Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-30 | Page 8 | Decide Five Big Matches at Seagirt

DECIDE FIVE I BIG BG MATCHES AT Rifle Rille Rang flange ange N. N J. J J. J Au Aug 29 Five matches were d decided today today at atthe tho the shooting tournament the pro program ram being th the largest numerically of ot any day of ot tho the m moot meet ot Sergeant Perry S. S Schofield ot or Mas- Mas won tho the Nevada trophy match tho the field and staff star of the Third infantry New Jersey guard won the cavalry team match tho the Manhattan Rifle Rife and Revolver club of ot New York won tho the revolver team match A. A P. P Lane of or New York won the military revolver match J. J H. H Snook of ot Ohio won the rapid fire tro match Shooting conditions wore excellent Th Tho Nevada trophy troph match the principal principal prin prin- principal cipal event today toda was open only to officers and enlisted men of ot tho army na navy marine marIno corps and national guard Thero There were sixty-one sixty competitors Tho The distances w were we're re and 1200 yards ards ten shots at each dl distance t Firing continued continued con con- until almost almot dark The match was arranged ed by tho Association of ot American International Riflemen The first prize tho the Nevada Nevada trophy troph is Ig made macIc of Nevada gold Jold and silver given by citIzens citizens citizens cit cit- cit cit- of ot Nevada The Tho w winner whiner also re received re- re a n bronze medal Th Tho score made mado by Ser Sergeant Schofield was 10 out of ot ofa ofa a n nc next t to last shot at 1200 yards arch the longest ran range e used In this country was marl marked ed a n miss A Massachusetts Massa Massa- officer challenged tho the markInI markIng marking mark- mark Ing InI paying the required deposit A close examination of ot tho the target showed the bullet bulet had hit lilt in the four Cour ring ring so Instead of oC a mi miss s that shot was re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded o. o l four Cour and it gave Schofield the trophy troph and first honors The cavalry team match was won last year ear b by tho the winners wInner of today I Iwas It I was open to teams of ot five each man firing ten shots at and at at yards yards First prize was waR n. n I cup given by the quartermaster of ot New Jersey and gold medals for Cor the team members The revolver team match was to teams of ot seven tho the distance being fifty yards ards fifteen shots deliberate fire tro one shot p per r minute and fifteen shots In lit three strings s of ot five and ten ton seconds for tor each oah string First prize was n a atrophy n trophy presented b by General Spencer executive officer of ot the tournament am and medals for tor tho the team members members