Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-02
3ta, Correspondenee Of me Erening star.


| stan Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
| CREEDMooR, J.. l., Sept /. 1891.
The ID. c. n. G.. brigade team of 1891 Is at
Creedmoor. having arrived here last night, anu
| at this precise moment most of the members OF
the peripatetic organization are down on the
famous range shooting away both ammunition
and money in order that they may. perhaps,
| receive some thirty. some sixty ard some an
hundred fold' when the meeting comes to an
/ end. This afternoon the report of exploding
cartridges punctuates the ieeting minutes and
| the whistling sound Of bullets making long
range flights is almost continuous; last night
the guns were cold and silent, but there
| was no lack Of noises. A million mos
quitoes-it NAV be there were less
| than a million. but the probabilities
| are that there were more-wCrried the Wash
ingtonians with their songs and their voracity
| so long as the strangers remained outdoors;
| those who retired to bed were unsppreciative
listeners to the snorous and sonorous efforts of
such old-time professional performers as Col:
| Clay, Capt. Parmenter. Capt Bell and
| Lieut. Stewart Each of these gentle
men is the proud possessor Of one more
bone than il generally given ordinary
mortals; the extra Justification is located In the
upper portion of the nose and has. by some
playful layman, been denomirated the from
i bone. At an early LOur this ulCrEiHS an
amateur but determined vigilance committee,
men to whose eyelids refreshing slumter
/ had refused 20 como because II was
| scared away, met In ore OF the
| upper Railways of the hotel, and there without
4 discussion or dissent adopted a series of res
olutions which must result in IL bloody tragedy
i unless the officers named VIII consent 10 the
i wearing of such snore preyen!lveS as Nay De
i devised by the committee. At Sea Gait this
/ snoring matter only concerned the unfortunate
Il F0,1r pla III shar pra
\ two men in a tent-but here we are all sleeping
in three rooms with the doors open. No one
i objects to the doors being open II the mouths
i of the slumberers were only shut, but when
there is a combination of the two it is irresist-
/ ible, and ordinarily peaceful and God-fearlng
| men are tempted to desperate deeds.
THE TRIP FROM SEA aIRT.
1t was pm. yesterday when the team said
goodbye to Sea Girt. Capt. Bell marched the
men from the camp to the station, after the
commissary department had filed the COM
/ mand with ham sandwiches and artesian water.
| While under the influence of this lunch Private
| Heco1 insisted on getting on the wrong train.
| simply because there were numerous beautiful
| females in one of the cars. He was rescued.
| brought back and tied to a seat on the depot
| platform until the proper train came along.
/ Quartermaster Parmenter had gone on to New
| York four hours before. taking with him
4 the baggage. so no had anything
| especially burdensome to carry unless mention
| be made of full cartridge belts, guns, rubber
| blankets and other light and airy lmpediments
| of military nature. just before we started
| some one asked: who put his railroad ticket in
| his trunk for safe keepingY' 1t was All arrow
| shot at O venture, but there was immediate
| Spouse from Lieut.. Farrabee. He had done
| that very thing. The trunk was in New York:
| the lieutenant was at Sea Girt. Very sorrowful
| was he as he paid his fare to the conductor,
but he lives in semi-enjoyment of hope that the
4 n and
grasping corporations which want all they can
get-will refund the second payment. Private
Walter Cash had also been guilty of hiding his
| ticket in his trunk, but he thought of it before
| the baggage left Sea Grit and thus can join in
| the little laugh on Lieut.. Farrabee.
| At O'Clock yesterday evening the team with
| the exception of Capt. Cash and Sergt. Hut
| terlyl were comfortably housed at kIein's Ho-
place" and before II o'clock everybody in
| bed. This morning Sergt Hutterly arrived
| from BROOKLYN, where he had been visiting rel
| atives. Capt. Cash is not expected before
Thursday. There is fairly large amount of
| money to be shot for here this year; not rs
much as at some Of the gone-by meetings, but
enough to tempt many sharpshooters.
/ THE PROGRAM.
The program, so far as the Washingtonians
/ can participate in it. is as follows: Judd
| match-Ofered annually, under resolution OF
| the board of directors of the n. Il. A., to COM
| memorate the services rendered by the late
| Hon. David W. Judd in securing the passage
| of the law by which the association was enabled
| to obtain its range. Open to all Corners.
| Weapon. the Remington 50-cal. state model or
the United States, Springfield. Distance, 200
yards. Position. standing. Rounds, seven.
| Entries and re-entries. Il each. The aggregate
| of two scores TO count for the first five prizes
! Match to be open two days.
| First prize-An elegant mantel clock with
| bronze top ornament and side pieces of bronze
| value $50. presented by Messrs. Benedict Bros,
III Broadway. only. Twenty-Five cash prizes.
| viz. SOS 80. SIS, $40, six Of SS, seven of 81
| and eight of S5 each.
| WIMBLEDON CUP MATcH.
Open to all citizens and residents of the
United States. Distance, 1000 yards. Thirty
shots. Weapon, any rifle within the rules. clean
ing allowed. Position. any without artificial
rest. Entrance fee, -.
| FRS. Prize.-The Wimbledon CUP. Pre-
| scented by the National Rifle Association of
| Great Britain to the n. L. A of America to be
competed for on conditions 10 be decided upon
by the National Rifle Association OF America
and to be held by the winner till the mex. fall
| meeting. when il will be shot for on the same
conditions. Value. 500.
Wen in 1875 by Maj. Fulton; in 1876 by l. L.
| Allen: i'll 1877 by Dudley Selph: in 1879 by
| Frank Hyde; IN 1879 by q. ii. Laird: in 1880 by
! ". VI. Farrow; in 1881 by +. J. Rabbeth: in IsS2
| by W. Budworth; in 1883 by H. T. Rockwell; in
1884. 1895 and 1896 by j. W. Todd; in 1897 by
| 7. J. Doan; in 1888 by W. NJ Merrill; in 1859
and 1890 by c. II. Gaus.
| PRESIDENTS MATCH FOR THE MILITARY CHAM
FIoSsHIP OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Divided into two stages.
FIRST STAGE.
200 and 500 yards. Seven shots at each dis
lance. Open to all members of the army.
navy and marine corps Of the United States or
the National Guard OF any state. Each COM
petitUr to appear in the uniform worn by the
organization of which he il a member Com
petitors to shoot with the rife Of the model
issued by the state they represent or the United
| States Springfield rifle. Seventeen prizes $40
sis, five Of 80 and ten Of IS each. Entrance
Zee, 81 TO both stages.
| SECOND STAGE.
Open 20 all prize winners in the first stage
Distance, 800 yards. Number of shots. ten
Position, any. Rifles. same as in first stage.
Prize - The mid-range championship OF
America for one year, and cash SIS. to be
| awarded TO the competitor making the highest
aggregate score III both stages.
| GovgRSoE's MATCH.
Seven shots at 500 yards; position. any; rifle,
the Remington 50 caliber state model. or the
United States, Springfield. Open to all COM
ers- Entries, 81 each, or three for So il taken
at one time; SiI5, divided in twenty-four prizes
viz. go, sis, 10; six of 50, seven of i and
eight Of IS each. All prizes to be won on the