I April 4. 1008. 
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NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROMOTION OF 
RIFLE PRACTICE. 
Continued from page 522. 
erry next August, remain unchanged, but an important 
lange has been made in the order of fire. The skirmish 
m will come in as the fifth stage, being preceded by 
le 200yds. slow, the 200yds. rapid, the 600 and SOOyds. 
cages, and followed by the 1000yds. stage. In the Na- 
onal individual match the skirmish run will come 
rst, as last year. Eight additional gold, silver and 
ronze medals, twenty-four in all, will be given in the 
idividual match, the cash prizes remaining the same, 
lie ammunition in the National matches is confined to 
hat manufactured by the government, but ammunition 
rom private manufacturere can be used in most of the 
latches of the National Rifle Association. 
The cartridge for the new military rifle has a bullet 
,-eighing 150. grains, which has a bearing surface of 
13 of an inch. The charge of pyrocellulose powder 
ised imports to the bullet muzzle a velocity of 2,750 feet 
,er second. This powder was developes to decrease the 
rosion accompanying high velocity. With the old 
' lowder developing 2, 1 50 feet, the life of a gun was re* 
meed to about 1,000 rounds, while with the new powder 
lie Ordnance Department reports the life of a barrel 
o be between five and six thousand rounds. 
While the friends of schoolboy rifle practice, which 
ncludes the members of the National Board and the 
loard of Directors of the National Rifle Association, 
egret that the proposition to set aside $100,000 for the 
iromotion of schoolboy rifle practice was not favorably 
received by the house committee on military affairs, 
■hey are by no means discouraged. The results obtained 
rom efforts already made by the National Rifle Assocta- 
ion and private individuals to encourage the. students 
[it high schools and colleges to study the military rifle 
ind to practice with it have been most encouraging. A 
urge number of instances have been reported where the 
hoys becoming interested while at school, have entered 
lie militia after graduating, and in this manner the 
militia is acquiring young men of excellent caliber and 
who promises to develop into surprisingly good shots. 
[Shooting requires a clear eye, and a steady hand, inci¬ 
dental to correct habits, and the boy who takes up the 
rifle in earnest while young and whose interest con¬ 
tinues through young manhood, is much less likely to 
cultivate a taste' for either tobacco or drink than if he 
should have his attention turned to pool-playing or 
similar amusements. Many of our best rifle shots are 
men who would cut a sorry figure in a baseball or foot¬ 
ball game, but who are powerful with a rifle in their 
hands. Rifle practice keeps its devotees out-of-doors, 
provides them with a clean and harmless sport and gives 
them exhilarating competitions conducted on the squarest 
posible basis. Within the past five years it has had a 
tremendous growth and the future is big with promise. 
McLIN WON THE RACE. 
Peter J. McLin, a well-known resident of 
Minnesota, was out looking up some land north 
of Northome, when he encountered the bear. 
He fired his rifle at the animal, succeeding in 
breaking his shoulder, but not inflicting a fatal 
wound, however, served greatly to enrage the 
bear, which, with a bellow of pain, started after 
McLin. He kept on firing until the chamber 
[magazine] of his rifle was empty, and although 
the bear had to hobble on but three legs its 
progress was so rapid that it was almost on 
McLin before he could reload. Dropping his 
useless rifle, McLin started to run. The bear 
rapidly gained on him, however, and just as 
McLin reached the bank of the Poplar River, the 
animal was upon him. Rising upon its 
haunches, it struck at him with its uninjured 
paw, ripping his coat entirely from his back 
and inflicting long scratches upon his neck and 
shoulders. 
Without a moment’s hesitation McLin 
plunged into the river and swam across, the 
bear still in pursuit. On the other side of the 
river was a bit of lowland on which there was 
about two feet of snow on which a crust had 
formed. McLin clambered up the bank, and 
finding the snow would bear his weight, continued 
his sprint. The bear attempted to follow, but 
broke through the crust and wallowed about in 
the deep snow, which delayed its progress to 
such an extent that McLin speedily left it be 
hind.—Duluth, Minn., Herald. 
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