Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-21
'OFF-HAND' MEDAL
IS WON BY MILES
NATIONAL GUARDSMAN WINS
RIFLE CLUB TROPHY
OLDEST MAN IN COMPETITION
MAKES FINE RECORD
creedmoor Decision Awards Honors
to Militia Sergeant-Club Team
Tryout VIII Be at Glendale
Next Sunday

Sergeant Harry c. Miles took the
Cortland Trophy" at the Rife and
Revolver club shoot Sunday. Charles
Lockwood tied Miles for the possession
of the trophy, but on the "Creedmoor'
decision of ties, Miles proved to have
the fewest number of low shots.
Sergeant Miles is the oldest man in
the California National Guard and one
of the finest rifle shots in this end of
the state, albeit he is some 81 years old
and veteran of the civil war. The ages
of no two of the men shooting against
him would total the age of the veteran,
but he proved that he is still in the
game with the service rifle
Lockwood shot a wonderfully fine
score, a poor trigger pull of an UNI
familiar rifle handing him miss in the
early part of his score, but in spite
of this handicap he tied the winner
of the medal in his remaining fourteen
shots, and would have won If he had
landed a 1.-TWO" in place of his miss.
Lockwood also came within one point
of winning the trophy at the shoot
last month, shooting an old Mauser
used in the Spanish war. He will prob
against the Seattle and California Rifle
club in July.
The conditions called for fifteen
shots, off-hand, at 200 yards, any rifle
and ammunition used. The only arm
which was not military rifle was one
brought out by E. L. Stevenson of
Pasadena, and which was a three
barreled gun, having a rife barrel UNI
derneath, and fitted with a telescope
Il fsrI,k Iioxz n a
good using the shot barrels part of the
combination, but the rife barrel end
of the gun failed to contain any bulls
eyes for its owner in spite of his Ian
guage. He varied the monNtony by
getting in an argument with the mar
l0er that the club members had to
settle to prevent them tangling with
each other.
The try-out for the club team will
be held on the Glendale range next
Sunday at 200, 300 and 500 yards, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock and lasting all
day. The match with Seattle comes off
July a. and it is probable that the
Spokane club will also enter, making
it a three cornered match. Matches
are also on the schedule with the Bis
bee Rifles and the Southern California
Rifles. The ten government military
rifles. ordered in March, arrived Fri
day and the club will resume active
shooting with both rifles and revolvers.
A club meeting is to be held Thursday
night to arrange for the equipment of
the Glendale range with long range
targets-S00 and 1000 yards.
Rifle medal match. Range 200 yards
THE SCORES
Sergt. H. c. Miles, service ammunition,
New Springfield rifle
45544 44s44 4454. .-e2
Chas. Lockwood, reloaded ammunition,
New Springfield rifle
54O45 45454 55 Ss4. .-s2
f. C. Crossman, reloaded ammunition, New
Sprinffeld rifle
S5444 4444444 SIS. 81
E. C. Crossman, reloaded ammunition, New
Springfield rifle
s4444 44s4244 .-5s
John M. York, service ammunition, New
Springfield rifle
44455 54s A. 2 .-56
Stanford Watson, reloaded ammunition,
New Springfield rifle
34oS o 4354 4S4 As
r. L. Stevenson, unknown brand amlnuni-
ton, three barreled gun
42424 asa 223. IA