Evening star., 1925-11-08
District National Guard

Considerable attention is to be paid
by the Guard during the coming drill
year to rifle shooting, with the idea
IN mind OF training the greatest num-
Der OF men to become adept in firing.
rather than to have one team and
develope "a small coterie of shots The
rifle range at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights, ID. c., Is to be used as much
as possible during good weather, and
during drill nights and other periods
the indoor range at the armory, 472 l.
street northwest, will be used to
make sure shots out Of the members
of the local Guard units.
The Guard this year has one of the
nnest. rifle teams in its history, and 1t
mas made itself felt In all the competi.
tions In which 1t has participated, but
aside from this 1t Is the belief of the
of11cers directing the affairs of the
Guard that every member of the outfit
should become an expert with the rife,
ana 10 TINS end every available oppor-
lstunity will be seized to have men
shoulder the rifle on the firing line.
Rife competition for company team
and individual championships Of the
local Guard will be held at the target
range, Congress Heights. as follows:
|, Company team championship match,
TO be fired Saturday, November Il, be-
ginning at o'clock am. 1t will be
open to- one team of four shooting
members and one team captain from
.each company or separate detachment
or the National Guard Of the District
or Columbia. Team members must
nave been members Of the company
represented previous to October 27,
1879. The team captain or any shoot
ing member may coach. Course of
flre: Slow fire, Is shots at 200 yards,
of'hand; Is shots at 600 yards, prone.
NO sighting shots will be permitted
Prizes for this match will be: To the
winning team, bronze trophy to be
held in the company rooms for one
year, and silver medals to each mem
Der: bronze medals for second place,
and cash prizes according to schedule.
The entrance fee will be 81 per team
but no entrance fee will be charged
teams not desiring to compete for cash
prizes.
Individual championship match: To
be fired November Is, beginning at 9
o clock am. Open to any member of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia enlisted prior to October
q, 1925. Each range fired, slow fire,
and the aggregate rapid fire in the in
dividual championship match will be
considered as a separate match. Elm
nations: Rifiemen who are not tyres
can compete for first prizes only in
any OF these individual matches. Dis
tinguished marksmen are eligible to
compete for the individual champion
ship only. A tyre is n rifieman who
has never been a shooting member or
an alternate on a national match rifle
team.
Course Of fire in this match: Course
graph 13B, training regulations
1910
Prizes: Individual championship
place. silver medal; third place. bronze
medal.
Each embracing match: First place.
gold medal; second place, silver medal
and third place. bronze medal. Cash
prizes according to schedule. Mer-
chandise prizes as available.
The entrance fee will be 81 for each
match. No entrance fee will be
charged those not desiring to com
pete for cash prizes.
The firearm used will be the rife
caliber 80, model 1903. as issued, with
trigger pull or not less than three
pounds. Ammunition: Service as is
sued at the firing point.
Schedule for cash prizes: First prize,
25 per cent of entry fees: second prize,
20 per cent of entry fees; third prize,
Is per cent of entry fees; fourth prize,
10 per cent Of entry fees, and from the