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o. THE ONLY DAILY PAPER IN NORTH SECTION QUE Pages 1 to 8 V V-dUS CAROLINA : ". . . THAT HAS OVER 3 ....... .......... 'ji--j. "v-: v,----;- J- ""7'77it7:':-';-;viy :..'-v-;:7 1 lMO 4 SUBSCRIBERS SECTIOU OUE Pages 1 to 0 VOLUME XXXXVI, NO. 80 RALEIGJI, N: Cm -SUNDXY. AXKJriTST 133, 1908 PBICE 5 CENTS Leads all North Carolina Bailies;. So New - . 1 . r4w - and GSr G n EATEST FfilR li: STIlTmilSTOPit Will Bo Formally Opened October 13th . - nil increase in pnEninns Premium 'List Issued by Secretary Joseph E. Pogue The Agricultural lLspujr nui lixiipso juiy liuu lias Heretofore Been Shown Agrlculta, s ral Premiums Doubled and Qtlicrs Largely Increased. , The premium list of the fortyeigbth State Fair of North Carolina has been issued. The Fair will open on Monday. n . I. n , n I At 4l i a the week. "V- The Fair will be formally opened on Tuesday, October the thirteenth, at 12 o'clock. noon, by His Excellency Rob ert R Glenn, Governor of North Caro lina, assisted by the president -and ex president of the society. : Supervisors will receive the "books for their respective awarding Judges at ten o'clock Wednesday morning; The officers of the North Carolina Agricultural Society are as follows: President Hon. J. H. Currie, Fay etteville. ' 7 : , Permanent 7 Vice-President Hon. Kemp P. Battle, Orange; Gen. J. S. Carr. -Durham; Hon. Richard H. Bat tle. Wake; Gen. W. R. Cox. Edge combe; Hon Ashley Home, Johnston; CoL. Benehan Cameron, Wake; CoL J. S. Cunningham, Person Hon. Charles McNamee, Buncombe; Hon J. A. Long, Person: Hon. J. M. Crenshaw, Wake; Hon. .1 Daughtridge, Edge combe. District Vice Presidents First District. W. P. - Roberts. Gates; 2nd District, W. R. Capehart Bertie; 3d District, W. I Hill, Duplin; 4th District: D- Y- Cooper, Vance ; 5 th District, 1 Banks Holt, Alamance; 6th District. ; 7th District T B, Bailey, Davie; 8th District, S.L. i-ajticfson, caiuweu, tn iJisinci, e. u. Alexander, Mecklenburg; 10th District, G. F. Weston, Buncombe. A , Vice-Presidents are ex-offlclqmem bers of the executive committee Secretary-r-Joseph E. Pogue, Ral eigh. - . Treasurer Claude B. Dcnson, Hal eigh. - . , Preparations are being made for an agricultural display that will far eclipse any7 heretofore shown. On each of the fourteen staple crops a first premium of 125, a second of J15, a third of $10 will be given for the largest yield from one acre, a named ouantlty of each to be shown at the Fair. Also a set' of premiums on the best display of trucking. These, pre miums are uoerai ana snouia can ionn eager competition. . These premiums are In addition to those regularly of fered by the society. ... The premiums on county displays have been largely Increased, B.nd these beautiful exhibits will be a feature of the Fair of 1908. .. e . Every farmer is invited and urged to bring forward his products. No en try fee la charged, and exhibits are re turned frp of freight pharce on cer tificate from the secretary. The stalls and cattle pens haye been rebuilt; an abundant water supply is provided. A complete list, including the pre I . . i Mtjm -' n horses, cattle, sheep, Bwlne, poultry and pet stock, fruits and flowers, pan 'try supplies, manufactures, ladies' needle and fancy work, fine arts,, ag ricultural Implements and machinery, minerals and building stones, and for ' nf n n 1 I . 1 . J. a f historical and scientific displays, ath letics and tests of SDeed can be ob tained from the secretary. There will be a brilliant Midway, with nothing to offend or demoralize. m T A. f . a -,. x ioy wnips win oe auowea on tne grounds. No 'strong" games of chance oi any kina whatsoever wilj be al lowed on the grounds, and the management-nuts itself on record with a pledge toPthe public to use all possible efforts to prevent gambling. The free attractions will be entirely new and first-class In every respect This Fair has done and is still doing a eTfat urorlr fn h nnnl. This In the greatest place in North Carolina for friends to meet friends and to have a JoUy good time. Exhibits not in place and fully in stalled by 12 o'clock Tuesday, October ever from the Awarding Committee or Experts. Exhibitorsv must make themselves Mi lium 111 It'll Mr II II IIIIT 111 1 Sins, nilll. VTK ulations, and be sure in what classes ; and departments their entries belong. Tie -it-lirlnnt pntrv-rard