Evening star., 1909-09-02
GETTING READY At SEA .GIRT
MARKSMEN ARRIVING FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
Four Matches Will Be Shot Under
the Auspices Of the Tri-State
Rifle Association.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEA GIRT. n. j.. September MARKS
men-expert and o.herwise-from all
parts Of the United States are arriving
by every train to be on hand for the
opening OF the joint rifle and revolver
tournament which will begin tomorrow
under the auspices OF the New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Rife
Associations. The consolidation Of the
association OF the state of Pennsylvania
with the other two associations will
bring a crowd Of enthusiastic experts
from the Keystone state In readiness for
the competition for some Of the hand
some trophies for Skill at the rife and
pistol butts.
With a program numbering f1fty-one
events, all of which attract different
grades of marksmen. the meeting will
AFFORD plenty of shooting for those who
may attend. The match for the hand
some Dryden trophy will be the most
important event of the tournament on
The honor which goes with winning 1t.
The revival of the Nevada trophy match
-one of the lOng-range contests which
has been dormant for years-the Libbey
trophy match and several other long
range matches will bring out the ex
perts.
Matches to Be Shot.
The matches of the associations follow:
New Jersey association = Columbia
trophy, Briggs trophy, Peters trophy,
Gould rapid fire, Spencer Swiss trophy,
veteran orsanization team. off-hand,
Hale, press, officers and inspectors, In
dividual rapid fire, Hayes match. Gen.
Meany. Reading, Lehmberg and New
Jersey State Rifle Association.
%1@,. Aly~t.- N,,1~o oI,xy
company team. Cruikshank. list Regi
ment trophy, rapid fire and skirmish. Old
Guard trophy, Thurston. Roe, Wingate,
Rogers and New York State Rifle Asso-
citation.
Pennsylvania association = keystone
long range, Maxim long range, mid-range
and members match.
District Rifemen Arrive.
Rifle teams representing Company
and Company E, I'd Regiment. District
of Columbia National Guard, arrived In
camp yesterday afternoon and took up
their quarters in the District of Columbia
street. Capt. Phillips was busy with his
man on $40. 800 and LOCO yards yester-
day and today, and he is confident the
men will make a good showing in the
different matches In which they will en-
ter.
The remainder Of the District of CO.
Camp Perry this evening.
Col. William Woln Smith. secretary of
the committee on publicity OF the ma
tional board for the promotion Of rifle
practice. is here. and has established his
headquarters In the press tent
Maj. C. Fred Cook of the District of
Columbia National Guard arrived last
evening In his automobile. having made
the trip from Washington.
Tomorrow's Matches.
Four matches of the New Jersey State
Association will open the tournament to-
morrow. The important match will be
the Columbia trophy match for the
trophy presented to the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard by the National Guard Of
the District of Columbia. This match is
contested annually by teams of SIX men
at 20, 500. 6OO and 800 yards. 1t was
won last year by the team from the I'd
Regiment of Trenton, for the second con-
secutive time and tie tenth year.
The company team match at 200 and
500 yards, for teams of five men, was
won last year by the I'd Troop of Red
Bank. The tyrO team match at 200 and
$40 yards, for teams Of three men, will
be the third match of the opening day.
This match was won last year by the
I'd Troop of Red Bank. n. J. The same
organization won the cavalry team match
last year at 200 and 900 yards for teams
of FIVE men. The first match of the
Pennsylvania association will be the
keystone iong-range match. ten shots at
500 yards, which Is a new match with
ten prizes.
Brig. Gen. Bird w. Spencer will act as
executive officer Of the tournament. with
Col. Charles A. Reid of Trenton and
Lieut. Col. N. b. Thurston of New York
as assistants. Maj. Winfield s. Price Of
Camden will act as post adjutant. and
the statistical work will be in charge Of
Lieut.. Col David NJ. Flynn of New Jer-
sey and Capt. William II. Palmer of
New York.