Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-02

= SO sNoieug aRIeW3 points SoyerS1Su05 out
Of a. possible 1000 Yesterdays score
OF the first 10 men went over 5000
points. and one additional range is to
ne3 fired with a 81 possible $50 points,
which II the average Is maintained,i
VIII give an additional 100 points to add
70 the 2. 900. 1t Is regarded altogether
llkely that the Utah team at Camp
Perry will score from $500 ITO 1900
points. III this is done, the Utah team
ITS compositions III class G, in which.
Utah shoots this year.
MEDALS ARE a yv9.RDED.
After the shoot yesterday tho
m dals We're presented to the vim
4ners by General We'd ;vood. who ex-
pressed his pleasure IL, making tho
awards and his appreciation OF the
hard work that the Titan riflemen have
done to attain the increased proficiency
with the rife this year. He declared
himself holly unable to frame ii,
words an adequate appreciation or
the debt the National Guard owes to-
the officers of the Fifteenth infantry
for the manner in which they con-
Quoted the shoot and dismissed the
Smarksmen with an admoniton to rdo
better next timc.''
After the shoot the officers Of the
post entertained the National Guard
officers at the Officers, club at Fort
Douglas and provided a most enjoy
4 bic afternoon General Wedgwood5
ayailed himself of the opportunity to
again thank tie officers for their.
many kindnesses and to acknowledges
Ito them that the people of, this city
hold the Fifteenth infantry in high
esteem. Its officers and enlisted men
Capt. Willis uline. adiutunt OF the
fifteenth, replied for the officers Of
the, post, declaring that II is to the
National Guard the army looks for
the creation OF sentiment among
the public at large which will recog-
&nize the permanent establishment in
Its proper light. He said, too. that
each service had much to learn os
the other and that the regular al
Ways stands willing TO give all aid
f ne can to his volunteer brother of the
military esta blisliment.S
h OFFICERS OF THE MATCHES.
Major w. G, William. First infantry.
4 g. u. was executive officer OF
yesterdays matches, with Capt. Clay
s ton Coolidge, i. S. "A, p, N. 3 G.. u, us
his assistant. First Lieut.. r. T.. Sill
man. Fifteenth infantry, was Officer
in charge and statistical officer with
Second Lieut.. II. Il. Walthall Fifteen
9th infantry as his assistant. Second
Fl
was quartermaster The other Off
GERS of the competition We're:
@ Chief Range Officer in Charge of
Firing Line, First Lieut., Ned M.
4 Green, Fifteenth infantry assistants
Capt. f. r. Barnes, Capt. e. LIE Roy
Bourne. Capt. A.. w. Young, n. G. U.
First Lieut., j. c.. Waterman and First
Lieut.. e. S. Adams. Fifteenth in-8
fantry. Chief Range Officer In Charge
Pitts, First Lieut.. A. o. Seaman.
Fifteenth Infantry: assistants, First
Lieut.. T. D. Foster, Signal sCorFs.
Second Lieut.. G. III. Huddleson, Sec
5ond Lieut.. IT. NJ. Miller, Second Lieut..
4 FL B. Carey. Fifteenth infantry Sec
8ond Lieut.. a. NJ. Sheets, Second Lieut..
wv. H. Barrett, N. G. u.
General f. A. Wedgwood and Col
u M. H. und We're the only officers
of the governors staff present. with
the exception Of Col. A. r.. ISesler3E
who was present as disbursiig Off
fcer.8 Very few civilians attended the
shoot, but a large number of Officers
and enlisted men from the post We're
interested spectators during the shoot
The medals presented to the win
ners yesterday We're the gift of Col
d. C.. lacking, inspector of rifle prac-
tise on the governors staff. They are
all solid gold and are most handsome
affairs M
Z The results in full Of yesterdays
firing We're as follows: ID
RESULTS.
Two hundred yards, slow fire: First