Evening star., 1901-08-27
SHOOT. AT SEA GIRT
Party of District National Guardsmen
to Depart Tomorrow.
HOPE TO CAPTURE ALL TIE PRIZES
Biggest Rifle Meeting Ever Held
in This Country
THE PROGRAM OF EVENTS
]PE TO CAPTURE ALL THE PRIZES
THE PROGRAM OF EVENTS

| any previous similar event. Among the
| competitors will be a team from Ireland
| and another from Canada. Sir Thomas
/ Upton will accompany the Irish team. The
/ size of the representation from the states,
| as regards teams and individuals, is more
| than double that of any previous year.
And 1t is encouraging to note that the Dis
trict of Columbia riflemen do not propose
| to take second place in any Of the contests
| in which they enter.
| Six National Guardsmen from Washing
| ton journeyed to Sea Girt last week to
! compete for places on the All-American
! team that Is to win, il possible, the famous
| Palma trophy from Canadian team. The
| observation-disclosures have done remarkable
! shooting, and from the start 1t looked as
though all six of them would and they did,
| win places on the team, that consists only
| of ten men, to which rifiemen from the
entire country were eligible Lieut.. H. M.
| Bell and Lieut. II. H. Leizear of the Dis
| trict of Columbia, who are the leaders of
| the all-American team, will also shoot on
] New Jersey team that is to compete with
the lrishmen in special match.
The District Teams.
Those who go tomorrow will leave from
the 9th street passenger station at II
| O'Clock am. When they arrive at Sea Girt
the Washington contingent will consist Of
the following-inclusive Of those already
| there:
Brigade team and alternates-Private
| Maurice Appleby, Company A, 9th Battal-
| iCn; First Lieut.. H. M. Bell, /. r. P, I'd
Battalion; Private Walter S. Cash, Com
pany A. 9Th Battalion; First Lieut.. W. w.
Cookson, /. R. p. 9th Battalion; Private
c. W. Dickey. Company A, 9th Battalion:
First Lieut.. w. NJ Farrow, l. r. P, 4th
Battalion; Captain Sheridan Ferree, Com
pany d, 9th Battalion: Sergeant c. E.
Groome, Company B, 4th Battalion; Major
William E HARVEY fth RatfafiOn. First
Lieut.. H. H. Leizear l. r. P, Sd Battal-
ion; Private r. L. Pile, Company B. 4th
Battalion; Captain A. P. Robbins, aid-de-
camp, general staff; Private E. w. Scott
Company A, 9Th Battalion; Private s. l.
Scott Company A, 9th Battalion; Private
]. NJ. Stewart, Company A, 9Th Battalion;
Private c. McC. Taylor. Company A, 9Th
Battalion; Major Glendie B. Young, Sd Bat
TALON
Major James E. Bell, team captain; Cap
tain Thomas S. King, adjutant and ord
| nance officer. and First Lieut.. Frank w.
holt, team quartermaSter.
Other officers and enlisted men duly Sc
lected as the representatives of the organi-
cations designated:
First Lieutenant A. NJ. Allison, Company
c, 1st Battalion; Private W. E. Colladay,
Company A, 1st Battalion; Captain c. Fred
Cook. aid-de-camp. general staff; Captain
E T. Corvaizier, Company D. Sd Battalion;
First Lieutenant George G. Dennison: l.
r. p, 9TH Battalion: Private w. NJ. Far
row, jr., Company B. 4th Battalion; Pri-
vate E. ]. Fink. Company A, 1st Battalion;
Private NJ. F. HalIoran. Company A, 9th
| Battalion: Quartermaster Sergeant E. N.
! Jackson. 9Th Battalion; Major Jesse B. K.
Lee, 1st Battalion: Private Edward Nc
Govern, Company A. 9th Battalion; First
Lieutenant Charles G.. Mortimer. Quarter
Bert s. Nelligan. adjutant 9Th Battalion;
First Lieutenant E. H. Neumeyer. jr..
quartermaster, I'd Battalion. Major L. H.
Reichelderfer. I'd Battalion; Major r. D.
| ,ypoC x n fn3in Efrct tnr,t otof
w. Smith, Company D, Sd Battalion; Cap
tain Alex. Summers, Company A, 9Th Bat
TALON: Captain Charles E. Swigart, adju-
tant I'd Regiment; Captain ]. S. Tomlin-
Vogt, Company c, 1st Battalion; Private
S. B. Wetherald. Company A, Sd Bat
talon; Captain E. w. zea, Company C,
1st Battalion.
The Range Program.
The international and interstate shooting
tournament, under the auspices of the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America, the
New Jersey State Rifle Association and the
| United States Revolver Association to be
held at Sea Girt, will open Friday, August
30. and close Saturday, September Z. In
the list Of range officers appear the names
| of Gen. George H. Harries and Maj. James
f. Bell of the District of Columbia militia.
The principal event of the tournament will
be the centennial trophy Palma match,
open to rifiemen of all countries, for the
championship OF the WOTlu. "A team from
Canada has entered the competition, and
six members of the District of Columbia
National Guard have won places on the
American team. The match will be shot
Thursday, September g. Each team shall
! consist of eight men. Members of the
teams participating must be native-born
citizens and residents Of the countries they
respectively represent, except in the case
of teams representing provincial territory
of government, in which case residence
in the province will be sufficient. provided
| the member Is native-born subject Of the
parent country.
The national military arm Of the country
the team represents will be used. The dis
tances are 800. 800 and 1000 yards.
Fifteen shots at each range by each COM
petitor will be fired.
Any position without artificial rest NAV
be taken and orthoptic sights are allowed.
The trophy is to be shot for in each subse-
country Of the team holding It, at such
time and place as the national rifle shoot
ing organization Of the country may de-
eide. a bronze medal will be presented to
each member of the winning team and a
gold medal to the competitor making the
highest aggregate score.
The Wimbledon cup match will be shot
Saturday. August 81 It Is open to all cit
izens and residents of the United States.
Distance, 1000 yards. Thirty shots. Wea-
pom, any rife within the rules: cleaning al
lowed between shots. Position. any, with
out artificial rest. Eighteen-point handi-
cap for any military rifles.
First prize, the Wimbledon cup, pre-
sented by the National Rifle Association of
Great Britain to the National Rifle Asso-
citation of America. to be competed for on
conditions to be decided upon by the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America, and to
| be held by the winner till the next annual
| meeting, when 1t will be shot for on the
same conditions. Value. $780, A medal to
| the winner.
The Wimbledon cup match was won in
| 1879 by C. II. Laird, In 1880 by W. F. Far
| row and In 1893 and 1895 by s. d. Scott
all Of the District of Columbia National
Guard.
The Hilton Trophy.
| Another interesting event in which the
District OF Columbia will participate is the
Hilton trophy match, to be shot Monday,
| September 2.
The distances are 200. 800 and 600 yards
| Rounds seven at each distance. Position,
standing at 900 yards; at 500 and COO yards,
| prone. with head toward target. Rifles
and ammunition as prescribed In the Ma
| tional Rifle Association Of America regu-
lations.
The prize Is trophy presented by Henry
| Hilton Of New York. to be shot for an
nually at Sea Girt, to be held during the
year by the head OF the corps or organiza-
| tfon whose team may win ft. to be returned