The Washington times., 1903-08-23
BIG FIELD OF ENTRIES
FOR SEA GIRT CONTEST
hrg-gun match with the hyposcope.
All Over Their Soreness.

All Over Their Soreness.
The Georgians, who left the 1899 tour
nament in hun when New Jersey won
the Hilton Match, are to return this
year. Their charge that the Jerseymen
won by unfair marking was absolutely
and completely disproved at the hearing
that General Spencer ordered soon after
IN New York. but. although the Atlanta
rifiemen men have been back, the Savan-
nah members of the team have hereto
fore refused to come. thereby preventing
the State from having a team in the in
terstate matches. Now, when the na-
tional match is practically under the
control of the Government rather than
the officials of the National Rife Asso-
citation, they are going TO return.
That there will be Canadians and Aus
tralians here to make the Individual
matches international features IS as
sured A half dozen of the Australians
who competed for the Palma trophy at
Bisley this year are coming. Among
them will be Captain Overshaw. The
captain of the Canadian team at Bisley
will also try his skill with the Yankees
once more.
OF the improvements at the range the
most important is the addition of seven
], 1,O0O-yard targets and three 6o0-yard
taIgets This increase was necessary on
account of the numerous contestants.
The ammunition house has also been en-
lsrged, and large number of lockers
and shower baths have been added. The
competing teams will be encamped this
year. not between the club house and the
restaurants. but over in the center of the
field behind the 1,000-yard firing line.
The vexed ammunition question,
which has always caused good deal
of trouble, has been settled by the ac-
tion of the Government in issuing, on
the recommendation Of Gen. Bird W.
Spencer, the executive officer of the
range, a special smooth-b bore bullet to
all the contestants in the team matches
of the National Rife Association and in
the national match. This bullet is ex-
pected to give greater accuracy on the
long ranges than does the groove bull
let. IN all the individual matches. how
ever. except the Presidents. contestants
may. as heretofore. use special ammuni-
tion other than Government make.
Bulls-eye shooting has been abol-
ished at the Sea Girt tournament. This
change has been made at the suggestion
of Lieut.. A. S. Jones. secretary of the
National Rifle Association. In place Of
bull's-eye matches have been substi
tuted such contests as the Souvenir and
the National Marksmen. for which the
entry fee Is the same as it was for the
bulls -eye-25 cents.
Palma Guns Are Barred
That the members of the winning
Palma team, who compete in the tour
nament this year, will have no advan-
tage by reason of their using the special
barrels they used in the Palma contest.
all competitors may be assured. for the
Palma guns will net be used. They have
been packed away for next years Palma
team
The entries for the regimental and
company team matches are already the
largest known IN the history OF the Sea
Girt shoots In these matches New York,
the District OF Columbia, Pennsylvania.
and New Jersey will figure the most
prominently. New York will have teams
from the Seventh, Eighth. Ninth.
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Twenty-third. Six
tyninth. Seventy first. and Seventy
fourth Regiments. and about ten com
pany teams. All of the New Jersey
regiments and the Second Troop OF
Newark will compete. From Pennsyl-
vania there Will be teams from the
Third and one or two other regiments.
The Pennsylvania Squadron will com
pete in the carbine team match, and the
First and Second City Troops in the re-
volver team match. From the District
OF Columbia the entries have not all
been received, but II is known that the
First and Second Regiments Will go
after the honors in the regimentaI team
match, which the Second Regiment has
won two years straight.
The National Government has detailed
Captain Lassock. of the Ordnance De-
partment, as ordnance officer of the
tournament. and Major R. F. Ames,
Captain Johnson. and Lieutenant Chris
ty, OF Governor Island, and Captain
Carter, of Fort Slocum. as range off,
GERS.