Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-08
TO SHOOT AGAIN
FOR DRYDEN CUP
Jersey RifIemen Hope to Wresi
1t from Massachusetts
at Sea Cirt.

SEA GIRT, N. J., Sept. S.-The
twenty-third annual tournament of
the New York and New Jersey Rifle
associations will be inaugurated here
next Friday, September IL, and will
continue until Saturday, September
20. Many of the experts who partici-
pated in the recent championship
contests at Camp Perry, o., will be
seen in competition.
Two of the star events carded on
the program will be the Nevada
Trophy match, which will be con-
tested on Tuesday, September 16, and
the North American match. on Sat-
urday, September 20. There will also
be several international matches Of
Importance scheduled which Will
bring together the experts of Can
ada, several South American coun-
tries and a number of countries of
Europe.
The match of the New Jersey State
Rifle Association in which the great
est of interest is always manifested
is the Dryden trophy match for the
handsome prize which was donated
by the late United States Senator
John F. Dryden, of Newark, N. J.
This match is open to teams of eight
men from the various branches OF
the service and the National Guard.
1t is contested at 200, 900 and 1000
yards In 1912 it was won by Mass
achusetts, and the New Jersey team
won 1t in 1904 and 1906.
The Briggs trophy match, for a
handsome prize given by the late
United States Senator Briggs, will be
contested at 200, 600 and 1000 yards
by teams of six men. In 1912 this
match was won by the Fifty-third
Infantry, Iowa National Guard. The
company team match will be open
to teams of five men and will be shot
at 200 and 500 yards. In 1912 this
match was won by Company. K. First
Infantry, District of Columbia. The
company team match (tyro) will be
shot at 200 and 500 yards and is open
to teams of three men. 1t was won
in 1912 by Company L. Third Infan-
try. Pennsylvania
The full program of the tournament
follows:
Thursday, September l. Columbia
trophy match, contested by New Jersey
teams.
Friday, September 12-Interstate regi-
mental team, New York company team
Gould individual rapid fire and company
team matches.
Saturday, September. 13--Cavalry team
Cruikshank trophy. u. NJ. G. expert
match, Seventy first New. York trophy
| company team Ntyro).
Monday, September 1J-McAlpin trophy
Meany match, all corners expert, Swiss
trophy, Libbey trophy.
Tuesday, September 167-New Jersey
State Rifle Association two-man match
and the Nevada trophy match.
Wednesday, September II = Dryden
trophy, officers and Inspectors and
Spencer match.
| Thursday. September 1S--Sea Girt
championship and Hayes match.
Friday. September 1e--Old Guard tro-
ply, Sadler match, veteran organizations
and Spencer silhouette match.
Saturday, September 20-North Ameri-
can match.
The officers of the tournament will
be. Brigadier- General Bird w
Spencer, inopector- of rifle
practise executive officer; Colonel
Charles A. Reid, of New Jersey, and
Lieutenant Colonel N. B. Thurston,
of New York. assistant executive Of
ficers; Major Winfield S. Price, post
adjutant; Captain. Richard Stockton
jr., post quartermaster; statistical Of
ficer, Major william H Palmer. of
New York; Lieutenant-Colonel w. G.
Schauffler, post surgeon.