Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-05-19 | Page 8 | Rapid Fire Work Beings at the Fort

RAPID FIRE WORK BEGINS AT THE FORT Summer's Target Practice Opens This Afternoon; Some High Scores Are Expected. 1 1 Companies 'A, B, iC and D of the Twelfth infantry began the summer's, target practice on the range north of . For Douglas at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. The new system of rapid-fire practice was inaugurated. This system calls ifor the firing of a series of five shots wl n a time limit of 22 seconds at a raE-5jf 300 yards. Each soldier fires two series of shots at his daily practice. The target work will continue through the summer and as some of the army's rifle experts are members of the Twelfth, a number of exceptionally high scores are looked for. . r