Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
Event of International In terest Scheduled to Take
 Place Last of Month
MANY TO PARTICIPATE
Rifle Teams From Foreign Lands to Compete for Valuable Prizes
 in Annual Shoot.

Camp Perry, O., August 9.-For 20 days from August 18th to September 9th more bullets will be hurled at the bulls eye here than were expend- ed il many of the great battles of the Cival War. The trails of skill of eye and nerve will begin with the his tOrical old matches of the National Rifle Association of America, the opening event being the 3Sth annual contest for the Wimbledon Cup, rep resenting the individual long range championship of the United States.
 The event which all riflemen will strive for will be the Presidents Match which will be shot on August Fist. This match carries with it the title of the individual military cham piOnship of the United States and the winner in addition to receiving a gold medal, receives an autograph letter of commendation from the President of the United States. The matches of the N. R. A. will close on Saturday, August 23rd. with a team match to determine the United States championship of civilian rifle clubs.
 The following Monday, August 25th will begin the National Matches, biennial events participated in by teams from all the states and terri tories of the Union, the District of Columbia, two teams from the Army representing the Infantry, and Caval- ry, the Navy; and Marine Corps. Ad- vance information would indicate that every state in the Union with the exception of Nebraska, Nevada, Idaho, Arkansas, and South Carolina will be represented. In all ther, will be about 49 teams. The Nation al Matches will close on Friday, August 29th, and the following day the four services on Which Uncle sam depends for defense, i. e. the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Ma tional Guard, will compete in the United Service Match to determine the rifle shooting supremacy between these different branches of military service.
 Interest, however, is centered in the International match beginning Monday, September 1st. The rifle men of the United States who have practically travelled to the four cor ners of the earth winning laurels wherever they went, this year eX- tended an invitation to every nation of the world to send rifle teams to Americans as part of the Perry's Victory Centennial Celebration which is being held on Lake Erie. The organization of international riflc shooting societies of the world vot- ed in France last year to bring their matches to the United States this year and the newly organized Pan. American Shooting Union did the same, thus insuring concentration of all the great international shoot ing competitions of the world at Camp Ferry. Ten nations will take part; il these matches. They are France, Germany Switzerland Sweden, Argentine Republic, Peru Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the United States.
 To insure the success of this meet ing and to enable the committee oi arrangements to properly entertain the visiting riflemen, Congress ap- propriated .$25,000. This was supple
 mented by the State of Ohio which
 appropriated $lo,000. Out of these
 appropriations, the transportation oi foreign teams in this country will be
 paid
 In the matches themselves, which
 consist of team matches with both
 rifle and pistol, nearly $3O,OOO ir
 cash prizes will be paid; in addi.
 tion to which special gold, silver, and
 bronze plaques, medals, and forks o
 art will be given to the extent O.
 about $3,OO0 more. The French ma ton has presented to the riflemen O the United States magnificent Say res vase to be competed for by loca riflemea only. In addition to thi prize de luxe, France is also givin, six cups for the international individ ual match with the Army rifle.
 It will be incumbent upon tn United States to organize and trail four teams; one for the Free" riff match at 300 meters of the lnterna tioaal Union, one for the militar rifle match of the Pan-America Shooting Union, team for the Palm iufr tans