Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-22

ance of Capt. Averill, who is one of Prof.
Fava's assistants in the engineering department
of the Corcoran Scientific School.
The company will pitch its tents upon Camp
Hill at the Summit House. 1t is expected that
about thirty-fve of the company will go to
camp, and the outlook is most promising for a
happy combination Of instruction and pleasure.
Enough of the "Cracks" VIII BE There.
II man is in search of information about
himself he should go away from home to find
it. A Trenton dispatch to tie Philadelphia
Press says Of the Sea Grit meeting that in
the interstate rifle contest, given under the
auspices of the New jersey Rife Association.
the District Of Columbia will have teams from
the frat and second regiments, sixth separate
battalion, engineer corps and the new separate
company organized last winter. Ii VIII also
have . District team in for the interstate and
Hilton trophies. The sixth, thirteenth and six
teenth regiments. National Guard OF Pennsyl-
vania are expected to send regimental teams.
from whom q state team will be selected for
the interstate and Hilton. The twenty-third
and seventy-first regiments of New York are
also likely to send teams" The information
may be absolutely correct in its details as to
the other folks. but no one here seems to have
heard ANYTHING of a team from the third seps-
rate company. But there will be q sufficient
number of the District boys at Sea Curt to
keep the other contestants guessing until the
competitions are over.
Brigade rifle team practice is proceeding
slowly, but surely. There has been trouble
with the ammunition, but the chances are that
the trouble is all over, for new supply Of the
best cartridges that are available is now on its
way and Will be used hereafter. Owing to the
fact that the last three practice days have been
almost entirely experimental. the scores made
ON those occasions are little less than mod
erately good, but with the shooting material
that IL to be used from this time forth big
totals are looked for. During the past week
Private Carleton OF the engineer corps has
been practicing with the team detachment, the
excellence of his voluntary practice scores hay
ing attracted the attention it deserved. The
team will shoot together but six days more be-
fore il leaves for Sea Girt. The day for de-
parture has not been definitely fixed as yet,
but the probabilities that the little crowd
of sharpshooters will leave on Saturday, August
~. The meeting opens on Monday. August Il
Capt Tomlinson. company b, sixth battalion,
the proud commanding officer Of a company
that is composed exclusively Of sharpshooters
and marksmen, expects to organize u team
which will 60 with the brigade and regimental
teams.
The Sixth 10 Ahead.
Battalion rifle practice has so far been very
good, the attendance generally being several
per cent above that which was looked for and
the shooting very satisfactory in point Of quail
ity. For excellence Of scores the sixth battal-
ion. which was on the range Wednesday. is con-
siderably ahead.
Last night tie Washington Light Infantry
Corps held "a special meeting at their armory
and decided to camp at Atlantic City from
August IS to Is, provided 100 men would 60.
After the meeting had adjourned more than
the requisite number signifed their intention
Of spending their vacation in tents by the sea.
Then Maj. Ross issued an order calling q meet
ing Of the battalion for Wednesday evening
next to make arrangements for the encamp-
ment- 1t is expected that large number Of
honorary members and friends Of the corps will
60 with them to Atlantic City.
At Center Market Avmory last night COM
pany c OF the engineer corps gave an exhibi-
ton saber drill, the men wearing the regula-
ton blue blouse and white dnck
trousers The Corcoran and Morton Cadets
had short instruction in camp duty, followed
by meetings to complete arrangements for
camp. The Morton Cadets voted to 20 on an
excursion TO Piney Point August 10. On that
day the individual competitive drill will take
place, followed in the evening by . grand
military ball