Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-16
SKIRMISH SHOOTING
Lively Practice by the RiAemen Yesterday
at Camp Spencer.
to Drop Out OF the
Competition AWAITING Cen Ord.
way's Arrival at Sea Girt.
Stan Correspondents Of The Evening Star
CAMp CDU>-~rD,

CAMP SPENCER,
SEA GIRT. n. j., August is. lses.
Practice was quite lively all of Yesterday
ana today the preliminary skirmish runs
were made. Tomorrow interest In the pro-
ceeoings will increase considerably, for on
an early morning train will come q team of
SIX men from the seventy first New York.
led by Capt. Edwin Gould, the reetmental
inspector of rifle practice Can't. Gould has
zone very much to awaken the seventy
nrst as to the important matter Of expert
rihe work Being a son of the late jay
Souio, ne has not had his efforts encum-
oereo py lack of the ever potent financial
support Nobody here has half an idea as
to the ability of his team. but everybody is
oeighted at his activity and wishes him and
MS team we'll Personally Capt Gould is
modestly affable and well worth knowing.
several OF the Westinghouse made his
acquaintance here a year ago, and came to
the conclusion that even a young man
could be a multi-millionaire without being
seriously injured thereby.
Tooays skirmish came to an end at !
O'CLOCK According to program there should
nave been another run In the afternoon.
put the range authorities concluded that
Iurther trotting UP and down the great
boys went into matches or shot pool. :
wnlle the brigade team practiced at 500 and
600 yards Those who did not want to shoot
went down to the shore and enjoyed the
Skirmish scores were. as a rule, good
although there were a few slumps Of the
surprising variety. The figures were as
Engineer. corps-Private Scott. 81; Lieut.
Hutteriy. 81; Private Graham, 81; Private
carleton. 6; Private Wetheraid, Is; Corp
ear, 6S. w. -'A
First regiment-L.eut. Laird. 80: Corp
RR apple Z 70; Lieut. Himebaugh 81; Private
Second segiment-caps, Bell. 70; Privat.
81 $50, Col, Clay, So; sergt: Maj; Meyer. S. o.
Corp. Ellsworth. 81: Corp. Davenport, p
Private King. a; Private Wilcox, s.; Pri
vate Glover, 80: Private Blanton, "a
Pennsylvania to Drop Ont.
The latest Information from those who
were and still are regarded as probabl,
competitors is to the effect that Pennsyl
vania will probably be unrepresented or
Friday; why no one here can tell Penn
sylvania now holds both the Hilton and the
National Rifle Association interstate tro
plies. and everybody interested in big team
shoots supposed that the Keystone stats
would do no less than come to Sea Girt thi,
year to defend the jewelry it won here las
september. but IL seems as though tn,
Pennsylvania authorities think It best t.
have their rifiemen stay away. New Yorl
Is silent as every weil-ordered grave Il
supposed to be, but the suspicious one
are inclined to imagine that some time OF
Friday morning fifteen or sixteen experts
from Gov. Flowers state will be aroumS
asking for target room and wonderin,
where New Jersey and the District of Co
lumbia got the nerve to send teams q
compete with veterans such as they. Blu
as yet there is no sign of their coming.
There were two arrivals in camp today
Capt. H. b. Cilley, adjutant of the secon,
regiment, was the first to show up, and h
got a very warm greeting. Maj. f. r
Campbell commanding fourth battalion
was the second; came in this Afternoon
just as the detachment was marching from
camp to the 500 yards firing point and wa
saluted all the way down the column witt
a fervor that did his heart good. Both on
GERS will camp with the teams, and they an
ticipate a healthful if not joyous sort OF I
time. They are, like the balance of tn
crowd. going to be very quiet until afte
the conclusion of the matches on Friday
and then they will either be much more re
served or noisy enough to rend the atmos
phere.
Gen: ordway's coming is anxiously ex
pected. and as he is to be accompanied b.
Capt E. III. Neumeyer of his staff. and b,
Capt. Harry Barbour of troop A. an effor
viii be made to have them stay under can
vas with the detachment. They can Their
be provided with many of the comforts o
home.
Courtesies TO the District have been plen
tiful. Col. Clay dined at headquarters Of
Sunday, and last night Maj. Harries an
Capt. Parmenter took dinner with Gov
Werts. Gen. Spencer and the stan a
HEADQUARTERS: In every possible way Ne,
the Washingtonians. Col. FELTON,. the pos
Quartermaster. hurtles all the day long an
away into the night that the d. G. boy
may be comfortable.