The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-29
WOMEN as RIFLE sHors.
Some Good Marksmen Among New York
Women.

some food Marksmen Among New YORK
Women.
what with the shooting ranges and
the artificial target traps now estab.
lished at most Of the places patronized
BY New Workers who ike out Of door
sports, il il easy enough for any woman
to acquire taste for gun and pistol
shooting During the last two or three
years il has been common for parties Of
women 70 engage one Of the shooting
galleries in the upper part Of New York
Tor their exclusive use couple Of hours
once or twice a week IN midwinter, so
as to keep up their target practice"
A club Of women who shoot well has
met for the past two winters in the fist
regiment armory twice a week for li5
hours Of target practice under tho direc-
tion Of Sergeant Doyle, one Of the crack
shots Of the regiment and medal winner
at several tournaments The member.
ship is limited to about 10 women.
Some Of the 10 have profted so well
BY the coaching Of Sergeant Doyle that
they are better shots than some 81 the
men in the regiment. The women are
far easier to teach and train than the
men recruits. Said the sergeant:
When the colonel told me that some
ladies were coming here to practice and
asked me to coach them a little. | was
very doubtful about what success ii
would have, but I was astonished to
find how quickly my orders were under.
stood, how easily my pupils carried out
the orders and how painstaking and EN-
thusiastic they were when practieing I
found that in of.shouldef shooting they
learned to be pretty good markslnen in
one season, that is with a couple Of les.
Sons week for FIVE or six months. YES.
I have been surprised to find coaching
this club SO easy"
Ono Of the sergeant's pupils r. q ma
tYon of about 40, whose l9-vears.old
daughter is also a member 81 the club.
The mother Is much the better shot. her
usual record being nine bull's-eyes out
Of 10 shots at distance Of SO yards,
shooting with a 22-calihTe rifle weighing
IA pounds The usual record of the
majority Of tho members is three BULBS
eyes out Of five shots.
The second best shot in the club II
ffail-looking young woman 81 the
nervous type, apt to shake a bit after
making a score. According to the ser.
geaHt, neither great strength nor iron
nerve il necessary for good shooting
The woman Of nervous temperament
raises her rife, sights it, fires quickly
Trigger finger, eye, brain, act in con.
Junction in d second said he. "The
nerves don't get q chance till after ii
is all over.
"The best shot in the club until She
had an accident TO her wrist was the
most delicate and nervous woman Of all.
She was also the most enthusiastic. n
notice that generally the most enthusi.
astie woman is the best shot, or the best
shot is the most enthusiastic woman.
It il the same way with men. Enthusi
assn is what does 1t. and the reason
why teaching this club is not hard is
that every member ID enthusiastic.
"0h. dear no. I don't suppose 1--WE
of the 10 women mean to hunt bsg game.
game Of any sort, Ia fact. The others
practice merely for the pleasure of it.n
In several instances she shooting score
Of a member Of the club has excelled
that Of her husband, much to the salts.
faction Of both, says the instructor.
New York Sun