Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27

THE NATIONAL GUARD
Interest in the Personnel of the New
Rife Team.
PRACTICE TO BEGIN At THE RANGE
Experience Of the Light Battery
on the Recent March.
S o M E RIFLE SEQ R e S

S O NJ E RIFLE sc RE S
| The entire brigade Is naturally interested
| in the team that will represent the District
| of Columbia National Guard in the annual
| rifle competitions at Sea Girt, N. j., next
| September, and strive to again win the
coveted Hilton trophy by outshooting all
| competitors. The ambitious marksmen are
| particularly ON the qui vive because of the
near approach of the day when preliminary
| practice is to commence, for the competition
| that will determine the personnel Of the
| brigade team ard the alternates.
The range at Ordway, beginning July 1.
| at pm, will be open for voluntary practice
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. up
! to the time set for the preliminary practice
| of the brigade team candidates, and there
| after Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
| skirmishng only will be permitted Satur-
| days. after pm. and all known distance
| firing must be concluded at that hour
preliminary practice for the men who
| will make an effort to go to Sea Grit as
| members Of the brigade team has been set
| for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July
| 10, IL and II, and the candidates are to be
| selected by the regimental and other in
spectors The LIST Regiment will be called
twenty-five men, the LIST Separ rate Battalion
| for two men. the Engineer Corps for twelve
| men, and the Provisional Battalion for six
| men. Ihese are exclusive of the members
| or the brigade team and alternates of 1895
| who are privileged to pra ctice as candidates
| for places on this years team without fur
| Their notice.
All preliminary practice will be at the
| expense of the candidates, who will not be
| required to appear in Uniform except on
the days OF competition. Monday, July 20.
| and ;Ihursday, July %. At the conclusion
| of the firing July 20 the inspector general
| OF rifle practice will reduce the number of
| candidates to thirty, and at the wind-up,
July y. ten additional names are to be
erased from the all-important list, leaving
| twenty men, the number to practice unin-
terruptediy until the departure for Sea Grit
| TRANSFORMATION to and from the range will
ee Ia1hSmed H M s on the days
| slectors are to report the names of the
| men selected as candidates not later than
Saturday, July 4. In the event that a brigade
! encampfnent is held during the summer, the
| final twenty men chosen for the Sea Girt
| team will be excused from attendance there
at, in order that they may have the ad-
| vantage of constant practice.
The range will close daily hereafter at
$50 pm. Trains leave for thfs city at 5:31
| pm and 6:54 pm.
| Rifle Practice for 1898.
| In addition to those already published the
appendices to the annual report of the in
| spector general Of rife practice for 1895 are
as follows:
! General staff: One Observation-Disclosures
| Geo. H. Harries, inspector general rifle
| practice. 1853.
LIST Regiment, field and stafr: Six third
| class.
1st Battalion, field and staff: One marks
n,an-Hosptal Steward H. Kenner 276.
| Eight third-class.
Company A: One sharpshooter-Corpora
George w. Sneden, 375 Four marksmen-
| Sergeant Everett L. Phillips, PSI; Second
| I-ieuten mt Thomas w. Williams. 277; Ser
geant Harry T; Leach. 264: Private NJ. r.
| ond-class. Forty-six third-class
Company b: One Observation-Disclosures
F. N: Wells 800 Three marksmen-Pri-
Cabe. 276; Capt. Chas. M Shreve, 2e1
| Four first-class men. Eleven second-class
men. Fcrty-eight third-class men,
Company G: Three first-class. Seven Sec
| ond class. Forty-four third-class
| Company D: Two marksmen-Cant Jobr
s: Miller, 2s7: Corporal Ed. Reinmuth, 27O.
Five tirst-class Eleven second-class Forty
| two third-caSs.
ID Battalion. field and STAFF: -Four sharp
! shooters-Color Sergeant w. d. Hadger.
361: Major Richard A. O'Bren, 357: First
Lieut.. Thomas S. King. 342: Q. NJ. Sergeant
| c. c. Dyer, $3.50. Two third-class
Company A. One sharpshooter-Prfyate M
P. Britain. 800. Two marksmen-Priyate
W. L. Hazard. 29T; FIRST Sergeant ".
|
second-class. Forty-eight third-class.
| Company B: Five sharpshooters-Priyate
| w. E. Colladay, 3s4; Private c. Nee TAYLOR,
3l4: Private W. E. Crist 1863; Private j. B.
| Webb. 337; Private 8. c. Stokes 1874. Three
first-class Three second-class Forty-nine
| third-class.
Sd battalion, field and staff: Three sharp
| shooters-F'irst Lieut.. Frank F. Gibson 900
First Lieut.. L. H. Reichelderfer 347: First
Lieut.. Clarence A. Weaver, 1913. Six third
| class.
Company E. ana A; Seven s,e
349: Private F. E. Lacy, $40; Capt e. A
Shilling. 339: Corporal S. A. Wimsatt. 32S:
First Lieut. G. p. Tralles, 322 Private G.
G. j. Harris. 295: Corporal H. R. Sisson,
2s7; Private NJ O'Connell, 273. One first,
class. Sixty-fve third-class.
Company D: One marksman-Private J.
| Il monroe, 264. Two Sccond-class. Thir-
| teen third-class.
Second Regiment.
I'd Regiment, field and staff: Three sharn-
shooters-Capt. James E. Bell, 1888; Col.
Cecil C'ey, 376; Capt. William H. Mover.
349. One marksMan-Capt. Richard A.
Piles. 277. Two third class.
| 4th Battalion. field and staff: Five sharn-
shcoters--Q. NJ Sergeant P. ]. Byrne. 40.
1st Lieut. M. E. Sabin, 1856; Mai. Edwa
r. Campbell, $50; LIST Lieut.. S. R. Jacobs
1926; LIST Lieut.. silas H. Kingsley, 800. Two
acknowledgment W. c. Whip, 81:
lst Lieut.: B. G. Poole 265. One first-class
| Ore third-class.
| Company A: Four first-class. TWENTY
| nine third-class.
| Company B: Thirty-three third-class.
company {: One marksman-Private Will
iiams, &}3. One first-class. Five second
class Thirty-six third-class.
| Company D: One sharpshooter-Priva 70
J. d. Leeman, 337. Three marksmen-SerS
geant William Hodges, 312: Private John
O.Connen. BIZ; Private H. A. Dotson. 3O1
| Nine hrst-class. Twenty-three third-class.
| 9th Battalion, field and staff: One sharn-
shooter-1st Lieut.. g. c. Shaw, 3s1. One
craftsmanship. Otto L. Suess, 800. One
hrst-class. One second-class. Two third
| classA
Company A: Three first-class. Six sec-
on6-class Forty-seyen third-ciass
| Company b: One marksman-Corporal
Acher, 277.- Three f1rst-class. Five sec
| ond-class. Thirty-nfne third-class
! Company .: One marksman-Capt. q. W,
ENGLAND. 2l6 : Three frst-class. One sec
| Ond-claSS, Thfrfv-f0ur third.cIouo