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A New Rifle Range 
The War Department has appointed Col. H. O. S. 
Heistand, U. S. A., Military Secretary Department of 
the East, chairman of a board of officers whose mission 
is to select a site in the East for a great target range, 
which will be one of the best in the world. On the 
boaid with Col. Heistand are Maj. James D. Glennan, of 
the Medical Corps; Maj. E. Eveleth Winslow, of the 
Engineering Corps; Capt. Benjamin B. Hyer, of the 
13th Cavalry, and Capt. Tiemann N. Horn, of the Ar¬ 
tillery Corps. 
It is surmised that the site for this range will be in 
either Maryland or Virginia, conveniently near to Wash¬ 
ington, and that, besides its special purpose as a range 
for the soldiers of the reguar army, it will be open to 
the militia and private shooting clubs. Col. Heistand 
is quoted as stating that "If we can get the right kind 
of a site, we expect to establish a great national target 
range that will meet the present demands of the service. 
We have many sites in view, one near Knoxville, Md., 
about fifty miles west of Baltimore; another site near 
Fells Church, Va., near Washington; one on the Po¬ 
tomac, about twenty miles south of Washington, and a 
fourth near Manassas, Va. 
“To meet the requirement of the service the site must 
be about five miles long by a mile or more wide, and 
must have a good natural hill to act as a backstop, and 
be so situated as to have the targets in the north, this 
being necessary to keep the sun out of the men’s eyes. 
The acquirement of the ground and the fitting out of the 
range will call for an appropriation of about $200,000 from 
Congress. 
“We hope to have the range ready for the use of the 
troops.- next year. The plan is to send the troops there 
by organizations, and to keep them there from three 
. weeks to a month. This of course means that the range 
will be in use nearly every day during the late spring, 
the summer and early autumn months. 
“There is no doubt that a range of this kind is urgently 
needed by the army in this part of the country, which 
is becoming so thickly settled that it is difficult to find 
suitable places for the target practices. At present the 
leasing and equipment of temporary ranges amounts prac¬ 
tically to the annual purchase of the sites, and it is 
deemed far better to get a conveniently located site for 
permanent use, and fit it up with all the most modern 
appliances. 
“I will add in conclusion that the site must supply 
all conditions necessary to make it an ideal target range. 
The water supply must be ample, and of good quality, 
the drainage must be excellent, and the transportation 
facilities adequate.” 
The Philadelphia Rifle Association. 
The following scores were recorded March 29, with 
rifle at 200yds., and revolver at 50yds., at a shoot of the 
Philadelphia Rifle Association: 
Offhand medal match: 
N Spering .23 23 21 24 25 22 17 21 21 17—214 
23 21 21 17 20 22 22 18 23 18—205 
Record match: 
L E Hall.20 22 19 21 19 20 21 23 21 23—209 
19 21 16 22 23 12 20 20 22 25—200 
198 195 192 192 191 190 
E A Palmer .16 23 21 15 0 15 25 20 23 21—179 
R L Dubbs. 21 16 18 21 9 21 9 19 21 18—173 
18 19 24 24 19 15 3 18 20 8—168 
165 164 161 
Honor target: 
Spering . 21 22 19—62 
Dubbs . 22 14 21—57 
Hall . 20 24 9—53 
Practice match: J. L. Weatherly 176, 160, 160, 159. 
Revolver match: George Hugh Smith 86, 84, 80, 76,73; 
E. A. Palmer 83, 83. 81, 76, 72. 
Pistol match: George Hugh Smith 88, 84, 83, 80, 78; 
E. A. Palmer 76, 76, 64. 
At Baltimore. 
A most interesting rifle match took place at the Fourth 
Regiment Armory, at Baltimore, Md., March 29, between 
Company H, Capt. B. B. Gotee commanding Third 
Battalion champions, and Company A, Capt. A. Grey Buf¬ 
fington commanding, holders of the regimental trophy for 
the best work of the season at the State range. Com¬ 
pany A won by the slight margin of 2 points. The con¬ 
test was quite exciting. The scores follow: 
Company H. 
Sergt Wheeley. 
Corp Standt. 
Sergt Bender . 
Sergt Kelly. 
Pvt Davis . 
Lieut Duce . 
Corp Emory . 
Corp Dahl 
Company A. 
39 Capt Buffington ...32 
30 Lieut Rittenhouse. .36 
36 Lieut Carlin .37 
36 Sergt Barnes .29 
37 Sergt Emge .43 
42 Sergt Lorenge.39 
35 Pvt Weant .41 
30 Corp. Buffington... .42 
Lieut Rogers .36—321 Pvt McRae.24—323 
In consequence of the rush of competitors for practice 
with the rifle in the gallery of the Fourth Regiment, the 
revolver shooters have to arrange their weekly meets 
so as to not conflict with nights taken up by members of 
the Fourth Regiment. Wm. J. Reed. 
Providence Revolver Club. 
Tuesday evening we were scheduled to shoot the second 
match with the Miles Standish Rifle Club, of Portland, 
Me. When the shooting house was reached and the 
string pulled to light up there was nothing doing. An 
investigation committee started looking for trouble, but 
came out of the test without finding any, and also 
without getting a shock. The onlookers who offered 
sundry suggestions, were, however, with a visitor, con¬ 
siderably jarred by the verbal reports of that special 
committee. The nearest telephone was brought into use 
and the electric light company had a man on the scene 
when nearly time to close up. 
In the meantime our competitors were also having 
