Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17
THE NATIONAL GUARD
District Rifle Practice System Adopt
ed by the Marine Corps.
SIMILAR TO THELS ST. ARMORY GALLERY
Rumor in Regard to the Resigna-
ton Of Gen. Ordway.
N o T E S OF NTE EST

NOT ES OF INTE EST
Entries for the matches of the National
Rifle Association, which are to be shot We'd
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
next week, are being received in such num-
bers as to insure the success Of the meet.
A complete list Of the matches, with the
conditions of each, appeared in The Star
Tuesday evening last. In the Merchants
match. open to all enlisted men of the Dis
trict National Guard who have shot the
full scores prescribed for this years prac-
tice and who have never performed duty
with brigade team either as principals or
alternates, a decidedly attractive list of
prizes has been secured. The donors and
the prizes are as follows:
Oehm & Co., Baltimore, a suit Of clothes;
Henry N. Heine, barrel of Ceres flour; Rob-
ert Bell. photograph album and stand;
HYGIENE Ice Company, $40 worth of ice
tickets. good at any time; C. c. Bryan bar
rel of flour; James F. Oyster, two butter
prizes; Loeb & Hirsh, half a dozen shirts:
Parker. Bridget & Co., sweater; jacob
Strasberger. pair of shoes; j. Walter Drew,
cut glass bottle of perfumery; A. A Minis
ter, silk umbrella; F. s. Williams. bottle Of
perfumery; William Hahn & Co., pair of
shoes. Donations have also been made by
Robinson, Cherry & Co., Barber & Ross and
Saks & Co.. while J. Maury Dove is expect
ed to contribute his customary prize, a ton
of coal and a cord of wood.
In the company, battalion, regimental and
separate company matches the trophies will
probably be silver water pitchers, coolers
and clocks. the winning teams to have their
choice.
Regulations for the Meet.
The regulations for the meet are as fol-
lows:
Entries for military matches, accom-
panied by entrance fees for the individual
competitions must be filed with the sec
retary-treasurer Of the association at 11O1
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, not later
than 3 pm. Monday. Entry blanks may
be had of the secretary-treasurer, of the
inspectors of rifle practice, and at the Of
flee Of the superintendent OF the brigade
armory.
Entries into the non-mlitary matches
may be made on the range.
Persons desiring to join the association
may do so by paying the initiation fee and
the current annual dues to the secretary
treasurer or to the superintendent of the
range.
The competitions will be conducted under
the regulations prescribed in BIunt's Man
ual.
All competitors in military matches will
be required to use the regulation Spring.
field rifle or carbine, and the regulation
service ammunition, which will be issued
to them free of charge at the office. They
Will also be required to appear in uni
form.
Allowance will be made for carbines Of
One point in each five shots at 200 yards
One point in each five shots at 300 yards
Two points In each five shots at 500
yards.
Three points in each five shots at GOO
yards.
Only one team will be permitted to enter
from each organization.
competitors who make entry for any
match II not on the range at the hour
designated for the match will be ruled
out.
Separate entry must be made for each
match by each competitor. No entry will
be received from any officer or enlisted man
who has not completed the full scores pre-
scribed for this years practice.
The limitation debarring distinguished
marksmen from competing in any rifle
matches within the brigade, except against
men of their own class, does not apply to
The Evening Star match nor the Senatorial
trophy match, inasmuch as the prizes for
those matches were donated on terms fixed
by their donors before the limitation was
established.
Program Of the Matches.
The program Of the meeting, subject to
change, is as follows:
Wednesday-The Merchants match, and
the Company, Battalion, Volley-Skirmish
Thursday-Tne Washington, Harris Tro-
Ply. May and Separate Company matches.
Friday-The Senatorial Trophy Evening
Star and Distinguished Marksman matches.
Saturday-The Association Membership
matches.
Trains for Magruder Station leave the
Pennsylvania railroad station at and 11:5O
am, 2:O1 and 1876 pm.
District Rifle Practice System.
Perhaps the highest compH nent that
could be paid the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard has emanated from the Unit
ed States Marine Corps. A board Of Off
GERS Of the corps, after a very careful in
yestigation of all the methods of rifle prac-
tice in vogue throughout the United States,
has reached the conclusion that the SYSTEM
followed by the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, both in the gallery and on
the range, Is far superior to any other in
of the board of officers referred to, the
Districts system has been adopted by the
United States Marine Corps, and 1t will be
established at all points where United
States marines are stationed.
The gallery at the L street armory has
been adopted as a model and the same es-
Inmates as to cost and similar machinery
will be used in the construction Of the gal
leries for the marines.
In its report, the board of officers set
forth, among other things, that they be-
lieved more can be achieved in the way of
rifle practice by following the Districts
system than by any other that came to
their notice 1t Is the intention to begin at
the beginning and pattern after the local
brigade throughout, the idea being that no
ordinary man can escape being a fairly
good marksman. at least If he follows the
plan that has been SO successfully prac-
ticed here.
Prizes to Be Awarded,
1t will be agreeable news to many to learn
that. the sharpshooters' crosses and Marks
mems buttons for 1894 and 1895 have finally
arrived. It is the intention to distribute
these decorations at the same time the
prizes won In the matches of the National
Rifie Association are awarded This pre-
sentation will probably take place in Con
vention Hall about q week after the close
Of the coming meet.
Lust Chance for Practice.
The final opportunity for voluntary prac-
tice at Ordway. before the rifle matches.
so Tar as guardsmen are concerned. will
be Monday next. Members of the National
Rifle Association, exclusively, are to have
the use o. the range Tuesday.
Gen. Orilway My Resign.
4 rumor has been extensively circulated
OF late to the effect that the commanding