Evening star., 1896-04-04

The Wimbledon cup won twice by Pri-
vate S. I. Scott, company A, engineer
corps, is now on exhibition at Lieut. Hut
terly's. This beautiful trophy-which rep
resents the long range championship of
the United States-was presented more
than twenty years ago by the National
Rifle Association of Great Britain to the
National Rine Associa ton of America, and
has since been competed for annually by
some of the finest long range shots in the
United States. Washington markSmen
however, were comparatively uninterestcd
in the cup match until 1Sl3 when Private
Scott first captured it; prior to that, though
in lSI9|t was gathered in by Lieut. c.
sixth battalion. Since 1898 Washington
ians have figured conspicuously In the
competition, ar d unless some phenomenally
strong shot from the outside puts in an
appearance at Sea Girt, the cup is likely to
remain at the national capital. The win
ners, commencing with Major Fulton. who
received the cup from the hand of the
Princess Louise, have been as follows: Maj.
Fulton, l. L. Allen, Dudley Selph, Frank
Hyde, c. III. Laird, w. N. Farrow, F. j.
Rabbeth, w. Budworth, H. T. Rockwell.
J. w. Todd three years in succession), T.
j. Dolan, w. NJ. Merrill. c. H. Gaus -four
years in succession), S. /. Scott Din 1885
and 1880 and Peter Finnegan On 1890.
Close of the Rifle Gallery.
Several inquiries having been made as to
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lery would this year come to an end, a
Star reporter was Informed by the inspect
or general Of rifle practice that the gallery
would be closed the night OF Saturday,
May 1G. The month of April will, of
course, be devoted to official and voluntary
practice and competitions at GO yards
When that has been completed, a two
weeks opportunity will he afford I'd those
guardsmen who desire to complete or bet
ter their scores, that opportunity ending
when the gallery is closed on the night of
Friday. May ID. On the following evening
the final competition for the B1rkart medal
will take place, and when that is finished
the gallery will he closed. and will remain
closed until October next, when it will be
reopened as 20 afford recruits who may
be enlisted between April 1 and October /
chance to complete the required scores
Heretofore the gallery has been opened
and closed irregularly, but the practice will
not obtain hereafter for the very coed rea-
son that many of the officers and enlisted
men displayed carelcsspess and did not
complete their gallery scores because they
kept ON imagining that there would lie no
lack of opportunity to do SO al the eNtrem.
end of the season. 1t will, thel efore be
evident to all members of the guard who
were members in good standing prior to
the 1st instant, and whose gallery scores
are incomplete up to date, that completion
must be achieved before May ID, or 1t Will
not be possible. The gallery is open each
week da- from 10 to 6 o'clock, and 1t is ere-
Quently the case that voluntary practice
may be had evenings when Organizations
are engaged In doing their official work
Opening Of the Ordway Range.
Unless the plans go wrong. the range at
Ordway will be open for practice about
June 1, certainly no sooner. and probably
not much, IL any. later. AS during the last
season, Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur-
days will doubtless be practice days, while
Saturday will be set apart for the National
Rife Association, which, by the way, is
making preparations to do business on as
large scale as its means will permit.
Several improvements at Ordwsy are con-