Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-24

A Keen Contest Between Battalion Team
OF the District National Guard.


OF the District National Guard.
In the presence Of a big crowd Of National
Guardsmen, many Of them officers, seven bat
talon teams of the District National Guard
last night competed for supremacy-ten shots
per man at 200 yards-and when the scores
were all in it was seen that the engineer team
was ahead, with total of 439 out Of possible
500. 1t was . very interesting competition
enc Of the most exciting Of the series Of
matches now taking place in the brigade rife
gallery. The teams were captained rs follows:
Engineers, Second Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly; sixth
battalion, First Lieut. W. p. Vale, /. T. p;
first battalion, First Lieut.. Chas. Ebert, LRP.,
fourth battalion, First Lieut. s. ID. Rotramel.
LRP.; second battalion, First Lieut. Chas.
Laird; first separate battalion. First Lieut.
Cardoza; third battalion, First Lieut. James
NJ Stewart. Capt. Cash and Capt. Bell, the
regimental inspectors Of rife practice. were
also present to assist. Maj. Geo. H. Harries,
inspector general of rife practice, was range
officer. The third battalion team was short two
men, but Lieut. Stewart refused to be dis
couraged and with his eight put up very salts
factory score.
The figures in order Of merit are as follows:
Engineer battalion-S. L Scott, As; W. A. Ed
wards, 46; c. W. Dickey. a; R. p. Carlton. a;
E. P. Hugh, As; J. J. Barry, 80; G. A. Drury,
40; ]. s. johnson, A; p. E. Stevens, A; ". q.
Steward, As. Total 49,
Sixth battalion-sergt. Whip, 4s: Private
Groome. A; Sergt Paige, AZ: Corp. Linnell. a;
Private Kirk. 49, Private Davenport. AZ; Private
Adkins, AZ; Private Blanton, 46; Private Wise,
"A: Private bennett. 80. Lotal 43S
First battalion-Corp. Phillips, 80; Corn.
Williams, Al; Sergt. Schneider, 46; Private
Wells. 43; Sergt. Haines, AZ; Corp. Thompson,
AZ; Private Himebaugh, 46: Private Kelly, Al,
sergt Iea, AZ; Private Macintosh, 81 Total,
Ala
Fourth battalion-Sergt. McNally, IS; Corp.
Reagan, SO; Private Walsh, AZ; Sergt Place SO;
Private Holden, A; Sergt. Lanhan. AZ; @. c.
Dyer. AZ; Private Hudson, 40; Sergt Hodges,
Al; Private DeGroot, AZ. Total, 4O6.
Second battalion-0' Cornell, 50: Hamilton,
So; Walker, So; Davis, 80; Gibson. AZ; Dickson.
SO; Hartsock. Sc; Gessford, AZ; Ward, Al; Boyer,
46. Total, 400.
First separate battalion-Sergt Freeman. IS;
Sergt. swailes, 80; Corp. Preston. Al; sergt
duncan, 80; Private Gibson, 81; Private
Thomas, AZ; Private Webb, 80; seret Kemp.
Total, 1872.
Third battalion-Corp Rollins a; Private
Cash, 40; Corp Appleby, AS sergt Leeman,
~: Corp. Fisher: 81; Corp II. Fisher, as;
Total. 343.
THE FIRST REGIMENT OFFICERS TEAM.
Capt W. L. Cash, inspector of rifle practice,
first regiment, ID. C. n. G.. has selected the
following officers Of the first reci-
ment, of whom ten will comprise the
team which will compete with a like number
from the second regiment in the officers reg
mental match that takes place in
the brigade rife gallery on Monday
evening next: Maj. Burton r. Ross,
capt John 5 Miller, Capt c. c. NJ Loefiler,
Capt c. H. 0urand, Lieut. p. j. Duffy. Lieut..
Charles kettler and Lieut. Howard Beall of the
first battalion; Capt Edwards and Capt.
Domer Of the second battalion. Capt. Weber,
Lieut.. England and Lieut. swigart of the
third battalion and Lieut.. C. l.. Himebaugh,
detached service. These officers will meet at
hrst regiment headquarters tomorrow evening
at O'Clock and will practice in the rife
gallery OF the first battalion