Evening star., 1907-09-04
DISTRICT MEN PRESENT
Roster of the Different Contests Now
Under Way.
inspectors to Try Conclusions This
Afternoon-Some Dissatisfaction
Over Spencer Shoot Yesterday.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


SEA GIRT. n. J., September 4.-Four
matches. In addition to the score Of con.
tinuous individual contests. engaged the at
tention yesterday of the riiemen at tho
New Jersey Rife Associations tournament.
The carbine team match with which tho
day opened was for teams OF five ten shots
at 300 and 500 yards. with the United States
service rifle and any ammunition.
The Columbia trophy match was of spe-
clal interest to the District delegation. al.
though 1t was not a contestant. The tro-
ply was presented fifteen years ago by tho
District of Columbia National Guard to tho
New Jersey National Guard for annual
competition by New Jersey organizations
alone
The Spencer match, for the gold medal
presented by Brig. Gen. Bird w. Spencer.
Is lopg-distance test. The contestant
fires fifteen shots at 1000 yards with any
military rifle and any ammunition. Dis
trict marksmen have won the match twice
in recent years-Lieut (now Capt. w. w.
Cookson in 1902 and DR.. George Cook in
1893. with scores of 81 and 6S. respectively.
DR.. Cook was second in 1904. year ago
Maj. c. B. Winder OF Ohio won.
The veteran organization match. the other
special feature OF yesterdays program. was
for teams of six from any veteran national
guard organization, ten shots at 700 yards.
The Old Guard of Massachusetts and New
York have divided the honors since the
match was first shot In a. J3. the Bay State
sharpshooters taking it twice.
The District Contingent.
Under the supervision OF Lieut.. Frank
d. Lakeland the District contingent has
been Quartered in two rows OF tents. fac
ing one of the streets. in the middle Of
the camp. which Is located just back Of
AT, III,
a hundred yards of the big mess hall.
where New Jersey feeds her regiments.
The third days card offers two team
matches and one individual match. be-
sides the numerous continuous re-entry
contests. The company team match-one
of the most interesting of the weeks
events-started this morning a match in
which the District came some years ago
to regard somewhat as it's special pre-
serve. because the honors had been won
so often by District teams.
A company Of the 9Th Battalion cap
tured the $50 and gold medals in 1900 and
1901. Company c OF the 9Th Battalion in
1872, and Company l of the I'd Regiment
in 1893 and 1904 Company e OF the I'd
Washington was victor in 1905. and last
year the cracks representing the 9th Mas
sachusetts defeated the field.
The match Is for teams OF five. seven
shots, at 200 and 800 yards. with the United
ed ammunition manufactured in the United
States. The second prize Is S25 and silver
medals; the third $15 and bronze medals.
The tyro company team match ID for
teams of three. membership Of which must
never have been on a winning team at
any national state rifle association shoot
before 1897. The contest Is five shots at
300 and 500 yards. The team from the
s. s. Hancock won in 190J three points be-
hind the record score by the Calling Pla-
toon Company of the 1st Illinois.
The Inspectors Match.
The inspectors match this afternoon is
for inspectors of rife or small arms prac-
tice, ten shots at $40 and 1000 yards with
the Krag rifle. Mai Bell of the District
won the inspectors gold badge and $50 In
1892. and Lieut. [now Capt. Cookson in
1905. by the score of 95, which has not been
beaten In any match.
District contestants are dissatisfied with
the management of the Spencer match,
which was not finished yesterday afternoon
for lack OF time.
Marine Corps representative stood high In
the Spencer match leaders at the close last
evening. CORPORAL j. F. De Loach. who
just missed making the Palma twelve this
year. and Gunnery Sergt. Clark being Sec
and and third with 70-one point below the
top score Of Musician G. w. Chesiey of
Connecticut. Lieut.. Thomas Holcomb. who
Is captain of the marine team. was sixth,
with 6S. and Sergt. Linsdale seventh, 81.