Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

] Gay, q matter OF
| interest in local military circles is now cen
| tered on the big target shooting competi'
| tons of 1907, in which District experts are
| to participate. The fifth annual matches OF
! the national board for the promotion OF
rifle practice, the twenty-hfth annual
| matches of the National Rifle Association
| of America. the fourth annual matches OF
| the Ohio State Rifle Association and the
| annual competition of the Ohio National
! Guard are to be held at Camp Perry Otta-
wa county. Ohio, from August 10 to Sep
| TENDER /. The seventeenth annual Sea Glrt
shooting tournament will occur on the Jer-
sey range from September TO September {,
inclusive.
The District of Columbia detachment OF
rifemen has arranged to depart from this
city for Port Clinton next Saturday AFTER
noon about 5: 30 o'clock, and in consequence
Will have the advantage of full week on
the Ohio range. for practice. prior 10 inc
opening of the meeting. Representatives OF
| the District will participate IN the majority
of the matches Of the National Rifle Asso-
citation, scheduled to begin Monday, Au-
gust 10.
! The order of events will be as follows
Monday-9 am, N. r. A. Company team
champion ship, 100 and 6O yards; 2 pm,
Leech cup match, 800. 800 and LOCO yards.
Tuesdays am. presidents match; nrst
stage, one skirmish run. 2OO and go yards
slow fire: second stage 200 yards rapid
fire, 500 and 1000 slow fire.
Wednesdays am, championship regf-
mental skirmish. -.
Thursday-9 am, inter-club match. 200
yards; pm. life members match. 2oo and
900 yards; pm, press match, oOo yaros'
pm. state secretaries match, go yards
Frfday-9 am. championship regimental
team match. POO, GOO and 1000 yards; !
pm, Herrick trophy match, 500 800 and
LOCO yards
Saturday-1yp Wimbledon cup match.
1000 yards: 8 am, championship revolver
team match.
The National match. the big event. IS to
open Wednesday, August %. 1t Will be 1ol-
lowed In succession by the national individ-
ual match and the national pistol match.
The National match will be preceded by
two days Of preliminary team practice, Mon
day. August 20, and Tuesday, August q.
the amount and kind for each team to be
determined by the respective team captains.
The time for firing and the ranges. targets.
etc, for this practice are to be allotted each
team by the executive officer. who Will meet
requests as far as practica Bile.
Many Of the contestants at Fort Clinton,
including those from the District Of Co
lumbia Immediately after the close of the
Ohio meeting will hasten to Sea Glrt. In
order to be present at the opening of the
tournament there. The event OF chief Inn
portance will be the Dryden Trophy match,
first prize being the trophy. valued at 1900,
presented by United States Senator Dryden.
~
The order OF events at Sea Girt follows:
Monday. September 2-Continuous
matches all day.
Tuesday, September 3-5. Columbia tro-
ply, 200 500 Co., 800, teams Of six; 10.
Spencer, 1000, fifteen shots; 7. veteran team,
200. teams of six; g. carbine team ZOO 800,
teams Of five.
Wednesday. September "a. company
team, 300 800, teams Of five; 4, company
team uyro), 200. 500. teams of three: %. In
spectors' match. 60 1000. ten shots.
Thursday. September % interstate reg
mental team. 200. 600. 1000. teams Of six:
p. Hale match, GOO, ten shots; "a, revolver
team; 30, all corners revolver squadded.
Friday, September 81. Dryden trophy
200, 600 1000 teams Of eight: 20. offhllnd
200, ten shots; p, press. 500. ten shots.
pionship. 200. 900, 900, 1000; 8. Gould rapid
fire team. skir1nish run. 200 rapid fire.
teams Of six.
Individual continuous rifle and revolver
matches will be open at all times that the
ranges are not in use for team and squad
ded matches.
While the personnel of the team to repre-
sent. the District If the national team
match Is practically arranged it is not
known who will constitute the team to
strive for. the Dryden trophy. Many of
those who shoot the national team may
also figure members of the Dryden
team
In connection with the organization Of the
international team. which will represent the
United States in the contest this year for
the Palma trophy. preliminary try-out for
places on the team will be held at Camp
Perry. August 10 and IT. New York will
be represented by Capt. Ed Wells. Capt.
George Corwin and Sergt Doyle of the list,
and DR.. w. @. Short of the 7th Regiment.
Wells. Doyle and Short were on the team
which went to England in 1903. Maine and
Georgia will each send one representative;
Jersey will have about three: Montana
has designated two: Massachusetts will
probably have about three or four, and Ohio
will enter ten of her experts. The four
regular service teams two representing the
Army, one each the Marine Corps and the
Navy, have been ordered to Ohio. to be
there in time to allow such members Of the
teams who have made the necessary pre-
liminary percentage to enter the trials.
Lieut. Holcomb of the Marine Corps team.
who has shot In two international matches,
is expected to give a good account of HIM
self.
Pleasing features of the recent outing Of
the brigade were the presentation Of a
medal to Corporal Benjamin Wade, Com
pany B, LIST Separate Battalion: the gift of
costly loving cup to Capt. Monroe c.
kerth. 23d United States Infantry. by the
LIST Regiment, and the bestowal of a pair
of field glasses on Capt. Arthur s. Cowan,
Goth United States Infantry, by the I'd
Regiment.
Corporal Wade, while at Mount Gretna
last year. rescued a member OF the LIST
Battery. Field Artillery. from drowning.
The medal was provided by the battery. and
was presented to Corporal Wade by Com
missioner mcfarland in connection with
the review the last Friday in camp.
Immediately after parade the following
day the LIST Regiment was formed as a hol
low square. Gen. Harries led his staff. on
which Capt Kerth was serving. into the in
closure, whereupon Capt. Kerth. taken
wholly by surprise, was presented with the
cup The address was by Col Ourand. and
the recipient made fitting response.
The field glasses were handed to Can't,