Evening star., 1896-08-22
Personnel Of the Brigade Rife Team
as Finally Selected.
DEPART FOR Sea GIRT SATURDAY NEXT
RegimentaI and Company Repre-
sentatiyes Will Also Go.
COMPETITORS FROM GEORGIA

officer or enlisted man have matters in the
District National Guard been at such a
complete standstill. OF course, there Is a
burst of energy on the part Of those rifle
men who are going to Sea Girt. but other
wise evidence of the existence of an or
ganized militia locally is sadly lacking
The armory is to all intents and purposes
deserted, drills and company meetings have
been suspended. and nothing startling has
transpired for many day.
Naturally, interest is focused on the
party that departs week hence for Jer-
sey, to meet the crack shots of that state
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia and
several other localities, in friendly though
determined strife before the targets Right
here 1t may be stated that the representa-
tives Of the District of Columbia National
Guard will have no opportunity for pre-
liminary practice. either at known dis
tances or skirmishing, on the range at Sea
Girt. However, several Of the other teams
have arranged to go into camp sufficiently
early next week to permit of several days
work endeavoring to locate the bull s-eyes
that are to be banged at during the con-
tests. If the District wins, SO say those
who are familiar with the situation, 1t will
be because Of most excellent shooting, and
nothing else.
oI tae 1oam.
The fourteen men who will go to Sea
G:rt. constituting the brigade team party.
as finally selected, are Private S. l. Scott
Private s. B. Wetherald. Sergt. c. W.
Dickey, Private George Cook, Capt. ]. NJ
foiiard' Corp. Maurice Appleby. Lieut.. C.
n. Laird, Capt. James E. Bell. Private T.
W. Scott. Private G. w. Albertie Lieut.
A. O.. Hutterly. Lieut.. F. L. Graham
Lieut.. G. B. Young and Col. Cecil Clay
Ihese include the shooting twelve and two
alternates. OF course, Maj. Harries Will
captain the team. while. as has been the
case for several years past, Lieut. w. p
Vale of the 9th Battalion Is to act as ad-
Jutant, and Capt. H. H. Parmenter of the
I'd Regiment will not merely pose, but en-
gage in hard labor as quartermaster of
the detachment
IN practice the brigade team has accom-
plished very satisfactory work indeed
thursday last a score of 1854 was made
with two OF the regular members aasAnt
and the team shooting in a hurry at GOO
yards In order to catch a train.
The 1st Regiment team will be selected
by Capt. Thomas S. King from the fol-
lowing candidates: Private F. N. Wells
Company B, 1st Battalion; Private W. f.
Colladay, Company B. I'd Battalion: Pri-
lion: Private NJ. P. Britain, Company A,
I'd Battalion: Private John A. Wilkinson
Company c, 1st Battalion; Lieut. l.. H
Reichelderfer. adjutant 3D. Battalion, and
AIASo' "A. "A. iSii hCS HspSClOI u IillS ITdc-
tice. 1st Battalion.
Captain James E. Bell will choose his
team from the following: Col. Cecil Clay.
Lieut.. Shaw, 9th Battalion; Corporal Will
Kirk, Company B, 9th Battalion; Lieut.
Jacobs, adjutant, 4th Battalion; Private
Bell, Company B. 9Th Battalion: Sergeant
McClain, Company A, 9th Battalion: Pri-
Sergeant Davenport Company B, 9Th Bat
TALON, and Private Whitacre, COMPANY A
9th battalion. Company A and Company
y. 9th Battalion. will each send team,
they having won in the competition for
transportation to Sea Girt Wednesday last.
The 1st Separate Company and the Cd Sep
arate Company will also send a team aDiece
at the expense Of the respective organiza-
sented by regimental team: while Com
pany A. Engineer Corps will dfspatch a
team. The majority of the Engineers. both
reglmental and company, are also on the
brigade team.
Facilities for Practice.
A special effort will be made to accom-
modate all the teams in the way Of facili-
ties for practice next week at Ordway. al
though one Of the regular days for known
distance firing, Friday next, will be set
apart for skirmishing. A liberal issuance
OF ammunition will also be made The
ioeher S nouse at the range IS now practically
reauy LOT use, and those desiring to rent
spaces may do so without further delay.
1t is absolutely essential that all persons
gong to Sea Glrt should attend the meet
Ing, Ing - ~ pe neid IN the lecture room of the
arLnory at ociock this evening. All teams
must then be reported and all names made
known 70 the team quartermaster Oues-
tlons VIII be answered and announcements
im narrtaa rtsara 10 the equipment that is to be
carried and the like made
The party will leave for Seq Girt Satur
gay afternoon. August 90 at 1915 o'clock
by the Pennsylvania railroad, and will
reach Sea G1rt in time for supper.
quite number Of ladies will be included
Asbury Park a.
Georgia on the Way.
among the dangerous competitors the
District sharpshooters will meet at Sea
9irt are the cream Of Georgia's National
1uafo' group OF rifemen from Savannah,
VINO are going to Jersey with the deter
niination TO capture the Hilton trophy or
Ole IN the attempt. These Georsians are
far from being strangers to Mai Harries
awax an ms 1sst corps nds Of experts They walked
and the Soldier of Marathon" and caused
Tue Glstrict contingent something that bor-
dered on heart disease in the Hilton trophy
niatch. several of the local marksmen
the matches held in connection with the
savannah interstate drill last May and in
speaklng OF them remarks Of a f1ippant
nature are seldom heard, The Georgia
team has been hard and constantly at
work since early spring and no doubt will
give most excellent account of itself dur
ing the hrst week of September,
Ihe Georgia team held it's final practice
shoot on the Avondale range Tuesday last.
ana today the members sailed from Savan-
nan Tor New York. The men are reported
TO be all In fine trim, and their work on
the range has been exceptionally good.
Those they left behind are convinced that
II the Georgians keep up the records they
nave made prior to departure they cannot
rail- to return to Savannah without several
OF the most valuable prizes offered by the
New Jersey State Rifle Association, and
the Savannah people have just that much
confidence in them, they say, to believe
that they are going to do it.
The party that sailed today included
Capt Capt George r. Cam. Capt. J. G. Postell,
Sergt w. e. Harrison, sergt.. Thomas
Han' Hunter' Corp. Fred Myers, jr, Corp.
George Freeman. sergt Wright Hunter
and Privates p. G. Mercer. r. c. Fetzer,
3r, W. 9. Austin, H. 3. Wilson, G. s. Rich
mond, ]. D: Miller and ]. G. Nelson. The
team captain, Capt. w. w. Williamson, is
at present at Saratoga, but will meet his
Sea Girt.
The Georgia team will have four days
practice at Sea Girt before the matches