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preliminary and field practice. Tlie exercises in the latter 

 are made to approach as nearly as possible to actual warfare. 



Each day's exercise is intended to represent part of some 

 definite military ojDeration. 



The general and special ideas are explained as in kriegs- 

 spiel or at grand maneuvers. The men know only as much 

 of the movements of the enemy represented by the moving 

 and disappearing targets as they are assumed to know during 

 the battle in which they are supposed to be engaged. These 

 targets are placed and colored as much like the enemy as 

 possible, and sometimes no little skill is required to find them 

 when they appear suddenly at a considerable distance in the 

 shade and with their heads just showing from time to time 

 behind the rocks or bushes. The discussion which follows 

 each day's practice gives to both officers and soldiers a most 

 vivid and practical idea of the use of varied ground in mili- 

 tary operations. 



This rifle range and infantry shooting school is also a col- 

 lege for the development of the scientific as well as the prac- 

 tical side of the subject, where new arms and new methods 

 are thoroughly tested, studied, and discussed. 



CAVALRY. 



The practice in shooting for the cavalry is essentially the 

 same as that for the infantry excepting that the cavalry do 

 not carry their knapsacks. 



They are practiced in estimating distances when mounted 

 as well as dismounted. 



Apportionment of the Drills. 



recruit shooting. 



Gallery shooting is conducted according to a prescribed 

 table,, but the requirements of this table may be increased by 

 order of the commanding officer. One hundred cartridges 

 per man are allowed for these drills. 



The school shooting for the cadre recruits comprises seven 

 scores of 5 shots each, at ranges from 100 to 300 meters, firing 

 at the school target ; requirements, all shots to be hits, and 3 

 of the hits in each score to be in the bull's-eye or in ring 4. 



Five scores of individual and detachment applied practice, 

 at the one-third and half figures, at 100, 200, and 300 meters, 



