Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-17
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TIE Maine militia marksmen will real
with interest the following rules and rssu
iAlioos that VII govern them u ,hs comina
muster. They will be embodied in III
ssLsrsl Lrisr s31n 70 be issaed by Col. T.
c. FsrTiassan, Inspector Of rif. practice
snd through his court.sy the JOURNAL ID
gwen the conpless eetAils. The following
competitions will take place during ercamr.
K.gimsst.i skIrasish Match. Fer Best
Record.
Fifty men. twenty rounds; distance, ~
Known; limit 100 10 $50 yards. Position
CT hand; Target, third class, ten rounds
s!yancins. ten retYssting. The regimen
psi Inspectors Of fiiis pra ctice will make up
teams Of City men each, from esch rsgi.
men.
EIhthtttsn skirmish Match.
Fifty men. Rounds, 70; distance, 100
~ 40 yaids- ThiYd ciass target; ten
rou ia aayaaeias, ten relfsatinx. Posi-
t.aa Standing
Individual skirsnish Match.
Open to all members Of the n. v. NJ.
Including hsli aud SAT- officers. Dis
tshce, $50 TO $50 yxrds. uakaovn. Posi-
ton, any. Tsrgei, second case. Rounds,
20 Five hai.s will be made advancing and
Eve retreating.
Each man will be assigned q
sepsrste target. Each competitor will
be Obliged to take ct least one
shot At each halt. The remainder
Of the rounds may be taken 1t sny hal, the
competitor desires; provided, however
thst IL he fires after the order to advance
or retreat. Ave points will be deducted from
his score for each shot so fred. IL . CON-
pstitor fails to fire st each halt. FIVE points
will DO deducted from his score for each
failure. Thirty seconds will be allowed At
1seb hiatt. aud firing must cease before the
ending Of the bugIe call.
Five men vii! lie xlio Sed 10 compete at
the same time, and TO each will be assigned
scorer. whose duty will be to see that
none Of the conditions are violated I'm
msdisteIy after the firing ceases, the mark
ers will mark the shots. bulls eyes fsst,
foars second, threes third, twos last, and
the scorers will so enter the same upon
their score cards, deducting from the total
the fines for violation Of rules.
Ia ali the skirmish matches the rife will
be carried while advancing, mnzzle to the
front. breech block open aud in fetreating,
81 right shoulder.
No loading permitted until ct halt and
fAcing the target.
Ia this match, twenty-five cents entry
will be required, and the prizes will be two
gold badges to 20 one to the commissioned
officer max ny the highest sore and one to
the enlisted man or non-commissioned Off
Ger king the best score. The whole
amount Of entry fees will be expended in
the prizes. No re entry permitted.
Certain targets will he assigned for the
purpose Of n.ssructing and qualifying first
and second class mArksmen, under the su
pervision Of regimentxl inspectors OF rifle
practice. assisted by company inspectors.
Members Of teams and all competitors
will make themselves convefsant with this
general order No. 7. All shooting will be
done IN fatigue uniform with belt, ;rtridge
boz and bayonet scsbbard, ammunition in
cartridge box
Col T.. &. Harrington will have supefvs-
ion Of ali competitions. All practice and
fringe will cease one half hour before the
hour drills.
The c,mpetition on Saturday, the 18th.
will commence at eight O'Clock A. NJ, pro
viding any team De in readiness. IL FROM
any reason they are not completed by the
time the troops arrive on Monday, they will
be finished during the week. II possible
qualifications badges AMI buttons will be
issued to all those who have qusiifel be-
fore encsmpment, provided the scores are
returned to the Inspector Of Rifle Practice
GU or before Thursday the 18th.