Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
Rifle Gnpstidons at 7ordway Draw
he to a Close.
FARR0V WIS PHE bOTHR9P MATCH
Evenios st. Badge Goes to Cor
=Pn*I fW Scott.
SUCCESSION OF SUCCESS

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
ORDWAY. Md, October 16.-'The seed
has been sown for another harvest"
said Major George H. Harries. ex-
ecutive officer of the National Rifle As
seciatfons, this afternoon. when asked by
The Star correspondent regarding the sue
cess of the second annual meet of the as
sociatioh. we have made a great stride
forward since a year ago. and twelve
months hence look for much greater i'm
provement in every way"
This is the. day set aside for matches
open only to members of the National
Rife, Association. the National Guard COM
petitions having closed last evening. The
contests were :. the tothtlTop, Columbia
and Heyl rsrentry matches. In addition.
late this aftarpoon. the.o moving target
match, postponed from yesterday by rea-
son of darkness. will be shot. The revolver
match which. mas been open throughout
the meet, Isl also@4E progress.
Fnrro.v Wins LOthrop Match.
The only conapeution which. had been
completed this afternoon when this report
closed was the Lothrop match, ten shots
at 200 yards OF the Standard American tar
get. Private W. M. Farrow, Company A,
Engineer Battalion, won the first prize
SIS. donated by Messrs. Woodward & Lo-
throp of the Boston House. Lieutenant A.
O.. Hutterly. Company A, Engineer Bat
talon, will be awarded second prize. of
SO, and First Lieut.. Frank L. Graham,
adjutant, Engineer Battalion, third prize
of g.
Messrs. Farrow, Gheen and Shaw used
special rif1eS.I and under rules their scores
were handicapped six points. making the
final scores: Farrow, T.: Huttorly, -;
Graham, TO-; YoHng. 81; Stewart. &C; S. !.
Scott Us; Cookson, Go; Coiladay. 81; Holt.
o., Wilcox, 81; Gheen, So; Shaw. 53; Z. W.
Scott. 81.
Competing in COIumb ia Match.
Those competing in the Columbia mate h
are W. E. Colladay, w. w. Cookson, c. W.
Dickey. w. NJ. Farrow, J. S. Gheen, T.. L.
Graham, G. n. Earries, F. w. Holt, A. o.
Hutterly. E.. w. Scott, s. L. Scott. G. c.
Shaw, ]. NJ, Stewart and G. 3. Young
Each had to fire ten shots at 200 Yards and
ten shots at 300 yards on the standard
American target. The first prize is SO;
second. $3.50. third, s.; fourth, So; fifth, 81,
and three prizes Of 81 each. ,,..a 49,
rThe straight scores at the 20o-yard range
colladay., To-, cookson. a; Dickey. e.:
Farrow. SO: Gheen. 81: Graham, tt; Har-
ries. g.; Helt. ~: Hutterly. ~; E. w. Scott
81; s. .scos1oG5 Shaw, Ga; Stewart. -;
IN IN; The stnr badge.
The. vaMabl gold badge, presented by
The Evening star Newspaper Company as
the prfzei,1gn TIE Evening Star match vii!
adorn, thsi breast Of Corporal +. w. Scott.
aCompanysA.a Engineer Battalion. who Sc
cured tbtaFrpf S5 out of a possible LOG.
Maj: George III; Harries. inspector general
of rife. Pfactate finished. Second with a
total Of ssrgt: w. W, t,Sokson. En-
the 200 AMI a3OD.yafd ranges took a drop at
COO yards and Nbdh1 up in sixth place. The
totals Of an the competitors were: 20
W s &sa e. i HARRIS sss ssa 3 ts. P
9pIeby, 81: Wv. Cockson. Sit AHo Hut
terly.e 50; G. E. Copkss Is; s. B: Wetherald.
IS: G. A: Edwards. II: W. E.: coliaday. II;
Shaw. 12s {, L! tainfan. if.H g swiscox.
20; F. NJ. Ball. 60: g. A. Hill. 81; F. L.
Graham, GO: P. J. Byrne, Ga w. D. Fales.
81: NJ. F. Hulloran, As. '''-'-
The scores at 800 and 600 yards, fired late
in 10 afternOOn- were as follows.