Evening star., 1909-09-04
DISTRICT IN THE LEAD
Makes the Highest Scores on
Two Ranges.
REGlMENTAL TEAM MATCH
Offhand Shooting Test Of Skill at
Seagirt.
HINDERED BY CHOPPY WIND
First Regiment, d. c., at Top With
51S to It's Credit-Colum-
bia Trophy Shoot.
BY CHOPPY WIND
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SEAGIRT, N. j., September with a
choppy wind blowing across the range
from the south. making offhand shooting
test of skill. the second day Of the
tournament of the New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania tournament opened
this morning. The first match was that
of the New Jersey interstate regimental
team match at 200. coo and 1000 yards.
for teams Of six men, for the handsome
trophy presented by United States Sena-
tor Frank o. Briggs of Trenton. which
was begun this morning at 200 yards.
When that stage OF the match had been
completed the teams stood as follows:
First, 1st District of Columbia, 244; sec
ond. 4th New Jersey. 240: third, Sd New
Jersey, 238: fourth, list New York. 234
fifth, list New York, second team, 234;
sixth, I'd District of Columbia. go: sew
enth. Sd Pennsylvania, 228; eighth, list
New York, second team, 226; ninth. Sd
Pennsylvania. 228; tenth. ed New York
Engineers. 227; eleventh, I'd New Jersey,
226: twelfth. 7th New York, PA.
The 6O0-yard stage followed the 200
yard shooting.
At the end of the s0o-yard stage in
the regimental team match the teams
stood as follows:
First District of Columbia, SIS; list
New Jersey, sos; Sd New Jersey. 504:
I'd District Of Columbia, 497; list New
York, first team. 1876; Sd Pennsylvania.
4s3; ED Engineers. New York, 4s5; Sd
Pennsylvania, second team. 4Si: list
New York, second team, 4S0, and list
New York. third team. 454.
The Columbia trophy match will not
be finished until this afternoon.
The range scores Of the 1st District
Of Columbia team at zoo yards follow:
(N-rl .
Powers. AZ; Brown, 3s; Schriver. SO.
Total, 244.
District Does Good Work.
Firing with accuracy on the ranges
at Seagirt yesterday the District of
Columbia representatives did some
splendid work, and came to the front
in several Of the matches. The men
from the Capital city feel much elated
over the splendid showing they made
on the opening day Of the big shoot
high up among the successful ones in
the competition over the several
ranges
1t was like old times. when the Dis
trict team was wont to gather In near
ly all the prizes. Weather conditions
spectators here to witness the work OF
the crack marksmen at the various
bulls.
Where Principal Interest Centered.
The principal interest Of the day GEN.
tered around the work Of the Jersey
rifemen for the Columbia trophy, the
gift Of the National Guard OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, which never fails to
arouse the largest interest among Jer-
sey marksmen. and this year was NO
exception to the rule. Four of the
finest trained teams in the state COM
petcd in the contest, which was not
completed until today.
Company team match for the Briggs
trophy. donated by United States Sena-
tor F. o. Briggs Of New Jersey. brought
out the unusually large number of
eleven teams for the competition, and
there was a hot contest from the time
the first shot was fired. The District
had ave teams entered for this trophy.
as follows:
The District Scores.
Company I, 1st Regiment. and Com
panies M, G. X and I, of the I'd Regi-
ment.
Company I. 1st District OF Columbia.
gave the winners from the 4th New
Jersey hard tussle, running up q total
Of 900 against 30S by the team from
Jersey City. The scores Of Company 1,
1st District of Columbia, which almost
landed the trophy for the District. fol-