must in alt' cases be attached to the exhibit, ex- . . i Aa cepi in cases oi auinunn, wulu me card may be , piacea conspicuously UDon the stall or Ben. J No article will be entered In more than one dpnartment excent4 wbre f it naiu to all exhibits except those in, Speed : department , Exhibitors will : not be allowed to ; sell goods during" the Fair (though they, may receive and jbook orders), nor will they be permitted to call at- tention to their wares in any noisy or disorderly manner. v Exhibits that have been erroneously entered may be transferred by ap plying to the Sunerlntendent of En tries before 12 o'efock noon' Tuesday of the Fair. If, however, euch classes have been Judged, they shall not be rronened. Persons entering live stock to be v Vi 1 t fVI In th rln kn r-a rr - - -- O V VU illQ ..WM will be expected to have their stock ;, ia ' fM.vtuvi -VA aUU J. ilub brought in promptly, may be excluded from examination. No animal or article will be allowed to leave the show grounds un'.il after 5 o'clock on Friday, this being a con dition of tho entry. TrausrcESions against this rule will incur forfeiture of any premiums awarded. The soelety makes no, charges for space, and, except in special instances, exacts no entrance fees; but ten per cent of all premiums, aggregating five dollars or over, awarded by tho so ciety will be retained as entrance fees, except where entrance fees are specifi cally charged.. This is a liberal policy towards exhibitors, as no one will be required to pay unless awarded a pre mium. There has been an increase of more than 100 per cent in the pre miums on some of the classes of ex hibits. 50 per cent in others, and some increase in most of them. o AdiulsJon. The gates will be open at 8 o'clock a. , m. each day and close 6 p. m..l .SO Single ticket, admitting one per son once ............ . .... .50 Children between seven and 12 years of age .25 Badge .for two-horse licensed hack, admitting hack and. . driver at either gate at all times during the Fair ....... 3.00 For one-horse hack . .......... 2.00 Drays . 1.00 Special rates will be given schools, factories, private excursion and such prganized bodies as, approved by the secretary. " Entries. The entry-book will be opened at the office of the secretary of the so ciety in the city of Raleigh from Sep tember 25th to and including the Fri day next before Fair Week, and at the secretary's office at the Fair Grounds on Saturday and until 12 o'clock m. on Tuesday, when all entries will close. Much trouble and annoyance may be avoided by observing this regulation. Entries may bo made in person or by proxy. . In making entries it will be necessary to give the name of the article, the name and postoffice ad dress of the exhibitor, and the pre mium number under which the article tally necessary in order' that the ar ticles may be properly entered. All articles which are the product of the soil must be entered in the name of the producer. Those showing, handiwork of skill must be entered in the name of the one whose skill they exhibit Such may be individuals, firms or factories They , must have been made within three, years, and not ex hibited at any former Fair of this so ciety. All other prdperty must be entered in the name of the actual owner. Any violation of this rule will bar the violator from competing for any premium whatever, and render him' and his-exhibit liable to expul sion from the grounds, i ; - Organization. 1 ILr -Currie, -Cumberland, prej;i- dent Joseph E. Pcgue. Wake, secretary and superintendent i Claude B. Denson, Wako, treasurer l and assistant secretary. , ' . A. Field and Garden Crops De partment C. N. Allen, Wake, direc tor.. , ' ' ! " ' B l.-rHorees Department II, B. Marriott Nash, director. j B 2. Cattle Department Benehan Cameron, director. ! B 3. Sheep Department George Allen, director. ! B 4. Swine Department Ben Moore, Wake, director. ! C. Poultry amKrei iock jLepan- ment W. G. Allen, Wake,, director. D. Horticulture, etc. Department F. C. Reimcr, director. E. Pantry Supplies Department- Carey J.i Hunter, Wake,? director. F. Manufactures Department J. S. Wynne, Wake, director. O. General Display Iepartment John C. Drewry, director. H. Ladles' Work Department J. R. Cunningham, Person, and J. R. Young. Wake, directors, i I. Fine Arts, Painting, etc De partment W. S. Primrose, Wake, di rector. . ' ! J. Musical