Evening star., 1896-12-05
of the LIST Separate Company. its score be

Private Green, u; Private Birdsall, l6; Cor
poral Lanham. L. Total. S7-with five
points added for carbine, 81.
Volley skirnish match.-Open to teams of
ten enlisted men from any infantry bat
TALON, In heavy marching order. The high
The prize 10 SO.
The winner was the team of the 4th bat
talon. commanded by Capt. Henry Walsh,
Company A. with a total of AZ points.
Inc May match.-Open to all commits
stoned officers and enlisted men of the
guard who qualified as sharpshooters dur
ing the year. The distances were 300 and
Ooo yards, ten o-nds at each ds ance The
pre- IS a gold medal presented by Capt.
Private c. McC. Taylor Company B. I'd
baItailon, whose total was 81
me washington match.-Open to all en-
ns.rI nasrtis men OF the guard who qualified as
al hsmen during the year, and who had
never Won an individual medal or nrize In
aEy competition. The distances were aU
@ ana 5oo yards, five rounds at each distance
aft .e nlEnest possible aggregate score was
MY MY points. The first prize is gold medal
presented by MIR. John H. Magruder and
II was won by Private McClenahan. Com
pany {. I'd Battalion, with a total of AZ
me- ne second prize is a gold-handled um-
pLviia' presented by Mr.. A. Lisner and II
VIII be awarded to Private CamnhelI "a
separate Company, his total being 3S The
.iiio prize, suitable trophy will become
me property OF Private Hodges, COMPANY
q
INC Harris trophy match.-Open to all
commissioned m officers and enlisted men Of
me sie 1uaro who qualified as sharpshooters
aH,iEs eon aso tne year The distances were 200,
distance. The highest possible apgreaa,a
score was 200 points. The prize is a silver
cup, 10 De held one year. and a gold medal
-, ~ NC .ie permanent property of the win
ns, ef, ootn presented by R. Harris e. Co
prlvate {. McC. Taylor COMPANY p %
10. "i'h score OF
Evening Star and Senatorial.
Inc Evening Star match-Open to all
commissioned officers and enlisted me,
including distinguished marksmen of the
Guard who qualified as sharpshooters dur
ing the year. and who had lot previously
won the match. The distances were aW
N' .Oo and 900 yards, five shots at each
distance. The highest possible aggregate
score Was 100 points The prize is gold
medal presented by The Evening Star
newspaper Company, and it will adorn the
breast of Private S. l. Scott, Company A.
Engineer Corps, who scored 80
me senatorial trophy match.-Open to
all commissioned officers and enlisted
men, including distinguished marksmen of
the Guard, who qualified as sharpsho
during the year. The distances were 100
800, '"o and 6U yarIs, five rounds at each
distance, with a skirmish run of twenty
rounds. The highest possible aggregate
score was 300 points. The trophy is q
larSe SILVER cup, presented by twenty-one
nited States Senators. The winner is also
sntltlea TO badge designating him as
the champion rif1emsn of the District of
Columbia Color Sergeant w. w. Cook
son, Engineer Corps. came out at the head
OF the list, with a score of lT1.
DistinEuished Marksmen pnd Moxhcr.
The distinguished marksmin match
Open to all distinguished mark smen of the
guard. The distances were 100. 800, $50 and
cD yards, five rounds al each distance, and
one skirmish run of forty rounds. The
highest possible aggregate score was 800
points. The prizes are two valuable medals
donated respectively by the late Col H. L.
Crawford and Maj NJ. V. Tierney. These
medals will be held and worn by the win
Eers during the ensuing year. To become
the property of the winners each of the
medals must be won three times, not neces-
sarily in successive years. The two highest
scores in the recent competition We're First
Lieut.. Frank l.. Graham, staff, Engineer
Corps, 245. and Second Lieut.. Andrew o.
Hutterly, Company A. Engineer Corps. pa.
Five points were deducted from Lieut. Hut
terly's skirmish-run score for the reason
that he fired one shot after the command
Cease firing"
The Mosher re-entry match.-Open to
members of the National Rifle Association.
The distance was 800 yards, ten shots. with
any rifle and any ammunition. Special and
military rifles were handicapped three
points on each score. The highest possible
aggregate score was 100 points. The prizes
are s15, s., a music box valued at So, pre-
scented by Mr.. F. G. Smith. and a lamp
donated by Mr.. M. w. Beveridge. The COM
petitors who made the three highest scores
will be allowed the privilege of selecting
their prizes. The winners are Private Far
row, Company A, Engineer Corps, 81; Sec
ond Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly, Company A. En-
gineer Corps, "A: First Lieut.. George c.
Sth Do. toll; aNd 70
S. l. Scott, Company A. Engineer Corps. al.
The Lothrop match.-Open to members of
the association. The distance was 200 yards,
ten shots, on the standard American tar
get with any rifle and any ammunition.
Special and special military rifles were
handicapped 3 points. The highest possible
score was 100 points. The first prize Is
SO, donated by Messrs Woodward & 10th
rop, and the second prize 32-calibnr Iyer-
johnson automatic revolver, donated by
Mr.. n. A. Tappan. The winners are Pri-
vate Farrow, Company A, Engineer Corps,
90, and Second Lieut.. A. o. Hutteriy, Com
pany A, Engineer Corps. Ga. 1t is unde-
stood that a revolver will also be awarded
to First Lieut.. George c. Shaw. staff. 5th
Battalion, because Of a contention that he
would have stood second had not Lieut..
Hutterly used what some claim 10 be
special military rife.
Columbia and Team Matches.
The Columbia match.-Open to members of
300 yards, ten shots at each, on the stand
ard American target, with any rifle AMI
any ammunition. Special and special mil
itary rifles were handicapped 3 points at
each range. The highest possible agsre-
gate score was 200 points. The first prize
is $40 and the second prize SO. The win
rers were Private S. !. Scott, Company A,
Engineer Corps, 131, and Second Lieut.. A.
o. Hutterly, Company 4, Engineer Corps.
loS
Prizes will also be presented Monday
evening to the winners Of the series OF
team matches held in the rife gallery last
winter. These are: Company match, Com
pany A, Engineer Corps; battalion match,
Engineer Corps; regimentai match, I'd Rcgi-
n.ent.
Schedule for Gallery Practice.
The following schedule for gallery prac-
tice has been arranged and will be OBJ
served for the months of January. Feb
ruary, March and April, 1897. during which
period the prescribed practice will be COM
pleted.
The 1st Battalion will practice in the gal
lery at it's armory, under a schedule to be
prepared by the battalion commander
I'd Battalion, first and third Mondays OF
each month"; Sd Battalion, first and third
Saturdays of each month; 4th Battalion,
first and third Tuesdays of each month;