The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-21

readers. whereas the newer design
bears a silhouette representing a man
crOuching in firing position as a hos
tile soldier might be expected 10 do
in the time OF battle. Targets are not
mounted, as in days OF yOre, on heavy
wooden boards. but instead the paper
targets are pasted upon burlap light
~ stretched on wooden frames which
are comparatively light in weight and
may be readily handled.
After each shot fired at a target the
target must be examined, the position Of
the bullet noted and signaled 10 the
marksman, the scar pieced or painted
over and the target put back in posi-
ton. Now il goes without saying that
when firing is going on almost con-
tlnuously for six hours day at large
number of targets-there are 236 tar
gets at Camp Perry-it is only by
very perfect routine and working sys
TEN that there is avoidance OF accident
to the boys who attend to the targets
and who must remain at their posts Of
duty, though sheltered, when the firing
is in progress. The approved scheme
is to provide target pits in the form
Of stOne-Walled alleys heavily banked
with earth. Here the target tenders or
markers are stationed and here, out OF
sight OF the rtflemen. they perform al
the tasks of chrOnicling the position or
each shot, FASTING a piece OF paper over
the bullet hole following each shot,
and putting in place a wholly new tar
get when one in use has become so
riddled with shots as TO prove useless.
At each opening in the target pit the
targets are arranged in duplicate, so
to speak-that is, two targets are pro
Vided, although only one can be eX-
posed at a time. The two targets are
placed on a simple elevator, or dumb
waiter and are so nicely balanced that
very little strength Is required 10 shift
them. By the operation of this see-saW
arrangement, as one target is elevated
into the line of vision of the marksmen
its mate is simultaneously drawn down
into the shelter OF the pit. Thus, while
marksman is aiming and firing at one
target a boy behind the protective
breastwOrk IS patching up the other
target and giving II in effect clean
surface for the next succeeding shot.
The signaling of the position OF each
bullet that finds the target Is done by
means Of colOred discs or flags mount
ed on long poles and elevated by the
boys in the pit, above the harrler. DlI-
ferent color combinations indicate diff
ferent scOres'and the flag or disc Is, Tor
purposes of Identification, waved d.
rectly in front Of the target when the
ehrOnicled record has been made.
The intricacies of target tending,
scoring, etc, are further slmpllIled Dy
the fact that d perfect network Of tele-
DbOne wires covers the target range.
There is a telephone station at each rlr-
ing line on the range and in each tar
get pit. Thus it is possible Tor the men
who are keeping tab on things at the
targets to be in instantaneous comm UNI UNI
cation with the firing line, where are
stationed the observers" with tele-
scopes and field glasses and the scorers
who chalk up on their blackDOaIds each
shot fired by any contestant. IN Some
of the preliminary practice work LOT
the national matches target shooting al
night was resOrted TO, and some OF the
up-to-date American ranges are now
equipped with electric lamps, SO SET IN
reflectOrs as TO illuminate the targets
almost as effectively as does daylight
One of the incidental activities OF
great national match that is interesting
in the extreme is the handling OF tae
ammunition. The United States service
rifle is required to be used by all con-
testants and SmOkelesS powder IS useu
tsxcIusivelv. Uncle Sam furnishes the
ammunition free of charge. the war
department provides 100000 ROUNDS OF
ammunition TO be used at the nationaI
matches, ana at preparatory pracllce
beforehand. In the team matches each
team receives 5000 rounds FOR prellm-
mary practice at their home stations
and 1000 rounds for use at camp Perry
lust here it may be explained Ihat d
team is not restricted TO II men IN
addition to the dozen principals, there
are alternates, a team captain team
coach a spO1ter, a range OFFICER ana a
surgeon, if desired
Great interest IN the camp toIls
shoot centers in the performances OF
CORPORAL Perry :. SchOfield OF the Ma
tional Guard of the site Of Massachu-
sets. who a few weeks ago established
a new worlds record by one of the most
phenomenal feats of craftsmanship
ever accomplished in the history OF the
world. In this feat. which has dis
closed new possibilities in the Yankee
guardsman as a marksman. Corporal
SchofieId scored 116 consecutive bulls
eyes at 500 yards. nearly doubling the
worlds record, which had previously
stood at 60 bulFs-eyes. Schofield de-
clares that shooting is the most highly
scientific of all the games or pastimes
in which men engage. He attributes
his success 70 persistent practice, COM
bined with a maintenance of the best OF
physical condition and temperate habits.