Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-30

Gen. CrozeI on one of his visits to the
National Guard rife range last season
observed the riflemen making use of a
nonf1uid oil, which he learned was used
by the District guardsmen for the pur-
pose OF preventing metal fouling. Being
favorably impressed with the representa-
tons made to him he ordered a test of
some OF it, "Kooo," with the result
that It practically substantiates All the
points the local rifiemen claimed for it.
While at Camp Perry last season the
District of Columbia team men made
| known its good properties to members of
| value is recognized by the best rifiemen
In the states. The ordinance report will
probably cause it to be adopted for gen.
eral use in the army.
| AS result of the recommendation of
the national board for promotion of
| rifle practice, which have been approved
by the Secretary of War, the national
| rifle matches at Camp Perry. Ohio.
which will be held next August, begin
ming Monday. August o. will present
many new features of great interest to
the shooting profession. The national
board met here in January with nineteen
OF the twenty-one members present.
They We're: Assistant Secretary of War
Robert Shaw Oliver. president; Gen.
William P. Hall, U. S. A.; Capt. H. G.
c cenTnara u i g. A. recorder IieSt
Gen. Bird W. Spencer and Gen. p. Far
mer Wanser. New Jersey: Gen. Lawra-
son Riggs, Maryland: Gen. George II.
Harries, District of Columbia; Gen. Carl
A. Wagner, Michigan: Gen. George W.
Wingate and Gen. Char F.. Roe. New
| York: Gen. C. A. Kelley, Colorado: Gen.
James A. Drain, Washington; Gen. Ell,
lott c. Dill, Maine: Gen. f. c., Young.
! Illinois; Col. A. B. Critchtield. Ohio; Col.
John Caswell. Massachusetts; Col. Roy
Hoffman, Oklahoma, and Maj Claude E.
Goddard, Pennsylvania. 1t was agreed
| that the restrictions in regard to pre-
lfminary shooting on the range. in force
| last year. should be rescinded The
| matches of the Ohio State Rifle Associa-
ton and the National Rifle Association
Of America will be held prior to the ma
tional matches under arrangements to be
made between these associations and the
War Department. The Ohio authorities
rendered the use of Camp Perry range
and equipment and the board gave vote
of thanks to the governor for the same.
The equipment includes the mess hall,
and this year 1t is expected the mess
will be placed under the direction of a
regular army officer. Congress appropri-
| ating $4,000 for the messing of the COM
petitors.
| Col. r. X. Evans, who has been execu-
tive officer of the last three national
matches. has been selected by Secretary
Dickinson as executive officer for 1910,
and the rules were amended to provide
for two assistant executive officers, one
of them to be from the organized militia.
The national board sustained the action
OF the executive officer tn disqualffyng
the Naval Academy team at Camp Perry
last year, but incorporated in its pro-
ceedings a paragraph from his report in
which Col. Evans says: 1.-The executive
officer avails himself Of this opportunity
| to state that there is nothing in this in
cident which can reflect in the slightest
Naval Academy team" Col. Evans also
paid high compliment to the team. The
| resolutions and quotation were forwarded
to the Secretary of the Navy.
| To prevent any possibility of similar
misunderstanding in the future the rules
relating to the arms used in the matches
were revised SO as to provide that the
trigger pull must always be at least three
pounds. Rife to be used as issued by the
ordnance department, without alteration
or modification of any kind or character
whatsoever. A violation of this rule in
any respect shall disaualfy team or
competitor" A new provision authorizes
the ordnance department to select star
gagged rifles los as high grade an can
be produced for the use of teams and
individuals in the national matches.
A great advance was made in the rules
governing the distances and the shooting
III the UdtCHeS. lie SUD-ydFQ range was
cut out entirely from the national team
and individual matches. Instead of the
rapid fire being on a bull s-eye target, tar
get 3D. will be substituted for target
"A" Target ID" carries the figure of a
man prone and shot in the figure will
count five, shot below the figure four
and others three and two. The COM
petitors will be lined up in fire by odd and
even numbers, the former firing first. The
pieces will be loaded and when all are
q will no "a
gets will rise and remain in position for
| twenty seconds. and then disappear. AS
the targets come up the competitors will
sink to the ground. with one knee on the
| ground and an elbow on the other knee.
The five shots must be fired or otherwise
each unexpended cartridge will count as
! a miss, and firing may be continued from
the time the target appears until it dis
| fective cartridge, a disabled piece or more
than five hits on his target must fire
again. Only "battle-sights'' may be used
! in rapid fire.
| A similar change has been made in the
rules for the skirnish runs. The Skin
mishers will be assembled at a point
more than 600 yards from the targets.
! The magazines will be filled and one
cartridge loaded therefrom. Firing will
begin at 900 yards and the targets will be
run up and continue in sight for thirty
seconds during which two shots are fired,
the competitor firing at will. The targets
will then be withdrawn and the com
petitors advanced to the 5OO-yard line
| and two more shots will be fired, the tar
gets appearing and disappearing as be-
| fore Three shots will be fired at the
4OO-yard and $50 yard firing point, and
at the 800 and 20 yard points five shots
are to be fired. At all ranges. except soc
yards, the battle sights will be used. AS
| this will be the first time that disappear
ing targets have been used In the ma
tional matches, the innovation will at
tract widespread attention in this and
other countries, as it will furnish un-
usually severe test OF craftsmanship
The match will be the more interesting
from the standpoint Of the spectators be-
cause of the changes.
The use OF permanently affixed microm-
eters. orthoptic eyepieces. telescope
sights spirit levels. temporary shades or
itors may use field glasses or small tele-
scopes, such as might reasonably be car
ried as part of a soldiers equipment.
They may also use micrOmeter and in
diyfdual score book The use of such
lubricants as are not injurious to the rifle
will be permitted.
An important change Of a technical
character has been made by the national
board in substituting the word revolver
for the word pistol wherever FOUND In
the rules This marks the passing OF the
pistol from military shooting. The am
munition for the national revolver match
will be selected on the same lines as that
for the rifle matches.
The classification In the national team
match will be the same as last year. but
based on the results of 1900. No change
was made in the prize list, but the pro-
vision requiring the team making ffth