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At Point Breeze. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15.—Twelve contestants took 
part in the ten-bird event at the Point Breeze track to¬ 
day, and of these, Killian and Miller scored straight. 
Killian, 28 .... 
Miller. 28 . 
Tobin, 28 . 
llolznagle, 28 .. 
Young, 28 . 
Pottlson, 28. 
Carter, 28 . 
Bivens, 28 . 
Keley, 28 . 
Walters, 27 - 
Magee, 26 _ 
Irvin, 26 . 
Five birds, $2 
Carter 4, Miller 
2, Poulson 2. 
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entrance: llivens 5, Killian 5, Tobin 4, 
4, Williams 3, Moore 3, Irvin 3, Magee 
B. A. A.—Yale. 
Boston, Mass., Feb. 15.—On the grounds of the Bos¬ 
ton Athletic Association at Riverside the home team 
defeated the Yale team somewhat easily. There was a 
good attendance, notwithstanding the heavy rain and 
stormy wind. Scores: 
B. A. A. 
Gleason . 
Adams . 
Reed . 
Ellis . 
Faye . 
Howell . 
Yale. 
15 14—29 Kerr .15 17—32 
17 13—30 Gosnell .16 8—24 
17 22—39 Thaw . 15 17—32 
14 9—23 Brudeau .11 15—26 
22 21—43 Hubbard .18 19—37 
20 16—33 Birdsley . 18 14—32 
200 1S3 
'Rifle Range and Gallery. 
Fixtures. 
March 14-21.—New York Zettler Rifle Club 100-shot 
gallery championship. F. Hecking, Sec’y. 
National Board Promotion Rifle Practice. 
Washington, T). C., Feb. 16 .—Secretary of War Taft 
desires to secure an appropriation of $250,000 for the 
purchase of a tract of 6,000 acres, more or less, near 
Washington, which will be available for use as a target 
range for small arms firing and for artillery practice as 
well. Such a tract could be used for military maneuvers 
and would be available for the National Guard of the 
District of Columbia and contiguous States. In this 
connection Secretary Taft says: “The necessity for a 
tract of land for target practice and other military uses 
in the Department of the East is very urgent, as there 
is not at present in the Department named any tract 
owned by the Government and under the War Depart¬ 
ment which is at all suitable for the purposes. There 
are some small tracts available for small arms firing, but 
none where field artillery can safely practice, and even 
for small arms practice many of the troops have to 
avail themselves of rented ranges or of the range at 
Annapolis belonging to the Navy Department. Neither 
of these expedients is at all satisfactory. None of these 
rented or loaned ranges are sufficient for the needs of 
the army, and the lack of an appropriate range is espe¬ 
cially felt in that part of the Department in the vicinity 
of Washington. There is no military reservation in the 
Department of the East, where maneuvers of attjr con¬ 
siderable body of troops can be held. Whenever a con¬ 
centration of any such body of troops is now made, it 
is necessary to rent land, which is a most unsatisfactory 
method, and for concentration purposes in time of war, 
it hardly needs argument to show the need of the Gov¬ 
ernment owning a suitable tract of land.” 
Secretary Taft has appointed Maj.-Gen. Wm. P. Duvall, 
Brig.-Gen. W. S. Edgerly, and Brig.-Gen. Wm. W. 
Witherspoon to examine three sites which have been 
offered, one at High Point, Fairfax county, Va.; one 
at Falls Church, Va., and the third at Knoxville, Fred¬ 
erick county, Va. 
In his renort to the War Department on the rifle 
matches at Camp Perry last year, Gen. Ortis Hamilton, 
of Washington, endorses Camp Perry, Ohio, for the 
national matches of 1908, but suggests that there should 
be four national rifle ranges, one in the East, one in 
the Middle West, one in the Southwest, and one in the 
State of Washington, and that, if possible, the Gov¬ 
ernment should acquire the range at Camp Perry. He 
says the States have enough to do without building rifle 
ranges large enough for national competitions. He 
recommends the fostering of interstate and national 
competition, and the construction of more ranges. He 
says that a competition could be held in Washington 
now in which Oregon, Idaho and Montana would be rep¬ 
resented and probably teams from the Canadian militia, 
and possibly civilian rifle clubs of the States; but the 
State of Washington has no rifle range large enough 
to accommodate such competition, and can ill afford to 
build one. He recommends the designation of the 
same officers for the next national match, and suggests 
a provisional staff of not less than three officers to have 
entire control of all arrangements. 
Capt. T. T. Hyde, of South Carolina, team captain 
at the last national match, reports to the War Depart¬ 
ment that his State has no rifle range to give the men 
the necessary experience at the long distance ranges, 
which accounts for the poor progress made by his team. 
The men are very enthusiastic, and if the advantages of 
target practice are provided throughout the State, he 
predicts South Carolina will take a very creditable posi¬ 
tion. He considers such contests as being a great benefit 
in the development of true manhood and creating the 
highest interest in the State militia. While at Camp 
Perry last year he inquired as to t v e ages of the men 
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