Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-12

method Of rife shooting. In the service there
would be comparatively few opportunities to
use the rlne at known distances, and unless we
make skirmishers ont Of frst-clsss known
distance experts many years OF practice Will
really be OF no avail Within o year or two
tnere viii be no important military match in
this country that will not In its terms include
one or two skirmish runs. Firing at fixed
targets at set distances may amuse the rife
clubs Of the future, but the soldier will do little
else than skirmish."
THESE DESERVE MUCH CREDIT.
When the sixth battalion desires to organize
q rife team II viii have lot Of good material
to draw upon. People who have read Of the
doings Of the sixth battalion men at Sea Grit
may not perhaps be aware that those men were
all from one company-Capt Bassett's. Lieut.
Tomlinson Is one Of the company officers and
as he il an enthusiastic rifeman he has worked
mp great deal Of interest in that important
branch Of the soldiers training. Several Of
these enthusiasts made up their minds that they
ought to go to Sea 9irt with the brigade team
and In little while they had a team Of their
own They paid for their railroad transporta-
ton and subsistence, and not only behaved ad-
mirably in camp, but gathered in a great store
OF the best kind Of experience. Out OF that
experimental and gritty team there will proba-
bly, come four or five frst-class shots.
SECURED SOME MINOR PRIzKs.
Only q small proportion Of the Washington
rihemen at Sea Grit participated in the indi-
vidual matches. This was due TO the fact that
most Of the time had to be devoted TO regi-
mental and brigade team practice. The few
local men who did enter carried away their
share Of prize money. When the team started
for home on Saturday no one knew precisely
what the winners had captured, but by tomor-
row official notification will be received.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Too much praise cannot be given Capt. Par
menter for his efficient administration in the
quartermaster department. He did all that
was possible under the circumstances to mako
comfortable every member o. the detachment,
and the probabilities are that he succeeded in
every case. No duty too arduous, and in
spite of the burden that continually rested on
him he was always anxious 10 assist anybody
else who seemed TO he In need Of assistance.
IL he Is not a model quartermaster, then the
model has wings
Another Of the workers who hustled inces-
sanity was Capt. Fl. B. Cilley, adiutant of the
second regiment He was not of the dotach-
ment when it left Washington, but he reached
Sea Girt two three days later and remained
in camp until Saturday. He had charge OF the
spoilers" corps and cheerfully rendered ex-
cellcnt service.
Col. Clay Astonished the natives who saw him
handle rifle. Last wear the colonel was u oen-
ter of attraction. but he received more attention
during the past two weeks than he did in 81.
Neither the Jerseymen nor Pennsylvanians
could understand how he skirmished with but
one arm, and when tine colonel started out to
make u run all the eyesaQd glasses on the range
were directed toward him. On two occasions
Jersey officers endeavored to get rid Of their
twenty cartridges faster than the colonel could,
but they failed
Many kindly inquiries were made by New
Workers and New Jerseymen to the physical
condition Of Maj J. NJ Pollard, who for two
years has had command of the brigade team.
The New Jersey Rife Association had him on
its list of range officers for the Sea Girt meeting
and there were frequent expressions Of regret
at the majors non-appearsnce.
To name one-half the Jerseymen who were
in their behavior to the Washington
contingent would be to print roster of the
state troops. but it is only fair to mention
Gov Albeit. ex-Gov. Green. Gen. Spencer,
Gen. Howard, Col. Van Cleef. Col. A. r. Kuser
Col FELTON,. Col. Farley. Col. Owens. Col.
Lutrel and Col Gaunt. They and many others
exerted themselves 10 make the visit of the
one of uuruffied pleasure.
And they succeeded. They had better stay
away from Washington.