Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-26
From Bay State Teams
Lead at Wakefield.
Maine Second In Skirmish Run
and 500 Yards Match.
Fourth In 200 Yards Rapid and
200 Yards Slow Fire.

Wakefield, Mass, July 25.-AS a re-
suit Of the first days shooting in the
New England, interstate match, which
is part Of the tournament of the New
England Military Rifle Association. the
Massachusetts team of II men leads
with total of 2275; Names team is
second with a score of 2165: COnnccti-
cut has .121 points and New Hampshire
2039
The match will be finished tomorrow
The contest today in this match includ-
Cd & skirmish run and target work at
200 yards. rapid fire, and 200 and 600
yards, slow fire. In each Of these events
the Massachusetts team was the lead
or. The totals made in each contest are
as follows:
Skirmish run-Mass.. rs; Maine 677;
Conn, GA; New Hampshire, SCI.
200-yard, rapid fire-Mass., 500; Conn.,,
4S2: New Hampshire, 49,; Maine $50.
2OO-yard slow fire-Mass, SOB; Conn.,,
5O2: New Hampshire, Sol; Maine. 495.
500-yard slow fire-Mass., 545; Maine,
513; Conn, sos; New Hampshire 4S9.
The contest today consisted Of
with rapid and slow fire, and at GOO
yards with slow fire only. The match
will be decided tomorrow. The Maine
and Massachusetts, delegations of rifle
men took part in the daily skirmish
run before the interstate match was
started. The only other matches con-
tested to day beside those which are
continued from day to day were those
for trophies and cash prizes donated
by the staff of the first brigade of the
New Hampshire National Guard and
by Samuel Shuman.
The New England Interstate trophy
and championship was won last year by
with grand total Of 3OS
points. In the si<irmish run 20 rounds
were fred by each man at silhouette fig
ures representing soldiers in kneeling and
prone positions. Massachusetts finished
first in the skirmish run with zig points;
Maine second with ca. Connecticut third.
ga: New Hampshire fourth, 5G7. Massa-
chusetts, which made the first run, had
the best conditions, the sky being over
cast and little wind blowing. When the
other states made their runs the sun was
and there was a brisk southwest
wind Color Sergt Maurice w. Parker Of
BOSTON, of the 9Th Massachusetts. beat all
range records in this competition by plac-
ing all his shots on the prone figures,
making a total of 100 points.
Tie second match took place this af-
ternoon on the 2GO-yard rapid fire range.
The Massachusetts team from the start
slowly gained their way to the head and
finished first with a total Of 500. Con-
nccticut came second with 4S3 points, New
third with 4S2 and Maine last
with $50 The grand totals Of the two
ranges follow:
Massachusetts. 1927: Maine, 1l57; Con-
necticut, iii; New Hampshire, 1919.
Crack individual shots were made by
Private +. Allen Of Co. G, list Corps Ca
lets. and Corporal c. W. Ham of Co F.,
ID CT. who made 40 out of a possible 50.
II. johnson of the New Hamp-
shire National Guard and w. p. Marston
Of Co. D, 1st Maine, both took off a A.
The conditions for the shooting at tho
2o0-yard ranges were unfavorable, tho
light being changeahle and the wind
fukv. SO no unusually high scores wera
made. Capt. Stuart Wise OF Massachu-
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