Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Local Rifemen Practicing
Hard at Sea Girt.
PLANS FOR THE MEET
NEW JERSEY WILL NOT USE
PALMA TEAM RIFLES.
Teaching the Young Idea How to Shoot
Major ourand Acting Adj
jutant General

the work of the local rifiemen at the Jersey
range will be closely watched. The Dis
trict detachment which left here last We'd
nesday has been practicing hard and, is
usual, may be expected to give an excellent
account of itself in the national trophy
match, the Dryden trophy match and the
other big competitions.
1t is announced from Sea Girt that the
entries to date received in the national
trophy match are New York, Massachu.
setts Vermont, Connecticut Rhode Island,
New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Georgia, District of Columbia,
United States army, United States navy
and United States Marine Corps. Maine,
Missouri and North Dakota will very likely
also send teams. In the regimentaI teaIl
match two District of Columbia teams one
team each from the LIST, I'd. Sd, 4th and 5th
New Jersey Regiments have entered Penn
sylvania will send teams from the LIST, I'd,
Sd, 9th and 18th Regiments. Massachu-
sets will be represented by the LIST Corps
of Cadets, the 9th Regiment and the list
Regiment Heavy Artillery; New York by
the eth, Sth, 9th, 18th. 18th, 3d. Goth and
I'D Regiments; Maryland by the 4th and
9Th Regiments; Ohio by the 9Th Regiment,
and the Marine Corps by two teams. In
the carbine team match there will be rep
resentatives from Squadron A of New York,
Jersey. the LIST Troop Philadelphia CITY
Cavalry. the I'd Troop Philadelphia City
Cavalry, the Pennsylvania Squadron and
Troop A of Maryland. Several OF the or
CARNATIONS mentioned will also enter Inc
revolver team match.
Range Never Looked Better.
1t is reported that the Sea Girt range
never looked better than it does at present.
An unusually wet season has given the grass
Loa, Il l-1gx
at the GO yards range and seven at the
1,OOO yards range have been built One of
the new competitions is the Dryden match
for trophy presented by Senator Dryden
of New Jersey, and valued at $4,000. Col.
A. Kuser, the well-knOwn rifle shot, has
given a trophy to be competed for in
rapid-fire contest calling for five shots, %
be discharged in thirty seeends, at ECO
yards. Bulls-eye pool s. 66tfas mas been
eliminated, and in placeTof 1t souvenir
medal match five shots at any range, and
national marksmans match, five shots
each. at 200, 800 and 500 yards, have been
provided.
The conditions of the revolver team match
have been changed SO that 1t will be fired at
fifty yards, fifteen shots deliberate fire and
fifteen rapid fire on the S-inch bulls-eye
target. The new match for the long ranges
is the Seabury match, seven shots at 800,
800 and 1000 yards
A departure this year is the giving of two
sighting shots in al individual matches.
Place for these two shots is provided for on
the match tickets, and the competitor in
all cases is compelled to fire them.
Shoot Without Being Seen.
A new match. and one. it is believed, that
will arouse great deal of interest will be
one for device called the hyposcope. This
instrument was feature of the recent meet
at Bisley. England, and was tried there by
some of the American rihemen. 1t is an in
vention which enables a man to shoot with
out being SEEN, and to spy out the land
without exposing"himself This is regarded
as by no means an insignificant accomplish
ment, for now the armies of the world are
being taught that in the wars to come ev-
cry device OF concealment and of taking adj
vantage of cover will be employed. The
hypOScOpe is further described as an inStru-
ment by the use of which riHemah re-
manning himself under bullet-proOf cover,
and with nothing but his rifle exposed, can
aim with perfect security and elaboration
at an enemy who cannot possibly see him.
Lieutenant Albert S. Jones' secretary of
the National Rifle Association. who attend
ed the last contest of the British Associa-
ton at Bisey in the capacity of quarter
master of the American rife team made a
special investigation of the hyposcope and
brought back with him a sample instru-
ment which had been made by the inventor
for the military attache of the United States
embassy in London for the purpose of ex-
hibiting to the United States War Depart
ment. The hyposcope will be given a
thorough trial at the Sea Girt meeting dur
ing the next two weeks.
target will be built showing the sill
houette or a man on the 60O-yard range,
and an embankment constructed at the fir
ing point behind which each competitor will
fire At the Bisley meeting Captain Martin
OF the American team secured third place
in the hyposcope competition, scoring 30
points out of a possible So.
Teachinp tho vo,Yur Tdao
No entries have been received for the
West Point-Annapolis match The Sea Girt
officials express surprise that the govern
ment does not enter teams of cadets in this
match. At the Bsfey, meeting, in a COM
petition for the AshbaFtons shield. arranged
for teams from boysS Schools there were
present forty-one Teams of eight boys each.
The day the match was shot was the big
gest day as regards attendance of the meet
ing. 1t Is declared that the attendance of
twice as many schoofboy teams could be
secured for the Sea Eirt meetings if the
transportation and 6sifsisfence of teams
should be betrayed by 4i1e government. This
1act was ascertained by the National Rifle
association, 1t is claimed through sending
out circular letters oftnquiry to the schools
throughout the country early last spring
Lieut.. Jones returned from abroad with
many Ideas as to the advancement of rifle
shooting and methOds Of holding competi-
uons, ana rev wilH be put in operation
at the coming meeting. He says that, al
though the foreigners are, ahead of us in
many things peftaining to the running of
their meeting. Is because of the oppor-
tunity the Bisley authorities have for call
ing upon the government for assistance.
For instance it is stated, the National Rife
Association of Great Britain procures from
the government details of all the regular
troops they desire for service markers and
scorers. This enables the placing of three
men on target Gs markers and accounts
for the excellent marking at Bisley The
British government also supplies ammuni-
ton. TO its National Rifle Association
A detachment Eof forty-eight National
Guardsmen of the lst Brigade of Pennsyi-
vania are practfcing on the Sea Girt range
preparatory to participating in the Penn
savanna state meeting, to be held at Mt. 4
Gretna.
Special Rifles Packed Away.
Gen. Bird W. Spencer, captain of the
New Jersey team. expresses surprise that
any rifieman would flor moment think
that New Jersey would take advantage OF