The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-15
PLANS MADE FOR
RIFLE MATCHES
TO BE SHOT AT FORT RILEY.
MATCH OF 1905 MAY BE SHOT ON
AVONDALE RANGE.

for Annually, and Sums of Money.
Savannah Pretty Sure to Be Wen
Represented on Team of This
State.
The national rife contest, which
will be held this summer under the
auspices of the national trophy board
will take place, it is now understood,
at Fort Riley, Kan, where a range
is now in the course of construction.
The first of these contests was held
last year at Sea Grit, N. ]. 1t is pos
sible that that of 1905 VIII be held at
Avondale range, as an application was
filed with the Executive Committee of
the trophy board some time ago and
is believed to have been favorably
reported on.
Advance information relative to the
next match states that, as formerly,
it will be open to teams of twelve
men from the United States army, the
United States navy, the United States
Marine Corps, the National Guard of
the uniformed militia of the several
states and territories, including the
each state and territory, and one from
the District of Columbia. The mem
bers of each team must be officers or
enlisted men of the corps, or organ
| iZation, which they represent, and
must appear in the service or au-
| thorized uniform.
The programme provides for three
kinds of fire, SLOW rapid and skirmish,
Slow fire Will take place at 200, 800,
800 and 1000 yards; rapid fire at 200
and 500 yards. Skirmish fire will take
place on two runs. The number of
shots allowed will be two for sighting
and ten for record at each range. The
positions will be standing, at 200 yards;
prone, with head toward target, at all
other ranges. The arms used must be
| United States service rifle and car
bines with not less than three-pound
trigger pull. The ammunition will be
the service cartridge as manufactured
and issued by the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army.
Programme of Matches.
On the first day of the match slow
firing will take place at the 200 and
900 yard ranges, and rapid fire at
| the 200 and the 500 yard ranges the
second day will be devoted to shooting
at the 800 and 1000 yard ranges, slow
fire, and the third day to the two
| skirmiSh runs. The rules governing
the matches are those published in gen
eral orders No. 73, Headquarters of
the Army, Adjutant Generals office,
Washington, April q, 1908, as amended
| by the recommendations.
The first prize. which will go to the
team making the highest aggregate
total in the three days contest, will
be the National Trophy, which is COM
peted for annually, and $500 cash; the
second prize, to be awarded to the
! team making the second highest aggre-
gate score. is the Hilton Trophy. pre-
| scented by the late Hon. Henry Hilton
of New York. to be competed for an
nually, and cash, $780, The third prize,
to be awarded under similar conditions.
will be the Soldier of Marathon. pre-
scented by the commander in chief on
behalf of the state of New York, to be
competed for annually and cash, 5000.
The fourth prize will be $3.50 in cash,
! the fifth. 800. and the sixth $50 In
addition a medal will be presented each
member of each of the winning teams.
L. 5. Individual Match.
The United States Individual Match
will be opened to the Army the Navy,
Marine Corps, organized militia of each
of the states and territories, and the
District of Columbia, and to members
of the National Rifle Association, and
affiliated clubs, military or civilians.
The conditions of the match are, slow
fire at 200 $780, 500 and 900 yards; rapid
fire at 200 300 and 500 yards and two
skirmish runs No entrance fee is
| charged.
The prizes will be four gold medals
and cash prizes of $235-a gold medal
to each of the four competitors making
the highest aggregate scores, and cash
prizes in the order of merit as follows:
S69, $62, $55 and $40. Four silver med
ais and cash prizes of $13S-a silver
medal to the four competitors making
! the highest scores, after the gold medal
scores, and cash prizes in the order of
merit, as follows: Sal, $37, $31 and S29.
-Four bronze medals and cash prizes of
$fI-a bronze medal to the four Compel
itors making the highest aggregate
scores after the silver medal scores, and
cash prizes in the order of merit as fol-
lows; $25, $40, SIT and SIS. There must
be at least thirty-six entries for this
event.
National Pistol Match.
The national pistol match will be
open to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps.
the organized militia and to members
of the National Rifle Association of
America and affiliated clubs. The
match will consist of slow fire. 10 shots
at IS yards; no sighting shots. timed
sighting shots; rapid fire, 10 shots at Is
and 20 yards; no sighting shots.
The prizes in this match will be: A
gold medal for the four competitors
making the highest aggregate scores.
and cash prizes in the order of merit
as follows, $2S. SOS, $25, $25; four silver
medals to the four competitors maxi
ing the highest aggregate scores after
the gold medal series and cash prizes
in the order of merits, at follows. S19.
Sl9, $40, S19; a bronze medal to the
four competitors making the highest
aggregate score after the silver medal
scores, and cash prizes in the order
of merit as follows, $14 $14, $14. S14
There must be at least thirty-six en-
tries for this match.
Georgia sent a team to the matches
at Sea Girt last year, and is pretty
certain to send a team to Fort Rilev
There is no doubt that the team will
be made up chiefly of Savannah men
as has always been the case when
team has been selected to represent
the state.
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