Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

held in this city July 1913. has been
| issued from the office of the adjutant
| general:
| STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office.
Augusta, July 3, 1907.
| General Orders No. IL.
+ The State Rifle Competition Will
| he held at the State range. Augusta,
! Thursday and Friday, July Is and II.
1907.
| II The TRANSFORMATION will be fur
| nished to a team of seven men ana one
| alternate from each company and regl-
| mental headquarters of infantry. Sub
! sistence and necessary quarters will be
| furnished by the State. Teams which
| cannot leave their home stations on
| Thursday, 50 as to reach Augusta at
about . y. NJ. Thursday, will proceed to
| Augusta the previous day, reporting at
| the range where quarters will be pro-
| vidcd. Such teams will bring blan-
| kcts. The senior officer or non-cOm-
| missioncd officer of each team will re-
port on arrival to the post adJutant,
| presenting a written list of team MEM
| bera, giving full name and rank, ana
| designating the team captain.
| Ill. The service uniform is pre-
| scribed ami at the firing point. officers
and enlisted men will wear the car
fridge belt. Each competitor is advised
| to Include the ponchO as a part of ms
! equipment.
| ". The following details are an
| nounccd for the competition: Col. FL
| lott G. Dill, insrector-gcncral of rifle
| practice. executive officer; Major John
| ]. Doc!cy, assistant inspcctor-gencral
| of rifle practice. assistant executive
| officer: First Lieut. DIN NJ. Smith, bat
| talon aliutant Second Infantry, post
adjutant; Major William c. Goodwin
| rctircd), post uuartcrInaStcr; Mayor
| William q. Peterson, First Infantry.
| range officer at the 200-yard firing
| point: Mai or George Mel. Prcsson.
Second Infantry, range officer at the
| 5o0-vard firing point; Lieut.-Coi.
Charles Collins, First Infantry and
I,icut.-CoI. Frank NJ Hume. Second
Infantry, statistical officers. Col
I,Icius RI. Kendall. commanding FIRST
Infantry. will he honorary range officer
for the First Infantry team c"mpeti-
ton. Col Everard f.. Newcoinb, com
handing Second Infantry. will be non
orarv range officer for the Second In
fantrv team competition.
Y. The events will he as follows:
TEAM MATCH
To be shot Thursday, July IS. COM
mencing at A. Nj.
Omen to n team of seven men from
each company and reSimental head
quarters of infantry.
Distances-oOO and 800 yards. TWO
sighting and seven counting shots at
each range.
Positions-At 200 yards. off-hand: at
500 wards. prone.
Rife-I 'nited states Magazine. cali
hrc. so; minimum trigger pull. three
pounds.
r1munition-Service. to be issued by
the state.
Tim, Iimit-One hour at each range
Coaching-Coaching will be per
mittcd
Entrance fee-None.
Prizes-Four for each regiment. as
follows: First. $1,000: second. $25.oo;
third. sl50o. fourth. $1,000. T" the
Second Infantry team making the
highest aggregate. the Col NewComb
trophy. To the third battalion team
highest aggregate the Major PrcsSon
trophy To the member of Co. NJ.
Second Infantry. making the highest
aggregate. the Ryron Boyd trophy.
(These trorhies to he held one Year,
To the company inspector Of rifle prac-
ticc i'm each regiment making the high
est aggregate, a gold medal: to the
next highest in each regiment. n range
hygrometcr. Company inspectors not
shooting on company teams will he
given an opportunity to fire at 200 and
500 yards
n. Il. A. CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS.
At the conclusion of the Team Match
the 300 yard range will be open to
those desiring to compete for the
medals offered by the National Rifle
Association of America. The first five
counting shots in the Team Match will
be counted in connection with a score
of five shots to be preceded by two
sighting shots at 300 yards. Alter
mates desiring to compete will make
arrangements with the range officer at
200 and 500 yards so as to shoot with
the odd team member. Such scores
will end with the fifth counting shot At
both 200 and 200 yards. Major William
O. Peterson, regimental secretary Of
the n. r. A.. will direct the First In
fantry firing at 600 yards and First
Lieut.. DIN NJ. Smith. regimcntal secre-
tary of the n. X. A., will direct the
firing of the Second Infantry at 300
yards.
INTER REGIMENTAL TEAM
MATCH.
To commander at the conclusion of
the y. r A. medal firing. or at A. NJ.
Friday, July 10, as the executive
officer shall deem advisable.
Open to a team of ten men from each
regiment, teams to be selected at the