Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-31
BULL's-EYEs AT SEA GRIT.
Also Weak Fish which Prove to be
Somewhat Ancient.


Also Weak Fish which Prove to BE
Somewhat Ancient.
Correspondence Of the Evening Star
CAMP WERTS SEA GIRT, N. J.,
sst'- - August 30 1894.
Without pressure and. as a natural con-
Quence, without WEAKNESS. the District
rinemen at Sea Girt are proceeding stead
lily to put themselves in condition for next
weeks competitions. Yesterdays work was
remarkably good, all conditions being duly
considered. and todays results are sew
eral per cent ahead of anything achieved
during this week. Today the competitors
have only been required to put in ten
shots each at 200 and 600 yards. but they
had to make every possible point. No
sighting" shots were permitted, the idea
being to put the marismen where they
would be compelled to v ork out their own
salvation. Most OF them did It very sue
cessfully.
Five additional members Of the Georgia
team arrived last night, and, with their two
predecessors. have been duly ciasped to the
bosom Of the d. c. team. The Georgia con-
tingent now consists Of c. Postell, C. s.
Richmond, H. c. Wilson. J. L. Nelson, H.
Blum, A. 8. Eichburg. and A. Z. Shup-
trine. With the coming of tomorrow is
expected II. I. Cam, and perhaps Capt.
Bern Gordon. with. possibly. two or three
others. The sharpshooters from the far
south are a frst-class lot of enthusiasts
from whom highly creditable scores may
confidently be expected.
Sergt. w. E. Colladay is sore distressed
Before natures great searchlight had sue
ceeded In penetrating the curtains Of cloud
this morning the sergeant crawled out from
under the good gray blankets loaned him
by the state Of New Jersey, and hurried
down to the beach. He had threatened to
M De b..
day did he carry his oft-avowed purpose
irto effect. Three other Washingtonians-
Corporal Kirk. Corporal Carleton and Pr
vate Leizear-moved backward at about
the same time. The main body Of the de-
tachment was at breakfast when Sergt.
Colladay came UP the range In the most
hurried sort Of a hurry, having on a line
two large but >sad-eyed specimens OF de-
ceased weak fish. A score of queries as to
the price OF weak fish by the pound or 9TH
erwise brought forth protestations of hon.
esty and never-swerving declaration as 10
the time. manner and place OF capture.
Inc general affectation Of unbelief was
kept up. however. In spite of everything
reasonable the sergeant could say or do.
out the victim was only q trife disturbed
until the restaurant chef put in his oar.
SO to speak. The question to be settled had
reference to the style of cookery, which
would best suit the fish. 1t was suggested
that boiling would be the proper mode of
treatment, but the chef vetoed that propo-
sition by saying: You can't boil them
Things; II could ha' been done II they were
fresh, bat the best you can do now is TO
bake en-; Mutual friends Of the sergeant
and the chef have so far. managed to avert
The pending hostilties. II was noticed by
observant persons that some OF the boys
who were most insistent as to the an
tiquity Of the sergeants catch were very
anxious to get some of IL at dinner
Gen. Ordway and Surgeon Gen Hender-
son are expected here Monday evening
Col Theodore Mosher, the Districts ad-
1utant general. will probably come into
camp and take UP temporary abode there
In, commencing on Saturday.