The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-12
Trophies and Cash to Be
Won On the State Range
By the Best Marksmen.
TOURNEY OPENS AUGUST 2S
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION HAS
NINETEEN CONTESTS ON ITS
scHEDULE-ALL BUT TWO
ARE OPEN.

Rihemen Of the United States who win
participate in the contests of the Ma
tional Rife. Association at Sea Girt, this
month, will also have a chance to win
trophy or two and some ready cash, if
they take part in the matches arranged
by the New Jersey Rife Association.
which will be decided at the same time
as the National contests. The local pro-
gramme contains nineteen events, and all
but two are open to everybody in this
| country. The other two, the Columbia
trophy match, and the Members match,
will be open only to members Of the New
Jersey Rife Association. The shooting
will start on August 90 and wind up on
September 8. There are many fine prizes
at stake in the shape of cups and medals.
and any amount of cash. The pro-
gramme folTows:-
Dryden trophy match-Open to teams
of eight men from the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps, the military and naval aead-
emies and the National Guard: 10 shots
each at 200 600 and 1000 yards; stand
ing at 200 yards. prone at 600 and 600
yards; service rifle and ammunition.
First prize, the Senator Dryden trophy
and $3.50 in cash; second prize, 800;
third prize, $50; entrance, $16 per team.
| Regimental team match-Open to
teams of six men from the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and the National Guard
10 shots each at 200 and 600 yards; SER
vice rife and ammunition; entrance, $12
per team. First prize, interstate trophy
and $3.50 in cash; second prize, SIS;
third prize, $50; fourth prize, $25.
Company team match-Open to teams
of five from any company in the United
States Army, ships company in the
Navy and Marine Corps, the military
and naval academies and the National
Guard; shots each at 200 and 500
yards; entrance. $40 per team. First
prize, gold medals and $75 in cash; sec
ond prize, silver medals and $50: third
| prize, bronze medals and $25.
Company tyro team match-0pen to
teams of three from the Army. Navy,
Marine Corps, military and naval acad-
emies and the National Guard: those
eligible to shoot must never have been
on winning team in any team match
at Sea Girt prior to 1905: shots each
at 200 and 500 yards; service rife. any
ammunition; entrance. $3 First prize.
the Peters trophy and gold medals to the
winning team; second prize, silver med
ais: third prize, bronze medals.
Ideal company team match-Open to
] teams of FIVE from the army, navy, ma
rine corps, military and naval academies
and national guard: 10 shots each at 500
and 600 yards; U. S. army magazine
rifle and reloaded ammunition containing
a cast bullet First prize, an Ideal re-
loading outfit worth $50; second prize,
$25; third prize $40.
| Carbine team match-Open to teams
of five from any regiment, squadron or
troop of cavalry or any military organ
ization armed with the carbine of the
army; any ammunition; shots each at
200 and 500 yards; entrance $40 per
team. First prize, gold medals and $50;
second prize, silver medals and $25;
third prize, bronze medals.
Columbia trophy mateh-Open to
teams of six from each regiment or troop
battery or separate company or the naval
reserve of New Jersey; 10 shots each at
200, 600 and 1000 yards and one skir-
mish run of 20 shots; service rife and
ammunition; entrance 81 per man. First
prize, the Columbia trophy, medal to
each member of the winning team and
500 in cash; second prize, $50; third
prize. s25.
Veteran organizations team match
Open to teams of six from any veteran
national guard association in the United
Stateso 10 shots at 200 yards any mill
tary rife, any ammunition; entrance SIC
per team; prize, trophy to be held for
one year.
| Kuser trophy rapid FIRE match-Un-
squadded continuous conception; five
shots at 200 yards, rapid IRE. 80 seconds
for each five shots; any rite, any I'm
munition; prize, the Kuser trophy and
$100 III cash.
| Inspectors match unsquadded cora