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1 will make up for their want of experience in mili- 
, f drill and discipline, and that is, by teaching our 
ih school boys, at least, to shoot with our military 
Phis is what is being extensively done abroad. 
,rd Huberts, the Commander-in-C bief of the British 
ny has been so impressed with the errors of the 
er War and the necessity of preparing the English 
,nl c to assist the Itritish Army in defending (neat 
‘tain that he is exerting his great influence to create 
e clubs and to have the liritish schoolboys taught to 
,ot. with the result that hundreds of schools have 
en up the matter. Prance is doing the same thing, 
e Public Schools Athletic League of New \ ork City 
, taken up the subject vigorously m New 1 ork, and at 
. last annual competition at Creedmoor there were 
•Ive teams with more than one hundred competitors, 
on glad to see the movement spreading to other cities 
1 that it is encouraged by the authorities. 
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Providence (R. 1 ) Revolver Clua. 
I'hi-ke was something doing at the weekly shoot Sat- 
| ay night, for sundry good trimmings have woke the 
ys up and led them out of the staie rut into which 
•v apparently fell for some weeks past, 
iur second ritte match with the crack guardsmen of 
mpany A. Sixth Massachusetts, of Wakefield, showed 
nrovement 011 our side, for Hurlburt s high man 
Ire of 225 in the last match showed the same score in 
e second shoot to he low- and the feature of the 
not was a five-shot run of l!5s by Parkhurst, who 
ished high man on 241, this shooting being done with 
Krag military rifle on the ^ 4 in. ring target, and is a 
,„ e worthy of a place in our recorns. the scores ot 
e two Wakefield teams have not yet been received, but 
Miher°'entered a 50-shot match with Coulters, the 
rmer using his new Springfield, and the latter his old 
liable Krag, and both men hung up good totals 
Wednesday night we shoot against a team ot the 
es Moines la.. Revolver Club, revolvers and pistols 
■iiig used at 20 yris.. and have now in hand a challenge 
om the Taunton. Mass., Rifle Club to shoot a team 
■itch indoors, our men to use military rifles and the 
aunten men reguiar . 22 cal. gallery rifles, 'there is also 
prospect of a revolver match with the Dos Angeles 
al., Club. . 
The following scores were made in practice. 
Revolver, 60yds.: Joslin Si, ili, <7, 84, 80; Coulters <6 
Revolver 20yds.: Miller 84, 81._91; Parkhurst 83; BrAv 
;. 7ti, 82;‘ Liebrich 72, 74, 72, 79, 78, 77; lluriburt 16 , 
oulters 75; Donaghy 75,_ 74. 
Rifle (Krag), 25yds.: Coulters 235, 228. 
Fifty-shot match, military rifles, %in. ring targets, sit¬ 
ing position, gallery loads: 
i I> Coulters, .30 Krag. 228 -34 -39 —-40 11 »•■> 
1 C Miller, 30 Springfield. 220 240 232 22o 2-S 114a 
The second match shot against two teams of Company 
i, Sixth Infantry (Wakefield) Massachusetts snows 
neir second team again winner. This match called for 
earns of six men. 100 shots per man at 25yds., sitting 
iosition, 14 -inch ring target: Company A men to shoot 
>•1 Winchester muskets and our team to shoot lxiags 
"r Springfield caliber 30 arms with gallery ammunition. 
Mr Parkhurst started a fine score, securing five -os 
m his first string, and finishing with-241 
Lieut Miller used his new Springfield and everyone 
vho tried it was much pleased at the handiness of his 
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Du Pont Rifle Association. 
Wilmington, Del., April 4.—There was a fair attend¬ 
ee at the range this afternoon, and while the strong 
utTs of wind kept every one guessing, the gooci-fellow- 
lip, which is so large a feature of our Saturday aitei- 
oon shoots, was just as much in evidence as ever, 
cott, as will be noticed by his scores, has found nim- 
df” again. Hessian, who considered himself cmei 
ock of the walk, strutted about and dared everybody 
) match his skill against old “Meat-in-the-Pot, and to 
te intense gratification of every one else, got a proper 
.•tback at the hands of I. Du Pont. The scores: 
Rifie, 200yds.: J. W. Scott 218, 217, 205, 202, 199; T. 
C Hessian 213, 207 (Standard American) i4 <!1. 
. Du Pont 197 (Standard American), 78, 70, 71; S. I. 
iewman 205, 190, 198 (Standard American), 73; .1. r. 
IcCafferty 209. Creedmoor count, prone position- r. 
larkins 44. 43, 40; 1. E. Addicks 3d, 44, 41, 40. 
Pistol, 50yds.: 1. Du Pont 90, J. \Y. Hessian Si, 80; 
4cBride 80; Hammond 79; Ackert 76. 
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17, 237, 237; Williamson 233; Ricker 205, 201, 211, 212, 
19; Wm. T. Smith 237; Anderson 219, 216, 216, 211, 216. 
April 3. —Pistol, 20yds.: Anderson 61, 79, 56, 50, 60 , 00; 
1. H. Smith 79, 83, 84, 91, 80, 79, 86 , 80; Hay i5. bo. 
), 76, 73, 78, 72; Drown 76, 79, 80, 75, 78. 
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