The Helena independent., 1892-10-17
MONTANA MARKSMEN.
National Guardsmen Begin the An
nual Rife Competition in
Helena To-Day.
Teams of Five Men From the
Several Companies Will
Participate.
Rules Governing the Tournament as Lnid
Down nv General Orders of Adju-
tant General Howell.

The four days. rifle competition OF the
Montana National guard will begin to-day
at the range just north of the Northern
Pacific round house. Adiutant General
Howell thinks there will be hfty marksmen
present. Lit. Geo. 7. Ahsrn, u. 8. A., sta
toned at the College Of Montana, arrived
Yesterday with the Deer Lodge team and is
at the Cosmopolitan. In the team are h. B.
Williams, Samuel Baker, Jr.. Oscar Sed-
man, A. T.. Blair @. II. Adams and W. II.
Steele. Company A. of Great Falls is rep
resented by b. d. Whitten, Samuel French.
A. w. Joyes, G. NJ. Boardman and William
Munroe. They are at the Cosmopolitan.
The BozemRn markgmen are also at the no.
tel and are j. W. brennan. j. +. keown,
w. b. Benham. j. b. Cain, g. W. Whitney.
L. Bartholomew. The Virginia City team,
the present champions. will be in Helena
with the Butte men this afternoon. Com
pany g Of the Washington guards, OF Butte,
will send strong team which will be made
up as follows: Capt. Byron II. Cook. Lieut..
S, w. Graves. Corporal A. Il. Baldwin. j.
II. Hoffman and j. 4. Carter. II. Il. Man
chester and w. b. Knowlton are the mark
ers. Company ID, of Virginia City, Will be
represented by DR.. C. A. McNulty. George
L. Lowman, Knute Ellington. and Dean
Vickers, under command of Sargent 1t. w.
Reit, The order governing the contest is
as follows:
L. The second annual rife competition
for the national guard of Montana will take
place at the Helena range, commencing
Monday, Oct. IT, and closing Thursday,
Oct. 20. 1892.
2. The competition will be between teams
of FIVE (5) men each, from the several COM
panies of the national guard of Montana.
3. The competition will be governed, ex-
cept as hereinafter modified, by tho firing
regulations for small arms now III force in
the United States army, the team making
the highest aggregate SCORES at ali distances
to be declared the winner at the competi-
ton. Scores of individual members OF
teams will be recorded and published for
the information of all concerned.
4. A state trophy will be competed for
and will be awarded to the company whose
team attains the highest aggregates.
IS. The company 80 winning the same
will be entitled to hold it for the period of
one (1) year. when 1t shall become again
subject to the competition and be returned
to the control of the adiutant general.
G. Any company winning this trophy
three tines (not necessarily in succession)
will be entitled 10 hold and own the same.
T. Hours for firing will be such as are
designated by the officers in charge, and
when once announced will not be changed,
except in case of rain or stormy weather.
s. Places for firing will be drawn for each
day by the team captains.
8. The detail of commissioned officers for
she competition will be follows. One
officer in charge; one quartermaster. VINO
will act as commissary OF substance; one
record officer and one range officer. who
shall be appointed by the adjutant- general.
TO- The officers and enlisted men attend
ING the competition will have the authority
snd uerform the duties above prescribed,
together with those laid down tor officers
end enlisted men, detailed and assigned to
similar positions in the army and will be
allowed per diem and transportation from
their respective stations to Helena and re-
turn
IL. The following special regulations
will govern all firing at this competitions:
(1) The following positions only will be
permitted in preliminary and competitive
firing: At 200 yards the standing position
Mt 400 wards, either kneeling or sitting; at
500 yards, lying down, prone position. Any
varie., Of these positions authorized by the
regulations for competitive firing will be
permitted.
inal service cartridges only, will be used in
competition.
t3] If a rifle or carbine becomes diaa-
bled the competitor Will at once submit the
niece for the inspection of the range officer.
az During the progress of match or
competition, no one except the officers on
duty at the range, the competitors and the
score keeper will be permitted at the firing
point.
(5) The squads of competitors will be sta
toned at least ten (1O) yards In rear of the
firing point where they must remain until
called by the score keeper to take his po-
sition.
(6) No expression on the part of compet-
itors of appreciation or disappointment
with reference to any scores made BY them
selves or Others must be tered loud
enough to be heard at the firing point.
az These regulations and such sreoial
rules or dir ections ns the officer in charge
may give must be rigid y complied with by
all com petitors and all other persons upon
the range.
a. Marking and scoring will be con.
Quoted in the manner prescribed in para.
graphs 4S4 to 800, small arms firing regula-
tons.
(9J The score keeper will be seated close
to and in the rear of the firing point stakes
and will, as each shot is signalsd, announce
in an audible voice the name OF tho COM
petitor and the value of the shot at the
conclusion OF the score of each competitor,
repeat his name and total score.
(lO) Competitors must pay attention tC
the score as announced and recorded, sc
that any error may be promptly lnvesti-
gated.
CID The recorded value of any shot vii
not be changed after the following shot has
heen fred unless some special message
with reference to it ID received from the
marshal of the pit.
(12) Any alteration of the scoring must
be witnessed by the officer in charge of the
firing point, and endorsed with his iutials.
t13) The iRRer pull must always be al
least six tG) pounds, and will be tested by
each conn etltor, under the supervision OF
the range officer. before firing each day.
14) Competitors will submit their pieesi
for further inspection whenever required by
competent authority.
90 Competitors will wenr the p esotibeC
fatigue uniform with service belt, issued by
4he state. Tho use of a campaign hat ol
cap. other than the forage cap, will not b,
permitted.
(l6) Competitors will not be hurried il
their firing, bus such slight delay per
mitted after each shot as they may desire
provided the time of firing the doei
not exceed an average of one minute pei
shot or thirty minutes for each team.
90 Ii an accident TO n target or any
other cause oveg which the soldier has III
control prevents him from completing hi,
score within Il reasonable time. he will b,
allowed such additional time as the rang,
officer may decide.
tls) No two competitors shall in any
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