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The Telescopic Sight. 
An interesting test of the new telescopic sight intended 
or use in the Army, was recently made by Capt. K. K. 
Casey, on the District of Columbia rifle range, under 
he auspices of the military publication, Arms and the 
Man. Capt. Casey is generally considered the best long- 
i ;distance shot in the country, and his work with the 
';:elescope sight is pronounced wonderful. lie used a 
'.'model of 1903 rifle, and shot at 1760yds., or iust one 
-nile, firing on a regulation C target at the 1,000yds. butts. 
I Both the range and the telescope sight were unfamiliar to 
Capt. Casey, and the ground on which he lay was un¬ 
suitable to firing and approximated rough service con¬ 
ditions. He got the range at the first shot, and stayed 
bn the target throughout a string of 20 shots with the 
ivind about 22 miles an hour. In the course of a long 
ind careful report, Capt. Casey says the sight as now 
D Maced on the gun is in a position that makes it prac- 
ically useless from a military standpoint, so he moved 
t forward two and one-half inches during the test. He 
idvances a number of other criticisms of a technical 
;haracter, but says, “It clearly demonstrated its prac¬ 
tical value as a service sight, not only for the sharp¬ 
shooter, but even for the general run of men in line of 
>attle. He also says, “It certainly will enable a man 
o be more certain of his hold and prevent errors of im¬ 
proper sighting. With the regulation service sight it was 
impossible, on account of intervening leaves and under¬ 
growth, to see the target over the sights, but with the 
elescope sight the target could be seen sufficiently well 
i o sight on, thus showing the advantages of the telescope 
"sight in cover.” Capt. Casey is the present holder of 
he Wimbledon and Leech cups, the most famous 
rophies in the country for long-distance shooting with 
he military rifle. 
The idea of indoor rifle contests for schoolboys, which 
esulted in interesting contests in New York and Wash- 
B ngton last year, is spreading, and Boston will have one 
luring the coming winter. New York and Washington 
will renew their contests, and it is hoped that similar 
-hoots will be held in Baltimore and St. Louis. The 
egular military model .22 rifles are used, and after 
raining with these, the boys go on the outdoor range 
:nd make excellent scores. The National Capital Rifle 
ind Revolver Club, of this city, which handles the school¬ 
boy shoot, expects to have an outdoor contest next 
-prmg for the schoolboys on either its own or the 
'Jational Guard range. 
Although the Krag has been relegated to the rear bv 
he new Springfield, the old gun is still a favorite with 
many marksmen, who claim that it is superior to the 
Hew arm. It was used in a number of matches during 
he summer, and more than one prize was won by the 
t\rag against the new Springfield. An interesting sugges- 
ion has been advanced that a match be arranged between 
Maj. C. B. Winder, of Ohio, a noted shot and a stanch 
advocate of the Krag, and Capt. K. K. V. Casey, an 
equally celebrated shot and an advocate of the new gun. 
such a match would excite the greatest interest in the 
lfle world. In the annual report to the War Depart¬ 
ment, Brig.-Gen. Frederick D. Grant, commanding the 
Department of the East, makes some interesting recom¬ 
mendations concerning rifle practice. He recommends 
he use of moving targets, single figures and groups, in 
ill army, small-arms work, in place of stationary tar¬ 
gets, as in war almost all targets would be moving. He 
notes that the nearest Government ranges to the troops 
Rationed at Washington, New York and Boston, are 
*74, 630 and 108 miles distant respectivelv, so urges the 
icquiring of suitable ranges near all three cities. He 
suggests that if a school of musketry be established in 
he East, similar to the one at Monterey, Cal., it should 
, be located at Fort Ethan Allen. 
P. R. R. Gun Club. 
Trenton, N. J., Oct. 17.—The opening shoot of the 
-ecently organized P. R. R. Gun Club was held to-day 
t. Was a fh° rou Sh success. The club has every promise 
■y having a successful career. The club is composed of 
he best element employed in the Pensvlvania R. R. 
shops, and is under the direct care of the company, on 
whose grounds the traps are located. Mr. Lloyd R. 
Lewis, of the Du Pont Powder Co., was the guest of the 
inn ’ ?• , gave a nice exhibition by breaking 92 out of 
100, which was good, in view of the fact that it was over 
f raps that had not been tuned up. Twenty-seven shoot- 
rs faced the traps, and while no big scores were made, 
i he interest shown gives all promise that they will be 
ib!e at a later date to hold up their end with the best 
it them. The scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
1 .ewis . 
- 100 
92 
'larkson ... 
. 50 
40 
i\ T apiere .... 
39 
pitevenson .. 
. 50 
38 
| Tack . 
17 
1 laird . 
17 
)-asey . 
15 
Oawes ... 
16 
i dousel . 
15 
lenneberger 
... 25 
14 
cnsen . 
13 
Tarsh . 
17 
j vlount . 
18 
Shot at. Broke 
McSweeney 
.... 25 
13 
Rascoe . 
. 25 
14 
Powley .... 
. 25 
15 
Roberts .... 
. 25 
12 
Smith . 
. 25 
11 
Stevenson . 
. 25 
15 
H Tomley . 
. 25 
10 
L Towney . 
. 25 
15 
G Wilson .. 
. 25 
9 
Welsch .... 
. 25 
12 
Stecker .... 
. 25 
16 
Knight .... 
13 
Holton .... 
. 25 
12 
Analost&n Gun Club. 
\\ ashington, D. C.—The totals made at the weekly 
hoot of the Analostan Gun Club are appended: 
1 itine . 
Shot at. Broke 
Willis 
Shot at. Broke 
70 50 
; donroe .. 
. 130 
96 
Farnham ., 
. 100 89 
Oufour .. 
91 
Shoup . 
. 70 39 
lunter .. 
. 85 
73 
Charlton ... 
. 50 8 
Iraine ... 
69 
Dulin .. 
. 25 3 
: 3 . 
62 
61 
W Talbert 
Parsons .... 
*>K 12 
C°bey ... 
. 100 
. 75 64 
luhn .... 
23 
Kirk . 
. 75 49 
albert .. 
. 10 
5 
King . 
. 40 27 
1 'owler .. 
. 80 
50 
C Wilson .. 
. 35 29 
Rocky Mountain Handicap, at Denver, Colorado 
BALLISTITE 
Rocky Mountain Handicap.— Won by W. L. Shemwell; score, 94 x 100. Also 
second, third and fourth. 
Highest Professional Score.— F. M. Faurote, second, Rocky Mountain Handi¬ 
cap; 94 x 100. 
Highest Amateur Average — Regular Targets, by W. L. Shemwell; 280 X 300. 
Highest Amateur Average— All Targets, by W. L. Shemwell ; 549 x 600. 
Preliminary Event at Rocky Mountain Handicap.— H. D. Freeman, 97 
x 100, from 20-yard mark. 
M PI RE 
Preliminary Handicap.— 
Second High Amateur and tied for 
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