Evening star., 1912-08-28

DAYS" so far as the District rifiemen
are concerned and will enable them to
get good rest before entering the
Win. olcdon and Leech cup matches.
scheduled for Friday. These matches
are u. the long ranges. and Col Dung.
the team captain. will en'"r every man
on the team. including himself. In order
to take advantage of the practice, Whlcn
will result in Strengthening the men
at the longer distances. 1t also VIII
prepare them for the other big matches
next week. while the scores in these
matches will be taken into considera-
tiOn in the selection of the PaIma
trophy team. which Will be sent 70
Canada. The Wimbledon match is
twenty shots at 1000 yards. and 500.
900 and 1000 yards in the Leech cup
match
Through the efforts of Col. Young. the
company team matches, scheduleo I"r
today. have been postponed untl! sat
urday. 1t was understood originally
that the matches were to be held on
that day, and the team captain SO ar
ranaed the six teams which are to rep
resent the District. 1t was 1ound iater
that they had been changed 70 an
earlier date. and attention having peen
called to the matter. it was decided TO
have all the teams shoot under the
same conditions.
The program scheduled Tor tomorrow
includes the cavalry team match at .Nc
and 800 yards, ten shots at eacn ols-
last year by the field and staff OF the
Sd Infantry. New Jersey National Guard:
the Nevada trophy match at GD. HO and
l. 300 yards, ten shots at each distance.
open TO individuals. This event was won
last wear by Lieut. W. b. Short of New
York The other matches are In the re-
yolver class being the revolver team
match open to teams of five men, ana
the all comers' squadded military re-
volver match and all coHers squadded
rapid fire revolver match.
Distance Match Entrants.
Col Young. the team captain. has en-
tered the following members of the bri-
gade rifle team in the varioEs long dis
tance matches. whose scores Will be
taken into consideration in the selection
Of members to compose the Palma trophy
team: Capt. F.. Fl. Heidenreich. Lieut..
Ralph Alderman, Lieut.. Harry G. Cald-
well, Lieut.. Thomas Brown. Sergt Alfred
G. Schmidt. sergt Joseph ID. Schriver
and Corporal j. Ralph Fehr.
A new feature has been added to the
tournament this year by the introduc-
ton of what is known as surprise fire"
at 200 yards. This new method Of firing
was adopted by the War Department
some time ago. but is new to riflemen on
this range. In rapid fire. with the pis-
tol. and in surprise fire. time is regulated
at the target. the signal at the firing
point being given as q warning to the
range officer in charge OF the pit that all
Is ready ut the firing point for the tar
get to appear.
In surprise fire the officer in charge Of
the target, at the signal from the firing
point that all is ready on the firing line.
commands or signals ready AS soon
as all is in readiness to run up the target
he commands or signals up. When the
target has remained stationary in posi-
ton for three seconds he commands or
signals down The target is then
raised, the value of the hit or the occur
renee OF "A miss Is signaled with the usual
disks in the usual manner; the target Is
then withdrawn. pasted, and made ready
for the next shot. During the time the
target Is being marked and pasted a red
flag is exposed and firing on that target
ceases until the flag IS removed, after
which the target is again exposed at any
time, and the operation is repeated until
opportunity has been given for firing
twenty shots.
The annual meeting of the National
Rifle Association OF America for the cleo
whose terms Of Office expire January l
and to dispose of such other appropriate
business will be held at the club house
on the rifle range Thursday evening,
September ), at o'clock.