Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-14
BIG PRIZES OFFERED
N RIFLE MATCH
THIS YEAR
Three Great Contests In One.
Arranged by National Board;
important Changes Made In
Program for Annual Event,


promotion of rifle practice in making
>nch sweeping changes In the condl-
rions Of the national match the rifle
world has been earnestly discussing
10 Ole effect the changes made
Mn nave on This event. The national
march was established by congress in
Iqn2 and "A magnificent trophy was
urovided for it to which the National
pifle association added the Hilton
tronhy and the Soldier of Marathon.
congress annually ~appropriates the
money for the prizes which accom-
many the trophies and the match is
shot under the direction of the war
department.
Each state and territory and each
branch of the regular service is en-
titled to representation by a team OF
twelve shooting members, together
With coaches. range Officers, substi-
rutes. etc. Last year there were fifty
competing teams and the services of
approximately one hundred army Of
tfcers and seven hundred enlisted men
were required to handle the match.
Heretofore there have been six
prizes. which went TO the six leading
teams. but this year the national
hoard, with the approval OF the secre-
tary of war. has decided to change
the rules so as to make three great
contests in one,
For his purpose the teams will be
divided into three divisions on their
record at Camp Perry last year..
In the first division will come the
United states infantry. United States
navy, United States cavalry. United
states marine corps, Wisconsin. Mas
sachusetts. Naval academy, Pennsyl-
Vania, District Of Columbia. Washing
ton. Illinois. Iowa. oregon. Maine and
ohio.
In the second division will be Okla
homa. New Hampshire, Colorado, CAL
ifornia, New york Maryland. New
Jersey. Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri,
Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan. West Nir-
ginia and Kentucky.
The third division will include wv
oming, Connecticut. Georgia, Rhode
Island, Arizona, Alabama, South Car
olina. Nebraska. Tennessee, Delaware.
North Dakota. Texas, Vermont. Viz
ginia, Arkansas, Now Mexico, Utah,
Mississippi, Louisiana. North Caro-
lima and the remaining states and ter
ritories which were not represented
last-
The prize for the first division will
be the national trophy, for the sec
ond division viii be the Hilton tro
lfiy and for the third will be the Sol
dier of Marathon. in addition to which
there viii be three or -four money
prizes in each division. All teams
win be eligible to win the national
trOphy hnu nj. Ia teams in the sec
ond and l 1ad isions Will be ell
gible TO WI. ~, .lilton trophy while
none but teams in the third division
can win the Soldier of Marathon.
The same rule will probably be APP
piled to the money prizes so that the
teams in the third division can COM
pete for any OF the prizes offered
those in the second division will be
restricted to the prizes for the second
and first division, while the teams in
the first division will be eligible for
only the prizes in that division.
If the plans laid down are carried
through there viii be about $4,000 in
prize money for this match, the prizes
being graded downward so that the
highest prizes for the second and
third divisions will be slightly less
than the lowest prizes for the first
and second divisions respectively. The
lrize money last year amounted to
only 1915. In addition the members
OF the winning teams will receive APP
propriate medals.
This action of the board cannot fail
TO hearte. those states who for one
reason or another have felt that they
were out of the race before they
started. Under the new an no team
viii be assured .. = trophy or prize
untfl the last shot of the match is
ilred. and the increased prize money
and increased chances will have a
wonderfully stimulating effect on the
preliminary practice as well as on the ]
q
mother important change will be I
he substitution of the n target for :
the s%ilhouettes in the skirmish run. q
Ihe silhouette group consists of two 7
figures representing a man kneeling
md a man prone. the Hitter exposing
he head and shoulders. ,
Hits on the prope figure connt fi,r i,
md on the kneeling figure four and :
'hots striking elsewhere. count moth :,
ng. :,
The r target is divided into n huIps :
We with a ring and parallel lines. the .
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