Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1909 — CANADA HAS RIFLE RECORD [ARTICLE]

CANADA HAS RIFLE RECORD

Ten Men Team Scores 1,609, Beating the ■English Mark of 1,513. London, July 16. —Canada won the McKinon cup at the Bisley rifle meet* Ing and in doing so established a new record for long distance rifle shooting. The match is at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, twelve men on each team, ten shots per man at each range. The total Canadian score at the three ranges was 1,609, an average of 6 per man, 134 out of a possible 150. The previous high score for the match was 1,513, made by the English team in 1907 Breaks World's Rifle Record. Camp Perry, 0., July 16—Captato Emmett Eddy of the Ohio National Guard scored 333 out of a posssible 35* hits, surpassing the world’s record.