The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01


The firing regulations for small arms
recently adopted have Just been issued
from the Office of the acknowledgement
They will go into operation on the 30th o1
next June. They provide that:
Target practice in the National Guard shall
tober of each year, at 200, 800 and 500 yard
ranges and skiFmsh firing.
Each officer and enlisted man shall be al
lowed ffty-fye rounds of ammunition an
nually and the same to be fired as follows: One
rsco OF i've shots at each of the 200, 800 and
500 yards each in January, September and Oc
tober; provided that each officer and enlisted
man must make score of at least Is at the
200-yard target before he shall be allowed tc
fire at the 300-yard target, and he must make
q like score at the 300-vard target before be.
ing permitted to fire at the 500-yard target;
also one score OF ten shots at skirmish firing
in May.
The classification in marksman: total
annual score of at least 50 poin is out of a pos
sible rs at the 200-yard range and As poin Is
at the 300-yard range. Ritieman-A total
annual score of at least 50 points out OF pos
sible rs at 200 yards, 40 points out of possi.
BILE rs at 300 yards and 45 out of possible rs
at 500 yards. Distinguished marksman--A
total annual score at the three ranges of al
least 1872 out OF possible 225. Only dis
tinguished marksmen will be permitted to
participate in the contest for what has hereto
fore been known as the State sharpshooters'
medals
Skirmish firing will be at silhouettes at un.
known distances between 600 and 200 yards
individual skirmishes at the group of D, Z
and targets; company skirmish firing viii
be- target g. as provided in paragraph $50
Blunrs small arms firing regulations.
!. The regulations number fifty-five and
detail at length the duties of ins pectors oi
rifle practice, officers and men; the govern.
ment OF men and ranges, use. OF sights,
aiming run, windage drift, ranges, posi-
ia IN. m q
on revolver practice:
Target practice with the revolver will be al
the target, distance so yards. Ten shots
will DE fired at each OF the practit es held in
January, May, September and October. The
classification will be 80 per cent first class, 80
per eent.second class, 70. per cent third class
and go per cent fourth class. Those averag-
ing less than 80 per. cent will not be an
nounced in order, and only frst-class men
will be permitted to compete for the State
medal for revolver practice.
Captain Sebe's military range at Shell
Mound will be arranged to meet the re-
quirements of the new regulations, but
some place will have to be selected for
skirmish firing.
When the last honors we're about to be
paid to the late Kate Field it was sug-
gested that the National Guard ought 10
be ordered out, but Brigadier- General
Warfield decided that he could not order
out any of his command for the reason
that according 10 military etiquette the
eceased lady was not entitled. to honors,
not having been, like Pauline Cushman,
commissioned major, or like Clara Bar
ton, in the service on the battlefield.
The general was willing to do all he could
to pay the proper respects to the memory
OF the distinguished woman, even to
granting regiment or company the right
10 parade if either desired to turn out.
Still there was military display.
Governor Budd's staff attended in
full uniform and side arms: Colonel
James and his staff were there in fatigue
uniform and with side arms, and General
Warfield and his staff attended in Prince
Albert coats. black gloves and plug hats.
The lack of uniformity in the attire of the
staffs caused considerable comment among
military men.
Corporal Harry Turton, Company F,
First Regiment, and Corporal John Gilky-
son, Company B, have been promoted SER
geants and PrivateC. Lindecker of Com
pany B promoted corporal. TWENTY-FIVE
men OF the regiment have been discharged
from the service of the State-12 on ac-
count of removal, term expired, by a
two-thirds vote. for the good of the SER
vice and for disability.