Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-13
-STa1t HOUSE.
Maine Rif|emen Excel at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
c,pt. Wentworth, Sanford,
Sixth in Field Of ga.
necl,lon Rendered on Petition Of
Aroostook Valley Railroad.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Nsxt Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. NJ.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Nsxt Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. M.

Tho detailed scores of the national
,naividual match which was shot at
camp Perry, Ohio, immediately after
th., national team match last month
chow that Capt. Daniel w. Wentworth
of Sanford, assistant inspector of small
orms nractice Of the First Infantry,
had the distinguished honor of finish
inc in sixth place in a field for which
there were ga entries, including the
,ye,v hest shots in the country, for this
match not only includes the army, navy
an,rine corps and the National Guard
hut is open to civilian riflemen as well.
Can't. Wentworth's score aggregated
92G and the scores of MidshiDman II.
O. Roesch, u. S. N, who won the
match. was but $50.
The Maine officers 1876 was one of
three the other two taking rank over
his by reason CO an additional point
on the skirmish run. Capt Went
wortfs totals for the several stages
were as follows: Skirmish, 9S: 200
wards, rapid fire, Al; 200 yards, slow
fire, AZ; 600 yards, slow fire, As; 800
yards, slow fire, Al; 1000 yards, slow
fire, as; aggregate, 326 Capt. Went
WORTH InlSItu tIlc IIldlCll Will UuI OilC
National Guardsman ahead of him.
That lone individual was Capt. V. A.
Martin of Ohio, who was one Of the
famous Olympic team that won the
worlds championship at Bisley, Eng
land, last year. Capt. Martins score
had the same aggregate as that Of
Capt. Wentworth but his skirmish run
totalled IS and let him into fifth place
on ranking score
Third and fourth places in the match
went to representatives of tine navy
and second place to an army man. AS
one of the first IL Capt. Wentworth
was awarded a gold medal and he was
the only New England representative
so honored. Sixth place also carried d
cash prize of s35.
Another Maine man figured in the
prize list Capt. Moses p. Stiles of Co
D, Second Infantry, of Norway, with
an aggregate OF 321. He finished in 23d
place, receiving a silver medal and a
cash prize of so. His scores fer the
several stages were as follows: Skin
mish, SO; 200 yards, rapid fire, 40; 200
yards. slow fire, AZ; 900 yards, Slow
fire, is; 800 yards, slow fire, 40; 1000
yards, siow fire, 49, aggregate, 321
There was but one other New Eng
lander among the silver mcdalists, J.
D. Upton of the Massachusetts team,
who was in second place, with score
Of 322 The fact that a difference of
only nine points meant a drop from
first to 23d place shows how closely
punched the leaders were in this great
1T orf,
strongly emphasized when it is noted
that it was necessary to go down the
list 1S5 places before there was an ae>
gregate total below 300.
In other words, 1874 men made 800
or better in the match ard below the
IS prize winners were some of the most
brilliant individuals shots in the coun-
try-Lieut. Topham of the army, Sergt.
Leushner of New York, Capt. Wise OF
Massachusetts. Capt. Cookson OF
Washington, formerly of Maine. Capt.
Casey of Pennsylvania and dozens OF
others
Lieut.. Daniel l. Could of Co. q, Sec
ond Infantry. of Bangor was in S7th
place with a score of 32l: Lieut.. Ed
ward f. Keatirg of Co. l.. Second In
fartry, of Houlton, was in 9Sth place,
with a score of HI. Capt. Arthur II.
Field of Co. II. First Infantry. or
Lewiston, was in 10th place, with Il
score of 500; Lieut.. G. A. Marston or
Co ID. Second Infantry, of Norway,
was in l21st place. with score of 309;
Sergt. Dan F. Christie of Co. f. Sec
ond Infantry. of Dover, was In 176th
place, with a score of 300. and Sergt.
William Smith of Co. F. Second In
fantry, OF Dover. was in 204th place,
with score of 295.
Announcement was made Saturday at
the office of the Board of Railroad
Commissioners that a decision mad