Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16


concluded by the National Guard
Of the District of Columbia. the
III usual midsummer lull is now on
In local military affairs Follow
ing the return last Sunday from the JOINT
maneuvers at Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt the guardsmen devoted the regular
drill nights for a week to cleaning rifles
and other equipment and storing property
nreparatory to the vacation, so to speak.
until the resumption of drills next DC
tober.
The brigade rifle team is at Camp Perry,
Ohio, working hard to make a good snow
ing in the national and other compeu-
tons to be held there and paving the way
for success In the contest at Sea Girt next
month Otherwise all issquiet and Is apt
to remain so for at least two months.
The list Separate Battalion Glee Club,
under the leadership of Lieut.. I. r. Jones,
gave a serenade to Maj. Davis. the post
commander. at Fort Hunt the last night
of camp.
Among the selections We're several plan
tation melodies The serenade closed with
"God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Mai Davis expressed himself as much
pleased with the music.
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Regarded as Of scarcely less Importance
to the military world than the national
matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. are those
which will take place at Sea Girt. n. j..
from September to IL, inclusive The
Sea Girt range has always been mecca
for ambitious marksmen, and this year
a program has been arranged which COM
pares very favorably with any ever shot
During the eighteen years of It's existence
the New Jersey State Rifle Association
has accumulated number of cups and
trophies and its strong financial backing
enables it to give the largest number of
cash prizes offered by any state associa-
ton. Its tournament will be this year. as
for many years past, under the personal
supervision of Gen. Bird ". Spencer, long
president of the National Rifle Associa-
ton. who will be executive officer of the
meeting.
In addition to the New Jersey matches.
those of the New York State Rife Asso-
citation and the United States Revolver
Association will be held at the same time.
The range at Sea Girt. always the most
commodious and best equipped, has been
extended and improved.
The most important match will be for
the Dryden trophy. piece of bronze pre-
scented by ex-senator Dryden. to he COM
peteG for by teams of eight from the
same branches OF the military service
eligible in the national match. Ii is shot
at 200. coo and 1000 yards. The trophy
carries with it cash prizes of from $50 to
$3.50
The interstate regimental match for the
Briggs trophy, presented by Senator
Briggs of New Jersey, will be shot at the
same distance by teams of six. With the
trophy goes a medal TO each man on the
winning team, with cash prizes to the
second. third and fourth teams. The COM
pany team match. for teams OF five at 300
and 800 yards, carries cash prizes. with
medals, for the first three teams. For the
non-winners there will be company
team match 0yro) for teams Of three, the
prize being the Peters trophy. which goes
to the winning team. with gold medals to
the members. Silver and bronze medals
are given to the members of the second
and third teams. In the Columbia trophy
match teams of six will compete at 300
500 GOO and $40 yards for medals and cash
prizes in addition to the trophy presented
by the National Guard of the District of
Columbia to the National Guard of New
Jersey. Teams of five will compete in the
cavalry team match. which is restricted
to the cavalry, Signal Corps and Engineer
Corps of the army and National Guard.
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 presented in
memory of Arthur c. Gould, "a friend of
rifle practice" 1t is for teams of six. and
the conditions are unique, in that they
provide for a skirmish run and ten shots
rapid fire, at 200 yards.