The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
room WEATHER FOR SHOOTERS.
Rinemen at sea Girt Get Little Practice
or National Tournament.

rain which since thursday night has whiS-
tied through the camp Of the team gathered
FOR the tournament Of the National and
the New Jersey Rifle Association and the
United States Revolver Association con-
tinued undated to-day. cheating the dele
cations out OF another day OF the practics
they all declare they need much to be In
form for the opening on Wednesday OF
the biggest rifle tournament ever held In
this country
Michigan, by the way, has formally
entered team. Quartsrmaster - General
j. Fl. Kidd notified Gen. Spencer last night
that the team will arrive on Sept. g. This
will be Mlchslns first visit to the Sea
Girt shoot H,r entry insures sixteen
teams for the new National match, which
will be shot on Sept. 8 and 0, for the 81 900
trophy and $500 cash, provided by the re-
cent act Of Congress, as first prize; the
81 900 Helton trophy and $500 cash as second;
the $500 Soldier OF Marathon" and $500
cash, as third prize. and for $3.50, 500 and
$50 cash prizes.
This merging of the Hilton and Inter-
state military matches in the new National
match is received very favorably by the
rifemcn. both officers and men. That it
will stimulate interest among the States
In that it prevents one State from bagging
all the big game, as the District Of Columbia
and the Georgians used to, ia the general
conviction. The fact, often recognized
at the beginning Of tournaments in the
last decade, that either the Hilton or the
Interstate military or both would inevitably
ff of t,a, Il -,
The withdrawal Of the Georgians in 80
resulted in more general interest in 1900,
for the Georgians, born shots and able to
practices outdoors the year round, we're
monotonously invincible, it was felt
The news that the Georgia State team
is coming back this year to renew the old
rife war with the North has stirred up not
a little interest. Because the Southerners
left the range angry in 1890, charging that
the Jerseymen won the Hilton trophy by
unfair marking OF a shot which charge
was the next winter disproved to the entire
satisfaction Of the Georgians counsel and
because they have. as State team, stayed
away until now this new national match
Is in the hands not Of the officers of the Sea
Grit rang, but of the national Govern
ment, they may be depended on to give
the North a running fight when they first
come back. Tie Georgians won the Inter-
state Military in 1895, 1895 ara 1897.
Over whether CT not every team in the
interstate matches is using the same kind
OF ammunition, there vii! be no more dis
putes, such as arose last year, for instance
For the national match the Government
has settled that question by ordering,
especially for the contest, special smooth
bore bullet. which is expected TO be the
more accurate on the long ranges. This
ammunition all contestants must use
Range officers, detailed by the Government
will open the packages on the firing line
just before the match begins. In each
team the Government has given 70 1000
rounds, some of which most Of the teams
had sent to their home ranges for use in
practice. The teams which have used
il here express themselves entirely satisfied
with 1t. For instance, Major James f. Bell
captain of the District Of Columbia team,
says that which he has used, put up only
two weeks ago. works better than that
which the team used at Ordway.
During the national match the range
will be turned over to the National Govern
ment, Major James F. Guilfoyle, Twelfth
Infantry, being the executive officer. OF
the range officers detailed by the Govern
ment four have arrived. They are Ma jor
X. I. Ames and First Lieut.. r. d. Carter of
the Sixteenth Infantry. Capt. NJ. l.. Walker
of the Engineer Corps and First Lieut..
A. La Rue Christie, Eighth Infantry. Capt.
W. o. johnson of the Sixteenth Infantry
will arrive later.
Among the army officials who say they
will attend the tournament are Assistant
Secretary Of War W. {. Sanger, Gen. A. d.
ChafYee and staff and Brig. Gen. George ii
Harrles. commanding u. {. n, G., who will
have as his guests Lieut.. Col. Kaspopow,
Russian Military Atlache at Washington
Col. Merriam, L. 5. A.. and Capt. Lloyd
W. Brett, Second Cavalry.
Entries 10 far in the team matches are:
Companies b and {, Seventh New York;
!. First and Second, District of Columbia;
A and X, Third Pennsylvania Regimental
skirmish, First and Second District OF
Columbia. Regmental. Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth. Twelfth, Thirteenth, Twenty-third,
Sixty ninth, Seventy-frst, Seventy fourth
and Squadron A, New York; First and
Second, District of Columbia; Third and
Sixth, Pennsylvania First Corps Cadets,
Massachusetts, " NJ; First Vermont and
Second Connecticut. Revolver, Light Bat
terry A. Massachusetts '. NJ, Company |,
First District of Columbia; First and Second
troops, Philadelphia City Cavalry. Carbine,
Squadron A and Troop G, New York; First
Troop, New Jersey; First and Second Troop,
Philadelphia City Cavalry; Pennsylvania
Squadron; Troop A, Maryland; Companies
Uyro) |, First District of Columbia; A and
X, Third Pennsylvania; c. Seventh New
York; l., Second New Jersey; T., Fourt h
New Jersey; First Battery Field Artillery,
District of Columbia.
No bulls eye shooting will be allowed
al the tournament this year. At the sug-
ges,ion of Lieut.. A. s. Jones, secretary of
the Ma ional Rife Associa, ion who observed
the absence Of il at Bisley, the National
and New Jersey associations have abolished
il and put in its place cheap mat ches- which
will cost the competitor no more such
as the National Marksmen and the Souve-
mir.
Massachusetts, which sends this year
the largest delegation she has ever had at
Sea Girt, will be represented in the nat ional
match by twelve of the following fiji cen
mon, among whom is Sergt Keough, q mem
Der of this years viot orious Palma Trophy
team Lieut.. j. B. Paine, First Regiment
Lieut.. Fred H. Turnbull. Naval Brigade
Lieut.. Archibald Mcmillan, Sixth; Color
Sergt. A. t. Tornrose, First; Color Scrgt
George H. Jefts, Sixth; Quarermast err
Sergeant F. H. Keough, Sixth; Quarter
master-Sergeant c, David Berg, Fifth
First Sergt. C.. j. Jeffers, Eighth; Sergt
David T. McTaggart, Second Quartermas-
ter-Sergeant James Durward, Fifth; Bugler
George W, Chesley, Sixth; Private W. 7
Abbott. Eighth; Private J; ". Blake
j. d. Upton, Sixth.
The District of Columbia team is, with
two exceptions made up of seasoned ma