The Washington herald., 1918-06-09
OPEN MATCHES
OF FRIFLECLUBS
JUNE22AND2 %
Program for Annual Event
Announced by National
Association.

Annual championship matches OF
the National Rifle Association iihe
clubs of Maryland and the District Of
Columbia are to be held &C Navy
Rifle Range, Saunders, Nd, on Sat
urday. June .. and Sunday. June 3.
according to announcement made last
night by Maj. William c. HA:les, U.
$. NJ. c., vice-president Of the Ma
tionaI Rifle Association, and member
of the National Board for P-cmotion
of Rife Practice.
All matches are open ID citizens
of the United States, including menu
bers Of rife clubs. mill :ary. nays I.
home guards, and similar organi5a-
tions. without regard to previous quail
ihcations.
Fifteen matches altogether have !Cen
arranged for the two days' shooting
tournament. in one OF which. that of
the division team match, teams from
the Naval Academy Rifle Range. Ar
napolis. Nd. and the Navy Rifle
Range. Glen Burnie. Nd. will enter
for their regular annual division team
competition.
These same teams will enter also
in the ships team competition, and
whatever records the U. s. Navy Aca-
denny cadets may make on either of
these occasions will go to their credit
in their rife shooting status with the
Navy Department.
Other teams have been invited to
enter the two matches in question,
and Col. VI. A. Winter. commanding
the Home Defense League Rifles. and
1T kA
club. has given assurance that crack
would participate at all the matches
scheduled.
Col. Winter is cooperating to tho
fullest extent with Maj. Hairless ef-
forts 10 make these matches the most
important Of their character ever held
throughout the eastern states. In
keeping with this idea, it is his in
tention to send a personal letter to
every rife shot of note in Washing
ton. urging them to attend the
matches. and calling their attention
to the benefits to be derived therfrom
in connection with rife target prac-
tice.
The Schedule.
Following is schedule of the
events to take place at the time desig-
mated:
Match No. 1-slow fire. 200 yards.
SLOW fire stage of marksman course.
Match No. 2-Slow fire, 800 yards.
Slow fire stage of expert course.
Match No. G-Marksman match. 20O
Yards. Rapid fire stage OF marksman
course.
Match No. LExpert match. so
Thon1-inO ar q Ca
of expert rifleman course.
Match No. J-Shapshooter match.
Sk.rmish run of the sharpshooteI
course.
Match A-Undividual champion
ship). The aggregate OF the high.
est scores made by the competitors
in matches ;. I and ;.
Match B-(Club team champion
ship. In any club. the eight com
petitors having the highest aggre'
gate score in Match 4 will con-
stitute the team of that club.
Match No. 6.-Short course
match, 800 yards. The short course
% shots. prone. kneeling. !
squattins and sitting. Target B.
Match No. T.-6OO-yard match
Target 3. sighting shots re.
uuired and - shots for score, prone
Match No. s.-SOO-yard match
Target {. sighting shots re-
quircd and 20 shots for score, prone
Match No $1,000 yards. Target
e. > sighting shots required, and q
shots for score, prone.
Match No. 10-Primary team match.
The Navy primary team course, 800
yards. target +. Course. 20 shots
sow h-t. sTch in prone. kneeIing.
squattiIS "nd sitting positions. ard
four strings of changing position
fire.
Division Team Match-Target B. 3OC
yards. Regular navy division team
match course. Course. 20 shots slow
fire. and fou- strings of changing po-
sitiOn fire Teams of eight men. This
match will be fired at 1:O p. M,
Saturday. June p.
ships Team Competition-Target B.
First stage, Sow fire SO yards, the
slow fire Of the expert riheman course
Second stage, skirmish run-one oil
two skirmishers from each team in
each run.