Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04
THIS YEARS RIFLE MATCHES.
Better Work Will BE Required u. SECURE .
Place ON the Brigade TeaSr-

brttrf "oEk W III re Required u Socure
Place ON the Brigade reaSr-
There will be one day in each week for
the members of the District National Guards
which is to be sacred to competition foe posi-
tions on the brigade team of 1892. A man al
WAYS had TO shoot fairly well before he could
aspire to q place on the brigade team, but this
year every winner will have TO do superlative
work before his title is anything like clear.
Since the team OF 81 was selected many new
men have done some remarkably good work and
ii would not be surprising-in fact it would
merely be mos: natural-Ktwoo or three OF them
pushed some of the old cracks" completely of
the track. OF course the team members OF
prior wears are going to hustle and there Is at
least one good reason why Gen. Ordway mas
decided upon following out the law as laid down
in Blunt's Manual of BihS Practice and Will es-
tablish Glass of riiemen heretofore unknown
in the National Guard. ANY who wins a
place upon the brigade team for three years
will become by So doing. distinguished
marksman." This means that as soon rs be has
in general orders been declared a member OF
this supreme class be cannot compete IN Dls-
trict matches with any other guardsman who is
not Of The same class. No movement has been
made IL the line OF encouraging BEGINNERS other
than the Establishment of this class. Why? Be
cause il will give all the outside that CLASH
old system winning would not be possible. 1t
il quite within The bounds OF probability that
at lea.t FIVE or six men who we're on the teams
of 1880 and 81 sill he on the team of %. As
soon a. thev are definitely placed IN position
those of the shooting twelve VINO are qualified
viii be dCclIed members OF the "di r.lrEIls he'd
InarksTnan class. They can shoot With any,
body away from home or with any outside
competitors who nIaE come here and they may
hold places on brigade, reglmental. battalion
or company teams. but thev are shut ont OF all
individual matches which are not expressly for
'distinguished InErksmen.'
SINGLE EXCEPTION.
The one exception. so far as is known at
present VIII be I'VE EVENING SrAR match.
that will. by the deslre of TIE ETESISG STAR
Company. always be oTen to all marksIpen who
have not previously won HE srhR $ beautiful
and costly decoration ~ the. annual rifle
meeting of the Dist-'ct National Grard-for
the effort of last fan il TO lie repeated every
year-therc viii probably be one match for
distinguished 1narksmesr' only.
Bu. after one day has been set apart for bat
talon practice and one Otlpcr day for team COM
petition there will still remain four days avail
able These viii be used mp by those who de-
size voluntary practice. IN accommodate the
men who viii not he ssti fled with the scores
made OIL the ordered practice days the range
Will be open no. Less tklH three days a week
un.H September G.. IN Inspector of rifle
practice viii be in attendance from / pm. to 5
pm. and during those four hons the enthusiast
may bang away 10 a -e;..Ouabie extent Each
shot will cost him precisely z cents, but his
scores will count.
FOR MAJ. HENDERSON :, EYE
Each regiment Oi the New Hampshire Ma
tioIal Guard. saws the Concord Gaming IoE
itoy, .'has been supplied with a new design.
which Is IN realitv miniature drug store. 1t
IL "a medicine chest. Two fee: six inches in
length and eighteen inches high. opening Ut the
end There are compartments for different
sizes OF BEETLES. ranging from one ouIs,e 20 a
pint These are Sc in shelves which have
wooden centers. and are covered with les ther in
such a way that sOf. place l. afforded FOR the
bottle to rest against. The chest contains
bandages. cotton. adhesive plasters. antiseptic
dressing. towels. spiints. mortar. medicine
glasses tumblers. spoons. empty bottles. pill
boxes and ointment boxes. There are I2aces
for thirty-seyen different liquid drugs. BESIDES
the other articles. The case shuts together so
that the partitions one side are opposite the
empty spaces ON the other and keep every
thing in place. They are intended to be placed
IN regimental Headquarters and to remain
there. although they are not too heavy to be
carried about if desired. These boxes we're de
signed by DIR. +. A. Stillings Of this city, sur
geon general. The boxes are Handsomely
finished and appropriately lettered for each,
regiment.
Ii will probably be arranged So that govern
ment employees who ordered out for rifle
practice viii not lose their time.