Evening star., 1896-10-21
5lS
National AssYoiation Matches Com
menoea ht 0rdway Range.
SERGEANT WILCOX THE FIRST WINNER
Scores This Afternoon in the Mer-
chants Match.
THE OTHER CON TEST S

the laws of the District of Columbia, with
A. M Lothrop, president: J. " hit Heron,
secretary-treasurer, and Major George II.
Harries, executive officer, today made its
initial bow to the rifle public, with the
opening of it's first annual meeting. The
scene of the event is the associations s Ier-
fectly-equipped rifle range at Ordway, lear
Magruder Station, Md, and all day long
the reports of exploding cartridges have
disturbed the atmosphere.
The meet is of moro than passing import
ance for the reason that it is destined to
take it's place in history as The prth OF
the representative rifle organization OF the
United States, and because it is firmly ex-
pected that the Ordway range, sooner or
later will be the rendezvous OF the crack
military marksmen of the country. Creed
moor formerly held that honor. but 1t faded
into insignilicance with the collapse OF the
old National Rife Association, and Sea
Girt has taken it's place. There are some
folks. however, who had an idea that the
national capital should be the home of the
national association of the country.
To,iny's Matches.
The matches scheduled for today were
the merchants ard the company, battai-
ion. volley, skirmish and regimental tea1n
in the order named. large number OF
National Guardsmen journeyed to the
range on the early train. while not a fe"
others rode out on bicycles. Everything
was IN appie-r:e order at OrdWaF' ana
suon every one was active. cleaning rifles
and wiping ammunition. Pool shooting
was first in order. and a few minutes la
ter the merchants match opened at Hp
yards The range officers were Capt Jas
e. Bell. Capt. Thomas S. King. First Lieut.
Geo. c. Shaw. First Lieut.. q. b. Young
First Lieut., S. c. Stokes and First Lieut.
j. Is. Webb.
The merchants match was open to all
enlisted men of the District National Guard
who have never performed cuty with the
brigade rifle team, either as principals or
alternates. The distances were 30 and
roo yards. ard five rounds were fired at
each distance. The prizes are a large
number of valuable articles CT use and
ornament. presented by merchants. The
competitor making the highest total score
will be ertitled to first choice of prize. and
the other competitors in regular order,
according to the scores. until the whole
number of prizes is exhausted. A leather
medal is to he presented to the competitor
making the lowest score.
scores in Merchants' Match.
The scores in the merchants match, out
of a possible 20, were follows:
Private w. l.. Hazard. Company A. ID
battalion, Is; Private w. E. Matthews.
Company B, 9th Battalion. %; Private w.
A. Edwards. Company b, Engineer Corps,
A; Private G. S. Gheen. Company B, En-
gineer Corps. H:i. Seigt. NJ. O. Mayes. Com
pany b. Engineer Corps, ~: Private Jesse
owen, Company b. Engineer Corps, a-'
Private B. c. Washington. 1r., Company
B, Engineer Corps, 3:;: Private q. W.
Steward. Company {, Engineer Corps. AZ
Private NJ. i3. Sturgis. Company c. Engi-
reer Corps -; Private {. X. Taylor. ISL
Separate Company. 81 private 1; q, H. D.; :.
vate J. ID. Eggleston I'd Separate Com
pany IS; Private r. ID. Weaver. I'd Separ-
ate Company. -: Trumpeter w. u. Car
roll. LIST Separate Company. 30; Private w.
j. Mitchell, Company A, 9TH Battalion, y;
Private W. +. Crist Company b. I'd Bat. 10,
Private l.. A. Boulay, Company A, I'd Bat
TALON. 80: Private George Hansbaugh. Com
pany A. Engineer Corps. ~; Private W. r.
Culladay. Company b. ID Battalion. II;
Color Sergt. E. S. Wilcox. general n. {.
staff. 45: Sergt. T. b. Davis, Company A.
