Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-24
MAY USE ANY RIFLE.
National Rifle Association Makes I'm
portant Ruling

A meeting of the board of directors of
the National Rifle Association of Ameri-
ca was held at the Arlington Hotel last
Saturday evening. Those present were Gen.
BIRD w. Spencer of New Jersey. Cen Law
rason Riggs of Baltimore. Md. Gen. w. r.
Hall, u. S. army; Col. Thomas F. Cooke OF
Iowa, Mr.. ]. A. Haskell of New York
Lieut. r. S. Hale of Massachusetts. Mr.
Nathan Spering of Pennsylvania. Maj. Jas.
E. Bell of the District of Columbia, Col.
Edward Z. Miller of Ohio, Capt. E. b.
Bruch of New York, Lieut.. r. H. Sayre of
New York. Lieut.. Albert S. Jones, New
Jersey, and Mr.. T. III. Keller, New York.
The most important question considered
by the board that of carrying into
effect the provisions adopted yesterday by
the national board for the promotion cf
rife practice as to the admission of ether
than government rifles to ma tcheS now con-
fined strictly to these weapons. The ma
tional board desires to obtain national
marksman's reserve of one million men,
ira ined in the use of the military rifle, but
is is impossible to secure government lilies
for the practice and qualifications of any
thing like that number of men. Therefore,
the national board Saturday afternoon took
action throwing open the competition Tor
the national markSman S reserve 20 rifles OF
private manufacture, viewed and stamped by
a proper officer of the National RIfle Asso-
citation. At the meeting Saturday evening
Howard Height, the armorer al Sea Grit.
N. j.. was appointed an inspector of the
National Rifle Association to view and
stamp the rifles covered by he new regu-
lations, and to sign and issue certificate
with each rifle SO viewed and stamped In
dividual rifles will be stamped at Sea Girt
and in bulk at the factories of the manu-
facturers This action, it is explained, IS
step in the direction of throwing open
all matches where the conditions DO NOT
absolutely prohibit the use of rifles OF
private manufacture of the same CAMPER as
az or,d In tIyhI l.
lation government ammunition can be used
The board of directors approved the rec
concentrations adopted by the National RI
fie Association at Its last meeting at sea
Grit N j., by which annual memberships
will be abolished In the future the asso-
citation will be strictly one of affiliated
clubs, although the life members will re-
tain their membership and the present an
nual members can become life members
The directors will hereafter be elected by
the life members and delegates from af-
f1liated organizations, which Will be divided
into three classes. The first class will con-
sist of rifle clubs, separate troops and COM
panies. batteries, battalions and squadrons.
entitled to two delegates each; second. regi-
ments. four delegates: state associations.
six delegates.
The board of directors accepted the offer
Of Lieut. r. s. Hale of Boston to establish
a new match to be known as the Hale
match. This will be for sQuadded competi-
ton at six hundred yards. In addition to
providing a handsome trophy to be con-
tested for annually. Lieutenant Hale has
guaranteed no less than sixteen prizes
from $50 down. Gen. Bird w. Spencer and
Lieutenant Hale were appointed COM
mittee to draw up the conditions for the
match.
On motion of Mr.. J. A. Haskell of New
York resolution was adopted recommend
ing to the national board for the promotion
OF rifle practice that its regulations be
amended so that In all matches where "an
military rifles are permitted. the rifles
viewed and stamped by the National Rife