Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-27
This Mornings Practise Shows
Men Are Gaining
Efficiency.
NEW RIFLES HAVE ARRIVED
Sprlngiields of Perfect CONSTRUCTION
Now IN the Hands OF the
Team for Testing.

The crack shots who are assembled
at Fort Douglas this week did some
good work this morning when the 500
yard slow fire and the skirmish hre was
held The men are now using the old
star gage springnelds and are making
good. but this afternoon 20 OF THIS
years models Will be ready for use
Each man on the team viii be assigned
a new rifle and the same course or huu
Ing elevations will commence TINS AT
ernoon The rifles are OF extra nne
Quality and the score OF the team snouiu
greatly improve. Coach Walthbli -
plea sed that the rifles arrived in time
q, Iocate tho zero. as the team VIII
not be put out as much as was Va
pccted. 10.
The shooting this morning was pieas-
ing. as the team average at 800 Sarus
slow fire was above the Az aNetaS'
and the skirmish average close 20 90
which Is only few points snort OF W.
average which will be satstavtoiS "a
the Perry shoot. Coach NaI'' .l,,.t 90
Cornoral IoerRer will give instruction
ia The men and watch them cIosely
during the first few days nring VIII
me new rifles The weather conuitlohs
couid not have been better thah thsS
have been and II they continue thS
men will learn their rifles 1, II hppvu
that the conditions viii chahse aIo"h
toward the close of the Weeh' a a.
100 In the use OF windage is essen'lal,
- the condition Of the wind at Perry
a. sel1om the same any Ave minutes;
NJ, tsa,n as "A whole IL lmproNl"S
"a no Tho time the national maloh
comes around, Titan VIII DC "o 49,.
y,atch with interest the result % w,
shoot The team IL becomlns LA a
r. team ~
s,Saen In me prize money now seem
There we're only 1888 points
adherence between the winning team
10 ciass G and the Utah team whlSI
ca,,,e seventh This difference couin
easily be made up on single range
TEAM NOW COMPLETE.
= was expected that an elimination
,,.d,,,6 have 10 be made the latter part
ne Tho week, as three extra men WEI"
members OF the squad, but since tha'
,,r,e the three have dropped out SetgI
Wilson OF the signal corps VINO 'au'
eighth in the competition can not tanS
the trip, as he VIII De uhapls co,,-
bis work. Private Bayliss or { COM
rarv was Ineligible as he has been
,r,nnher of the guard only three
months when one year rs the fepuiIc-
nent wednesday Sergt, Gardner ur"p
ned the squad for similar reasons a.
Wilson. This leaves put 10 d,t,,
r'ii compose the team. The elimination
VS. to have commenced Thursday
morning NOR when all scores would have
hScn recorded The loss OF Wilson ana
Gardner will be greatly felt as noth
are excellent shots. Gardher me ,,yo
on the Perry team for the past wv
Years while Wilson made Perry last
The result Of the shooting this morn
ing finds sergt. Anderson OF IL com,
nanv' salt Lake, In the lead. lie uea
80; Kneass at 900 yards slow FIRE with
az out Of 50, but passed all on the
skirmish run, making So and 50 out 81
100 Lieut. coolidge came second IN the
skirmish with rs points ana SapI
Kneass third with ~. gt.-Maj. Nlcl-
son came second at 900 yards with 20
THIS MORNINGS SCORES.
The result Of this mornings shoot
is as follows: