Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-13
RIFLE EXPERTS TO
HOLD BIO MEETING
MANY WILL COMPETE FOR THE
PALMA TROPHY
Best Military Shots in Country Are
Sure to Be in Attendance at
Camp Perry Range in
September

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-From now
until September the eyes of all riflemen In
this country will be on Camp Perry, Ohio
where the annual matches of the national
board for the promotion of rife practice,
the National Rife association, the Ohio
State Rifle association and the Ohio Ma
tional Guard will be shot. The matches
began August 10, but prior to this several
days were spent in preliminary practice
for places on the Palma trophy team,
which will shoot against Canada and Eng
land at Ottawa on September Z. The
matches of the National Rifle association
with those of the state associations will
occupy the week from August 10 to "a,
inclusive. August 26 and q will be set
aside for preliminary practice for the big
nationa, matches, which will occupy the
remainder of the week. In the great
match for the national trophy, donated
by congress- 1t is expected that between
forty and forty-five teams of twelve men
each will be entered. Each team will be
accompanied by substitutes, coaches and
supernumeraries, and in addition there
will be a large number of marksmen
shooting on other teams anu as individ-
uals. The attendance will be not far from
1000 men, which will include the best nil
itary rifle shots in the country.
This is the first time the matches have
been shot at Camp Perry, which is one OF
the newest and most complete ranges in
the country. 1t lies on the shore of Lake
Erie, near Sandusky and Port Clinton, and
across the lake from Put-in-Bay. The
targets will be along the north side, with
the butts at the lake, so the bullets will
fail in the water. AS it is shallow here,
there will be no danger to passing YES
sells. 1t is expected that some remark
ably high scores will be made partly on
account of the north light, as the marks
men will not have to face the sun at any
time.
Many of the competitors are arranging
to reach Camp Perry by part water
route taking the steamer at Detroit on
the west or Buffalo on the east. From
Sandusky or Toledo all local trains will
stop at La Carne, from which shuttle
trains will run to the camp. State teams
travelling in special cars may have the
same parked at the camp. Competitors
seeking relaxation will find it at Port
Clinton, Sandusky, Put-in-Bay or other
nearby resorts, special arrangements nav
ing been made for an evening train to
leave camp after the matches and return
about midnight. This train will connect
with steamers to the different resorts.
There will also be a day steamer be-
tween the camp and Port Clinton and be-
tween Port Clinton and Put-in-Bay.
For the Palma Trophy
The match for the Palma trophy will
attract the attention of the world, as in
it will compete the best shots of Eng
land, Canada and the Unite51States. The
Ottawa range. on which it will be shot.
is at Rockcliffe, near Ottawa. The fire is
delivered northeast on fifty targets set In
one line. Behind the pit Is high stop
butt, painted black, which minimizes the
effect of the early morning light, says
Arms and the Man. Against the backstop
the targets show up with great distinct
ness. The firing points lie one behind the
other. the longer ranges being slightly ele-
waited. On the left is the Ottawa river,
running at the foot of a high bluff, while
on the right the range is bordered by
woods. Street cars run to the club house
on the grounds and two regiments are
quartered there. One of the most cele-
brated regiments in Canada, the Forty
third regiment, duke of CornwalHs own
rifles, has its headquarters in ottawa. The
is Lieutenant Colonel S. M.
Rogers, one of the best shots in the Eng
fish service, not only at targets but in
real war.
The conditions for the Palma match pro-
vide for teams of eight men. shooting
with the service rifles of their country,
fifteen shots at 800, 800 and 1000 yards. The
English team will proceed to Australia,
where 1t will shoot against the cracks of
that countyr. Its expenses are being paid
by subscriptions, and about $4,000 or $780,
600 was contributed for this purpose. The
expenses of the American team are also
paid by subscriptions. which may be sent
to the National Rife association, 299
Broadway, New York city. or to Lieuten- |
ant Colonel N. B. Thurston of New York, |
who will captain the American team. The |
American team will be selected at the |
national rife matches at Camp Perry, |
Ohio, in August. and will be given few
days preliminary practice on the Rock
cliffe range. where the Palma match will
be shot on September 7.