Jan. 25. 1908.] 
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The National Board. 
Washington, D. C.. Jan. 22.—If the plans of the 
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, and 
the National Rifle Association, meet with the approval 
of Congress, a great impetus will be given to schoolboy 
rifle practice in the United States. A tournament re¬ 
cently held in New York city met with such conspicuous 
success that when the board of directors of the National 
Rifle Association assembled in Washington it was unani¬ 
mously agreed that Congress should be asked for an 
appropriation to further the work among the school 
children. The marvelous shooting of the Annapolis 
cadets and the navy team, which was composed almost 
exclusively of young men, at Annapolis, coupled with 
that of the school boys at Creedmoor and Sea Girt and 
on the miniature range at the recent sportsman’s show, 
has demonstrated that lads from sixteen years old up¬ 
ward can be taught to handle the military rifle with pre¬ 
cision. At that age boys are enthusiastic about guns 
and outdoor sport, and it is proposed to turn their at¬ 
tention toward the use of the military rifle with the idea 
that as they grow older their fondness for this sport 
will increase and that on leaving the schools, colleges or 
universities they will join the National Guard or civilian 
rifle clubs, and thus continue the work. As Gen. 
James A. Drain, president of the National Rifle Asso¬ 
ciation, aptly put it, “The high school boys of to-day 
will be the soldiers of to-morrow, and from them we 
should get our best militiamen and officers and our best 
marksmen.” The English government spends large sums 
if money annually in encouraging schoolboys’ rifle prac- 
:ice, and other countries are turning their attention in 
this direction: The National Board has recommended 
lo the Secretary of War that an item be inserted in the 
irmy appropriation bill setting aside $100,000 for the pro¬ 
motion of rifle practice in public schools, colleges, uni¬ 
versities and civilian rifle practice, including the cost of 
arms and ammunition, prizes and the necessary material 
and appliances therefor, and for the expenses of indoor 
:nd outdoor competition among the students and mem¬ 
bers attending or belonging to the same, and the travel¬ 
ing expenses and pay of persons designated by the 
Secretary of War to superintend such instructions and 
competition. These are to be conducted in accordance 
with regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of 
tVar. Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver, Assistant Secretary of 
Aar, and president of the National Board. Gen. James A 
Drain, and Gen. Geo. W. Wingate, of New York, “the 
ather of rifle practice,” have been named as a committee 
o present the matter to Congress. 
The National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Prac- 
:ice has made some important changes in regard to the 
National matches which will be held at Camp Perry, O., 
leginning Monday, Aug. 24. Monday was fixed as’ the 
opening day instead of Wednesday, as last year, in order 
:hat the teams and range officials might have Sunday to 
est and prepare for the strenuous days to follow. The 
irecedmg Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22 will be 
>et aside for preliminary practice, the use of the range 
Jeing given free to the teams. To avoid controversies, 
he naval militia has been included, so that its members 
vill be clearly eligible for places on the team. In the 
irmy matches, members of the medical corps are forbid- 
ien to compete, as under the Red Cross regulations 
hey are not supposed to bear arms or to be combatants, 
mt for the purpose of the national match the term 
organized militia” will be held to include the several 
irms, corps and departments which constitute it. 
It will be of great interest to riflemen to know that 
podel 1903 rifles, otherwise known as the “New Spring- 
ield,” will be used, as this means the new rifles will be 
ssued in time for spring practice. The ammunition will 
)e confined to the service cartridge as manufactured and 
ssued. by the Ordnance Department, U. S. A. Teams 
vill be permitted to bring ammunition to the match in 
miginal sealed packages. Before the beginning of the 
natch all ammunition will be turned over to the ord- 
lance officer for issue to the teams at firing points, as 
leeded during the progress of the match. Each team 
vill be issued the ammunition brought by it. This 
enables the team to order their ammunition from the 
jovernment for the spring practice, and the match at 
he same time, thus providing that the same ammunition 
vill be shot in the match as in practice, and preventing 
ny teams from using superior ammunition. One reason 
or the change was that it is scarcely likely that private 
2 an ?ono tU * r ^ rs . w *^. able to supply ammunition for 
be 1903 rifles in time for spring practice. 
The order of fire has been again changed, the skirmish 
un, which was first on the programme last year, has 
>een placed between the 800yd. and the 1,000yd. stages, 
(be order of fire will be 200 slow, 200 rapid, 600 slow, 
00 slow, one skirmish run and 1,000yds. slow fire. Under 
ne rules, one-third of the members of a prize winning 
earn are disqualified for the next three competitions, and 
nese four men must be those who have participated in 
he greatest number of national matches. This rule has 
•een qualified, so that a person eliminated under it and 
•mo has been out three years, and thus become eligible 
gain, shall be considered as a new member. This 
aeans should the team again be a winning team his 
articipation in former national contests will not count 
gainst him. For the benefit of weaker States, the rule 
equinng <5 per cent, of military duty for members of 
ae team is modified to permit States not heretofore com- 
( eting to send teams whose members shall have 75 per 
ent. of military duty for the preceding six months, in- 
tead of one year, to their credit. The Board has also 
icreased the number of medals for the individual match, 
nd will give twelve medals each of gold, silver and 
ronze, so that thirty-six competitors will receive medals 
i^tead of twelve, as heretofore. The cash prizes remain 
ie same. 
In the pistol match, Target A1 will be used for slow, 
•nied an( i rapid fire. At 200yds. it is more than prob- 
oie target A will be used instead of target F. A most 
portant change has been made in the- matter of skir- 
isn targets. The silhouettes will be placed on a B 
hr . ’ *bat the base of the figures shall be one foot 
vc , . e - c r est °* the bank, when the target is in place. 
iHAr S !i lri ? 1S i targets at Camp Perry last year were con- 
red ideal, but as comparatively few ranges admit of 
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