Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-04
New and Interesting Feature of
National Shoot at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
CHANCE FOR SALT LAKE MEN
'md~Omc Sterling silver Trophy
Dung Up for Compctition-Com-
ing Convention of Mark-mcn.

Wastngton. ID. C.. MAY Re.
N"I'er atches FOR the police OF u,,
country hl be a new and inter.sti8-
feature oithc national shoot az Can9
Perry ohi which viii run from Au-
y To- Co. lf-hsive. The program ln
Guides the r'ular matches OF the Obi.
state hihe issociatiou. the National
Rife associati1 and the national board
Tor promotion { rifle practise. and o..
'he regular rihe and revolver matcho.
ordinarily includd I'm these program
have been added new matches for tha
METROPOLITAN polic,
The national polao taar, r,,t.b ,...H
be shot for the drsttina On Tbura5.,
Aug ii, 1910 Each team Is To- cor4I.t
or i've police officer froln Tho t,r...
81 a single city ana no officer mas.
shoot on more than one team Tn,-
must have been in tie same polio.
force for at least three months prio.
20 the date OF the match. and will uea.
the authorized uniform ~ their fore
Al 10 yards each man win fire tVl
score OF FIVE shots each. rapid fire.
eight seconds 60 each sCo-e. At d.
Yards each man will fire two scores of
hVe shots each, timed fire. rs seconds rl
each score. and at so yards each mao
VIII fire five shots, slow fire. 20 second
for each shot
Any caIiber OF revolver from .32 q,
40. inclusive. and having lenpth 10
barrel not less than four nor more than
six Inches, may be used.
OPEN TO ANY OFFICER.
The national police individual match
Will run from Aug to Aug H. in
elusive. and viii be open to any police
officer In The United States furnishn-
a certificate that he has been on IN,
police force OF his city. town. or vi..
lage for at least three months prior
TO the match. The ranges and times q
firing Will be the same iu this match
as In the national police team match
Tho regulations as to the weapons are
alao the same for both matches For
the national police team match the Colt
company has given handsome sterling
silver trophy about - inches high with
a base Of about rs inches and having
three handles of novel design tn.
trophy Is mounted ON FURNISHED cog
per base which makes very attrac-
tive combination The match viii na
an annual event and the trophy WIN
remain In the custody Of the polio
force winning 10 from year o. year In
the individual match there will hs
number OF money prizes and medal
In order 10 get these matChc7 before
the police departments the Ohio EI'H
association appointed "a special commit
tee consisting Of Col Byron l.. Bo~-
ger. Maj Charles Mecht and Capt.
william NJ Schoheld all Of the OhD
National Guard 20 send invitations
TO the chiefs Of police Of the larga
cities to have their forces represented
I'm these matches The committee point
out that the annual national matches
at Camp Perry bring competitors from
all parts Of the country. and that tha
camp is attended by thousands OF The
finest rife and revolver shots in thH
country many having international
reputation These shoots arc tho
natural schools for rifle and rovolya-
shooting and Il Is believed that the pn-
lice forces would be benefited hv par
ticipation in such matches and the TO-
dividual Officers would learn muon
from association and competition with
the crack revolver shots Of the country.
In addition Co Lhc police matches, the
officers would be eligible 10 comrota
I'm a number OF other revolver matchr7
10 be shot at this time, including three
so per cent medal matches, a rapid fire
revolver match. all-comers military re-
volyer matches, automatic ris'..
match. cavalry revolver match, as cali
her match. and the revolver champion
ship match.