The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-12
Secretary Of the Rifle Asso-
citation Say $4,000 Was
Expended On the TOurna-
ment.
WHAT IT ACCOMPLISHED
THE SEA GIRT RANGE DECLAR-
ED BY VISITING MARKsMEN
TO BE PERFECT-THE INDI-
yIDUAL WINNERS. Il
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SEA GIRT. Sept. II. 1995.-It is es-
timated that the cost of bringing the
thirty-seven rife teams here for the ma
tional competition which was held from
August "A to 80. cost more than $50,eo0.
Lieuten Mt Albert s. Jones. secretary
of the statistical officers of the big rife
tournament, said that so far as he could
tell the cost for each Eastern team was
probably 1000. while the cost for West
ern teams would probably amount to
about $1,000. The average cost for each
team he estimated would probably be
about. 1900, so that the entire cost
would exceed $4,000 at the lowest cal
culation.
1t is believed by the officials of the
National Rife Association that the
amount, of instruction in the use of the
rife that was learned by the various
teams that came here for national shoot
and which must necessarily be widely
disseminated afterwards warrants the ex-
| penditure Of even sum of money as
large as $4,000
They also believe that the interest that
will be awakened in rifle shooting as a
! result of the tournament caEnot be es-
| timated in money value. It will have an
| effect upon the National Guard. the
branches of the regular establishment,
and even upon the citizens in different
| parts of the country who are slightly in
| terested in the sport of rifle shooting that
will be incalculable.
The value of the trophies for which
| the ridemen compete annually will
amount to tat least $4,000. The Dry
den trophy, the gift of John F. Dryden,
| United States Senator from New Jer-
sey, is valued at $4,000, the national
! trophy for which the teams compete is
worth 81 200, the Hilton trophy is vail
ued at 81, 800 the Leech cup, the VIM
bledon cup and the Soldier of Marathon
each $780, and the medals that are dis
tributed cost about $500.
Then there are several thousand dol
lars in cash prizes distributed, so that
there is plenty of incentive for the
| .'pothunters" as the rifemen who shooe
for money rather than glory, are known.
and at the same time there is something
for the man who is satisfied with the
glory.
There never has been such rife tour
| nament in the history of the range, nor
has the range ever been in better shape
for even such a large meet. The addi-
tional facilities which were provided by
| General Bird w Spencer, the inspector
general of rife practice, since the tour
| nament hast year, made big improve
ments on the range, and yet on the days
| Of the national matches the capacity of
| the range was taxed TO its utmost.
| Rifemen from the sunny South and
! the far-away Pacific states declared;
however, that there is not another rifle
range in the country that equals it, nor
is there another range where the COM
bined facilities for camping and shooting
| can compare with Sea Girt
All were more than pleased with the
accommodations that were provided
through the courtesy of the State by
Brigadier General c.. Edward Murray,
| the quartermaster general and the visi-
| tors went away with the feeling that
Jersey hospitality. so far as the National
| Guard and the State military establish
ment were concerned was all THAT had
| been claimed for it, and deserving of the
| highest commcndation.
| Governor Stokes, too. was loudly prais-
ed for the interest he displayed as we'll
as his hospitable treatment of the team
| captains and distinguished army officers
| who We're here.
| Winners of individual matches con-
Quoted under the auspices of the National
| Rifle Association and of the New Jersey
State Ride Association have been an
nounced. They follow
| Spencer match, won by Captain Will
liam B. Martin. New Jersey; Reading
match won by Lieutenant L. Smith, New
Jersey State Rife Association; Trophy
| match. won by Captain A. b. " els,
| New York; Hayes match, won by Cap
| tain William B. Martin. New Jersey
Sschuetzen match. won By Captain Will
liam g. Hudson. New York: Kuser rapid
| fire match. won by A. p Landersock
disappearing target match, won by Isieu-
tenant j f. Stodge, United States
Army; consolidation match won By
Lieutenant Simon. Ohio; all-comers re-
valver match, won BY Thomas Anderton,
New York.
Captain William B. Martin made q
record for the range at 600 yards Sattir-
day afternoon. He shot twellgy-four con-
secutive bulls eyes. while shooting IN the
Spencer match. He also made seven at
800 and seven at 900 yards in the Sen
bury long-distance match Lieutenant
Casey of New York, got second place in
the Spencer match and Captain William
B. Martin was second in the New JERSEY