The Jersey City news., 1906-07-07
PRIZES FOR The
RIFL-EMEN
Some Valuable Things to Be
Won AT Sea Girt By Ex-
pert Marksmen
LARGE CASH REWARDS
FIRST PRIZE IS s1ooo-CoNDI-
TIoNs UNDER WHICH THE
COMPETITION MUST TAKE
Z PLACE

COMPETITION MUST TAKE
PLACE
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 5, 1905.
Additional evidence that the next ans
auai rifle match under the auspices OF
the NNational Board for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice and the matches of the
National Rifle Association, which will be
held at Sea GTt, beginning September 4.
win be the greatest series of rifle matches
this country has ever seen, is found IN
the fact that General Robert Shaw oll-
yer, assistant Secretary of War, and
president of the National Board, has ae-
cepted in behalf Of the board contrl-
button of So. .010 to be added to the prize
money for the national individual match.
Congress annually appropriates $3.50 for
this purpose, but this was not deemed
sufficient and it was determined to ralse
some additional money by subscription.
AS a result the board is enabled to an
nounce twenty-nine cash prizes, begin
ming with 81 900 in cash to the individual
making the highest score. This is by far
the largest sum of money ever given in
this country. in the cash prize to an n
dividual marksman using the United
States military rifle, and the announce
ment will create sensation in tn army,
navy marine corps, cadets, midshipmen
and the organized militia of the States
and Territories, as any member of these
organizations is eligible to entrance In
the national individual match and there
is no entrance fee. Accompanying the
first prize will be a gold medal suitably
engraved.
Handsome as this prize is, the second
prize is not far behind, for it will be
gold medal and $4O0 in cash, almost as
much as the total appropriation by Con-
gress. The third prize will be a gold
saedal and $500 in cash and the fourth
prize will be a gold medal and $3.50 in
cash. The fifth will be 800, the sixth
sf5. the seventh $65 and the eighth 500,
all of them accompanied by suitable sill
ver medals. From this point the prizes
range downward accompanied in each in
stance by bronze medals. In addition
there will be three special prizes of $40
each for the highest score at slow fire,
rapid fire and skirmish fire.
The conditions of the national indiyid-
nal match, which is under the auspices
of the National Board for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice, will be 200 yards slow
fire, 600 yards slow fire, 900 yards slow
fire. 200 yards rapid fire. one skirmisN
gun. 100 yards slow fire. There will
rbe two sighting shots and ten shots for
record at each range. The positions will
,be standing at 200 yards and prone with
head toward target at all other ranges.
The only arms that can be used in this
match will be the United States service
rifles and carbines with not less than
sdhree-pound trigger pull and the ammu-
milton must be the service cartridge as
manufactured and issued by the Ord
nance Department of the q. S. Army.
The 81, 600 first prize is expected to at
.fraet great many rifemen other than
Iythose who are on the teams which will
t.come to shoot in the great national match
Fand in the matches of the National Rifle
Association. The matches of fhe National
Rife Association will begin on August 27
annd because of the great variety of the
matches will afford adequate practice to
the marksmen who wish to brush up for
the great national individual match and
for the team work in the national match.
Heretofore the matches of the National
Rife Association have been held after the
matchs of the national board and what
ever practice was had before the national
matches was not in competitions and,
therefore. not as satisfactory as is ex-
pected it will be this time. The most inn
portant individual competition in the Ma
tional Rifle Association matches is the
presidents match. under practically the
same conditions as the the national in
dividuai match, except that an entrance
fee is charged and any ammunition may
ssbe used. The first prize san autograph
aetter from the President of the United
States and the military championship
medal of America.