The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-01
WIMBLEDON CUP GOES TO OHIO.
Buckeye shooters Run First. Second n
Firth In Fight for the Trophy.

SEA GtRT, n. j., Aug. 1.-The Wimbledon
cup goes to Ohio this year. three OF the Buck
eyes running first. second and nth respec-
lively. to-day. in the fight for the old cup.
Capt. Simon and Lieut.. Benedict tied. each
with a 20 out Of a possible so. but q } In Bene-
diets score lost him the decision. Benedict
scored the unlucky \ on his second shot. but
ran seven straight bulls. ending his string
with a 4. Sergeant Orr was right after his
team mates with a Is, a great showing for the
Ohio cracks.
Private Abbott Of the Eighth Massachu-
sets took third place with the best Of the
three esq scored. Capt. Horace Bell OF Wash
lngton. d. C.. was the fourth man in the
money with IS. Capt. Frank Graham Of the
Infantry. Seaman r.. Hughes OF the navy and
Capt. Steward NJ. Wise OF Massachusetts.
winner OF the Leach cup. made a. each and
nine OF the held ran up ~.
The match was one OF the most closely
contested individual events that have been
shot at Sea Grit. the ourtailm ent from twenty
10 ten shots az 1000 making II a more open
contest. Private Curry OF the State Of
Washington and Capt. Evans Of the Marines
were well up at the finish. each having a
~ on his ninth shot. with a possible ~. but
ending his string. with a miss. All Of the
247 contestants who were obliged TO with
draw from the match last Wednesday entered
to-day and were rewarded by Hne conditions.
Inc III aNCn WAS aLNFteu promptly on tno
finish Of the l 900 yard stlgs Of the reRimenta
team match early in the afternoon. The
light on the targets through the early shots
was excellent. and they stood out against
the sky line clear cut as canoes. The mirage
was fshtaiiinR from 3 to 7 O'Clock. and the
greatest windage required through the
match was a point to the left. Later in the
string the sun went down under a bank Of
clouds, throwing a duller but even light on
the forty long range targets. Iewes. winner
Of the match last year, was thrown out OF
the same misfortune. In addition TO the
beautiful gold cup valued at $500, which
carries with IL the lOns range Shampionship:
The Sixth Massachusetts proved its title
Of forty teams. The 200 and COO yard stages
were shot in the morning. and excellent
conditions attended the teams through the
match. Good windjamminR was a equisite
to success, however. and the teams that
doped our the quick shifting miroye az the
chusetts shot strongly az ali stages. At
the short range the Bay State team set the
pace with twenty-five points above centres.
with seventeen up. The seventh New York
was well mp here with hfteen over. but failed
20 keep mp the. clip at the other stages, while
stewart Wise Of the sixth Massachusetts
led the field With a total Of 1856 out Of $50.
match were: Doyle. l?G, BrGch. II7; Corwin.
IFS. The scores Of the i've leading teams
were SlXth MASSACHUSETTS. W.! second
Ohio. 735; First Maine. 1872: Seventy-fyst New
York. 1870: First I nited States Marines, 100.
Al the 900 ward stage Massachusetts in
creased her lead over the held TO thirt cen
points, the Maine outfit being second team
a this Al age with a lead Of four points on Ohio.
The INVENT y second New York gave the field
a scare here by tying Massachusetts for the
range total Of 269 points and taking fourth
place by their squirt. The marines and the
SevPnty-frs, tied ~ the two ranges, being
displaced from 9th place by one OF the navy
teams.
When the I.OO yard stage was begun AZ
= O'Clock each OF the LEADING teams wss well
In the running. but Massachusetts shot
strongly and finished the range with but
two points below 90 for ench man, Clinch-
ing the match. The light for the remaining
three places was an interesting one. the
struggle settling down TO Ohio. Maine. the
SeVeDt-y-first New York and the Marines.
The First Maine had second place on ice
with stiles. the last man, starting on with
six straight bulls. nut two misses allowed
the Ohioans to creep into the place by a
lead of three points on the Yankees.
Both the Sew enty-frst New York and the
Marines outshot the Ohio and Maine teams
at the final stage by a small margin. aver
aging ~ each. but were unable TO cut down
the lead and finished q close fourth and nth
The high est individual score At the long
range was that Of Major Chase Of the Second
MINI esOta. with 20 out OF 50.
The intercollegiate match was won easily
BY George Washington Univ ersity, that
team scoring 100 points to PrincetOn's 800
at 200. 300 and 500 yards.