Milford chronicle., 1911-09-29
ARRANGED
FOR RIFLE WORK.

FOR RIFLE WORK
Major VIM. G. Ramsey, Chief oi
Ordnance and Inspector OF Rife
Practice in the Organized Militia oi
Delaware, has compl, ted all arrange,
ments for the revolver and rifle con
tests to be held by the officers. and
men at the State Range. Three diff
ferent trophies will be competed for.
The order for the meet follows:
Circular-The annual rife and re-
volver competition for 1911 will be
held upon the State Rifle Range be-
low New Castle, on Saturday, Octo-
Der Z, 1911, and will be under the
direction Of the chief of ordnance.
The competition will be composed
of the State Medal Match, the Lea
Trophy Match, the Officers Revolver
Match, and the Enlisted Mems Re-
volver Match.
STATE MEDAL MATCH.
Open to teams Of five. officers and
enlisted men. from the General Staff,
Headquarters and each company Of
the First Infantry.
Kinds Of Fire-Slow, rapid and
skiImish.
Distances-Slow fire, 200, 600 and
1000 yards Rapid fire, 200 yards,
skirmish fire, one run.
Number Of Shots Slow fire, two
sighting shots and ten shots for re-
cord at each range. Rapid fire, ten
shots. Skirmish fire, twenty shots.
misunderstanding at 200 yards
and prone with head towards target
at all other ranges. except while
skirmishing and at rapid fire when
the rapid fire and skirmish rules of
the National Match will govern.
Arm-U. S. Magazine rifle calibre
80, model 1903.
Ammuniti0n--As Issued.
Prize-Silver medals to each mem |
Der Of the team making highest ag-
gregate score at all ranges, and bronze /
medals to each member of the team
aaking second highest aggregate
score at all ranges.
LEA TROPHY MATCH
A special rapid fire and slirmish
match for the Lea Trophy. The
trophy to be awarded the team max
ing the highest aggregate score at
rapid fire and skirmish in the State
Medal Match, the trophy to be re-
tanned by the winning team for one
year.
OFFICERS REVOLVER MATCH.
Open to all commissioned officers
Of the Organized Militia of Delaware.
Arm-The U. S. regulation IS
calibre Colt revolver, as issued to the
Militia Of this State, with
service sights, and trigger pull not
less than four pounds
Ammunition, distances, classes Of
ire, number Of shots. Two strings
IF five shots each at 10 yards rapid
ire; % yards timed fire; 80 yards
dow fire. +
Ten seconds will be allowed for +
ZACH string Of five shots rapid fire; r
wenty seconds for each string Of five r
imed fire; one minute for each shot :
low fire. No sighting shots. =
Prize-The Doherty Trophy to be
.warded the officer making the high ,
st aggregate score, and to be retain n
d by him for one year. n
ENLISTED MEMS REVOLVER n
MATCH. CT
Open to all enlisted men Of the n
Militia of Delaware, en- n
tiled to qualify with the revolver. 1
All conditions to be the same as bl
)r the Officers Revolver Match. M
Prize-The Doherty Trophy to be to
warded the enlisted man making NJ
ne highest aggregate score, to be re- kl
lined by him for one year. TT
Each company commander will be X
squired to enter a team in the State
Ledal and Lea Trophy Matches. In Fc
ldition to the five team principals SO
lch company will bring two alter
ates Companies A, c, D, F and ta
will also supply one additional -
an each to act as scorer. n
All officers and enlisted men elgi-
e to enter the revolver matches viii
required to do so unless excused
r good and sufficient reasons by the
'oper authority.
The chief of ordnance for the gen.
al staff team, the regimental adiu- 90
mt for the headquarters team and
e various company commanders