Evening star., 1897-07-31
Dates Selected for the Annual Out
door Rife Practice.
ATTRACTIVE MATCHES IN OCTOBER
Captain Shilling Says Something
About the Texas Drill.
THAT DIFFICULT PROGRAM

In general orders to be issued next week
from headquarters the annual parade of
the troops of the National Guard for rifle
practice at the Ordway range will be an'
nounced to take place follows: First
Battalion, Monday, August 23; I'd Bat
TALON Tuesday, August "A; 4th Battalion,
Wednesday. August %; 9TH Battalion.
Thursday. August 26; 1st Separate Bat
TALON. Friday, August q, and ID Separate
Battalion Saturday, August 2S.
The general staff, the general non-com-
missioned staff. the field and staff and non
commissioned stats of regiments, and bat
talon inspectors of rifle practice, Monday,
August 30.
Government employees will be given GER
tifcates for one day of duty performed
under the requirements mentioned
Organizations, excepting the general staff
ard officers and non-commssioned officers
required tu shoot with it. will be directed to
report at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton promptly at $50 o'clock IN the morning
on the dates assigned, for their annual
parade. in undresS uniform. armed ana
equipped. In case of wet weather, over
coats will be worn The general staff and
those associated with 1t for rifle practice
will be directed TO report at the railroad
station the day assigned for their an
nual parade at IL 40 am.
The practice will be at 300, 300, 500 and
Coo yards. Two scores will be fired by each
n.&n and they will be recorded.
Officers or enlisted men not properly uni
formed. or who, being commissioned or en-
listed prior to April l. 1897, have failed to
complete the gallery practice described,
Will not be permitted to participate in the
rifle practice.
The range will be open for volunteer
practice each Wedne sday and Saturday
throughout the season from clock in the
afternoon
The use of any ammunition other than
officially issued on the range is prohibited.
Al piications for permission to experiment
with ammunition must be made in writing
TO the inspector general of rifle practice.
1t will be stipulated that no person other
than the range officer or some one desig
mated by him. shall signal the markers or
hold concentration with any person in
any of the pits.
ON days set apart for official practice
sighting snots may only be fired on targets
set apart for pool shooting. Pool tickets
may be purchased at the range office.
Annual Meet at Orfway.
The annual meet of the National Rifle
Association and the District National
Guard will be held at the Ordway range
from October I to October Q, inclusive. The
program will include all the old matches.
as well something new, with big cash
prizes, for which the enlisted men will
strive hard. There will probably be
E-&tch open to men who have never served
on 4 brigade team nor competed in any ma
ticnal or International matches So far as
Ecw known, the first prize will be So; the
second. so0; the third, 80; three fourth
prizes of $40 each, five fifth prizes of s.
esch and four sixth prizes of $50 each.
These prizes. it is expected, Will be an in
ocrtive TO mel who have never won any
thing who have never exerted them
selves in the way of rifle practice. All par
tCipants much reach a certain standard in
crJer to figure in the prize list. All who
enter must have completed the official prac-
tlce- AS the ordered practice on the range
Is TO occur late in August, the officials of
the meet will be in position to determine
accurately who has and who has not COM
pleted the required practice.
fhere VIII be a match for men who have
never wen money prize The require
match described in the foregoing. The op-
pCrtunity will be pres .rted to so many men
to win substantial cash prizes that the
incentive TO practice will he almost irres:st-
ahle- 1t Will he provided ttat if a man
wins first prize in match he cannot
VIII first place in any other This will give
as many as possible a chance at first
Prizes.
The match is described as the result of
tie homo rule idea: sort of protection of
rene industry IT means that it is pro-
posed to spend at home and in the interest
OF the efficiency OF the local brigade, money
that was heretofore disposed of on foreign
ranges.
National Rifle Association.
1t is stated by those interested that all
who enjoy rifle shooting should become
members of the National Rifle Association
for pleasant informal COMPETITIONS on the
standard American target. 1t cuItiyates
close shooting and IS considered good
Thing for young rer in need of experience
Only members are eligible 10 compete in
the asso 'iation matches at the annual meet.
ard they promise to be espe cially good
Inc members are also assigned lockers at
the range. An announcement has been
made that all the lockers will be disnosed
OF not later than August 10.
New Official Target
The new official target of the District
National Guard has been placed in posi-
tion at the Ordway range. 1t is the figure
of a soldier. feet Sig inches in height
represented as wearing campaign hal
and field equipment. The target is the
same size at all distances and. although
it has not yet been definitely decided as +,
how the shots will count the general de
sirabfHty of low shots will undoubtedI,
score the low shot highest. Ii is safe u
say that bullet striking from the top o.
the Logging down will be scored five: be
tween the belt and the top of the logging
four, and above the belt three
vast amount of ammunition has beer
lest in active service by firing over tht
heads of troops No effort has been mad,
heretofore to encourage aiming low TIL.
new system of scoring is expected to rem
coy the evil The idea of this new taree
for the District Guard antedates its adop
tiHn by the army three years. The targe
would have been in use here long ago hao
procurement.
Voluntary Practice and Prizes.
The Orfway range will be open for vol
un'ary practice Wednesday and Saturda
of each week. The matches of the Ne
tiOral Rife Association will be shot eacl
Thursday If there are ten entries tn
prizes Will be: First. 81; second 81; an
third. 81. II there are seven entries tn
prizes will be 81, 81 s1.5O 81 and 30 cents
There must be seven entries or no match
Springfield rifles will be allowed fy
points oil strings of ten shots and fou
points on strings of seven shots
scores ON tn. New Targets.
The first practice the new figure tar
gets by District Guarlsmen occurred a
Oriway. Wednesday last. Out of a pos
sitle fifty points string of ten shot:
tho following scores were made by men
bers of the Engineer Battalion: Sergt. Lar
han. 40. Ser=t- Cookscn, -; Capt. Hol
4S. and Corp. I.eiZear A. Out of a possb