Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
NlArl0NAL JACQUARD
! DISTRICT ia COLUMBIA

match for the past seven years. and Is
likely to repeat its victories. II also car
ried Off the New York revolver team
match for the past four years.
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| For Friday. which will be a big day,
are scheduled the Dryden trophy
match, the Libby trophy match and the
Press match. The Dryden match Is for
teams of eight at c0O COO and Loo yards.
ten shots per man. The team making the
| highest aggregate score receives the Dry
/ den trophy presented by former Senator
John +. Dryden and valued at $4,000.
which IL holds for one year. and also
| receives $50 in cash The second and
| lively. Since the Dryden trophy match
was established il has been won as fol-
| lows: 1903, United States Infantry: 1904.
New Jersey: 1905. Ohio: 1906. New Jer-
| sey: 1907. United States Cavalry: 1908,
United States Marine Corps; 1909. Ohio.
One of the most interesting matches OF
the competition is the Libby trophy match
shot Friday. The distance is 1000
yards. and each competitor will fire two
sighting shots and continue to shoot as
long as he remains in the bull's-eye or the
four ring. The first shot outside the four
ring puts him out. The trophy was pre-
sented by Lieut.. Col. William Libby and
the winner holds II for a year. and also
receives a gold medal There are also
| ten cash prizes. 1t was won last year
by Maj. w. b. Martin of New Jersey.
who also won the Military championship
OF the United States at Camp Perry The
Press match is open to bona fide news
paper correspondents and is ten shots at
500 yards. The prize is the Press trophy
presented by Arms and the Man and be-
comes the property of the winner.
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Saturday the tournament will wind up
with the contest for the Seagirt cham
pionship for the medal presented by Gov.
John Franklin Fort OF New Jersey. This
is a very celebrated match and always
attracts a large field. The distances are
200. 600 900 and 1000 yards, ter shots at
each range. In addition TO the medal
there are fifteen money prizes. The
match was won in 1897 by Mai. Arthur
Rowland Of New Jersey in 1908 by Lieut..
j. III. E. Simon of Ohio and last year by
j. w. Hessian of Delaware.
According to a bulletin issued by the
War Department. militia division. enlisted
men may be paid for travelling and SUBJ
sistence expenses incurred while en- route
from home stations to rifle encampments
and return, either I'm cash or by check.
Where receipts were not obtained. affi-
davits to that effect should be furnished.
THE account should be stated on form
%. militia, for transportation. and form
rs. militia. for subsistence Both should
be made vouchers to form 81. militia, alb
stract of vouchers for purchases and
services other than personal.
The War Department holds that when
officers of the organized militia are de-
tailed in their military capacity by or
ders of the governor to supervise tie con-
struction and equipment Of target ranges
nv Shn0finv 1nrn
ing duties which are part OF the normal
duties OF their Office, and that they can
be given pay for such services from
funds accruing to the state under the
provisions OF section 1861 OF the Revised
Statutes, as amended.
Payment OF civilians employed to con-
struct and equip target ranges or shoot
ing galleries is properly chargeable to
/ the allotment for the promotion of rifle
pra ctice. from the appropriation 'arming
and equipping the militia If officers of
state troops are employed In their civilian
capacity to perform the duties specified
their payment from the allotment for the
promotion OF rifle practice would be legft-
innate"