Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04

$50
under the direction OF tire range officer IN
charge, according to a plan previously
drafted. the details of each will not be
communicated to the msrksmen. Thus they
will not know when = target is coming up
or how long II will remain in sight. while
the targets are down the teams will ad-
vance by command Of their captain. but
under the general supervision Of the range
officer as 70 speed and alignment.
At each halt before reaehins $40 yards
from the target the team captains will
announce the distance, by giving a superior
and inferior limit, followed by the proper
commands OF firing indicating the ranges
to be used.
Tn manner Of determining the winners
is as follows: Fol every hit on the target
made by a team the opposing team will at
once lose a man and his remaining ammu-
milton. A target once hit will be Immediately
withdrawn and will not apear again. The
number or shots to be fired at each halt
will be determined by the captain of the
team and for every wrong command given
by a captain one man I'm his team will be
dropped out.
CorporaIs VIII Not Fire.
The corporsls will not fire or be dropped
out ultil the battle sight is ordered at $50
yards, when they will begin shooting. At
the longer ranges they will devote their
entire attention to experimenting the fire
Of their squad. Any man lost by the team
will remain at the place where dropped
out until the run is completed. The run
will be continued until Ca) one team has
lost all of its men: or (b1 both teams have
exhausted all their ammunition. In case
(s) the team not having lost all it's men
wins. In ease (b) tho team losing the
least men wins. The match viii be de-
cided by the continued competition Of the
winners Of each run. In addition to the
silver trophy. properly Inscribed. the win
ring team will receive all of the net en-
trance fees, of 81 per man, Including the
captains. 1t is not improbable that this
will amount to $500 or 500. The trophy
will become the property OF the team win
mir g the match three times.
Al other new match Of great interest will
be known as the marine corps match. For
the last few years the marine corps has
evinced a great interest in rifle shooting
and last year its teams made remarkable
records both at Camp Perry and Sea Girt.
so much SO that the officers Of the marine
corps subscribed 1850.
Simultaneous Matches.
The National Rifle association, having re-
Gently established an annual membership,
the match for the annual member viii be
shot at the same time as the match for
the life members. Gold for a trophy TO
be known as the Marine Corps trophy,
which will be shot for in August for the
first time. The distance and number of
shots will be two sighting shots and twenty
shots for record at 600 and 1000 yards, 1t
will be open to everybody with any mill
tary rifle, any military sight, usinG any
ammunition and shooting in any position,
Ten per cent Of the net entrance fees will
\ go with the trophy. which will be held for
one year. The second. third and fourth
men will receive 10 per cent and 30 per cent
Of the total net entrance fees, will be d.
vided into $40 prizes. The entrance fee Is
81 per man, and. as it Is expected there
will be at least 300 entries, there will be
something like forty or fifty prizes.
In the championship revolver team match.
for teams of five, a ohange has been
made, limiting 1t to any unit Of the army,
navy, organized militia and naval militia,
armed with the pistol, whose strength is
not larger than a battalion Of infantry or
a squadron OF cavalry, with thu exception
that a regiment Of infantry may enter a
team from the commissioned and noncom-
missioned staff officers.
May Have More Than One.
An organization may be represented by
more than one team. but no man will DO
permitted to shoot on more than one team.
The trophy will be the silver target"
| presented by Robert s. Hale Of Boston, to
be held for one year, together with a medal
to each member OF the team and % per
cent of the net entrance fees The other
prizes are 30 per cent. 20 per cent and IL
per cent. A new rifle match Is that to
be known as the individual rapid fire
match, which win be open to everybody.
The entrance fee is 81 and the prizes as
follows; % per cent, Is per cent and 10 per
cent; while 90 per cent will be divided
equally among the next competitors giving
to each one a sum equal to 10 per cent less
than the third prize. until the amount
available Is exhausted,
Medals will be given in eaeh class, to-
gether with five prizes. In the annual
members match Is per cent Of the entrance
fee will be divided into IS prizes. which
will be in addition to the five percentage
prizes.
The Interclub Match.
The interclub match has been changed 50
as to restrict II to teams of five from
civilian rifle clubs and military companies,
provided that no member of the team is a
member or alternate Of any team compel.
ing In the national team match.
Great interest mons the individual
shooters will be attracted by the Leech
cup, Wimbledon cup and the presidents
matches as well as the military champion,
ship match. Last year the prizes in the