June 13, 1908.] 
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;reatest rifle match America has yet seen. Capt. Allen 
tolds the records for shooting under the Australian 
kirmish system. Beginning at GOO yards, he fired forty 
hots at the silhouette target above described, stopping 
t 200 yards. Out of these 40 shots, he made 30 hits. The 
otal exposure of the silhouette was 60 seconds, but 
llowance must be made for the time it takes a bullet to 
over the distance, 'i his allowance is .S second at 600 
ards, and for the five halts amounts to about 10 seconds, 
herefore Capt. Allen fired a shot every second and a 
uarter that the target was exposed, and firing was 
ossible, and three out of every four shots found their 
adgement in the head and shoulders of an “enemy" 
cering over an embankment. 
“in the Australian skirmish unlimited ammunition is 
flowed,” said Capt. Allen, while in Washington. “This 
s as it would be in warfare, presuming there was plenty 
f ammunition available. The firinig is at unknown (Us¬ 
ances, and the “enemy” appears only long enough to 
re a shot and exposes nothing but the head and should- 
rs, as would probably be the case in actual wartare. lie 
; dressed in olive, drab or khaki, and his clothes mingle 
ith the landscape and background so as to make him 
Imost invisible at 600 yards. We fire and he “ducks.” 
Ve advance, and the same maneuver takes place. By the 
ime we have reached 200 yards, it is safe to say that 
very man of the enemy who has poked his head above 
he embankment has been killed or disabled, and the 
absequent charge is attended with little danger. When 
e started this practice a total of fifteen shots on a 
gure was a big record. After several weeks of practice 
re team averaged 25 hits per man. No enemy could 
xpose itseif over breastworks long enough to fire shots 
nd live in the face of an attack by such sharpshooters. 
"We also tried the ‘moving targets’ in the Philippines, 
oth in the division competition, where it was made a 
pecial feature, and in the practice for the international 
latch. We challenged the Japanese and English for a 
velve-man team match, but the Japanese were unable to 
ompete, and the match was declared off. Tile moving 
irgets were placed on a track and run back and forth 
cross the range. The track undulates, and by means 
f a drum head and an engine, the targets move at 
arious rates of speed at the will of the officer in charge, 
liey were colored black, khaki and green olive drab, 
own to a dark green, the color of the grass. At the 
ivision competition they were the dark green, but olive 
rab was used on the skirmish run because of the dif- 
culty in seeing the khaki figures at 600 yards. The 
loving targets are the head and shoulders, as in the 
mstralian skirmish, but are slightly enlarged. The 
neeling figure of the ordinary silhouette, is omitted. 
1 hen we first began firing at the moving targets two 
its in ten shots was considered good, but at the end 
om 50 to 70 per cent, of the shots told. We also used 
le disappearing targets on a system slightly different 
oln the Australian skirmish. They are mounted on 
as pipe, with a handle at the end, turned by a mail 
ith a stop-watch in his hand. Starting at 600 yards, we 
dvanced on the double-quick until the targets flashed up. 
hen we dropped, wherever we might be, and fired as 
ist as we could. Suddenly -the targets would drop, and 
e would make another advance. Altogether there would 
e seven halts, the targets being exposed 40 seconds at 
X) and 600 yards and 30 seconds at the other stops, 
hey came up at known times, and we had to load while 
dvancing at double time instead of quick time, as in 
rdinary skirmish. There is no question that for service 
le above or the Australian system is preferable to our 
ystem of tiring at fixed silhouettes of a group of two 
gures, one kneeling and the other prone. England sets 
side about 60 per cent, of its practice ammunition for 
lis kind of work, ft might not do for matches or for 
■cord firing, but for training it can scarcely be surpassed, 
specially when coupled with training the men to seek 
aver when they drop.” 
The competition for places on the infantry team will be 
eld at Fort Sheridan, and for the cavalry team at Fort 
than Allen, both beginning June 8. Between that 
me and August 25 the teams will practice constantly on 
lese ranges or at Camp Ferry. Meanwhile the Navy is 
reparing its teams at Annapolis, and will enter three, 
^presenting respectively the Navy, Marine Corps, and 
le Naval Academy. West Point will not be represented 
wing to the pressure of other studies, so the Navy has 
iree chances to the Army’s two. 
Mftnhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, June 6.—At Armbruster’s Park to-day 
.ores were made as follows: 
Revolver, 10 shots, 50yds.: P. Hanford, 92, 96, 89, 89, 92, 
>, 88 , 88, 92, 92; M, Hays 85, 90, 81, 81, 86, 81, 88, 85. 84, 
J. L. R. Morgan 77 , 74 , 77 , 79, 81, 78, 72 , 73 , 70, 76; 
K. Dietz 92, 92, 87, 88, 92, 89, 95, 85, 98, 95; J. E. 
illiman 92, 83, 90, 90, 90, 83. 
June 4.—At 2628 Broadway to-day scores were made as 
■flows: 
Revolver, 20yds.: Dr. R. H. Sayre 90, 87; R. M. 
yder 90, 91, 90, 87, 86; P. Hanford 92, 87, 87; T. P. 
ichols 90, 89, 88, 87, 85, 83; J. L. R. Morgan 81, 78, 75; 
Knowlson 78, 76, 76, 74; Dr. C. Philips 87, 83, 83, 79, 78; 
. Grenztr 85, 85; J. E. Silliman 85, 83. 
J. E. Silliman, Sec’y. 
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