The times., 1897-08-28
TROPHY LOST By DEFAULT
District Shooters Surrender Their
Claims 10 the Hilton Emblem.
No Contest for the Championship at
Sea Girt-Tvo Teams TO Repre-
sent the Local Qua rdsunen.

When the District of Columbia National
Guardsnen who viii represent the lccaI
brigadc on the rifle range at the annual
meet Of thu New Jersey State Rifle Assn
ciation, leave the city tonight at 1880
over the Pennsylvania Railroad, they win
take with them the bronze Hilton trophy,
which is annually placed in competition on
the range at the Sea Girt meeting. And
with the passing or the trophy pass alsO
all claims q the District euardsIuen to the
hhdTps booaag championship Of the worie,
syIuhoIi2ed by the holding OF the Hilton
ttoDhy no effort viii be made 10 again
win the trophy, which viii pass from the
hands Of the District guardslnen by default
The reason the District viii make no
effort 10 retain possession of the trophy
IL that Major George II. Harries, the in
spectOT general OF rifle practice does not
believe tnat the money expended IN send
ing rife team TO Sea Girt is expended 10
tie best Interests Of the department ofrifle
practice.
One a aTrru4uent in this direction is that for
three years the District has won the
Hilton trophy over aHd over again, and the
scores made by the District on the Sea
Girt range last fall were the highest ever
naade. The District, therefore, has little
more 20 gain, but has only TO uphold its
record, a. possessing the best rifle team
IL the world This IL can easily do by
shooting al its own range out at Ordway.
for the crack shots Of the country, who
have often attended Sea Girt, Will, it is
thought, come on 10 Washington 10 shoot
If sufficient inducement can be offered
them. And 20, for the first time in years,
the New Jersey meeting, which opens
Monday, viii not have an official dele
gati0R present from the District. 1t viii,
however. have three rifle teams presenr
20 enter the minor matches. These teams
viii be from the two companies in the en-
gineeI corps, and from the : ecuHd Reei-
Inent
The start for Sea Girt VIII be made
tonight at II O'Clock over the Pennsyl-
vania road, in special car which lands
the shaTpsho0teIs bright and early tomor-
-ow mOJning at Sea Girt. The meet be
gins Monday, and VIII last during the en-
tire week.
The two teams Of the Engineer Corps
who VIII 70 to Sea Girt VIII be made
up from Lieut. A. o. Hutterly, SergI.
J NJ. Stewart, Sergt. c. W. Dickey. Sergt
IL. Appleby, Corporal K. p. Carleton, Cor
pora d. L. WitheFald, Privates William
Farr0w, L w Scott. s. I. Scott, and
c EcC. Taylor, all Of Company a aud
Lieut. F. L. Graham, Sergt. ". ". Cook
son and Lieut.. g. b. Young, of the bat
talon start From this number VIII also
bc chosen the regimental team, which Will
consisted six men. This team win doubt
less be chosen from Messrs. Graham, Hut
teriy, Carleton. Appleby, Cookson, wltherald
and Young.
The Second Regiment viii send but one
team, composed OF Lieut.. IS. Z. Coliada Y,
Lieut. ;. r. Jacobs, Sergt- ". 5. Daven-
port, Col Cecil Clay, and PrivaUes Groomes
and Whitaker. Col. Cecil Clay VIII have
charge OF the detachment; Lieut.. Young
VIII command the team from the Eng
neers' Corps, and Lieut.. CoIladay the
Second Regiment team.
Auong the members Of the Guards who
have already made arrangements for n,
trip are Sergt f. j. Williams, Ser 1t. ]. $
Garrison. Capt. J. S. TonlIinson, Capt
+, W. Holt. Lieut.. d. c. Mcleod, and
Irivates Fred Dodge and Jesse owen
These, with tie friends aud wives of many
Of the gentlemen, constitute party which
viii mabethe Washington headquarters one
oil note at the meet.