The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

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Commenting on his matter a memher 81
the Xetionsi' board. tor. The Promotion Of
RIDE tract lce, whlyh haA charge OF 'he IA
'''ii1a' e "SSaASvisibIs' tfha, each s,a,o,sud Terri.
torN wh'ch de1idss va pc dcPrs'@n,sn ~ NV
competition two ~ three months ln advance.
that tho beet shots. may be selected Every
himself N follow the necessary prpctce,
which should be held u, legst two hall daysof
s2Se . wS%s viii, hs9 So%csi,i lTSm 5 %s"y i Tsifs
shot. have concluded that /, Ia very EASY TO
match IN other words. nearly all competitors
into a condition which, /. lar from conducive
enough With full charges to become aceua-
sIs2st,o to n, rs'9 81. 81 !. e don se !. Win 'S Ss fhsss
more S3ynnta seoS s. to put in his time IN
training his muscles 10 be steady In holding
his rife or revolver ~ various positions and
time the trigger Il pulled. TO sec that an ac-
| curate aim Is taken and that the front sight
does not move away from the bullseye,
This trimming in sighting the. weapon and
trigger pullinT IL emphasized fok the reason
that the three positions taken in rphe shooting.
/. e. standing. sitting and lying. are all more
or lees straininp on the muscles. thus caus-
ing a certain amount Of tremor. which for suo-
Ceasful shooting must be prevented"
The national rife match will be followed
ny the annual matches Of the National Rife
Association Of America and the committee
on publicity has arranged With the National
Rife Association to have this year q press
match" The National Rife Association will
add several prizes on. It's own account and
thus the "rress match" will be a very re-
spectacle one, although this will be the first
time a match OF this kind has ever been shot
In the United States
interest In the national matches which. are
shot under the ausnices OF the English Cow
eminent and the National Rife Association
OF England at the great range at Bisley each
year. Three or four of the larger London
newspapers give trophies for these matches.
and regular teams COMPOSED OF newspaper
men participate in the events. AZ far as
known Boston Is the only city in this country
which now possesses a rife team composed
exclusively Of newspaper men which shoots
with the military rife OF ~the<Jnited States.
The conditions OF the match will provide
that any newspa per man connected with any
OF the teams participating in the national
matches or other matches at Sea Girt. or
regularly assigned to Sea Grit as a CORE
epondent, or coming to Soa Girt especially
to participate IN this match. shall be eligible
to contest In the 'press match"