Show vicia MY FOR vernal rifle team downed again and return home covered all over with dust no glory this thia trip uncle sams sharp shooters won the match by four points the shoot between the rifle team of the vernal gun club and the so diers did not turn out exactly as aa the vernal boys expected they entertained an idea all the time that they were going to win but they had considerable of the starch taken out of them and the bark of those awful army guns guna is is still ringing in their ears those guns shoot quicker and straighter straight cr than a chain of greased lightning especially when the wind is blowing it was an exciting shoot and intensely interesting from the start the weather monday was ideal and the first shot was fired shortly after 9 from that time there was no letup let up until the twenty men had each fired ten shots there were two targets with two men to each one firing alternately until all four men had fired their ten shots the match was for a purse of a side yards off hand the eight inch bulls eye counted five tho the next circle counted four the next three so that it was waa possible to make a score of 60 50 in the ten shots following is tle the score of the yard shoot vernal rt ft duchesne mease 36 johnson 41 mcandreas McAndr evs eNN s 35 37 J 41 gosche 38 les ashton 39 daerda 39 dillman 36 downs 37 mccoy 43 chamberlain 38 lynne ashton 39 mcisaacs Mcl Mel 41 C 33 1 34 II illman 43 thompson 38 richens 33 capt scales 39 d 82 it was a f fair air and square beat no kick coming they let w u down dovin as quietly and gently as only army officers know how capt scales then gave us a challenge for a yard shoot the v vernal ernal boys pulled themselves together and decided to shoot then and there shooting with a rest was a new experience to some of them after dinner both teams went to the targets and by the time the grounds were reached the wind had come up good and strong this chis gave the experienced army riflemen the advantage as they are skilled in guessing the velocity of the wind and setting their wind guage sights accordingly following is the score mease 29 johnson 43 mcandrews 14 Que kmeyer meyer 39 J 34 gosche 40 les ashton 29 downs 40 dillman 37 hensler 40 mccoy 39 chamberlain 43 lynne ashton 1 38 8 mcisaacs Mcl 34 C 36 0 40 hillman 39 griffith 32 davis 37 capt scales 40 they beat us 59 points this time and took another purse of vernal money this took more starch from the raiment of the vernal team the 32 40 target rifles would not hold up in the wind with the high velocity rough and ready army rifles they shoot as p pow fully as the kick of an army mule and the aim is just as accurate we must all admit that uncle sams rifles and marksmen are johnny on the spot the men are steady and do not get rattled an and d the rif rifles les are al for the purpose and usage that is expected of them we had been promised some exhibition shooting after the match but no one had bad the heart to propose it leslie did not even shoot at a prairie dog all the way home although the little f fellows el stood up on their burrows by the score and barked and barked as though they too knew of the result and had no more fear unless per chance a soldier should happen that way there were not many present besides the soldiers roy cotton colton johnnie pope and dick smith looked after the scores and markers for the vernal team we were all taken care of at quarters and shown every courtesy by capt scales lieutenants and lewis and dr vankirk this lessened the sting of defeat somewhat they have promised us a return shoot in the nar future we want to add in conclusion that discipline is what counts the systematic practice the training to act in accordance with established rules and the satisfaction of being able to know our team and what and who to depend on goes a long ways in a match |