The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-28

the contests for these places have been going on for some time.
 Whatever the result of these elec- tions, all those who have the welfare | of the militia at heart will hope that | 1t will only be for the good of the Reg l iment.
 Rife shoot at Sea Girt. The rifle tournament now in pro gress at Sea Girt, N. J., Is being par l ticipated in by some of the finest marks men in the country and the matches will all be closely and sharply contest ed. The attendancs s, is iron m. many atSbSs os being conducted under the auspices or the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle PracsiGe o ia ssneatinn sne h'eo of Amer
 lea and the New Jersey State Rlhe AS sociation.
 The national matches are being. shot, the last being had today. which are open to teams of twelve men. one rom the cavalry and one from the infantry
 om the tbe sr%y Marine doqps 'as one rom itia of each State and Territory and the there viii be slow. rapid fire and skir- i mish fires at varying distances Ihe prizes are highly valued and 1t will be the most bitterly contested match or l all.
 The principal trophy of this match, shot under schedule arranged by the pracce Board is I9r the me bronze plaque a1 | thorized by Congress and $500 in cash; the second prize. the $3,o00 trophy pre- | York, and s2OO in cash; the third, the artistic bronze, Soldier of Marathon." presented by the Commander in Chief 1 and $50 in cash. The fourth, fifth and
 sixth prizes consist of cash in the sum
 of s100. $75 and s5o,. respectively, and
 also a medal of each member to the | INUin n n
 These rrizes are awarded on the basis
 of the highest aggregate total in the
 that forms the first prize is a magnf- cent specimen of metal work of high | degree. The design consists of globe %nss pg Tests an obong s ! the central figure of which Is symbolic
 of the aSS of War hGldpg his Ns aGEs }onh in Trophy, Presented by the Congress of the United States for Excellence in Team Marksmanship.
 1903 when first shot; and by New York in 1904 at Fort Riley. the national match this year will be fiercelly fought; the tme most most practice for the battle, the l tournament at Creedmore giving them much drill. The Jerseymen, who have their ambition oa set on winning to tne
 three days a week all summer. Ohio; who at last years tournament leaped i Into the front rank. ana gave the nelQ a bad scare. turned its National Guard 1 encampment at Newark last month into Pennsylvanians will come fresh from District of Columbians, with their long list of victories at Sea Girt, are regard ed as dangerous enemies. The Massa- | all summer at their Walnut Hill range. l The Georgians, who in the early nine
 ties used to grab about all the matches
 tSa tfSoaPf fey SF2n can 9 Stiff fR0H sh66
 the army to thrash the militiamen. Illinois Is coming to mako an em- l States which have never sent a team States literally from Maine to. Cali
 fornia-.are to. compete not only in the | national match. but also In the inter
 state team and individual contests of 1 the National and New eJrsey Rife As
 sociation: which number twelve under 1 weight under the auspices of the New | Jersey Association. "
 President Gives Prizes.
 An interesting event Is the Presi- | dents match for the military champion
 ship of the United States, and shot by authority of the President. It is Him
 tied to members of the regular military
 the State militia, or National Guard l The first prize carries with 1t the
 championshlp. $50 and an autograph dent of the United States.
 This Is similar to the Kings match In Great Britain, at which that sov- ereign is always present and personally presents the medal to the winner. 1t was the Intention of the President to be at Sea Girt to witness this match but he yielded to the enttreaties of friends, and decided not to attend on account of the fear of an accident of
 some sort. This match was won last year by Private Howard Gensch, 1st
 New York National Guard Alabama Not Represented. Those guardsmen from the 1st Ala
 bama regiment who have been prac-
 ticing great deal. many of whom par
 ticipated in the shoot at Fort Riley last
 at Sea Girt, and It was thought at one
 time that this State would have the
 honor of being represented. but. to tell
 the truth, the money was lacking the
 system of paying the men in camp
 overwhelming every other interest this year. -
 This practice may be popular with
 the rank and file for the moment. but
 whe nit is found that everything else. equipment and rife practice, must be given up for 1t the men will come to see that the money can be more wisely
 and more benef1cially expended than
 being divided a, few dollars each
 amongst them and being blown In for
 camp.
 I hope to see the practice abolished
 in Alabama and the money devoted
 to more lasting and substantial benefit. CaIifOrmia'a New NnVx