The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-05
NARESNEN At SEA GIRT
Crack Rifle and Pistol Shots to
Compete For Prizes.
A BIG LIST OF ENTRIEs

interest centers In National Match
For Trophy Presented BY CONGRESS.
Other Famous Prizes to De Con.
tested For.
Sea Glrt, y. J.. Sept 2. - Today
marked the opening OF tine 3lsi annual
meeting OF the National Rifle Assoc
citation Of America, the l-th annual
meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle
Association aud the fourth annual
meeting of the United states Revolver
Association
Interest centers in the national
match Tor the trophy presented Dos tho
congress OF the United States. The
national match has absorbed the Hill
ton trophy match and ,he interstate
match Of former years. The famous
Hilton trophy will Doe awarded ass sec-
ond prize. and the Interstate trophy
the Soldier of Marathon. ag third
prize in the national match The iol-
lowing are the entries In the team
competitions.
National trophy match-Ncw York,
Massachusetts,. Vermont Connecticut
Now Jersey. Ohio District of Column
ba. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Geor-
gia. Michigan United States Army
United states Navy and the United
States Marine Corps.
Company team match COMPANY y
and Company G, Seventh Now York
Company !. First District of Columbia;
Company |, Second District of Column
ba Company A, Third Pennsylvania;
Company X. Third Pennsylvania:
Company G. First Rhode Island two
teams: Company ID. First Rhode
Island; Company G. Fourth New Jer.
sey; Company A. Sixth Massachu-
sets
Rcgimcntal skirmish match-First
regiment. District of Columbia; Sec
ond regiment. District of Columbia.
Seventh regiment New York. First
and Second team United States Marine
Corps; Second Pennsylvania and list
New York.
Regimcntal team match - First
Corps OF Cadets Boston, Mass; First
and Second regiments. District OF Co
lumbia. Second. Third and Sixth
Pennsylvania; First Vermont. Second
Connecticut; Sixth Massachusetts,;
First Rhode Island: Seventh and list
New York. and Pennsylvania squadron
Revolver team match-Light Battery
4. Massachusetts,: Company I. First
District of Columbia. and the First and
Second Troops. Philadelphia City Cav
airy.
Tyro company team match-Com-
pany l. First District ~ Columbia:
Cor pany A Third Pennsylvania. Com
pany *. Third Pennsylvania. Company
G. Seventh New York. Company l..
Second New Jersey. First Battery + ,cld
Artillery. District OF Columbia; Com
panies c and L. Fonrth New Jersey;
Company +. list New York. Company
L. 18th New York: Company &. Third
Pennsylvania
Although firing began today. no re-
suits in connection herewith viii be
reached until late next week. as the
events are re-cnfry matches. each COM
petitor being permitted 20 shoot as
many times as he desires on payment
Of an entrance zee. Tomorrow the i'm
tersiate team match. the Columbia
trophy match and The New Jersey Ma
tional Guard team match viii take
place. and on Friday the Wimbledon
cup match and the competition open
to the inspectors Of rife practice. The
skirmish team match and the revolver
team match are set for Saturday.
The following events are on the pro-
gram for next week.
Monday Leech cup. inter-cluh and
company team Matches
Tuesday and Wednesday-The Ma
tlonal Trophy match.
Thursday Carbine team. tyro COM
pany team and veteran matches.
Friday-The Dryden team match.
Saturday Presidents match for
the military championship Of the
United States.