New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-10
EMERSON WINS TROPHY DIXIE N GETS A WH|R[
Ohio Marksman Captures Medal
Offered by Governor Wilson.
SEA GIRT TOURNEY ENDS
Rain Holds Off Until Annual Com
petition Is Over and Gun
ners Break Camp.

Sea Girt. n. j.. Sept. 9.-The twenty-iirst
annual Sea Girt shooting tournament
which began here on September l. ended
late this afternoon. just as rain. the first
during the meet, began to fall Action
everywhere throughout the big camp indi~
Gated clearly that IT was getaway day.
Men i'm uniform were busy packing. and
wagons laden with ammunition, boxes and
camp equipment moved from the camp to
the railroad station.
The principal competition to-day was the
Sea Girt championship match, for medal
presented by Governor Wilson Of New
Jersey II was won by Captain Guy IL.
Emerson. OF Ohio. with total of 100 out
Of a possible 900. He made a possible 30 at
900 yards. as did Captain s. w. Wise. Of
Massachusetts. who also scored a total OF
1870 First place went to Emerson, how
ever, because he made the highest rating
at 1000 yards, the longest range, his mark
there being IS out of 30, as against Wise's 46.
The match was i'm individual squadded
competition. open to everybody. the use of
any military rifle and any ammunition
being permissible The distances were zoo,
600. 800 and 1000 yards. ten shots by each
competitor at each distance. The winner
receives the Sea GIrt championship medal
and SO. Second prize Is $lj third prize Is
$40. fourth and fifth prizes are g each, and
the next ten prizes SO each.
The prize winners follow:
First. Captain Emerson. Ohio, 100; sec
ond Captain Wise. Massachusetts,. 100;
third, Lieutenant Colonel Towes, New Jer-
fifth. Lieutenant Colonel Winder. Ohio,
lSS; sixth, Lieutenant Shaw. L. s. A., 1S;
seventh, Major Martin. New Jersey, 1S6;
eighth. Captain Douw. Maryland, lS5; ninth,
Captain Scmon. Ohio, lS5; eleventh. George
Rutherford, L. S. A.. lSi; eleventh. George
W. Chesley. Connecticut. ISL twelfth, Lieu
tenant Burt. L. :. A., 1874: thirteenth, Lieu
tenant Stoll. L. S. A.. lS; fourteenth, Ma
jor Benedict, Ohio, 1S3; fifteenth, c. f. Orr,
Ohio. 1S3.
The results Of continuous rifle. revolver
tournament follow:
Match (open 10 members Of the New Jersey
state RIFE Association only)-Won by Captain
Sylvester. ID Regiment; score, Il out Of a pos
siblc 10 ~ coo yards.
Individual rapid FIRE match-Won by Ser
gcant Leushncr. New York 90; second Lieu
tNnant Rutherford. United states Army %;
third. Captain O'Bricu. Pennsylvania, 81
fourth. Lieutenant Jacobs. United states In
fantry %: nth. Captain Sylvester. New Jer-
soy. % sixth. Captain Smith, New Jersey ~;
seventh. Il. Gardner. United states Infantry
%.
Lehmbere match-First. Captain Pfeil, New
Jersey. 80 and bulrs-cycs over; second. +: II.
Griffin. United States Infantry, 40 third Cap
tain Eddy, Ohio. IS
Reading match-First. Captain Higgins.
New Jersey A.: second T. +. Lane, New York.
iG: third. captain OBrien. Pcnnsylvania, az;
fourth. Sergeant Phillips. New Jersey. 10
10: sixth. Captain Malcolm New Jersey. ~,
seventh Lieutenant Passenger. United states
Cavalry, ~; eighth. Lieutenant Armstrong'
United States Cavalry, A.; ninth, Captain
Neane New Jersey. a; tenth. L. Dietrich
United states Cavalry. A
\. F. Lane. Manhattan Rife and Revolver AS
ISOLATION. 144. second, J. H. Shook. Ohio 1ii.
third, c. f. orr, Illinois, 1i2; fourth ser
geant F. w Wurster New York 49, NTH,
II. Roedder. New York, 1886
An-comers' rapid FIRE military. match-First,
J. II. Shook Ohio 1888: second. c. p. orr,
Illinois 1875. third. A. r. Lane. New York, 49,.
Novice military match--First. Charles ORES
chel, Manhattan Rife and Revolver Associat ION.
l3l, second ". p. Short New York l3O third.
tenant Rothrock. Ohio. 122. fifth. Captain Wise.
Massachusetts. 12l.
Pistol match-Frst. J. II. Shook, Ohio. lis;
second, A. p. Lane New York. liS; third. c. p.
Orr. Illinois, 49, fourth. H. Roedder New
York. 1877 fifth. r. H sayre. New York 1871
sixth. J. E. silliman, New York 1856 ,,u,. -.
second, a. P. Lane, New York. 20: third. j II.
shook Ohio. ca: fourth. r. H. Sayre. New York,
81. nth, G. Nelson. New York. %.