Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-30

match.
 Kinds of fire: Skirmish, rapid and slow.
 Distances:
 Skirmish fire, one run.
 Rapid fire, 200 yards.
 Slow fire, 200, 500, 800 and 1000 yards.
 Number of shots:
 Skirmish fire, twenty shots.
 Rapid fire, ten shots
 Slow fire, two sighting shots and ten 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, models 1898 and 1903, with not less than 3-pound trigger pull, issued to the organized militia of this state.
 AmnAunition: Service cartridge made by the ordnance department, United States army, and issued on the range for each firing.
 Distances and order of fire:
 1. 200 yards, slow fire.
 2. 200 yards, rapid fire.
 3. 600 yards, slow fire.
 4. 800 yards, slow fire.
 5. 1 skirmish run.
 6. 1000 yards, slow fire.
 Prizes: First prize, bronze Buffalo, presented by his excel lency, Governor Rollin s. Woodruff, known as "The Woodruff Trophy" will be awarded to the team making the highest aggregate score; the second prize, s60, to the team mak- ing the next highest aggregate score; and the third prize, $40, to the next highest. First prize to be competed for annually, and to be held for one year by the organiza- tion 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 orders. Company Team Matches, June 2I.
 Match A.
 Open to teams of five men and one alternate from any company of the Connecticut National Guard.
 Kinds of fire: Slow and rapid.
 Distances:
 Slow fire-200 and 500 yards.
 Rapid fire-20 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 600 yards.
 Arms: The rife is issued.
 Ammunition: Service cartridge as issued on the range for each firing.
 Prize: A silver cup to the team making the highest aggregate score, to be held for one year by the win ming team, and when won three times by the team from one organization, will become the property of that or ganization.
 Match B.
 Open to teams of five men and one alternate from any company of the National Guard with this restriction: That no officer or enlisted man who is in the distinguished class or entered as a com Detitor in either the state match or company match A. may enter to con- pete. Kinds of fire, distances, num- Der of shots, positions, arms and am- intuition the same as in match A.
 Prize: A silver cup to the team making the highest aggregate score ,. to be held for one year. The name of the company. the year when won and the score will be inscribed there on. Distinguished Marksman's Match,
 June %.
 Open to all distinguished marks men of the Connecticut National Guard in active service.
 Kinds of fire. distance, number of shots. position. arms. ammunition. or der of fire and rules as published for teams competing in the State match will govern for this match.
 Prizes: Three medals known as the
 Distinguished Marksman's Medal 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. a bronze medal. Pistol Matches. June 26 and %.
 Match A. Open to officers and enlisted men ,f the Connecticut National Guard armed with the pistol. Distances and classes of fire. Slow fire-20 seconds to each shot 10 shots. . yards. no sighting shots. Timed fire-2o seconds to each score of shots. shots. 25 and 90 rards: no sighting shots
 Rapid fre-S seconds to each i core of shots. ! shots. Is and 25 rards: no sighting shots.
 Shots to be fired in scores of , al ,ach distance al each range. Target: Al Position: Without body or srtif- ! .isl rest. one hand only to be used. Arms: The United States service ,istol. Colts or smith & wesson. cal Der .5s and 4s: length Of barrel as ssued to troops: trigger pull not less han pounds
 Ammunition The service cart -idEe made by the ordnance depart nsnt. United states army. and fssueG h the range for each firing.
 Prizes: The Cole Medals~ One gold medal to the competitor nzking the highezt aggregate score