Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
SEA GlRT'S WEEK
The Program Of the Workmanship Con-
tests.
Famous Contestants To Meet In the
Matches in Rifle and Revolt
yer Shooting.


Special Dispatch o The Evening Star
SEA GLRT. N j.. August 29.-An prop
arations are now complete for the annual
meeting of the New Jersey State Rife AS
ISOLATION, which will he held on the range
here beginning next Monday morning md
lasting until Saturday evening For over
three weeks the executive officer of the
association. Brisaher General Bird W
Spencer, assisted by staff of competent
officers. has been al work on the range
and in the White House." the club house
here, perfectins every detail of the coming
cent. and the present indications are that
~ meeting will be the largest for mill
tGry competition ever held in this culn-
try. The number of entries are larger
than they ever have been before, and The
majority of the most noted rife shots lSill
ne present
The following states will he represented:
New York. Maine. Massachusetts Con-
nccticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, District
Of Columbia. Georgia and New Jersey.
1 he regular army will Ice represented 10y
reTimental teams. and there will also lie
inany company teams present. One Of The
i.lost interesting of the events will he The
cavalry team matches which will Do. ron-
tested for by the Georgia Huzzars of Sa-
N;!l..ah, Ga, the Presidents Horse Guards
Gi ashIngton the Governors Horse
Guards of Atlanta. Ga, Squadron a of
New ork and the Essex Troop Of Newark
The event that viii he hotly contested for
Will he the revolver shoot, for the champion
ship OF the United States aud the question
viii undoubtedly lac settled TO a certainty
TOR the first time, as nearly all of the
crack shots will hc present including Lieut.
Sumner Paine Of Boston, who won the in
tcrnational match al Paris a few months
ago: c. $. Richmond Of Savannah, cham
p.on OF tn" last two meetings and Theo. f.
Buck, Newark crack shot.
Following is the list OF matches to he
contested for: Members match the Eusor
match, all-comers military match. the
SHs"Itzcn match, Hayes medal match. the
P'rrine memorial match. the General T..
- Meany match, department of rifle prac-
tice match, New Jersey Rifle Associa ION
trophy match. Presidents match for the
military Championship of the United States
~ America. fre:Itou interstate Fai" match,
The sumner match. tho carline team
match, company team match. military re-
NoiFer match, revolver match rccinental
team match Interstate. New Jersey Ma
uCnal GUari match. and the Columbia
trophy match.
There viii also bc pool matches and
prizes will he offered for individual Skin
n:sh ami for the best aggregate score
The matches OF the National Rife As~o-
citation are:
No. L. Wimbledon cup match. orar, TO
everybody. Thirty shots at .npp ya-.ls:
Prize, the Wimbledon cup: value sap
No = Hilton trophy match. open 10
teams Of twelve from United States army
oitirr country. Prizes. the Hilton i.nI,hy,
valued at 5000. and a medal to each ri..ril-
Der OF team.
No. :. Interstate military match nl,.a o
teams Of twelve from United States amy
iSph National Guard organizations. PRIV:
ironze Soldier Of Marathon. valued at
$40. ard medal 40 each lnerni,r OF he
winters team.