Evening star., 1895-04-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD
A Novelty introduced in Gallery
Rife Practice Here.
IT Is TEE POlL-SHOOTIEG SYSTEM
The Teams That VIII Take Part in
the Memphis Contest.
\ o T z S OF IN T z r E S T

Pool-shootng is the latest thing in gal
lery rife practice in the District National
Guard. 1t has been common enough on
rifle ranges fer long while, but there has
up to this time been none of it in this
particular organization. The proposition to
establish a pool-shooting system has sew
eIal times been discussed at meetings of
the department of rifle practice, but not
until the meeting held last Wednesday
evening was it concluded to try here an
experiment that has worked we'll else
where. Tickets have been printed, and
other provisions made for doing the thing
properly. and last night the first string
Of pool tickets was sold
Experienced r:fiemen know just how the
pool-ticket business is conducted, but to
many members of the guard the plan is a
novelty. On each string are ten pool tick
cts. the string costing 20 cents. Each
ticket is a permit to fire ore shot at
pool -arget. which, in the gallery, means
a tar get from which the aiming bulls eye
has been removed. For every bulls eye
hit made by pool-shooter there will be
given 10 the man making the hit bull S
eye ticket. At the end of each week the
money received from the sale of pool tick
cts is counted up. and the largest possible
percentage of the total amount is divided
pro rata among the holders of bulls eye
tickets.
This arrangement makes it possible for
men who shoot good deal ard who shoot
fairly well to get the:r practice free of
charge. One of the things from which gal
lery rifle practice has suffered Il good deal
during this season has been the absence of
those competitive features which were COM
n on in seasons past Pcol-shooting will
provide a stimulus and will no doubt be-
Ccme Immediately popular. for 1t promises
finarc:al profit for the man who patrohizes
that form OF amusement pers:stently.
The Memphis Drill.
Concerning the Memphis Interstate drill,
nothing new has developed locally. beyond
the placing cf the teams of the National
Ferc.bles ard the Morton Cadets AS Sc
lected. the personnel of the men who will do
battle for the champions is as follows
FIRST lieutenant, W. E. Crst; second lieu
tencnt. II. A. Dunn: first sergeant, X. c.
Rice: second sergeant, c. e. Sessford;
third sergeant. j. p. Cromwell; fourth ser
geant, S. C. Redman, and fifth sergeant,
w. K. Nottingham. First set of fours-
drup. Waddington and Gavin; rear rank.
j. c. Kondrup. Lowd, Luckett and Gatchell.
Second set of fours-Front rank. Swigart,
Birckhead. Beard and Butler: rear rank,
Healy, McBeth, Duval and Lewis. Third
Set of fours-F'ront rank, Andrews, Moore,
Plant and Newman; rear rank Kelly, Moon.
CIaxton and w. J. Thornton. Fourth set
of fours-Front rank. Fugitt, Stelle, Baily
and CurnrniIs: rear rank, Padgett, Stott.
Wardwell and Carruthers. Substitutes.
Graf. Wynne. Tribby and Blair.
Capt. Shilling has selected the following
team for the Morton Cadets: First lieuten-
ant G.. Z. Tralles: second lieutenant, c. M.
Robinson, jr.; first sergeant, A. b. ClaXton;
second sergeant. A. w. Shilling; third SER
O'Cennell, and fifth sergeant, P. Brant.
First set of fours-Front rank, j. Murray,
II. Sheetz. F. Molkow and Corpl. T. Apple;
rear rank J. F. Sheets. G. Lyman. c.
Mayer and G. BeGchert. Second set of
fours-Front rank, ]. Houchen. d. CHS
holm, III. Smith and Corpl. S. Hughes;
rank, A. Specht, H. Ball, ]. Kelly and j.
Forney. Third set of fours-Front rank f.
Albert. J. w. Babson. E. Taylor and Corpl
ii. Brown: rear rank. G. Johnson,J. Brewer.
p. CLANCY and G. Thomas. Fourth set of
fours-Front rank, C. McCurdy, J. Nichols
G. Taite and Corpl. G.. Harris; rear rank
J. Shorr, p. Lacey. F. C. Mattingly and G.
sauter. Substitutes. w. Claybaugh. WILL
lam Buckley, ]. B. Hoge and ]. Miller.
The Sealy Rifles of Galveston, Tex. have
formally entered the Memphis drill. The
famous Chicago Zouaves and the equally
noted Indianapolis Light Artillery will COM
pete in the st. Louis drill. ard are not 60
ing to Memphis. The services of the Du-
buque Drum Corps, considered superior
organization. have been engaged for the
drill period az Memphis. The music for the
event will be supplied by the Iowa State
Band, a United States army band. the Du-
buque Drum Corps and a bagpipe or so
for the Cleveland Scots.
Montgomery Park, where the drill proper
is to be held will be turned over to the
committee on Monday. and work will at
oEce begin toward placing the inclosure in
shape for the reception of the soldiers
Half a hundred men are to be employed in
cleaning up the park and preparing for the
erection of tents Lumber for flooring will
be delivered without delay. and the white
camp city is expected to be well advanced
in construction by the close of next week.
1t is the expressed intention of the parties
in charge to look after the comfort of the
visiting military so perfectly as will make
every man pleased with his quarters while
in Memphis. and recognize in the treat
Inent received the hospitality for which
the south is noted
The Fcncibles' Sponsor.
The sponsor for the National Fencibles.
Miss Imogene Snowden, has announced
Mrs. R. b. Snowden as her chaperon and
Miss Annie Bogardus Tracy of New York
and Miss Suzanne Duke of Mississippi
maids of honor. In personal letter Miss
Snowden says: BE assured that I feel
complimented that the champion military
company of the United States is pleased
with its sponsor. I will do everything in
my power for the pleasure of the Fencibles,
to prove my appreciation of the high honor
that has been bestowed upon me-"
At a recent meeting of the military ad-
visory committee of the drill that part of
rule II which provides that meal tickets
shall be purchased by the captain of each
company for the entire term of the
campment was changed to read as follows:
oH entering tHe CdIp SOHpdHieS tIdl
have arranged for mess accommodations
will be required to pay one day in advance
FOR board at this rate. and tickets will be
furnished for each meal for the number Of
men. and for such extra meals as the
commanding officer may desire"
To Swallow IL Black Drausht.
There has been a good deal of peppery
comment by citizens and soldiers upon the
corduct of those members of the ambulance
company, who after their return from
Falls Church last Sunday afternoon, dis
turbed people and things on eth street and
Pennsylvania avenue by driving the ambu-
lance team up and down those thorough
fares and at an excessive rate Of speed,
the extra rapid movements being punctu-
ated by liberal use of the ambulance
gong. Up to this time the disgraceful mis-
behavior of the thoughtless or otherwise
afflicted boys has not been reported to
headquarters by any official but the COM
ments of private citizens have travelled
thither, and 1t is one of the easiest pos
siblities that some of the disorderly young
sters, who so inexcusably disgraced them
selves and the National Guard, will read
their names on the list of those who, dur