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[May I, 1909. 
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Sam LoveFs Boy. 
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Sam Level’s Boy is the fifth of the series of Danvis 
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Used by MR. CHAS. G. spencer During 
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SPIOItEI^JSS.S 
Smith Gun Club. 
Newark, X. J. — The Smith Gun Club went to Eliza¬ 
beth and defeated the Star Gun Club ten-man team on 
Saturday, April 24, 50 targets per man: 
Smith Gun Club. 
C Day. Jr. 45 
A Lindly . 38 
R Bercaugh . 38 
H Keogle . 41 
C Day, Sr. 34 
S Thornton . 17 
I Castle . 42 
J Erh . 44 
J Davis . 39 
E MacCawley. 32 — 370 
Star Gun 
Club. 
P Kling . 
. 42 
F Pullin . 
. 34 
W Welsh . 
.32 
b Jacobus ...., 
. 38 
C Rummell ... 
. 32 
\\' Manning ... 
.38 
L Kling . 
. 32 
F Rummell ... 
. 34 
\V Blake . 
. 28 
J Fredrick ... . 
.... 3B-34S 
Smith Won by a ■iiargin of 24 targets. 
Other scores shot at the Smith Gun Club grounds, 
Saturday, April 24: 
Events: 
1 
9, 
3 
4 
5 G 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 25 
H Higgs . 
23 
19 
11 
15 18 
E Almond .... 
. 17 
Hi 
11 
15 
15 12 
Cl Drum . 
19 
12 
9 
12 10 
1- Pinking . 
17 
9 
W Knight . 
17 
lU 
17 
J Henery . 
15 
14 
15 
13 11 
\\ .Mahon . 
21 
A \\ heaton . 
14 
11 
L Butler . 
13 
14 
14 
O Bedford . 
14 
T Smith . 
13 
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Capt. 
R///e 'Ran^e and Gallery. 
Nqional Beard for Premotien ol Rille Practice 
\\ ASHiNGTON, 1). C., April 23.—Owing to the formation 
oi many new rifle clubs among civilians, especially in 
colleges and schools throughout the country, numerous 
inquiries have been received here concerning the sale of 
rjfles and ammunition by the Government to private par¬ 
ties. In general terms, it may be said that the indis¬ 
criminate sale of high-power military rifles is not ap¬ 
proved by the Government, and it is understood that no 
Ipriger will the practice be followed of disposing of con¬ 
demned or obsolete ordnance stores in bulk. While the 
pid Springfields are regarded as obsolete, so far as mil¬ 
itary purposes are concerned, having been successively 
supplanted by the ,Krag and then the new Springfield, 
they are yet formidable weapons at short range, and the 
indiscriminate sale of the same at ridiculously low prices 
through department and other stores is not regarded with 
favor. Ihis has led to the feeling in some quarters that 
the Government is opposed to placing in the hands of 
its citizens military rifles of the models now or formerly 
in use by the Army and National Guard. Such a con¬ 
clusion is erroneous. With the limited facilities at hand, 
the War Department is doing all it can to encourage 
rifle practice among civilians, as well as in the Army and 
National Guard, and 'to that end is more than willing 
that civilians should have Krags or new Springfields if 
they desire to practice with the same. Proper restrictions 
must be placed about the sale of any such weapons, how¬ 
ever, and before making such sales, the War Department 
must be satisfied as to the ultimate destination of the 
guns and the purpose for which they are purchased. 
These sales must also be conducted in conformity with 
the various acts of Congress regulating the same. 
Under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1905, sales of 
magazine arms, ammunition, equipments and other ord¬ 
nance stores, may he made to rifle clubs formed under 
regulations prepared by the National Board for Promo¬ 
tion of Rifle Practice. This Board has, with the ap¬ 
proval of the Secretary of War, prepared regulations 
which provide that rifle clubs to obtain advantage of this 
law, shall be affiliated with the National Rifle Association 
of America: Any such club or any member of such club, 
as well as life members of the National Rifle Associa¬ 
tion, can purchase Krags or new Springfields. The 
process is that the secretary of the club shall notify the 
Adjutant-General of the State or Territory in which the 
club is located, or the Commanding General of the 
District of Columbia, in the case of Washington clubs, 
of the number of rifles and the quantity of other stores 
desired, accompanied of course, by the money for the 
same. The Governor having approved the requisition by 
the Adjutant-General, it is forwarded to the commanding 
officer of the Frankford arsenal for small arms, ammuni¬ 
tion and its components and to the commanding officer 
Rock Island arsenal or commanding officer Springfield 
armory, for small arms and their appendages. 
The law provides that sales of this character cannot 
be made for less than the actual cost to the Government 
of the articles sold. For this reason sales of Krag rifles 
are few and far between. The War Department has on 
hand about four hundred thousand Krags, called in from 
the Army and National Guard, which' have been sup¬ 
planted by the new Springfields. These Krags are ex¬ 
cellent guns and would be suitable for civilian and col¬ 
lege and school clubs and would probably be largely 
purchased if they could be sold at a lower price, say $5 
each. There is reason to believe that in order to encour¬ 
age the rifle practice movement, the War Department 
would favor a proposition to sell them under the restric¬ 
tions given at a reduced price if Congress should give the 
necessary authority. It is recognized _ that the general 
distribution of arms under the supervision of the War 
Department, followed by proficiency in the use thereof, 
would go far toward securing the number of civilian 
marksmen regarded as necessary to complement Jhe 
Army and National Guard in time of war. 
Through the courtesy of Gen. Bird W. Spencer, I. S. 
A. P., of New Jersey, the beautiful range" at Sea Girt has 
been placed at' the disposal of the National Rifle Asso¬ 
ciation for the outdoor intercollegiate rifle contest, which 
will be held-June 19. The official entries have not been 
received as yet, but it is understood there will be more 
colleges and universities represented than ever before, 
