Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-30
SHOOT AT SEA GIRT
Washington Riaemen Reach the
Range in Good Shape.
MEET old FRIENDS FROM GEORGIA
Changes Which Have Been Made
in the Distances.
STATES IN THE COMPETITION
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From Staff Correspondent
SEA GIRT, n. j., August 30.-The rife
men of the District of Columbia National
Guard are today engaged in pool shooting
In fact, the prospective competitors from
all states that have entered are engaged in
the most businesslike preparations for the
team competitions that open tomorrow.
Pool shooting is considered the most val
liable form of practice. and the Washing
tonians are taking advantage of every op-
portunity in that direction. Some of the in
dividual matches are to be inaugurated
late this afternoon. The day is not exactly
ideal for shooting the sky being cloudless
and the sun shining brightly rather
stiff breeze is blowing
Every member of the Washington partv
Is In excellent health, and the indications
are that the rifiemen from the national
capital will give very good account of
themselves during the week.
Team Arrives ut Sea Gfrt.
After night end early morning ride that
was not at all tedious or attended by any
disagreeable features, the Washington
party reached Sea Girt early yesterday
morning. 1t required but few moments
to unload baggage boxes of ammunition
and bicycles from the train, and then. in
accordance with custom, the men in uni
form formed line and marched from the
railroad station to camp, a distance Of a
quarter of a mile. Colonel LuttreIl quar-
termaster general of the state of New
Jersey. was on hand when the train
stopped to welcome the rifiemen from the
District of Columbia. The weather was
ideal, the rainfall that in the past usually
urenched the folks from the national CAPT
tai on leaving the train here being prob
ABLY on vacation. Captain Harvey of
company c. Engineer Battalion, who has
peen absent from Washington several
weeks, arrived at Sea Girt Saturday night,
and was also at the depot Saturday morn
ing to extend the glad hand to his com
rades.
Georgia Heads in View,
AS the Westinghouse reached the line
of tents Sunday, Georgia heads, mostly
unkempt, appeared in view and greetings
were exchanged. A moment later the
owners OF the heads. most airily clad, for
SOCK their canvas shelter, and hearty
handshakes accompanied the renewal of
friendships of former years. The baggage
was distributed without delay and tents
assigned. Breakfast was then announced
and no one was tardy in reporting for the
march to the dining hall. No one it might
De added, was at all bashful in disposing
OF the heartiest of meals, and then every
body felt better.
Immediately after breakfast Cant Per-
menter, the team quartermaster, ordnance
officer and adjutant, issued cots, mattress
es, blankets. overcoats. basins, candle
SUCKS and, in fact, everything necessary
In the way of tent furnishings. The camn
OF the Washington party in a very few
minutes was ship shape in every particu
lar ana the guardsmen dispersed Some
Sa aI,y inspected the ranges, others in
ouisea IN battle with the surf while
many set out for Asbury Park and The
ouher nearby summer resorts. The bicy-
ensts lost no time in getting better ac-
Vuainted with the really excellent roads
that are the rule in this locality.
DIVINE service was held Sunday mornin,
on the lawn adjoining the governors cot.
l5se by courtesy of Gov Griggs who is ar
sea Grit to remain throughout the meet
Ter. cal tain and chaplain, LIST Regiment
n e. N. j., on THE Christian Character NJ
civil Institutions of the United states "
ne majority of the Westinghouse at
tended the services.
Good Nights for Sleeping,
Everybody slept well, the night air be-
Ing cool and refreshing. At an early hour
iris morning all were actively astir. pre-
pairing for the first conflict with Jerseys
silhouette targets.
When the Washington party marched
into camp the only inhabitants Of the
tents were the 'Georgians and a company
OF sixty-slx men from the 18th United
States Infantry, stationed at Governors
Island N. Y. The latter occupied the CON
zeal tents in use in the army. These reg
ulars are the athletes of the army the
soldiers who do the scaling of high walls,
as has Of late been portrayed in the bio
graph pictures exhibited in Washington.
me company has been in camp at Sea
Grit for the past three weeks, indulging
in regular target practice, and will depart
for Governors Island in day or two.
The understanding is that 1t will have
fG a m N fhn nrnrn t.h
The regulars use the new Springfield or
so-cailed krag-Jorgenson rifle, and have
been making good scores, especially in
SkirmiShing
than ever before, Captain George T. Cam,
who has recently been commissioned as in
spector general of rifle practice for the
state of Georgia, explaining to me that
the plan is to break in as many novfces
as possible in order that they may be in
condition to take the places of the experts
when the latter retire from active work.
The Georgia detachment has been at Sea
Girt for twelve days and ought to be in
the very finest condition.
Capt. Williamson Mysiihed.
Captain Williamson and his team appear
to be very much mystified as to where the
silhouette targets are to be placed for Skin
mishing. They seem to think that the sill
houettes may be placed in position at the
600-yard butts. in front of the old water
battery, or at point between the 200 and
3O0-yard ranges. The latter position would
require the rifleman to do the firing
obliquely from the direction of the main
roadway. From all Indications 1t is more
than likely that the targets will be placed
at the 60O-yard butts.
The District guardsmen learned on
reaching Sea Girt that the only other
states that will be represented at the meet
are New York, New Jersey and Massachu-
sets. The latter team, 1t is understood,
will again the Winchester rifle in
spite of its declared intention last year to
discard that make Of firearm. AS the
troops of the Pennsylvania National Guard
are this week engaged in official practice
the keystone state will not send a team to
Sea Grit.
In connection with the New Jersey team
an interesting announcement is to the eff
feet that Tommy" Dolan, who last Sep
TENDER won the championship of America,
and Sergeant Cory are to visit Sea Girt
this year alternates.
Several decided changes have been made
in the arrangement Of things at the range
All the tents have been moved back one
hundred yards. Heretofore the full range
was only 600 yards in length. Under the
new order of things It Is 700 yards.
The 1,OO0-yard targets have been placed
just in the rear of the 600-yard targets
The 1.000-yard range Is now straight in
relation to the other distances. instead Of