Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-31

A Matter Of Great Interest Among Member
Of the District National Guard.

Matter Of Great Interest Among Member
Of the District National Guard.
But one thing is being talked Of among the
National Guardsmen OF the city, and that is the
big shoot which takes place next week. The
program is an inviting one and the entries are
tumbling in at great rate. The last entry
must be in by o'clock this afternoon or 1t will
be of no value. Everybody has had ample time
in which to make up his mind whether he
ought or ought not to compete. So II any
would-be competitor IL shut out it will be hia
own fault One of the strange things in con-
nection with the entries IL the fact that nearly
every competitor has neglected to do the one
thing which any one might reasonably suppose
he would have thought Of. viz, to send with his
entries the certificate OF his captain or inspector
Of rifle practice that he has qualified as marks
man or sharpshooter. This is necessary in all
entries except those for the merchants match.
The statement made by some Of the competi-
tors-that they ''belieye" they have qualified
could hardly be accepted as official. Most Of
those who have made entries refrained entirely
from reference to that which undoubtedly is a
desideratum The adjutant general could not
receive the statement of . competitor a. to his
own scores rniess that competitor happened
to be an officer empowered to certify TO scores.
Intending competitors, 1t is stated at head
quarters, must be careful that anxiety to win
results not in unauthorized practices. The
service rifle. the service sights and service
ammunition Qhe latter TO be straight factory
goods), issued a: the firing point, to be used
by each contestant and nothing but perfectly
square competitions will be permitted. Any
competitor caught using reloaded ammunition
will undoubtedly be ruled off the range, and
should there be such an occurrence the wrong
doer or wrongdoers can safely bet that charges
will be preferred.
W. To ha <xvn ;snr mt
changes in the program. The EVENING STAR.
Sunday Herald, Senatorial and Tappan matches
will go right along, but some new arrangement
is to be made as to the gold medal donated by
Mr.. John H. Magruder. John W. Boteler 4
Son have given Rogers group of statuary,
and it may be that this contribution will be
made one OF the prizes in the same match as
the Magruder medal. Whatever changes are
made, however, there will be no necessity for
amending the entries.
More men are probably interested in the
merchants match than in any other. There
Will be twenty or more prizes. G.. Warfeld
Simpson gives a suit of clothes to order, either
business or full dress; Capt. Thos. D. Singleton
proposes to contribute something beautiful in
the furniture line; /. Hamburger Il Sons will
make pair OF trousers for one of the winners;
Freeborn G. Smith, of Bradbury piano fame,
presents through Manager W. P. Van Wickle,
a fine music box; Woodward d Lothrops con-
tributicn is a bath robe; Robert Beall donates
handsome photograph album Saks Il Co.
have decided TO give a smoking jacket; JAS Y.
Davis Sons will present an umbrella; Smith &
Wardwell hand over tennis racquet; James l..
barbour d Sons contribution is case of
whisky; A. Lisner Of the Palais Royal gives
silk umbrella and SO do Douglas & Bro; Will
lett * Ruoff offer a Dunlap derby hat; the
Goodyear Rubber Company, through Manager
Melville Lindsay, give rubber coat; Robin
son. Parker 4 Co. will present the choice of
either child's suit, child's overcoat or a pair
of trousers for a male adult. The reward for
the man who makes the lowest score in the
match is fine leather medal, the gift of J. S.
iopham. Five or six other prizes are half
promised and will be definitely heard from
within q day or two.