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The manufacturers of ammunition will strive their 
hardest to carry off the prize, not so much for the 
amount involved in the original order as for the prestige 
which will go to the winning company and the large 
orders which will doubtless he received on the strength 
of winning in the tests. The Ordnance Department will 
also do its best, as there has long been a spirit of 
rivalry between the private manufacturers and the Frank- 
ford arsenal as to what could he turned out, all condi¬ 
tions being equal. The prices which will be paid for the 
ammunition are per thousand: Winchester, .$2(5.60; U. S. 
Cartridge Co., $26.85; U. M. C. Co., $27. It appears 
these companies are the only ones in the country suffi¬ 
ciently equipped to turn out large quantities of service 
cartridges, and the Government helieves in encouraging 
them to keep their facilities up to the mark. 
Lieut.-Col. R. K. Evans, of the General Staff, who will 
ue the executive officer of the national matches next 
August, is already engaged in selecting his assistants. 
Something like one hundred regular army officers will 
be detailed for duty during the matches, and in view of 
the great demand for their services and the limited sup¬ 
ply, the choice of capable and available men is difficult. 
Col. Evans is well equipped for the task, as this will be 
‘ his third assignment of this character. The matches this 
year will exceed anything ever seen in the rifle world 
in this country. Congress has increased the appropria- 
: tion available, and there will be an entirely new arrange- 
! ment of the teams into three divisions with prizes for 
] each division. Almost every State and Territory will be 
I represented, and of course all branchesi of the regular 
I service, together with the Naval Academy. A team 
from W’est Point is not expected. The range at Camp 
I Perry will be better equipped than ever, and the largest 
attendance known is expected. Congress has again pro¬ 
vided for the messing of the teams, and regular troops 
will be in attendance, as last year. 
; During the present year it is believed that rifle practice 
in colleges, universities and schools will receive a power- 
' ful impetus. An active campaign will be carried on to 
the end that next winter there will be school-boy tourna¬ 
ments held in most of the principal cities. As a step 
in this direction, the National P)Oard for Promotion of 
Rifle Practice, is preparing, with the co-operation of the 
National Rifle Association, a hand-hook on school-boy 
I rifle practice, whieh will he widely distributed. The com¬ 
pilation is in the hands of Wm. Wolff Smith, for the 
National Board, and Lieut. Albert S. Jones,! Secretary 
of the N. R. A. It wdll be profusely illustrated with 
cuts of military rifles for indoor and outdoor work; 
plans for model indoor ranges; medals; prizes and troph¬ 
ies for individual and team matches, both collegiate and 
school, and will give a resume of the work done to 
date. It is expected that it will he made an annual 
publication on the order of the joint report of the 
National Board and the National Rifle Association, and 
that each vear it will give the result of shooting done 
in the educational institutions throughout the country, 
with the names of the students qualifying for he National 
Marksmen’s Reserve, and as Junion Marksmen, together 
with the enrollment of college and school clubs, accounts 
of school boy tournaments, etc. The joint annual report 
of the National Board and the National Rifle Associa¬ 
tion is now in press, and will be issued shortly. 
Active preparations are being made for the school boy 
I tournaments which will be held in Washington under the 
' joint auspices of the National Guard and the National 
Capital Rifle and Revolver Club during Easter week. 
The Winder Armory has again been secured, and in 
addition to the Washington Evening Star cup and the 
Washington Times cup, which are perpetual trophies, 
there will be a handsome line of prizes donated by 
merchants and other citizens. 
William Wolff Smith, Sec’y. 
Newark Rifle and Revolver Association. 
The following scores were shot on our indoor range, 
No. 230 W'ashington street, Wednesday evening, March 
10 : 
Rifle scores, 25yds.: 
G F Snellen . 
040 
245 
245 
246 239—1217 
G F Snellen . 
. 245 
246 
243 
246 244—1224 
W H French . 
. 245 
243 
244 
249 247—1228 
A E Graff . 
. 234 
234 
230 
234 236—1168 
A \V Campbell . 
. 235 
236 
232 
230 233—1166 
J F Bauder . 
. 242 
240 
R Von Seyffied . 
. 227 
232 
Pistol scores, 20yds.: 
Snellen . 
74 74 79 73 74 
Bander . 
.72 75 76 79 
Jackson . 
77 79 80 84 86 
French . 
87 89 
Cincinnati 
Rifle Association. 
The following scores were made by members of this 
Association, on March 7, offhand-, at 200yds., German 
ring target: 
King. Special. Honor. 
Hofer .'224 220 219 210 210 66 
Bruns . 200 218 217 212 201 64 
Nestler . 208 223 218 214 211 68 
Roberts . 195 214 212 203 ... 63 
Drube . 198 169 . 59 
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