New-York tribune., 1905-08-20
AN ARMY OF MARKSMEN,
H'fe Erperts VII Meet at Sea G;rt
to COmDete for Prizes

Washington Aug 19-What will undoubtedly he
Wv ilosI important series of rife matches ever
heid IN the United States will take place at Sea
Girt n J.. from August "A to September Q ipcI,,-
s'Ve. 1t will be under the auspices of the Na+ioI
Board for the Promotion Of Rife Practice the No
honaI Rife Association of America and the New
Jersey State Rife Association. A large number of
teams and rife clubs will he in attendance and II
is expected that ar least one thousand marksmen
expert with the United States army rife will com,
pete for the various prizes
Advices to date show that the following +eo,,.
VIII be entered in the national match: United
States Cavalry, United States Navy United States
Infantry, United States Marine Corps and teams
from the National Guard of the following States:
Pennsylvania, Georgia. Massachusetts,. South Caro-
line, Rhode Island. Tennessee. Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Iowa California. Kansas, Nebraska
South Dakota, Idaho. Utah. Delaware. New-Jer-
sey. Connecticut. Maryland. New-York Vermont
Ohio. Mississippi. Maine. Florida Wisconsin, Ore
gon. West Virginia North Dakota. Washington
and the District of Columbia. Teams from the
Military Academy at West Point and the Naval
Academy at Annapolis will also compete in this
match. All these teams will probably compete in
the match for the Dryden Trophy, which is in
charge Of the New-Jersey State Rife Association
To accommodate the visiting teams street forty
feet wide will he staked off. beginning in the rear
Of the J. oo0yard firing point and extending
west To each State will he assigned five conical
wall tents and TWO wall A tents their positions
being in the order of the States admission 70 the
Union beginning on the right On the left will be
the affiliated clubs of the National Rifle Associa-
tion and the left will be the camp of the bat
talon of the 23d Infantry. which will be in at
tendance to mark and score The camp of the
range officers will be the clubhouse
The executive officer OF the meeting will be Gen
eral " P. Hall. L. S. A one Of the members Of
the National Board for the Promotion OF Rife
Practice. The post adjutant will be Captain Rhodes
Of the General Staff. while Lieutenant Albert S.
Jones. secretary Of the National Rife Association,
and two army officers will statistical officers
Captain Alvin Il. Graft. 1st Regiment, New-Jersey
National Guard. will act post quartermaster and
Captain Hof ordnance officer.
The meeting viii not be lacking in social feat
ures majority of the members of both the Sen
ate and House committees on Military Affairs have
scnihed their intention Of being present. and nu-
lnerous other guests expected, many Of whom
viii be accompanied by women. The Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES. viii be quartered at the Beach
House a comfortable hotel adjoining the grounds
The State of New-Jersey maintains a summer cot
tage for the Governor at Sea Grit and Governor
Stokes and his staff Will be there during the meet
ing A full military band Will be in attendance
which will give two concerts daily in large
marquee tent near the clubhouse. one during the
noon hour and the other during the evening AS
Sea Girt is only a few miles from Asbury Park
Ocean Grove and numerous other watering places
along the coast reached by the Jersey Central and
Pennsylvania railroads, a large number of visitors
Is expected The rife teams win arrive on Au-
gust l9 and 20 This will enable them TO get some
preliminary practice On August q, % and ., and
t"o additional days practice as individuals b. en-