Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-12
FOR RIFLE PRACTICE.
National Board for Its Promotion
 Offers Some Suggestions.

Washington, D. O., Oct 12.-In con nection with the work of stimulating interest in military rife and revolver practice ill the army, navy, marine corps and the national guard on the one hand and among civilians on the other, which duty has been entrusted by congress to the national board for the promotion of rife practice, 1t is in- teresting to note that during the pres ent month series of rife and revolver matches will be held by the District of Columbia National Guard, open to the naval and military establishments, while the National Capital Rifle and Revolver club will simultaneously con- duct similar matches which will be open to the military and to civilians. The National Capital Rifle and Revol- yer club was recently organized and af- filiated with the National Rifle associa- tion, which co-operates with the na- tional board in encouraging the forma- tlon of rifle and revolver clubs among civilians and practice with these wea- pons.
 The matches of the District National Guard will be shot on the National Guard range of the District of Colum- bia on October IS, 19 and 20. Some are open to teams from the army and navy, marine corps and national guard of all the states, while in other cases . the entries are confined to the national guards of New Jersey, Maryland, Vir- ginia and the District of Columbia, teams from all of which are expected to be in attendance. There will be matches at 200, 300, 600, 800 and 1000 yards, with cups and medals (gold and bronze) as the prizes. Two of the most interesting matches will be the Brett revolver match and the novice revolver match. The former is open to officers and enlisted men only and the latter to those who have never won a prize in any revolver competition. The re- voivers to be used are restricted to the Colt and Smith x Wesson 3S-calibre revolvers of the model established by the ordnance bureau of the war depart ment. An additional prize is offered for the highest score made with the Colt army revolver. In the senatorial trophy match the prize is a silver cup presented by twenty-one United States seantors together with gold badge. This is confined to officers and men of the District National Guard and the winner is "the champion rifleman of the District of Columbia" The Wash ington Post and the Washington Even ing Star have both given cups for these matches and there are many cups and prizes.
 The matches of the National Capita! Rifle and Revolver club will be held on the afternoons from October 16 to 21 inclusive. The matches will be shot under the rules of the National Rifle association and the national board for the promotion of rife practice. Among the matches is a civilian match at 100 yards from which members of military organizations and military rifles are barred. Any civilian and any sporting rife Is admitted. The rife matches will be shot at distances Of from 25 to 200 yards. the shorter distances being shot with 22-caliber rifles.
 Krag rifles and military revolvers which are the national weapons will be loaned to civilians desiring to com pete. There will also be a number of revolver matches, some Of them mili- tary and some not. This includes an all-comers' military revolver match, a members revolver match, any-revolver match, pocket revolver match and a pistol match.
 The executive committee of the club is composed of a number of officers of the. National Guard who are expert shots and Bajor Richard Sylvester. the superintendent of police of the District of Columbia. who is greatly interested in having the police learn to shoot.
 One of the great advantages which is expected to accrue to the govern ment from the establishment of ranges throughout the country as proposed by the national board. is that opportunities will thus be afforded for the police to | ,,~a rffra with ravrtvoru and rfdc9