The sun., 1907-09-02

An Interesting feature J. ,hst while IN.
team :. o-,cisliy . ci'is~n and not = military
served through the spanish american var
boyle. ts-ey and Corwir " the s,ese9f SAINT
ago .s. ~, ser ae,. ,ss ns srcs .. =, sss
chased Fthpino insurvectos with the seven
tenth Regulars from D~cember tsas. until
Ijn he second day of the cornpetitiou whom
the Pslmn match of ffteen shots. s0o Nm
and .ss'. was shot through. the twelve team
over the HI CHEST score ever made in the Palma
mst'heS, that scored nv Col Brlce's American
team a, Risley IN i"s WITH The improys;
improvements IN ammunition these ns,Ires
viii u. broken In Canada. The question of
the summer for ten. Jam~s A. Drain. presi-
dent Of the National ltlhe Association. which
ssnt the team to Cansds, s "a and to hl. "a dy,.sr.
and the special loads Of the private concerns
were well tried out. but no deci-ion was
of an American modincation Of the splitter,
or sharp pointed bullet at Camp Perry solved
the point.
bullet and the other loads. bur the Ohio con
iingent were sill unconNnccd of the merits
of the pointed over the rou1d nosed bullet.
inspector of nfe practice. New York. and
team capt ain had two of Ohio's cracks,
sco wards. They found that they could stay
~ the bullssye with the Spitzer in wind
that carried their special loads into either
r"msrkably rem low eievation. Back AZ 1850
yards, after Winder had run Is straight bulls
2, 800, Orr, scoring nr.t q four ran 10 .,rsighi
yards.
TO cap the climax and TO silence any doubt
as to its merits, Orr, = strong shot al oil
distances with rife and revolver. scored
t5 out OF 80 standing az 900 Yards, per
formance that has never been eqnalled;
In his ten shots he ran six ght bulls and
the only three on his score he called out at
Z o clock before the target ~as marked. Great
scores are expected from its use on the
While the choice OF ammunition il not re-
strict I'd In the Palma match. teams are limits ed
sent. Twelve Of the best bored nfes ever
turned out of the Springfield arsenal are nov
in the hands Of the team, krag J0rgensen
Of the exact type issued to troops. Another
nroyision of the match was renewed In the
memory Of the executive committee when
Private mession Of Ds'awar. De Az ,s shot Ii himself
disappoint ment was tempered by the fact
that only native born American citizens can
shoot on the team. Tor he Is Canadian by
There are three Palma vet terans on the
team, Casey Of Delaware, Doyle OF New York
OF the Seventy-nrst New York. who has been
appointed team coach. shot on the Palma
tss% at a. sa G e8 crssd
MAJ Capt. Frank \. Eysns United States Marine
since 1904, has been appointed sdjutant Of the
team and First Lieut.. Morton G. Mumma.
one of the cavalry's crcak shots. has been ap..
pointed as Quartermaster; Generals p,sin Of
land. Major Isbeli Of Connecticut. Col. Ewing
OF Delaware and Lieut. Jonas Of New York,
prominent officers Of the National Mne As
sociation, are also with the team.
Practice will he held each day Of the week
PRIOR 10 the match on Saturday, at 400 Yards
the afternoon. BEFORE leaving for Ottawa
on Saturday might Col. Thnrston paired the
Bryani and Corwin Hudson and Orr. Tewes
and Winder. Chisholm and Eastman. semon
and Benedict.