The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-30
FOR HILTON TROPHY
FROM MANY STATES COME RIFLE
MEN TO WIN 1T.
GEORGIA" TEAM IN RACE.
ATLANTA AGGREGATION READY TO
PLUCK THE VICTORY.

Place in the All American Team the
Goal of Many Marksmen-This
VIII Visit Canada to Do Battle for
the Palma Trophy, Captured at
Sea Girt Last Year by the Canucks.
There the Americans VIII Oppose
Teams From Canada, Great Brit
ain, Ireland and Australia.
Rife Range, Sea Girl. N. J.,Aug. 29.-
Although the programme for this, the
first day of the big interstate shooting
tournament, was devoted to matches
open only to New Jersey National
Guardsmen. the state teams took ad-
vantage of every available minute for
practice.
Perhaps the most important compe-
tition in connection with the meeting
Is that of the famous Hilton trophy,
now held by the District of Columbia.
The Hilton match will be shot next
Tuesday, the competitors being teams
from the Department of the East. U,
S. A, the United States Marine Corps,
New York, New Jersey Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Maryland the District
of Columbia, Ohio, Georgia, and posi-
bly, other states.
An AII-American Team,
The riflemen are straining every
nerve to perfect themselves for this
contest, and the interested ones are
busy making prophecies based On The
results attained by the several teams
in practice. The figures in he Jersey
competition to-day were exceptionally
close, and indications are that the
majority of the matches will be Won
by narrow margins.
Many of the rifiemen who are here
have as their particular goal a lace
on the all-American team. The latter
is to visit Canada week after next to
battle for the Palma trophy that was
captured year ago at Sea Girt by
detachment of Canadians.
The final competition for places ON
the all-American team will occur re
Monday, Sept. s. Tuesday Wednesday
and part of Thursday following will
be devoted to practice. The team will
leave for Ottawa in a private car
Thursday afternoon. Sept. II, and will
reach its destination Sept. H. The
Palma match will be shot Saturday.
Sept. 13. In addition to Canada and
America, the competitors will include
teams from Great Britain. Ireland and
Australia.
Range Crowded With Men.
The range to-day presented a pic
turesQue appearance. Stalwart men,
clad in all manner of military garb,
were everywhere. The spectators in
Guided an unusually large quota of
ladies'. All seemed to be deeply inter
ested in the work before the targets
The club house is crowded this even
inc with the visitors.
The Columbia trophy match, the prize
being the Columbia trophy and a medal
team, was captured late this afternoon
by the representa- tives of the Second
New Jersey Regiment the team total
being 253 out of a possible 500 The
First Regiment team finished second,
with total of PSI, the Third Regiment
third, with 245, and the Fourth Regi-
ment fourth, with 242.
The First Regiment of New Jersey
won the New Jersey National Guard
match, with total of 512 out of pos
sible 600. The Third Regiment team
was second, with 1913; the Second Regi-
ment third, with 497, and the Fourth
Regiment fourth, with 491.
Among the range officers who have
reported is Col. w S. .Proskey, ord
nance officer of Florida