Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
Interest in Riae Shooting.

SHOWN by the large number of entries in all
| the big matches at Sea Grit this year. In
| the Hilton trophy match for the state
championship the states Of New York. New
Jersey, Massachusetts, District of Column
b:a. Minnesota and Illinois have expressed
! their intention of contest.ng. the two latter
states being new corners in the of
| national competitions.
Pennsylvania has a team of her crack
! shots ready to take the trip to Sea Grit at
| no expense to the state, but there seems
TO be some difficulty about getting the
| necessary permission from the proper au-
thority, as Pennsylvania has always been
n state to recognize the value of these in
| terstate contests for her soldiers The diff
| Guilty VIII probably be overcome. Maine and
| New hampshire are two states which con-
| tam plenty of material for a state team
ana Doth nave been unsuccessful COMPETE
| tors IN these contests The lack of financ al
| rep from their states will prevent both of
| mem from being repres ented 1t is said
thal a rifle team from Atlanta, Ga, will
ask PERMISSION to represent that state.
An interesting contest this year will be
the revolver team match. in VIII oh entries
nave AREA y been r ad- by Bat erv A. L'gh,
artillery, Massachusetts; Squadron A. New
York; Governors Horse Guards, Atlanta,
Ga: Essex and Monmouth troops. New
Jersey: "a Regiment. District of Columbia,
and 4th Regiment, New Jersey.
In the individual military championship
OF America match more than twenty states
VIII be represen ed, and in the Wimbledon
cup match at 1000 yards six more targets
have been built to accommodate the number
or shooters who will line up.
The Regular Program.
The order of events at the Sea Girt meet
ing has been mapped out as follows:
First day, Friday. August 31-1O am.
opening Of the meeting: bull's-eye and
group pool shooting. all ranges and all in
dividual matches, with certain exceptions,
open all day.
Second y.Saturday, September 10 am,
pool targets opened at 1,O00-yard range;
l pm, Wimbledon cup match, N. r. A..
8 I'M, inspectors match? bull s-eye and group
pool shooting, all ranges. and all individual
matches with certain exceptions, open all
day.
Third day, Monday, September g. am.
regimental interstate match first stage);
pm. Schuetzen team match first stage):
IN, Columbia trophy match 0irst stage);
bull s-eye and group pool shooting. all ranges.
ana all individual matches with certain eX
ceptions. open all day
Fourth day. Tuesday September As In.
Duh S-eFe ard group pool shooting, all
ranges, and ali individual matches with GER
tan exceptions. open until II O'Clock noon;
am. carbine team match; p. M. the Sec
ond stage. diminishing. in certain matches,
Will begin and continue until finished.
fltth day, Wednesday, September SO
I'M, Hilton trophy match, n. R. A.: pm,
company team match; bulfs-eye and group
pool matches. all ranges, and all individual
day.
Sixth day, Thursday, September Go am,
interstate match. N r. A: 3 PM, revolver
team match: bull s-eye and group pool
matches, all ranges, and all individual
matches with certain exceptions, open all
Seventh day Friday, September 10 a. m,
centennial trophy match. first stage; p. NJ,
presidents match, first stage; bulls-eye and