The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-20
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MARKSMEN TO MEET
At the Fifth Annual Meet
ing of the New Jersey
State Rifle Assn.
GREENVILbE CLUBS TOURNEY
Prize Fighters and Their Managers
Arrested in New York
News from the Yachts.
GREENyILbE CLUBS TOURNEY

The fifth annual rife competition held
under the auspices of the New Jersey
State Rifle Association. will take place at
the State rifle range at Sea Girt, conn
mencing Monday. September 2 and clos
ing Saturday. September Z. Seventeen
events are on the programme of the
State Association. In addition to this.
there are three events held under the
auspices of the National Rifle Associa-
ton. The first of these is for the VIM
bleton Cup. valued at $500. and is open
to any citizen of the United States. This
cup was presented by the National Rifle
Association of Great Britain.
The Hilton trophy match. open to
teams from the regular army, militia or
navy. of any State or country, will also
be contested for. This trophy is val
ued at 5000. and was won last year by
Pennsylvania. The Interstate military
match, open to one team from each
State or territory in the United States,
is also on the programme. New Jersey
was the winner of this trophy last year
The New Jersey State Rifle Associa-
ton was originally Incorporated March
II. 1878, and inld it's first meeting in
October of that year. Its range was
situated at Brinton, near Elizabeth, and
a contract was MADE with the State
for the use of the same by the National
Guard three days in the week during
the season. At the annual meetings only
members of the New Jersey National
Guard participated.
In 1884 the State, having acquired a
range of its own at Sea Girt, cancelled
it's lease with the association, and since
then the practice of the troops has been
held on the State range.
Il 1891 a meeting Was held in Trenton
which was attended by citizens OF promi-
nence interested in rifle shooting and
by officers of the National Guard and a
new association was formed for the pur-
pose of encouraging team ana oJner
ernor of the State, Honorable Leon Alb
be-, was elected Fres:den;, ane brlga-
der General 8ird v. Spence, Inspector
The first rife meeting OF new as
ISOLATION was held at Sea Girt on the
range owned by the State g -
predictions was a great success; ms
was the first meeting in the EaSterii
States at whtch the skirlnisn drill. hgur-
tinted STATES Army regulations.
The following ear qs92) aTrsngemenos
ciaeion. whereby the New Jersey state
R1ae Association agreed to place IN tnelr
progranasne THE matches of that associa-
ton previously. for nearly twenty years.
held at Creedmoor, New York In the
light of the successful manner IN Wnicn
thu New Jersey State Rifle Association
has conducted the competition OF me
National Rifle Association, It Is hopsd
that all will agree that Sea Girt IS inc
pIzc. for the home of these time henored
matches. The season of 1894 was a red
letter year in the associations history.
Al the beginning of the season the as
socsar:on built for the use of its members
on the range a handsome and eommo-
Sirals clubhouse. AT the annual meet
;rg success was achieved far beyond all
expectations, seven States being repre-
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