Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24

five from any company in the regular
army or State militia. Seven shots at 200
and 800 yards. Gold. silver and bronze
medals and cash form the three prizes.
The company team match for tyroe and
the ''idcal' company team match are both
to be shot September seventh. In the first
the Peters Cartridge company gives a
trophy and medals. and in the second
suitable prizes are given by the Ideal
Manufacturing company. In the carbine
team match to b, shot September the
prizes will be gold. silver and bronze
medals with $50 added to the winners and
so5 to second. This match is open to teams
Of five from organizations armed with
carbines.
Tho columbia" match for the trophy
presented by the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard r. the National Guard of
New Jersey. will come off August 30. the
competition being between teams of six
from each regiment troop battery and
separate company of the National Guard
or battalion of the naval reserve of New
a medal 20 each member of the winning
team and 800. One of the very interest
irg shoots at this tournament is tho
gets This will be an all corners con-
tinrous match open from August 90 to
September 5. There will be ten cash
prizes.
1t is impracticable to enumerate in
detail all the various matches of this
forthcoming record breaking tourna-
ment. but in addition to those already
referred to are the following In each
Of which there will be, as in the past
the keenest of competition for the
honors and prizes: Tho veteran or
ganization team match open to teams
of six men from any veteran national
guard organization: the Kuser trophy
rapid fire match for the trophy valued
at 800. presented by Col a. r. Kuser;
the inspectors match; consolation
match open to those who have never
won n first prize In any individual
rife match at the Sea Girt meetings;
members match. open to members OF
the New Jersey state Rifle association;
the all comers military match. con-
tinuous competition. open to every
body: tho Hayes match for the medal
presented by William Hayes. open TO
everybody; the match, open to every
Gen. T.. l.. Meany of The New Jersey
National Guard; the continuous COM
petition for a $50 trophy, open 10
everybody the match open to all COM
ers for the gold medal presented by
Gen. Bird w. Spencer; the match for
the Col. Richard b. Reading gold
medal. open to those who have never
won first, second or third prize In
any individual rife match at Sea Girt
previous to 1908; the souvenir medal
matches. Tho revolver and pistol
matches comprise an equally enter
tanning programme of shooting events.
The target used in all pistol matches,
with the exception OF the disappear
ing target match. will be the standard
American target. with eiGht-inch bulls
eye. These matches include the novice
military revolver match; the all com
ers' military revolver match all COM
ers' rapid fire military match; the any
revolver match open to everybody,
with five shots at SO yards; all corners
sGuadded revolver match. open to
everybody. The disappearing revolver
match. open to everybody. will consist
Of five shots at % yards on sill
houette target of man. subdivided
into four counts. The Jones rapid fire
match will consist OF Ave shots at
disappearing target. unknown angles
as yards.
Brig. Gen. Wm T. Hall OF the office
OF the military secretary, United States
army, has been detailed as executive
officer Of the range for the national
matches. For the matches of the Ma
tional and the New Jersey associations.
Brig. Gen. Bird W. Spencer president
OF the National Rife association. will
be executive officer. The range has
been enlarged Sand otherwise improved
since the 1904 tournament. The addi-
ton OF 42 acres has allowed the con-
struction Of nine more l.ooo-yard tan
gets and eight more 2o0-yard targets.
There are now 81 Of the former and 20