Evening star., 1896-10-22
USING UP POWDER
Second Days Shooting Of National
Rife Association.
The SCORES MADE TODAY
Status Of the Engineer Corps
Defined.
NOT AN INFANTRY COMPANY

The second day of the first annual meet
ing of the National Rifle Association of
America at Ordway was marked with per-
| feet atmospheric conditions The entries
| We're numerous to a gratifying extent. and
! much interest was manifested in the COM
| petition, the prizes offered in the several
events being valuable and attractive.
! The program for the day included the
Washington, Harris trophy. May and sep
arate company matches. The Washington
and Harris trophy competitions occupied
the entire morning and good part of the
afternoon. The May and separate company
matches were not begun until late this
! afternoon.
| The May match is open to all commits
| stoned officers and enlisted men of the Dis
! trict National Guard who have qualified
| as sharpshooters during the present year.
| The distances are 20 and 300 yards. ten
| rounds at each distance. The prize is a
| gold medal presented by Capt Henry May.
The separate company match is open to
| teams of five enlisted men from the first
| and second sc parate companies. The dis
| tance is 300 yards, five rounds. The prize
is suitable trophy. which will become the
| property OF the company winning H.
Washington Match.
| The Washington match was won by Pri-
vate J. T. McClenahan. Company c. I'd
| L. H.
I'd Separate Company. second. and Sergt.
| w. S. Hodges, Company ID, ith Battalion.
| third.
| The Washington match was open to all
| enlisted men of the District Of Column
| bia National Guard, who have qualified as
| marksmen during the present year, and
who have never Won an individual medal
tances were 2UO and 500 yards, five rounds
| at each distance. The prizes are valu-
| able gold medal. presented by Mr.. John II.
| Magruder; an umbrella, presented by MT.
! Lisner of the Palais Royal, and one other
| prize, the character OF which has not yet
| been announced.
| The scores were as follows: The first
score al 30 yards being given first and that
| J. S. Gheen, q. II: total. 35. ]. r. Nc
| Cianahan, 2O. 23-43: ]. w. Kline, IA. 12-
49, f. NJ. Ball. 10. 1885: w. S: Hodges. IS
1879; C. P. Sullivan 10. 1857; G. L. R.
Bode, 10. 1877; H. b. Green. I. 6-13: T..
r. ]. Campbell, Is. so-ss; A Nj. Allison
| 10, 1872
| Harris Trophy.
| Up to the third stage of the Harris tro-
| ply match, Sergt. Grcome leads, with Pri-
| vate Kirk second and Lieut.. Weaver third.
This match was open to all commissioned
officers and enlisted men of the District OF
| Columbia National Guard VINO have quail
| fled as sharpshooters during the present
! year. The distances were 2OO, :se'. aoo and
| GW yards, ten rounds at each distance. The
| prize is a silver cup presented by r. Harris
| & Co., to be held for one year. The winner
| will also receive gold medal from the
| same firm.
The scores of the first two stages, ,Uu
and 300 yards, were:
| Lieut.. G. A. Weaver, AZ, Al: Sergt. Nal
| Lanham. 35. 81; Private w. M. Farrow, Al
43: Private E. w. Scott. 3s. 40: Capt, F.
NJ. Holt. 45. 81; Private w. A. Edwards. Al,
40: Trumpeier w. Q. Carroll. ss. g.
Lieut.. NJ. E. Sabine, IS. 30
Lieut.. s. R. Jacobs: 40, So
Private w. E. Buell.. A. 80: Sergt. C. E.
| Groome. A, A; Private B. L. Bush. "a. II:
Lieut.. A. A. B!rney. 3D. SO; Private F. n.
| Wells, 35, 80. Lieut.. 8. c. Stokes. 40. 26;
Lieut.. W NJ. Sprigg 40. %: sergt w. S.
Davenport II, 43; Color Sergt. w. W. Cook
| son. -, 42; Private w E. Crist, 80, 81; Pri-
vate w. E. Collady, AZ. Al: Color Sergt Z.
| S. Wilcox, 43. -; Private w. Cash, 80. 40.
Yesterdays Matches.
The battalion and regimental team and
| volley skirmish matches were shot late yes
| terday afternoon. The surprise Of the day
was the defeat Of the Engineers by the
1st Regiment in the regimentaI team match
by the 4th Battalion in the volley skirmish
match and by the I'd Battalion in the bat
| talon match.
|
terday. officially declaring the Engineer
| Corps to be not an infantry organization
| Therefore. the engineers, who are conceded
! to be the crack rffemen Of the District
National Guard, are hereafter barred from
| all contests open only to infantry teams
| The ruling was made on a protest ad-
dressed to the executive officer Of the Ma
tional Rife Association by Captain Harry
| Walsh, Company A, 4th Battalion. D. G.
N. G.. commanding the team of the 4th
Battalion in the volley skirmish match.
&c. ~
senatorial trophy, Evening Star and dis.
| tinguished marksmen matches.
Company Team Match.
pany team match was won by Company B.
| I'd Battalion, with total Of 105 out of q
| possible 125. The scores were:
Company A, Engineer Corps-Sergt. F. E
Mclaughlin, 81 Corp. G. W. Alberto, q
Corp. E W. Scott. 20; Private NJ. Farrow
%: Private J. A. Massie, 16. Total, 1O1.
Company B, Sd Battalion-Private Lack.
| ey, IA; Private Rollins, 10; Private Brown
Il; Private Streets, Z; Private Rehner, Il
| Total. g.
Company D, 4th Battalion-Sergt Hodges
13: Private o'Connell, q: Private ]. d
Leeman. II; Private Dobson, Is; Private
| Bowen, 16 Total, s..
Company B. 9th Battalion-Sergt. Daven.
| port. %; Private Kirk, q; Private Buell.
| 10; Private Ellsworth, IS; Private Walter
Cash, 81 Total, 1O1
Second Separate Company-Sergt G. E.
Freeh. II; Corp. R. D. Weaver. IS; Private
| Lemuel Todd, 81; Private T. r. J. Camp.
bell, 20; Private E. K. Egglesten, 13 To
| tai, 81
Company B. Engineer Corps-Private w
| A. Edwards, q; Private B. c. Washington
15; Private M. O.. Mays, II; Private Jesse
Owen, II; Private J. s. Gheen, 10. To-
| tai, Sc.
Company c, 1st Battalion-Sergt A. M
Allison, q; Private W. H. Liggin, IL; Pri-
vate J. E. Erwin, q; Private J. A. Wilker-
| son, II; Private ]. e. Kline. 10. Total, 50.
Company b, I'd Battalion-Corp. C. T.
Lowell, "A; Private w. E. Colladay. "a
| Private C. McC. Taylor. 20; Private W. E.
Crist, 20; Private F. c. Getxendanner, II.
Total, 1O5.
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