Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-05-29
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Adjutant General Harry T. Herring
last week upon oder Of Governor Nc
Donald, issued general orders Tor
target practice this summer and
offered an attractive list Of prizes
and rewards. All the National guard
companies will participate and there
will b keen rivalry ON the range and
at indoor practice.
Target season-(a) The outdoor
target season for the year will COM
mence Nay 20, and end October 81.
ia. (b) Indoor instruction will
comprise the period Of May 20 to
September 30. 1914.
Trophies and gold medal-(a) The
company commander whose company
makes the higheset figure Of merit
during the current season will be
given a gold medal.
Expert Pistol Shots Badge-To
the expert pistol shot a silver badge
will be issued, which may be worn
one year from the date Of qualiaca-
ton, and thereafter for one year
from the date Of each subsequent
qualification.
First Class Pistol Shots Pinto
the first class pistol shot will be is
sued pin, which may be worn one
year from the date Of qualification
and thereafter for one year from the
date Of each subsequent qualification.
(b) The national trophy, present
I'd by the United States, shall be
awarded annually to the company OF
infantry firing in the course pre-
scribed for the organized militia
which attains the highest figure OF
merit, provided that the figure Of
merit shall be computed by multiply
ing:
(a) Number of expert riflemen.
sharpshooters and marksmen BY 100.
(b) Number Of first class men.
sharpshooters and marksmen by go.
lc) Number Of first class men.
sharpshooters and marksmen BY 40.
And adding the products thus OBJ
tanned, and further provided that the
trophy shall not be awarded to the
second classmen, or better, 70 per
cent Of the total number Of enlisted
men borne on the rolls Of the organ
ization during the target practice
season. Circular No. 5, ID. NJ. A..
l9l4.)
(d) The Du Pont de Nemours
Powder Company trophy will be
awarded as precribed in bulletin No.
3, A. G. o., 1918.
Prizes--(Rifle practicel. The fol-
lowing prizes will he given as here
after stated:
First prize. s25.00-Company
with highest figure Of merit.
Second prize, $l5.00-Company
with next highest figure Of merit.
First prize, sl0.00-Offieer with
highest aggregate score.
Second prize, s5.00-Onicer with
second highest aggregate score.
First prize. $l0.00-Enlisted man
with highest aggregate score.
Second prize, s5.00-Enlisted man
with second highest aggregate score.
PISTOL PRACTICE
First prize, sl0.00-Officer or en-
listed man with highest aggregate
score.
Second prize. s5.00-officer OF en-
listed man with second highest aggre-
gate score.
Miscellaneous-(a) Officers and
enlisted men who qualified as marks
men or better in 1913, will not be re-
quired to fire the obstruction prac-
tice."
(b) Field, staff and non-eommis-
stoned staff report for small arms
practice TO the nearest company,
they will be furnished with rifle.
belt and ammunition. and will be re-
ported on the target range as attach
ed TO the organization.
(e) Company commanders are
authorized TO arrange for members
II their organizations away from
home station 10 do their target prac-
,ice with some other organization.
They will be reported on the target
report Of the organization with which
they fire and their qualifications will
be considered in computing the figure
Of merit Of the organization to which
they belong. 4,
(d) All officers will familiarife
themselves with bulletin No. 2. A. @.
o.. 1913.
(e) The Small Arms Firing Man
ual. 1913. governing all rifle and
pistol practice will supersede bull
tin No. ., A. @. O., 1913. when man
ual is received by organization COM
manders.
ffl II l. tha urvent desire Of this