The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-28
RULES FOR THE CONTESTS.
COL. CANN'S CIRCULAR FOR THE
GUIDANCE OF THE TEAMS.

Five Matches VIII BE Shot During
the Annual Cnrbine and Rifle Com
petition in September-They Are
the ReGimentnI and Company Rifle
Contests, the Carbine Match, the
Revolver Match and the Individual
Rifle Match-Company Ride Match
Will Re Shot on Sept. 3, and Regi-
mental and Cavalry Matches on
Sept. 4-Quarters in Chatham's
ArmOry.
circular letter in reference to the
coming carbine and rifle competition for
Georgia State Troops was issued yester-
day from the office of Col. George 7.
Cam. inspector general of rife practice
The circular letter fixes the days and
hours for che several matches.
So far five matches have been arranged
for by Col. Cam, and it is scarcely prob
able that tbs number will be increased.
These are the regimental and company
rife contests, the carbine contest for
teams of five from the cavalry troops. the
revolver match for teams of five men,
and the individual rifle contest, to the
winner of which the Charles Marks
medal is offered
Col. CAMS circular is of interest to the
military of the city and state, and to thar
large section of the general public who
see in this state competition good prom
Use of the time when interstate matches
will be fought out az Avondae. The
circular is as follows:
Circular No. I'm pursuance to general
orders No. H. adjutant generals office
Georgia State Troops. Aug. s, 1900 ar
rangements have been made by the in
spector general of rife practice, for the
state rifle and carbine competition al Sa-
Vannah, Sept. and 4, as follows:
l. The railroads have granted for this
occasion rate of one fare for the round
"Trip 10 hVe men or more, travelling on one
ticket in uniform. Tickets to be placed
on sale Aug. 80 to Sept. g. by the several
raliroads. good to return until Sept g.
Tickets will be purchased at the above
rate and troops will be refunded upon
proper requisition in accordance with par
asrapn three general orders, No. IA, adj
jutant office.
Z. visiting troops will be quartered at
the Chatham Artillery, Georgia State
troops, Armory, corner Bull and State
streets Savannah at which Armory cots
VIII be furnished for visiting troops
o Arrangements have been made for
Visiting troops 70 get their meals at a
restaurant in Savannah at % cents per
meal, breakfast and supper to be served
IN the city, dinner to be served on the
range.
T. street car railroad tickets for trans
portatlon of troops from Savannah to the
rlne range at the rate of 10 cents for
lre ROUND trip. must be purchased at the
Chatham Artillery Armory; otherwise the
cost of transportation will be 90 cents
for the round trip.
D. Inc company competitions will be
shot on Sept. 8. Regmental and cavalry
hatch' sept. 4. Shooting will commence
az a. m. each day. The range will he
closed for an hour at l p. m. for din
b. competitors, who make entry for anv
iha'ch' WIZ DE ruled out and will forfeit
siI'ienee 1ees II not on the range at the
hcur designated for the match.
T. The Charles Marks gold roada,
Is oHered for the best shot upon the fol-
lowing conditions: The five men without
regard TO team, who make the highest
aggregate of scores in the conpanv match
VIII pc allowed to contest by shooting al
20 So0' 500 and GOO yards. The officer or
man making the highest score win he
the winner of the medal, the medal 10 he
held for one year.
.. A revolver match will he oman
10 teams of five men from any company
regiment, battalion, troop, battery or di
vision distance 80 yards target 200 "a -
eIlptcal bullseye, 10 shots to each man.not
Tess than three-pOund trigger pull; am
munition, original, furnished by the state
>. Communicates of detachments must
must notify restaurant keeper at least
two hours before each meal as 10 the num-
Der of men he expects thereat
10. Commandments of detachments will
will notify the inspector general of rife
practice, rs soon as practicable, the hour
at which their detachment will reach Sa-
Nahhah' George T. Cam,
Insp Gen. of Rife Practice, G. S. T.
The work of erecting the shower baths
at the range is being rapidly pushed and
the baths will be in readiness for use bv
the time the matches begin and probably
before. Frames are also being erected, on
which tarpaulins will be stretched above
The firing points, so that the rifiemen will
be shielded and protected in some meas
ure from the sun
Col. Cam has also arranged for the cree
ton of a grandstand. II has been sug-
gested that a number of those who visit
the range while the matches are in prog
ress will find it uncomfortable unless some
special provision is made for them 1t is
for these the grand stand is being erect
ed and for seats in it a small fee will be
charged.
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