The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-04
PETE FOR CUP.
Special to the Evening Times.

tional evidence that the next annual
I rifle match under the auspices of the
National Board of Promotion of Rifle
Practice and the matches of the Ma
tiOnal Rifle association, which will be
held at Sea Girt, N. j., beginning Sep
TENDER 4th, will be the greatest series
of rifle matches this country has ever
seen, is found in the fact that General
Robert Shaw Oliver, assistant secre-
tary of war and president of the ma
tional board, has accepted in behalf
of the board contribution of 5000
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 suf-
ficient and 1t was determined to raise
some additional money by subscrip-
tion. AS result the board is enabled
to announce 20 cash prizes. beginning
with $1,000 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
the United States military rifle and the
announcement will create a sensation
in the army, navy, marine corps, cadets,
individual marksman using the United
States military rifle and the an
nouncement will create sensation in
the army, navy, marine corps, cadets,
midshipmen and the organized militia
of the states and territories, as any
member of these organizations Is eligi-
BILE to entrance in the national individ-
ual match and there Is no entrance fee.
Accompanying the first prize will be
gold medal suitably engraved. Hand
some as this prize is, the second prize
is not far behind for it will be gold
medal and $500 in cash, almost as
much as the total appropriation by
congress. The third prize will be a
gold medal and 5000 in cash and the
4th prize will be gold medal and $3.50
in cash. The fifth will be 500; the
sixth, SIS; the seventh. SOS and the
eighth SIS, all of them accompanied
by suitable silver medals. From this
point the prizes range downward ac-
companied in each instances by
bronze medals. In addition there will
be three special prizes of $40 each for
the highest score at slow fire, rapid
and skirmish fire.
The conditions of the national in
dividual 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;
800 yards slow fire; 200 yards rapid
fire; one skirmish run 1000 yards
slow fire. There will be two sighting
shots and ten shots for record at each
range. The positions will be stand
ing 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
three pound trigger pull and the am
munition must be the service cartridge
as manufactured and issued by the
ordinance department of the U. S.
army.
The one thousand dollar first prize.
is expected to attract a great many
riflemen other than those who are on
E4he teams which will come to shoot in
the great national match and in the
!. matches of the National Rifle asso-
citation. The matches of the National
Rife association will begin on August
q and because of the great variety
Of the matches will afford adequate
practice to the marksmen who wish
to brush up for the great national in
dividual match and for the team work
in the national match. Heretofore the
matches of the national board and
! whatever practice was had before the
national matches was not in cOmneti-
ton and therefore not as satisfactory
I as 1t is expected it will be this time.
The most important individual COM
petition in the National Rifle associa-
ton matches is the presi61n match
under practically the same condi-
tons as the national individual match
except that an entrance fee Is charged
and any ammunition may be used. The
first prize is an autograph letter from
the president of the United States and
the military championship medal of
America.
Arrangements have been practically
completed for the press match at Sea
Girt during the National Rifle associa-
ton matches. The National Rifle as
sociation and the National Board for
set aside sufficient funds to provide
for five cash prizes. AS a consola-
ton for the journalists who are not
/ well up in rifle shooting, Shooting
Sand Fishing" the we'll known New
York sporting publication, which has
always taken great interest in to.
subject of military rifle practice, has
offered a silver loving cup to the
newspaper man making the smallest
score. 1t is expected that leading
metropolitan newspaper will donate
the first prize which will probably be
a handsome gold watch unless the
paper should decide to make ths match
! permanent feature, in which case
trophy will be provided which will re-
main in the possession of the news
paper represented until the next an
nual meeting of the National RI d as
ISOLATION when 1t will again be con-
tested for. 1t is expected that con-
siderably more than one thousand
marksmen will be in attendance on the
matches and among them a number of
newspaper men, so that the press
match should prove of interest.
The passage of the Dick bill en-
titled "An Act to increase the efficiency
of the militia and promote rifle prac-
tice," marks the end of campaign
which has been carried on for the past
two or three years to obtain suitable
appropriation from congress for the
promotion of rife practice. Every
one familiar with the subject knows
that the facilities for rife practice In
this country have been entirely made
quate and that while the militia has
been we'll drilled and equipped with
armories, 1t has not had SUFFICIENT
ranges nor the proper instruction In
rifle practice. To secure additional
facilities and also to make arrange
: ments whereby shooting galleries and
rifle ranges could he thrown open un-