Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14
FOR PRIZES
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District sharpshooters at
Camp Perry in the Race. !:
ENGAGE IN COMPETITIONS
National Rifle Association Matches
in Progress Today. :.
SCORES BY WASHINGTONIANS
Army Men Assigned by the War De-
partment for Duty as Range
Officers Report.
IN COMPETITIONS
SCORES BY wAsH1NGToN1ANs
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CAMP PERRY. PORT CLINTON. Ohio.
August 1.-THE National Rifle Associa-
tons twenty-sixth annual tournament
opened this morning the mammoth
Ohio range to continue through August
20. That the shoot of MOs is to be the
largest in the history of the association
seems clear. In these matches will COM
pete the members of a large proportion
of the tifty-one teams going after the
national trophy in the four-day fight.
which will begin August "a.
This is the second year the associations
matches have been held here. Until the
national matches were transferred here
last year. the association had for about
fifteen years held it's shoot at Sea Grit.
N. j. With the election in 1906 of di-
rectors favorable to the west, however,
the matches were brought here in con-
nection with the national contests. The
board of directors of the association.
whose president Is Gen. James A. Drain
ordnance officer. Maryland National
Guard: Maj, James E. Bell. the District
of Columbia Militia S inspector general of
rife practice: Brig. Gen. George II. Har-
ries , eommanding the District of Column.
Maryland. Lieut.. Col r. X. Evans. 9Th
Infantry. L. s. A.. the executive officer
of the national matches last year and
this year. and Brig. Gen. William p. Hall.
adjutant general. u. s. A. 49,.
Of the fourteen matches on the asso
cations six-day program five were. shot
today-the Championship Company team,
the Interclub. the Life Members. the
States Secretaries and the, Press The
days, work opened with the company
team competition. open to teams Of five
from any company of the army, navy.
Marine Corps and militia of the states.
territories and the District Of Columbia.
yards with the United States service ri
he, model 1903. and any ammunition.
The winning team receives $50 and gold
medals for each member; the second best
team gets $50 and silver medals; the third
best. $50 and bronze medals The match
was won by Company l. ID Regiment,
District OF Columbia, lin 1909 and 1904,
and by Company=C. 9th Battalion, Dis
trict Of Columbia. In 1902. and Company
II, 9Th Battalion. in 1900 and 1901. Last
year Company D. I'd Connecticut, was
victor, the District not competing.
Interclub Match.
The Interclub match. which began at
1 O'clock this afternoon. is for teams Of
five from civilian rifle clubs, tompanies.
battalions and regiments affiliated with
the National Rifle Association The best
score. ten shots per man at 200 yards
wins the rifle club championship Of the
United States, the championship banner
and a silver medal for eaca member. The
Helena. Mont. Rifle Clup won a year agon
The Life Members match is for the
championship of the National Rifle Asso-
citation and $50, which DR.. w. H. Hudson
of New York won In 1907 and sergt. C. E.
Groome of the District in 1905, and Capt.
Sheridan Ferree, also of the District, In
1904. 1t is a seven-shot match at 200 and
900 yards. The State Secretaries match.
open to state secretaries of the associa-
tion.. ten shots at 900 yards. with any
military rife and any ammunition, was
won year ago by Maj. James e. Bel
of the District with score of IL. In
the Press match for properly accredited
newspaper men. ten shots for record at
500 yards, the first prize is the Du Point
cup. to be held for a year by the publ
cation represented by the winner. 4
Though twice interrupted by storms
which routed the District team from the
field at double quick the Wednesday
practice was on the whole satisfactory to
Maj. A. P. Robbins. the team captain.
The team began with slow fire at 200
yards. in which Lieut.. Lakeland and Lieut..
Lieut.. Farrow and Lieut.. Putnam each
making A. AT rapid fire at 900 yards the
men shot two strings. the second with the
battle sight. On the first round Sergt. v.
Windsor led with 40 and in the second
Lieut. Putnam with II. At 1000 yards in
the afternoon Lieut.. Alderman and Sergt.
Cole did not finish their strings. Top
score in the gusty wind was Sergt.
Schriver's 81 with Lieut.. Powers 80 sec
ond. The team did not finish its skirmish
run. but very creditable scores were made
by those who did. high score being Lieut..
Heidenreicr's 81. During the skirmish
Maj. James e. Bell was IN the pit.
Scores by District Rifemen.
The full score at 200 and LOCO yards
was as follows, Capt. Forsythe, slightly
indisposed from cold, not shooting:
200 yds. 200 yds. 1000
Slow. ~Rapd@ yds.
Battle sight