Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-23
FIRST THIRD ENDS
IN RIFLE TOURNEY
Last National Days Card at
Camp Perry Shooting Range
Is a Crowded One.
REVOLVER CONTESTS
ON TODAY'S PROGRAM
Former District Marksman First
Candidate to Begin Practice for
3O0-Meter Team Match.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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CAMP PERRY. Ohio, August 23.--The
matches of the National Rifle Asso-
citation, with the exception of the united
service contest September 30, came to
an end this afternoon-the first third of
the tournament-and Monday begin the
national matches under the auspices of
the national board for theh promotion of
rife practice.
The last days card was a crowded one,
embracing the 1,O00-yard stages of the
Herrick and the Presidents matches, the
finals and the Evans skirmish, and the
interclub and championship revolver team
matches.
The interclub contest for the United
States civilian club championship on out
door range is at 500 yards for teams of
four from clubs affiliated with the Nation
al Rifle Association. Not shot the last
two years, it was last won in 1900 by the
Fort Pitt Rifle Club of Pittsburgh, which
is competing today.
The revolver team championship race
has been won by Squadron A of New
YORK seven out of ten times since 1908,
the 1st Squadron, Colorado Cavalry, TAX
ing the honors here in 1909-191f. The
captain of Squadron A is Lieut.. Reginald
III. Sayre of New York, who will captain
the United States team, to be selected
here next week, in the international con-
test September ), for nations in the Pan
American Union.
For 3OO-Meter Rifle Team.
Capt Frederick H. Heidenreich of
Tennessee, formerly of the District team,
was the fret candidate for Lieut. Col
Glendie B. Young's 3Oo-meter free
rife team to begin the preliminary prac-
tice yesterday when three of the fifty
targets were finished and turned over
to Col. Young. The list of candidates
has increased to forty-two. Among
those who have recently added their
names to Col. Young's list are Sergt.
Cedric Il. Long, Massachusetts, winner
last year of the mi itary rife champion
ship of the United States; Capt. C. L..
Test the well known Texas shot; Sergt
E. L. Lang, Sergt, r. S. Newbold and
Artiflcer Edmund Sweeting of the Penn
sylvania team, and Capt c.. L. Burdette
and Capt. B. F. Cole of West Virginia
the latter the winner of the Hale match
last Friday with twenty 60O-yard bulls
eyes.
Leads in Rife Match.
In the 5S9-man race for the military
rifle championship Of the United States,
which the winner of the President s
match gets, Capt. William II. Clopton of
the United States Cavalry, who led
Thursday at the conclusion of the 600
yard test. was still ahead at the close
of yesterdays shooting. He put up a
score of 4S at surprise fire yesterday
afternoon in jerky wind, and has 1914,
only points short of the possible.
The match will be concluded today,
the last day of the National Rifle Assoc
citation matches of 1000 yards
Capt. A. J. McNab, United States In
fantry.. has 1911; Sergt Cedric Long of
Massachusetts,. last years winner, has
49,
Lieut. A. G. Schmidt is high for the
sixteen district contestants. He is nine
points behind Clopton, 1S5. His Al at sur
prise fire today led the District delega-
ton, as did his 4S at GOO yards. but Capt
H. E. Earnshaw's SO was the best on the
skirmish run.
Second place is held by Lieut. Thomas
Brown, with ISL: third. by Lieut. J. c..
Martin. at 1S1; fourth. by Sergt F. r.
McFayden, $50; sixth, by Capt F. w.
Holt, ia: seventh. by Private r. Clouser,
173. For eighth place, Sergt. E. H. Ger
Der and Sergt. j. d. Schriver are tied
in each range.