The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-09
GREAT RIFLE SHOOT
State and National Associ-
alton to Compete for
Prizes at Sea Girt
Next Month.
VALUABLE TROPHIES OFFERED
Wimbledon Cup the Chief Prize
New Jerseys Chances and
Her Winners.

Jersey oldtc Ill <1SoOSioliSi dit0 LIZ
National Rifle Association, which acts
conformity with 1t. have arranged their
annual meetings in September. The
meeting this year begins Monday, Sep
tember 2, and ends September 7. inclus-
lively, and it bids fair to be the best ex-
hibition of individual and team shooting
that has ever been seen at Sea Girt,
which is now the Wimbledon of Ameri-
can rifemen. What lends interest to
this years competitions is the fact that
the permanent ownership of some of the
trophies shot for is to be determined.
There are really two kinds of competi-
ton. one National and the other State.
In the former the greatest match is that
for the Wimbledon cup for Individual
rifle shooting at 1000 yards. The trophy
for the Interstate regimental match
has been twice won by the First Regi-
ment of the District of Columbia Ma
tiona1 Guard and twice by the Engineer
Corps OF the District of Columbia. The
famous Hilton trophy. contributed by
Judge Hilton, of New York City, n
compet d for by teams of twelve from
the al dy and navy and National Guard
of America. England, Ireland, and ali
other countries, has been won tour
times by New York and Massachusetts
corps, three times by Pennsylvania,
twice by the regular soldiers of the
East and District of Columbia National
Guard each, and once each by Michigan
and the division of the Missouri reSu-
lars. Last Year New Jersey exceeded all
records at 200 yards. The best record
is held by Massachusetts with a total OF
1.o9s points. Six teams Of twelve con-
tested for this trophy last year.
In the team shooting OF military rifle
men. which will be conducted for W
days, the shooting will be governed by
the firing regulations for small arms or
the regular army, the team making the
highest aggregate score for the Two
DAYS to be declared the winner in the
competition. For the first day each com
petitor will fire ten shots at 200 and 5U
yards, each range. On the second gay
each competitor will make two sklrmish
runs of 20 shots each. COO to 200 yards
and back: ten halts. five advancing n
five retreating, with 80 seconds as the
firing interval at each halt.
CONTESTED TROPHIES.
The New Jersey trophy for military
team shooting was won in 1891 by the
First Battalion of Paterson. This bat
talon has since become the First Bat
TALON of the Second Regiment n a
has won the State trophy each. year since
and now holds it. This. regiment won
both the National Guard, matches and
"The Soldier of Marathon" the tro-
ply Of the interstate military match,
shot last year BY teams from NJ G NsW her
New York. Maine and Georgia. was
won by New Jersey by a total score of
/ ,O44, Pennsylvania being second with a
Inspector General of Rifle Practice, can,
tanned the team, which was composed
Of Captain Goesser. Sergeant CHM,
Colonel Kuser, Private nwans lays Elest cf BecSl
geant Dietrich. The. highest indi-
yid9al score suysy was mage sdsf py n eoaensi a 8 outt
The Hilton trophy match last year was
won o by Pe~n q 9oa xar 6y 1,osy; N and ' the
highest score of the team, SO. was made
by Private Ransom.
The Wimbledqn cup match last year
New York Sixty-ninth Regiment. with a
score of 116.
The matches to be shot at the coming
National Rifle Observation-Disclosures
cup match. 1000 yards. open to al GU.
Gems n residents of the United States;
I1ltOu lIOpAJ WV " @AN ~
years, open to teams of twelve from the
army, navy n National Guard of the
United States. England, ireland, Scot.
land and each of the provinces OF
Great Britain. and all other countries;
Interstate military match, 200 and 500
yards, open to teams of twelve from the
National Guards of each State and Ter.
ritory and the District Of Columbia.
STATE COMPETITIONS.
State Competittons-Members match.
New jersey State Rside Association: Ku-
Corners military match, go and 800 yards.
open to all. Sdhuetzen MATCH, 200 yards,
and coo yards. open to ali; New Jersey
National Guard match, open to six-man
teams from each regiment New Jersey
National Guard; regimental team match.
Interstate. open to ix-man teams Of
company organization Of the National
Guard and the regular army; Columbia
trophy match, opel to six-man teams OF
New Jersey regimentsi Perrine memo
o ofsce mal and, 1 enli s ! 'm men, aiS New op Jarse "
National Guard; General E.. P. Meaney
match, 500 and 600 yards, open to all;
Department of Rifle Practice match, 500
and 600 yards, open to members Of the
to ali inspectors of rifle practice; re-
volver match, 80 yards. open to all; New
Jersey State Rifle Association trophy
match, 500 and 500 yards, open to all;
Presidents match fer the military cham
lea, 200 800 yards. and 500 and 800
yards, open to all members of the army,
navy or National Guard of any State,
Trenton Interstate Fair match, 200 and
300 yards. open to all; pool matches
and individual skirmish practice.
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