Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-07
RIFLE AND REVOLVER
 STATE COMPETITIONS.
Will Be Held at State Range, East
 Haven, Sept. 19 and 20.

The annual rifle and revolver com petitions of the Connecticut National guard will be held at the state range, East Haven Sept. 19 and 20, 1912.
 All contestants will appear at all times in the service uniform of thelr respective arm or corps.
 The hours of firing will be from s q. m. to 6 p. m., unless otherwise ordered by the executive officer There will be an intermission of firing for lunch of three-q quarters of an hour in the middle of the day.
 The state match, Sept. 19 and 20, is open to teams of eight men and two alternates from the several organiza tions. First prize, bronze buffalo, presented by Gov. Rollin S. Woodruff, known as the Woodruff trophy, will be awarded to the team making the high est aggregate score; the second prize, $60, to the team making the next high est aggregate score; and the third prize, $40 to the next highest First prize to be competed for annually, and to be held for one year by the organ ization represented by the winning team. State medals will be issued to individual members of the team win hing the first prize, and their names will be published in orders
 The distinguished narksmens match is open to all distinguished marksmen of the Connecticut National guard in active service. The prizes are three medals uf gold, silver and bronze known as the distinguished marks mems medal.
 In company matches on Sept. 20 Match A is open to teams of five men and one alternate from any company or troop of the Connecticut National guard. The prize is a silver cup tC the team making the highest aggregate score, to be held for one year. The name of the company, the year wher won and the score will be inscribed thereon.
 Match B is open to teams of five men and one alternate from any com. pany or troop of the Connecticut Ma tional guard, with this restriction: Nc 1 officer or enlisted man who is in tho distinguished marksman's class or en. tered as competitor in either tht state match or company match A may enter to compete. The prize is sill yer cup to the team making the high | est aggregate score, to be held for on, wear. The name of the company, tn, ! year when won and the score will b' 1 inscribed thereon.
 
 ! 20. Match A is open to officers ant ! enlisted men of the Connecticut Ma. tional guard armed with the revolver | excepting previous winners of the Col, medal for the highest aggregate SCOT, l (the gold medaD.
 Match B is open only to those off | cers and enlisted men of the Connect cut National guard armed with tn revolver who have never won one O ] the Cole medals.
 Entries of teams and of individual for these contests will be made to tn 1 chief ordnance officer through the ad | 1utant generals office, not later thai Sept. IA, 1912, and no entries will b permitted after that date.
 Officers and enlisted men. Connecti | cut National guard, in the distinguish 1 ed marksman's class now in active ser | vice includes Lieutenant Colonel Henr- i $. Dorsey, Coast Artillery corps: Ma l jor William NJ Stark. ordnance depart ment; Major John A. Hagberg. Coas Artillery corps; Captain David Conner | Tenth company, Coast Artillery corps l Captain Percy H. Morgan, ordance de partment all of eastern Connecticut.