The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-05
Jerseys Marksmen Expect to
Duplicate Their Achieve |
ments of Yesterday.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
REPORTED AS IDEAL
Interstate Team Shoot the First
Event Started-Big Pro-
gram Monday.
BY Ex-LIEUT. J. NC. GOULD. L. $. A.,
(RetireG.
Especial to the Evening Star. ]


SEA GIRT, Sept. 5.-The second day
Of the big rifle tournament dawned
bright and clear. There was a slight
breeze. but not enough to hamper the
marksmen in their efforts to beat the
previous records.
The first match to go on the range
was the interstate regimental team
match. There were marine teams, five
New York teams, two District of Co
lumbia teams, one Pennsylvania team
and the Second and Third New Jersey
teams This was for the Briggs trophy.
In the first stage of this event the
Jersey sharpshooters Fourth Regi
mente finished Just one point behind
the marksmen of the Twelfth New
York, New York being fourth to the
crack Marine Corps and District of Co
lunbia teams.
First Stage Scores.
In the shooting the men of this State
did not quite find their eyes. but were
confident that before firing had ceased
for the day they would again be we'll
to the fore, as they were all day yester-
day. Scores of the team in first stage
of the interstate shoot We're:
200 Yards-United States Marine
Corps, first team, 260; First District of
Columbia, 259; United States Marine
Corps, second team. 255; Twelfth New
York, 255; Fourth New Jersey. 254; Sew
enth New York, first team, 25S; Sew
enty-flrst New York. 251; Second New
Jersey, 249; Twenty second Engineers,
24s; United States Marine Corps, third
team, 247: Third Pennsylvania, 245;
Second District of Columbia, 24s; Sew
enth New York, second team, 237.
Second stage Scores.
At the conclusion OF the second stage
800 yards, of the Interstate match the
standing of the competitors was as fol-
lows:
First, Marine Corps, first team, 539;
second, Seventh New York, first team,
527; third, Twelfth New York, 525;
fourth, Marine Corps, second team, 52S;
nth, Seventy first New York. 51S; sixth,
Twenty-second Engineers, New York,
517; seventh, First District of Columbia
515; eighth, Marine Corps, third team
5oS: NINTH Second New Jersey, sos;
tcnth. Fourth New Jersey, SOB; eleventh.
Third Pennsylvania sol; twelfth, Sec
oad District of Columbia. 495; thir-
tecnth. Seventh New York, second team,
49l.
The off-hand match, an individual
competition, In which there were forty
acven competitors, was won by Ser
gcant p. Lund. Marine Corps, with a
total of AZ out of a possible 80. First
p,i2e was $50 The other three prize
winners were: Second, SIS, Lieutenant
I.aker. Fourth New Jersey, 46; third,
Sergeant dc Leach Marine Corps. 45;
fourth, Private Minervini. Fourth New
Jersey, As.
Mondays schedule.
The matches scheduled for Monday
CLabor Day), are
The State match, 10 shots at 600
Yards. open to all corners, for trophy
given by Robert S. Hale, of Boston,
aol $50 added by the N. ]. S. r. A.
This was won by Lieutenant I.
Whelen, u. S. A. last year with score
of 40 out of possible 90
New York company team match,
teams of four at 200, 500 and 800 yards,
First prize, 40 per cent. of entrance
fees; second prize, 20 per cent. OF en-
trance fees; third prize, 10 per cent.
of entrance fees
Thurston match, Is shots at 2o0, ooo
and GOO yards, open to all comers' D
prizes. ranging from so to 3 per cent
of entrance fees.
Revolver team match teams OF D
for the r. III. Sayre trophy. value $780,
as first prize; second prize 20 per cent.
of entrance fees.