Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
What the Marines Did.

What the Marines Did.
Special From Staff Correspondent.
SEA GRIT, \. j.. September 14-Some
interesting features are apparent when a
review of the big shooting tournament,
which closed here last Saturday is made
A reca pitulation of the various matches
that were contested shows that the
United States Marine Corps team swept
the field of rfemen and won the greater
honorS i'll the various events. In fact.
the shooting of the Marine Corps team
has not been enualed since the District of
Columbia team won every event on the
program, and the record of this year is
remarkable one in many respects.
The United States Marine Corps team
walked away with five first prizes. two
seconds. third and two four;hs in
the team competitions. and in the indi-
vidual contests captured two first prizes,
one second, two thirds and one fourth
prize. The Marine Corps team won first
prize in the Dryden trophy match. max
ing a new record for that contest on the
Sea Girt range; first prize in the inter
state regimental team match, first and
second places in the Cruikshank trophy
match first and fourth prizes in the
Gould rapid fire match. first and second
prizes in the list Regiment rapid fire
match, third place in the McAlpin trophy
match and fourth prize in the Old Guard
match
of the Marine Corps team captured first
prize in the off-hand match: Sergt Hin
gle took first place in the Spencer match.
Sergt. Burdette second prize in the Hale
match, Corp. Snow third prize in the
Hale match. and Capt. McDougall third
prize in the inspectors match, and fourth
prize in the Thurston match.
Feature of Tournament.
The Dryden trophy match. the principal
in, bn
to teams of eight from the regular service
and the National Guard. the first prize
being the handsome Dryden trophy, val
ued at $1,000 and $50 in cash. was. as
stated, won by the United States Ma
rine Corps team with a total of LOSE.
The standing of the other competitors fol-
lows: Ohio 1913; United States Infan-
try. 1N2; New Jersey. 1855: United
States Cavalry, 1,O52; Maryland. 1.O4S;
New York, 1,034; District of Columbia
SOL
The interstate regimental team match
for the trophy presented by United States
Senator Briggs was open to teams of six
men from the regular service and the Ma
tional Guard. The standing of the COM
petitors follows: United States Marine
Corps, No. ]. 500; United States Marine
Corps. No. >. 7Ss: District of Columbia,
ISL; list New York, III. The company
team match, open to teams of five. was
for medals and cash prizes. The teams
finished as follows: Second Troop. n. j..
3O7: Company G. 4th n j., 3O1; 1st
Troop. Philadelphia City Cavalry, 29S;
Company l., I'd N j.. 297.
The tyro company team match. COM
posed of teams of three, for trophy and
medals, had three prize winners. fol-
lows: Second Troop, n. j., 1870; LIST
Troop. Philadelphia City Cavalry, 123;
Company l, LIST d. c., 100. The CO.
lumbia trophy match was confined to
teams of six from the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard, the first prize being the
Columbia trophy and three other cash
prizes. The trophy was presented to New
Jersey by the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard
The five leading teams were: ID New
Jersey. LOS: 9TH New Jersey. 1854; I'd
New Jersey, lob: 4th New Jersey, 1O31;
9Th New Jersey, 1000.
Cavalry Team Match.
The cavalry team match was open to
teams of five men, there being three
prizes, consisting of medals and cash.
The five leading teams were I'd Troop,
New Jersey, 43I; Squadron A. New York.
429; I'd Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry.
first. 406: I'd Troop, Philadelphia City
Cavalry. second team 400; 1st Troop, Phil
adelpha City Cavalry, 39S. The Gould
rapid-fire match was open to teams of six
men, the first prize being trophy pre-
scented in memory of Arthur c. Gould. and
the other prizes cash. The leading teams