The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-16


 q. The cavalry, one CD team. e. The Signal corps, one G) team. f. The Naval battalion, one Q team. g. The members of each team to be officers or enlisted men of the organi- zation they represent, and have per formed 75 per cent. duty during the twelve 02) months preceding the com petition; certificate of which will be required from their immediate com manding officer.
 Kinds of fire; skirmish, rapid and slow,
 Distances:
 Skirmish fire-I run.
 Rapid fre-200 yards.
 Slow flre-2OO, 500, 500, and 1000 yards.
 Number of shots:
 Skirmish fire-2O shots.
 Rapid fire--10 shots.
 Slow fre-2 sighting shots and 10 shots for record at each range. Positions: Standing at 200 yards and prone with head toward target at all other ranges.
 Arms United States service rifles and carbines with not less than & pound trigger pull.
 Ammunition Service cartridges as issued by the ordnance department, United States army. Distances and order of fire: l. I skirmish run.
 2. 200 yards, rapid fire.
 3. 200 yards, slow fire.
 4. 600 yards, slow fire.
 5. 800 yards, slow fire.
 6. 1000 yards, slow fire.
 Rules: Rules governing are so far as applicable those published in G. o. No. 47, w. D. series 1907.
 Prizes; First prize, a suitable prize to be presented by his excellency, Governor Rollin s. Woodruff and to be known at "The Woodruff Trophy" will be awarded to the team making the highest aggregate score; the sec ond prize, $25.0O, to the team making the next highest aggregate score; and the third prize, $15.00, to the next highest, First prize to be competed for annually, and to be held for one year by the organization represented by the winning team. State medals will be issued to individual members of the team winning the first prize and their names will be published in or- ders.
 Company Team Match.
 July 9th.
 Open to teams of five men and one CD alternating from any organization of the Connecticut National guard I[ipIe of C1Our o,,J ro,,sl Distances:
 Slow flre-20O and 500 yards Rapid ffre-200 yards.
 Number of shots: Two sighting shots and ten shots for record at each range. Positions Standing at 200 yards and prone with head toward target at 500 yards.
 Arms; The rife or carbine as is- sued,
 Ammunition; Service cartridge as issued.
 Prize: A silver cup to the team making the highest aggregate score, to be held for one year by the winning team, and when won three times by the team from one organization, will become the property of that organiza- tion.
 Distinguished Mar1Sesmcns Match,
 July 9th.
 Open to all distinguished marksmen of the Connecticut National guard in active service.
 Kinds of fire: distances; number of 1shots; positions arms, ammunition; q order of fire and rules as published for teams competing in the State match will govern for this match.
 Prizes: Three medals known as the General Frost Medals"
 To the contestant making the high est score, a gold medal.
 To the contestant making the next highest score, a silver medal To the contestant making the next highest score, bronze medal.
 Pistol Match,
 July 9th and 9th.
 Open to officers and enlisted men of the Connecticut National guard armed With the pistol.
 Distances and classes of fire: Slow fire-20 seconds to each shot. 10 shots, 75 yards; no sighting shots. Timed fire-20 seconds to each score of shots, shots, 9 and 30 yards; no sighting shots,
 Rapid f1re-8 seconds to each score of shots, 15 and 25 yards; no sight ing shots.
 Shots to be fired in scores of 2 at each range.
 Targets: Target A for slow and timed fire, and k for rapid fire Position: Without body or artificial rest; one hand only to be used. Arms The United States service pistol Colts of Smith & eWsson, cali bre 3S and 45; length of barrel as is sued to troops; trigger pull not less than 4 pounds.
 Ammunition: The service cartridge as issued by the ordnance department, United States army.
 Rules: Those governing similar matches in the United States army. Prizes: The Cole Medals" One gold medal to the competitor making the highest aggregate score. One silver medal to the competitor making the highest aggregate score after the gold medal score
 One bronze medal to the competitor