Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-06

DN Lieut.. A. =. Jones' LIS secretary. WIN
will be chief statistical officer. while the
F., national board for promotion of rifle rrac
tce will be represented by Brig. Gen. Will
liam P. Hall. l.. s. A.. and Capt. f. w.
Slayden, L. S. A.
Character of Prizes.
All the leading ammunition companies
will have expert representatives here
during the week and a number of differ
ent makes of rifles will he on exhibition
and for practice. The National Rifle AS
sociaton will present medals for indi-
vidual competition which can be won by
any boy belonging to one of the school
clubs. not over eighteen years of age,
who makes a score of ~ out of 50 stand
ing and ~ out Of 30. prone. Prizes of
cups or banners will be given for the
company. battalion and school team
ma tches and on the last night there will
be a special competition for officers only.
Assistant Secretary OF War Robert Shaw
Oliver will present the prizes the even
ing of April 81. During the entire week
there will be two sub-target guns in OPP
Grafton with New York expert In charge.
Prizes will be given for scores on these
machines The War Department has
loaned a number of the new model Spring
fields with 30 barrels.
Col. F.. J. Dimmick told briefly OF the
recent schOOlbOy tournament in New York
in which 1000 rounds OF ammunition
NJ. A. Winter. owner of the building.
welcomed the cadets to the gallery and
expressed Col. Winters pleasure in ex-
tending them all possible cOurtesies. The
speaker referred to the American record
for craftsmanship and urged the boys to
take ii up both for pleasure and because
of the value of trained marksmen to the
country. Principal Davis expressed his
approval of the tournament and the
movement to make rifle practice feature
of the school work.
I'VE believe in teaching the boys of
the Business High School, he said. Ito
walk. swim. box and shoot. The meet
ing then adjourned to the gallery. where
the boys were given instruction in shoot
ing. scoring, sighting. loading. etc.
The cadet officers will meet this
afternoon at the Business High School at
40 o'clock TO perfect the organization OF
rife clubs in the several schools.
Program of Tournament.
The program of the tournament and the
committees in charge are as follows:
Every evening. subtarget gun practice
and competition. Highest score. first
prize. gold medal; second prize, silver
medal third prize. bronze medal.
April H. $40 to 9:3O pm. practice for
students; April II, $50 10 $50 pm. prac-
tice for students; April Is. $40 to 800
m. practice for students; April ~. 10
$50 p. M, practice and record scores for
medals.
National Rifle Association Medals.-April
81, q to $50 pm. practice and record
scores for medals April -, $50 to 1870
o. m, practice and record scores: April -,
y pm, company team matches. four men.
ten shots standing, ten shots prone; April
%. $50 to 1:3O pm. practice and record
scores; April 3. pm. battalion team
matches five men, ten shots stand
ing, ten shots prone; april "a 5:3O
to 100 pm, practice and record
scores: April -. . pm. teams for
the several schools. six men. ten shots
standing. ten shots prone; April %, J:3O to
Z 10 pm. practice and record scores:
April %. = pm. officers competition for
highest aggregate score, presentalio ion of
medals.
Officers in Charge.
The officers in charge Of the matches