The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-22
RIFLE TEAM PLANS
aNHW RULES TO FEATURE CAMP
 PERRY SHOOT.
Alabema, as is Usual, will De nsDres senfed in the Annual gheof, Which is Held During Laf-
 ter Part of August.

: While no arrangements have, been made for rife team to represent the State militia in the annual shoot to be held during the latter part of Au- gust at Camp Perry. O.. Alabama will De well represented in all of the con- tests
 The membership of the team which will represent Alabama marksmen. will md the rules governing the shoot trife different from those of last year. The rules of some shoots have been radically changed. while new matches have been arranged. Thu prise awards will also be made in . dinsrent man ner.
 Heretofore its matches have been con- ducted by the State association where the matches were held and N. R. A. re- ceived 20 per cent of the gross receipts. This year the N R. A. will conduct It's own matches and will pay back in the form of prizes all money received from entrance fees. with the exception of range. which will be very small. as the War Department will supply regu- lar troops for marking and scoring, the same as 1t does for the National Board matches.
 The most important of the new matches will be that for the Marine Corps trophy. presented by the officers of the United States Marine corps. This will be squadded individual match, open to everybody. with a military rife. any military sight, any ammuni- tion and any position. There will be twenty shots for records at 500 yards and twenty shots at 1000 yards, with two sighting shots at each range.
 Another new match 10 that for the annual members of the National Rifle Association .and an individual match for rapid hre.
 The conditions of the revolver team match have been changed % that any organization in the regular or volun- tesr service, armed with the pistol, and whose unit is not larger than a squad ron or battalion, may contest. Regf- ments may enter teams composed of commissioned and on-commissioned officers.
 A restriction has been placed upon entries for the Inter-Club match. En- tries from civilian clubs and military companies which are members of the National Rifle Association may enter. but members of State teams are barred.
 The National team match. in which it is expected there will be more than fifty teams representing States, Terri tories and the regular services. will begin on Monday, Aug. 22. and will be followed by the national individual match and the national pistol match. The tournament will conclude with the matches of the National Rifle As sociation. which will immediately fol. low the national match and which will continue for from six to ten days. The whole program will cover about three weeks solid shooting. This will be the occasion of the first meeting of the Department of the Lakes Rife Association. for which matches several valuable trophies and prizes have been secured.
 The Ohio State Rife Association has raised more than sA0o0 for cash prizes in its matches. Congress has appro- priated an additional 34,000 for the use of the National Board for the Pro- motion or Rife Practice. the bulk of which will be utilised in increasing the prizes in the national match. It is es- timated that next August the prize list will be greater by S7.0o0 than that of any preceding national meeting.