The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-05
SHARP Shooters
Getting READY
Camp Perry To Be Opened
to Riflemen For First
Time.
THE PALMA TROPHY.
To Be Shot For by the
Cracks Of English Speak
ing Countries.
THE PALMA TROPHY.

Washington, D. c., August 4.-From
now until September the eyes of all RI
flemen in this country will be on Camp
Perry, Ohio, where the annual match
es of the National Board for the Pro-
motion of Rife Practice, the National
Rife Association, the Ohio State Rifle
Association, and the Ohio National
Guard will be shot. The matches be-
gin August 19, but prior to this sew
eral days will be spent in preliminary
practice for places on the Palma tro-
ply team, which will shoot against
Canada and England at Ottowa on
September Z.
The matches Of the National Rifle
association with those of the State
associations will Occupy the week from
August 10 to "a inclusive. August 26
and 27 will be set aside for preliminary
practice for the big national matches,
which will Occupy the remainder Of the
week. In the great match for the Ma
tional trophy, donated by congress, 1t
Is expecter that between forty and
forty-five teams Of twelve men each
Will UH GIltIEu. L4dGAl lCelll WILL w
accompanied by substitutes, coaches
and supernumeraries and in addition
there will be large number Of marks
men shooting on other teams and as
individuals, so the attendance will be
not far from 1000 men, which will in
clude the best military rifle shots In
the country
This is the first time the matches
have been shot at Camp Perry, which
one Of the newest and most complete
ranges in the country. 1t lies on the
shore of Lake Erie, near Sandusky
and Port Clinton, and across the lake
from Put-in-Bay. The targets will be
along the north side with the butts at
the lake, 50 the bullets will fall In the
water. AS it is shallow here there will
be no danger to passing vessels. 1t is
expected that some remarkably high
scores will be made, partly on account
Of the north light as the marksmen
will not have to face the sun at any
time. The increasing amount of prac-
tice with the military rifle should also
show in the scores, especially as most
of the rifemen have kept in practice
during the winter by using the Krag
or Winchester %, which gives the
same results in indoor practice as the
80 at outdoor practice.
Many of the competitors are ar
ranging to reach Camp Perry by part
water route, taking the steamer at De-
troit on the west or Buffalo on the
east. From Sandusky or Toledo all To-
cal trains will stop at La Carne, from
witch shuttle trains will run 10 the
camp. State teams travelling in special
cars may have the same parked at the
camp. Competitors seeking relaxation
will find it at Port Clinton, Sandusky,
Put-in-Bay, or other nearby resorts,
special arrangements having been
made for an evening train to leave
camp after the matches and return
about midnight. This train will connect
with steamers to the different resorts.
There will also be day steamer be-
tween the camp and Port Clinton and
between Port Clinton and Put-in-Bay.
The match for the Palma trophy will
attract the attention of the world as
In 1t will compete the best shots of
ENGLAND, Canada and the United States.
The ottawa range on which 1t will be
shot. is at Rockcliffe, near Ottowa. The
fire is delivered northeast on fifty tar
gets set in one line, Behind the pit
is a high stop-butt, painted black
which minlmizes the effect of the early
morning light, says Arms and the Man,
Against the back-stop the targets
show up with great distinctness. The
firing points lie one behind the other,
the longer ranges being slightly elevat-
ed. On the left is the Ottowa river,
running at the foot of a high bluff,
while on the right the range is bord-
cred by woods. Street cars run to the
clubhouse on the grounds and two
regiments are quartered there. One
Of the most celebrated regiments in
Canada, the Forty-third regiment,
Duke Of CORVALLIS Rifles, has its
headquarters in Ottowa. The COM
mander is Lieut.. Col S. M Rogers,
one of the best shots in the English
service who served with distinction in
the Boer war.
The conditions for the Palma match
provide for teams of eight men, shoot
ing with the service rifle of their coun-
try, fifteen shots at 800, 900 and 1000
yards. The English team will proceed
to Australia where it will shoot against
the cracks of that country It's ex-
penses are being paid by subscriptions
and about fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars were contributed for this pur-
pose. The expenses Of the American
team are also paid by subscriptions,
which may be sent to the National Life
association, 299 Broadway New York
city, or to Lieut.. Col, N. B. Thurston,
of New York, who will captain the
American team. The American team
will be selected at the National Rife
matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, in Au-
and will be given a few days
preliminary practice on the Rockcliffe
range. where the Palma match will be
shot on September l.
BLUES TAKE IN CONEY.