New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-13
A GREAT MEETING OF RIFLEMEN.
OPENING THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CONTEST O.
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.


To-day and for five days to come Creedmoor
will resound with the Of the rifle The fourteenth
annual contest of the National Rifle Association Of
America begins to-day, and although the aggregate
amount offered prizes does not amount TO as large
In previous years. the entries BID Ia !
10 be as large, If not to surpass those OF for
mer moctinga With the able support OF Cen
ersl Wright, tho officers OF the association
have worked hard to make the meeting success. whio
the beautiful condition OF the Is due to the efforts
OF w. H. Brewer There are seventeen matches on the
programme OF which six will be begun today-Nos IL
g. g. Z 8 and II. OF these Nos. l, g. and will last
through the whole week. The coness AID prizes on
cred follows:
No l-Drectors Match 200 yards open only TO directors
OF the National Rife Associations rounds, nye position
'@s JUDI R1S a c 9 85ssT , 1oo1 sIaR4s POUNDS
seven prizes cash presented by tie National Rae Associa
ton S2S5 divided INTO twenty seven prizes The thQ pIxe
Win be lSnnSoe 9o17 rs P RSaSo ru0 9oo "
30 |Wmbledon Cup Match open all citizens and res
dcnts OF the Untd states Distance 900 yards tnity
Wimbledon cup presented by the National Rne Association
Great Britain To The National Rifle Assoc alton OF Asic
M nyi tCI INTO TWO STAGES First stage BOO
aud shots at each distance; open 70 All
members Of the Ay ay and NSTe s, STP o. tS
second as y2 all E Of s S@cis ten pos S Hos
any Prize the MdRanse Championship OF America ior one
'' go 5NThe sGorklcy Match Distances 500 900 and
1000 yards; any position; open TO all corners; ten
' 800 saa1 Mac dSae $afs Fashion
standing number OF shots seven S5OO divided mo tnIy
No sticvernors Match: seven 200 yards posi-
ton any $500, divided into eighteen prizes.
No A Coners and Narssl,ens Bsdge Match open 1 70
2j prone at 800 five shots at each distance thHy our
20 clifton Trophy Match open to teams Of twelve from ron
taucc zoo 500 and 800 yards rounds seven at each ais
pe.ed So By and Henry S9O o a 10 be p. ct for ann"s
4 large teams entered Tor This match from
National Guard Of NewYo rk and also from MasSachu'
40 i0-shoft Range Team Matches, open to teams Of
any suiIly organized rhs club Of military or
g1aton oqr b tsTr sNaeS pn to one team from
The militia OF each state or Territory distances 1oJ ana
prone rounds, ten at each distance; Pre- ARG OioIe
soldier Of Marathon presented by tlc ohh'il'S D,
each member OF The winning team. ..,
No l2-mterstate Long Range Match open 10 teams OF
500 500 AMI 900 ards fifteen Shots az a'h
Pre- trophy =. De le ~, l a W, ~ W. ' S,fna fan,
80. I8.-Ncw-York state National Guard Match, open to
company Of the Natons 'iasfd Distances. 900 ana 500
yards post ton landing Al 200 promo al ooo yaris Ioe,
i've at each distance pre- trophy presenter l.! ue a'a'
company i'm tle First Division o. NE National TuadI oil ue
each distance position standing at zoo at 600 5%td'
prone prize uor presented n '9e 9. %. i on IN
'ts o IL, ti eecn1 M, ,a Distance 800 and 500 yards
800 wards prize trophy presented y the state OF Ne"
30 l6-Generl sheridans sliimi-hcrs' Match open 70
from the regular Army NaVN, Marine t"lp1,
Of Ierritoy Distances 600 to yards ana return. Tie
schuyler bronze medal viii lie given To each member OF
sinding prizes two silver plated cups presented by j. H.
Jones, l2th Regiment y g. = y. y
To-dAy's shooting VIII begin al . a. m.