The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-21
Men on Rifle Teams Preparing
for Big Contests-Records
Smashed in Matches.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Camp Perry, Ohio, August 20.-The
Virginians came back with rush to-
day after their rest yesterday. They
tackled the surprise fro practice early
In the morning, and afterwards n part
of them shot slow hro ut different
ranges, while the rest ran skirmish
after stirmish, some OF them running
as many as three skirmish runs.
IT may be explained, by the way.
that the skirmish is tho important
event In tho national match. as each
man has n possible chance OF maxim &
$50 points In tho course, and OF these
100 are in tho skirmish run, against
% at surprise fire: 90 a 900 yards slow,
and so at 1000 yards slow fire. There
fore, the coach OF the Virginia team
is paying great attention TO the prac-
tce in the skirmish run.
Some OF the good scores made to day
were as follows: In surprise fire: First
Lieutenant h. d. Opie 40; Sergeant
Darnall, 46 First Sergeant Q. B. Fish
err As: Captain II l. Opie, 43: Lieuten-
ant +. V. Peace. 49,
At 600 yards: First Lieutenant Peace.
IS: Sergeant Serrett, IS.
At 1000 yards: Sereant Scrett, 46:
Sergeant Darnall, A: First Lieutenant
T. w. Opie. 43: Captain II. l.. Ope. AZ
In the skirmish run-Captain c. NJ.
Wallace, 90-S9-92: Lieutenant Wampler,
So; First Sergeant o. B. Fisher. S4-S2:
Sergeant +. w. Pingley, 1919: Corporal
Clatterbaugh. 50; Sergeant Covington.
1881: First Lieutenant L. $. Caps, So
S4; Sergeant Lohr. "a
There are Il number OF officers here,
either with the teams or as range Of
ficers. who are very friendly with the
Virginia team. Among them are Lieu
tenant l.. w. II. Waller, OF the L. S.
Marine Corps. and Lieutenant w Cor
don McCabe. of the U. S. Cavalry, both
OF whom are of Virginia birth
Many others, however. are very
friendly and cordial. such as Captain
Douglas McDouGall and Lieutenant
Smith. OF the Marine Corps; General
Gather, OF AIaryiand; Captain Bur
dctte of West Virginia, who last year
was high gun at the international
match in the Argentine Republic; First
Lieutenant Wallace, of the L. S. In
fantry, who is coaching tho Michigan
team. These many friendly faces make
the stay Of the Virginia team very
pleasant.
Records Smashed.
Records were smashed in both
matches to-day at the National Rifle
Tournament. All records for seven
shots at 500, 900 and 1000 yards went
by the board when George w. Cheslcy.
OF New Haven. Conn, completed the
Lcech cup contest by scoring the 81
shot possible, and then piling up IS
more bulls.
Until Cheslcy's performance, the
record was 1o4, made here in 1905 by
Captain x. *. V. Casey, OF Pennsyl-
vania. formerly OF the United States
tea!r, and last year by Sergeant Frank
Kano. of massachusetts. To-day there
were six lois b. Sergeant j K. Dan
iels. OF massachusetts: Sergeant kcan.
Sergeant j. H. Wolford. Oregon; Ser
gennt Fl. +. Pearson, Oregon; c. +.
Miller. Reading. Pa; Sergeant NJ. L..
Flnherty. West Virginia, and Captain
II. C. Spratt. OF Georgia.
Sergeant r. Il. Robinson, United
States Cavalry. and Sergeant c, H..
White, Oregon got l05 In short,
seven contestants broke the record,
and three moro matched.
Tho record in tho contest for the
regimen,al championship OF the United
States was surpassed one opint by
tho Fifth Massachusetts, which scored
ss2 to the s31 by the sixth Massa-