Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

| most interesting of this series. 1t is open
t. teams of five men from affiliated organ
izations. The first prize consists OF the
chs mpionship banner, a gold medal to each
| member Of the winning team and $50 In
cash. The second and third prizes are sill
yer and bronze medals respectively and
cash sums. This match was won in 1904 by
the Ohio Rife Association, with the Man
haitian Rifle and Revolver Association sec
ond
The Cadet match will be limited to teams
OF five from West Point. Annapolis and any
male university and the competitors must
be undergraduates. The Cadet Cup will
be held by the institution represented by the
viii ring team for one year. when 1t will be
returned to the custody Of the National AS
ISOLATION.
donated by the E. l. Dupont Company.
forms the prize for regimental skirmish
match. If won twice, whether in success
sion or not. the cup becomes the property.
absolutely, of the team winning it. If in
three years three teams have won it, the
fourth year these three teams must shoot
match for the ownership of the cup. 1t
was won in 1904 by the Marine Corps.
Revolver Team Contest.
In the revolver team match, open to teams
Of five from military organizations, the
prize is beautiful silver target presented
by Robert 8. Hale of Boston, and $50 added
| by the association. The trophy Is to be
held one year and become the property OF
| the competitor winning 1t three times.
Under the auspices Of the New Jersey
State Rifle Association the shoot opened
to military teams of eight for the Dry
den trophy stands first This beautiful
! trophy valued at $4,000. is the gift of
| United States Senator John F. Dryden of
| New Jersey, and is to be shot for annu-
| ally. 1t will be contested for September
| 2. This trophy was won in 1903 by the
| infantry team of the United States navy,
| and in 1904 by the New Jersey state team.
| with Ohio second In addition to the
| trophy there are cash prizes Of 500. 500
| and $50 to the three highest teams in or
der.
The regimental team match, open to
| teams of six from military organizations,
| to be shot September 6, is always an in
| teresting event to the markSmen. The
| first prize is the interstate trophy, a
| medal to each member of the winning
| team and $3.50. Cash sums form the sec
| ond, third and fourth prizes. Ten shots at
200 and 600 yards This trophy was won
| in 1900 and 1901 by the District of Co
| lumbia team and in 1904 by the LIST
| Regiment of the New Jersey National
| Guard The I'd Ohio Regiment last year
| carried off second prize. The company
! team match won by Company l of the I'd
| District of Columbia Regiment last year
| Is open to teams of five from any com
| pany in the regular army or state militia
| Seven shots at 900 and 800 yards. Gold,
| silver and bronze medals and cash form
the three prizes. The company team
| match for tyros and the ideal company
! team match are both to be shot Septem-
Der T. In the first the Peters Cartridge
| Company gives trophy and medals. ana
| in the second suitable prizes are given by
| the Ideal Manufacturing Company In
| the carbine team match. to be shot sep
| TENDER /, the prizes will be gold, silver
and bronze medals, with $50 added to
| the winners and S25 to second. This
! ta1 n
ganizations armed with carbines
Presented by District of Columbia.
| The columbia" match for the trophy
nresented by the National Guard of the
| District of Columbia to the National
Guard of New Jersey will come off Au-
| oust "a. the competition being between
| teams of six from each regiment troop
| battery and separate company OF inc VA
| tional Guard or battalion Oh .ne Nd'ai
| Rsserye of New Jersey. In addition to
| tha tronhy goes a medal to each member
| of the winning team and Sloo. one OF the
| very interesting shoots at this tourna-
! rnent is the Scheutzen matcn win Ger
mon ring targets. This will be an all
| cnmers continuous match. open from Au-
| gust 30 to September o. There Will De ten
| cash prizes ,ro+o.h,a to apuue-
| rate in detail all the various matches oi
| this forthcoming record-preaAis toui Ia
| ment but in addition to those ALREADY re-
| farra
| thara will be- as in the past, the keenest
| of competition for the honors ana prizes:
| The veteran organization team match open
to teams of six men from any veteran va
| ttonal Guard organization. the -kuSer trophy
| r.nid fire match for the trophy valued at
| s10O presented by Col. A. r. kuser; the IN
| snector's match, consolation matcn, open 10
| those who have never Won a nIst plt"e ~, IL,
| any individual rife match at the sea Glrt
| meetings. members match. open TO MEM
| hers of the New Jersey State Rifle Associa-
| tion. the all-comers' military match, con-
tinuous competition, open TO eVeryooay; tne
| HAYES match, for the medal presented ny
| William HAYES open to everybody: the
| match open to everybody for the gold badge
! presented by Gen e. p. Meany OF the New
| Jersey National Guard; the continuous cofll-
| petition for $50 trophy. open to every
| body: the match open to all corners Tor the
| poId medal presented by Gen. Bird W.
| Snencer. the match for the Col. Richard
| p Reading gold medal, open to those VINO
| h.ya newer won a first second Or third prize
| In any Individual rifle match at Sea Girt
/. previous to 1915; the souvenir medai
| matches The revolver and pistol matches
| COMPRISE an equally entertaining program
| op shooting events The target used in all
njstol matches. with the exception or the
| disappearing target match, VIII ee the
| standard American target, with eight-inch
b,1llseye These matches INCLUDE the novice
1 military revolver match, the aii-comers
| military revolver match. ali-comefs rapid
| fire military match. the any revolver match
| open to everybody with tive shots at nfty
| yards; aIl-comers' squadded revolver n1atch.
| OMEN to everybody. The disappearing re-
yolver match. open to everybody, Will coz
sist of five shots at twenty-five yards on
! silhouette target of man, subdividsd into
four counts The Jones rapid-fire match
will consist of five shots at disappearing
/ tareet unknown angles, AZ yards
Executive Officers Of the Competitions.
Brig. GEN William r. Hal! of the office
/ OF the military secretary, United States
army has heen detailed as executive officer
i of the rans,et for Tie national matches. For