The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-13
FIFTEENTH WINS
PISTOL CONTEST
Second Meet Is Arranged at
State Prison on After
noon of July 3.
HOT BUT INTERESTING
GOVERNOR SPRY is GREATLY
INTERESTED IN THE WORK.

That Governor William Spry is inter
ested in the work of the officers of the
National Guard of Utah and anxious to
learn more about them and their methods
was plainly shown yesterday afternoon
when he and members of his staff spent
several hours beneath a canopy of can
vass on q sun-baked hill witnessing
competition in pistol practice at Fort
Douglas With Governor Spry were Colo
mel II. +. Booth. Colonel W +. Wright,
Colonel r. A. Badger, Colonel J. j.
Daynes. members of his staff, and Cap
tain Joseph Z. Game. Colonel Scott, COM
handing the Fifteenth L. s. infantry and
Warden Arthur Pratt of the Utah state
prison were present.
The hill was hot and the temperature
under the canopy was but little cooler.
but the chief executive stayed on the
ground until the final shot Of the com
petition was fired.
The occasion was a competition pistol
shoot between officers teams from the
Fifteenth infantry, the National Guard Of
Utah and the guards from the state pri-
son. The team from the Fifteenth infan-
try came out victorious by a good mar
gin and also had among its number the
best individual shot of the day, Lieuten-
ant John Upham. The guards from the
prison were second and the National
Guard team finished third. but Captain
Webb of the latter team made the best
score for one round of five shots during
the day. His score made at 30 yards was
i6 points out Of a possible 30.
Lively Interest in Shoot.
The shoot of yesterday was the first
competition practice ever held between
the three teams and awakened a lively
interest. Probably no man who attended
the afternoons sport was more enthusl-
astic or interested than the governor, and
he was instrumental in arranging another
shoot between the three teams to be held
July at the state prison. The teams
will meet at the prison at noon and after
lunch. as guests Of Warden Arthur Pratt,
viii begin the shoot. No other chief eX-
ecutiVe of the state has taken so keenly
to the affairs of the state guard as Gov
ernor Spry and today there is the warm
est feeling existing between the Officers
of the regular regiment and the militia.
I'VE want to become better acquainted
with the people Of Salt Lake City and
the state" said Colonel Scott speaking
for his officers. yesterday afternoon,
Governor Spry assured him that the peO-
pie Of the city and state felt the same
way and promised that his visits to the
post would become more frequent.
After the shoot the men of the teams
and other guests a { the fort were en-
tertained by Colonel Scott at his quar-
tiers. A most enjoyable afternoon was
spent and the governor. his staff and Of
ficers. Warden Pratt and his command
left the post declaring Colonel Scott the
prince of hosts.
Inc SnOOi WAS IN SUfile EtSpttlS SUI
prise to many who took part and also to
those who witnessed the sport. The Of
ficers of the Fifteenth have among their
number some of the best pistol shots in
the United States army. The guards from
the state prison showed Temarka bic skill
with their weapons and several members
of the National Guard team did excellent
shooting but the latter were somewhat
handicapped Three men on the guard
team have up 10 yesterday confined their
pistol shooting TO indoors and Saturday
was their first attempt at outdoor shoot
ing The final scores were as follows: