Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
SHOTS ATCAMP PERRY
Great Rife and Revolver Matches Be-
gin on Monday.
SOLDIERS OF ALL GRADES MEET
many Medals, Cups and other Prises
90 BE Competed For By the
Men who Wear h
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shooting tournament ever seen In this
country will be ~inaugurated on the Ohio
state range. Already hundreds Of con-
testants are on the ground and during
the next ten days they will be constantly
arriving for the national team match. The
great shooting event does not begin until
two weeks from tomorrow. Meanwhile
there will be an abundance Of exciting
sport to keep the contestants and specta-
tors interested. for the next two weeks
viii be fully occupied by the matches OF
The National Rife association, The Ohio
National Guard and The Ohio State Rifle
association.
The Ohio matches will be shot first and
will consume Monday. Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday. Those OF the Ohio Ma
tional Guard will be open only 20 mem
bSrs Of that organization, but all of the
Ohio National Guard as well as of the
association. while many will b. open to
all corners. The Ohio National Guard
matches will begin with the regimental
team match. for teams OF twelve. and
will be followed by the company team
match. the state Individual rifle match.
company pistol match and Individual pis-
toll match. The matches of the Ohio
State Rifle association, to which en-
trance is limited, are as follows: The
Hall medal match. Bryant novice match.
Sixth infantry novice match. Second brig
sde trophy novice match, experts short
range. experts 600 yard. experts 800 yard,
experts 1000 yard, Lilley medal. Clement
medal, naval trophy. novice aggregate
and expert aggregate matches. other
matches OF the Ohio State Rifle associa-
ton, to which the entrance restrictions
DO not apply. are the all-comers' offhand.
ail-comers' 600 yard. the Hale. the Peters
trophy, Ohio state Rifle association trophy,
ail-comers' 800 yards. Buckeye match Q,OOO
yards; Du Point tyro-S per cent medal, %
per cent medal Individual rapid fire. all
Corners mid range, Second brigade, all
Corners short range aggregate, all-comers'
mid range aggregate. grand Du Pont aggre-
gate; all-comers' long range aggregate,
and the Herrick trophy match. There will
also be a number of revolver matches,
among them the 80 per cent medal
matches at Is. 50 and Is yards; rapid fire
revolver match, all-comers' military re-
volver match. automatic pistol match,
cavalry revolver match and the champion
ship service team match.
Beautiful Herrick Cup.
OF these the most important is the Her
rick trophy match for the trophy presented
by former Governor Myron T. Herrick OF
Ohio. This is an immense and unusually
handsome solid silver loving cup. costing
about 1880 and presented by Governor
Herrick for annual competition on the
Camp Perry range. 1t Is shot at 800, 800
and 1000 yards, fifteen shcts per man. and
is open to teams of eight from the army.
navy. marine corps. military and naval
academies and the National Guard. 1t is
accompanied by 500 cash and medals to
the winning team. with other cash prizes
OF 800. 80 and $25. In the other matches
there are numerous medals, trophies and
cash prizes a~ggregating several thousands
81 dollars.
On August Il the annual matches of the
National Rifle association will begin with
the championship company team match.
the Inter Club. Life Members. state Secre-
taries and the Press match. The prizes in
these matches consist OF medals and cash.
with the exception of the Press match,
which is the feature of the day. In this
the prize Is a handsome silver loving cup
presented by the press committee OF the
National Board of Promotion Of Rifle prac-
lice through the National Rifle asso-
citation, to be competed for annually
by bonafide newspaper men. This cup re-
mains in the custody of the publication
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while the winner receives a replica for him
self. There are several other prizes in this
event. the principal one being a life MEM
bership in the National Rifle association.
There were nineteen competitors last year,
The first prize being won by Major M. ].
Phillips OF the Owosso Press-American with
a score OF forty-eight out Of a possible
fifty.
TyrOs with the Revolver.
On Saturday. August 10. there will be an
Individual long range tyro match, and the
championship revolver team match. On
Monday comes the championship regimental
skirmish match for teams OF six. one OF
the most important OF the meeting, carry
ing with 1t the trophy. valued at 500, and
q number OF cash prizes. There will be a
hot contest over this trophy, as, II won
three times by the same organization. II
becomes its property. The same day the
Wimbledon cup match will be shot. This
Il one OF the most historic Of rifle matches
The cup Is valued at $500 and was pre-.
sented by the National Rifle association OF
Great Britain to the National Rifle associa.
tion Of America for perpetual competition
This match is open to all citizens and resi-,
dents OF the United States and is shot with
any rifles or ammunition, twenty shots FOR
ANtofu AZ AfWV yaIuAs II was NlIaN won Dl
Major Fulton in 1875 and is literally covered
by the scores and names OF the various
winners. It Is a happy custom for the
winner to fiji the cup the evening OF thu
contest. II holds about four gallons. On
Tuesday. August IS, the Leeeh cup mattel
will be shot. This Is open to everybody
with any military rifle and any ammunl
ton, seven shots at 500. 300 and 1000 yards
The regimental team match for a troph,
valued at $500 win be shot on Monday ant
Tuesday. It has been won twice by tn
Sixth Massachusetts, infantry team and 1
won a third time the trophy becomes tn
property Of that organization. Wednesda,
IL the Herick match. which will take Vi
the entire day.
Match for C-hampiOnshIp.
On Thursday the presidents match wi
be shot. This Is an Individual match an
includes q Skirmish run. 800 yards slo,
fire 30 yards rapid fire. coo. 500 and L0
yard stages. 1t must be shot with tn
Kras or the new Springfield. A numbe
OF cash and medal prizes so with thl
match and the man making the highes
aggregate score in this and IN the Nations
Individual match receives the title OF mil
tary champion OF the United States.