New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
inspector Of rife practice and that on,cal put the

inspector OF rife practice and that ofncial put the
following endorsement on It:
Respectfully returned 10 the Ad1utantGenesa
and would recommend that the application be denied
for the reason that. in my opinion IT Is not proper
for the state to award It's decorations to individuals
qualifying In matches held by any private aSSocaA'
ton, and for the further reason that Complementary
practice will be held on saturdays In August, Sep
TENDER and october we'll Labor Day, September
), after the close OF the regular season, whereby
members of the National Guard viii have ample
opportunity to qualify as marsmen and sharpshootees
under proper supervision
The matches which General Whltlock disapproves
have been held under the auspices Of the NATIONAL
Rifle Association for seventeen years. Those VINO
took part in them were almost exclusively members
Of the National Guard, although they were open to
the members Of the National Rifle Association who
were not members of the National Guard. There
we're two classes OF matches. One known as marks
mans matches and the other called sharpshooters
matches. All the conditions were observed which
were required the practice days of the Nationat
Guard organizations. The association charged twenty
five cents entrance fee for the marhsman's matohes
and 81 for three entrances in the sharpshooters
matches. The money received used to pay the
expenses Of the range and for prizes. Twenty-Five
per cent Of the money received for entrance fees was
given In cash prizes and q number of medals were
also given in each match The rest was used TO pay
the expenses of the association the rest OF the year
and to help pay for the prizes at the fall meeting.
when teams from other Stale and the Army are III
vted to compete In the matches.
The officers OF the association declare that the &C
ton OF General Whitock not only that the
members OF the different teams in the several brigade.
Will not have an opportunity 70 feel the strength OF
each other before Enal contest, but that the fall
meeting at Crcedmoor Will be done away with alto
gether The state only offers few prizes for brigade
teams, etc. ard these Of course only for members OF
the National Guard OF this, State. The more i'm
p0rant OF the prizes have always been given by the
National Rifle Association, and in fact this is the only
body which at present Is authorized TO offer prizes to
pizafi nnsin fhept Than NJ P<
STATE. Under the order Of things brought about by
the action Of General Whhiock, competition from out
iirely The oicers Of the association al so declare
that General Mhitock is inaccurate when he speaks
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ritors shall respectively be exOco honorary directors
Thus they point out that General whltlock, by
virtue of his Official position under the Governments
private association. The bill which was passed
when the range was turned over 70 tie state from
the National life Association also provides, after
the introduction: Subject only 20 the right VI said
National Rifle Association. for the Of ten years
from the date of the passage OF this act upon paying
the expense for markers, and any and all other
necessary expenses, hold its annual competition
in rife shooting thereon, for period not to ex-
reed DAYS, in september of each year, and such
other rifle matches and practice as may, from time
to time be approved and authorized by the AdJutan0
! General" .
The officers of the association declare that the ten
DAYS which were reserved for their matches In Sep
tember were 10 be ten consecutive days, although
The act does not specify that they shall be consecutive
Tpon these facts being called IN the attention OF
General Whitloc he is reported to have told Captain
shepherd that he would try the arrangement which
he mas made for year AID see how 1t worked
Tie officers Of the association assert that II this Is
done the association will not only die as 1t has no
other means OF support, but that rife practice VIII
be practically killed, and II will take many years
for II TO recover from the blow thus given to 1t.
Tho idea OF General Whtock is that the men ought
not 10 have to pay for the privilege OF shooting on
the DAYS on which the association had formerly held
! it's matches and he has fixed a programme OF what
he terms supplementary practice days" which takes
the dates formerly used by the association. The sup
Elementary days to take the place OF the fee
practice days" of last year. An effort Will DO made
to have General Whitlock rescind this order, but
whether or not this effort Will be successful remains
10 be seen. $685..
eer corps are considering the idea Of inviting the 7th
| Redment of New-York to visit Montreal on Dominion
/ Day meeting Of officers will DO held at early
date to make gements, and II the Dominion Gov
eminent gives consent an invitation Will be ex-
| tended.
The members Of the regiment have been discussing
| this subject for time, Informally. As the In
vation has not come yet, however. nothing has beer
done.