Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

Watson. New Jersey. and Capt II. he
The prisss include the department Of ride
practice badss. e b held by the winner
prize prize. i i no. 'h1sd price IS and fourth
Shoot fol Wimbledon Cup.
The famous WIMBLEDON cup match prom
ises to be an exciting struggle tomorrow.
and some excellent craftsmanship may be
looked for In SfNA event. This match is
open to all citizens Of the United States,
the conditionssbetssg twenty shots. at 1000
yards. any weapon or rife being permitted.
The contestant isfalsO permitted to use any
position. without artificial rest.
The handsomer silver Wimbledon cup,
valued at $500. win be presented to the
winner of the match. The soup was pre-
Great Britain to the National Rifle As5o-
citation of America. to be competed for on
conditions to be decided upon by the Ma
tional Rifle Association Of America. and to
be held by the winner till the next annual
meeting, when 1t is shot fer under the
same conditions. In addition to the cup q
handsome medal is also presented to the
victorious rtfeman.
= The annual meeting of the National Rife
Association will be held at the club house
Of the New Jersey State Rifle Association
this evening at $3.50 o'clock. number Of
the District Guardsmen are members of the
commanding the District Of Columbia
Militia, is a vice president In the .associa-
ton and a member Of the executive COM
mittee.
VIII Net Use Hyposcops.
It was announced, yesterday that the by
poscope. which Lieut., Albert s., Jones re-
Gently imported from England, is In a bad
ly damaged condition at the New York Gus
tom house, and will in all probability not
hn u-xy iris nj ~ ant
Efforts will be made, however, to repair
the damage. in order that Its value can lie
demonstrated before the close of the meet
ing. The instrument enables a man to
the land without being exposed himself.
The match, which Is new one this year,
was expected to arouse enthusiasm in a
new direction because of the proposed use
of this device. and to that end a. specially
arranged match was formulated and in
cuded in the list of events. The device Is
the invention Of William Foulton Of Eng
land.
District ShaFpshooters Practice.
After enjoying good dinner at O'clock
yesterday AFTERNOON the District sharp
shooters repaired to the 1000 yard range
and remained there until shutdown, peggins
away at the targets. in order to make ny
for the time lost during the rainy weather
Of the past several days. when they were
obliged to forego practice on the long range.
During the early hours Of the day the men
were put through a severe test at the SUI
and 900 yard ranges, and while no phenom-
email scores were made, still the results were
gratifying. and eQualed any that were
made on the range throughout the day.
The range opened at 8 o'clock, and for
some time after the bugle sounded announc-
ing the opening of the tournament a dull
haze enshrouded the targets. At times 1t
was almost impossible to distinguish the
for &c at ell HAS H.,
would clear away. and all would be clear
A light breeze continued throughout the
day. but did nOE Interfere with the work of
the rihemen.
A new ruling has been made that 800 and
300 yard targets will be open for practice
from until IL O'Clock each morning but
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the targets
were sashed and firing commenced. AS
result the District boys lost considerable
time and could not finish all Of their scores
at these ranses2TfrtS delay In operating the
targets promptly. It Is claimed, Is due to
the recent heavy rains. which have disturb
ed the mechanical portions of the frame
work of the targets.
Camp Notes.
The "Kneck4rs4 GlAb." which was organ
lied last year. has Ieorganized for the COM
ing year. with the following officers: Presi-;
dent, Gantain Sheridan Ferree; vice, presi-;
dent Lfeufs +. #, NeNneYtrs a. secretary.
Lieut.. Pinckney Smith: treasurer, Capt. AL
fred P. Robbins. and member. Lieut.. G. g.
Dennison. high private In the rear rank"
Charles H. Laird. one of the former crack
shots OF the District. is in camp with the
District contingent. Charlie received
warm welcome upon his arrival Tuesday.
Mrs. A. P. Robbins. wife of Capt. "A. p.
Robbins of the brigade team. accompanied
by her son. is sojourning at Asbury Park.
N. j. Mrs. Robbins will remain over during
the tournament
~ <y,1 1ekD
be composed this year of Lieut.. F. II. Held
enreich. Private G. L. Bode and Private
Frank E. Healey. all of Company I, 1st
Regiment.
Gen. Bird w. Spencer. to act as range off,
GERS during the present meet. by or iers OF
the War Department.: Major p. ~. Ames
and Lieut.. R. d. Carter. 10th Infantry;
Lieut. A. Christie Of the 9Th Infantry.
Policeman John C.. Bum of the Anacos-
tia police. Is expected at Sea Girt to COM
pete in the revolver matches which will be
held here. s-'
Lieut. L. P. Clephane of the Naval Militia
of the District has arrived and will witness
the coming competitions for the first time
on the Sea Girt range. Lieut. Clephane is
an ardent lover of the sport.
The officers of the Knockers Club are
on the lookout for its treasurer who. 1t is
said. is in possession of considerable Of the
clubs funds.
Lieut. w. w. eookson and Private George
E. Cook, are out for honors In the individual
matches. Both men are being loaded down
with good scores on all the ranges These
individual matches are ex cellrnt practice
for the men when 1t comes TO the big
matches. for they steady their nerves. and
eliminate the buck fever. With which
riflemen are often attacked
The collection of medals and trophies this
year in the club house of the New Jersey
Rife Association, is by far the largest and
most expensive Of any ever announced at
this range. The prizes are now on exhibit
ton In the club house and represent very
costly outlay.
INDIAN TERRITORY OFFICIALS.
Tnvestioation tn Extend to Other Of