"a Battalion. ~: Sergt. c. c. Dyer. 2d Bat
talon, 37 Private NJ. +. Britain, Company
A. I'd Battalion. 81; Private j. T. McClana-
han. Company c. I'd Battalion. 3S; Private
Charles T. Lowell. Company b. I'd Bat
talon. 81 Private f. c. Getzendanner.
Company b. I'd Battalion. 30; Private w.
NJ Farrow. Company A. Engineer Corps.
IL; Private +. f. Mclaughlin. Company
A. Engineer Corps, A.: Sergt Maj. c. l..
Lanham. Engineer Corps. Il: Sergt. 2. j.
Byrne. 4th Battalion 34 Sergt. T: F. Nc
Anally, Company "A. 4th Battalion. -: Sergt.
w. c. Whipp. 4th Battalion. ~; Private
F. Blake. Company A. 4th Battalion. %:
Private ). D. Leeman. Company d. 4th
Battalion, 80; Private ]. o. Connell. Com
pany D. 4th Battalion, s5: Sergt. W. S.
Hodges. Company d. 18th Battalion, 2S;
Sergt H. A Dobson. Company D. 4th Bat
talon. "a: Sergt. w. H. Bailey. 9TH Bat
TALON. 80; Sergt. w. S. Davenport. Company
B. 9th Battalion, "a: Sergt. G. d. Ellis
worth Company B. 9Th Battalion. So: Sergt.
w. f. Buell. Company f, 9th Battalion,
IS: Private J s. Ball. Company A. 9Th Bat
TALON. 80: Sergt. A Whitacre Company A.
9th Battalion, 30; Sergt. c. E. Groome,
Company A. 9th Battalion. 80: Private p
l.. Bush. Company A. 9th Battalion. 50;
Sergt Robbins. Company c. 4th Battalion,
IL: Sergt. McNulty. Company c. 4th Bat
TALON. 30; Sergt c. l.. Bude. Company c.,
9Th Battalion, ;>3: Private W. H. Liggin.
Company c, 1st Battalion. 81: Private A. J.
Erwin. Company c. LIST Battalion, 81: Pr-
vate F.N. Wells. Company B,lst Battalion. 80:
Private Geo. c. Thomas, Company C. 4th
Battalion. 80; Private R. w. Bowen. Com
pany d. lth Battalion, %; Private c. p.
Ravenburg. Company A, Sd Battalion, %:
Private c. P. McCurdy Company A. Sd
Battalion %; Private F. E. Lacy, COMPANY
Company A. Sd Battalion. 13; Sergt W. W.
Cookson. Engineer Corps, :i3; Private ]. r.
Presnell Company c. 9th Battalion, 2S;
Private l.. W. Todd. I'd Separate Company
Battalion, 80; Private IYstne. Company c,
1st Battalion. 3S; Private F. Rank, Com
pany A, 9th Battalion 2S.
The highest scores were made by Private
w. f. Crist and Sergt. F.. S. Wilcox. each
of whom scored 40. Sergt. Wilcox scoring
the highest at the longest range-3OO Yards
however, will have first choice of the as
sortment Of valuable prizes.
The leather medal will be awarded TO
Private Charles c. Mayer, who made the
lowst score-13.
Battalion Match.
The battalion and reginental team ma. ,h-
es and the volley-skirmish match were not
begun until late this afternoon. The bat
TALON match is open to teams of five en-
listed men from any battalion of the Ma
tional Guard. Each company Of the bat
talon must be represented thereon Dis
tance, 200 yards; seven rounds per man.
The prize will be suitable trophy, which
will become the property of the battalion
winning 1t. The entries are:
Engineer Corps-Corpocal &. w. Alberto.
Company A. Corporal E. w. Scott, Com
pany A; Private Farrow, Company A;
Sergeant w. A. Edwards, Company b:
Private NJ b. Stureis, Company c.
Alternatcs-Sargaaat F. T.. Mclaughlin.
Company A; Private B. G. Washington.
Company Is; Sergeant Z. A. Wright, Com
many C, Private w. G. Steward, Company
c.
First Battalion-Private e. NJ. Wells.
Private Kline. Private Allison, Private
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