Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-17
CRACK SHOTS
OF United States Will
Soon Gather at Sea Grit.
Splendid Program for Rifle
Matches, Aug. "a to Sept. 9.
Expected That at Least 1000 Marksmen
Will Compete for the Prizes.

important series Of rifle matches ever
| held in the United States will take
| place at Sea Girt, y. J.. from Aug. "a
| to Sept. 8. inclusive. It viii be joint
affair under the auspices Of the Nation
al Board for the Promotion Of Rifle
| Practice. the National Rife Associa-
| tion of America ami New Jersey State
| Rifle AssOca:i ton. 4 Urge number of
| teams and riila clubs will be in attend
ance and it is expected that at least
| 1000 marksmen. expert with the United
States army rifle. will compete for the
various prizes.
| AdNices to date show that the fol-
| lowing teams will be- entered in the a.
| tional match: United States Cavalry,
| United States Navy. Enitcd States In
| fantIy, United States Marine Corps;
| and teams from the National Guard Of
| In" following states: Pennsylvania
| Georgia, Massachusetts. South Caro-
lima, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Indiana
Illinois. Michigan, Iowa, California,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Ida
no, Ctah Delaware, New Jersey, Con-
necticut. Maryland. New York, Yer
mont, Ohio Mississippi, Maine Florida,
North Dakota. Washington and the
District of Columbia Teams from th,,
Military Academy al West Point and
TIE Naval Academy at Annapolis will
DISC compete in this match.
All the above teams viii probably
compete in the match for the Dryden
Trophy which is in charge of the New
Jersey State Rifle Association.
TO accommodate the visiting teams a
street 40 feet wide will be staked Oft,
beginning in the rear of the one thous-
and yard firing point and extending
west. Each stltc will be assigned five
Conical wall tents and two wall A tents,
their position being in the order of the
states admission to the Union, begin
ming on the right. On the left will be
the affiliated clubs of The National
| Rifle Association and on their left vii,
| be the camp of the Sd Battalion Of
the BIRD Infantry which Will be in at
tendance to mark and score. The camp
| OF the range officers will be near the
| clubhouse.
The executive officer of the meeting
| will be General w. 2. Hail. L. S. A..
one of the members of the National
Board for the Promotion of Rifle Prac-
tice. The post adjutant will be Capt.
Rhodes of the general staff, while Lieut..
Albert S. Jones, secretary of the Ma
tional Rifle Association, and two army
| officers will act as statistical officers
Capt. Alvin II. Graft. LIST Regiment, New
Jersey National Guard will act as post
quarterma ster, and Capt. Hof as ord
nance officer.
The meeting will not be lacking in So
cial features. A majority of the men,
bcrs Of both the Senate and House COM
mitteeS on military affairs have signfied
their intention of being present, and
numerous other guests are expected,
many of whom will be accompanied by
ladies. The senators and representa-
tives will be chartered at the Beach
House Il comfortable hotel adjoining the
grounds The state of New Jersey MAIN
tainS summer cottage for the Gov
crnor at Sea Girt and Governor Stokes
! and his staff will be there during the
| meeting. A fun military band will be
in attendance which will give two con-
ccrtS daily in Il large marquee tent near
IN" clubhouse. one during the noon hOnr
and the other during the evening.
AS Sea Girt is only n few miles from
Ashury Park. Ocean Grove and numer-
Gus other watering places along the
coast. large number of visitors are
expected. The rife teams will arrive
on the 18th and Goth. This will enable
| them to get some preliminary practice
| on the 2lst, 22d and I'D, and two addi-
tional days practice as individuals by
entering the National individual match
" i.I will Ia 81,
one of the most interesting features
Of the meeting will he the contest be-
tween the affiliated rifle clubs for the
lntrr-Cluh Championship Of the United
States. There are now Is rifle clubs affili-
| ated with the National Rifle Associa ton
and probably half of these will be rep
resented in this match.
II is expected that there will not be
i"ss than 800 entries in the Presidents
match for the individual championship
OF the United States This match is open
10 all members Of the army, navy, ma
rlhe corps. naval reserve and state mill
VIII, or National Guard. The winner will
hoid inc military championship for one
year ana will receive the championship
medal accompanied by an autograph let
Yer from President Roosevelt. A prize
| Oh 80 goes with the above and there are
seven other cash prizes in this match
The recognition accorded this match
by PRESIDENT Roosevelt has made It Of
| as much Importance in this country as
| me Kings Match is in England. which
| was attended this year by King Edward
| VINO personally presented the medal 70
the winner
Another interesting feature will ha tho
| Cadet Match, shot for the fret tir,,
After much effort the National Roard
secured teams from Annapolis ana w.
o'"' anu teams from Princeton and
~ heii nave also entered. The winning
can w hoid me Cadet cup" present
| ed by the National Rife Assaa,o!,.
| one year. There are no c,s.
| 'oh''hued on Page Three)