Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-03


what difficult, but the regimental inspectors are
going at their work conscientiously and with .
desire to do equal justice to the many excellen,
shots with which this brigade is blessed. There
has been q slight extension Of the original plan,
and although the orders governing preliminary
work have not yet been issued, IL lie understood
that Capt. Cash will select from the first regi-
ment, the first. second and third separate COM
panies and light battery A, twenty Of the best
available men. Capt. Bell from the second
regiment, the first separate battalion and the
engineer corps will select thirty men. OF course
there are many more than these fifty who
is hardly probable that even one-half the
number can give the time necessary
to the training Of themselves for team men.
But. anyhow. the selected half hundred will be
notified within . day or two to prepare for
work, and, as preliminary, TO be present in the
rife gallery on Wednesday evening at o'clock
sharp, not for purposes Of rife practice, but to
reach very definite understanding as to what
will be required Of them and to acquire init
macy with the rules by which they are to be
governed. This meeting will be . very i'm
portant affair and every one Of the men desig-
mated viii be expected Promptness is essen
tial
For those who NAV not be selected there is
consolation in the fact that the range will be
open on Mondays and Saturdays from 80 IN
III about 6, and on those days volunteers may
do such shooting as they set fit, under reguls-
tons, and the scores will be taken into consid-
Grafton by the inspector general OF rife prac-
tice before the team is finally chosen. Practice
on Mondays will commence ct 200 yards and
will close at that range at 2s30. Il will then
open up at 500 yards for one hour and half
and for the last two hours Of the day will be at
600 yarda On Saturdays the range will open
At 1 80 as usual, but at 900 yards At 8 O'Clock
NIL l. I'm
everybody will move down TO 200 yards. This
reversal will give men who cannot get down
until the afternoon has partially vanished Q
fair chance at all the ranges that are TO be con-
sidered in this practice. Competition IL going
to be very keen, and il 10 expected that many
Of the unsolicited will take advantage Of the
Monday and Saturday opportunities. They
WILL on those occasions, have the right Of way
over those who are numbered with the fifty,
and will be encouraged in every possible way
to make good showing. OF course there will
be some disappointments, and q few of the men
who are really very good shots will feel hur,
because they are not selected, or il they should
be in the original two score and ten because
they have been dropped, but no really good
soldier is going to raise any objection tina,
would be worthyeven . moments consideration.
II may be Just as well to explain at this time
that when the regimental inspectors Of rife
practice have reported their respective quotas
are relieved Of any further responsibility. The
latter officer will make all the needed reduc-
lions SO as to bring the number down to the re-
CURED twenty who viii practice throughout the
balance Of the season.
The ammunition to be used In the prelim-
mary work-which win end with the month of
June-is to be high-grade stuff, loaded by ex-
perts under the cloee personal supervision of
Lieut. 7. s. King. 1t will be vastly superior 70
anything heretofore used in local competitions,
and there Is easy probability Of its assisting
in the breaking Of several records. The am
munition to be used BY the team will be loaded
especially by some Of the best men in the coun.
try. In case anything goes wrong It will be
impossible to blame either the powder or the
projectile.
WHAT TIE BRooKLYN BOTS DID.
The District National Guardsmsn who are
interested in work on the range are also
in the twenty -third New York, the regimen,
whose rife team got away with the brigade
team OF 81 in such O very satisfactory style
Maj. H. c. Broun, who IL the twenty-third',
inspector Of rifle practice, In discussing the
work done by his regiment at Creedmoor, SAYS,
II am very much pleased to state that there
is much more interest taken in shooting gen.
orally throughout the regiment this year thar
in any previous season. We made So marks.
men in our four days Of regular practice and
expect not less than 500 this year, which will
leave only three men in the regiment withou,
the marksman's badge. Last year we had SO,
qualifications all told. Whether the team o.
Ours will shoot q match with the keystone
state experts at Creedmoor this fall depends.
have sent q challenge to the thirteenth Penn
sylvania. but they have not accepted, although
they promised to do So"
The record Of marksmen qualified By the
twenty-third this season Is az follows: