The morning news., 1897-04-11
TROOPS AT THE TARGETS.
MILITARY MATCHES AT AVOND ALE
NEXT MONTH.

Rules Under Which the Matches
VIII BE Shot.
Col William G. Obear, inspector gem
eral of rifle practice. Georgia Volunteers,
has issued the programme for the
matches for the state troops that will be
shot here May 1920 The contests will
take place at the Avondale range. At
the same time the second annual rlde
competition, under the auspices of the
Savannah Military Rifle Association, wIll
be held.
The contests under Col. Obear will be
| the first annual rife competition for the
| Georgia Volunteers, under the manage
ment of the department of rife practice,
and all indications point toward their
| great success. 1t has not yet, of course
been learned what companies will come
to Savannah to engage in the contests.
number have signified their intention CT
coming and others have written that their
attendance will be dependent upon the
rules of the matches and the programme.
The rules promulgated by Col. Obear for
| the governance of the contests are as fol-
lows:
THE competition will be governed in all
respects, except as herinafter modified. by
the firing regulations for small arms now
in force in this state.
mo transportation or ration being furn-
ished by the state, money prizes will be
awarded successful teams to cover such
expenses, and in addition, such individual
scores, if made in accordance with the
regular rules, as qualify the makers as
sharpshooters or marksmen, win be recog-
nized as record scores.
THE score necessary to advancement to
500 and 600 yards, as provided in paragraph
218 of state regulations, will not be re-
| quired in these matches, when there are
| less than six entries. If there are more
| than five teams the average score of each
| team shall be that required in paragraph
| 2lS or the team will be debarred from
further participation in the match. This
rule does not apply to individual scores
| when claimed as record scores.
mo sighting shots will be allowed.
THE cavalry will fire with the carbine,
the proper allowance of points being made
| for them.
Competing teams will appear in either
| fatigue or campaign uniform, each team
| being uniformed alike.
Due notice of any alterations of the
rules will be served, in writing on team
| captains.
Two matches will be shot by the men
forming class A, which includes all mem
| bers of the Georgia Volunteers that have
| not qualified as sharpshooters or marks
| men or participated in contests at Sea
| Girt, Walnut Hill or Creedmoor. In this
| class there will be five shots at 200 yards,
| five at 300 ten at 500, five at 600, and ten al
skirmish. Original ammunition is to be
| used.
There will be two matches for company
| teams, three teams from different COM
| panies being necessary to make a match
| with each team composed of five men. The
| first prize in these matches will be $40, the
| second $50, and the third $40. The regi-
mental team match will be open to teams
| of six men from any regiment or unas-
! signed battalion, three teams from differ
| ent regiments or battaions being neces-
sary to make match. For the first prize
$40 will be awarded, for the second $25, and
| for the third $40 Two Of these matches
will be shot.
Glass B will be open to all Georgia vol
| unteers, except men that have represent
ed their state teams at Sea Girt, Walnut
Hill or Creedmoor. The shots and dis
tances will be the same as those for class
/ A, and the ammunition will be original
| and issued by the ordnance officer
The leading rules for the governance
of the interstate matches under the aus
pices of the Savannah Military Rifle
| ANeA5S ASSOCIATION eiLC dS 4O4lOWS-
"a trophy or money prize for each team
match will be competed for under these
regulations, and will be awarded to the or
ganizations whose team attains the high
est aggregate in each match.
THE organizations winning trophies will
be entitled to hold them for one year,
when they shall become again subject 10
competition and be returned to the con.
troll of the executive committee of the aa-
socation.
The adjutant generals of the several
states whose organizations participate IN
the competition will forward to the off,
Ger in charge of the competition a duly
| certified service record of the several prin,
| cipals and alternates of their teams GER
! tifying that the men therein named, in
GLIDING team captain and team coach. are
bona tide members of the national guard
OF the state from which they come, ana
| that they are culy commissioned or en>
| listed in the military service of the state
There will also be held pool and indi-
| vldual matches on the standard American
| target at 200 yards, as fully explained in
| the programme.
"The association will furnish blankets
and cots to all teams entering in the
| matches. Good meals, at reasonable
| prices, can be obtained.
"The names of the principals and alter
| mates, in the order in which they are to
fire. will be submitted to the executive
/
o'clock a. m. of the morning of the
| match.
1.-THE days on which the competitions
will be held will be announced a the OPEN
| ing of the meeting.
Hours for firing and time Of sounding
assembly for same will be such as are des
ignated by the executive officer
THE hours for firing, having been once
determined and announced, will not be
changed except by the unanimous consent
of the team captains
Targets in tiXed-dstance firing will Re
drawn each day, and at each range "
team captains.
Targets for skirmish firing will be
drawn by team captains Immediately pre-
ceding the commencement of each run.
mo two competitors from the same
team shall be allowed to skrmish on ad-
joining targets.
"The executive officer shall have the
control of the range for the conduct of
the match. and his decision shall be final
He shall be assisted by the following per-
sons, to be hereafter designated. A stalls
| tfeot cdTppr and three oeefgfantc rop,a