Evening star., 1901-09-07
GOT BOTH THE PRIZES
District Teams Captured Everything
in Skirmish Match.
SECOND REGIMENT 1T TOP
And the First Was Second in
the Winnings.
THE SCORE YESTERDAY
SECOND REGIMENT At TOP
THE SCORE YESTERDAY

Special From a Staff Correspondent.
SEA GIRT. N. J.. September .7.-The
District Of Columbia has maintained its
record and topped Off it's week Of phe-
nomenal work by winning the skirmish
team match, shot this afternoon. Incl
dentally the Washingtonians gathered In
both Of the prizes offered.
The match was won by the team rep
resenting the Districts Second Regiment.
with total of 10. The team Of tho First
Regiment of the District National Guard
finished second with total Of ,149. The
fourth New Jersey team was third with
143 and the Fifth Maryland team fourth
with g. This winds up the team matches
of the tournament. the District having
captured first place in every such COM
petition, with the exception OF the inter-
state military match. The first prize, q
ond Regiment headquarters in the Gen.
ter Market armory. The First Regiment
team will receive as second prize, $25 in
cash. The match is a new one this year.
Any team winning the trophy three times
will be entitled to hold it permanently.
Big Crowd Present.
The skirmishing was watched by large
throng OF spectators, the weather being
perfect and the contest the last Of gen.
eral interest of the meeting.
The winning I'd Regiment team comprised
Lieut.. Cookscn, Lieut.. Holt, Private Apple
by, Sergt Groome, Private Pile and Pri-
vate Cash.
The 1st Regiment team was made up of
Lieut.. Leizear Lieut. Bell, Mai. Reichel-
derfer, Lieut.. Allison. Maj. Young and Pri-
vate Fink. Capt. Ferree served as captain
Of the I'd Regiment team for Capt. Tomlin-
son, whose foot Is injured, while Capt.
King directed the work Of the 1st Regiment
team.
Firing in the Presidents match, an indi-
vidual competition for the military cham
pionship Of the United States, began this
afternoon. The contest will not be con-
cluded until early evening. Several Dis
trict National Guardsmen are among the
competitors.
Sorrow for the President.
The news Of the attempted assassination
Of President Mckinley was flashed to Sea
Girt soon after the dastardly assault oc-
CURED at Buffalo. The announcement
caused intense sorrow and apprehension
throughout the camp.
The members of the foreign team were
profuse in their expressions OF sympathy
and anxiety as to the condition Of the chief
executive.
By reason Of the shooting of the Presi-
dent, the banquet at Long Branch, the sail
up the Hudson, the trip to view the inter-
national yacht race and the visit to the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo. ar
ranged In honor Of the Irish and Canadian
Irish Team Wins.
Firing In the competition in which the
Irish team and one from the New Jersey
State Rifle Association figured was not con-
cluded until very late hour yesterday
afternoon. The surprise Of the day was not
that the Irishmen wOn but that the Ameri-
cans did such excellent shooting at 800
yards, they leading the foreigners by two
points at that range. After a rest for din
ner the match was resumed at the 5OO-yard
stage. The experts from the emerald isle
thereupon proceeded to convince the hum
dreds OF spectators that they meant busi-
ness. Without anything in the way Of pre-
liminarfes the Irish team walked right
away from the Americans, and, never halt
Ing, continued the gait at the 1,OOO-yard
range. The finish was far from close, the
men from across the water ending with q
lead Of 68 points The score follows:
Special Challenge Match.
Following are the acores.