The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-08-29
PRIZES FOR RIFLEMEN
National Meet to Provide Fine
Medals and Cash.

over $4,000 to BE Given In Cash
Prizes For National Team Match In
Great Military Tournament at Sea
Girt, N. J.-Match For Young Rifle
shots Under Eighteen.
From Aug. 81 to Sept there will
be the greatest gathering of military
rife shots that the United States has
ever witnessed, the occasion being the
rife matches shot under the auspices
of the national board for the promo
ton Of rife practice, the National Ri
ee Association of America and the
New Jersey State Rife association on
the range at Sea Grit, \. j., says a
washington dispatch to the New York
Sun. 1t is expected that there will be
at least forty teams of twelve men
each to compete in the national team
match. while no estimate can be made
of the number of marksmen who will
enter the national individual match
This match is shot under the direction
of the national board, and congress
gives $500 cash prize money for the
match, together with four gold medals,
four silver medals and four bronze
medals. Private parties have contrib
uted $500 additional for cash prizes
In this match, making total of $2,4OO,
which is by far the largest sum OF
money ever given in the United States
in cash prizes for rife practice. 1t is
expected that there will be more than
1000 entries in this match alone.
Through the generosity of private con-
tribttors the prizes in our national in
dlvidual match will almost approx
mate what is known as the kings
prize. given by the king of England to
the National Rife Association of Great
Britain, which amounts to $3.50, ac-
companied by gold medal and a gold
badge.
The national team match, also under
the direction of the national board, Is
open to teams of twelve men from the
army, navy, marine corps, military and
naval academies and the militia OF
each state, the army being allowed two
teams, one representing the cavalry
and the other the infantry. 1t Is regret
ted by all the friends Of rife practice
that. owing to other duties, the stu
dents at the military and naval acad-
emies will not be able to attend. In
this match there will be the national
trophy donated by congress and $500
in cash. the Hilton trophy and $500 IN
cash and the Soldier of Marathon, pre-
scented by the commander in chief in
behalf of the state of New York, and
$50 in cash. There are three other
cash prizes, and each member of a
winning team will receive properly
inscribed bronze medal. The national
board will also supervise the national
pistol match, which is open to the vari-
GUS military organizations and to men,
bers Of the National Rife association
and affiliated clubs. The United States
service pistol, Colts or Smith q Wes-
son, caliber 49, must be used with the
service cartridge. In this match there
will be seven gold medals, together
with fifteen cash prizes.
A large number of matches will be
shot under the supervision of the Ma
tional Rife association. The leading
match is for the Wimbledon cup, pre-
scented by the National Rife Associa-
ton Of Great Britain. This is open to
all citizens and residents Of the United
States, and any rifle and any ammu-
milton may be used. 1t is shot for at