The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-30
RIFLEHHN At PRACTICE
Active Preparations for the An
uaaI Contest at Sea Grit
Teams Representing the District of
Columbia National Guard To Arrive
ON the Field Today Canada TO
Compete for nm International
Trophy-Georgianst to Stay at Home

SEA GIRT, y. J., Aug. 29.-The various
teams that are to compete in the Big sh OF
of the New Jersey and the National fle
Associations and the United States Re o.
yer Association. which opens on Friday 4
Sea Grit. have begun pract!cing here for
the matches. The candidates for the Jsr-
sey team-which is again going after the
So eco Hilton trophy. won by them asst
year from the crack Georgians ard the
District Of Columbia shcts, have been at
work ali the week. They began practice,
however, in July. The Maryland shooters
srrived lsst evening and early this morn
ing began knocking holes in the CT QUO ing
silhouette targets lined up along the
ocean. The Maryland contingent COM
prises two teams. regimentaI team from
the Fifth Maryland, which will compete in
the interstate regimental team match, and
a revolver team from Troop a. The State
has never before been represented in the
Sea Girt shoot. and good deal of interest
is being exhibited in their work.
Seven teams. comprising over fifty men,
are to arrive Thursday morning from the
District of Columbia. Besides the Fifth
Maryland several more newcomers have
notified General Spencer this week Of
their intention of competing in this years
matches. The First Heavy Artillery, of
Massachusetts. has entered a team for the
interstate regimental match. and Rhode
Island will send a State and regimental
team. The Seventy-first and the Twelfth
New York will compete in the interstate
regimental team contest.
That Canada win send team to battle
for the international centennial American
trophy is now practically certain. The
Dominion Rife Association is now holding
its shoot at Long Branch, Canada. and the
team will be chosen from the successful
competitors. Arrangements are now being
made for their admission under arms into
the country.
the $500 Wimbledon Cup. presented to the
National Rife Association by the Rife
Association of Great Britain, has appeared
in the person of the well-known Austral-
ian shot. Sergeant v McCally. who has
been doing great work at Bisley, and who
is now rracticing III Canada.
georgia VIII take no part whatever in
this years shoot. The disgruntled Sa-
vannah rifiemen who composed last year
Georgia team Will not come. as already
announced, and the Governor of the State
has refused TO allow the Governors Horse
Guards OF Atlanta to come TO Sea Grit to
represent the State this year. That the
Atlanta men hold no grudge against the
Sea Grit officials appears from a letter
General Spencer has received from Capt
G. NJ. Hope, of the Horse Guards, in which
he expresses his deep iegre; that his troop
will not have permission to send team
But, he says, I'VE have decided 10 be
with you next year, come what may. My
team is very much in love with the treat
ment We received from you and your as
sistants last year
At the annual meeting of the New Jersey
Rife Association, held at the clubhouse
here Saturday evening. Capt. George T.
Cam and Capt ". ". Williamson, of
the Savannah team. were elected honorary
vice presidents. The association lowered |
its Initiation fee from $50 10 $40 and elected
sixteen new members, among whom were
Congressman B. F. Howell, Of New Bruins 1
wick; Hon. Hamilton F. Kean, New York;
Hon. Samuel II. Grey. Camden; Col. Robert
NJ Thompson. Bayonne; Fred. W. Hope,
Red Bank and J. II. Love, eX-collector OF
taxes, Jersey City.