Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-23
& Especial Correspondence

the scores of the small arms compe-
titions Of the army for 1906. First
Sergeant Marti!. Il. Dunbar, Co. f,
!4th Infantry, led the army with an
aggregate score Of S21. closely fol.
lowed by. Sergeant James e. Land.
ers, Co. N. 18th Infantry. score 500.
Captain Frederick s. Stritzinger, 22d
infantry, led the commissioned Of
ficers with a score Of 500. The
best pistol shot was Captain J. A.
Cole, 9th Cavalry, score 2S7.
Mississippi is making arrange
menths to secure rifle range The
matter will probably be settled by
the selection of q range near Yicks-
burg. to he donated by the patrio-
tic residents of that city.
General Clinton l.. Riggs Adju-
tart General of the Maryland Nat
ional Guard, is trying TO procure
short distance target ranges in every
town where the first regiment has
accompany. The regiment now has
Grounds for short ranges at Fredcr
ick, Hagertown and Cambridge, and
tits hoped that it will secure ground
at Westminster. Annapolis, Belalr,
'isbury. The Maryland National
Guard has three sub-target machines
which are loaned to the various
companies for from two weeks to a
Month.
1t is probable that Arkansas will
shortly have four rifle ranges. The
War Department has allotted to Ar
,nti D,, nf
rihe practice which can be used for
this purpose and it has been sug
aested that rife ranges be establish
ed. at or near Little Aock. Jones
boro, Russelville and Eureka Springs
So .--
PaThe sixth annual contest between
cpfhpanies b and d of the wash
iftsson National Guard shot some
time since was won by Company D.
The Inter Regimental Team Match
at Brunswick, Maine, was won by
the second regiment with three
points to spare. Only two shots
missed tho target during the pro
sress Of the match.
s,t,s.The report of the Nebraska Nat
EQUAL Guard shows that Captain
Skaiealberger's Company l., at Alma
made the best record in the Second
itRantry, Its per centage being
3d., The second regiment of the
Nebraska National Guard has two
expert rifemen. six sharpshooters,
Is fmarksmen, 81 first class, 120 sec
orid class, SO third class and 405
tollrth class men.
.IDtarac+ IN chSNtiop e.. ~
among THE colleges although few at
present pay much attention to mill
:tary@ rifle shooting. At recent
.giin-shoot, for the intercollegiate
championship, Yale lead. followed by
Princeton. Pennsylvania and Harv
ard. Princeton has very good
military rifle team and II the others
had similar teams an interesting
competition could be had for the
cup offered for college teams by the
National Rifle Association. All col
leges and universities, together with
Sthe Academies at West Point and
.SAnnapolis. are eligible for This
Janatch.
y Tennessee Is looking into the mat.
ter of establishing rifle ranges. IT.
has $1,000 available and it is pro
posed TO establish four ranges in
different parts of the State. Four
officers have been appointed to Sc,
1ect these ranges. 1t is understood
that Knoxville Chattanooga. Nash,
Vile and Memphis are the four
cities favored for, the ranges.
s.'Tt,f
~ The annual report for THE militia
,.of Maine shows 40 expert rihemen,
IS sharpshooters, 229 marksmen, 46
first class, &c second class. and 303
third class men. The Portland cont
panies complain of the lack Of range
facilities and efforts are being made
to discover suitable range site in
the vicinity of the city. The State
will probably be Represented at the
New England Interstate match at
Wakefield and at the National
Matches.
New York contempates establish
ing a range near Buffalo. This idea
meets with favor at the hands CT
the Buffalo organization who thinks
the present State range is too far
from the city to be convenient
The idea of interesting ladies In
rife shooting as an indoor winter
sport. is attracting considerable at
teption. At Conneaut. Ohio it is
proposed that certain periods be set
aside for shooting by ladies'. and
that prizes be offered therefor.
Tho suggestion Of the President
that boys be taught to shoot has me-
+ with hearty approval by THE COM
missioners OF the District of Column
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