Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
Annual Shooting Tournament
Brought to a Close Today.
OUR BOYS GOOD WORK
DRYDEN TROPHY WON BY TEAM
FROM UNITED STATES ARMY.
Gen. Harries Complimented Winners
and District Men Were Praised by
Their Successful Rivals.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RIFLE RANGE, SEA GIRT, N. j., Sep
TENDER 1.-THE Presidents match, which
is being shot today, is the last match
scheduled for the shooting tournament, ana
at shutdown this evening the final compeu-
lions in the individual matches will be con-
cluded and the range closed until the next
annual meeting.
The entries in the Presidents match this
year are by far the largest in the history OF
the match, and the winner of the match
will deserve the title which goes with the
match, that Of military champion OF the
United States for one year. In addition ne
will receive the championship medal and
$50 in cash. The second prize is SIS; third,
SIS; fourth, $40; fifth, SO. and five prizes OF
So EACH
The match is being shot over the 200. 300,
500, 600. 500 and 1,OO0-yard ranges with
seven shots at each range. The event
usually winds up the meeting each year,
and the hardest battle of the entire meet
ing, from an Individual standpoint, waged
on this day.
District Entries.
The entries from the District include:
Private E. ]. Fink, Private Samuel B.
Wetherald. Private r. L. Pile, Lieut.. w. w.
Cookson, Major Glendie B. Young, Lieut..
w. M. Farrow, Private George E. Cook.
Private Maurice Appleby, Lieut.. F. w. Holt
and Private C. w. Dickey.
The competitors are not allowed to change
rifles after once starting on any Of the
ranges, and the winner Is determined by
the competitor having the highest total of
the aggregate scores of all Of the ranges.
The other members Of the District con-
tingent who were not engaged in this
match left this afternoon at 2 o'clock for
Philadelphia, and are scheduled to reach
o'clock. Arrangements for breaking camp
commenced early this morning, and at IL
o'clock all of the supplies and baggage re-
moved to the depot for shipment home.
The Dryden Trophy.
The Dryden trophy match, which was
shot yesterday, was next important to the
national match and one in which the Dis
trict boys put up a brilliant fight. The
weather conditions were perfect, with the
exception of the flsh-tail wind, which blew
continuously over the range during the
three stages of the match. The light on the
targets was excellent, and 1t was due to
this fact that such excellent scores were
made by the team members. The dis
tances were 200 and 500 yards in the morn
Ing and LOCO yards in the afternoon. In
the afternoon the strong light on the long
range targets greatly helped the District
crack shots. who also did excellent work at
this range.
At the finish of the 2oo-yard stage the
New Jersey team led the District by one
point. having total Of $50 against the
Districts $40. This close finish, however
only put energy into the boys and made
them shoot as they never shot before when
the 5OO-yard targets were opened And
such proved to be the case, for at the con-
clusion at this stage they had caught the
Jersey men and passed them, leaving them
twelve points in the rear.
The shooting at the 2OO-yard stage was
opened with Appleby who scored AZ while
his shooting partner made 40. He was fol-
lowed In turn by Reichelderfer with 49,:
Pile, A; Robbins and Dennison each AZ
apiece; Fink AZ and Cook, who tied Weth-
eralds score of 46 The total for the team
was $40.
The individual scores at 200 wards wera