The evening times., 1895-08-31
AFTER THE HILTON TROPHY
District Marksmen Depart for
the. Sea Girt Shoot
MAKEUP OF THE TEAMS
Many Ladies' and Officers Also Leave
to Cheer the Cracks TO Victory.
Some of the Teams They VIII Meet
In the Various ShOots-Our Boys
All Seem Confident of Success.

The brigade and regimental teams of the
National Guard left for Sea Girt over the
Pennsylvania Railroad at uoon to-day to
enter into competition with the cracs
marksmen OF the country at the big shoot.
The greatest interest is naturally cen
tered in the contest for the Hilton trophy,
which is open TO teams of twelve men from
the Regular Army. Navy, National Guard
or team OF any foreign country The
prize for this contest is a large bronze
soldier OF Marathon, valued at $3.50, and
a medal to each member of the winning
team. The trophy is now held by New
Jersey.
The District captured 1t, however, in
1898, and the members of the team have
the utmost confidence in their ability to
recapture the prize at the present shoot
and once more place the District before
the country as having the finest team of
marksmen in the land.
Next in Importance comes the regimental
team match, open to teams of six from
the regimcDtal. battalion and separate COM
pany organizations OF the Regular Army
or National Guard. This match has also
been won by the District marksmen on
two occasions, and they will mai ke a
strong effort t.lis year at Sea Girt to
once more defeat their rivals. Besides
the foregoing, there are a great many in
dividual matches to be. shot, the dates of
which are not yet kno wn.
The District men look upon Pennsyl-
vania's team as being their most formidable
competitors, as the rifieman from that
State have been in constant practice since
the 1st of May.
NEW JERSEY CONFIDENT.
The New Jersey shooters are also pre-
dieting that they will again carry off the
trophy this year and they are greatly to
be feared.
The National Rifles, although but three
months members of the National Guard,
Will furnish three men for the first regi-
mental team in Crist, Collody, and Taylor.
A great many ladies accompanied the
teams, which left here to-day and the
whole National Guard, as well as the
majority of the citizens of Washington,
Will anxiously await news from the rifle
men. Following Is a fun list of the mem-
bers of both the brigade and regimenta
District teams:
Private Maurice Appleby, Company A,
Engineer Corps; Capt. James E. Bell. in
spector rifle practice, Second Regiment;
Corp. Robert p. Carciton, Private George
E. Cook, Private W. W. Cookson, sergt.
Clarence W. Sickey, Second Lieut.. Andrew
o. Hutterly, Engineer Corps; First Lieut.
Charles H. Laird, quartermaster Sixth
Battalion; Private Henry H. Leizer, Com
pany A, Engineer Corps; Capt. William
H. Meyer. adiutant Second Regiment;
Capt ]. n. Pollard, Private Samuel 1.
Scott and sergt. James NJ Stewart, Com
pany A, Engineer Corps; Private C. n. C.
Taylor, Company B, Second Battalion;
Private Samuel D. wetherer, Company A,
Engineer Corps, and First Lieut.. Glendie
B. Young, inspector rifle practice, Engi-
neer Corps
Major George H. Harries, inspector gen.
earl of rifle practice, D. C. NJ, has been
appointed captain; Capt. Henry N. Par
nlenter quartermaster, and First Lieut.,
Wilmer P Vale inspector of rifle practice
Sixth Battalion, adjutant and ordinance
officer.
The following officers and men are
enlisted to accompany the brigade team:
Col Cecil Clay, Second Regiment; Private
W. E. CoIlady, Private william E. Crist,
First Lieut.. +. E. Gibson, inspector rifle
practice. Third Battalion; Color Sergt.
W. d. Hadger, Second Battalion; First
Lieut.. Thomas S. King, inspector rifle
practice, Second Battalion: First Lieut..
John A. Kirk, inspector of rifle prac-
tice, Provisional Battalion; Sergt. A. S.
McClain, Company B, Sixth Battalion;
First Lieutenant George C. Shaw, in
spector of rifle practice Fifth Battalion;
Private George W. Sneden, Company A,
First Battalion; Private E. n. Wells, COM
pany B, First Battalion: Private A. A.
Birney, Company A, Engineer Corps;
Private j. N Colt, Company c, Engineer
Corps: Private F. L. Gzaham, Company =,
Engineer Corps; Sergeant P. j Haltigar,
c, First Battalic3; First Lieu
tenant H. W Holt, Adjutant. Engineer
Corps; Sergeant George ". King, Conn
pany B, Sixth Battalion; Private E. A.
Wright, Company c, Engineer Corps; First
Lieutenant Thomas 8. King is captain Of
the regimental team
THEIR CRACK NAN.
Sergt. James NJ Stewart, of the Bri
gade team, is credited as one of the best
shots on the team. He has always made
good records In all previous shoots, and
the District men look upon him with mUch
favor, and think he is good for at least
points out Of possible one
hundred.
Another member of the team from whom
much is expected is Capt. Pollard. He
is considered a crack, and has more than
once captured prizes in international con-
tests.
Second Lieut.. Andrew Hutterly, who will
also accompany the brigade team, is con-
sidered the best skirmisher in the country
outside of the regular Army, and has
won a great many medals. He is expected
To make q road record ON the nresent trim