Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-08

It is expected that the rifle matches
at this years annual encampment of
the National Guard, which will begin
next week. will bring out some good
work, although the shortness of the
camp will crowd the range work to the
limit
The military authorities believe that
the company team match should show
some lively contests, as there has been
much more than the usual amount of
work done or the local ranges. Several
companies have done the most faithful
preliminary work in their history, and
if their work in camp comes up to what
they have been doing at home high
scores will result.
The prizes for the coming team
match this year are the gift of the
commander-in-ch chief, Gov. Hill, and
consist of handsome loving cups appro-
priately inscribed there being four for
each regiment.
The inter-regimental match will be
revived this year, though lack of time
will prevent shooting at 500 and 500
yard stages. The match will be shot
on the forenoon of Saturday, Aug. 16.
the team of the I'd Regiment being
brought into camp on Friday, so as to
make this possible.
The match will be shot at 200 yards
by a team of 10 men from each regi-
ment. each man firing 10 rounds, with
two sighting shots in which to locate
the bull. The team of the 1st Regi-
ment will be selected by Lieut.. John j.
Dooley, inspector of rifle practice for
that regiment, and the team of the I'd
by Lieut.. DIN NJ. Smith, acting inspec-
| tor of rifle practice for that regiment.
| The possible score will be 80 for eacn
man. or total of 500 for the team. The
winning team will be awarded the
championship, and each member vii
receive a silver badge made especially
L for the occasion.
II Another match, which is new thi:
year, will be the carbine contest, oper
TO members of. the Signal Corps wh'
have this season made first-clas'
marksmen's preliminary scores. The
men of the corps have not had any op
Il portunities of late years to show wha
| they can do with the carbine, and are
much pleased to be recognized by 6
special match.
The regimental championship match
es. which for two years past have beer
open to those making first-class marks
mer's preliminary scores, are this veal
accessible only to those who have
made sharpshooter's preliminaries
L Notwithstanding the field of entire!
will be fully as arge as it was yea1
ago, and if the C. nditions be favorable
high scores may be looked for. Th'
prize in this match in each regiment il
handsome gold medal. The mattel
will be shot at 200. 800 and 500 yards
each competitor being given sever
shots at each distance with two sight
ing shots at each distance if desired.
The company inspectors match viii
be shot at 200 and 800 yards, as it wa
last year.
In the officers rifle match a spirite'
contest is anticipated, as several eX
cellent shots in each regiment hav
come from the ranks to the line sine
the last camp. The officers revolve
match is bound to be exciting, as II
: each regiment there are several officer
who have been doing wonderfully goo
work.
Every care has been taken to arrang
the matches so that the men will b
away from their regiment the leas
possible time.
1t is realized both by the regiments
officers and those who have the shoot
ing in charge that the rifle and revol
yer matches should be wholly elim
mated from the encampment. In tn
first place there is scant time for tn
. matches, and the attendance of