The Washington herald., 1908-08-03
SHOOTERS GET READY
Maryland MaPksmen Are TO
Shoot at Glen BuFnie.
TO PICK CAMP PERRY TEAM
Lupus Contest First One Scheduled,
and VIII Begin at 80 O'Clock in
hers of National Guard who Have
Qualified as SharpshOOters.

SPECIAL % The WashiusJon Herald
Annapolis. Nd. Aug 2-Te state rire
and pistol matches. open 10 individual
members and teams Of the National
Guard. Will 5egin at Saunders range, near
Glen BUruie. Monday morning. accord
ing 70 the programme recently issued by
the sdjutaut generals Office at Annapolis
The matches viii practically close the
season al the range. and at their conclu-
sion the team which will represent Mary
lands militia in the national matches at
Camp Ferry. the latter part OF this
month, viii be picked Col Charles d
Gather. commandant Of the State range.
is the only member so far picked He
yviu be the team captain. and as such IS
already busiIy engaged in completing the
arrangement for the departure Of the
Maryland marksmen from Baltimore on
Thursday. August I3
The adjuJant general has appointed a
number OF officers Of the guard as range
officers for the matches at Saunders this
week Col. II N Hutton. assistant ad-
jutant general. viii be the chief Of these.
with Col Gather.
Two Matches To-day.
The matches will be shot of on Mon
day, beginning with the Lupus match
al 1-31- The other contest on that day
VIII be for the Gould long range cup.
shooting for which VIII begin at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon
The Lupus match viii be open 20 all
members OF the guard who have qualified
as sharpshcoter or expert during the
year 1905 or since then one entry only
from each organization VIII be allowed
There viii be two sighting shots and
twenty shots for record slow fire at 90
yards and ten shots rapid FIRE. at 200
yards on the regulation a target The
position viii be standing. without arri-
fetal rest The prizes in This match are
the bronze trophy, Infantry presented
by Lieut. Henry z Lupus. OF the Fourth
Infantry. for annual competition, and a
medal from the State
Only One Entry.
The Gould IonE-rauge match IS also
open 10 only one entry. who must have
qualified as sharpshOoter or expert since
1894 The contestants will FIRE prone. with
head toward target. and be given two
sighting shots and ten shots for record at
each range-SG0 yards and 100. slow IRE
respectively
The most important Of the matches VIII
be the opening event on Tuesday This
is the adiutant generals match and de-
cides the military rife championship OF
the state The match will be shot in two
divisions. and through elimination. only
the twenty-five competitors having the
highest aggregate score over the ranges
from 200 yards 70 60 yards will be allowed
10 enter the second division This will be
at 500 and 1.bl) yards. respectively. In
the afternoon the enlisted men will com
pete for the cup presented by John W
Nicely & Sons Company. for annual com
petition. and for medal presented by the
State. This cup is 10 be kept in the room
Of the company Of which the winner OF
the match is a member. and must be re-
turned to the adjutsnt general before the
next annual competition
other Matches Scheduled
The other matches OF the week and the
dates and times when they will take place
are as follows
Distinguished expert -ratch-yvednesaay. a. 4
y1ove-uC-'s match THURSDAY e a Il
New York Clothing House match-Thursday, ! D Il
NIa-~laud State rstca-Friday- a. n
The Winaus tpzscou u1a-ch-Satu-day. $50 T. n
The CoaIe ipistoU mstch-Saturdsy. 70 g a. n
These last two will be open ali day
and there are a number Of competitors
entered for each OF them