Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-05
JERSEY R|FLEMEN
LOOM BIG IN SEA
GRIT RIFLE MATCH
Capt. Sylvester, Second N. j.,
Wins Range Prize by
40 of Possible so.

SEA GIRT, Sept. 5.-After three days
last week of difficult conditions. due to
rain and wind, the riflemen who are in
attendance at the twentieth annual
rifle tournament of the New York. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania State rifefi
associations welcomed q day of ex-
| ceptionally fine conditions with a clear
atmosphere, bright sunlight and COM
paratively little wind. Four matches
were on the program today. They were
the tyro match. for teams of three men.
at 200 and 500 yards; the Spencer match,
at 1000 yards; the mid-range match, at
| 500 yards; one of the Pennsylvania
Association matches, and the officers
and inspectors match, at 900 and 1000
yards. The company team tyro match
was open to teams of riflemen who had
never been on a winning team in a
match. Last year this match was won
by the Second Troop, Philadelphia.
The Spencer match. at 1920 yards for
la gold medal, presented by B~rigadier-
General B.. w. Spencer. inspector-gen-
eraI of small arms practise. with four
teen other prizes ranging from $25 to
So. was won last year by Lieutenant
Colonel c. B. Winder. of Ohio.
The tyro team match was contested
at 8 o'clock by eight teams. At the
end of the 200-yard stage the teams
stood as follows:
First, Company X. Seventy-first New
York, s.; second. Company L, Fourth
New Jersey, So; third, Second Troop, P.
C. c., 81; fourth. Squadron A, New
York, 81; fifth, Company C, Fourth
New Jersey, SO; sixth, Company G.,
Second District of Columbia, 58;
seventh, Troop A, Pennsylvania, 81;
eighth, Second Troop, New Jersey. 80.
The scores of Company C, Fourth
New Jersey, were: Private Lidell, 81;
| Sergeant Wright, IT; Private Fescharek,
81; total, SO. The scores of Company L,
Fourth New Jersey, were: Lieutenant
Burlington, 81; Corporal Lehman. 20;
Sergeant Cotton, 20; total, SO.
The mid-range match of the Penn
sylvania Association was won by Cap
tain c.. F. Sylvester, Second New Jersey,
with a total score of 40 out of a possible
so points. Captain w. B. Short, of New
York. was second, with As; Lieutenant
Colonel w. Il. Tewes, of New Jersey,
third, with As; Captain Heun. of New
York, fourth. with As; Lieutenant
Camp, United States Infantry, fifth,
with 4S, and ]. w. Hessian, of Con-
necticut, sixth, with AZ.
Makes 10 Consecutive BuI's-eyes.
The officers and inspectors match
was contested today. The 600-yard
stage was finished just before noon,
with Lieutenant Hamilton, of me
ticut, in the lead. He made ten con-
secutive bull's-eyes at this range CIV
ing him a score of so points. Other
scores at this range were: Captain
Wells, of New York, 40; Lieutenant
Colonel Rowland, New Jersey, AS; Cap
tain Emerson, Ohio. As; Captain Cor
win, New York, AS. There were
eighteen men in this match and there
are ten prizes.
The tyro prize-winners were: Major
Price, New Jersey, Al; Sergeant Knust,
New York, AZ; Lieutenant ~Rittenhouse,
United States Cavalry AZ; Lieutenant
Briggs, United States Cavalry, AZ; Lieu
tenant-C Colonel Harvey, D. c., AZ.
AT the 500-yard range the Seventy
first New York team fell down and
Company C, Fourth New Jersey, Jersey
City, forged to the front and won the
company team tyro match by a Leaf of
ten points.
The standing of the teams at the
finish was: Company L. Fourth New
Jersey, 1876; Squadron A, 125; Second
Troop. Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1913:
| Company K, Seventy-frst New York,
800; Company G, Second D.. c., 119;
Troop A, Pennsylvania, 112; Second
Troop, New Jersey, 70. The scores Of
| the winning team We're: Company j.,
Forty eighth New Jersey-Lieutenant
Burlington, 200 yards, 81: 500 yards, "a;
total, IS; Corporal Lehman, 20, 25-45;
Sergeant Cotton, %, 23-45. Totals, CO.
72-135..