The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-02
'V|RG|N|A'S TEAM
NOT UP TO FORM
Wind Had Bad Effect on Rifle
Range Shooting at
Camp Perry.
IN F0RTY-FIFTH PLACE
Lohr and Pingley Do Fine Work
in Slow Fire at 600
Yards.
IN FoRTY-FIFTH PLACE

Like Napoleon after Waterloo. the
Virginia National Guard rife team re-
turned from the national shoot at
Camp Perry, Ohio. yesterday with the
knowledge that fortune could hardly
have been more unkind With indi-
yidual marksmen who shot with tell
Ing skill on the State ranges, and APP
parently ranked well up with the
crack shots OF the National Guard, with
loads OF confidence and bushels of good
wishes, the VirSinians sailed forth
to do or die.
The team was not without honor of
certain kind. There were forty 1--WE
teams entered in the rifle shooting
contest; the Virginia team ranked
forty fifth. Aside from having to shoot
against teams representing the various
arms of Uncle Sans regular service.
the Virginia riilemcn stacked up
against forty teams from as many
states. II was the poorest showing
the State militiamen have ever made
at Camp Perry, and it was made with
the best material Virginia has ever
had on her team. according TO experts.
Wind to Hume.
IT Is generally admitted that except
for an unfortunate error of Judgment
on the part OF an officer in regard to
the wind during the sklrmish firing.
through the match with n much more
coveted standing than forty-hfth
place. Up TO that event. which was
last on the bill. the team had been
shooting we'll individually. but all fell
down on the skirmish line. while the
grouping OF shots Oh the target was
good.
In justice to the Virginians. how
ever. It must be said that the wind
M
good marksmar in that event, as the
United States Infantry team, which was
leading. dropped 10 eighth place. and
the West Virginians. who were third.
slumped down TO seventeenth in the
skirrnfsh shooting.
AS individuals some OF the Virginia
rifiemcn made crcditable exhibitions Of
craftsmanship. In the surprise fir
ing. the first event. where the marks
men are given only three seconds to
fire at moving target 200 yards dis
tapt, the Virginia team scored only 4i3
points out OF q possible 600. This was
severe disappointment 10 the men.
Iohr Scores High.
In the slow fire at COO yards event
the team scored 52l out OF 4 possible
500. Sergeant T. j. b. Lohr. Company
X. First Regiment. making ten bulls
out OF ten shots. and Sergeant T.. w.
pingley. Company !, Second Regiment,
scoring "a - out OF 4 possible So This
event showed the team at it's best.
In the slow fire AT 1000 yards event
the team scored only 453 out OF a pos
siblc G6u. but this was regarded n
good record TOR that particular match,
a>u=s-.'sis Is naturally not featured by per-
feet scores. Sergeant W. w. Serreti,
Company !. First Regiment. dlstln-
guishcd himself in this event by max
ing as points out OF possible so
The last event. skirmish firing. the
team scored only Cos points out OF a
possible loo, just little moro than
80 per cent. This result was worm
wood as the Virginia team was ranked
hrsl-rate in that event. Lieutenant a.
]. Schisler. Company NJ. Fourth Regi-
ment. was high man amt'iE the Nir-
ginians in the. skirmish. with score
OF ~ out OF a possible 100.