Dec. 21, 1907.] 
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National Board Promotion Rifle Practice. 
WasuINnGTOoN, D. C., Dec. 18.—Next 
tournament of the Twenty-two Caliber Indoor Rifle 
League will be held at Rochester, N. Y., under the 
auspices of the Columbia Rifle Club, of that city. While 
the tournament of 1907, which was also held in Rochester, 
was a great success, the coming meeting promises to 
eclipse all predecessors in point of attendance, prizes and 
interest displayed. It will last six days, during which a 
month the 1908 
large number of prizes will be contested for and in a 
great variety of matches. The league regulations are 
jvery liberal, inasmuch as any marksman may compete 
in any or all of the matches, even.if not a member of 
the league or of its subsidiary clubs. The quarters of the 
|Columbian Rifle Club are ample, comprising five 25yd. 
‘|ranges, card rooms, dining rooms, parlor,- reception 
rooms, assembly hall and a billiard room with ten tables. 
The first meeting of the representatives of the various 
clubs was held in Pittsburg, in 1904, as the result of tele- 
|graphic matches, which had been held for several years 
|preceding that date. Since the organization of the league 
}}on a national basis, there has been a decided increase in 
jinterest in rifle shooting tndoors, and new clubs are being 

formed in all parts of the country. At the 1907 shoot 
}over $1,000 in cash was distributed in prizes, and con- 
|siderably more than that amount in merchandise. The 
}Columbia Rifle Club is one of the most influential and 
|prosperous in the country, having a membership of over 
|}two hundred. ° 
| While primarily interested in long-range and out-door 
|shooting, the Government is doing much to encourage 
indoor shooting with’ the-.22cal. rifle. Each year a 
liberal appropriation is made from which the War De- 
partment can construct indoor ranges. Millions of 
rounds of .22cal. ammunition are manufactured or bought 
and issued to the regular troops, and the soldiers are en- 
couraged to keep in practice throughout the year. The 
}new Springfield with a .22 barrel is now being used, and 
the .22 Krag and .22 Winchester are also used when fitted 
| with the military sights. It is proposed to extend the 
issuing of arms and ammunition so as to include students 
in military institutions and inmates of soldiers’ and 
sailors’ homes. It is pointed out that the department is 
}now authorized by law to issue obsolete ordnance to 
such institutions under certain conditions, and it is 
thought the authority to issue ammunition should be 
clearly given, though now inferred. It is also proposed 
to issue at some future date, a small number of the 
| Government rifles to student clubs, say one to each ten 
| members, together with a limited number of rounds of 
ball ammunition, 
| An interesting intercity revolver match is in progress 
between the National Capital Rifle and Revolver Club, 
| of Washington, and the Baltimore Revolver Club. These 
matches are usually shot by correspondence or tele- 
graph, but as these cities "are adjacent, the* teams make 
the trip and shoot under identical conditions. Each 
| team is composed of ten members, and each member 
shoots 20 shots at 20yds. When the Washingtonians 
visited Baltimore in October, they were beaten, but they 
won the return match in November. Matches will be 
shot monthly until one club wins three, which will en- 
title it to permament possession of a handsome silver 
loving cup presented by the Washington Club as the 
intercity trophy. The Baltimore Club will furnish the 
medals for the individual members of the winning teams, 
So much attention is being paid to .22cal. practice in 
| the army and militia, as well as in citizen clubs, that a 
system of instruction under which allowances can be 
| made for distance, elevation and windage, has been 
worked out by Major Winder, the crack shot of Ohio, 
which is being used with great success. This system 
of targets is designed to give the same practice in the 
gallery at 50ft., as is had on the outdoor ranges of from 
200 to 1,000yds. All targets are reduced in exact pro- 
portions, and must be used at 50ft. In the system a 
| windage clock and flag are used, as on the outdoor 
range, and are set to represent the velocity and direction 
of the wind, and problems are given the shooter to be 
worked out by him. For example, the flag and clock 
are set to indicate 15 miles of wind from the direction 
of 3 o'clock, if a clock were placed face up on the 
ground. That condition would call for 2 points of right 
| wind. A black paster is placed on the second outlined 
ring at the bottom to the left zero. If the shooter judges 
| the wind correctly he will adjust his sight by taking two 
| points of right wind, and if his elevation is correct, and 
| if he holds properly at 6 o’clock on the black paster (the 
| only bullseye he can see), the shot will strike the out- 
| lined bull in the target above. The scheme has been 
| carefully and elaborately worked out for all ranges. For 
instance, if it is desired to simulate a heavy head wind 
or very cold temperature, this can be done by shorten- 
| ing the range a few feet, which will necessitate the same 
| corrections in the sight as the above conditions of wind 
| and temperature would require on the outdoor range. 
| Conditions of skirmish firing are also approximated by 
| moving the men from side to side, advancing toward the 
target and firing at intervals. The Winder system has 
| been adopted by the Ohio National Guard, and is in use 
| in many of the States. 
Philadelphia Rifle 
THE regular Tuesday evening shoot of the Philadel- 
phia Rifle Association was held on the indoor range, 1506 
Washington avenue. The well-known military riflemen 
Sergt. Porterfield and Sergt. Burton of the Sixth Regi- 
| ment, visited the range and tried a few shots. Three 
new members joined the club, several have ordered new 
rifles, and all indications point to a busy winter. 
The following are a few scores selected from almost 
100 shots: 
Rifle, 25yds., 10-shot strings, possible 250: 
238, 242; Hall 231, 289; Dubbs 235, 237 
aul; 
Association. 
Schnerring 
Overbaugh 232, 
235; Hubbard, 224, 281; Walker 224, 225. 
Pistol, 20yds., 10-shot strings, Spering 
possible 100: 
D. 
87, 89; Smith 86, 86. W. Stusss, Sec’y. 


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