Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
WINS MATCH
Local Revolver Shot Best at
Sea Girt.
HE GETS A SCARE, THOUGH
George E. Shaw, Washington Boy,
Breaks Record.
HITS BULL'S-EYE TEN TIMES
Capt. Simon Captures the Champion
ship in the Governors Match,
Making 1872 Points.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

| Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
RIFLE RANGE. SEA GRIT. n. j..
| September 1.-THE last of the District of
| Columbia rif1emen departed for home this
| afternoon. Those who had won prizes re-
| ceived the same at a general presentation
| in front of the clubhouse, Gen. Spencer,
the executive officer, making the distribu-
| ton
| There was not a Washingtonian on the
| range when the final event, the Governor
of the State of New Jersey match, for
the Sea Girt championship, was won by
Capt Simon of Ohio, who led field of
forty-six competitors. Many of the other
| teams departed this afternoon and the
remainder will start tomorrow.
Simon Wins Championship.
| With the firing of the last shot late to-
| day in the Governor of the State of New
Jersey match the big shooting tourna-
ment of 1908 was ended. Interest in the
most important and successful meeting
held here in many years was mainta aimed
until cease firing sounded.
Capt Harry Simon of Ohio finished In
the lead, making d score of 1872 out of a
poSSlDIe -tu, DledhluS lie record. MAJ.
Benedict, also of Ohio, was second with
1871. The match was open to everybody,
the competitors firing ten shots each at
200, 600, 800 and LOCO yards. Capt. Simon
receives the Sea Girt championship
medal presented by Gov. Fort and SD
The other prize winners who were given
cash sums and their scores were:
Second-Maj z. Benedict, Ohio, score
191.
Third-Maj. Price, New Jersey. 1Ss.
t,-tl,
1877
Fifth-Capt. Wells, New York 1877.
Sixth-Sergt. Emerson, Ohio, 1874.
Seventh-Lieut. Col. Iewes, New Jer-
sey, 1s3.
Eighth-Capt Casey. Delaware, 1S3.
Ninth-Sergt. Deloach, Marine Corps,
1S3
Tenth-Lieut. w. Baker, New Jersey,
1873.
Gen. Spencer, executive officer, late to-
day had the prize winners, teams and in
dividuals assemble in front of the club
house, and he then presented the prizes,
having a congratulatOry word for the sue
cessful competitors. Each was loudly
cheered.
Free-for-All Matches.
The shooting of a number of re-entry,
free-for-all matches, all for trophies of
value, brought the shooting tournament
of 1905 to a brilliant close here this after
noon.
The winners-generaly over a field of
100 more-incuded:
Marlin trophy match-Lieut. Marborne,
United States Infantry.
Allcomers military revolver match
Capt. Ferree, District of Columbia.
Allcomers rapid fire military match
Sergt. Orr, Ohio.
Rogers midrange match-Maj. w. b.
Martin. New Jersey.
RAND fire matcl-H r.. Williams. Few
Jersey.
Members match-J W. Hessian, Della
ware.
Individual rapid fire-Sergt. FAIR New
Jersey.
Alcomers' military match-Lieut. Simon,
Ohio.
Meany match-J. w. Hessian. Delaware.
New Jersey State Rifle Association
match-G. w. Cheseley, Connecticut.
Reading match-Sergt. Dittmar. U.SM
c., and Private Snow, U.S.M.C., tie.
Ferree Gets Revolver Prize.
Capt. Sheridan Ferree, who was lead
ing in the allcomers' military revolver
match, with the record-smashing total of
143, was visibly Jared when Sergt Orr
of Ohio succeeded in tying that score.
Ferree, however, took another try, the
competition being continuous and rolled
up a total of 144 slightly widening the
prize.
Another Washington boy has estab-
lished record here. He is First Lieut..
George c. Shaw, 9th United States In
fantry, who put every one of the ten
possible shots in the bulls eye in the
1000 yards stage of the Dryden match.
One thousand yards is the longest range,
and great many rif1emen found 1t diff
cult to even locate the target so far
away.
Even the layman can readily appre-
ciate the experiences required to land all
ten shots in the very center of the target.
Shaw, member of the United States
Infantry team, was the only competitor
in the big match to do it. He served for
many years in the National Guard of the
District. and the District rifle teams
During the war with Spain he was adj
jutant of the I'd Battalion, LIST District
Regiment. He was later commissioned in
the army, and while serving in the Philip
pines received the medal of honor for
distinguished gallantry in action
Interest in Rifle Association.
Although the matches held under its
direct supervision were shot this year at
| Camp Perry, Ohio, interest here in the
National Rife Association of America has
been general. The association is de-
scribed as a patriotic organization, form
ed in 1871 for the purpose of promoting
and encouraging rifle shooting among the
citizens throughout the United States
Its stated objects are to encourage
craftsmanship throughout the United
States, particularly in the direction of
qualifying as finished marksmen those in
dividuals who may be called upon to
serve in time of war: to encourage COM
petition in craftsmanship between teams
and individuals to encourage legsla-
ton for the establishment and mainte
nance of ranges; to secure the Issue of
military rifles and ammunition to those
practicing thereat: and to create a pub
lie sentiment in respect to the necessity
of rifle practice as means of national
defense.
President Is q Member.
Gen. Bird w. Spencer, the post COM
mandant and executive officer here, was
for many wears the efficient president of