sighter was 5, making
eleven consecutive bulls. Private F. w. AL
len of Massachusetts,, Capt. Wolf of the
United States Infantry and Capt Graham
also OF the same team scored 49, ranking in
the order mentioned. Capt. Graham was
formerly an officer Of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia, and during the
war with Spain held commission as captain
of the 1st District of Columbia Infantry.
United States Volunteers. First Sergt. C.
E. Groome of the District of Columbia
ranked next after Graham, his total also
| being 49,
In the historic Leech cup. first contested
| for in 1874, a record-breaking entry list of
232 rihemen participated. Commencing an
hour behind schedule. delays were frequent
curing its progress, and darkness was closa
| at hand when the last short was fired at