Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-13
rifle TEAM WILL Be
SELECTED DURING CAMP
STATE COMPETITION WILL BE
HELD At DEVILS LAKE,
JULY TO II.
Any Competitors Who Have Already
Participated in a National Match
Will Be Handicapped 20 Per Cent.

Tie following order regarding the
selection of the North Dakota rifle
team, which will represent the state
in the national rifle matches 70 be
held at either Camp Perry, o, or at
Sparta, Wis.,, has been awaited with
a great deal of interest by the Ma
tional guardsmen of the state:
Bismarck, N. d., June 6, 1911.
General orders No. II.
The following regulations for the
selection of the rifle team to repre-.
sent the state of North Dakota in tie
national team match to be held Au-
gust % and 20, 1911, at a place here.
after to be designated, are approved
and promulgated for the information
and guidance Of all concerned:
Office OF Assistant Inspector of Small
Arms Practice, First Infantry Reg.
iment, North Dakota N. G.
Fargo, April 20, 1911.
Rules and Regulations.
For the selection of the North d.,
kota rifle team for the year 1911.
Place and Date.
The competition shall be held AT
the state military reservation near
Devils Lake during the encampment
of the First infantry regiment, and
shall commence as soon as practica.
BILE after the troops arrive in CAM
Who May Compete.
The competition shall be open to
any officer or enlisted man of the
North Dakota National guard;
(a) Who is on the active list and
assigned to duty; and
90 Who has done Is per cen. Of
military duty for the IL months next
preceding the date Of holding the
competition.
Provided that no man win be ac-
cepted as a member of the team who
is not sober, tractable and orderly,
and who, in the judgment of the tea m
captain, wound not be a creditab!e
representative OF the North Dakota
National guard
Each competitor shall present to the
executive officer. when reporting for
competition, certificate of his eligi-
bility under the provisions of this par
agraph ~ signed by his immediate
commanding officer.
Provided that any competitor who
has heretofore attended national
match. either as principal or alter
nate, shall be subject to handicap Of
20 per cent to be computed on the
basis of his total score in lis last
competition for place on the team;
and if the record of such competitor
last competition is not available, then
on his total score in competition for
the year 1911.
The event shall be in number and
order as follows:
l. l skirmish run, target D."
Q 200 yards slow fire. target "a
g. 200 yards rapid fire, target 3D.
without bayOnets.
1000 yards slow fire, target 3D.
1000 yards slow fire, target &C.
And it is the intention to shoot this
program through twice, but the pro-
gram may be abridged. enlarged or
modified according to condition OF
weather or requirements of other
camp duties.
In rapid fire. and at all distances
except 600 yards in the skirmish, the
battle sight only will be used.
In all slow fire events there shall De
ten 1O) shots for record preceded by
two sighting shots, which are COM
pulsory.
In all slow fire events the rifle will
be used as single loader. with mag
azine empty.
Competitors may be eliminated by
the executive officer as fast as it
becomes apparent that they cannot
qualify for the team.
Arms and Ammunition.
The provisions of paragraph No. II,
G. O. No. 40, war department, March
%, 1911. with respect to alteration Of
pieces, will not be enforced, and the
sling may be used in all events in
with one arm only, when
adjusted.
Ammunition will be furnished to
by the executive officer
on the range, and competitors are
forbidden to bring any ammunition
whatever onto the range.
Miscellaneous.
Matters not covered In this order
shall be decided in accordance with