Instruments Depart ment Wade -Brown, Wake, director. K. Agricultural Implements, Ma chinery Department F.l O. Moring, Wake, director. ' i L. Educational Department Hugh Morson, Wake, - director. M. Historical, Scientific Displays, etc. Department D. H. Hill, Wake director. . ' ' N. Minerals, Building Stones, etc. Department Collier Cobb, Orange, director. " - O. Trials of Speed Department JJ II. Rogers, Jd. D,r Wake, and John W Cross, Wakii Qirrc'lors j All special committees will be ap pointed by the president Judges will be appointed by the Di rectors of Departments. Assistant marshals will be appoint ed by the chief marshal, with tho ap proval of the President : HYPNOTIZED AT NATAD HOUR. Pittsfickl Husband Put Wife In Sleep Ucforo Birth of auid. Worcester, c Mass, Aug. 20. A son was born today to Mr. and Mrp. Guy Hemenway, of 223 Waeonah Street Pittstleld, while the mother was in a hypnotic sleep, placed there by her husband, who has attained consider able local fame as a hypnotist Dr. F. A. - Roberts, the family physician, was present The experi ment has aroused general Interest among the medical fraternity. Both mother and child are doing well. It Is understood that experiments tn hypnotism may be made by other physicians in some minor surgical op erations. --Rig Home Coming. Rockingham, N. C, August 22. The "Push Rockingham Forward" Club proposes during the month of September to have a big home coming celebration. A public meeting will be held in the new opera house and a banquet given in honor of the visitors. The former residents will be shown the "many new sights of their old home.. Among those expected to at tend and deliver addresses are: Judge P. D. Walker, Judge W. H. Neal, Cor poration Commissioner Franklin Mc Neill, Rev. Livingston Johnson, Mr. Archibald Johnson, Mr. E. II. Russell, Rev. T, S. Wright Messrs. C. W. Til lett T. C Guthrie, Cameron Morrison. P. C. Whitlock, L. B. Williams, W. E. Harrison, and A. M. Watson. OVER GREAT SL1DKY USE Crial to the Sea and the Great Lakes - Railway Icvclopineiit In North Caro linaAppalachian Railway to Iluihl From Wliitticr, X. C, to Scaler illc, Tctui. Carolina, Cllnchficld and Olilo llallroad Plan nnandered Work Pusliing On. ' " The Manufacturers Record pub lishes the following news relative to railroad development in North Caro lina: The Appalachian Railway Com pany, recently chartered, has been or ganized at Whittier. N. C. to build a railroad 80 or 60 miles long from that place, which is on the Murphy branch of the Southern Railway, to the Great Smoky Mountains, and across them, with the western terminal at Sevier- ville, Tenn. The capital is $100,000. The line will folow the valley of the Oconalufty river northwest to the mountains, and at Scviervllle it Is to connect with the Knoxville. Scviervllle & Eastern Railway, which is being built by W. J. Oliver, and, being con nected, the two roads will form a through line from Tennessee into North Carolina. It is said that sur veys have been, completed, and all is ready to start construction. The road will traverse some fine farming lands, and will also open up about. 70.000 acres of spruce timber land at the foot of the mountains in North Carolina and In Tennesef e. Along the route are several small settlements. Including the Government Indian School at Cherokee. There will be from 20 to 30 miles of track in each State. The directors of the company are R. U. Shaffer, of New York, president; S. E. Klaymaker. vice-president also (Continued on Page Seven.) SUPEilTEODEITS' MEETING GatheringofCountySchool Heads at Horehead City FIRST SESSIDil DiESDAY County Supcriiitcndcuts AVilll II Ex- lMxlcdv to Arrive in Morclicad City by Tuoilay Night Sessions Will be Held at the Atlantic Hotel Con- vcutlon Wilt Adjourn Friday. The annual meeting of the State As sociation of County Superintendents will be held at the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, August 26-28, Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of this week.- The first session will be held at 10 a. m., Wednesday, and the coun ty superintendents will be expected to arrive in Morehead City by Tuesday night The meeting will bo largely at tended. Only sickness will prevent any of the superintendents from being present , There' is no meeting of the county superintendents during the year, ex cept this convention. The district as sociations meet but only certain coun ties are represented at the district meetings. The annual convention of the State Association is the superin tendents' mount of inspiration. One of the principal features of the convention is that there Is no fixed iprogram. Nothing is set and there are no formal addresses. The superintend ents have a program, but it contains only topics for consideration, afyl even these may be changed. There will be a large number of round table discus sions, and all the superitendents will be at liberty to participate. No small number of educators from all parts of the State will attend the convention besides the county super intendents, teachers, principals of pri vate schools anV academies and of public high schol t ollego presidents and many ssnot iuit ir with school work but not engaged in teaching will at tend and some, will take part in the meeting. The program, presenting the topics for consideration, is as follows: Wednesday, August 2ft.' 10 a, m. 1.. Woman's Betterment Work. 1. Present conditions. 2. What to do. 3. How to do It By Invitation, Mrs. W. R. Hollo well, president and Mrs. Charles D. Mclvcr, State organizer of the Better ment Association, will Im present and take part in this conference.) 2. Hish Schools. 1. Correlation of Elementary with High Schools. (a.) Promotion and Admission. 2. Funds, Sources, Uses, Treasurer's Reports. 3. Statistical Reports. 4. Superintendent's Relation to High Schools. 5. Patronage of High Schools. 6. The Future of the High School, fa.) Central County High School, tb.) Dormitory and Principal's Home. (c.) Agricultural High Schools. 3. Rural Libraries. 1. Annual reports. 2. Care and Protection of Books. 47 Annual Reports of Superintendents. Financial and Statistical. ; B School Funds. 1. Treasurer's Commissions boun ty. -Treasurer's CommissionsHigh School. ; 2. Commission on Local Tax Funds Teachers' Final Reports: Suggestions from County Superin tendents as to how to secure accurate Reports from Teachers. , Sources of Funds: - 1. Poll Tax, Property Tax (General and Special). 2. Fines, Forfeiture! and Penalties. 6. State Examinations and Certificates. 8. Blank-Forms, Etc.. Issued by. the State Department of Education. Suggestions from superintendents. 9 Supply and Improvement of Teach : era .. ; -.. . . Utilization of best teachers for two schools in same and other counties. GAVE LIFE TO SAVE SON , ; Holder of S. P. C. A. Blue Ribbon Sinks to Deatl a Hero. (From the New York World.) James Farrell. a driver, who. be cause of his gentle treatment of ani mals, received a blue " ribbon from thfe Society for the Prevention -of Cruelty to Animals at the work horse parade of May 1. was drowned . yes terday in the North river, off the.pier at West Fifty-second street but he went to his death with the knowledge that he had saved his son's life. He and the boy. Arthur. 19 j-ears old, went In bathing early in the ' after noon. Both were good swimmers. The father became weak after they had been in the water aquarter of an hourl He struggled rfor.a, few mo ments, and the son,, who was about 50 feet away, swam rapidly to btm and wound his neck about his father's neck. Farrell grabbed his son, and. both would have gone down instantly but for the rapidity with which the father withdrew his hands and went resignedly to his death. His hands had hardly clasped "the son's neck when the. situation must have flashed through h!s mind. v He was dragged ashore, but efforts to resusticate him were of no avail. Dr. James, of Roosevelt Hospital, fi nally said he was dead, and the son picked up the father's clothing and went to his home. Farrell was 45 years old, and it was said of him that he had never used a whip on a horse. t -4 '" "-'- . :-'-,' riDRTHGAROLiriAFOnEMOST Take Most Prominent Part at : oston Conference For the Encouragement, Uplift and Education of tho Negro. Dr. 3Ie ' '"scnrcC DrV John E. Vhltc, Dr. Mai scc and Hon, N. B. Bronghton Lead Ing Lights In tho Conference, i , North Carolinians took the most prominent part at .the National Con ference of Educators at work on the negro problem held In Boston during the past week. Dr. John E. White, of Atlanta, formerly of this city, was elected chairman. Hon. N. B. Brough ton, of Raleigh; Rev. J. C. Massee, who recently gave up the pastorate of the Baptist Tabernacle church here to go to Chattanooga; Dr. Charles Francis Meserve. president of Shaw University, Raleigh, and Bishop George W. Clinton, of Charlotte, were leading spirits at the conference. The sessions were held at Dyke Rock Cottage, Clifton, near Boston. The honor paid Dr. White is a great one in view of the fact that the con ference is made up of pastors, Sunday school and church leaders, business and professional men, , and philan thropists interested in the mental, moral and religious education of the negro. ','-"'.'"-. ---:; ; . The conference was called by Chair man W. N. Hartshorn, of the execu tive committee of the International Sunday School Association. The ses sions of tho conference were held on Tuesday, .Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. White, of Atlanta, was elected chairman Tuesday, and George W. Pennlman, of Massachusetts, was se lected as secretary. The call of the conference briefly outlined, was for plans by which to discover the present moral, mental and religious conditions of the negro- how the condition has been, reached WHAT REPUBLICAN "PROSPERITY" HASDONE COTTON' MlCtj tV CLOSED vv i ' -(7 n v Pi'ii ' A a, W -TM. sMaMMaiMaBsbHMMHHBtavsrw t m m arm 1 m m in . m. m. : wv l m. m i fa ma sj w a. t m " s s is w m m a. w m - - - n 1 1 iw t ' v si f 'srs.-vCw x - j i .... ... ..-. Mills ClGGed---Empty Dinner Pails Idle Locomotives what Is needed and how;;f get the Sunday school, to lenent tfeff'tiegro. lIans of Conrerci(j. The purposes of the co2l;t!lenee as fully detailed by Chalrrnsi4 Harts horn follow: . ' :jf ' To discover the present! -mental, moral and religious condition, of the negro; how this condition 'ha been reached; its practical effeef 'upon his daily life; what Js needed,'; bow ob tained; how applied; the nsy St To discover if It is praeUrl,for the International Sunday School 'Associa tion to furnish instructions unlver?5i ties, colleges, seminaries and' seconda ry schools already established for the education of the negro, toifcach fhe students practical methods organ izing,, conducting and teaKj rig 'indi vidual Sunday schools of ttf negro churches in the city, the ffcoJwnv the village and the rural district j To- discover how the 'm33gement and faculty of these institution regard this plan, and what they S1vtl do to co-operate to make' It suco Ssful. The conference held thr sessions daily with, presentations of ttr prin cipal themes Of the four speakers on each subject, two wereSwWte and two colored. The following topics, with the speakers, were di.4cused.J TlKmes of Discustldi t The Negro As He Was. -feO Years Ago" General Robert B. Jhiiston. of Birmingham, Ala.;Hon. Ne1tfim B. BroUghton, Raleigh; Rev. M. a B. Mason. D.D., Cincinnati, ano! Bishop Wesley J. Gaines, D.D., LL.D., .Atlanta. 'The Negro As a Free JijLrV Gen eral Oliver O. Howard, KurHngton, Vt ; Rev. Jasper C. 'Massed J Chatta nooga, Tenn.; Rev. Dr. J. Bow en, Atlanta, Ga.; BJshop Oeorge VI". Clinton. D.D.. LL.D-. Char&tle "The Present Condition of -the Ne gro" Rev. Dr. Charles Fraficfs Me serve,5 Raleigh; Judge Joseph JCarthel, Montgomery. Ala.; Rev. DiV, 31. H. Boyd, Nashville, Tenn., and -Professor H- C. Childress, Ijttlex RocktArk. The Present Needs of th?'. Negro Along th'e Lines of Mental, $fdral and Religious Development Rev, John E.' White, Atlanta; President? Wilbur P. Thlrikleld, D.D.. of Howviijrd Uni versity; Professor W. B. Mattl)ws. At lanta, and President R. T. fioilard, of Selma University, Selma,fAla.i J N Personnel of Worker J ' The following prominent' tSunday sehdol workers and, educators among others, attended the meeting; 5 ' Rev. Edgar Blake, Manchester, N. H., assistant 'secretary, board, xfj, Sun day schools M. E. Church, V-'S Hon. D. M. Camp, Newport Vt, member International commlJtt;i Judge Joseph Carthel . Montgomery, Ala., general secretary Alabata? Sun day School Association. ? ; ' ? Rev. J..-W. Cooper. New "Eerki cor? responding secretary, ;Amerip8i' Mis sionary Association. ' : ; Mr. W. N. Hartshefn, Boston! Chair man executive copiraU.ee Intriatlon al Sunday School Associatlonj.: t. General Oliver O. Howard, purllng ton, Vt, chairman of boards Lincoln Memorial University. , f. General R. D. Johnson, Birming ham, Ala., trustee Stillman In.tfute. Mr. Marlon Lawrence. Chlso. lit, general secretary International -Sunday School Association. s"c Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, turn dale, Mass., M. E. Church.. Rev. J. C. Massee, Chau&ji'ooga, Tenn pastor First Baptist Chun?h. - Mr. A. B. McCrillis, Providpe. T., vice-president International 1 Sun day School Association. - - tJXITAItlAN AND FAHIYJ TOO yilllam II. Taft Once iWeil Elfin v Part in a Church PIay-,i , ' Cincinnati, O., August 3. f William Howard Taft was a member wf, the First Presb-terian church, ofilipcin nati. of which the Rev. 'Gepr A. Thayer Is pastor, when hcs was jroung man. So far as Mr. Thayer ktsog. he Is stilt a member. .Mr.Thayi-t s; "Will Taffs father ' and ? Esther were Unitarians, and were , members of the congregation of which. 1 3 an now pastor. Judge Alphonso T4twas a trustee of my church forrdany years, and was president of thV board ok trusteei for some time. Jimr; Al phonso Taft dfd not attend f4hurch very regularly in his latterJ Sars. principally because he was jSjsksscnt from Cincinnati 'a great deal; ti the time, his duties as a governnieiit; offi cial calling hUn away. When he was in the city however, I saw him frequently at hi3home. Mra Alphonso Taft Will's - roMher. however, attended church rerii&rly, I officiated at her funeral i "few months ago. W" Xaft attended " my church' regular "when he-liytp,; in Cincinnati, but he has had naipor tunity to do so since he has. jome ti wanderer on the face of theicarth. He became a member of my congre gation when : he was a young; man. He was a very enthusiastic itjenjber of the Unity Club, and once toojC;:the part of a fairy in a fairy play given by the members of the organisation in the- church. Will musthave weighed about 175 pounds thtnand he made a very plump fairy to 1 be wire, . ' hr- ' 9ft "No, Will has not been :my church this, summer. I suppose he would have visited - us, howevrf ihad our church been apen, tmt wevelosed on July 1, on account of ths 'hot weather." . ' Some Old-. Time ZooJoCTf ; (Youth's Companion.) "J,t? In the Raleigh State library t is an interesting volume presented byPrsl? dent Madison. In .1831. Thlsjifnalnt Itook is the first history of S jtofth Carolina, written, in 1741, by f 'John Lawson, Gen," a surveyor-genfrl; of the Lords Proprietors. The, his&a-y is well-worth reading, but perhaps the most Intertainlng portion' of its. inany pages is that in which Mr. XJifhn describes the flora and fauna the new country. He Is evidently tho! an cestor of the railway conductor who decided that according to thefyles of the road, "Dogs U dogs ana-cts is dogs, but turtles is Insects!" t' We will next read of beastsf, r-ld the historian, The chief aro tlt& Buf falo, or wjld beef; ' the tiser);th.e beaver, and the bearmouse. -5 The buffalo Is wild beast of America(iwbk'h has a hunch on his back. iTnese monsters are foynd to tfegh (si X'am informed by a traveler of credit! firera 1,100 to 2,400 weight ; ; . The bat or bearmouse Is the) same as in England, have put thfm among the beasts as partafcrs :o both the. nature of the Wrd -aiiT-: taie mouse. Now LhaU proceed VH!Ve known insects I)Knae ular.e. " ftLll'fJEGCl. ' for umm ; f military Hatches at ' Sea Girt Next month " ID I OS I Tlief Great National Sliootbig Matches ; at Sea' Girt, N. J., Sept. .4 to 13 In clusive, Second Only to tlto Great Matches at Camp .Perry, Ohio, and . .. Scarcely Less Important to the Mili tary TVdrid.v7.i.'-" .7, ':4 (Special to News and Observer.) Sea Girt Range, N. J., Aug. 22. Of scarcely less importance to the mili tary world than the great national -matches now In progress . at Camp Perry, Ohio, are those which will take place at Sea Girt N. J.; from Septem ber 4 to 12, inclusive. The beautiful Sea-Girt range has always been A Mecca for ambitious marksmen an this year a program has been arrang ed which" for richness and attractive ness compares very favorably with any ever shot During the eighteen years of Its existence the New Jersey Rifle Association has accumulated a number of cups and trophies and its strong tfnancial backing enables it to give the largest number of cash prizes offered by any State Association. Its tournament will be this year, as for many years past under the personal supervision of General Bird W. Spencer, so long president of the Na tional Rifle Association, who will be executive officer of -the meeting. In addition to the New Jersey matches those of the New York State Riflq Association and the United States Re volver Association, will be held at tho sante time. The range at Sea Girt always the most commodious and best equipped, has been extended and' Im proved,, reduced railroad rates have -been secured, and a large attendance . is guaranteed. 7 , '7V 7Ha Drydcn,Tropliy.' ' The most important match will be for the Dryden Trophy, a magnificent piece of bronze, presented by cx-Sena-torv Dryden, to be competed for by teams of-eight from the same branch es of the military service eligible to the National Trophy Match It is shot at 200, 600 and 1.000 yards. The trophy carries with it cash prizes, of from 930 to 1150. . The Interstate Re gimental .Match for the TJriggs Trophy, . presented by Senator Brlggs, of New Jersey, will be shot at the same dlst--ance , by teams of six. Wth th trophy goes a medal to each man on the winning team with eash prizes to the second third "and fourth teams. The Company Team Match for teams 1 vr m. ax v c no. auu aiiu uu 11 1 li 11. 1 r- cash prizes with medals for the first three" teams. . For the non-winners " there Will be jb. Company Team Match : (Tto) for teams of three, the prize being the Peters Trophy, which goes to the winning team with gold medals v. to the members. Silver and bronze medals are given to the members of the second and third teams. In tho Columbia Trophy Match teams of six Will compete at 200, 500, 600 and 800 yards for medals and cash prizes In T addition to the Trophy. Teams ofive wilt compete in s the Cavalry Team " Match, which is restricted to the cayal rjr, signal corps and engineer corps of the hrmy and . National Guard. . Here again the prizes are gold, silver and bronze medals, accompanied by' cash. An interesting event establish ed last year, is the Gould Rapid Fire Team match for which the trophy was presented in memory of Arthur C. .f U 1 , . . j .... vmuiu, iru'u 01 rmo practice. This is for teams of six and the "con- ditions are unique In that they pro- 1 vide for a skirmish run and ten shots' rapid fire at 200 yards. . " Open to Civilians. . As a general proposition the SeaT Girl matches for individuals are open to civilians as well military men. thus providing a larger field and more interesting competition . than would otherwise bo the - case. Prominent , among these is the Sea Girt cham pionship match for a medal presented by Governor Fort, of New Jersey, ac companied by a line of cash prizes. Another, is the Individual Rapid Fire ' match at 300 yards. In .which the com petitors are permitted to fire aa many shots as possible in one minute. This win proviue an interesting tesi jor me New Springfield rifle. The All-Comers military match at 200 and 300 yards Is another re-entry match as is the . Hayes match and the General E. P. -Meany match and the N. J. S. R. A. trophy match. All have trophies as ' well; as, cash prizes,. Qther, matches -of the New Jersey State Rifle: v&ssocla- " tion are the Spencert.;match of 1 5, shots' ' at liOOO -yards,., the. Members,. match, . . Reading match, for tyros, Marlia trophy. Souvenir medal, Off-Hand,1 . " Hale. Press uid , ctfnr&m and. JnsiioR. - tnrn mtch( TVif.ro urfll aim hn cum a revolver matcbes, Including a revolver , tea mm ate h, ,& novice military, re- volver, all-comers rapid-nro military, -any revolver,' a pistil match, disap pearin5'tj?et,' bobber and others. f. The matches of tha New York J5tatna Rifle Association are headed by thci Company Team Match at 200, 500. and 600 yards, open to teams , of four. , This match Is open to teams from foreign governments and registered clubs and societies, as well as to the army, navy and national guard. Gen eral E. A. McAIpin presents a trophy for the - McAlpln trophy "match and ' E. A. Cruikshank one for tho Crulk- ' . shank trophy match, These are bqth team matehes'as are the Pqventy-Fir?t Regiment trophy skirmish and rapid fire and. the Old Guard trophy match- ; ps. The Thurston match Rt ROC and 900 yards i? open to everybody, but the N. Y. S. R. A. match la open only to members. In the Wins-ate 7 a 1 r- comers short range match " ai ' 200 yards the first prize is a irophy valued St. $300 presented ty General r-orge ; W. Wingate, "tv f fat.ier of Jfle prac.lce." and in t' : Rosrlrs all comers mLl-rane ma .1 ni Ci. XCcrtinuea on- ;-;y'v?.0
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 23, 1908, edition 1
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