The morning times., 1895-12-15
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around the Local ArmorieS.

Around the Local Arm0rieS.
The National Guard is well into its winter
duties now. This week 1t will get back
into the large drill hall and it is expected
Will make good use of its time.
The rifle gallery season has opened but
the boys are not taking to 1t as lively as
might be expected. The match season be-
gins this week. but during the week just past
the candidates seemed to take but little
interest In it.
An inspector of rifle practice has been
present each night during the week. He
was about the only one on hand. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday night not single
guardsman was al the rifle gallery. Thurs
day night the Engineers came to the rescue
and fourteen or fifteen OF them were there.
But when do the engineers get left when
shooting Is to be done?
All this has been very disheartening TO
the inspectors and makes it look rather
gloomy for the matches, but things will come
up all right yet. The orders for small arms
practice have been issued and are given
below
GALLERY PRACTICE SCHEDULE.
The orders are under date of December 8
and provide that the following schedule
for gallery practice will be observed for
the months OF January, February, March
and April, 1896, during which period the
prescribed practice viii be completed. The
First Battalion will practice in the gallery
at It's armory, under a schedule to be pre-
pared by the battalion commander.
Second Battalion, first and third Mondays
of each month. Third Battalion. first and
third Saturdays OF each month. Fourth
Battalion, first and third Tuesdays of each
month. Fifth Battalion, second and fourth
Mondays OF each month. Sixth Battalion,
second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
First Separate Battalion, first and third
Wednesdays of each month. Engineer
Corps, Battery A, First Separate Company.
Second Separate Company. second and
fourth Saturdays of each month.
The general staff. the field and staff
officers and non-commissioned staff of
regiments, and battalion inspectors of rifle
practice, the fourth Wednesdays or each
month.
Volley firing will follow the individual
practice at each range, three yoileys being
fired by each company, kneeling. A proper
record of the results, to be entered in the
company target record book, Will be certi-
fled by the inspector of rifle practice.
Companies will be reported at the rifle
gallery promptly at 8 O'Clock p. H., in
undress uniform, armed and equipped.
The rifle gallery viii lie opened every day,
except Sunday, from to 6 O'Clock p. H.,
for voluntary practice. Ammunition will
be furnished on the payment OF one cent
for each round. An inspector OF rifle
practice will be in attendance, and, on re-
quest. will certify to the captains OF com
panics, to be credited as part OF the required
practice.
THE MATCHES.
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feature OF the winter work, are arranged
for in the order. II states that the follow
ing rifle matches, the first OF q series,
arc announced and will be shot in the
gallery on the dates specified:
Company match-Tcams OF five enlisted
men; ten shots per man. at 200 yards, to
be fired in two stages OF five shots each.
Battalion match-Tcanls OF ten enlisted
men; ten shots per man, at 200 yards, to
lie fired in two stages of five shots each.
Regimental match-Tcans OF ten en-
listed men. ten shots per man. at 200
yards, to be fired in two stages OF five
shots each. The regulations under which
the matches are 60 be shot are:
All companies IN the brigade Will be re-
quired TO compete; each company team will
be commanded by n company officer; the
cleaning OF rifles between stages will not
be permitted. and teams from the First
AMI Second Separate Companies Will use
the carbine; 5 per ce mt VIII be added to the
total team score.
The company match Will open at
o'clock on the evening of December Is
Teams will shoot in the following order:
Wednesday, December 1S-Compa MES A, |
B. C, and ID, First battalion; Companies |
and B, Second battalion; Companies
and d, Third Battalion: Companies A, c,
and ID, Fourth Battalion; Companies A, b,
and d. Fifth Battalion.
Thursday. December 19-Companies A,
B. and c. Sixth battalion; Companies A, B,
c, and d, First Separate Battalion: Com
panies A. B, and c, Engineer Corps; Bat
terry A; First Separate Company; Second
Separate Company.
The battalion match will open at s
O'Clock on the evening of Friday. DeCem-
Der 27. Teams will shoot In the follow
ing order:
Fifth Battalion. Sixth battalion, Sec
ond Battalion. First Battalion, Fourth Bat
talon. Third Battalion. First Separate Bat
talon, Provisional Battalion.
The regimental match will open at
o'clock on the evening of Monday, Decem- |
Der 80.
On these orders the engineers are COM
planning. They do not know whether it is |
Intentional or not, but they are shut out |
OF the battalion match. They think they |
are a battalion, and want to stand and |
shoot with battalions. They are not in il |
in the orders.
IN THE FIRST BATTALION.