Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
SEA GRIT RIFLE MEET
Greatest Tournament Ever
Held in This Country.
WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK
NEARLY FORTY STATES TO BE
REPRESENTED BY TEAMS.
List Of the Important Compositions
District of Columbia Will
Participate, as Usual.
WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK

! year ct 0td M D., tioIh <AuSuSt
to September 9, inclusive, will bring to-
gether the majority of the best marks
men in the country and the matches will
| be the sharpest and most closely contested
of any that have occurred on the Sea Girt
| range The competition will be more Keen
| than spcrtsmen have recently witnessed
AMI the attendance of teams and individual
| experts with the rife promises to be I'M
| precedeuted.
| The national matches will be shot August
"A, 20 70 and - These contests are con-
| Quoted under the auspices of the National
| Board fer the Promotion of Rifle Practice
/ IN the United States. the National Rife
| Association of America and the New Jersey
State Rife Association. Among the prom
| inent members of the board for the promo
ton of rife practice Assistant Score
| tary of War Oliver, Gen. Geo. II. Harries,
| Gen. Bird w. Spencer. Gen. William P
Hall. L. s. A; Captain Grote Hutchinson. U.
| s. A; Maj. Louis j. Magill, L. S. NJ. c.;
| Maj. Gen. Charles F. Roe Gen. Lawrason
| Riggs. Maj. Gen. P. F. Wanser, Mr.. ]. A.
| of the National Rife Association Of Amer
lea are Gen. Bird w. Spencer. president;
| Gen. Geo. Fl. Harries, Gen. Lawrason Riggs
| and Mr.. j. A. Haskell. vice presidents;
Lieut. Reginald H. Sayre of New York,
treasurer, and Mr.. Albert S. Jones of New
Jersey, secretary. The officers of the New
Jersey State Rifle Association are Gov. Ed
ward c. Stokes. president; Gen. P Farmer
Wanser, Gen. Geo. E. P. Howard and Mr..
William Hayes, vice presidents; Gen. Bird
w. Spencer, treasurer. and Lieut. Albert 8.
Jones. secretary. The national team match,
the most important in the long list of
events. will take place August 20, % and
- This Is open to teams of twelve men
from the following: One from the cavalry
and one from the infantry of the army;
one from the navy; one from the Marine
Corps; one from the Naval Academy; the
National Guard or uniformed militia OF the
several states and territories, including the
District of Columbia; one team from each
state. territory and the District For this
ma ch there will be slow, rapid and skir-
mish fires at varying distances 1t will be
the most bitterly contested Of all the
matches and the prizes are highly valued by
all marksmen.
Arranged by National Board.
The principal trophy of this match, shot
under schedule arranged by the national
board for the promotion of rife practice.
is the bronze plaque authorized by Con-
gress. and $500 in cash: the second prize
the 5000 trophy presented by the late
Henry Hilton of New York and 5000 n,
cash; the third. the artistic bronze Soldier
OF Marathon, presented by the command
er-in-chief on behalf of the state of New
YORK, and $3.50 in cash. The fourth, fifth
ana slStn prizes consist of cash in the sum
| or Sloo. $40 and $50. respectively, and also
a medal to each member of the winning
teams These prizes are awarded IN the
basis OF the highest aggregate total in the
| three days contest. The bronze plaque that
forms the first pr-ze is magnificent speci-
| men of metal work of high degree The
| design consists of a globe surmounted by
| Two eagles, upon whose extended wings
| rests an oblong shield, the central figure
| of which Is symbolic of the God of War
| holding his dogs in leash. The Inscription
Is: Nat onal Trophy, presented by the
Congress OF the United States for excel
| lence in team workmanship"
Won by the regulars at Sea Grit In 1909,
| when first shot, and by New York in
| 1904. at Fort Riley, the national match this
year VIII be hereby fought. The New
| Workers have perhaps had the most prac-
| tice for the battle, the recent tournament
at Creedmore giving them much drill The
| Jerseymen, who have their ambition set on
| winning the pre-. have been practicing
| TWO or three days a week all summer.
| Ohio who at last years tournament leaued
| into the front rank and gave the field a
| bad scare, turned its National Guard en-
! campment at Newark last month into a
! rif1e-shooting tournament. The Pennsyl-
| Vanians will come fresh from their ma tches
! at Mount Gretna The District of Column
bians, with their long list of victories at
| Sea q TT. are regarded as dangerous enc
mics. The Massachusetts rihemen have
| been tuning up all summer at their Walnut
| Hill range The Georeians who in the
| early sos used to grab about all the
|
| the northerners that they can still shoot.
l The regulars are bringing the pick of the
| army to thrash the mlitiamen Illinois is
| coming to make an emphatic debut at Sea
| Girt, and other states which have never
! sent team-States literally from Maine to
California-are going to compete not only
In the national match, but also in the inter-
| state team. and individual contests of the
| National and New Jersey Rifle Associa-
| lions, which number twelve under the
| auspices of the National and twenty-eight
| under the auspices of the New Jersey AS
| socia ton.
| The National individual match will be
| shot August "a and %, and is open to the
! army, navy, Marine Corps, etc, state and
| territorial militia and members of the Ma
| tional Rifle Associations and affiliated
clubs, military or civilian. There is no en-
trance fee to this match The prizes con-
| slst of four gold medals valued at from $45
| TO $50 four silver medals valued at from
| vs. to $40. and four bronze medals valued
| at from So to $40 An add tIonal gold medal
| and cash prize of so is given to the COM
petitor making the highest aggregate in
| the different distances. The winner last
year was Sergt. John Sayer of the 10Th In
| fantry. The National pistol match is open
| to the same classes as the individual match
| the prizes consisting of four each of gold
| silver and bronze medals and cash pr.Zes
| Wimbledon Cup Match.
One of the most important of the Ma
| tlonal Rife Association matches is the
| Wimbledon cup match, which will be shot
September 1. and open to all citizens and
residents of the United States. This cup
was won last year by DR.. Geo. L. Cook OF
| this city. The Wimbledon cup was pre-
scented to the American associa ton by the
National Rifle Association of Great Britai n
| to be competed for on conditions to be de-
| cided by the American association. 1t is
valued at $500. and together with a cash
| sum of $25 and medal for the winner
forms the first prize. The cup will be held
| during the year In the same manner ais
the national trophy.
| An interesting event Is the President
| match for the military championship of the
| United States. and shot by authority Of the
| President 1t is limited to members of the
| regular military establishment the naval
| reserve and the state militia or national
| guard. The first prize carries with 1t the
| championship. $50 and an autograph COM
| mandatory letter from the President of the
Urited States. This is similar to the kings
| match In Great Britain. at which that SOW
| ereign Is always present and personally
presents the medal to the winner. It was
| the intention of the President to be at Sea
Girt to witness this match. but he yielded
to the entreaties of friends and decided not
| to attend on account of the fear of an acct
dent of some sort This match was won