The Washington times., 1905-06-08
RIFLE PRACTICE
PLANS PERFECTED
Marksmen Will Begin Work
June Is.
DAILY PARADES NECESSARY
Have to Do Marching Stunts to Over
come Defect in Law-Numbe1
of Teams Doubtful.
DAILY PARADES NECESSARY

Rife practice for e3se District Ma
tional Guard Will be begun on Thurs
day, June To-. and will continue each
day-except Sundays and Saturday, July
ITO July % inclusive. The purpose
or this extensive competition is to de-
eide upon the best men to represent
the District at the annual national
championship Shoot at Sea Girt. on
! August "a. %. 26. 28., and 20.
June II and July 1. g. Is, %, and %
! will be set aside for the completion of
the sharpshooters' scores and the scores
necessary to qualify as expert rif1emen.
The regulation field uniform, which in
cludes campaign hats and Ieggins, will
be worn
Where They Form
1t has been arranged for the compa-
MES OF the Second Regiment, the Sec
ond. Third, and Fourth separate Battal-
ions, and the companies of the First
Separate Battalion to form at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue prompt
ly at o'clock a. m, on the dates as
signed for the parade of each. Street
cars viii be in readiness to convey them
to the rifle range in Congress Heights.
The Naval Battalion will form at
so'clock for its parade and will take
cars for the range at foot of Water
street southwest.
These daily parades are necessary to
permit the soldiers to shoot The
statutes require that Government en-
ployes who are members OF the Nation
al Guard shall be given leave with pay
on days when parades are held BIZ that
organization. Rife practice is not pro
vided fer, thus the parade is necessary
before any shooting may be done
Saturdays Open
On Saturdays the range will be thrown
open for voluntary practice. In view OF
the fact that the brigade was unable TO
file its qualifications scores for 1904. by
reason of lack of range facilities, the
officers have been instructed by General
Harres to make special efforts to OBJ
tain on the range the attendance of
every man qualified under General Or
derS, No. 20. 1904, remembering that the
efficiency OF soldier is measured by
his ability to shoot straight Sharp
shooters and the best ma ksmen J., the
Guard vii! be appoii ted to inst .uct
those not so we'll up il the use Of dre-
arms.
Heretofore regimenta1 and company
teams of the District National Guard
have been sent TO Sea Girt. their trans
portation being paid out of the District
appropriation The number OF teams to
go this year will depend on the money
amount to be expended win not be made
known until Saturday week Cen
eral HarrieS is inclined to be liberal
wherever rife work is concerned. and
it is hoped that the usual number Of
teams will contest for the national
championship.
Big Sea Girt Shoot.
The coming shoot at Sea Girt, If indi-
cations can be relied upon. will be the
10 hal W ryc 1I.oo n
over forty teams have been entered, rep
resenting the Navy, Army, Marine ser
vices and West Point and the National
Rife Association.
A change commended by E1arksmen
the country over has been made for the
coming shoot For the first time the
individual matches will be shot before
the National competition. This change
has been made for the practice 1t viii
tiorial match. Several of the. States
have not enough money to send complete
teams. These will dispatch individual
marksmen TO the New Jersey range.
Thus they will be enabled TO compete
and to observe and report to the State
camp of instruction.
Many Prizes.
Twelve prizes are offered for compe-
tition in the National Individual Match
and additional prizes are offered for
matches OF lesser Importance. A gold
medal and cash prize of $40 viii be
given TO the competitor making the
highest aggregate score in slow fire,
which requires that the contestant fire
one shot a minute. The same induce
ments are offered for the person making
the best aggregate score IA rapid fire.
the highest aggregate score in skirmish
fire. There must i)e at least thirty-six
these
At the conclusion OF the match, on
August 26, the National Rifle Associa-
zion will start it's competition, which
lasts through August 2S and %
tor many years past District rifemen
ana revolver shots have been prominent
factors in the big rlatcnes The strong
team of last year is intact and is ex-
peeted TO bring home more than one
prize.