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Creedmoor
and the
International Matches
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H.S. Jewell (c1842-?)
1877: Member of
the USA team at Creedmoor, USA.
Frank Leslie's
Illustrated Newspaper, 15 September 1877
"Major Jewell, by his unparalleled shooting this year, may well
claim to be called the campion long-range riflemen of Creedmoor, if
not of America. He is about thirty-five years of age, rather small in
stature and not stout in person, but is withal of a wiry and well-knit
frame. He is a member of the firm of Jewell Brothers, flour merchants,
of Brooklyn, and holds his present rank in the National Guard service,
where he fills the position of brigade inspector of rifle practice I
the Fifth Brigade, Second Division. He has only commenced rifle shooting
since the Creedmoor ranges were thrown open. Last year he failed to
qualify for a place on the American team, but changing his rifle, he
took the International Mid-Range Prize offered by the Centennial Commission,
making a clear score of ten bull's in as many shots at 600 yards. He
has repeatedly made 213 out of a possible 225 points. He uses the same
description of rifle that Dakin does (a Remington). His position is
a peculiar one. He lies on his back, supports the rifle barrel between
his knees; does the most part of the holding with the left hand, which
firmly grasps the barrel about eight inches in front of the breech,
while the right hand holds the small of the stock, upon which the tangent
scale is fixed. He rests the right side of his head against the edge
of the butt, upon which is placed a small cushion to protect the side
of the face from the effect of the recoil. In the late competitions
for places on the team of 1877, he stands first man, having made the
enormous total of 1,220 out os a possible 1,350 points, thus accomplishing
the unequalled average of 203 1/3."
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