Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-04
BUSY DAY At SEA GRIT
Crack Shots of District Doing
Well on the Ranges.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
STRONG LIST OF ENTRIES FROM
DISTRICT FOR TODAY.
Splendid Weather Has Marked the
Shooting Tournament and spurred
the Men to Their Best Work.
LARGE ATTENDANCE

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
RIFLE RANGE, SEA GRIT. N. J.. Sep
TENDER 4-Today the crack shots from the
District are fighting for honors in the ia
nous inspectors match. in which the repre-
sentatives Of the national capital always
take a prominent part. The Wimbledon
cup match is also scheduled on today's pro-
gram and will undoubtedly prove an inter-
esting match.
The inspectors match is open to inspect
ors Of rife practice and ex-inspectors and
will include the 500 and 6OO-yard ranges.
ten shots being allowed each man. Last
year the event was won by Major James E.
Bell. inspector general of the District Of
Columbia Militia, in one of the closest
matches Of the meeting. He will also en-
deavor to uphold his reputation Of last year
in today's match. The list of entries from
the District is larger this year than 1t has
ever been. and the men stand good chance
Of coming off victorious.
Wimbledon Cup Match.
The Wimbledon cup match which is also
Of interest to the District boys. is open to
all citizens of the United States, only one
range being used, that of the 1000 yards.
Twenty shots are allowed each competitor
and the large list of entries, promises
to furnish plenty of good shooting on that
range.
The largest field of competitors ever gath
cred together in a team match on the Sea
Girt range participated in the interstate reg
mental match, which was shot yesterday
The match opened early in the morning
with twenty seven teams on the firing line
awaiting their turn at the targets This
number of teams eclipses anything seen on
the range in the history of the National
Rifle ASSOcia ton
Firing at the 20O-yard targets occupied
the morning hours and after an hour for
dinner the respective teams gathered to-
gether at the 5OO-yard range to complete
what has so far proven to be the most in
teresting match Of the meeting.
Beautiful Weather.
The weather in the afternoon was per-
feet and the attendance of spectators I'M
usually large. The sun shone brightly and
just enough breeze was stirring to cool the
atmosphere and assist in the comfort of
crack shots attracted the other expert rifle
men to the targets where the District men
were shooting in the afternoon, after the
excellent scoring at the short range and
their close at this distance.
The feature of the shooting at the short
range in the morning was the work Of
Private George Cook, when he scored 40
out of possible so. AL of his shots with
eyes. and with slight margin his
third shot would have been bull eye He
was also high man on his team. his near
est competitor being Private Wetherald.
In the I'd Regiment team Private Appleby
and Lieut., Farrow both made good scores.
the former "A and the latter 49, Even with
these scores the I'd Regiment team defeated
the LIST Regiment team by only one point.
Scores Of the Teams.
The individual scores Of the teams at 200
yards in the Regmental Interstate match
were as follows: