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will certify scores to the captains of COM
| panies to be credited as part of the re-
| quired practice. Company commanders
| may obtain permission to use the gallery
| for target practice on unassigned nights by
| applying to the superintendent.
Matches Scheduled.
The following rifle matches will be shot
| in the gallery, on dates specified:
| Company match-Teams of five: Ten shots
! per man, at 200 30O 800 and 600 yards in
! the gallery; to be fired in two stages of five
| shots each.
Battalion match-Teams of ten: Ten shots
| per man. at 200, SEQ, 500 and GOO yards in
the gallery; to be fired in two stages Of five
| shots EACH
! Regimental match-Teams of ten: Ten
shots per man, at 200, 800, 5O0and 600 yards
| in the gallery; to be shot in two stages of
] five shots each.
A suitable prize will be awarded to the
| winning term in each class at the close of
| the season.
| Reguiations-AH organizations desiring to
| do so may compete; each company team
| will be commanded by a commissioned Of
| ficer: the cleaning of rifles between ranges
| will not be permitted.
! In addition to the foregoing matches,
| there will be regimental team match shot
| in the rifle gallery on December 20, 1885,
each team to consist of thirty men from the
| list and I'd Regiments and LIST Separate Bat
| TALON, each company to be represented by
l
| yards; to be fired in two stages of five
| shots each.
| The rifle matches indicated in paragraph
| VI will be shot in the gallery on the fol-
| lowing dates, commencing at o clock D. M !:
Company match, 200-yard stage-Thurs-
| day, January IL, Companies a, B, c and
D, LIST Battalion; Companies A, B and C, I'd
| Battalion; Companies A, B, C and D, 4th
| Battalion. Friday, January II, Companies
A, B, c and D, 9Th Battalion; Companies
A, C and d, 9th Battalion; Companies A, B,
1 md n LIST to BOT aln
| Three-hundred-yards Extraordinarily, Feb
ruary s, Companies A, B, C and D, 4th
Battalion; Companies A, B and c. I'd Bat
talon; Companies A, B, and D, 1st Bat
| TALON. Friday, February g. Companies A,
B, c and D, 1st Separate Battalion; Com
panies A, B, C and d, 9Th Battalion; Com
panies A, c and D, 9th Battalion.
Five hundred yard stage Thursday,
| March s, Companies A, and D, 9Th Bat
talon; Companies A, B, c and D. 9th Bat
al,9n cGmpanies And P 5st Sep
panies A, B, C and D, list Battalion; Com
panies A, B and c, I'd Battalion; Companies
A, B, c and D. 4.h Battalion.
| Six-hundred-yard stage-Thursday, April
-, Companies A, B, and D. 4th Battal-
ion; Companies A, Il and c, ID Battalion;
Companies A, B, and D, 1st Battalion.
D, 9Th Battalion; Companies A, c and D,
9Th Battalion; Companies A. B, c and D,
list Separate Battalion.
Battalion match-2o0-yard stage, Friday,
airy IS; 5e0-yard stage, Friday, March IS;
6O0-yard stage, Friday, April 20.
Regimental match-200-ya yard stage, We'd
nesday, December 90 1885, 200-yard stage,
Wednesday, January 81, 1900: 300-yard
stage, Wednesday, February 49,, 500 yard
| stage, Wednesday. March %; 6Oo-yard
stage, Wednesday. April %.
Commander Hams Assumes Command.
The return of Commander Robert p
Hams to the command Of the Naval Bat
talon, District of Columbia National Guard,