The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
STATE RIFLE MA7CAES
The Shooting Contests at Sea
Girt Promise to Be More
Interesting Than
Ever Begin on
Monday.
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TRENTON. Aug. n. 1Ss7.-The National
Rife Association and the seventh annual
meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle
Association will be held on the range at
Sea Grit from August 80 to September A.
In point of entries this years shoot
promises to be the largest Of any yet
held. The Sea Girt shoot is always the
most important of the year in America
and the so contests are going to be es-
peciaIiy good, for all the crack shots and
teams that have distinguished themselves
at the contests of recent years viii be
present.
General Bird w. Spencer, the executive
officer of the New Jersey Association,
who has the arranging OF the shooting,
says there will be about 1000 individual
competitors, between Is and 30 company
teams, and l. reginental teams, and
State bodies of marksmen representing
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey,
Georgia, also the District of Columbia,
and probably one or two other States.
New Jersey will send a State and five
r~egimental teams, and New York regi-
mental teams from 18th and ed, and COM
pany ones from those and also the 7th.
There is still some doubt whether the
Pennsylvania teams are coming or
not. The great fights last year were be-
tween Georgia and the District of Column
bia; most of the big prizes went to them.
The Georgia team of % men arrived at
the range last Monday, and has been
practising since on the different targets.
The District of Columbia will have 100
company teams. Connecticut will also
probably be represented.
There are two matches on this years
programme, and they are going to be
exceedingly popular. They are the cham
pion revolver matches, one with military
aid the other with any revolver. The
Knickerbocker Revolver Club of New
ven, and other well known organizations
have entered their crack shots. Private
G. S. Richmond. of The First Georgia In
fantry, who wen the revolver match here
in 1894, '95 and ,96 will be present. and
Captain Theodore E. Beck, of the Essex
Troop, Newark, N. T.. will be the strong
est entry from New Jersey.
The carbise team match will bring out
the Georgia Hussars, Squadron A Of New
York, the Brooklyn Troop, and Essex
Troop, or First Troop of New Jersey.
Rifle Association. The Mimble-
con cup contest IS open to all residents
and citizens of the United States. The
cup is valued At $500; the conditions are
so shots at LOCO yards, san rife, and
without artificial rest. The Hilton
trophy match always attracts much at
%ten.ion. The prize, which is valued at
$1,000, was presented by the Hon. Henry
Hilton of New York, and may be com
peted for by teams of u from the United
States and from any other country. Penn
sylvania won it in 'a2 and "a, and the
District of Columbia in '93, '95 and Sc.
The interstate military match, for a
$3.50 bronze Soldier of Marathon is open
to teams of twelve from each State and
territory Of this country. Pennsylvania
won it in 80. the District of Columbia in
'93, New Jersey in "a, and Georgia in 50,
and again last year.
Of the % matches of the New Jersey
Rifle Association. the Presidents, for the
championship of the United
States, will be the NEST important.
Governor Griggs. who is President of
the New Jersey Association. will attend
the shoot both as spectator and COMPETE