Evening star., 1907-08-19
SHOOT At CAMP PERRY
Big Rifle Competition Under the
National Board.
new RANGE AND CONDITIONS
District Men Entered in Many of the
Matches.
BUSINESS FOLLOWS SHOOTING
Selection of the Palma Trophy Team
Has Already Commenced-Some
Other Events.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CAMP PERRY, PORT CLINTON, Ohio
August 19-The annual rifle competitions
under the auspices of the national board for
the promotion of rifle practice. the National
Rifle Associa ton and the Ohio State Rife
Association, for handsome trophies and
cash prizes, opened today with the largest
attendance of crack shots ever gathered to-
gether in this country. The riflemen from
the District of Columbia after a good day s
rest yesterday, were up and around early
this morning and, after a hearty breakfast.
marched In body to the firing line, where
they were assigned to targets. During the
past week the men have been improving in
their work at the targets and getting them
selves accustomed to the conditions of the
range.
The conditions here are unlike any which
the District men have ever shot over before.
1t is also the first time that matches have
ever been shot on this range. 1t is con-
stdered one of the newest and most COM
plete ranges in the country. The camp is
located on the shore of Lake Erie near
Sandusky and about six miles from the town
or Fort Clinton and across the lake from
Put In Bay The targets are constructed
along the north side, with the butts at the
lake. so that the bullets will fall in the
water. There is no danger OF hitting pass
ing vessels. as the water at this point is too
shallow 1t is predicted by military men
that some remarkably high scores will be
made. at this meeting by reason Of the pc
culiar conditions which exist. AS the shoot
ers face the north at all times they have the
advantage of the northern light, and at no
time will they have to face the sun during
the matches The improved rife and the In
crease In practice with the military rifle,
1t is said, will also aid in making high
scores.
The first match on the program today was
the championship company team match,
which started promptly at O'Clock, with
large representation of rifiemen on the
firing line. The match is open to teams of
five men each from the army navy Ma
rine Corps and organized militia. The
prizes are: First, gold medal to each
member of the winning team and S1OO; sec
ond, silver medal to each member of the
team and $50; third, bronze medal to each
member of the team and $25. AS the rep
resentat1on from the various companies
from the District is not large enough to
compose team of five members the Dis
trict did not enter the contest
At o'clock this afternoon firing began in
the Leech cup match The distances are
soo. 800 and 1,C0O yards, and the District is
we'll represented by men who are taking
advantage of the long distance ranges and
aVailing themselves of the practice. Two
sighting shots are allowed and seven shots
Ior the record. The prizes are as follows:
First, the Leech cup, to be held by the
winner for one year. and gold badge; Sec
ono, S20; third, $lo: fourth, so; fifth, s..
For the Palma Trophy.
The first stage of the preliminary two
days contest for places on the American
team which is to compete for the Palma
trophy at Ottawa, Canada, September Z,
was concluded late Saturday evening Those
from the District who took part In the
CO pafi ion
Capt Cookson, Lieut.. Holt and Lieut. Hell
denreich. The distances were 800 900 and
loo yards. To the scores made Saturday
and the preceding day will be added the
scores IN the Leech cup match, which is
being shot this afternoon; the Presidents
match. scheduled for tomorrow, and the
Wimbledon cup match. which will be shot
Saturday afternoon of this week. The
scores in the matches mentioned will con-
stitute the second stage of the contest.
The selections for the team will be made
saturday evening August "a, and the team
selected from that time forward will be
kept together here in camp as a team until
its departure north
One OF the most important matches of
the Ohio State Rife Association which
opened this morning. and in which members
of the District are eligible is the Herrick
trophy match. The distances are 800, 900
and 900 yards. with fifteen rounds to each
TO one or more teams of eight from the
United States Army, United States Navy,
United States Marine Corps, United States
Naval Academy, United States Military
Academy, National Guard or uniformed
militia of the several states and territories.
including the District
No person who is a principal or alternate
on the team OF any state. territory or Dis
trlct of COLUMBIA entered in the competi-
ton of this mach shall be eligible to serve
either as principal or alternate In the team
petition for the Herrick trophy. The
prize to the winners is the handsome Her
rick trophy, presented by eX-Gov. Myron T.
Herrick of Ohio, to be competed for an
winning team, and $500. The second prize
is Slo0: third, $50, and fourth, $25.
The Ideal Company team match is also
open to members from the District This
match is to be shot on the 26O, 800 and 500
yard ranges. with ten shots for each man
and two sighting shots at each range. The
The first prize is $25: second 1000 rounds
of --and-lOaded ammunition made by the
Ideal Manufacturing Company; third. 800
rounds: fourth, 900 rounds; fifth, $40; sixth,
400 rounds, and seventh. 200 rounds. In
addition TO the above the Ideal Manufac-
turing Company offers IS for each ten con-
secutive bulls-eyes at all ranges, not count
ing sighting shots.
District Entries.
Some OF the other individual matches in
which the District men are shooting In are
as follows:
Al-comers offhand match-2OO yards,
twenty shots, slow fire. Prizes $25, $50
S1e. $40 and four other prizes Of IS each.
All-comers' 6O0-yard match-6O0 yards
Ten shots. slow fire. Prizes: First, gold
medal and s25; $50, SIS, SO and five prizes
of So each.
The Hale match-6OO yards, ten shots
First prize. trophy presented by Robert S.
Hale of Boston, to be held one year and be-
come the property Of the competitor win
ming it three times, not necessarily in sue
cession, a miniature of the cup and SIS;
second prize. $40: third $40: fourth $40;
fifth. So: sixth. IS; seventh, IS; eighth, So;
ninth, S5; tenth. S. This match was won
in 1908 by Capt. E. A Wells, New York
with a score of As, and in 1906 by Lieut.
W. a. Baker of New Jersey with a score
Of 90
Peters trophy match-Squadded compe-
ttion; individual skirmish run. The prizes
are: First silver loving cup, presented by
the Peters Cartridge Co, Cincinnati Ohio
10 DE competed for annually on Camp
Perry range and $50. second, $40: third
$50; fourth. $50; fifth, SO and Ave prizes
of So. ~ t'A00
Ohio State Rifle Association matcb-Irn-
squadded competition, with ten shots at coo
yards, slow fire. The prizes are: Eyrst
trophy and S2o; second. $50 third S15:
fourth, SO; fifth, So ~''
All-comers' 300-yard match-Unsauadded
competition, with ten shots at 800 wards
slow fire. two scores to count Prizes: $50