The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18
ON The RIFLE RANGE
Lieutenant Colonel Whitney to Com
mand During the State and
Interstate Shoots.
Monday, Sept. 7, an Important Date
at Camp Lakeview-Delayed
Inspection Returns.
Special to Tho Journal.

Special to Tho Journal. ..
Lake City, Mimi, Aug. 1s.-Work is
moving along rapidly on the new rifle
range at Lakeview and everything will be
preliminary firing in the state rifle contest
on Sept. 7. Lieutenant Colonel George S.
Whitney, Second regiment, Faribault. has
been chosen to command. He has selected
Captain Roy Staples. commanding Com
pany X, First regiment, Of saltwater, to
act as camp adjutant, and Captain w. ii.
Hart, brigade quartermaster, as camp
quartermaster and commissary. Major
Fred B. Wood Second regiment, Austin,
and Lieutenant r. d. OBrien, Third regi-
ment, St. Paul, will be range officers.
Captain M. J. Wiley. brigade ordnance Of
ficer will have charge of the ordnance,
targets and pits. Captain o. E. Lee,
Saltwater. brigade inspector Of small
arms practice, will be in charge of the
range, and also act as captain of the in
terstate team when it has been chosen.
Each regiment will be represented in
camp by fourteen of its best shots, in
GLIDING ten members of the regimental
team and four alternates. In addition
each regiment will have its best company
team, consisting of seven men and two
alternates, to enter the competition for the
state company team championship. These
teams were selected during the recent
regimental encampments.
,
Sept. T. and the first two days will be de-
voted to preliminary f1rings. On Wednes-
day the competition for honors and prizes
will commence and will last during the re-
mainder of the week.
The camp will remain open until after
the interstate competition. The men Sc
lected to represent the state will remain
In camp until after the interstate meeting.
The Interstate Contest.
Monday. Sept. q, has been accepted as
the date for the Interstate contest for the
Washburn trophy. Michigan is the only
state among the original contestants
which will not be represented. Mime
sofa will play the host to the visiting dele
cations, furnishing quarters and subsist
nnce. Each delegation will report to Col
pnel Whitney and be assigned to quarters
Two days will be taken up with prelimn
airy firing before the contest commences
in earnest.
The rules governing the contest will be
the United States firing regulations for in
terstate competitions modified where nee
essary to allow for the use Of the Spring
field rifle. The distances fired on will be
200, 800. 500 and 600-yards. ten shots to
be fired by each member Of the team on
each range, each team to comprise ten
men. Forty shots will be fired by each
man on the skirmish. in two runs. The
start will be made from the 500-yard point,
the advance to average fifty yards going
and returning. At least one shot must be
fired at each stop and as many more as
the sharpshooter may elect, twenty rounds
must be used in each run.
A regular army man will be detailed by
the war department to act executive
officer during this contest.
The Washburn trophy is now held by
Illinois and has not been competed for
since 1891.
Art
Nothing definite has been decided con-
corning the artillery contest with Illinois.
Major Lambert Is awaiting a letter from
Major Yeager, commanding the Illinois
team, which will determine the matter.
The artillery state competition will take
place the week beginning Sept. 7, or later.
Objections have been raised against ar
tillery firing at the same time as the in
fantry. The shells carry over a portion
of the infantry camp, and it is said the
conclusion and noise interfere with good
workmanship.
The Annual Inspection.
About three weeks have elapsed since
Captain Dwyer, Twenty-flrst United
States infantry, reported to Adjutant
General Libbey his findings at the recent
annual inspections. Heretofore this re-
port has been made public as soon as re-
ceived. There is a rumor that the ad-
Yutant general will not make the report
public, owing to the low markings gver
BONE Of the companies this year.
Captain Dwyer made some recon.
mendations which might increase eff
cheney If they were known. Rumor also
has it that the First regiment made ar
excellent showing and that Company B O
Minneapolis took first place in the bri
gade.