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as against SIS this year, loss of eigh

as against SIS this year. a loss of eight
points.
The team followed up work at rapid fire
by shooting at the same distance. slow fire,
with two sighting shots and ten for record.
While the scoring was not as good as at
the rapid fire. the shooting was an improve
ment over last year. Last year the team
reached oil, eleven points to the good.
The scores of the District men at 200
yards. slow fire.. were as follows: Alder
man, At; Bischoff. a; Cookson, A; Schri-
ver 43: Heidenreich. 43; Holt. 43: Sum-
mers. 43; Groome, AZ; Reichederfer, ~:
Robbins. ~; Dennison, Al; McAnally, 81.
Total. 511.
At the 2oo-yard stage, slow fire. Lieut..
Ralph Alderman led the District contin-
petitor
The District is eighty-nine points ahead
of the score made by the team in the three
stages of the 20O-yard snoot a year ago at
Sea Girt in the same match. While the
team lost eight points in the rapid-fire
work at 200 yards, this did not make the
men feel downcast, and when they started
shooting at slow fire, 200 yards, they were
determined to improve in their work. AS a
result of that determination they scored
eleven points over year ago, leaving them
a net gain of three points, which added to
the gain of eightySix points made in the
skirmish run as compared with last year
gave them total net gain Of eighty-nine
points. This more than encouraged the
men, ana "nen Cney COHHenCeu HT1HS at
600 yards they had regained the confidence
and steadiness which they had lost at the
rapid-fire stage.
Notes.
Another physician has been discovered
IN the District camp, Lieut. H. c. Caldwell,
Inspector of rifle practice. I'd Battalion, LIST
Regiment. This makes four who are able
to render medical assistance on the Dis
trict team.
Col. Tom Keller Of New York has named
his horse Lawn Mower" Wherever he
stops business trip his horse invaria-
bly, eats all the grass in sight. This morn
ing the District camp had it's grass cut.
Capt George TAFT will be ashamed to
look hen square in the face by the time
the tournament is over. He eats ats. on IAN an
thing eggs are cheap out here.
One can find plenty of dope mixers" in
every camp without much trouble.
The camp quartermaster was unable to
understand why the demand was so great
for tables. Upon investigation it was found
that poker game was in progress in near
ly every company street IN the camp.
The post Office is next in Importance to
the mess hall. AS soon as the mail arrives
the soldiers from the various teams line up
and wait until it has all been sorted.
An order was issued from camp head
Ohio Infantry, and Sergt. j. o. Stempe, I'd
Ohio Infantry, from further participation
in the national matches for firing rifles
other than in the fouling or warming pit,
but upon investigation 1t was learned that
the men fired revolvers instead Of rifles.
Gen. w. P. Hall, adjutant generals de-
partment, Washington, and Gen. A. E.
Bates, retired, arrived in time to witness
the opening Of the national matches.
During the progress Of the national
match at 200 yards, rapid fire, the buck"
was quite noticeable among the riflemen
who were shooting for the first time in
national event.
The New York team is supplied with
large telescope, with the aid Of which the
team captain was able to record every shot
made by his team in the skirmish run OF
the national match without waiting for the
results from the statistical Office.
The photographers in the vicinity OF
Camp Perry at the eleventh hour discov-
cred that one of the most important rifle
contests in the history OF rifle practice was
in progress. They all landed in a bunch
and then there was a general scramble for
business. II. +.