Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-28

member Of the winning team a bronze
medal; third prize, 1925 cash and tc
each member of the winning team d
| bronze medal; fourth prize, 5000 cash
and to each member of the winning
| team a bronze medal; medals for Glass
| B to be of different design from those
| for Glass A.
CLASS C-First prize, the Bronze
Soldier of Marathon, $500 cash, and to
each member Of the winning team a
bronze medal; second prize. $500 cash
and to each member of the winning
team a bronze medal; third prize, $l1J
cash and to each member of the winning
team bronze medal; fourth prize
$50 cash and to each member of tho
winning team bronze medal; medals
for Class C to be different in design
from those of either Glass A or Class
B.
No team is eligible to win prize in
a class lower than the one in which
shall have been rated for the year.
Teams classified in Glass B or Class &
making a total score sufficient to win
any prize in a higher class must take
the place and prize in the higher class
to which such total score entities
them. Hereafter each year the teams
competing in the national team match
will be rcclassified upon the basis Of
their standing in the national team
match Immediately preceding. NJ
team is eligible to win more than one
prize in the same national team match
Six members of the team winning
first place. five members of the team
winning second place, four members of
the team winning third place, three
members of the team winning fourth
place. two members of the team win
ming fifth place, and one member Of
the team winning sixth place, actually
firing in Class A, are not eligible to
compete again as members of a con-
testing team for the next three con-
secutive competitions, the men to be
eliminated to be those who have there
tofore participated in the greatest
number of competitions for the Ma
tional Trophy This rule does not APP
ply to teams from the United States
Military Academy, the United States
Naval Academy, and to teams winning
prizes in classes B and G.
Bv finishing in 14th place last year
Maine was in Class A this year along
with the service teams and teams from
States which spend months and thou
sands of dollars in developing their
shooting material, and could not hop"
to win one OF the four prizes therein
Next year on the classification OF TINS
years final standing Maine VIII be IN
a good position to land within tn"
prize list of Class Il, for which the
first prize is the famous Hilton trophy
which has been shot for under all sorts
of conditions since it was first present
ed to the National Rifle Association
as an international trophy in 1877 by
Judge Henry Hilton of New York.
Maine is now in Il class with States
which are more or less similarly stu
ated in regard to small arms practice.
and if Maine marksmcn continue 70
develop as they have in the last few
years they will return from Perry next
year with something tangible to show
for their shooting.
The accompanying cut is from a
photograph taken of the Maine team
at Camp Perry and shows the men in
the following order:
Rear row-Left to Right-Lieut.
John A. Hadley, Co. B. I'd Inf, Rum
ford Falls (alternate); Color Sergt.
VIM. p Marston. I'd Inf. Damaris-
Gotta: Sergt. Dan F. Christie, Co. F, I'd
Inf. Dover: First Sergt. VIM. Smith,
Co. F.. 1st Inf. Sanford; Lieut.. Chas.
A. Marston. Co. d, I'd Inf, Norway:
Corp. Alton F. Whitehead. Co. d, I'd
Inf, Norway; Lieut.. Lyman H.
Daughraty, CO. D. I'd Inf. Norway.
Second Row-Lieut. Daniel I. Gould,
60. G.. I'd Inf, Bangor; Capt. Arthur IA.
Field. Co. H, list Inf. Lewiston: Capt.
Moses p. Stiles, Co. D, I'd Inf, Nor
way: Col. John ]. Dooley, Chief of
Ordnance team eaptain). Portland:
Mai Gilbert NJ Elliott. Ordnance Dept.
(team coach). Brunswick: Capt. DIN
M smith, Al S. A. p, I'd Inf. (team
spotter), Houlton: Capt Daniel w
wentworth, A l. S. A. P, 1st Inf, San
ford.
Front Row-Sergt Sherwood B.
Norris, Co. H, LIST Inf. (alternate),
Lewiston: Lieut.. Jos. F. Lebel. Co. X