Evening star., 1901-08-27

! at each distance.
To the team making the highest -aggre-
] gate score will be presented a large bronze
Soldier OF Marathon presented by the
| of New York, to be shot for annually and
] to be held during the year by the adjutant
general OF the state whose team may win
IT; value, $3.50. Also medal to each MEM
| Der of the winning team.
Championship of United States.
The Presidents match, for the military
championship of the United States. will be
! shot Saturday, September Z. It was won
in 1894 by c. w. Dickey of the District of
| Columbia National Guard. 1t is open to
| all members of the army, navy, marine
| corps. Naval Reserve and state militia or
National Guard. Competitors to shoot
| with the rife Of the model adopted and
issued by the state they represent which
must be strictly military rife, without
! improvements. or the United States army
| or navy magazine rifle. The distances are
| Do, 800. 500, 900, 500 and 1000 yards; 5
| shots at each distance. The same rife
! must be used at all distances. The COM
| petitor having the highest total of the ag-
| gregate scores of all ranges will be de-
| clared the winner. A number of cash
prizes are provided.
The Jersey Events.
! The competitors of the New Jersey State
1 AeAAAS nSSOSldllOIl, III WHICH TIE DlSlTlCl Nd
tional Guardsmen will participate include
the all-comers' military match, open to
everybody; distances 200 and 800 yards, five
shots at each distance: rifle, any military.
| The Hayes medal match, open to every
body; distances, 500 and coo yards, five
shots at each distanc rifles, any military.
| The General E. F. Meany match, open to
| everybody; rifle, any military; distances,
500 and 600 yards, seven shots at each dis
| tance. The New Jersey State Rife Asso-
! citation trophy match, open to everybody;
| rifle, any military having sights and trig-
ger pull within the rules, chambered for
and using standard ammunition: distances,
| 500 and 600 yards, five shots at each dis
| tance. The consolation match, open to
| those who have never won first prize In
any individual match at any of the meet
] ings OF the New Jersey State Rifle Associa-
| ton; distances 200 and 800 yards, five shots
| at each distance; rife, any military. The
| cataract telescope match, open to every
body, five shots at 1000 yards with the
| United States army magazine rifle mounted
with a cataract telescope Two rifles, with
| cataract telescopes attached, will be kept
| at the firing point for use OF contestants.
| The inspectors match, to be shot Friday,
| August 80; open to all inspectors of rife
| practice either by commission or by detail.
| Shot for annually. Distances, 500 and 900
| yards, ten shots at each distance; both
ranges to be shot over the same day: rihe'
any military. Won in 1894 by Major ]. p.
Bell, inspector of rifle practice, District Co
| lumbia militia; in 1895 by Major Glendie B.
Young, District Columbia National Guard,
and in 1900 by First Lieutenant w. Milton
Farrow, inspector rifle practice, 4th Bat
| TALON. District Columbia National Guard.
Revolver Competitions.
The revolver competitions will include
the following:
The re-entry revolver match-Open to
everybody; distance, so yards; five shots
on American standard target; S-inch bull s.
eye ten-ring, 3A inches; revolver, any,
with trigger-pull not less than two and
one-half pounds; ammunition, any; the
aggregate of three scores to count for all
prizes
The novice re-entry revolver match-Open
only to those who have never won hrst,
second or third prize in any individual
revolver or pistol match at Sea Girt; dis
tance, so yards; five shots on standard
American target: S-inch bulis-eye, ten
ring, 3ss inches; revolver, military, with
trgger-pull not less than four pounds;
ammunition, full service charge; thirty
seconds allowed for each string, taking
time from the first shot; the aggregate of
three scores to count for all prizes.
The disappearing-target revolver match
Open to everybody; distance, % yards;
six shots on a silhouette target of man,
subdivided into four counts; time, lmme-
diately following the word ready from
the scorer the target will be exposed for
period Of twelve seconds. The COM
petitor must stand with revolver loaded
and in hand, resting on the barrier Tn
front of him. When ready to shoot ne VIII
so notify the scorer Revolver, any; am
muniton, any; the aggregate OF three
strings to count for all prizes.
The re-entry pistol match-Open to every
body; distance, 80 yards; five shots on
standard American target; s-inch bulls
eye, ten-ring, 3as inches; pistol, any single
shot, with barrel not more than ten lnches
in length; length between sights not more
y,.,H not Ia n
two pounds; ammunition, any; aggregate
of three scores to count for all prizes.
The revolver team match-To be shot
Saturday, August 81. Open to teams or
five men from regimental, battalion. sepa-
rate company, battery, squadron, troop or
other organizations of the organized state
militia, the naval reserves, the United
States army, navy or marine corps anu
any foreign government.
Entries Of one or more teams allowed
from any one organization but no man
allowed to shoot in more than one team.
Distances, o. 80 and 20 yards Two
strings of five shots at each distance on
United States standard A target 2O0 yards,
reduced to 100 yards; bull s-eye. counting
5, 4x5 inches; center, counting 4, llxl41s
inches; inner, counting 3, 1912x24 lnches;
outer counting g balance of target. Each
string must be fired within time limit OF
thirty seconds, taking time from the hrst
shot. Military revolvers, with not less
than four-pound trigger-pull, and service
ammunition.
The trophy will become the property OF
the organization winning it three times,
not necessarily consecutiyely.
Rifles and Carbines.
The company team match. to be shot
Wednesday, September 4-Open to teams OF
three from any company, battery or troop
OF the organized militia of any state and
the United States army or from any ships
company of the naval reserves or United
States navy. Members of teams, to be ell
gible to shoot in this match, must never
have been on q winning team In any team
match at Sea Girt previous to the 1901
meeting Five shots at 200 yards and five
shots at 500 yards. Rifles, three-groove
Springfield Ammunition, standard.
The carbine team match. to be shot
Thursday, September 5-Open to teams of
five from any regiment. squadron or troop
of cavalry of the regular army, National
Guard or any foreign government. Entries
Of one or more teams allowed from any
one organization, but no man allowed to
shoot in more than one team. Five shots
at 200 and 500 yards. Carbines and am
munition, National Rifle Association rules.
The company team match, to be shot
Tuesday, September 3-Open to teams of
Ave from any company of the National
Guard Of any state, of the United States
army or Of any foreign government. Seven