The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-16
CRACK SHOTS
MEET TODAY
SIXTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF
OHIO RIFLE ASSOCIATION
OPENS THIS MORNING.
CAMP PERRY TO BE MECCA FOR
HUNDREDS OF SHOOTERS
HANDSOME TROPHIES.

CAMP PERRY RANGE. Ohio, Aug
16.-(SpeciaL)- Eyerything points to
a most successful week for the Sixth
Annual Tournament Of the Ohio State
Rifle association. More riflemen are
here than were in attendance on these
matches last year or the year before
attracted by the unusually rich prizes
and the variety of the matches. Dur
ing the week the officers of the range
have been busy getting up tents and
otherwise completing the arrangements
to take care of the teams and indiv-
uals who will occupy the range for
the next two weeks or longer. The
Ohio National Guard Matches, which
closed Friday, were the most success
ful in the history of that organization
and the places vacated by the state
guardsmen are being taken by those
from all parts of the United States
Tomorrow the Catrow Cup will be con-
tested for and the large list of entries
tonight gives promise of exciting sport
The conditions make it a rival of the
Leach cup, being seven shot at 500
900 and 1000 yards Col. n. G. Catrow
of the o. N G., has given a $500 cup
for this match and there are II cash
prizes with a gold medal to the Win
ner who also keeps the cup for one
year. Tomorrow afternoon the RE
Entry Team Skirmish match is
scheduled. This is unique from the
fact that teams can re-enter and is
open to practically everybody desir-
ing to compete, except that teams in
the National match are not eligible
for prizes except those which CORES
pond to their standing last year. AS
the number of teams an organization
may enter is unlimited as is the num-
Der of runs to be made. a wildly ex-
citing contest is expected.
On Tuesday the Adjutant General
Cup match will be shot with 20 shots
at 1000 yards This is a new match
corresponding to the time honored
Wimbledon Cup match and carries
with it a $500 cup a gold medal and
IL cash prizes. In the afternoon is
the Peters Skirmish match and the
DUPONT Individual Tyro match. For
this match the dupont company gives
$3.50 to which the Ohio State Rifle as
ISOLATION has added $3.50, the money
being divided into 43 prizes. The dis
lance is 500 yards and the match is
a first, second or third prize in an N.
r. A. match, the National Individual
match or who has not shot on one of
the first six teams in a national match
1t is unnecessary to say that the
Herrick Trophy match on Wednes
of teams. This is one of the richest
matches in the country and carries
thousands of dollars and presented by
Ex-Governor Myron r. Herrick, of
and there will be Is shots per man at
500, 900 and 1000 yards. The winning
nv 7
and will receive 5000 in cash and indi-
vidual medals. 1t is strictly mill
tary match. On Thursday the Cover
nor's match will be shot. This match
is designed to correspond to the Pres
ident's match which is shot under the
auspices of the National Rifle associ-
alton and includes skirmish run
200 yards slow fire, 900 yards slow
fire, 200 yards rapid fire, 500 yards and
1000 yards. All competitors except the
they continue beyond the 600 yard
stage For this match there are Is
prizes for aggregates and additional
prizes for the skirmish run. rapid fire,
slow fire and long range fire $500 and
10000
Other matches during the week are:
ALL Corners Off-hand; ALI Conner 900
yards; Buckeye 1000 yards; Individual
Rapid Fire; All-Comers Mid Range.
500 yards; Individual Skir1nish and
medal and aggregate matches, in ad-
dition to a number of revolver matches.
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