Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-18
NATIONAL GUARD MArrERa
Selecting the District Rsn. Team sor Cree
moor-Other Matches so H. nhos

Selecting the District Rine Team FOR Cr~~d-
moor-Oth~r Mssch~s On He shoe-
The three main topics in the National Gusrd
this week are the cavalry march, which COM
menced this morning. the artillery encampmcns
at Bay Ridge. commencing on the soth. and the
encampment Of the sixth battalion at BAy Ridge.
the preliminaries Of which were given In Tur
srAR- There is also large amount Of activity
Just at present in the rife team. which every
National Guardsman thoroughly expects viii
repeat the victory OF last year at Creedmoor in
September. The rife team las not been en-
tirely selected As yet but the number OF cam
didates slowly but surely has been Topped down
until from about seventy they haze been
reduced 10 something over twenty.
rnE REPRESENTATION AT cNtrpNooa
Next Thursday the number will be reduced
TO the eighteen men who will represent the
District at Creedmoor. OF course the work OF
selection has given offense 90 some. but Il must
be borne in mind that the cha racteristics Of
rine team OF tins class manifold and the
work OF selection q delicate one. The team
which represents Washington this year will
have TO do more than uphold the honor Of the
hafchet flag at Creedmoor, although this OF
course. viii be the main object IN their train
ing. Gen. ordway Mas received and accepted
q challenge from the twentv-third New York
regiment, known better = the ''twepty-
third Brooklyn" for rife match.
which viii take place ia this city on
September IL. This regiment has long been
noted for it's excellence in Workmanship and
the local team will have 20 exert every effort II
they wish TO come out victors Before the
Creedmoor meet the rife team will accept an
invitation from the New jersey guard to spend
| a week at Sea Grit This viii be the week pre-
ceding the Creedmoor meeting aud thus she
rifle team will be absent from the CITY Two
weeks this year. During the time nj Sea Gift .
match In all probability will lie arranged with
the New Jersey team.
THE BATTERY rScANrxKSr.
The arrangements for the march and encsmp-
ment Of the battery at Bay Ridge, commepo-
Ing on the 2eth, have nearly been completed.
| The artillery will march down in full battle
array and woe betide any hostile force encoun-
tered on the road. At Bay Ridge the encamp-
nent viii by no means be one solely for pleas
ore; the practice in artillery work will be
were and practical. The engine corps will 20
down for at least time aud render assistance
TO the battery. Target practice will include
both hiring at land and floating tsrgets-
THE SIXTH BATTALION.
The committee, a. announced In last satur-
days STAR, appointed by the battalion TO make
all necessary arrangements for the coming en-
campment visited Bay Ridge last Monday
| afternood. The site for the comp was selected
arrangements made for the services of the
United States Naval Academy Band AZ dress
parade and inspection and many other details
| settled to the satisfaction Of all concerned. IL
Is said that the National Rifles will visit Bay
Ridge while the sixth is in camp. Ii il needless
TO says the mutual friends in both or
CARNATIONS will have q pleasant reunion
on the shores Of the Chesapeake. Lieut.. W.
r. Vale, inspector Of rife practice Of the
sixth, accompanied by Capt. W. l. Horton Of
the brigade staff (who has been detailed by
| Zen. Ordway as engineer officer Of the camp)
ana Sergeant Smith Of company b will visit the
| grounds In a day or SO. with the necessary in
struments, to lay of a rifle range for the use Of
the battalion. Maj. Bartlett has issued the or
ders for the camp and they we're read 10 the
battalion at the practice dress parade, held at
the armory last night. Adjutant Mcdowell
gave tie boys some needed instruction in
| guard mounting at the same time. Capt Bas-
sett acted as officer Of the day and Lieuts
| Smoot and Moore as officers Of the guard
| The boys need to brush themselves mp q little
and prepare for inspection by the public while
IN camp. The indications are that the sixth
will carry good crowd TO Bay Ridge. The
pension Office company, Capt Riley, is show
| ing up in fine style in the number " members
reported as going into camp.