Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-08
HAWANBOYSCANSHOOT
THAT'S why THEY WANT
TO COMPETE At SEA GRIT
DETAILS OF THE GREAT NATION
Al COMPETITION UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF WAR
PARTMENT.

Members Of the National Guard are
very hopeful for representation of the
Territory in the national competition
for craftsmanship to be held under the
direction of the War Department at
Sea Grit, New Jersey, next August.
There is no doubt that the Territory of
Hawaii would stand well up In the
first ranks because the scores made by
the local company teams have been su.
perior to those shown by the majority
Of records for militia in the States.
Mainlanders claim that this supe-
riority Is because our boys can shoot
out of doors the year round. IL does.
MT make much difference what the rea.
son is 30 the men from Hawaii can
shoot the best The opening Of the
range at Kahauiki will furnish the op-
portunity for needed practice at long
range.
The classification of the competitors
is as follows:
The class in firing to which any
officer or soldier belongs will be de-
termined at the end Of the practice
season from the aggregate Of the to-
tai OF the best two full scores Of Ave
shots each mot necessarily consecu-
tive) that he has made on the range,
as follows:
Fourth Class-All who have not
fred.
Third Class-All who report for
| practice and are unable to score 10 out
OF q possible rs at 200 yards In any
score, or who have fred two or more
full scores at 200. 800, and 500 yards.
and from the best two have made an
aggregate Of less than 81.
Second Class-All who have fired
two or more scores at 200, 800, and
500 yards, and from the best two have
made q total of 81 out of possible
$50.
First Class-All who have fired
two or more full scores at 200, 800,
and 500 yards, and from the best two
have made a total Of SO out Of pos
sible $50.
Marksmen-All who have fired two
J or more full scores at 200, 300 and
4 500 yards. and from the best two have
! made total of 9S out of possible
! l5O.
Skarpshooters-AH who have fired
. two or more full scores at 200. 800,
500 and 600 vars, and from the best
two in each range have made total
OF 100; and have fred two or more
full scores, timed fire, at 200 yards
$50 seconds firing interval in each
score), and in the best two have
made a total OF rs; and have made
one skirmish run Of 20 shots, advanc'
Ing from 600 to 200 yards; the total OF
all scores being not less than 235.
Experts-All who have made the
necessary total to qualify as sharp
shooter and have fred two or more
full scores at 800 and 1000 yards, and
from the best two have made n total
Of 400 at 800 and IS at LEGO yards.
The letter from the War Department
giving the details OF the program IL
given below:
War Department.
The Military Secretary's Office,
Washington, March 81, 1905.
The Adjutant General. Territory o
Hawaii, Honolulu.
Sir:-I am writing In the interes
of your Territory sending team t
represent It in the National Match an'
other events connected Herewith, a
Sea Girt, New Jersey. which will bagil
August "a. Ample accommodations II
the shape of tentage. bedding. and nee
essary facilities will be provided at Sc,
Girt for all competing teams and tn
expenses of the teams for allowable
items of pay, subsistence, and trans
portation, at Regular Army rates, col
be paid under Section IA from the Tel
ritory's allotment of the annual appre
priation provided by Section 1861, RI
vised Statutes.
1t needs no argument to prove tina
accurate rife shooting is 81 points ou
of 10, when we figure the efficiency o
@ soldier for the line Of battle, an
while your team may not win priz
1t will be brought In contact with tn
finest shots In the world. and be abb
to gather Information and get idea
relative to shooting which It would b
impossible to obtain under any othe
circumstances. Your men will carr
this information back to their home
and stations, and 1t will be gradual
disseminated to other members Of YOU
guard, will cause many others to tai
an interest In this matter and SON
will become enthusiastic on the su
ject, will directly promote great
interest in rife shooting and incide
tally in all matters relating to the N
tional Guard.
At the breaking out Of the SPANS
war our small Regular Army was,
class. the finest body of military ri
shots In the world, and this enable
them to charge, over open ground.
the Spanish rifle pits, with compar
lively few casualties, because Z
Spaniards could not shoot and had ne
er been taught; our men were su