Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-31
CONNECTICUT TEAM
 FINISHED FOURTH.
Was s7 Points Behind New Hampshire Massachusetts Gets First for Fifth Tine.


 For the fifth consecutive time the rifles of the Massachusetts military marksmen scored high guns" and car ried off the New England interstate match, the feature of the annual tour nament of the New England Military Rife association, at Wakefield, Mass, Friday. Added to these and others was second place in the army and. navy match, the Massachusetts team grand aggregate of 3.60S sufficing to play them ahead of all the entries in this match except the United States navy's first team. The shooting of the latter marksmen, as shown in their total of 3,664, was remarkable but not a rec ord exhibition. The Massachusetts state militia team alone of the five state teams competing in the interstate match was entered in the army and navy match.
 A skirmish run was the last event of the interstate match. It developed several good scores, both team and in dividual.
 The scores for the skirmish run and the grand total for the interstate and army and navy matches of the first four teams were:
 INTERSTATE MATCH.
 Skirmish Run. Grand Total. Massachusetts 1o66 36Q8 Maine 1032 ta 3525 New Hampshire l0l7 mTaE s474 Connecticut 1040 3437
 When shooting was resumed Friday the Massachusetts team, which has won the trophy every year since it was first offered four years ago, was again in the lead, and the Bay State militia men were much elated over the pros- pect of adding a fifth plate to the handsome prize.
 To add to the interest in the match. this year a special prize of s100 was offered by the United States army and naval academy. for which all New England teams were eligible to shoot. The Massachusetts team, however, was the only state team to enter, and it was outclassed by the navy team in Thursdays shooting
 At the 1000 yard range for the inter- state trophy the shooting was cratic, owing to the wind and the sweitering weather. The temperature was 120 team made the highest score at this range, although the team was shoot ing in the army and navy section of the match.
 The scores at this range of both sec tions of the match follow: Militia ms-Massachusetts 4s4, total 21O6; Maine 474, total 2073; Rhode Island 4e5, total 1879; New Hampshire AS, total 2027; Connecticut Al, total 1896. Army and navy section-United States navy first team 4S7, total 2119; United States navy second team 506, total 20T9; Naval academy 475, total 2057; battleship Missouri 391, total 1742
 During the afternoon the teams en- tered in this match went to the 200 yard rapid fire range and from there to the skirmish run.
 Tr Af. u. department made Is straight buIlseyes at the 500 yard range during the Gov ernor Quinby re-entry match Friday, displacing Capt. s. w. Wise of the Sixth Massachusetts, who had 15 bulls eyes to his credit.
 A decision was reached on the pro- test of the Hayden 200 yard match. Musician George W ChesIey of the Second Connecticut, the winner of the fl consecutive bu1lseyes. The other prize winners were Sergt c. W. Hud- dleson. C. A. C., 4S; Midshipman Wal, ter Smith, Naval academy, 4s; Capt o. F. Barker First New Hampshire. AT; Capt. F. w. Allen, ordnance depart ment, Massachusetts, 46; Midshipman e. W. Brown, Naval academy, 46; Capt 8. W. Wise, Sixth Massachusetts, 4s; Private G: F. Gibson. Sixth Massa- First Maine, 46 and OLieut. J. F. Par ker Eighth Massachusetts, 46.
 Musician George w. ChesIey of Com pany D. Second Connecticut, won the small bore metch by score of s7. This match was shot Thursday evening at 50 yards under the electric lights. The announcement of the winner was made Friday
 On the Connecticut team Captain Hamilton shot as substitute for Lieu tenant Coleman of this city.
 The team hopes for better results at Camp Perry. as 1t Is in the third di- vision and 1t is considered 1t should finish near the top.
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