Evening star., 1907-08-29
R|FLEMEN COMPETING
National Team Match Big Card
at Camp Perry.
WORK OF THE DISTRICT MEN
Revolver Shots Finished Fifth in Two
Events.
DETAILS OF SOME MATCHES
Description of the Range and Its En-
virons-Something About Put
in-Bay Nearby-Notes.
OF SOME MATCHES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY, Ohio, August 29-The Dis
trict brigade rifle team is today making a
plucky fight at Camp Perry. Ohio, for hon.
ors in the national team match at the long
ranges. The team was in twenty-first place
at the end of the skirmish run. At sundown
last evening, when firing was concluded al
200 yards, rapid and slow fire, the team
had jumped to sixteenth place, with Iowa
and Connecticut leading by one point
Pennsylvania, their next nearest competi-
tor leads the team by ninety-six points,
and the District boys are striving hard to
catch them The standing of the first five
teams is the same as at the end Of the
skrmish run. Ideal weather conditions ex-
list.
The second stage of the national team
match is occupying the attention of
the District rifemen here today. After
strenuous day yesterday the men
marched to the firing line at o'clock this
morning and promptly at 7:30 the bug!er
sounded Commence firing and from that
tl1ne until SunQOWn lHiS evening the outlets
will fly thick and fast across the range.
Reveille was sounded at $50 O'Clock. and at
o'clock every man was in line ready to
march to breakfast. There Is no delay
since the regulars took charge. as the team
captains have been cautioned that If the
members of their teams are not at the fir
ing line when their time arrives the next
team will be called. This promptness Is
necessary in order that the matches may
be dispatched without delay.
Order Of Firing for District Men.
The order of firing of the District men
today is as follows:
Holt and Cookson.
Summers and Groome.
Schriver and Reichelderfer.
Alderman and Dennison.
McAnally and Bischoff.
Robbins and Dennison.
The alternates are Lieut.. II. c. Cald-
well, Lieut.. G. M. Putnam, Capt. S. w.
Forsythe and Sergt Thomas Brown.
The first day Of the national match was
ideal for shooting. The light was perfect
all over the range, and it being slightly
overcast the targets were not glaring.
The wind was blowing about five miles an
hour. about o'clock, which to the un-
initiated would mean from the northeast.
The men were allon the firing line early.
and after the respective team captains
signment was quickly executed. After
many days and hours of waiting and anx-
iety the time at last came for the open
ing of the big match and sigh of re-
the first pair of each team had taken
position before the targets the remain
ing pairs returned to their tents to rest,
while awaiting their turn.
The day's shooting opened with a skirmisf
run, the District team drawing fourth run
At the conclusion Of each run the teams
returned in marching order to the firing line
| and took up positions at the 2OO-yard range
each man firing ten shots, rapid fire. Thi!
was followed by each team indulging II
| slow fire at the same distance, this tins
each man being allowed two sighting shot
and ten shots for record. In the skirmisi
run each man was allowed twenty shots. II
| the afternoon firing was begun at 600 yards
| with two sighting shots and ten for record
| The alternates of the District team wer,
| assigned to the pits at the various distances
Best Shooting Done on Range.
Probably the best shooting done on the
range this meeting was that of DR.. w. G
Hudson of New York. In the Palma trophy
| competition with the new U. M c. Hudson
Thomas pointed bullet he made "a out Of rs
at 800 yards At 900 yards he made II anG
at 1. 900 yards TO- AS a result of the compett
| ton Dr. Hudson headed the list of competi
| tors jumping from twenty-third place. with
| untried ammunition, finishing with a granC
| total of eSS. The ammunition he used wal
! factory loaded, with 36.2 grains of w. A
! powder and the y. NJ. c. Hudson-Thomas
pointed bullet Weighing 205 grains. The
| principal advantage over the usual type
| seems to be in the fact that the bullet
| which Is of the modified Splitter form, IL
much less affected by wind than the usua
| shape. The elevation required Is also con
| siderably less.
Eventually Ohio will have the finest rife
| range In the world. This Is the prediction
| made by nearly every rifleman who is at
| tending the tournament at Camp Perry thi,
| year. While the grounds still in
| somewhat crude and unfinished state the
| work of improvement is still going on ani
| within another year everything will be il
| excellent shape. The range was selected by
| the national board of rife practice and by
the National Rife Association of America
| and the selection could not have been bet
ter. The camp Is located on the soutI
of Toledo and about five miles west of Por
| the Lake Shore railway, is about two ant
a half miles from the camp. A spur run,
from the camp grounds to La Carne ant
| joins the main line. The reservation, which
was little over year ago a large peacl
orchard, contains about 400 acres, and 1,
some places is still in an uneven condition
! The state of Ohio has spent more thai
$50, 600 on the new range and a considerable
sum will be necessary to complete all tn
| details. 1t Is contemplated to construc
| granolithic sidewalks throughout tn,
grounds. with all of the roads leading I,
the ranges Of macadam- The main drive