Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-29

Junu.ATIoS OVER TEE RESULT OF THE MATCH
HosrIrALrrIEs OF THE JERsErMEH.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
SEA GIRT, NEW JERSEY. August 29.-Col.
Moore may do more than smile; he can
laugh as loudly as he desires. The interstate
regimental contest at Sea Grit closed yester-
day afternoon, and the magnificent bronze
trophy for which four teams have been COM
petins for the past two days is now in the pos
session OF the first regiment of the District Ma
tional Guard, Capt. Cash team having won it
with score Of ,242 points. Much more ex-
citing than the work at known distances was
today skirmish program, and the uncertainty
as to results added largely TO the general inter-
est close second was the first battalion of New
Jersey. their total being 1,225. The second
regiment d. G. n. G.. team has 1.18S to lts
credit, while the tail enders are the six Jersey-
men who composed the seventh regiment ag-
gregation Of sharpshootera
sKIRnIsHINo UNDER pIFFrcuLT1rs
There was nothing promising in this morn
ins's weather unless it was promise of moisture
When z am. arrived the team was MP and
ready for breakfast. At 8 O'Clock the te nts
wero occupied and the rain was pouring itself
down at great rate. For more than an hour
1t seemed as though it would be impossible to
put in the skirmish conclusion to the interstate
regimental and battalion team match. not be-
cause the men were unwilling to compete in
the moisture, but because the paper targets
used here could not satisfactorily withstand the
eleIaents. Occasionally q sickly looking repre-
sentation of Old Sol would succeed in poking
its way through the clouds, but the ordinarily
heated cOun:enance failed for more than two
hours to do anything else than put in an infre-
quent and chilly appearance. shortly before
noon it seemed as though an hour or two of at
mOSnlpric warmth ard IrSnaSg pOaeihle
and when the sun had actually been shining for
fifteen minutes the first squad Of skirmishers
took up position at the 600 yards firing point.
The ground was very wet when the line started
and there was no perceptible decrease in the
moisture undertook as the skrmishers neared
the targets. The bugie would sound halt
and the eight men in each squad would flop
right Fat on the grass, splashing the drops high
In the air. There were two runs-one before
dinner and one after-and If the perspiration
was not doing some o. the running on the COM
petitors the signs were all wrong. Suspense had
to be endured until nearly o'clock and then
came tho announcement.
GEN. oRDwAY ARRIVES.
Gen Ordway and Col Long are here. They
arrived last night, were received by Maj. Pol
lard, Capt. Parmenter and Capt. Cash, to say
nothing of numerous enthusiastic jersey Of
icers. Headquarters-thatis Jersey headuuar-
ters-captured the distinguished guests and
escorted them down to the range. There were
no big matches on, but there was lots OF in
dividual shooting; enough to keep spectators
interested until 1t was time to close the targets.
Everybod was glad to see the faces of the gen.
eral and his mainstay and the good effect of the
visit Will be seen in improved scores. Both the
general and colonel will stay here until after
the brigade match tomorrow; then they will
return TO Washington. They will again be with
the team at Creedmoor about Thursday next
and propose to remain until the close of the
meeting on Saturday night Several ID. G. N. G..
officers have intimated their intention of going
up to Crecdmoor to see the struggle for the
Hilton trophy. This and the big interstate
match will come off on Saturday of next week.
AN EASTERN RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
One fthe things which is being very generally
talked Of here just now is the formation of an
eastern rife association, to include all National
Guard organizations from the states Of New
York. Delaware. Pennsylvania. Maryland. Con-
necticut, New Jersey and the District of Column.
bia. Gen. Ordway favors the idea and will do
al in his power to further the project. Tonigh.
the proposition will be discussed at some length
and the probabilities are that an affirmative I'M
derstanding will be reached. This association,
if formed will be dangerous antagonist for
the so-called National Rifle Association to con-
tend with. and unless New York thoroughly
constructs Creedmoor and its management it
would only take two Or three years in which to
make the Long Island range $50 far as the gen.
eral public ia cOncerned) q not too pleasant
memory. All meetings Of this eastern associa-
ton would DO held at Sea Grit where nature,
assisted by axes and moving machines, has
produced magnificent shooting territory.
REGULATION HATS.
What a small quantity Of leaven it takes to
Ieaven big lump. But two members Of the
District team started out at Sea Girt with rogr.
lation campaign hats, and for awhile the couple
rain and sunshine. clouds and clear sky and
numerous other meteorological conditions.
every one of which was an argument in favor
of the cloth headgear. Last night Capt Par
menter received consignment CT hats and in
o few minutes the stock was disposed of. To-
day Capt. Parmenter has d score OF white
helmets on his cot and tonight they will be
shipped home; they have suddenly become I'M
popular. The change has materially altered
the appearance Of the team. and the alteration
IS for the better. Every man looks like % vet
erau except when he happens to wear civilian
clothing. and then most Of them have wild
and woolly western air about them. The Jer-
seymen address them cowboys" but they
wish they had such hats for their own wear.
LIEUT.. FARRABEE's BEARD.
Lieut. Farrabee. inspector Of rifle practice
for the fourth battalion, who is here with the
team. is blessed with beard that could probn-
bly, make good showing in competition with the
hirsute adornment which once depended from
the chin and checks of Aaron. The lieutenant
is very proud Of his beard. and he may there
fore be pardoned for displaying symphonic of
fear when fun-loving Walter Cash seized the
whiskers and put big pair of shears across
them. No harm was done, but half dozen
onlookers laughed heartily at the threatened
catastrophe when it was longer probable.
little later in the day the lieutenant was
swabbing out his gun and happened to catch
numerous facial hairs on the end OF his clean
ing rod. Before he aware of it he was
b1siIy engaged in trying TO draw his chin into
ths rifc-muZzle. the tightly fitting rod and the
beard being the instruments of progression. 1t
seemed for awhile though the lieutenant
would either have to go through life with
rifle hanging from his whiskers or else be COM
PEELED to suffer at the hands of an amateur
barber. but by careful manipulation the deadly
weapon was removed without single hair be-
ing injured.
HosPITAELE ATTENTIONS.
Too much cannot be said in commentator
Of the Jersey guardsmen in camp at Sea Grit.
At all times and in all places they have done
every thing man could reasonably desire in be-
half of the comfort of the Washingtonians.
They furnished tents, cots, blankets and the
numerous etcetera that go to make camp life
comfortable: and they have been most atten-
tive in a delightfully."- informal manner and
every action has been without fee or hope of