Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-13


as Company D, Engineer Battalion. is
armed with the revolver, and is not re-
Quired to use the rifle.
The regimental team match that was
opened at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon was
open to teams OF six from any regimental
or separate company or organization in the
District National Guard. Ten rounds per
man at 200 and 500 yards must be fired.
In addition there will be twenty-round
skiru1ish rush. The prize win be suitable
trophy, which will become the property of
the company winning it.
An interesting competition, scheduled to
commence at Ais o'clock this afternoon Is
the volley skrmish match, open to teams
of sixteen enlisted men from any battalion
of the District National Guard. The men,
beers OF the teams must be in heavy march
ing order, wearing fatigue uniform, with
campaign hat, leggings. field belt overcoat,
blanket bag. with blanket. haversack. can
by an officer of the line-wiii fire three vol
leys at sixteen silhouette targets at 800
yards; will then start from the 800 yards
firing point and march in quick time to the
GOo yards firing point. thence in quick time
to designated point 800 yards distant
therefrom, whence the team will return In
double time to the 600 yards firing point; in
quick time thence to the 300 yards firing
point. where The team will fire three voIleys
The volleys will be fired kneeling. The pro-
sram-from the first command Load" to
tile conclusion of the last volley-must be
completed within ten minutes. Each team
"AA NC HSpcCtcu IuiIHeuldtely dIter the con-
Guiding volley; deductions will be made for
mis- sing equipment or unauthorized varia-
ZION from the program. The first prize,
w; second prize, so: third prize. $40.
nounced to commence at o'clock will be
the Gen. Orlway volley match, open to
Teams OF sixteen enlisted men from any
battalion Of the District of Columbia Ma
tlonaI Guard. The members of the teams
must be in heavy marching order-as pro
vided In the terms of the volley-skirmish
hatcn. Inc team must be commanded by
an orr,cer OF the line. Distance, 200 yards
Time limit one minute thirty seconds, The
first prize is $50; second prize $40; third
prize, s..
Many Experts Were Deceived.
novelty introduced just before the ar
riVai OF darkness yesterday was an esti-
mailing distance competition. A colored
man was stationed just beyond a small
NIL TO the right of the range so that only
MS mead and upper portion of his body
were visible from the range Office, The
competitors were aligned in front of the
ONCE and each recorded guess as to the
distance to the man. The distance was
a.terWdrd measured, but the result was
not announced until this afternoon
Inc exact distance, according to meas
CCrement: vas 4112s yards. Private John
Sr sonnet mel Company d: 4th Battalion, won
70 - 80 ~ nc eStiuiftliHS the distance
70 De 40 yards Private George A. Hin.
company A. Engineer Battalion, carried off
second prize of 81, he stating the distance
10 De 40 yards. Sergeant Major c. c. Over
"a battalion. won third prize (s2) nv re-
Gorolhg a guess of 425 Yards Cantain
Jonn E. Hosford, Company b, 4th Bat
eanoi. with a guess of 800 yards: Color
sergeant w. w. Cookson, Engineer Bat
tanoii, 80 yards; First Sergeant w r
bueii. Company A, Engineer Battalion 400
YARDS; Lieutenant A. O. HutterIv Com
P P a: Eng1neer Battalion. 1856 yards, and
rlrst Lieut.. Glendie B. Young fnspector ~
rifle practice Engineer Battalion. each won
a prize of one dollar VII
me suesses ranged all the way from 3e5
10 10 yards. the majority of the exnert
Iihemen or the guard falling yery wide NJ
the proper figure. The guesses Of all tho
compeutors. in yards. were:
j.; Byrne, IDS; w. Calvin Whipp. 651.
a. .. Iomilnson, go; c. Nee TAYLOR. t;IV:
Smar1es p. Groome. $40; Frank W. Holt
$50; w. D. Falls, 57S; j. s. Ball. 575. - ~
n M,,aams. 80; n Lewis Daily. $40; w. 3.
davenport. 56O; G. G. Dennison $50; o. s.
wilcox, 90; F. NJ. Ball, 525; NJ p Bnitfatn
~; George c. Shaw, $40: w. E. CoiIaday.
oil; f. w. Scott, 4S7; j. s. Gheen. 4%l. W
M Sprigg, AIS; r. P. Carleton. 4t;5: G; 4
Young. 44O: c. c. Dyer, 425; George A. Hin
4Io' John OConnell, 40; John E. Hosford
ooZ' w. w. Cookson, $780, W. f. Buell.. 3,W:
A y. Hutterly, 1856; Charles l.. Lanham
Another Goes to Engineers.
The short and :nid-range match. ten
shots each at 200 and 500 yards, was fired
late yesterday afternoon. Sergt. Mai. c.
L. Lanham of the Engineer Battalion fin