Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
SECOND REGIMENT IN THE CONTESTS
Six Days of Target Practice on
the Range.
ENGINEERS OLDTHERECORD

HStoH party Will tTaNel by way OIL the
Pennsylvania railroad, departing next Sat-
urday night, and is scheduled to reach Sea
Girt before breakfast the following morn
Ing Sunday will be devoted to rest, the
competitions opening Monday morning.
There will be six days of shooting, and but
little doubt exists that good share of the
prizes will be brought to this city.
The engineers, particularly, have been
hard at work. some of the scores made
few days ago being as follows: Lieut. Ora
ham, 30 out of a possible 100; Lieut.. Hut
terly, 90; Corporal Wetherald, 81; Sergt.
Scott, 81. and Lieut.. Young, 50. The mem
bers of the team are greatly encouraged
over the marked improvement of late in
skirmishing.
The I'd Regiment means to send a team,
which will be selected from the following
Is,: Col. cecil Clay, Lieut.. Jacobs. Sergt.
Davenport, Sergt. Broome and Privates
Horace Bell, Hustled and Bode These men
are all doing satisfactory work in practice
Col Cecil Clay will be In command of the
Dlstrlct detachment, while Capt H. H.
farmenter, quartermaster of the I'd Regi-
meht, Will act as quarterrIaster and ord
nance officer. Quite a number of guards
~ men WIN take the trip in order to engage
IN tne Individual matches, and all in ali the
party Will consist of about forty persons.
II Is the intention of Maj. George H. Har-
RES inspector general of rifle practice. to
go 10 Sea Girt during the latter mart of tho
meet in order to participate in the connaI
liuon TOT the Wimbledon cup won by him
several times. The distance in this match
Is LOO yards.
Rifle Practice Next Week.
OUTSIDE or the preparations of the rifle
men who are going to Sea Girt the or,v
movement noticeable in connection with the
District of Columbia National Guard IS in
anticipation of the annual outdoor rife
practice next week at the Ort;wav r.,nya
nhere VIII be stir of activity for six dsys
Ihen, 1t Is expected, the summer calm viii
De IN order until the re ;umption of drills
in the fall. "a Ni'
The schedule for the practice is as fol-
10 lows: ist battalion. Monday, August %;
20 battalion, Tuesday, August "a. 4th Rat
taion, Wednesday. August %; 9Th Bat
TALON, Thursday, August 26; Ist Separate
battalion Friday. August q. and I'd Separ-
ate Battalion. Saturday. Angus. %
The general staff, the general non-con-
mlssioned staff the field and staff and non
commissioned STATS of regiments and bat
talon inspectors of rifle practice, Monday,
August 30.
Government employees will be given GER
tif1cates for one day of duty performed
under the requirements mentioned.
ORGANIZATIONS. excepting the general staff
required to shoot with 1T, will be directed TO
report at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton promptly at $50 o clock in the morning
on the dates assigned. for their annual
equipped. In case of wet weather. over
coats will be worn. The general staff and
those associated with it for rife practice
VIII be directed to report at the railroad
station on the day assigned for their an
nual parade at II 40 am
Ihe practice will be at 200. 400. 800 and
6oo yards. Two scores will be fired by each
man. and they will be recorded
Officers or enlisted men not properly uni
formed. or who. being commissioned or en-
listed prior to April 1. 1887. have failed to
complete the gallery practice described
Will not be permitted to participate in the
rifle practice
The range will be open for volunteer
practice each Wednesday and Saturday
throughout the season from o'clock in the
afternoon.
officially issued on the range is prohibited.
Applications for permission to experiment
with ammunition must be made in writing
to the inspector general of rifle practice
1t will be stipulated that no person other
than the range officer. some one desig-
mated by him. shall signal the markers or
hold communication with any person in
any of the pits.
On days set apart for official practice.
sighting shots may only be fired on targets
set apart for pool shooting Pool tickets
may be purchased at the range Office.
Engineers Hold the Record.
First Lieut.. Glendie B. Young, inspector
Of rifle practice. Engineer Battalion, wears
smile on his usually pleasant countenance
at all times these days. Lieut.. Young has
been going over his records and finds that
every member of the battalion. with the
exception of those of Company D who are
not required to use the rifle, has qualified
up to date in rifle practice by firing the pre-
scribed scores in the gallery.
This record has never been equaled by
any battalion in the National Guard Of
the members of Company D who are not
rnn1 rod n oil but -f~r til,
the practice voluntarily. Lieut.. Young
means to make every endeavor to have
all the available men qualify on the range
as well.
New Manual of Arms.
An adaptation of the manual of arms for
the service magazine rifle, caliber 30,
known as the Krag-Jorgenson, to the
Springfield rifle. caliber 49, now in use by
the District National Guard, has been pub
lished by the War Department. The adap-
tation provides for opening and closing
the chamber and for fixing and unfixing
the bayonet issued with the 45-caliber
arm. In lying down 1t is directed that the
rear rank man move back "thirty-six
inches" instead of lone pace" For the
load 1t is stipulated:
"At the command load each rear rank
man steps off obliquely to the right with
the left foot, planting the toe opposite the
middle of the interval to his right and in
line with the lett heel OF the front rank
man: the front rank men half face to the
right; both ranks then carry the right heel
six inches to the rear and three inches to
the right Of the left heel. the feet nearly
at right angles. and at the same time raise
the piece to the right hand and drop 1t
into the left at the balance. muzzle at the
height of the chin. left elbows against the
body, small of the stock at the waist"
The adaptation continues: This position
referring to the muzzle at the height OF
the chin is designated for reference as
that of load. the piece being loaded and
the hammer at the half cock
It is expressly stipulated that when lying
down in double rank the rear rank men do
not load. This was disputed point that
figured largely in the recent San Antonio
interstate drill.
There is no provision for bayonet stack.
A new paragraph is as follows:
when the recruits are first exercised
in marching with arms. the Instructor
orders the pieces in position before putting
the squad in march, and before passing
from quick to double time; he also causes