Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-16

firing line. Capt. W. c. Hariee. who Is
in charge OF the team. and VINO Is VIC"
rroun in Washington. has been here sew
| aro, r,,eeks. and he is hopeful That ms
rganization will make better snowins
| in the national match this year than u
did last season. so, al,
The District Of Columbia guardsmen an
stood the "trip from Washington well. io ,r
| II was really made in easy stages, wiz,
| two hours wait at Pittsburg, ana an
| honr and a half at Cleveland SUNDAY.
| The men were shooting In sood IoIn,
Yesterday, and made some improvenne "a
| TO-DAY as they became more accustoHlesu
| IN the changed conditions. FIRST Lieu..
| THOMAS F. McAnally. team captain, -. -
| honeful that good work viii De done IN
| the national match. - ,eaner
| with hut few exceptions the rinehSh
| r,ho are In camp are entered In the
| pras;dent's match, which is open 10 meIn-
hers Of the Army. Navy. Inited o.a.es
Marine Corps. Military ana Naval as .s.aa
mics. educational institutions, orgailheaa
militia. National Rifle Association ana
| affiliated clubs. In fact, any rihie,na
in the United States who wants TO shoos
con readily take advantage OF the proao
condjtions and participate In the Hatcn
Hence, it was not surprisins ..aa. list
should have been such a big entry ist'
The Presidents Match.
The Presidents match will try the met
.,o ~ the contestants. 1t started out
yesterday with a skirmish run OF twenty
shot. In the morning. Then there is
str;nr of ten shots at 300 yards. slow hre'
ord ten shots for record at 600 YARDS
s,ouy FIRE. with the usual two sighting
sbots Az the termination of the nrst
stage this afternoon, the process of elimi-
nation will be instituted. and competitors
not within the first hundred will be re-
ouired to pay an additional fee OF y
70 shoot in the second stage Of the match
tomorrow.
The prize in the Presidents match Is
a gold medal, which is highly priced, and
with II there goes an autograph letter
from the President of the Omteo States
There is a silver medal for second prize
a bronze medal for third prize and aooi-
tional prizes. which make it interesting
for many of the competitors.
The Iyeech cup match, which began yes
terday. and which will continue until It's
final stage Thursday, Is being shot at
800 900 and 1000 yards, two sighting
shots and seven shots for record. There
is always plenty of interest in this match
and the usual crowd or competitors are
working theoretically for the first places.
The new system in vogue of distributing
oh prizes in the national rifle matches
gives a greater incentive for the rif1emen
to compete in many OF the matches. AS
a result of this system fully sotc OF the
entrance fees are returned to the con-
testants. This enables some OF the tyros
in the various matches to get substantial
encoura gebent for their work, since IT
Increases the number Of cash prizes to be
distributed.
Meeting Of National Body.
There will be a meeting of the National
Rifle Association-its annual meeting. in
| fact-Friday evening of this week, when
twelve directors will be elected to I'LL the
nIaces OF those whose terms will expire
on January 1 next. and to transact other
business. Delegates from affiliated or
lpanizations will be required to present
| their credentials to the secretary before
| the meeting is called to order.
The state secretaries match. in which
Lieut. Col. James f. Bell was a COM
petitor, and which was shot yesterday
Afternoon, was open to secretaries of the
various state organizations affiliated with
the National Rifle Association. 1t was
shot at GOO yards. two sighting shots and
ten shots for record. The prize was q
handsome medal.