The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
The Creedmoor Meeting.

The nineteenth annual fall prize meeting
Of the National Rifle Association will be
held on the familiar grounds at Creedmoor
during the coming week. It will be the Sec
ond meeting to occur under State owner
ship Of the range, q condition Of affairs
which has proved to be no drawback to tho
interest felt In the competitions or to their
practical value. This year the meeting has
been appointed earlier than usual, perhaps
in the hope Of escaping the drenchng rains
to which the Creedmoor rifemen have been
so accustomed on this occasion for many
years. Five days Of charming weather,
with clear skies and gentle, steady winds.
would be somewhat startling delight. The
New Jersey prize meeting, held at Sea Grit
during tho past week. has doubtless had the
effect to stimulate rather than abate the In
terest in Creedmoor. and likewise 10 make
surer the presence OF New Jersey teams
and teams from the District Of Columbia.
The programme this year Is based on the
old lines. Among the individual! matches
those known as the Judd. the Wimbledon
Cup, the Directors, the Tiffany, the Govern
or's the Stewart, the Al.comers Military.
and the President's Championship have long
been familiar So also are the team matches,
which include tho New York State and
Brigade competitions, the Interstate and
HILTON matches. while there will b. q
repetition OF the BARNEY WALrHER match,
for rifles OF any weight and hair triggers.
as established last year by the President Of
the Zettler Rifle Club. The revolver match
will also. OF course. DO repeated.
But while the element OF novelty IL lack.
ing In the programme. the records OF old
time honors and close contests Keeps for
1t Its customary attraction. Some OF
the matches MISC. like the brigade
match. will. it is hoped. he moro sharply
| fought than last year. when the Seventh
| Regiment in the First Brigade and the
| Twenty-tlird in tho SoconI won rather
too easily. Tho New York State match
was moro closely contested. tho Twenty.
third having margin Of only half dozen
points for retaining the trophy 1t had won
in 1889. Major CANS, by his double victory
iNthe Wimbledon Cup and the Individual
Military Championship, also repeated his
triumph o; tho previous year. But tho Dis
trlct Of Columbia mado pleasing variety
In the monotonous record Of Massachusetts,
victories for four successive years. by carry
Ing Off the HILTON trophy, with New Jersey
Just second and New York third. The COM
Ing contest for this emblem should accord
ingly excite much attention.
From ono cause or another, the hopes en-
tertained at tho founding OF Creedmoor, that
1t would prove an American Wimbledon,
have not been fulfilled. For time, to be
sure its progress was worthy to be COM
pared with that of the British range. 1t
could properly enjoy the distinction OF q
national range In tho days when Michigan
and even California sent teams to contest
The Interstate match and not only con-
tested but won it; when teams from the
regular army. representing tho Division OF
the Atlantic, the Division OF tho Missouri,
and the Division of tho Pacific. contended
for tho HILTON trophy. the Division OF the
Missouri in 1880 winning; when. as In 1874
and 1875. matches with the lrsh rihemeI'