Abbott's Guide to Ottawa and Vicinity/Rifle Range
RIFLE RANGE.
The Rockcliffe Rifle Range, constructed by the Dominion Government in 1898, is unrivalled in America, and is only equalled perhaps by Bisley, England. Delightfully situated beside the Ottawa river, the ground is convenient to the city, from which it is reached by electric car. The ranges are from 100 yards to 1,000 yards, with 73 targets. A commodious pavilion for the use of officers, and a competitors building, are flanked by smaller buildings (familiarly designated "huts") erected by two local regiments, the Governor General's Foot Guards and 43rd Duke of Cornwall's Own Rifles. Here is held the annual meet of the Dominion Rifle Association, which, with its attendant functions, forms a feature in the summer life of the Capital.