Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-23


Prize-Ths military championship Of
America for one year and So in cash.
Trenton Interstate Fair Match.
Open to everybody.
Distances, 300 and 800 yards. Carbines
allowed one point on each distance.
Conditions same as No. 0.
Prizes-1st, medal presented by the Inter-
state Fair Association; I'd, season ticket to
| fair. including grand stand seat; Sd. 8 per
cent Of entrance money.
Pool Matches.
Open to everybody.
To be shot in groups Of ten competitors.
Entrance fee, 81.
Seventy-fve per cent of pool. or $50.
divided as follows:
Prizes-1st, "a; I'd. So; Sd, $3.50.
Ten shots at any one distance. Com
petitors indicate when making entry, at
which distance they desire to shoot and as
soon as ten competitors shall have entered
| on the designated distance. the match will
| be shot. AS many matches will be shot on
each range as there are entries in multiples
| OF ten at each distance
Position the customary one at the range
| being fred at.
under the following terms and conditions
Imposed by the National Rife Association:
Wimbledon Cup Match.
open to all citizens and residents Of the
United States Distance. 1000 yards. Thir-
ty shots. Weapon, any rifle within the
rules; cleaning allowed. Position, any with
out artificial rest. Entrance fee s. Eigh-
| teen-point handicap for military rifles; SIX
point handicap for special military rifles.
First prize.-The Wimbledon Cup. Pre-
scented by the National Rifle Associa ton OF
Great Britain to the National Rife Associa-
ton OF America, to be competed for on
conditions to be decided upon by the Nation
al Rifle Association Of America. and to be
held by the winner till the next fall meet
| ing. when 1t will be shot for on the same
conditions. Value, $500.
Match on September 8.
Won In 1879 by q. II. Laird and in 1893
by s. Scott.
Hilton Trophy Match.
Open to teams OF twelve from the follow
ing:
l. The United States Of America.
A.-The army of the United States, one
team from the troops stationed within each
Of the three military Observation-Disclosures.
Pacific and Missouri Uhree teams IN alb.
B.-The United States navy zone team)
C.-The national guard or uniformed mil
| lila Of the several states and territories. in
Guiding the District Of Columbia Zone from
each state or territory.
Other countries
England Ireland. Scotland and each OF the
provinces of Great Britain, and all other
| ing;
A.-The regular army. B.-The militia
C.-The volunteers. Separate teams may be
sent out when the organizations are separ-
ate. D.-The navy of any country
The members of each team to be officers
or enlisted men of the corps or organizati ton
Which they represent, and to appear In the
authorized uniform Quu dress or fatigue)
thereof. They shall be selected in such
manner as shall be prescribed by the mill
| tary authorities of the country or state
they represent. and shall. IL required. be
certified To by them as being their authorized
representatives.
Distances. DO 500 and 600 yards. Rounds,
seven at each distance. Position, standing
| at 30 yards: any at 800 and 600 yards
Weapons. any military rifle which has been
| adopted. authorized or issued an official
| arm by any state or government. Ammu-
milton. any. Entrance fee. 81 each man.
| PTze-A trophy. presented by Hon.
Henry Hilton OF New York. to be shot for
| annually, at Creedmoor or such other range
as the National Rifle Association OF Amer
| lea shall select, to be held during the year
| by the head of the corps or organization
whose team may win 1T, TO be returned to
the ~ X. A. at the expiration thereof.
| Value. 5000.
| Also. a medal to each member of the WIN
| ming team.
Won in 1890 and in 1893 by the District OF
| Columbia. Match on September 4.
| Interstate Military Match.
Open to one team from each state or ter
| ritory in the United States, consisting Of
and uniformed national guard or militia OF
such state or territory. including the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, chosen in such manner
| as shall be prescribed by the military au-
| thorities thereof. Each team must be pro-
vded with a certificate from the adjutant
general of the state IL represents, certify
| ing that each Of its number is a regular
member of their uniformed militia, IN good
standing. and was such on the LIST day of
June 1873.
boil to- 81,
corps Distances. 20 and 900 yards POSI-
| ton. at 40 yards, standing; at 500 yards
prone. Weapon. any military rifle which
has been adopted. authorized or issued as an
official arm by any state or government
Ammunition. any. In cases where the state
| has adopted no particular model (Which
must be certified to by the adjutant generaD
| the team will be allowed to use the rife in
use by the regular army of the United
States or by the uniformed militia of any
other state. Rounds. ten At each distance
Entrance fee. 81 eacn man.
PrtZe.-To the team making the highest
aggregate score a large bronze Soldier of
Marathon" presented by the commsnder-in-
chief. on benalf of the state Of New York
to be shot for annually and to be held dur
| ing the year by the adjutant general of the
state whose team may win it; value. $50.
Also a medal to each member Of the win
| ming team.
Won in 1888 by the District Of Columbia.
Match on September 4.
Bulls-Eye Targets.
!. Bull s-eye targets will be open all the
| time during the annual meeting.
2. Tickets. emitting the holder to one shot
at any bull's-eye target, will be sold at the
office of the financial officer, upon the range.
at 10 cents each, or twelve for 81.
3. Each competitor making a bulrs-eye
will receive a ull's-eye ticket, provided he
fires in the position authorized at that
range.
4. At the close of the firing each evening
the pool receipts Qess one-half. retained for
expenses will be divided pro rata among
those making bulls-eyes. on presentation OF
their tickets.
D. No pc rson will be allowed to fire more
than three shots consecutively at any bulls
eye target, provided others waiting to
fire.
Speaking Of the Columbia Trophy Match,
presented 10y the District of Columbia Ma
lional Guard to the National Guard of New
Jersey. the association states that 1.-THE
friendship and courtesy of the District OF
Columbia National Guard, exhibited in the
presentation of this trophy, make 1t emil
nently desirable and proper that each regi-
ment should participate in the competition"
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