The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-16

First Lieutenant Lewis p. Carter, in
spector Of rifle practice for the Thir-
teenth regiment, issued an order last
night providing for a regimental rifle
tournament to be conducted on the
Dickson City range on October 4. The
contest will be similar to the one con-
Quoted last year and will comprise two
matches, an nll-comers match and
company and staff contests. The full
text of the order, including the detailed
rules and regulations, is as follows:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment Third
Brigade, n. G. =.
Scranton. Pa, Sept. 10. 1902.
Regimental Orders No. -.
Office Of the Inspector of Rifle Practice.
Circular No. 3.
A regimental tournament for all Off
GERS and enlisted men Of this regiment
Will take place on the Dickson City rifle
range Saturday, October t. 1902. at
o'clock a. m. The tournament is to con-
sist of two matches: First an all comers
match; second, company and staff con-
tests.
The following rules and conditions shall
govern this second annual tournament:
INDIVIDUALS.
Individuals shooting as individuals and
and connected with a team, shall choose
for place and target by lot. They will
shoot between the various company and
stan contests. at such times as the range
officer may designate. The scores made
by the members Of the company or staff
teams shall be taken as their individual
scores In the all comer's match No re-
entries allowed. Company and staff teams
shall choose for place and target by lot
TEAMS.
Company and staff teams to consist of
four men and one reserve, only one of
whom may be a commissioned officer in
the company teams NOn-commissioned
staff teams to be on the same footing as
a company team. Commissioned staff
teams to be handicapped three points per
man on their scores made for the veter-
ans trophy in this contest. Four men
only will shoot on a team.
PRIZES
The winning company or staff team will
hold in its possession for the year the
proposed veterans trophy. This is at the
suggestion of Colonel +. l.. Hitchcock
The inspector has good assurances of Sc
curing splendidly rich and valuable
trophy for these tournaments. Terms and
conditions under which this trophy shall
be competed for after this year will be
announced later. The contest this year
to be the first of the series. The winner
of the all comer's match will receive d
new regulation Smith & Wesson revolver,
the gift of Hon. Frederick w. Fleitz.
The second will receive a prize presented
by Captain T.. NJ. Vandling. regimental
quartermaster. The third will receive
handsome pair of imported toilet brushes
presented by the Foote & Shear company,
of Scranton Pa.
The following prizes for the high
scores in the company and staff teams
are announced:
To Company A. an elegant Morris chair,
by Captain Il. F. r. Conrad.
To Company c. a Dunlap hat. by Major
Frank Robling. jr.
To Company i, new designed regi-
mental pin. by Lieutenant f. Henshaw.
Prizes for the other company teams will
be announced later.
EXHIBITION MATCH.
Musician Charles W. Moore challenges
the other members of the rifle team to
contest with the Krag- -Jorgenscn rifle.
The contest Will consist of string of five
shots each per man at 200 and 800 yards.
No sighting or warming shots to be al
lowed. This contest will be shot at the
close of the other contests. The prize
for this will be a gold stick pin.
RIFLE AND AMMUNITION.
The Springfield rifle with either ramrod,
bayonet or the old style of Springfield
Sight covers for front sights will be al
lowed. but no other artificial sights. mini
mum trigger pull six pounds. Each con-
testant will furnish his own ammunition
which may be the ammunition furnished
by the state this year or regulation L. NJ.
c. smoky powder ammunition.
RANGES.
The ranges to be shot over shall be 200,
800 and 600 yards. The regulations for
rifle practice. current season, excepting
that no sighting or warming shot shall
be allowed will govern this contest.
Seven shots will be fired by each contest
ant at each range
TIES.
Ties to be decided in every case by the
highest score at the higher ranges.
HANDICAPS.
All competitors who have shot on brig
adc teams shall be handicapped six (6)
points. All who have shot on regimental
state teams but not on brigade teams.
four points. Officers not included in the
above, to be handicapped two t2) points
in favor of non on-commissioned officers and
privates i'm the all comer's match, No
handicap shall be placed on the score of
any participant in his score for the high
score of his team organization. Nor shall
there be handicap on any company team
score, The commissioned staff team.
should there be one in the contest. shall
be handicapped as above. Tho handicap
in every case will he made by deductns
the points of handicap from the score OF
the competitor handicapped,
TIME LIMIT.
limit of 3. minutes shall be allowed
each team organization at each range.
The officers in charge of the tournament
will be announced later.
Lewis b. Carter.
First Lieut.. and |. II, i.
The trophy which the regimenlal
team won at Mt. Gretna a few weeks
ago will be on exhibition after Thurs
day OF this week in one of the show
windows of the Connolly & Wallace
store, on North Washington avenue.
Scranton College of Music,
Commonwealth building, corner Spruce
street and Washington avenue, Haydn
Evans, director. College now open.
Instructors: Piano and organ, Haydn
Evans; voice. Dr.. ID. j. j. Mason; vio-
lin, Miss Nellie Hollister. New phone .a*