Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
Competition for the Handsome Her
rick Trophy This Afternoon.
REVOLVER TEAMS TOMORROW
Trying Conditions in the Skirmish
Run Of the Presidents Match.
Washington Scores.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| CAMP PERRY, Port Clinton, Ohio, Au-
| gust 23.-The two regiments Of the District
| National Guard are represented today in the
| championship regimental team match,
| which began this morning at o'clock.
The match is open to teams Of six men,
and it is expected to be the closest match
In which any teams have participated dur
| ing the entire week.
| The distances are 200, GOO and 1 900 yards,
! two sighting shots and ten shots for record
| being allowed each man. The match will
| occupy the entire day, and the men from
| the District are going into the battle with
| determination to win. The first prize
Is the championship trophy. valued at $500.
| to become the permanent property Of me
I organization winning it three times, not
| necessarily in succession; a medal to each
man on the winning team and $50: second
prize, SIS: third. $50; fourth, S25. The
match was won in 1906, for the first time.
by the 9th Regiment Infantry. Massachu-
| sets Volunteer Infantry.
| The teams which will represent the Dis
'trict will be constituted as follows:
| First Regment-Lieut. Col. L. H. Reichel-
| derfer, Sergt. o. NJ. Schriver. Capt. w. w.
| Cookson, Lieut. Ralph Alderman, Sergt.
Maj. Paul c. Bischoff. Sergt. Thomas
| Brown, with Capt s. w. Forsythe as al
| ternate.
Second Regiment-Capt Alexander Sum-
mers, Sergt Charles E. Groome. Lieut.. F.
| w Holt, Lieut.. F. II. Hedenreich. Lieut..
Thomas McAnally and Lieut. G. G. Den
| nison.
| At 1 o'clock this afternoon firing was
| commenced in the Herrick trophy match.
| There will be two teams OF eight men each
| entered from the District and the outlook
| will be watched with interest. 1t Is the
| first match under the auspices OF the Ohio
| State Rifle Association. The distances are
| 800, 900 and LOCO yards. and the match will
| be excellent practice for the District boys
| by reason Of the fact that the long ranges
| are being used exclusively.
The first prize is the handsome Herrick
| trophy presented by former Gov. Myron
| T. Herrick of Ohio to be competed for an
nually at Camp Perry. and medals to the
| winning team and 500: second, 500; third,
| $50; fourth. $25.
| Events for Tomorrow.
Tomorrow will mark the closing of the
| first week Of the big shooting tournament.
| The program includes the Wimbledon cup
match and the championship revolver
| team match. Two teams will be entered
| from the District In the latter event, while
| in the Wimbledon match every shooting
| member Of the brigade team will enter and
| take advantage IHe CHaHCt " piaCtISC
| on the long range.
| The Wimbledon match is for the long
| range championship. The distance Is LOW
! yards, with two sighting shots TO get on the
| target and twenty shots for record. The
match is open to everybody. and 1t is per-
| MISSILE to use any rifle with any ammun1-
| ton. The first prize is the Wimbledon
| cup, presented by the National Rife Assoc
| citation Of Great Britain to the National
| Rifle Association Of America. to be COM
| peted for on conditions to be decided by the
| association. valued at $500. a medal and s2o
| The second prize is SIS. third, $40: fourth.
So The cup will be held during the year
| in the same manner as the national trophy.
| The championship revolver team match
| will precede the Wimbledon match. and
| is scheduled to take place during the morn
| in hours. The match Is open to teams Of
| five men from the army, navy, Marine
| Corps and organized militia. The standard
| American target will be used. and the dis
| lance will be fifty yards. Each man Will
one shot per minute; and fifteen shots in
| string of five shots each. fired in the time
limit of ten seconds for each string.
The prizes are: First the Silver target"
| a trophy presented by Robert 8. Hale of
| Boston, Mass, to be held for one year by
| the winning team. a medal to each member
| of the team and $25; second, SIS; third, SO.
| Thu trophy will never be won permanently,
| but any organization winning 1t three
| times not necessarily in succession, will be
| awarded a trophy to be held permanently.
| The match was won III 1906 by Squadron
A, National Guard Of New York. with
| score of $50.
| The teams entered from the District will
| be as follows:
First Regiment-Lieut Col. l.. H. Reich
e..erfer. Maj. Glendie B. Young. Capt. w.
| w. Ccokson, Capt. Samuel w. Forsy the
and Lieut.. Ralph Alderman.
| Second Regiment-Capt. Alexander Sum
| mers. Lieut.. George G. Denn.son. Lieut.
Frank w. Holt. Lieut.. F. II. Hedenreich
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