The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-01
FIVE TOURNAMENTS
At CAMP PERRY
OHIO RIFLE RANGE WILL BE IN
CONSTANT USE NEARLY
A MONTH.

Washington, ID. e. July 3l.-FroIu
August to September the rifle
range at Camp Perry, Ohio. viii be In
constant use. Five distinct tournaments
will be in progress. with THOUSANDS oi
marksmen. scorers and attendants III
camp on the range. The program IN
cludes the seventh annual matches urr
der the national board for prOm0tIOT IT
rifle practice. the twenty seventh an
nual matches of the National Rifle
association. the sixth annual matches
of the Ohio State Rifle association. the
first annual matches of the Department
of the Lakes Rifle association and the
regular annual competition of the Ohio
national guard. The Ohio national
guard matches are for members OF that
organization exclusively. They will be-
gin August and number five matches.
Immediately following comes the
matches of the Ohio State Rifle asso-
citation, which are open only To its
members and members of the Ohio
national guard. IS matches in all. Next
i'm order are the matches of the Ohio
state Rifle association. which are open
to all Corners. They will number IS.
making the total number of matches
of the Q. s. r. \. Al.
The matches of the Department of
the Lakes Rifel association. which will
be shot under the direction of the q.
$. r. A.. number six. They will be
confined to teams and citizens from
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Kentucky. which states
comprise the department of the lakes.
Preliminary practice for the national
matches win begin on Friday. August
20. and continue on Saturday. Sunday
the range will be closed. on Monday.
August %. the national team match
will be opened. to be followed by the
national individual rifle match and the
national individual pistol match. These
day. August -. when the National
Rifle association matches begin. They
include Il matches.
During the period from August to
20 the targets will be manned by a
brigade of the Ohio national guard,
and shooting will he in progress from
s to IL: so n. IN. and from to o'clock
in the afternoon. During the matches
of the national board for promotion of
rifle practice and the National Rifle
association the range will be differed
and manned by the United States
army and the national guard. Markers
and scorers will be furnished by the
army. u regiment being detailed for
duty at the range. Teams entering
the national match viii either subsist
themselves or be subsisted at the mess
hall. Congress has appropriated si2.-
900 for the messing of competitors
during the national matches.
Each competitor Is entitled to cot
and mattress and necessary camp fur
niture. such as stool wash basin, water
bucket. tin cup. broom. ETC. and ample
tentage will be furnished. all through
the courtesy of the state of Ohio. Com
petitors will be expected to supply
their own blankets and bedding other
than mattresses.
A careful estimate of the number of
men expected at Camp Perry for the
matches includes 100 regular army Of
ficers: 1000 enlisted men. L. :. A.:
team contestants and officers. 900: ma
tional guardsmen not attached to
teams and civilian rifle club members.
900 to 500: brigade .. y. G.. 500.