The Washington times., 1905-08-13

win the second Ohio second; company
team. won by Company I, Second
District of Columbia, and the pistol
| and revolver championship matches.
| Under the direction of the War De-
Fartment will also be shot the National
| Individual match, on August "a and %
| tfor gold medals and cash prizes), which
was won last year by Sergt. John Sayre.
Fifteenth Infantry, and the National
Pistol match, on August %. Gen VIII
lam p Hall, military secretary, L. s.
A, has been detailed as executive of
| fieer of the range for the national
matches. For the National and New
Jersey Rifle Association shoots Brig.
Gen. Bird W. Spencer viii be executive
officer.
Districts Record.
To uphold its long and brilliant record
at the tournament, the District of Co
lumbians will be here in force With
almost no practice. because 1t had no
range, the District dropped to sixth
place In the national match at Fort
Riley In 1904. scoring 1886 to the 4,822
by New York. 1924 by tte navy, 4,250 by
the infantry, 4,148 by the cavalry, and
4,078 by the Marine Corps. II addition
to the national match. the District
will, as usual, compete in most of the
other team matches-resimentaI and
company-of the National and the New
Jersey Rife Associations. The First
and Second Regiments will put In teams,
as Will four or five companies.
In the 1904 tournament the District
captured a large share of the honors,
although 1t failed to win the chief team
match, that for the $3, coo Dryden trophy,
which New Jersey took by a score of
G 70 TO- Den
the Districts s37, and Maryland's s31
In the matches of the National Rifle AS
sociation. DR., George E. Cook, OF
Maryland, until last year member OF
the District National Guard, won the
500 Wimbledon Cup, and also the Leech.
and took second place. on a 101 tie with
Lieut.. w. A. Tewes. of New Jersey. in
the Seabury long-distance match. The
Second Regiment was second in the
skirmish team match, scoring 362 TO the
Marine Corps 4l2 and First Districts
351. The Second had won the match FIVE
Years In succession.
Of the New Jersey Rife Associations
contests last year. Company I. Of the
Second District Regiment, won the COM
pany team match, scoring 80 TO the
Marine Corps 500 and the 303 by Com
pany I, of the First. Company T. of the
DCCOI4dg tIIiu dAlEtAt4S Won II IGpSaLtAlS-
Lieut.. w. W. Coolzson won the in
spectors' match by a score of 95 out of
possible 100. Major GIendie E.
Young captured first honors in the mem
hers match
Range Much Enlarged.
The range has been enlarged and
otherwise improved since the 1904 tour
nament. The addition of forty-two
acres has allowed the construction of
nine more I,003-yard targets. and eight
more 200-yard targets. making twenty
seven of the former and thirty-two Of
the latter. With eight more 1.o30-yard
targets than there were at Fort Riley
last year and with the 200. 900, and 600
yard firing lines continuous. thus OBJ
Waiting the necessity of moving back
for the work on each range. it Is ex-
pected that the matches viii progress
more expeditiously. Furthermore, as
markers and scorers the War Depart
ment will detail regulars from Platts-
burg n. Y, under command Of Major
Fremont.
Another important improvement is
the new skirmish range which Is of
lawn-like smo0thness. 1t has twenty
four group 0Ineeling and lying targets,
lined up IN front OF the 1000-yard pit
The skirmish pit shields the markers
and scorers who have heretofore been
off the range during firing. The range
/ is modelled after that at Fort Riley.
The statistical officers will this year
be on the firing line instead OF in the
executive officers behind the New Jer-
sey Rifle Associations club house. For
them new Office has been constructed.
Two statistical officers have been de-
r1j1pT hx- -trl n
tain Rhoades. of the general stafr,
who will also be post adjutant, and
Captain Hoppe, ordnance officer.
Two New Competitions.
Two new competitions are announced
for this year The Hale match, under
the auspices Of the National Rifle As
sociation, Is open to all comers. ten
shots at COO yards, with any rife. The
prize Is a trophy and $50, given by
Robert S. Hale of Boston, and $50 ad-
ded by the association. The Jones
rapidfire match. announced by the
New Jersey Rife Association, IS five
shots at a disappearing target. seventy
five yards at unknown angles. with
any revolver or military rifle, using re-
duced ammunition. These are cash
prizes. a Krag rife, given by Lieut.
A. S. Jones, secretary of the National
Rife Association, IS for the highest
aggregate,
President May Attend.
That President Roosevelt will visit
the tournament this year is not un-
likely. He is earnestly interested in the
general promotion Of rife practice Last
year he wrote q letter OF congrat tula-
tion to Private Howard GeUsch, of
New Jersey. winner Of the Presidents
match. Officials OF the tournament are
endeaVoTing 10 get the President here
for either the National or the Presl-
dents match to award the prize.
The social side of tournament week.
which this year Is over two weeks.
five days longer than ever-will be en-
Phasized more than heretofore. The
National and other interstate matches
will bring here great many civil as
We'll as military officials, and for the
first time the governor of New Jersey
is going to keep open the little white
house" the seaside capital The Ma
tionaI Rife Association and the New
Jersey Rife Association viii give re-