Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-14
GUARD
IMPROVING IN
RIFLE WORK
New York MarkSmen in 1907
Break All Records for That or
Any Other State-PennsyI-
yania Does Well

Especial correxsendenes Morning Journal
Washington. d. C., Dec. 1Z-colonei
Frank A. Patterson. Inspector general
Of rife practice Of The Pennsylvania
national guard. thinks that the Penn.
sylvdnia team IN the national match
Of 1897 did very well. although II
came out seventh. IN mis- annual re-
port Colonel Patterson says
1t Is far better 20 be seventh than
anything under third. for the loss OF
Tour men. which fourth. fifth ana
sixth places entails, is not equalized
or paid for by the honor Of hOldins
the place. In skirmish the team stood
seventh. IN rapid fire seventh. at POE
Yards only two teams made better
scores, at SOC yards but three teams
ttd better, al 500 yards but two teams
ala better, and al 1000 yards only
fhree teams made 3 higher score and
the highest Of the three My made
three points more than Pennsyl-
gania.'
lie considers the 1907 team the
best which has ever represented this
state IN any match. and SAYS. no
team has ever been sent out BY the
tate which worked with such univer.
sal harmony and gave such strict al
tentlon 10 the directions of the coach.
producing team work In the highest
state Of deveioDment
According 70 Lieutenant Colonel ~.
B. Thurston. J. s. A.. r.. y. Y. y G..
The national guard OF that state dur
ing the season Of 1907 broke an rec
ords for qualified marksmen IN New
YORK or any other state. The closing
81 the CreedmoOr range yer a month
tgo before the shooting in the higher
grades was completed. interfeFed with
the records for those grades. The
Nirst brigade Of Manhattan leads the
The AaanmA raufpa.rf .,.t.f I
fled 81 distinguished experts. Al ex-
nerts, - sh-arpshOoters and 6IS
marksmen; n total OF SIS. The Sew
enth. the banner regiment. had 81 dis
tinguished experts. 1873 experts. 152 |
sharpshooters, and 523 marksmen. a
total OF s22. The Seventh regiment
won the state prize, valued at $500; 4
ne HEADQUARTERS prize went To squad
on A. and brigade prizes to the
SeYenty-nrst regiment OF M First
brigade. the Twenty-third regiment OF
the Second brigade. and the Tenth
regiment OF the Fourth brigade. The !
naval militia prize was won By the /.
second battalion and the McAlpine
rophy BY the headquarters team Of
the Seventy-fourth regiment. A num-
Der of other prizes were distributed. 4
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Gratifying progress Is mad by the
Rifle association in the FORM
luon Of state rife associations. For
more than twenty wears there were
lnly two or three state ASSOCIATIONS.
tnd practically only one-the New
Jersey State Rife assoctatiOn-hold-
annual competitions. Gradually !
he different states began To realize I
~ Importance Of state rife associa-
tons and the impetus given TO rife i
pfaclce by their organization. First
anne PENNSYLVANIA In l9a2. followed
BY New York, Iowa. Ohio and Mary
and IN is04 In 1905 the state OF
organized and the following
Colorado. Illinois. Indiana and
oklahoma came in with state associa-
Washington and Minnesota fell
N 3 early this year. General James
\. Drain. Of New York. president OF
n National Rifle association. and
formerly adjutant general Of Wash
ngton. who has been on an extended
OF the west, northwest. Pacific \
cast and southwestern states. reports |,
organization OF a number Of new
associations Meeting OF the national
snard Officers were called in advance +,
nd addressed by him on arrival.
south Dakota. Utah, Montana and i
)regor have already organized state !
or soon will do so. and al
east Two Others are expected 10 be or Z
-anized as the result ~ Generai
brains visit. h
The war department has RECON- 4
"a change in the appropriation {
or he national board for the promo I
Of rifle practice. so A. 70 include
he naval militia Of the several states Z
mong the contestants eligible for the )
rifle matches 10 has also 4
recommended an appropriation OF =
lfo,0li for shooting galleries and =
anges for the army. such ranges 4
nj galleries 90 be opeu as far a. =
.~racticable e. the national guard ana =
rganized ride clubs under regula- ?
Ions 10 b. prescribed by the secretary 4
var" :
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