Evening star., 1907-08-29

way runs que north as far as the admins
tratlon building. from which point it runs
east and west along the firing line. Similar
roads extend the entire length of the camp,
one on either side of the main roadway,
Joining the road which extends along the
firing line on the north Of the camp.
A Well-Equipped Camp.
The camp Is equipped with the latest
improvements known to military science,
and no expense has been spared by the pro-
moters to make it The finest in the country.
The targets are constructed aong the
shore of Lake Erie. so that the rifiemen
shoot into the lake. without danger of in
Jurlng any one. '"he arrangement of the
targets provides a good light from the
north, which enables the men to shoot with
out facing the sun at any time during the
match.
The regular officers in charge of the ma
tional matches this week. with the up-to-
date equipment are isratching the matches
with more rapidity this year than at any of
the previous meetings. At the present time
the 300 300, 500. 600 and 500 yard ranges
are an on a common firing line. At 800
and LOCO yards the men are moved back be-
lore flrlng can be resumed.
BY next year 1t Is proposed to have these
two ranges completed so that common fir
Ing line will exist 1900 feet in length An
other necessary Improvement which has
been adopted on the range is the buZzer
and telephone system, which Is considered
the most complete n this country. At each
scorers desk Is button, which connects
with the marker in the pit. AS soon as a
shot is fired, the scorer presses the button
and the buzzer in the pit notifies the marker
and the target is sashed without delay.
In this way the marker is informed off,
clally and no excuses will be accepted. 1t
will also prevent misses from being sig
nailed when none has been made. The wires
for the telephones are about twenty miles
In length and are installed in1conduits bu ed
the ground, with openings for connecting
the instruments at the various ranges. Chal-
lenges are disposed OF In quick order by this
arrangements and is great satisfaction
to the men engaged on the firing line. The
executive committee is also providing plenty
Of range officers to facilitate matters along
the firing line
Prize Money for District Men.
In the all-comers' off-hand match, twenty
shots, slow fire at 200 yards, two District
men came in for prize money, Lieut.. w.
Milton Farrow, who finished sixth, with 90,
and Sergt. o. M. Schriver, ninth, with 92.
The prizes were s25, $40, SIS, $40, $40 and
four prizes of So each, nine In all.
T. Capt. W. w. Cookson, a member of the
brigade team, landed seventh place in the
Buckeye match, eco yards, ten shots, slow
fire, and comes in for a prize of s.. His
score was 45 at this distance, out of a pos
sibe 80
medals were Maj Glendie B. Young, team
captain; Lieut. H. c. Caldwell Lieut..
Charles NJ. Putnam and Sergt. Maj. Paul c.
Bischoff.
Cookson Captured Two Prizes.
Capt w. w. Cookson was the only rifle
man from the District who captured two
cash prizes in hotly contested Individual
matches In the 1st Brigade match Capt.
Cookson tied with Sergt. ]. c. Stemple, I'd
Ohio National Guard, with 4S, but having
scored a bull's-eye on his last shot he took
fifth prize.
Camp Notes.
In the national matches baskets will be
distributed along the 1000 yard range to
collect the goose eggs in.
Dope is being used in large quantities
in the matches his year. There is much
need of 1t on this range.
Maj. Robbins and his white duck trousers
cut quite a dash at Cedar Point Sunday.
The soldier boys from the District are
always popular with the ladies a the near
by summer resorts and time never lags
Lieut. "Fritzie'' Heidenreich is still the
shining light of the camp. but no one ever
loses out on this deal Everybody IS happy
Lieut. McAnally and Sergt. Groome were
guests of the city of Toledo last Sunday
A number of the District boys enjoyed a
cruise on Lake Erie with the Ohio Naval
necessary to drag the lake for any of them.
they all returned to camp safely.
Col. Edward Bryant of the Ohio National
Guard who has an office in Washington re-
celVed the thanks of the newspaper men for
his courteous treatment during the meeting
last week. He acted as assistant statistical
officer.
Another officer who has made manv
friends in the District camp is Col T. w
howard 9th Infantry, Ohio National Guard
f1is declslons as range officer were aIwavs
ia1r ai, ana everybody got a square deal.'
Inc sklrmlSh targets are elevated ahout
a foot above the butt As a result richochets
are scarcity.
The Hall medal match. seven shots
declared Off was
Monday and Tuesday were dull days for
the phone operators on the firing line. the
Gays mentioned being devoted to prelimi-
nary practlce for the national matches
Sergt. Thomas Brown scored GO in the
wimbledon cup match his name having
been omitted from the list of scores of
the District men.
Gen Bird w. Spencer. formerly presi-
dent of the National Rife Association of
America. has arrived to witness the ma
tional matches.
Three generals are present at the roeat
Ing from New Hampshire.
Inc Florida contingent brought two large
ailigators along as "mascots." One died
since the team arrived in camp.
There seems to be considerable rivalry
among the visiting teams as to which one
can make the biggest camp fire. The Dis
the others climbed on.
The Ohio range has an advantage over
| the Sea Girt range, as regards the hour
of commencing firing. Matches can be
started as early Z o'clock with an ex-
cellent light on the target. At Sea Girt 9
o'clock eastern time) is generally the
starting hour.
At the next annual meeting every mem
ber of the District outfit should come
armed with hatchet. If he can't knock"
with 1t he can at least chop wood for a
camp fire.
Capt. Sheridan Ferree is doing excellent
work assisting in the pits and on the
range generally.
At one time Tuesday morning it looked
as If 1t would be necessary to order out
| the Ohio Naval Militia to transport the
members of the various state teams to
| the mess hall. heavy rainstorm struck
| the camp about 1 o'clock in the morning
and at breakfast time it was pouring in
torrents.
The presentation of prizes to winners of
| the different matches took place last night
| at $50 o'clock in the clubhouse of the
! Ohio State Rifle Association.
Mr. Robert Il. Watson of the Camp Perry
! post Office has become quite popular with
| the rifiemen. His obligng and courteous
, manner has won many friends for him. He
| is proving n valuable assistant to POST
| master Robinson.
| Good Luck 20 New Mexico was the s gn
which greeted the members of the team on