Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
EXPERT R|FLEMEN
TO ENTER CONTEST
Worlds Best Marksmen Are
Expected at Seagirt
This Week.
HANDSOME TROPHIES FOR
THE SUCCESSFUL TEAMS
Europe, Canada and South American
Countries Are to Be
Represented.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SEAGIRT, n. j., September Elk
pert riiemen of the world. many of
whom have been busy on the ranges
at Camp Perry. Ohio, for more than two
| weeks, including all Of the well known
crack shots of the United States, will
assemble here next week to participate
, in the twenty third annual tournament
of the New York and New Jersey State
Rifle associations, which will begin
Friday. September Il, and end Satur-
day. September 20. In connection with
this meeting there will be two inter-
national rifle matches in which teams
from Canada, several South American
countries and number of countries Of
Europe will compete. The Nevada
trophy match will be contested Tues
day, September 16, and the North
American match Saturday. Septem-
| Der 20.
Naturally, there will be much interest
manifested in the international con-
tests. The North American match will
| be shot by teams Of eight men at 200.
500, 900 and 1.20O yards, fifteen shots
| sighting shots. The position will be
prone at all ranges, coaching will be
permitted, and some high scores are
| looked for. The prize will be a trophy
presented DN 1eH- BRO w. open-
Ger, president of the Association Of
American International Riflemen. ex-
ecutive officer of the tournament and
| inspector general of rife practice of
New Jersey. The Nevada trophy match
is an individual match at 600, 900, 1000
and 1000 yards. ten shots at each dis
| lance. This match was won in 1912 by
Sergt P. S. Schofield of Massachusetts,
Match for Dryden Trophy.
The match of the New Jersey State
Rifle Association, in which the greatest
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 ]. 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, 600 and
LOCO yards. In 1912 it was won by
Massachusetts, and the New Jersey team
won it in 1904 and 1906.
The next match in Importance is the
Sadler trophy match, which is shot under
Palma trophy conditions and admits
teams of eight men from foreign nations.
This match is shot at 800. 800 and 1000
yards. The trophy is the gift of Gen.
Wilbur +. Sadler. the adjutant general Of
New Jersey and was won last year by
the team from Massachusetts. 1t is ex-
teams from foreign nations will shoot
in this match.
The Briggs trophy match. for hand
some 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 SD 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 X, LIST 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., Sd Infantry, Pennsylvania.
One of the most interesting matches
will be the Spencer 1,2OO-yard silhouette
team match, which is now fixture In
the contest. Teams of six men shoot In
this match, each man having twenty
rounds of ammunition, and the conditions
of the firing are intended to be as near
like what might be expected in actual
contest as possible. The targets are sill
houette figures, and the object Is to
place as many hits on the figures as
possible From these hits the score
of each team is made up. The match
was won in 1912 by the United States
Marine Corps.