The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-29
CITY NEWS
GETTING READY FOR
INTERSTATE SHOOT
Minnesota's Crack Shots Pre-.
pairing to Break Records at
Camp Lakeview.

The crack shots Of the Minnesota ma
tional guard are taking unusual inter-
est in the coming interstate rifle COM
petition for the Washburn trophy,
which will be contested for by teams
representing the national guards OF
Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, COM
mencing Sept 81. The contest will be
| held at Camp Lakeview, Lake City,
| and will continue four days. The WIS
consin team was to enter the contest
also, but word has been received that
it will be unable to participate on ac-
count of their beiAg no funds available
from which to pay the teams expenses.
Adjt. Gen. Libbey yesterday. issued
orders, giving official notice of the con-
test and also Of the rules which Will
govern.
The first and second days of the con-
test will be devoted to preliminary
practice and the third and fourth days
to the regular competition. The fore
noon work will be given over to firing
at known distances, and each COM
petitor will be allowed to fire ten shots
at each of the ranges, 200, 300. 400. 500
and 800 yards. In the afternoons there
will be skirmish firing, in which each
competitor will be allowed two Skin
mish runs of forty shots, the firing TO
be conducted under regulations agreed
upon by the Interstate Rife association
at it's Chicago meeting last june
The detail of commissioned officers
for the competition will be one officer
in charge, one camp commander, one
ouartermaster, who will also act as
comnissary of subsistence, and one
medical officer. There will also be one
chief statistical officer, with an as
sistant, who shall act as ordnance Of
ficer; twelve range officers, one OF
whom shall act as executive range Of
ficer. Each state entering team in
the competition is expected to furnish
it's pro rata share of officers for range
and statistical duty.
Specific rules governing the compe
tition have been prescribed:
Competitors will not be hurried In
their firing, but such slight delay per-
mitted after each shot as they may de-
sire, provided the time of firing the
score does not exceed an average of
one minute per shot.
No two competitors shall shoot in
any match or competition With the
same rifle; nor shall a competitor
change his rifle during any competition,
unless his first rifle has become I'M
serviceable through an accident, which
must be verified by range officer.
No sighting shots. or any warning or
fouIing shots will be allowed in any
match or competition.
The Minnesota team which will enter
the contest will be made up Of ten offl-
GERS or enlisted men and four alter
mates, to be selected from those max
ing the best records at the state COM
petition, which will be held at Camp
Lakeview Sept. Z, 8, 8 and 10. The
Minnesota men will use the Springfield
rifle, forty-five caliber.
The following officers and enlisted
men are detailed for duty, and will re-
port at Camp Lakeview at the opening
of the state competition, Sept. Z, and
also for the interstate competition,
Sept. 81, 1903: ~
Camp commander, Lieut. Col George
S. Whitney, Second infantry.
Adjutant, Capt. Frank w. Matson,
Third infantry.
Quartermaster and commissary, Capt.
William H. Hart, brigade quartermas-
ter.
Statistical officer, Capt. Roy G. Sta
pies, First infantry
Range officers, Maj. Fred B. Wood,
Second infantry; Capt. Frank B. Row
ley, First infantry; First Lieutenant
Richard D. O'Brien, Third infantry.
Sergeant major, Sergeant Major
Doughty c. Cordry, Second infantry.
Quartermaster sergeant, Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Patrick Miller, First artil-
lery.
Statistical clerk, Sergeant Fletcher
w Appleton, Third infantry.
Musicians, Chief Musician William 0.
Miller, Second infantry, and Musician
Joseph E. Groh, Third infantry.
Upon the recommendation of the
surgeon general, First Lieutenant John
| H. Dorsey, assistant surgeon, Second
infantry, and Sergeant William D.
Kelly, hospital steward, Third infantry,
are detailed as medical officer and hos
| pital steward, respectively.
The commanding officer Of each regi-
ment of infantry will detail five enlist
| ed men to act as markers, two enlisted
men to act as scorers, and one sergeant
for telephone service, and will report
| the names of the men so detailed to
these headquarters at once.