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'Rifle Range and Gallery . 
National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice. 
Washington, D. C.—Since the interest in_ schoolboy 
j rifle practice has become so pronounced owing to the 
successful tournaments which have been held in New 
' York and Washington, and which are planned for other 
j cities, the National Board for Promotion of Rifle Prac- 
j tice has received many inquiries as to the lines on which 
I schoolboy rifle clubs should be organized. This work 
| was taken up some time since by the National Rifle 
\ Association of America, with headquarters in . Wash- 
I ington, and the by-laws were amended to provide for 
: affiliated clubs from institutions of learning, and a fifth 
: class was added to the membership. To become eligible 
| to be affiliated with the National Rifle Association, 
twenty or more students must organize themselves into 
1 a club, first securing the consent of_ the school authori- 
| ties. A president, treasurer, secretary and captain are 
| elected from the members, and by-laws provided by the 
National Rifle Association must be adopted. These by- 
; laws provide that all rifle and revolver competitions held 
by the club shall be governed by the rules and regula¬ 
tions as laid down by the National Rifle Association, and 
; that anv amendment to the by-laws shall be subnrtted 
i to the National Rifle Association for its approval. Such 
j clubs, when admitted to affiliated membership, are pre- 
I sented annually with a medal for competition among its 
I members. Combination targets and score sheets are also 
furnished free to the club for the purpose of giving its 
members an opportunity to qualify on the indoor range 
as junior marksmen. Competitions for the National Rifle 
j Association medal must be held on an outdoor range at 
j 200yds., on what is known as the “A” target. Any 
j military rifle and ammunition may be used, and there 
t are two sighting shots and ten shots for record in the 
I standing and prone positions. Where the club has no 
i range of its own, the National Rifle Association secures 
1 permission to use the nearest range of the Regular 
i Army, National Guard, or rifle club. The junior marks- 
1 man’s medal is given only to schoolboys under eighteen 
if years of age. It is contested for with any ,22cal. rifle, 
I with sights in front of the firing pin, glass barred. Any 
I ammunition may be used. The distance is 50ft., and the 
I target the regular National Rifle Association 50ft. gal- 
i lery target, with lin. bullseye. Ten shots are fired off- 
1, hand and ten prone, with no sighting shots. To qualify 
■ a competitor must make not less than 40 points stand- 
: ing and 42 points prone, or a total of 82 out of a possible 
! 100. It is possible also for boys to qualify as junior 
! marksmen on what is known as a subtarget gun machine, 
where no ammunition is used, but where the shots are 
| recorded electrically upon a target. To qualify on this 
h machine a competitor must make a score of 45 or better 
| in ten shots standing. There are also junior marksmen’s 
1 medals which may be won by boys on the outdoor 
1 ranges, a U. S. Army rifle or a military approved by the 
j National Rifle Association on being used with an am¬ 
munition preferred. The distance is 200yds., with ten 
! shots standing and ten shots prone and two sighting 
I shots at each position. No less than 40 points standing 
j and 42 points prone, or a total of 82 points out a pos- 
| sible 100 must be made in order to qualify. 
Systematic effort is being made to secure the forma- 
| tion of such rifle clubs in all agricultural colleges. re- 
I ceiving support from the government, at all military 
j schools, where regular army officers are detailed as in¬ 
structors and at high schools, which have cadet com- 
I panies. A large number of such schools have already 
1 affiliated with the National Rifle Association._ The As¬ 
sociation gives a medal annually for competition among 
1 the members of each schoolboy club. 
William Wolff Smith, 
Sec’y Com. on Publicity. 
National Capital Rifle and Revolver Club. 
Washington, D. C.—There was a good attendance of 
| members present at the regular weekly practice shoot 
1 of the club on Monday, Dec. 14. An even ten of the 
i revolver shooters were busy with the .38 military, and 
' some of the members are now beginning to show the 
I result of regular practice. Frank Holt is gradually get- 
J ting into shape and is ready to quit the 70 class and 
1 crawl into the 80s. The old regular is just beginning 
* to feel like himself aeain, having been ill for quite some 
1 time. Whitworth pulled out an 83 average in five strings, 
j which is consistent shooting with the .38 regulation. In 
; fact, all the scores averaged up well, but it lay to 
i Sheridan Ferree to crack out the high score of the 
i evening, a 91. The second match of the series with the 
; Baltimore Revolver Association will be shot next Mon- 
j day night, Dec. 21. erch club to shoot on its own range, 
with the same conditions as in the first match pre- 
I vailing. The scores: 
Revolver, 20yds.: Sheridan Ferree 79, 91, 80, 81, 82; 
P. Whitworth 83, 84, 83, 80, 85; J. C. Bunn 82, 73. 79, 
I 80, 81; L. H. Reichelderfer 68, 79, 87, 82; M. B. Atkin- 
I son 87, 84, 84, 77; E. E. Honsberg, 77, 78, 65; F. W. 
i Holl 75. 79, 84; L. Clausel 77, 79; Paul Bischoff 75. 69; 
j W. J. Macdonnall .72, 86. F. J. Kahrs, Sec’y. 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Dec. 17.—At 2628 Broadway scores were 
f made to-day, as follows: 
Revolver, 20yds.: Dr. C. Philips 89, 87, 87, 83; R. M. 
Ryder 87, 87, 88, 85; A. L. A. Himmelwright 89 , 88, 85, 
) 84; G. P. Sanborn 88: T. E. R. Morgan 82, 82, 81, 81, 81; 
M. Hays 87, 85. 85. 84, 83, 81; B. F. Wakler 85. 84; G. 
1 Grenzer 93, 92, 91, 88, 86, S6; J. E. Silliman 85, 84. 
Rifle, 25yds.: G. P. Sanborn 234, 236; Dr. W. G. 
! Hudson 245; T. E. Silliman 243, 241, 240. 
Jos. E. Silliman, Treas. 
RECORDS OF 1908 
BALLISTITE -and- EMPIRE 
(Dense) 
Sunny South Handicap, Texas 
25 Live Birds at Targets. 
Houston Chronicle Trophy 
Eastern Championship, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Fred J. Stone Trophy, Bergen Beach, N. Y. 
Metropolitan Championship (1907-1908) 
Arkansas State Championship 
Oklahoma State Championship 
Southern Handicap 
High Professional Average. 
Utah Shoot, Salt Lake City 
High General and First Amateur Averages. 
Idaho Falls Medal. 
Confarr Medal. 
Becker Trophy. 
Individual Championship. 
Illinois State Professional Championship, Chicago 
(Bulk) 
Ohio State Championship at Columbus, Ohio 
High Professional and High Amateur Averages. 
Grand American Handicap 
Preliminary Handicap. 
Amateur Championship. 
High Score in State Team Event 
High Professional in Preliminary Handicap 
Second High Score in State Team Event. 
Vicksburg Shoot 
High Professional and 1st and 2d Amateur Averages. 
Selins Grove, Pennsylvania, Shoot 
High Amateur Average. 
High Professional Average. 
Rocky Mountain Handicap, Denver 
Rocky Mountain Handicap. 
High Professional Score. 
High Amateur Average, Targets. 
Preliminary Event (Twenty-Yard Mark). 
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