The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-06
NATIONAL MATCH
A GREAT AFFAIR
American RifIeman AnxiousIy
Waiting the Sea Girt,
N. ]. Event.
FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
BOTH BRANCHES OF THE REGU.
LAR SERVICE BESIDES NATION.
Al GUARDS REPRESENTATIVES,
WILL COMPETE q s&.s

Sea Girt, N. J., June 5.-Rinemen
look forward to the coming season as
the most successful which this range,
by far the most beautiful II not the
most commodious in the United States,
has ever seen. During the summer
the New York and New Jersey troops
will use the range almost constantly,
while the Marines from New York,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia will receive
their instruction here at the hands of
Capt. VIM. c. Harllee and his assist
ants. The New Jersey, New York
and Marine teams will be made up
from the men shooting on the Sea Girt
range. Tho season will end In q blaze
OF glory with tournament In which
the States Of New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania have combined to
offer . program Of unusual attractive
ness. 1t will continue from Sept. to
Sept IL. and with it will close the RI
fls shooting season Of 1909, as far as
outdoor work is concerned. The Jer-
Soy coast ID ct its best At this time and
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N1uAly 0IS huOWA I'D 0ll T1AOuSu.
Principal Match.
The principal match OF the New Jer-
sey State Rifle association will be the
Dryden Match for teams Of eight at
100 600 and 1000 yards with $500 cash
and the Dryden trophy. For teams OF
six there is the Briggs trophy. present
ed by Senator Briggs, to be shot at 200
800 and 1000 yards. With this goes
$40 In prizes. The Marine Corps.
which won the match last year is incl
igible this year, the match being con-
fined to resimental and battalion or
ganixations The Company Team
Match for teams Of five carries medals
for the three winning teams and cash
prizes. The distances are 200 and 500
yards. The Company Team Match
(Tyro) will be shot at the same dis
tances and tn winning team will re
ceive the Peters trophy and gold med
ais, with medals to the members of the
second and third teams. The Colum-
bia Trophy Match, for teams OF six win
be shot at 200. 500. 500 and 600 yards.
with five cash prizes and medals and
the trophy to the winning team. The
Cavalry team match will be restricted
to teams OF five from regiments. squad
rons or troops of cavalry, signal corps
or engineer corps, or the Division or
Brigade staff or any regimental field
and staff Here again the distances
will be 800. and 500 yards There will
be three cash prizes with gold medals
to the members OF the winning team.
In the Gould rapid fire match the con-
ditions call for . skirmish run and ten
shots at 200 yards. This match is
open to teams OF six men and there
will Be five cash prizes. the Gould tro-
ply and medals.
Unusual interest.
Unusual interest attaches to the NE
vada Trophy" match which will be
shot for this year for the first time In
many years. the match having been re-
vived by the Army and Navy Journal.
In whose custody the trophy has been
for long time. Il now seems -
though II would be the first match In
America In which the modern rifle
viii b used q !. 90 yards. The Con-
ditioas call for ten shots q Go. 90
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