Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-27
MORE RIFLE SHOOTING.
How the Gen. Ordway and ''Evening
STAR" Prizes Are to DO Shot For.


RULES GOVERNING THE MAICa-NrpAIs FOR tn.
NEMBERs OF THE cREGDMooR TEAM-PossI-
BILIrIEs, PROBABILITIES, APPOINTMENTS AND
REsIGSATIoSA
How local interest in rife shooting has taken
an upward jump since the dozen victors came
home from Creedmoor and how it would con-
tinue TO ascend if there was only fairly big
prize list to be raided every fall! So far rs the
great mass Of the District militia is concerned
there are but two events on the program. Both
arc good. but they are not numerous enough
10 satisfy more than q few mon. TIE STAR
medal-a beautiful specimen Of the gold
smiths art-will make one sharpshooter happy,
but he will have to shoot phenomenally to win
1t, SO numerous are the men who can start his
Precipitation to running. The other prize 10 the
battalion prizo offered by Gen. Ordway to bat
talon teams Of i've. This year it 10 a very
handsome clock. good enough for any militia
headquarters. In many cities, far smaller than
this IL is customary for wealthy firms and in
siiyiduals to put up medals and cups for COM
petition and the probabilities are that when
next season rolls around there will be jewelry
enough on hand to give everybody more than
enc opportunity.
MEDALS FOB THE cREzDMoon TEAM.
Der of the Creedmoor team with some tangible
scrap of metallic appreciation in the shape of
q medal Mai. Bracket Of the second bat
talon. Adjt. Loeffler of the first and Brigade
Staff SergI. Gene" Corvaizier are at the bot
tom of the scheme. Tho general idea seems to
be to have each member of the guard contri-
butte u small sum-not to exceed rs cents, and
to be preferably 10 cents for each enlisted
man. II an officer wants to give more he can
do il. To this Will be added the first contri-
buttons made voluntarily by Commissioners
Douglass and Hine. When a sufficient sum has
been realized appropriately designed medals
will be made and presented. Some of the regI-
mental, battalion and company commanders
taking hold of the matter with considerable
energy and others will fall in line soon a.
they know what is going on.
TWO BIG RIFLE COMPETITIONS.
Circular No. 6 will be OF interest to the rifle
men Of the guard, numerous class, constantly
on the increase. The document is as follows:
The following rife matches are announced
and will be shot at the rifle range ut Washing
ton barracks on Wednesday, November 5.
''srAR" MATCH.
Open to all commissioned officers and en-
listed men of the District Of Columbia National
Guard who made a score of not less than 65
out of one full score during the regular prac-
tice in June and July. Distances-20O, 500. 500
and 600 yards. seven rounds at each distance,
positions. as prescribed by Blunt's manuals
The prize is a gold badde presented by The
EVENING STAR Newspaper Company.
BATTALION MATCH.
Open to teams of five enlisted men from any
battalion in the District of Columbia National
Guard. Only one team allowed from a battal-
ion and 1t must have at least ono man from each
company in the battalion. Distance. 200 yards
seven rounds; position, standing. The prize il
a oil lOsk Inv hrin
general commanding-whichw will become the
property OF the battalion winning it
REGULATIONS.
The competitions will be conducted under
the regulations prescribed in Blunt's manual
The STAR match will be shot at 10 o'clock a.
m. and the battalion match at o'clock pm.
Entries for The STAR match mus. be adj
dressed to the adjutant general and made be-
fore October -. After the entries have been
made day will be announced on which the
range will be open for practice and ammuni-
ton will DO issued for that purpose Gallery
practice will also be permitted those who may
desire il.
Battalion inspectors of rifle practice will be
allowed for their battalion teams 200 rounds of
ammunition for range practice and 200 rounds
for gallery practice, and will be granted the
use of the range and gallery at any time they
may elect to practice their teams Battalion
commanders must report the names of their
on or before November !. Alternates should
be SO arranged that IN shooting the match
there may be IN any event at least one man
from each company.
AL competitors must appear on the day Of
the match in the undress uniform of the Ma
tional Guard
AN IMPROVED GALLERY.
The men who have been competing their
seasons scores in the gallery during the past
week or so have not worked under one OF the
disadvantages which worried many q fair shot
earlier in the season. 1t used to be so that tho
glare of white targets and white back ground
would frequently cause weakness in ordinarily
good eyes. Now the glare is no more. The
targets are just as white as ever. but the back
ground has been painted n dark blue gray,
which relieves the strained optic and makes
the mark stand out more clearly than ever.
Some of the companies that went to the gal
lery did not shoot. Their guns were in good
order and there was plentiful supply of am
intuition. but the commanding officers neglected
to bring their seasons score cards with them so
il not possible to distinguish those who had
not completed their record from those who had
Seven battalions were given an opportunity
TO finish up their gallery practice, but some
of them or parts Of them will have try il again
Tonight the sixth battalion will do its shooting
and OH Monday night the cavalry troop and the
general staff and the field and staff officers
and the non-commissioned staff of regiments
will close their accounts.
COME Up HIGHER.
Gen. Ordway yesterday recommended tina.
commissions be issued to accord with the fol-
lowing: Third battalion-First Lieut.. Henry
". Weber to be captain company d, vice Suess,
appointed inspector OF rifle practice for third
battalion. Second Lieut.. John A. Bresnahan
to be first lieutenant company ID, vice Weber,
recommended for promotion. Fourth SerRt
VIM Z Burchsrd to be second Lieutenant COM
pany Is.
Sixth battalion-Second Lieut. E. D. Smoot
TO be first lieutenant. vice Reyes resigned
Private James L. Hunnicker to be second lieu
tenant company e, vice Holcombe transferred
TO company ID, fifth battalion.
Seventh batiallon-Nliford Marshall to be
captain company Il. vice Lee, resigned. Pri-
mus III. simmons TO be first lieutenant COM
Pany Il. vice Simmons, resigned.
FIRST Sergi +. Columbus of one Of the COM
panies III the third battalion aud Corn Il c.
/. Baden Of Company &, first battalion, have
successfully talked back to the brigade board
OF examination and will be decorated with the
badges such as are gwen non-commissioned
officers and privates who aspire TO be second
heutenants.
THE ENGINEER COMPANY.
And now for an engineer company. The fol-
lowing circular, No, ], has been issued from
headquarters and is signed by Gen. Ordway:
1. is proposed to organize an engineer COM
pany in the District National Guard No ma