French Team

Comte de Castelbajac, Libourne 547
Commandant Py, Saint Omer 542
M. Dutfoy, Marseilles 541
Captain Moreaux, Rennes 529
M. Moline-Paget, Dieppe 526
Captain Chauchat, Versailles 524
M. Keller-Dorian, Lyons 522
M. Feugray, Paris 509
M. Despassio, Lyons 503
M. Lecocq, Paris 502
M. Caurette, Ham 502
M. Louvier, Paris 496
M. Balme, Paris 469
Adjutant Paroche, Rennes 466
M. Sartori, Paris 462
Team total 7,640

American Team

O. I. Olson, Duluth, Minn. 554
B. F. Wilder, New York, N. Y. 543
R. S. Hale, Boston, Mass. 540
J. A. Dietz, Jr., New York, N. Y. 534
W. A. Smith, Springfield, Mass. 532
C. S. Axtell, Springfield, Mass. 530
Louis Bell, Boston, Mass. 527
T. Anderton, Boston, Mass. 523
J. B. Crabtree, Springfield, Mass. 519
I. R. Calkins, Springfield, Mass. 519
E. E. Patridge, Boston, Mass. 517
R. H. Sayre, New York, N. Y. (Score shot in Paris) 515
J. T. Humphrey, Boston, Mass. 513
W. S. Amory, 2d, Boston, Mass. 512
C. L. Bouvé, Boston, Mass. 511
Team total 7,889
Americans led by 249

A careful analysis of the scores shows that the Americans shot much more evenly than the Frenchmen, and that the skill of the three high men on both teams was approximately equal.

The next international match participated in by the revolver shots of the United States was the Olympic Games Match at London, England on July 10 and 11, 1908. Preliminary and elimination trials were conducted under the auspices of the United States Revolver Association resulting in the selection of the following team: I. R. Calkins, Springfield, Mass.; C. S. Axtell, Springfield, Mass.; J. A. Dietz, New York, N. Y.; and J. E. Gorman, San Francisco, Cal.; R. H. Sayre, New York, N. Y., Captain. The conditions of the match were as follows:

Any revolver or pistol with open sights; any ammunition; trigger pull unrestricted; distance, 50 yards; international target, 10 ring, 2 inches in diameter, rest of target divided by concentric rings one inch apart, bull’s-eye containing 10, 9, 8, and 7 rings; 60 shots in strings of 6 shots; 2 sighting shots allowed; position standing, right or left hand with arm extended; maximum number of entries from any country in individual contests, 12; maximum number of entries from any country in team contest, 1; teams to consist of four men each.

A time limit of four minutes for each string of five shots was established, and all other conditions of the matches were governed by the rules of the National Rifle Association of Great Britain.

The result of the match was as follows:

1st—United States:
J. E. Gorman 501
I. R. Calkins 473
John A. Dietz 472
C. S. Axtell 468
1914
2d—Belgium 1863
3d—United Kingdom 1817
4th—France 1750
5th—Sweden 1732
6th—Holland 1637
7th—Greece 1576