Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-18
Picked Teams Of Six Form No.
ticeabIe Competitors at
Camp Perry Range
THIRD DAY OF SHOOT
GIVEN THREE MATCHES
Surprise Fire at 200 Yards Supplauts
the Rapid-Swiss Riheman An
nounces Another Prize.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special IlsFatCh 10 The star.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio. August 1S.-On
the third day of the rife tournament
the attention of the representatives of the
District of Columbia. of a score of states,
of all arms of the United States service
and OF the Argentine Republic and Peru
is divided by three matches. "HostilitieS'
opened at o'clock with the surprise-fir
stage of the governors match, begun
Saturday, followed by the 1,0OO-ys1d
stage at 9 o'clock.
The National Rifle Associations enlist
ed mems match. for teams of six, ten
shots at 600 and 1000 yards. which to..k
the range at 1870 o'clock, is attracting
particular attention this year, because of
the movement by some of the states To
bring the enlisted man into what they
believe to be his proper relation to the
national tournament. On state teams, in
fuential rife authorities are saying, be-
long more representatives of that class OK
guardSmen who would naturally do most
of the shooting in time of war.
So Ohio has here a team composed en-
ciusively of enlisted men. From it the
Buckeye sharps who have won 80 mary
victories since their debut at Seagirt in
1aS-Winder, Richard, Benedict, Simon,
Lemon. Eddy, Rothrock-are banished to
give pew men chance. Michigan Is
sending a team composed mainly of en-
listed men. New Jersey has seven en-
listed men here selected solely on the
basis of merit, through competition under
the auspices of Its School Of Musketry.
organized last winter. the first school Of
its kind in the country.
District Team Competing.
The District is competing in the en-
listed mems contest. in which it took
fourth place last year at Seagirt, when
Massachusetts grabbed both first and Sec
ond places. The Bay state has three
teams in the field today.
A new feature Of the tournament is
the rapid fire in. the national team and
national individual matches, from which
209-yard slow fire has also been elimi-
mated. Largely to provide a point for
systematic practice at surprise firing,
the National Rife Association this year
added this contest-ten shots with any
military rifle and any ammunition.
The president of the central commit
tee of the Swiss Rife Union. T. Roduner.
has informed Lieut. Albert 5. Jones, Sec
rotary of the National Rifle Association.
that the Swiss team is going to bring
another prize to. be awarded In the In
ternationai Unions 3OO-meter free" rife
match, to be shot In September. with
S0l. 0leuol6 IOuu6 Oh tie LIS
trict of Columbia in command of the
United States team. The prize.is a chro-
nometer. First prize In that world cham
pionship battle Is the massive silver Ar
gentine cup, presented by his excellency
the minister Of war of the Argentine re-
public. Col. Pablo Richheri. The winning
team also gets 81 600 in cash. -
Swedish Team Arrives August 20.
Theodore Nordenfelt, Swedish shot,
who visited the United States in the old
80 days Of Creedmore. writes Lieut. Jones
that. the Swedish team will arrive In
New York August IS. 1t has sent its
entry for the four International team
mstcnes-the free ride" the revolver,
the Pan-American Shooting Unions 800
meter military rife contest, which the
United States won at Buenos Aires last
yeav, and the Palma The Swedes do not
wish their team 20 be tempted by ban
qucts. The members regret that they will
not be able to remain after the matches
for the excursions to Niagara Falls, the
Seagirt tournament, Philadelphia and
Vashing.on. because the army. ofAcers
cannot obtain leave Of absence. The team
will sail for home September Is.