Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-03
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lumbia Athletic Club last Thanksgiving dav
Ii was stated that 1t decided 90 count
the SIX highest scores made nv members of the
engineer corps team, and gave the scorc- ..
l65 aud i56, and that three members Of the Q.
&C. team were engineers.
The facts are that the teams consisted q
seven men each and were selected before the
! shooting. Lieut. Graham furnished list q
the men whose scores would be connsed IN tho
match to the captain of the {. A. e. team be-
fore the scores were made and those were the
scores counted. The scores were: Engineers,
l75; C. A g. lee. Had the seven highest
scores OF the engineers been counted. u wa
stated was done. the score Of Lieut. Grabam's
team would have been ls5. and ms team would
have won by nineteen points instead Of nius.
Also, four members Of the q. A. {. team IN this
match are engineers.
Lieut.. Graham has such confidence In his
team that he feels that he has the strongest
team of twelve mea that can be found m arF
organization OF the size Of the FIRST platoon q
4. the engineer corps in tins any other country,
and be and his men do not relish nay such fale
impressions as may have been made by the TO-
port referred to-
ut would he only fair 10 n" said Lieut.
Graham, ''to state that the first platoon WIS
barred from competition in the compaay
match shot at the arsenal range Last month 2
the sole reason that they were too strong
team 70 he allowed 10 compete with other COM
panies in the National Guard The general
the first platoon of the engineer is composed
principally Of sharpshootcrs transferred from
Other battalions in the brigade. Tins l. ME-
take There j. a surprisingly small number II
men in the first platoon who have served "A
other organizations II The National Guard
Lieut.. Graham deserves great credit for the
excellent shooting material he has got together
during the two yCars be has been IN command
Of the first platoon of the engineer corps. he
is justly proud Of his men.
HURRY THOSE REPORTS Up
All the animal rife practice reports are not
yet in. although those who ought 10 know seen,
10 think they might easily have been cleaned up
by this time. Up to last night reports were IN
from the second regiment staff. second hattal-
ION staff first battalion staff. company n. fourth
battalion: company 4, second battalion: COM
pany ID. first separate battalion. sixth battalion
staff; company A. first battalion. COMPANY A.
third battalion: company u. third battalion,
company {. first battalion. and company Is,
sixth battalion. All the others are expected in
before "Wednesday. and IL they do not make
their appearance by that day letters az re-
mincer viii probably be sent the delinQuents
No official examination has Yet been made Of
the papers already IN. but at least two ~ tho
reports testify to hard work ana enthusiasm
There are forty men IN company g. sixth bat
TALON; fifteen are sharpshootcrs. while twenty
five are marksmen. That H. a magnificent show
ing. for WIN, everyb ody who is interested gives
credit 70 Lieut. Tomlinson far the actual
hustiing is concerned and to Capt. Bassett for
the steady support be has given rife practice
The other remarkable report cUmcs from Cart.
Bel. inspector of rifle practice FOR the second
regiment and shows that every member If the
second regiment stat. commissioned aud non
commissioned-the chaplain only excepted
qualified either sharpshooter OF mark-man
PHILADELPHIA oUSNERs HAVE An ARNoRy.
Keystone battery A. Pennsylvania National
.
aveaue. philadslp hia las a new armory. The
building is 6S feet front by 100 feet deep. two
stories high. with basement Towers rise above
the roof at each corner Of the front The base
ment is carefully laid out and contains a pool
room % by 30 feet, with completely fitted mp
wash and toilet room al rear. 10 by "a feet,
with hot and cold douche and shower baths.
The magazine for ammunition Of all kinds h
located on this floor. well the lockers con-
tanning closets for uniforms aud accouterments
and q kitchen supplied and furnished with tho
most modern cooking apparatus. The first
! floor contains n large room for the housing OF
the guns. 60 by GO feet parlor - feet square,
and quartermasters' and officers room and
! Office. with wide halls and stairways 10 the
battery drill room, GO by 100 feet. located on
the second story. Furnaces in the basement
heat the building, aud each floor is lighted with
| gas.
The first story is built Of brown stone and
the second, with the tower Overlapping. Of red
Philadelphia brick. The cost of the headquar-
tiers was 80. 900. The height from the base Of
the building TO the top of the flagstaff l. about
seventy feet. Between the towers Is erected
the flagstaff. surmounted by a golden eagle.
from which floats regulation American flag.
These new quarters said to be the most
complete of the kind in the United States.
WHEEL VERSUS HORSE
Cyclists and caYalrymen will be interested
to learn that a series of military tests has
been made in Germany TO determine the speed
of bicycles ar compared with that of horses.
| In covering distance of thirty-two miles two
cavalry officers rode against two infantry Of
fcers mounted on bicycles. The latter accom-
| plished the journey in 2l5 and 2i0 minutes re-
spectivelY. while the two heuteaants on horse
back arrived at their destination seven minutes
before the frs; bicvcle rider. Over "a course Of
/ twenty-five miles the same result Wa ob.Gined.
the riders arriving few minutes in advance OF
the bicyclists. In both cases the cavalry Of
ficers only rode at a gailop for the first fifteen
minutes Of the journey. while the bicyclists
went at full speed all the way. The German
military authorities il is said. have become
/ thoroughly convinced of the value of bicycles,
and their adoption may be taken rs a foregone
, conclusion"
NOTES.
This is Mr.. Hanks busy day; the day when
clothing and ordnance exchanges are made.
Shen every Apollo IN the brigade calls around,
either personally by official proxy, aud
wants to be reftted. Time and patience are
freely expended at brigade headquarters on the
first saturday in each moath. Ordinance and
quarterrnaster store rooms are now in the best
OF shape. Ordnance Sergt. koginsd has about
completed the reforms planned for his apart
ment. and as consequence the ordnance VAS
never in better condition than now.
Company d. second battalion, mustered
in lac: Monday evening. with a roll of fortv-
five men. Ii is confidently expected that the
company will soon be Of the best in the
brigade.
Invitations out for The dancing reception
of company Il. sixth battalion (the Treasury
Guard. which is scheduled 20 take place next
Thursday evening ut the National Eites' Ar
mory.
IL is Capt W. b. Greenwood now Of company
c. third battalion. Tie election took place on
Wednesday night
Sergt Horrigan of company G. fourth bat
talon. has been elected 20 the second lieuten-
ancy of his company.
First Lieut.. George T.. Pickett. company @,
hat afa.