Evening star., 1901-09-04
Takes Tyro Company Team Match
at Sea Girt.
FINE WEATHER FOR TODAY
The Scoresin in Detaiin the Matches
Yesterday.
ANOTHER BIG MATCH ON

Special From Staf Correspondent.
RIFLE RANGE, SEA GIRT. N. j.. Sep
| tember 4.-The District Of Columbia today
continued its really remarkable work by
winning the tyro company team match.
Lieut.. Allison. Private Colladay and Pri-
vate Fink of Company A, 1st Battalion,
constituted the victorious team.
The first prize is the Peters trophy, val
ued at $125, which becomes the property
of the winner. The match was open to
teams of three. whose members had never
been winning team in any match at
Sea Girt previous to the present meeting.
There were thirteen competitors.
The team of Company A. 1st Battalion.
127 out of a possible $50, the individual
scores being: Allison. 46; Colladay, Al, and
Fink, 40. Lieut.. Allison made the highest
individual score of any competitor. The
team of Company A, 9th Battalion, of the
District, finished In eighth place. The con-
testing teams and their scores were: Com
pany A, 1st Battalion, District of Columbia,
125; Battery B.. Massachusetts. 1926; 1st
Jersey, 115; Battery B, Massachusetts, (sec-
ond team. ia: Company A, Sd Pennsylva-
MIA, ia: Company A, 9th Battalion, District
of Columbia. 112; Battery A. New Jersey,
terry A, New Jersey Second team, 90;
Squadron A, New York, 81, and 1st New
Jersey Naval Reserves, 76.
Anent the Interstate Match.
At the conclusion Of the firing In the
200 yards stage Of the interstate military
match, which Is second only to the Hilton
match in general interest, the teams rep
resenting the District of Columbia and
New Jersey were tied for first place, each
having scored a total of 50S out OF q pos
sible 600. The distances are 200 and 500
yards. ten shots at each distance by each
member Of each team. Twelve men COM
The District of Columbia can do better
work at the longer range, and therefore
the expectation is that the Washington men
will win out at the 5o0-yards stage, to be
concluded late this afternoon. The prize
is the costly Soldier Of Marathon trophy
and medal to each member of the win
ming team.
The team totals in the interstate military
match at 200 yards were: District Of CO.
lumbia, 5OS New Jersey, sos: Pennsylvania
5O4; New York. 497; Ohio, 46O; Maine, AGO;
Rhode Island, 453. and Maryland. 40.
members were: Leizear, 42; Bell A; APP
pleby. 43; Young, A; Pile, 45; Groome, 43;
Ferree, /; Robbins, 43; Scott, 42; Harvey,
SO; Farrow, A, and Taylor Al.
The weather conditions for shooting to-
day are well nigh perfect.
After having won the company team
match yesterday the District of Columbia
topped off the afternoon by capturing the
Aesiihentdi team Hdtcn from twenty Other
competitors, the largest number ever be-
fore entered in the contest. The six men
constituting the winning team represented
the 1st Regiment, National Guard, and in
gaining the victory incidentally bested their
comrades Of the I'd Regiment and the 9Th
Battalion.
The Canadian team finished second. Hay-
Ing won the interstate regimental trophy
twice before, in 1891 and 1892, the 1st Reei-
ment Is now entitled to hold 1t perma-
nently. The winning team also received
300 IN cash. The match was won in 1893,
1884 and 1895 by the District Engineer
Corps, and last year by the I'd Regiment
team. "