East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-07-05

Portland.-Orders for the annual
state rifle competition in which "a
teams of riflemen representing every
section of the state where National
Guard troops are stationed will com,
pete for trophies and medals, were
issued yesterday from headquarters of
the oregon National Guard
Four important contests to estab-
lish the supremacy in rifle marksman-
ship of the various organizations are
provided, together with a match for
revolver marksmen. The competition
will open August 1 and will continue
until August 8, or until the matches
are completed.
The four important rifle matches
named in the orders are the state tro-
ply match, the state medal match,
the state individual match and the
governors trophy match. The one
about which the greatest interest CEN
ters is the governors trophy match,
inasmuch as it will establish the regi-
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these laurels have gone to the Fourth
Infantry, of Southern Oregon, owing
to the better facilities for preliminary
practice on the Southern Oregon rifle
ranges. This year however, the Third
Infantry has had the advantage of
the new Clackamas Station range and
IL confident of a different outcome.
This match will be hard fought and
It will be hard to pick the winner in
advance, although the Southern Com.
mand would seem to have a slight ad-
vantage.
Hard TO Pick Winners.
The outcome of the state individual
match will be the most spectacular
Of the lot. Nearly every one of the 12O
riflemen to be on the range will enter
and each man will be for himself.
That match also went to Southern Ore
gon last year, but the Third infantry
has developed several marksmen who
believe they have a chance this time.
The state trophy match will be for the
company championship and the state
medal match a contest open to all
riflemen competing in the state trophy
match.
The firing of the various events will
include every range. In the State
trophy match there will be slow fire at
200 and 500 yards. and rapid fire at
200 yards. The same order of the
fire will be followed in the state med
al match In the individual contest
there will be a skirmish run. 200 yards
rapid fire, 200 yards slow fire, and
slow fire at 500. 500 and 1000 yards.
In the governors trophy match there
will be rapid fire at 200 yards and
slow fire AZ 500 and 1000 yards.
Shoot for silver Cup.
In the state trophy match the prize
will be a silver cup to become the pro-
perty of the organization winning it
three times. In the state medal
match, the award will be gold med
al, to become the property of the Of
ficer or man winning it three times
The outcome of this match will be
based on the highest individual scores
of the company championship contest
In the individual competition there
will be ten medals, one gold for the
competitor making the highest ag-
gregate score, two silver medals for
the second and third highest aggre-
gate scores, five bronze medals for
the next highest aggregate scores, one
silver medal for the highest aggregate
in slow fire, a silver medal for the
highest aggregate in rapid fire, and
silver medal for the highest aggregate
score in skirmish fire.
The state pistol match will be open
to all officers and non-commissioned
officers present on the range. There
will be slow, timed and rapid fire in
this event and the prizes will be gold
medal and two silver medals for the
first, second and third highest aggre-
gate scores.
Provision is made in the orders that
all members of teams and competitors
must have performed rs per cent Of
military uty, such as parades, drills,
encampments and other duties, during
the time they have been in the Guard.
Certfication of such service must be
filed with the statistical officer in the
Adjutant- Generals office not later
than July 90