Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-06


| CAPTURE ANY OF THEM THIS YEAR.
Ready for Creedmoor, but more or less anx
ious about their ability 10 compete successfully
with veteran teams from the army and several
| OF the states, are those members OF the District
National Guard who have been practicing with
the rifle for some time past Today they have
been at the arsenal range pounding away and
doing their utmost to make at least satisfac.
tory showing. Not even the most sanguine
expects the local team to bring home any OF
tho big trophies; it would be unreasonable to
expect such feat Of men Who are compare
lively green and who have never before shot
as a team. From the work that has been done
in practice it is, however, plain that the shoot
ing Of the local military will be up to more
than average figures.
THE DISTRICT TEAM At cREEpMooR.
The following special orders we're issued yes
terday evening from National Guard head
quarters:
The following named officers and enlisted
men ARE detailed for duty in connection with
the annual competition In the interstate mill
tary and Hilton matches at Creedmoor, and
will report to Maj. j. NJ. Pollard, inspect tor gen.
eral OF rifle practice, hereby announced as cap
tain OF the team:
Maj. J. NJ. Pollard. inspector general Of rife
practice; Capt W. l.. Cash, inspector rifle prac-
tiee, firstregimcnt; Capt Jas. E. Bell, inspec-
OBrien, company 4, fourth battalion; First
Lieut.. L. ID. Singleton. inspector rifle practice,
first battalion; First Licut. Geo. H. Harries
inspector rifle practice. second battalion; First
Lieut. 7. L. Graham. inspector rife practice,
fourth battalion; First Lieut. w. L. Vale, in
spector rifle practice, sixth battalion; First
Lieut.. W. IL. tombstone, company A. fifth bat
talon; Quartermastec Sergt. Peter Rennie,
hrst separate company; Sergt. W. A. Edwards,
company B, fifth battalion; CorpL J. VI. Stew
art, company A. fifth battalion; Corpl. A. o.
Huttcrly, company A. sixth battalion; Private
II. 5. kirwan, engineer company; Private
Walter 5. Cash. company ID. first battalion;
Private Robert u. Smytne, company Is, fourth
battalion.
The team will leave on Monday, the 9Th in
slant, and Will return on Saturday. the 18th
instant"
Lieut. Singleton will be team quartermaster,
duty for which he has every qualification
1t is not improbable that Sergt Rennic will
have to be left at home because of Illness
Indisposition has prevented his praticing dur
ing the past week or two, and ss he is no better
the chances are that he will not accompany the
party.
TIE PROGRAM AT CREEDMooR.
The competitive shooting commences at
Creedmoor on Tuesday morning the first num-
Der on the program being the directors match.
This Is only for directors Of the National Rifle
Association and may be shot every day through
out the meeting
Then comes the Judd match, five shots at 200
yards. open to ali corners, followed by the VIM
bledon cup match. open to all citizens and res
idcnts OF the United States; the distance is 200
yards, thirty shots. The frs. prize is the VIM
bledOn cup. valued at $500, presented by the
National Rifle Association OF Great Britain to
the National Rife Association Of America.
On Wednesday the long range military match
Is to be shot; distance 500 and 800 yards; fifteen
shot 1T each distance. There are six small cash
prizes. The Barney Walter team match will
also be commenced Wednesday This compel IT,
ton IL at zoo yards open TO teams of five from
any rifle club, association or military organize
ton. Divided entrance fees and medal to
each member of the winning team are the re-
wards for the victors.
MILITARY CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE UNITED sTArEs
On Thursday one of the most popular matches
will be disposed of. 1t is the Presidents match
for the military championship of the United
States Of America. The shoot is i'll two stages
the first being at 200 and 500 Yards, seven shots
at each distance. In this stage there are
seventeen prizes ranging from go to IS. Only
the prize winners in the first stage can COM
pete at the second, where the distance is 600
yards and the number Of shots ten. The COM
petItor who makes the highest aggregate score
in both stages will hold the mid-range cham
pionship OF America for one year and will also
receive SIS cash.
The interstate long range match will also be
shot on Thursday. Teams of four from all
rlne associations or clubs In any state or terri
tory may compete; fifteen shots at 800. 800 and
1000 yards respectively. A trophy is the grand
prize, whilo each member of the winning team
gets a medal.
Friday is New York day. the three big matches
Tor empire state troops being down on the pro-
gram.
THE BIGGEST DAY OF ALI.
General interest centers on Saturday; that is
the biggest day Of all. The Hilton trophy and
the interstate military matches are to be set
tied. For the former prize, which is worth
$4,000 and Is held for year, there will be a
good deal OF fierce competition. Massachu-
sets has captured it for tine past four years,
but she will not this year, because her rifemen
are disguised with something that has hap
pened at Creedmoor and will not 90 there while
the present conditions obtain. In both the
Hilton and interstate matches the members Of
the winning teams will be given medals.
The Tiffany match at 30 yards is open all
week. 1t Is 200 yards competition with a
silver vase for the first prizeman; there also
~ cash prizes. aggregating S3l4.
Another OF the continuous matches is the
governors match, z shots at 500 yards. The
sum OF sl75, divided into "a prizes, offers in
ducements.
IHe aLlcOmers mllltary match IS another
one which will be open every day. Each COM
petitor will fire at least shots at 200 yards and
5 ut 500 yards. There are 26 prizes, ranging
from SIS to IS.
The Steward match ut 200 yards will be in
teresting because competitors may sit, stand or
kneei while shooting in 1t. Prizes are nu-
merous and some OF them worth having
A revolver match will also be open all
through the meeting, and the winners will cap
ture, III all, $50.
OTHER GUARD NEWS.
The reorganization of the fifth battalion has
commenced. Yesterday Gen. Ordway recon-
mended Cart Richard A. O'Brien of company
A, fourth battalion, for commission IA major of
the fifth vice Long, resigned.
Cen Ordway has come to an interesting con-
clusion as to the formation Of battalion rife
teams. No commissioned officers will be per
mitted on the teams and each company shall
have Il man on the team. One of the companies
will have to have two representatives to make
up the necessary number-fye
Enlisting for the engineer company is going
or steadily and lot Of good material is being
secured
Fell From Trapeze.
Master lie Roy W. Heron. the young son OF
Mr. J Whit Herron cashier If Tire g., ,,n,