Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15


names of the marksmen follow: Capt
John w. Oehman. Lieuts. H. N Stull
and r. E. Meyer Sergts. D. Gregory. J
Lesch and J. S. Meyer; Corps. II. Beck
Z. Humphrey and A. Specht: Privates
J. II. Adams, A. Altorfer. S. Auguste, G
w. Carey. H. NJ. Denn.son, F. Doe. H. b
DuvaN, Q. H yesterday. J. Tanning. o.
X. Hammer. J. H. Hebrew. r. Herferth
l.: z: McGill. w. Malone. ]. A. Miller. J
H herman, c. Stocker. ]. Ii. Stull, j.
Irenney. c. Vistenahl and G. Wilkinson
With figure of merit $40, to 66.s1 for
season 1907.
A rifle team to represent George Wash
ington University is about to commence
practice for the intercollegiate shoot in
Boston during the Christmas HOLIDAYS
Most of the members of the team are
connected with the National Guard and
are expected to shoot the new Spring
field ~ calibre rifle in the competition.
A series of matches between the school
boys Of New York city is now in progress
A team from the Commercial High School
was defeated by one from Manual Train.
ing School by the narrow margin OF one
point Saturday the 9TH instant, the scores
being 26O-259
The Dewitt Clinton defeated the Nor.
rlS High School in an interesting match
the scores being 263 to 259
An effort is to be made to have a series
OF matches in the Washington high
SCHOOLS during the Christmas holidays.
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At the drill last Monday evening o,
Company G, I'd Regiment. Capt c. V
Sayer. there were only two absentees. due
to illness. The company was inspected
by Adjt. Gen. Smiley, who was very mucl
Pleased with the appearance of the com
mand
several members of the company have
applied tor permission to take the exami-
natlon Tor on-commissioned officers anC
the one receiving the highest average in
the competitive examinations, provided II
De ABOVE 10 per cent, will get the promo
ton.
Three more former members of the 47tt
company, Coast Artillery. stationed al
Fort Washington, were mustered into
Company G last Monday.
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An international rifle match of unusual
interest will be shot this winter under The
auspices OF the Society of Miniature Rifle
Clubs OF Great Britain and the Nationa
Rlf1e Association of America
Each country will be represented BY
nifty men. VINO will shoot ten shots eaci
at twenty-five yards with a miniature
rife. The Americans will doubtless Use
the - caliber, as under the terms of the
challenge the caliber of the rifles is LIN.
tied to %, which is comparatively un.
known in this country. The ten shots are
TO be fired on what is known as a double.
decimal target, which is really two tar.
gets joined together, each with an incl
sighting bull and an inner ha.f-inch bull
counting ten. Ten concentrie circles one.
quarter OF an inch apart divide the count
from one to ten. Five shots are to be
fired on each target. the ten shots conssi.
tuting the string allowed each competitor
One hundred targets will be sent to ths
National Rifle Association by the Society
of Miniature Rifle Clubs, bearing the s.g
nature of the latter. The indorsemen mt OF
the American Association will be added
ana nifty OF the targets returned to Grea,
Britain. After the shooting the two sets
OF targets will be collected and exchanged
to verify the scores which will be sent by
cable.
1t is possible that the match will be
a three-cornered affair and that Aus
tralia will be drawn into it. The Brit
ish Society has provided a trophy to be
held for one year by the winning country
ana each participant will receive COM
memorat1ve medal. Considerable prepara-
ton will be necessary for the match,
which will likely not take place until md
winter.
The National Rifle Association will soon
begin selecting the fifty shots to represent
this country and as it is desired to secure
the best ii Is probable that all the ri.ie
clubs affiliated with TIL, association will
be invited to compete for the honor of
supplying members of the team. After
the try-outS," a team will be selected,
and when the match is sho; the men
chosen will shoot their strings on the
range belonging to their own clubs. If
possible the dates will be arranged SO
that the shooting will be done in both
countries, or all three, if Aus ,ralia en-
tiers, on the same da,e. though necessarily
there will be some difference in actual
time.
The challenge provid IS that any rifle not
exceeding .23-caliber may be used, with
any sights not employing glass any am
munition and that any position may be
assumed. The Americans will probably
request that the latter provis on be
changed. and that the position be restrict
ed to offhand. 1t is believed the chal-
!engerS will agree to this.
While .22-caliber rifle practice, both in
and out OF doors, is growing in favo: in
this country with great rapidly, the sport
has not yet the popularity or the support
it receives in England. For example. the
Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs is under
the patronage Of his royal highness, the
Duke of Connaught. while the two trus-
tees are the Duke of Norfolk and the
Duke of Westminster.
of thn ny.pn mi ION
Field Marshal Earl Roberts. has been
active in promoting the cause Of minia-
ture rifle practice. well as military and
civilian rife practice in gen raj through
out the British empire. The only organi-
cation in this country which approaches
the support given the English socie.y Is
the National Rifle Association. which in
cludes among it's lie members President
Roosevelt Secretary of State Root, Judge
Taft, and a number of senator's, represen-
nd hn I