Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-14
THE STATE SHOOT
PROGRAM FOR ANNUAL EVENT.
AT CEDAR RAPIDS RIFLE
RANGE ISSUED.
VIII Cover Seven Days - Many Inter-
estlns Events - Detail Of Five Men
From Company G VIII Contest for
Annual Trophies.

The program for the seven days
shoot which is to take place on the
state rlHe range at Cedar Rapids June
o-lS ana In which detail of five men
from Company G will participate has
Just Deen issued and is in part as fol-
lows:
The regimental team match will be
shot on Friday June 10. IL will be
open 70 teams of twelve from each
OF the National Guard regiments. The
trophy for this match is a $15O cup,
and medal to each member of the
winning team. The second prize is S25
In cash. The Fifty-third regiment
Won the cup last year with 1,490
points. The Fifty-fourth was second
the Fifty-sixth was third and the Fifty
fifth was fourth.
The Shaw match will be shot on
Wednesday June s. 1t is open to teams
OF flve from any company, troop or
battery OF the guard or any rifle club
OF the state. The Shaw trophy is a
bronze bust of Byron and was present
ed by Secretary Leslie NJ, Shaw. It's
value is $3.50. Each member of the
winning team also gets bronze med
al. The second. third and fourth
prizes are cash, SIS, $40 and SIS. Last
year Company B. Fifty-third won the
bust. Company B is at Waterloo. Com
pany II, /" Fifty-sixth. Algona; A, Fifty
sixth, Mason City; G. Fifty-sixth, Web
ster City took the other prizes in or
der,
The "Clarle Match will be shot on
Wednesday June s. 1t is open to teams
OF five from companies troops or bat
teries of the National Guard or rifle
clubs of the state. The Clarke tro-
ply" is silver cup presented by the
Hon. A. D. Clarke of Algona valued at
Sl5. The second and third prizes are
SlO and SIS. The winners in 1908 were
FIRST Co. B, Fifty-third, Waterloo; Sec
ond, co. A, Fifty-third, Dubuque;
third, Co. F, Fifty-sixth, Algona,
The "Allison Match" will be shot ON
Thursday, June g. 1t is open TO every
body. 1t is free to members of the
Iowa Rifle association. The ALLISON
Trophy" is presented by Hon. William
B. Allison, United States senator of
Dubuque, valued at $75. The winners
in 1903 were: First, Sergt. c. e. Diltz,
Co. e. Fifty-third, Upton; second,
Sergt. F, j. Kiessel, Co. TX" Fifty
fourth, Grinnell; third, Private w. 3.
Evans, Co. M" Fifty-flfth, Red Oak.
The "Hull Match" will be open dur
ing the meeting until no,n of Saturday,
June Is. The Hull Trophy is a.
silver cup presented by Capt. j. A. r..
Hill Of 81
Moines, is valued tat s75 and bronze
medal. The second, third and fourth
are $40, IS and So. The winners in
1908 We're: First Sergt. r. j. Hide
man, CO. "a Fifty-sixth, Mason City;
second Sergt. E. C. Hessler, Co. M
Fifty-fifth, Red Oak: third, Major F. r.
Fisher, Fifty-third, Waterloo; fourth,
.Sergt. F. l.. Fisher, Co. "B," Fifty-third,
Waterloo.
The inspectors Match will be shot
Tuesday, June Z for gold medal pre-
scented by Col. w. p. H. Morse. general
inspector small arms practice, Iowa Ma
tional Guard, Algona The winners in
1903 We're: First, Col. w. E. H.
Morse, Algona; second, Capt. Thos.
F. Cooke, Des Moines; third, Capt. Jno.
g. Gushing, Dubuque.
The military revolver match will be
shot Thursday, June 8, for silver cup
presented by Capt. Thos. F. Cooke, Des
Moines, valued at $50. The second,
third and fourth prizes are offered at
$40, SIS and IS. The winners in 1903
were: First, Sergt. R. j. Hildeman, Co.
"a" Fifty-sixth, Mason City; second
Private Chas. Ingerson, Co. &C." Eff
ty-sixth, Webster City; third, Corp. E.
G. Johnson, Co. M" Fifty-fourth, Fair
field; fourth, Sergt. D. H. Glenn, Co.
*" Fifty-sixth, Emmetsburg.
Consolation Match.
The consolation match will be shot
during the meeting for stems valued
at Sc, 81, SO and 81. The winners in
1908 We're: First Sergt. A. S. Brown,
Company l, Fifty-third, Waukon; sec
ond, Sergt Maj. LEV Brown Fifty
third, Burlington; third, Corp. j. F.
Cave, Company H, Fifty-fourth, Bur-
lington; fourth, Sergt. Dell Carpenter,
/ Company f, Fifty sixth, Algona,
| The Drake match" will be shot on
Thursday, June 9. 1t is open to every
body. The Drake Trophy presented
by the late General Francis M. Drake,
of Centerville, is valued at $50, and a
bronze medal will go with it.
The National Rifle association match
will be shot on Tuesday, June I. 1t is
open to the members of the National
and Iowa Rifle associations, Only. The
prizes: First, the National Rifle asso-
citation, 1904, bronze medal and 3d. sec
ond, So, and third, 81. The 1903 Ma
tional Rifle association bronze medal
will be awarded to that member of the
Iowa Rifle association who attended
the 1903 meeting and who makes the
highest score in the above match.
The national markman's match will
be shot on Tuesday, June 7, open to
everybody. To those making SO per
cent of the possible, a national mark
mans button will be awarded. The
names of all the winners will be
published in orders by the adjutant
general of the United States army.
The Bows match" will be shot on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
June s, 8 and 10. 1t is open to those
who enter the regimental, Shaw,
Drake, Allison matches. To those
making the highest aggregate score in
the matches. prizes will be awarded as
follows: First. the "Dows Trophy"
presented by Colonel William G. Dows,
commanding the Fifty-third Infantry,
Iowa National Guard. Cedar Rapids;
second, SIS and third So.
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