Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-12
THE STATE SHOOT
Will Be Held, Saturday, Oct.
/ a, at Portland.
Several Trophies offered for Compe-
tition of the Rifle Experts.
The Conditions and Rules to Govern
the Matches.

The second annual State rifle meeting
will be held on the city rife range, al
Portland, Saturday Oct. "a. under the
management of 1t. John II. Dooley, IN
spector CT rifle practice, and is open to
the riflemen of Maine. Several trophies
have been offered, and competitions
will take place as follows:
The Governor Hill Trophy Match
Open to teams of five from any head
quarters, company. corps. or division
of the n. G.. S. NJ, or any rifle club or
shooting organization of the state: DIS
talces 100 and 900 yards; rounds, al
each distance. with one sighting shot
at each distance: rifle, L. ). magazine
cal, 80: ammunition, service; entrance
| fee, s.. per team: post entry, $40 per
team; targets. "A" elliptical at 2ou
yards and "B" elliDtical at 500 yards
PriZes-Entrance money to be divided
| into three prizes for teams making
highest aggregate score; to the National
Guard team making the highest aggre-
gate score the Governor Hill trophy,
presented by the Governor to be shot
for annually. and to be held during the
year by the team winning it: to the
I>'tlloileti tiu'tIu tetllt lfIthHlS7 tiiC So
ond highest aggregate score, armory
picture to the competitor making the
highest score at POO yards, a lamp: to
Portland member of the National
Guard making the highest score at 200
yards, silver cup: to the Portland or
WeStbronk member of the Ma
tional Guard making the high
est score at 800 yards, a gold
clock, and to the member of
any rifle or shooting club not a
member of the National Guard, making
the highest aggregate score, Il suit case.
Individual Matches at 600 yards
Open to State: seven shots at 500 yards
with one sighting shot: rifle and am
muntion as prescribed in Gov. Hill
Trophy Match target, "B" elliptical.
entry, 80 cents, post entry. $1.0G.
PriZes-Money to be divided into three
prizes. Additional prize of 200 rounds
Of 30 caliber ammunition. Additional
second prize of a fountain pen. Addi-
tional third prize of 100 rounds of 30
ca!bcr ammunition. Fourth prize, case
for krag rifle.
lndiN dual Revolver Match-Open to
any commissioned officer of the Nation
al Guard of Maine: distances, 20. 80 and
% yards; one string of six shots at each
distance, slow fire: revolver as pre-
scrbed in State regulations and orders;
ammunition. service. as issued; target.
"a ellirticai at all ranges; entry. 30
cents. post entry, $1.00. Prizes-Money
to be divided into three prizes for best
aggregate scores. Additional first
prize of an officers uniform trunk: To
the officer making the highest score at
~ yards, a sweater. TO the officer
making the highest score at 80 yards
Il pocket kodak camera.
In addition to the above, two loving
cups are offered as prizes in the Gov
Hill Trophy Match. as follows: Col. L.
n. Kendall of the 1st Regiment offers
Il cup TO the company of the LIST ReGi-
ment. n. G.. s. NJ, making the highest
aggregate score, said cup to become the
property of the company of any team
winning il three times. The match will
be competed for by teams of five men.
firing seven shots and one sighting
shot, at geo yards, and Il like number at
500 yards. Commissioned officers are
eligible to membership on competing
teams. The entry fee is s. per team.
The cup offered by Capt and Asst
surgeon j. Frederick Hill will go to the
National Guard company from Kenne
bee county making the highest scn.e,
and will become the property of of any
team winning it three times. The con-
ditions are the same as those which
govern the Kendall cup.
The several competitions will be con-
Quoted under the rules and regulations
recently adopted for the National
Guard of the State.