Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-18
|enqIand, America and Australia
indoor Rifle Contest.
FOR THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
Each Country viii 6e Represented BY
Fifty OF It's Best Marksmen With
April 10.

TREAT unrest Is Dtlhs altaSteu
throughout the country by the three
cornered match between England.
Australia and America for the indoor
| championship OF the world with min
| !ature rifles. This match was the re-.
suit cf All invitation from the Society
rf Miniature Rife Clubs, of Great
Britain to the National Rife Associa-
ton OF America, and q similar aaso-
citation In Australia The com1etL
ton will be held during the week be-
| ginning April ~ and each contest
Ing country will be represented by
| fifty of it's best marksmen. The work
OF selecting the american team is now
in progress, and during the week OF
March 90 the trycutS will take place
| on the local ranges. Most indoor
| shooting in this country is at fifty
| feet and as the international match
| Is to be at Is feet considerable prac-
; tice is, going on among marksmeh
| who hope 10 make the team. The
targets to be used are circular. with
| a counting bull Gne-half inch. count
ing ten, sighting bull one inch. count
| ing nine and eight cOncentric circles,
one quarter C.: an inch apart. count
ing from eight down TO one. The
National Rife Association Is furnish
ing duplicate targets for practice to
all clubs wishing TO enter candidates
/ for the team. When the tryouts are
held representative of the National
| Rifle Association will be present 10
| certify to the scores made by the
! contestants and the men making the
fifty highest scores will represent
| the United States. In the match the
shooting will take place on the local
| ranges. Targets have been sent to
the y. X. A. from England. properly
; countersigned. They will be distrio'
uted to the contestants and when re-
turned. will be verified and sent to
England The tryCut targets must
be in the hands of the Secretary of
the y. r. A. not later than noon on
April 5th.
] Ill Iulo "otSu thShS wa ~
shots per man, in strings OF FIVE. The
fconditions are very liberal. admitting
of any position. any rife of not over
$50 calibre. and any sights not con-
tanning glass. The Americans who
shoot principally onhand at this dis
lance would have preferred that at
least a portion Of the shots should
have been fired from the shoulder,
! bu, Of course the conditions suggest
ed are agreeable. The Society OF
| Miniature Rife Clubs has obtained
a handsome trophy for the match.
which will be held ,.or one year BY
the winning country. and then COM
peted for again. as this will now be
an annual event.
Sometime after April II there vii!
| lake place The most extensive and
important test Of ammunition ever
held in this country. For this purpose
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co..
the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. ana
| the United States Cartridge Co.. are
ENGAGED In manufacturing millioa
rounds Of ammunition for the o. S.
! rife. A similar quantity Is being
manufactured BY the Ordnance De-
partment OF the U. s. Army. and
when the test is made a certain guam
tity will be taken from each Not and
| tested to determine which Is the best.
, The ammunition which Is given the
palm will then be held subject TO
| reouisition from the State authorities
and from the army. navy, and marine
cores. and will be used for practice
/ for the teams which will take part
In the great National matches AZ
Camp Perry. o.. in Angus; next. The
| Ordnance Department will bold out
| 100 900 rounds Of the choicest an
munition fC- the matches themselves
| and no ether ammunition will be per
muted 20 be used in them. This r.
| stric;ion applies only to the matches
under the supervision o: the National
Board for Promotion Of Rifle Prae'
tice. and will not affect the rules
for ammunition In the National Rihe
Association matches or those Of the
Ohio State Rife Association, which
will be held about the same time.
The msnufacturers will strive their
hardest TO carry Cd the prize. not 50
much for the amount involved in the
original order ~ for The prestige
which will 20 to the winnips CON
\ pany and the large orders which will
doubtless he received on the strength
Of winning in the tests. The Ord
nance department will also do i's
beet as there has long been spirit
Of rivalry between the private man
ufactu.eTs and the Frsnkford arsenal
AZ 10 wha, could b. turned out. al
conditions being eadal. The prices
-h;.h ,yiyr h, n.id for tho amnuni