The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-20
TEN SHOOTERS TURN
IN PERFECT SCORES
BY G. S. HUT.


venting rifle clubs from all over the
country in the National Rifle assocla-
ton. Indoor championship, the
Quinnipiac and Revolver club team or
New Haven, Conn, recently estab-
lished a remarkable record on the
y6-foot range which has never been
euualled in the history of the national
indoor rifle championships. OF ten
members of the team. nine turned in
perfect scores in the sixth of the ten
matches shot during the winter for
the championship while the tenth
member, who has already had several
perfect scores TO his credit. dropped
two shots for total of 1913 out of
200.
1t Is a rare feat for team to turn
IN a perfect score for a match which
requires perfect scores to be regis
tered by the five highest shooters on
the team. Yet the Quinnipiac shoot
ers not only turned in five perfect
scores but nine. all but one of the
entire team membership. The con-
6itions OF the National indoor
matches allow ten members Of team
70 shoot. the scores of the five high
~t being the scores of record
Three times in the first seven
matches shot by the Quinnipiac team
this winter have perfect team scores
IF 900 been made. a new record for
team for any one season TWO or
The other six matches shot have re-
suited in team scores Of sse while IN
two matches the mark set was a91.
mark which would ordinarily be
considered an excellent one to turn
IN. AS result of the shooting the
team has done II is well in the lead
of all the teams in the tournament
and has an excellent chance OF win
ming the seasons championship with
but three matches remaining 10 he
shot
What Such q Score Means
What this reeerd-raeans is more
clearly seen when ii Is understood
that each man must make twenty
consecutive buliseyes on half-inch
bull at IS feet Furthermore FIVE diff
ferent targets are used and the
shooter himself is required TO change
his targets by reaching up and pull
Ing control lever after each four
shots In making the phenomenal
vecord Of nine goo scores and oneI
1875 the ten shooters on the QUINN
niHc team shot 1913 bullets into the
tulIseye out of 200 bullets fired
In two other matches the QUINN
'fac team has made a perfect score
- l.ooe, there being five shooters
,ach time who achieved perfect
he records OF the associat ton SO far
~ NnopH have more than five per-
oct scores been shot in single
natrh under the championship con-
,itIons
In their FIRST seven matches the
>uinniniac club team has scored to-
- ar e.aSs cut Of I 666
The shooters who have made the
Amarkab BILE record in which nine per-
t-ct scores were turned in are A. 4.
Flouet, captain. W .. Breuler, Capt
n. n. Richard thrice winner of the
'.eesh cup in the National Outdoor
Matches r. f.. Littlehale. j. II j
Adams III J. Gussman. Virgil Rich I
ard. 6 Wilcox and a klocker while !
=. j. Haas scored Ias in this match
vat has hung up several perfects him /
~ietf in other matches
An interesting feature OF the
'ecord which the Quinnipiacs are
making this winter in the fact that
hey are using a new smaIi-bore rife /
he 70 caliber Winchester Box mag
szine bolt action which was used by
twelve of the twenty shooters on the |
American international Smail~Bore |
cam which defeated England ny 81
points AT the National Matches at
Caldwell last summer. Such a record |
with a new rife is all the more re- |
markahle because OF the feeling OF SO ,
many shooters that they will not be |
able to make suchgood scores with A +.
new rife as with one they are more
familiar with
The Quinnipiac team is being
pressed hard by the Denver Rifle /,
Club team OF Denver. Col, winner of ,
the championship last year and which !
recorded perfect score for five men |
In the closing match of last season. /
But with the shooting which Is being /
done by the New Haven double quintet /
It Is doubtful IL any team will be able |
to overtake them. They have jumped |
into a strong lead and are setting a /