The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-20
MILITIA IS
INTERESTED
IN SHOOTING

There Is 10 be great interest In marks
menship In the militia this year and
there are some FIVE trophies offered to
give incentive to good work on the part
of the officers and enlisted men In the
use OF rife and revolver
According to general orders Just issued
only men who have qualihed thls season
u IN be eligible for entry I'm the dinerent
matches The winners I'm "the military
rifle championship match and In the
"sharpshooters' and ''marksmens s
match each year are debarred from future
entry
Officers and soldiers employed on the
range are debarred from entry In any
Individual or team competition
only marksmen OF record may enter Tor
team competitions provided IN this ordos'
No person Will be eligible for team entry
,nlcss ne has performed at least one-half
OF all state duty prescribed by general
stntutes. 10 which ne has been liable dur
ING the year. and unless he has been
! mustered into the service at least TWO
months previous to the opening Of the
life competition.
For all practice or competitions men
| will appear at the range without arms
Al figures OF merit will be computed
| By n ultplying the number OF expert rihe-
! mon. bv 200 OF sharpshooters by 100 or
! marksmcu by 100, of hrst-class men py
| -. % sccond-Class men by %. or thlrd-
] class men by 10. OF fourth-class men pE
| zero. and by dividing the sum or the
! products thus obtained by the total NUM-
! ber of tficers and soldiers in the seven
! Gassos.
k.einental. battalion and company
! conmarders will see hat preliminary
! instruction I'm the armory precedes the
/ appearance OF officers and soldiers on the
/ range.
No oucer or soldier will be permitted
| TO shoot on the range unless he has re-
ceived the necessary preliminary instrue-
ton i'm nomenclature. mechanism ana
manipulation of the arm he is 10 qualify
| with.
TROPHIES AND MEDALS.
His Excellency George II. Utter offers
for the season Of 1905 suitable trophy
! for the company I'm the Brigade or Naval
Battalian which shall qualify In the COM
| bned classes with the rife, the highest
| percentage of the maximum number OF
officers and soldiers allowed by law In
| such company; the classes to include the
expert sharpshooters. marksman, first,
| second and third.
Hon Frederick RI. Jackson, offers for
| the season OF 1905. a suitable trophy Tor
/ the troop. Battery. Hospital Corps and
! Signal CORPS In the Brigade which -sffafi
I qualify I'm the combined classes with the
| revolver. the highest percentage OF the
! maximum number OF officers and enlisted
men allowed by law In such organization.
Brigadier General Frederick NJ. Sack
| ett adjutant general. r. l. offers, suit
able trophy to be competed for by any Of
| hcer or enlisted man in the sharpshoot
er's class in the brigade or Naval Bat
TALON.
Hon Charles r. Bennett. secretary OF
state offers a suitable trophy 10 the COM
peted for by any officer or enlisted man
I'm the marksman's class In the Brigade or
Naval Battalion
I BTIgadIer General Herbert s. Tanner.
commanding Brigade r. !. NJ, offers
suitable trophy to be competed for by
teams OF three officers from each head
quarters. company. troop. battery or
corps in the Brigade. Arm, regulation
revolver
The state OF Rhode Island offers a suit
| able trophy 10 be competed for by any
officer or enlisted man I'm the Brigade
or Naval Battalion, and also offers a
championship tri-color 10 be competed
for by teams from the First and Second
Regiments OF Infantry. Il. r. l. NJ, while
the members OF the Brigade staff. offer n
suitable trophy to he competed for by
teams OF any company IN the Brigade.
The state Of Rhode Island offers the
following medals for qualification in the
several classes: a medal with gold bar
for experts with rifle; n medal with sill
Yer bar for sharpshooters, with rife: n
medal with bronze bar for maksmen. with
rife: n medal with silver bar for sharp
shooters. with revoler and n medal with
bronze bar for marksmen with revolver.
Brigader General Herbert s. Tanner.
commanding Bigade r. l. NJ. will issue
detailed order for the several competi-
| tions.