New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
OPENING OF THE GREAT RIFLE SHOOTING
TOURNAMENT At SEA GIRT.

Sea Grit ~ j.. Aug. 20 (speciaD.-The seventh
annual meeting Of the Iew-Jersey State Rifle AS
soc!aion began at the State range here to-day, ana
will continue all week.
Teams representing the States OF New-Jersey,
New-York Georgia the Regular Army and the bi'-
trlct Of Columbia arrived on Saturday ana TOOK
nart to-day in the individual and pool matches
preliminary 10 the big matches which will begin on
Wednesday, The best shooting of the day was
done by Lieutenant +. {. Wilson OF Georgia. who
succeeded in breaking all previous records on the
%, and 800 yard lie entered in the trenton
Interstate Fair match AMI at the first butt made
three possbles. He then tried the @O-yard target
and scored TWO possibles and a "a.
New-Jersev Is represented by Ave rcgimenal and
one State team The detachment Is commanded
by General Bird w. spencer State Inspector oi
Rifle Practice. The regimcnia teams represent
the 3D. 3d. i;h. 9Th and lth regiments. "hHe lhe
State team is made up of the crack shots from the
s.roral regiments The teams are follows: 2d
Rceiment in command Of Captain Walter Y. Clark.
Lieutenant Joseph Fanhurst. Private Nl'i'"
Rrooks Private John Ransom, Private John Nolan,
scrgean. Charles Chnn and Sergeant Adam Hud-
schmidt. 81 Regiment, commanded by captain
Charles Irwin Major William H. DE Hart Lieu
tenant Watson Sergeant Martin and Private Glad
den. ith Regiment In charge OF captain n H.
Graft Captain G. II. Sprine-t"ad. Major Henry
Iohman Musician McGrann. Captain Fisher ana
I lieutenant Chrsty: 9th Regiment, commanded py
Captain Cline Major Shinn. Captain Matth'rs
| Lieutenant Shrivors. Sergeant Hall. corporal
White private Perkins and Private Haines: 'th
Regiment coached By Colonel Charles r. Bamford
CAPTAIN Richard Bird Reading. Private Nillam
uartman Lieutenant Charles Stout. Private George
W Mlllette sergeant JACOB NJ '"fdi" "''" i'7"
tenant c. V. Packer.
The District OF Columbia mas entered tnFee
tome The detachment is commanded by toione
| g Clay the one-armed veteran. who Is one OF the
b.st shots in the courtry. The team from the En-
hal of Lieutenant Young.
n,is.s Lieutenant Hutteriy, Lieutenant Graham
private stewart Sergeant W. W. Cookson. Private
| :, McC Taylor, Corporal Weihereil corporal
| Carleton Sergeant Applchy. Captain Hoit' private
| +. W. Scott Private :. 5. scott ana sergeant
,i.kv The I'd Resin team. in charge of Lieu
| ,,~r, W r. Caladay includes Colonel clay
| i, io,t.nant Jacobs Sergeant Groome Sergeant
Dav.npor. and Private Bell
.r,. ceorpiaus are represented 10y twenty-thre
b,rushoo,crs under command OF captain ". W.
| Williamson of Savannah. a. follows; captain
| c.o,re r. McCann. Captain Thomas Hunter cap
| tain / g. Posiel. Lieutenant /. t. Nlso'' Lieu
! .,,art " f. Hopkins. AdJutan; W. O. HARRISON
! srueaut r. T. Constantine. Sergeant j. H. MlIiei'
| .orporal j. NJ. Drer Corporal FREDERICK My'rT
jr captain hichmonG rriEa'S H. aieS II ''IT Pr
Iate John S. Schei. friyaie W. q. Au',n'
| r T. Philpot Corporal r. W. Garden ana 'ap'A'"
Thc regulars are represented by deiaghman
LON LON re ,re Serseant Murphy Private Jennings Ser
| ecant 'rrimmns. Musician Wiibour ana "''s'""
| Peck. =, .,--., ,.uar, .oor, is made M
of l,ntenant Stebbins. Ordnance sergeant torIl,'
| Sarrenni smith Sergeant Limb. and IrivaicN RAJ
| Ian Rovlo and Doyle. lcutc nani Philips Leu
| nan. {; off Captain Underwood. Lieutenant ionh'
| snrr"anf Smith Surgeon Napier. captain HoaS
nd Capiain Wells. These represent tne l-th. Ia
~ o2d and list regiments. The NeW-> orkcfs are
| caach~d by Captain W. J. Underwood OF the Nh
| Regiment , , ,h, ,,orri,, ,,1c- ., -
| v,rable conditions. The new Regular Army targets
| wrre used FOR the first time IN ti" nH .
| mo National Rife Association. ana the New-Jersey
| state Rife Association. They are not po1t'a..
| nmnloint being made that they are 100 large for
cosr.ranpe shooting and uncertain for lons-rangc
| work owing to the shadows; Firing began to-day
| in the Members. Kuser All-Coners. Schuetzen.
| Uaver Perrine Memorial. Meany. Trenton Inter-
| state Fair and pool mat ches.
| In the Kuser match Lieutenant Minis; OF Georgia
revolver match al 90 yards ten shots. Private Rich
| Tan,ain summer Of the Knicker booker Revolver
Tnr \ew-Jersey teams are entered in the National
| Cnard Rcgimental anI Hilton Trophy matches
while The teams from ;hc District OF Columbia are
sr,"red in bur one contest. Georgia vii; compete In
III matches 10 which they are eligible. The New
| Yorkers will enter all the matches in which the
;esms from Georgia and the District OF Columbia
vii compete II viii. be another fight between IN"
North and South. with chances in favor OF the
Southerncrs being victorious. Contrary 10 eNp"ca
ions the States of Pennsylvania and Massachus"tts
,.iIi MT hc in The matches this week.