Evening star., 1907-08-24
SHOOTING IN A GALE
Riflemen Faced Bad Conditions
at Camp Perry.
REVOLVER MATCH TODAY
Wimbledon Cup Over the Long Range
This Afternoon.
PRESS SHOOT WON BY PHILLIPS
Men Will Rest Tomorrow in Prepara-
ton for the Big Contests
Next Week.

CAMP PERRY, PORT CLINTON. Ohio.
August 24.-The experts from the District
laid their rifles aside this morning and at
8 o'clock started to put up a game fight for
honors with the revolver. The District is
represented by two teams in the revolver
team match for the championship of the
United States. The match is open to teams
of five men each. and both of the regiments
are today doing their best to win the con-
test. The standard American target Is
being used at a distance OF fifty yards.
Each man is allowed to fire fifteen shots
deliberate fire, with a time limit OF one
minute on each shot, also fifteen shots in a
string of five shots each. In the time limit
of ten second for each string.
This afternoon at / o'clock the Wimble-
don cup match was started for the cham
pionship Of the long range. 1000 yards. 1t
Is the hardest range to shoot over, but
every man from the District Is entered,
looking for honors. Two sighting shots
are allowed each man and twenty shots for
record at this distance. The event permits
the use Of any rife and any ammunition.
The match was won last year by Capt. ].
c. Semon. 5th Infantry, Ohio National
Guard. with a score of 46 out of possible
100. Lieut.. Col. Reichelderfer finished
eighth with a score Of 43. and Maurice
Appleby fifteenth with the same score.
Tomorrow the members of the District
contingent will enjoy day of rest When
the sun goes down this evening very busy
week will have passed In anticipation Of
the big matches next week, it will be neceS-
sary for every man to obtain a good rest
to be prepared for the nerve-racking con-
tests scheduled for the closing week Of the
meet.
The second stage of the Presidents match
was shot in the face Of a gale blowing
about twenty miles an hour from the north
east, making it difficult for the ri1emen to
steady themselves and make high scores.
The match was started at 80 in the morn
ing and as fast as the men drew their tar
gets firing was begun. The second stage
included ten shots at 200 yards rapid fire;
two sighting shots and ten shots for record
at 800 and the same at 1000 yards. The
men were allowed to shoot any rifle and
of the District outfit were contestants In
the match. in addition to Groome and
Bischoff. who were the only two men to
qualify in the first stage and were permit
ted to continue. Those who took part in the
second stage and did not qualify In the
first paid an additional entry fee. in order
to get the practice at the longer ranges.
Those of the first thirty, who, at the close
of the Leech cup match in the Palma tro-
ply trials, did not qualify among the first
fifty IN the first stage of the Presidents
match, We're allowed to shoot at 800 and
900 yards without paying an extra en-
trance fee.
Bischoff High Man.
In the second stage Of the match Sergt.-
Maj Paul c. Bischoff was high man. In
cluding his score in the first stage he scored
a total of 2SS. In addition to sharing COW
eted honors Of being in the first twenty-five
crack shots of the country out of field
of over three hundred competitors, Bischof
tied with the four high men at 1000 yards
nv a nOSSible
The scores of the other contestants from
the District were follows: