Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-12
THANKSGIVING DAY
MATCH IS PLANNED
District RifIemen Propose Big
gest Match of Year on Z
Winthrop Range.
MAI. HARLLEE IN CHARGE

What promises to be one of the big
gest local shooting events of the year
is to be staged at the Winthrop. Md.
rifle range Thanksgiving day, when
the District of Columbia Rifle. Associa-
ton will hold its first annual cham
pionship match. Maj. William C. Harl-
lee. U. ). NJ. c.. has been designated ex-
ecutive officer of the match, and Capt
George X. Shuler. U. s. NJ. c., will be
assistant executive officer.
The match will be open to members
of the District of Columbia Rifle Asso-'
citation clubs. constituting the associa-
ton, and affiliated with the National
Rife Association. High School students
and invited guests of the District of
Columbia Rifle Association. The vari-
Gus courses will be oDen to competitors
regardless of previous qualifications.
In order that the contestants may be
properly assigned to targets. and that
the various matches may be run off
within the scheduled time. every par
ticipant is urged to have his entry
filed with Maj. Harllec, HOS Woodward
building. Tuesday. November 2S. at the
latest. No entrance fee is charged. eN-
cept one of 10 cents in the turkey shoot
Each participant must. however. pay 81
for necessary expenses, which will in
clude the trip to the range and lunch
con-
Steamer Goes Direct to Winthrop.
The steamer Gratitude has been char
tered by the association, and will leave
its wharf at the foot of sth street
southwest at o'clock Thanksgiving
morning. 1t will leave the range at
o'clock in the evening The boat is to
make no stops on the trip.
The events are to be as follows:
Rapid-fire match-Marksmens course
Of twenty shots. with two sighting
shots.
skirmish match = sharpshooter's
sighting shots at 500 yards.
Expert notwithstanding position
stage of the expert course of twenty
shots, with two sighting shots.
Individual championship match =
High aggregate score of the first three
events
Individual handicap match-High ag-
gregate score of the first three events,
plus the following handicaps: Expert
rifiemen and contestants who have
participated as principals or alternates
in any national match receive no adj
dition to actual aggregate score:
sharpshooters add thirty to their ag
gregate score; marksmen add sixty to
their aggregate score. and unqualified
shooters add ninety to their aggregate
score
Club championship match-TotaI of
six highest aggregate individual scores
for the first three events made by
members of any civilian or high school
rifle club.
Will Shoot for Regular" Turkey.
Qualification matches = Unqualified
contestants scoring seventy-five in the
rapid-fire match will qualify as marks
men: marksmen scoring seventy-five in
the skirmish match will qualify as
sharpshooters. and sharpshooters scor-
ing seventy in the expert match will
qualify as expert rifiemen.
Turkey shoot-Off hand, at 200 yards,
on target A. Competitors will partici
pate in the final shoot off, in accord
ance with the number o. iveS" to their
credit. The winner will receive a reg
ular" turkey.
munition only will be allowed in any
Of the events. Owners may bring their
own rifles and ammunition. or they will
be supplied to all contestants on the
firing line.
The contestant winning the individual
match will hold the title of champion
rifeman of the District of Columbia for
the ensuing year, and the high six"
winning the club match will hold the
title of champion team of the District
for the coming year, and will receive
a silk banner to be held as long as the
team remains in the lead after a yeah
Medals will be awarded individual
owners.