New-York tribune., 1896-08-31
M1NY WILL COMPETE.
CLOSE CONTESTS PROBABLE AT THE
STATE RIFLE MEETING.

THE CRACK SHOTS OF THE REGULAR ARMY AND
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE THERE.
Trenton. Aug. 30 (SpeciaD.-The New-Jersey State
Rifle Associa tons sixth annual meeting which opens
at Sea Girt tomorrow and closes next Saturday.
promises 10 be the largest meeting for military, rife
and pistol competitions ever held AT the range. Be-
sides the regmenta teams of the United States
Regular Army and the crack teams from the Dstric,
Of Columbia seven States, exclusive OF NewJerscy.
will be represented Probably twenty-five regimenta'
teams from the Regular Army will participate in the
matches and fully score OF teams will be on hand
to represent the crack companies of the Army. The
States that viii De- represented include New-Jersey.
NeNYork, Maine. Massachusetts, Connecticut. Della
ware. Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Colonel a. X. kuscr, captain OF the New-Jersey
Interstate team which consists OF twelve crack shots.
mas yet made his selection from the two hundreS
and odd qualified guarismen anxious to compete.
The Colonel said to-day thar he would not announce
MS until tomorrow morning although ne id
mitted The chosen mad been told 10 report the
range. The Jerseymen will shoot on Wednesday, sc-
cOrlng 10 the programme.
The matches of the National Rife Association
which Will also take place Sea Grt this week.
will include the Wimbledon cup match. the Hilton
trophy match and the interstate military match.
Last year the Georgia competitors carried off the
interstate trophy, but Colonel Kuser says IL Wiz
be brought back TO New-Jersey shortly after next
weeks shoot. But the Georgia team intends maxi
ing great fight to retain the trophy. They
rived on the range Thursday and spent two
days acquainting themselves with the targets.
The District OF Columbia gunners also spent two
days the range last week.
Considerable attention will he given to pistol
shooting Nearly all the crack shots OF the coun-
try will be at the range. and an effort will he
made definitely TO settle the question OF VINO is the
champion revolver shot OF the country. George
lussars, OF Savannah, Ga. has carried or the
championship for two meetings This week he
will meet Lieutenant Sumner Paine, OF Boston
Mr. Paine won the international revolver match at
Paris d few months ago, and he is now anxious
for home honors Colonel kuser may also Try
his hand with the revolver and Theodore T.. Beck
of New-York, will enter the match for the cham
pionship. The winner of this match may properly
since Lieutenant Paine carried off the honors in
the Old World against all comers.
of the cavalry teams Already there entered
for this match President CleyeIands crack Horse
Savannah, Ga; the Governors Horse Guards, Of
Atlanta, Ga and the team Of Squadron A. Of New
tn Presidents match for the military champion
81 e ana mg IS 70 Is ali fhs ysaT ddsa M MO
tional Guard Of any State and to any member OF
and 300 yards ten shots at each distance competl-
tors 10 shoot with the rife OF the model adopted by
to prize-wnners Of the first stage only the dis,sncs
being 30 and 90 yards The prize Is The military
The New Jersey State Rne Association is no,
connected In any way with the National Guard, al
though IL il made up OF Interested in the
Guard The expense of running the range for the
week and Of entertaining the visitors Is not borne
by the State but by the association.
The officers Of the association follows:
President. Governor J. w Griggs: vice -presdents
ieneral W. {. Heppenheimer, William HAYS Gen,
-ral =. +. Wanser: treasurer. General Bird W
spencer; secretary. Captain Delaney W. Walker:
manager. Lieutenant A. s. Jones. The Board OF
directors consists Of Ex-Governor George T Werts
'olOnel A. r. kuser. General W. C. Heppenheimer
tdward p. Meaney. General Bird W. Spencer, Gen.
raj j. N. Van Nalen. Major J. 5 Henry Clark.
'olonel john G. Owens. William Hayes. Theodore
Beck. General Wanser Colonel w r. Decker Can
ain D. G. Walker Major A. J. Anderson. Richard
s. Reading John J.; Toney. Major ID. A. Curris
Kelly. ~ ''N'