Evening journal., 1903-09-02
.MARKSMEN At
SEA CRIT RANCE
Crack Rife and Pistol Shots
to Compete for Prizes in
New Jersey
A LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES

Sea Girt, N. j., Sept 2. - Today
marked the opening OF the S1st annual
meeting of the National Rife Asso-
citation Of America, the 18th annual
meeting OF the New Jersey State Rifle
Association and the fourth annual
meeting of the United States Revolver
Association.
Interest centers in the national
match for the trophy presented by the
congress of the United States. The
national match has absorbed the Hill
ton trophy match and the interstate
match of former years. The famous
Hilton trophy will be awarded as sec
ond prize, and the interstate trophy,
the Soldier of Marathon" as third
prize in the national match. The fol
lowing are the entries in the team
competitions:
National trophy match-New York,
Massachusetts,. Vermont, Connecticut
New Jersey, Ohio District of Colum.
bia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Geor-
gia, Michigan, United States Army,
United States Navy and the United
States Marine Corps.
Company team match-Company b
and Company G. Seventh New York;
Company |. First District of Columbia;
Company ], Second District of Colum.
bia; Company A, Third Pennsylvania
Company X, Third Pennsylvania;
Company G. First Rhode Island. two
teams; Company d, First Rhode
Island; Company c, Fourth New Jer
sey; Company A, Sixth Massachu
setts.
Regimental slnrmish match-First
regiment. District of Columbia; Sec
ond regiment, District Of Columbia;
Seventh regiment. New York; First
and Second team United States Marinc
Covps; Second Pennsylvania and 71si
New York.
Regimental team match - First
Corps Of Cadets, Boston, Mass; FRS
and Second regiments, District of Co
lumbia; Second, Third and Sixth
Pennsylvania; First Vermont; Second
Connecticut; Sixth Massachusetts,
First Rhode Island; Seventh and 71sr
New York, and Pennsylvania squadron
Revolver team match--Light Batter,
A, Massachusetts,; Company I. FRS
District of Columbia, and the First and
Second Troops, Philadelphia City Cav.
airy.
Tyro company team match-Com
pany I. First District of Columbia
Company A, Third Pennsylvania; Com
pany X, Third Pennsylvania; Company
c, Seventh New York: Company L
Second New Jersey; First Battery iel,
Artillery, District Of Columbia: Com
panies c and e, Fourth New Jersey
Company e. list New York; Compan.
E, 18th New York; Company A, Thirl
Pennsylvania.
Although firing began today. no re
suits in connection Herewith will b
reached until late next week, as tn
events are -e-entry matches, each com
petitor being permitted to shoot a
many times as he desires on paymen
Of an entrance fee. Tomorrow the in
terstate team match, the Columbi
trophy match and the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard team match will tax
place, and on Friday the WIMBLEDON
cup match and the competition ope
to the inspectors Of rife practice Tn
skirmish team match aud the revolve
team match are set for Saturday.
: The following events are on the pre-
, gram for next week:
Monday-Leech cup, inter-club an
company team matches.
Tuesday and Wednesday-The Ma
tional Trophy match.
hursday-Carbine team. tyro CON
pany team and veteran matches.
Friday-The Dryden team match
Saturday. Presidents match fc
the military championship of tn
, United States.