Arizona republican., 1908-08-25

ials to the members Silver and
 bronze medals are given to the mem
 bers of the second and third teams.
 Tn the Columbia trophy match teams or six will compete at 200, 300, 600 and 500 yards for medals and cash prizes in addition to the trophy Teams of five will compete in the cavalry team match which is re- stricted to the cavalry, signal corps and engineer corps of the army and
 national guard. Here again the prizes are gold, silver and bronze
 medals, accompanied by cash. An interesting event, established last
 year. is the Gould Rapid fire team
 match for which the trophy was pre-
 scented in memory of Arthur c. Gould, friend of rifle practice" :"
 This is for teams of six and the con- ditions are unique in that they pro- vide for skirmish run and ten shots irapid fire at 200 yards.
 As general proposition the Sea Grit matches for individuals are open to civilians as well as military men
 thus providing a larger field and more interesting competition than would otherwise be the case. Promi
 nent among these is the Sea Grit
 championship match for a medal pre-
 mented by Governor Fort of New Jersey, accompanied by line of cash
 prizes. Another is the individual rapid fire match at 300 yards in which
 the competitors are permitted to fire
 as many shots as possible in one
 minute. This will provide an inter esting test for the New Springfield rifle. The all-cOmers military match at 200 and 900 yards is another re- entry match as is the Hayes match
 and the General F. P. Meany match
 and the N. J. & R. A. trophy match. All have trophies as well as cash prizes. Other matches of the New Jersey State Rifle Association are the
 Spencer match of fifteen shots at
 1000 yards. the Members match,
 Reading match for tyros, Marlin trphy, Souvenir medal, off Hand. Hale, Press and officers and InsDec- tors matches. There will be some re- vOlver matches including revolver team match, novice military revol- yer, all-comers rapid-fire military, amy revolver. a pistol match, disap- bearing target, bObber and others.
 The matches of the New York State Rifle Association are headed by the .company team match at 200, 800 and
 GOO yards, open to teams of four. This match is open to teams from foreign governments and registered clubs and societies, as well as to the army, navy and national guard. Gen. F. A. McAlpin presents a trophy for the McAlpin trophy match and F.. A. Cruikshank one for the Cruikshank
 trophy match. These are both team
 matches as are the seventy first reg iment trophy sbirmish and rapid fire and the Old Guard trophy matches. The Thurston match at 500 and 900 yards Is open to everybody, but the
 N. '. $. R. A. match is open only to members. In the Wingate all-cOmers short range match at 200 yards the first prize is a trophy valued at $300
 presented by Gen. George w Win
 gate, the father of rifle practice" land in the Rogers all-comers mid range match at 600 yards the prize is "a handsome cup presented by It. H.
 H. Rogers. Jr. Accompanying these lis the Major Gen. Chas. F. Roe all- Icomers long Tange match at 1000
 yards. There will also be a rapid
 fire, members, membership and a
 revolver team match. In all the
 above matches there are numerous cash prizes.
 To revolver marksmen. the great event of the year is the meeting of the T.. s. Revolver Association which comprises four great matches. The first is the championship match for any revolver, which carries with it the revolver championship of the United States together with the championship cup. This cup has
 been held for the past three years by John A. DoetZ, Jr Second is the any pistol championship match also for silver. cup and, the pistol champion ship. Third is the military revolver championship match which carries
 the title of champion and in which
 the trophy is a magnificent silver bowl. With these is the military re- volver record match, with unlimited
 entries. In this match the trophy is
 a gold laurel wreath and scroll mounted on an ebony shield on which lis inscribed the name of the winner There are no cash prizes in these matches. but a number of handsome gold, silver and bronze medals, suit ably inscribed. The matches are very difficult as they require as many as
 as fifty shots and at fifty yards dis tance.
 The whole makes a most interest ing program, and well worth the at tention it has attracted. The usual number of social functions will take
 place at Sea Grit during the tOurna-
 ment.