The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
Contestants Come from All
Over the Nation
VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED
Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals as
Well as Cash Prizes viii Go to
Men Making the Best
Records.

in nearly every state of tho union the
\ flower of the expert rifle shots, specially
those connected with the military estab-
lishment. are devoting much of their at
tention and time to preparations for par
ticipation in the great target competition
to be held here, beginning August 81 It
is already assured that the coming meet
will be the occasion of the largest gath
ering of military rifle shots ever held
/ in this country.
The meet VIII be under the auspices of
the national board for the promotion of
rifle practice, the National Rife Associa-
tlon of America and the New Jersey State
Rifle association. 1t is expected that at
least forty teams of twelve men each,
representing the several states, the army,
navy and marine corps and island pos
sessions, will compete in the national
team match alone. In the national in
/ dividual match modest estimate is that
the competitors will number fully one
thousand men.
Attractive Prizes offered.
The national individual match is at
tracing attention to an unprecedented de-
gree this year by reason of the attrac-
tive prizes offered. The match is shot
under the auspices of the national board
| for the promotion of rifle practice and
congress has provided four gold medals,
| four silver medals, four bronze medals
and 1890 in cash, for prizes. Private
parties, however, have contributed 5000
additional, making a total of $2400, the
largest sum ever offered in this country
for cash prizes in a rifle competition.
First prize is $1,000 in cash. and, the gold
medal provided by Congress. That almost
approximates the Kings prize, presented
| by King Edward to the National Rifle
Association of Great Britain, which
amounts to s125O, and which is accom-.
panied by a gold medal and gold badge.
General interest is centered on the ma
tional team match, also authorized by
Congress and conducted under the au-
spices of the national board for the pro-
motion of rifle practice. This competition
is open to teams of twelve men each
from the army, navy, marine corps, the
military and naval academies of the Uni
ted States, and the national guard of each
state and the District of Columbia. The
army is allowed to enter two teams, one
representing infantry and the other the
cavalry Neither West Point nor An
napolis will compete in the match this
year. First prize is the national trophy,
$500 In cash and gold medals for the
team members, all provided by Congress.
There are five other prizes. including the
Hilton trophy and the bronze "Soldier of
Marathon"
Under the supervision of the National
|
number of competitions will be shot, in
Guiding the Presidents match for the
military championship of the United
States and the Wimbledon cup match.
Prize is Costly Trophy.
The most important of the many con-
4 tests under the auspices of the New
Jersey State Rifle association will be the
/ Dryden trophy team match. The leading
prize is an unusually costly trophy, pre-
scented by United States Senator Dryden,
/ of New Jersey.
The tournament will begin with the
matches of the National Rifle Association
| of America and of the New Jersey Rifle
/ association. They will be In progress an
entire week. The national matches are
/ scheduled to start Labor day, Monday,
| September 3, and to continue through to
/ Thursday of that week, and probably
! longer.
The order of events will be: The CO.
/ lumbia trophy match. and company team
match, Monday August q; the veteran
match, Hale match and Leech cup match,
1 Tuesday: the company tyro match and
! Wimbledon cup match, Wednesday; the
| carbine match, off-hand military match,
ideal, regimental match and regimental
slSirmish match, Thursday; the regimental
| team match and intercollegiate match,
| Friday; the Dryden match, Press match
and revolver team match. Saturday; the
Presidents match and inter-cub match,
| Monday, September 8; the national team
match, Tuesday, September 4, and We'd
lnesday, September 5. and the national in
\ dividual and national pistol matches,
Thursday September 6. which will con-
cude the programme.
Slow, Rapid and Skirmish Fire.
| In the national team match there will
be slow, rapid and slSirmish fire. with
two sighting shots and ten shots for re-
cord at each range. The United States
service rifles and carbines, with not less
than three-pound trigger pull, will be
used by the ordnance department of the
United States army. The distances will
be: Slow fire. 800, COO. 500 and 1000 yards;
rapid fire, 200 yards; skirmish fire. on
run. The prizes for this match will be the
national trophy, to be competed for an
nuaily, and $500 cash for the team making
making the second aggregate total, the
Hilton trophy, presented by the late
Henry Hilton of New York, to be COM
peted for annually, and 500 in cash. the
team making the third highest aggregate
total the bronze soldier of Marathon,
presented by the commander-in-chief on
behalf of the state Of New York, TO be
competed for annually, and $50 in cash;
the team making the fourth highest ag
gregate total, 500 in cash; fifth, SIS;
sixth, $50, and also medal to each MEM
Der OF the six winning teams.
Valuable prizes will be presented in
the national individual match, which will
be shot under these conditions: 200 yards
slow fire: 600 yards slow fire; 800 yards
slow fire; 200 yards rapid fire; one skirm-
ish run; 1000 yards slow fire. The winner
of the match will receive $1,000 and gold
medal: the second man $500 and a gold
medal; third $500 and a gold medal; fourth
$50 and a gold medal; fifth s100 and
silver medal. Five hundred and fifty dol
lars in cash and number of medals will
be distributed among the next twenty-one
contestants. One gold medal and a cash
prize of $40 will be given to the COM
petitor making the highest aggregate
score in slow fire, one gold medal and
cash prize of $40 to the competitor making
the highest aggregate score in rapid fire
and one gold medal and q cash prize Of
500 to the competitor making the highest
aggregate record in skirmish fire.
National Pistol Match.