Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-24

them out at Ordway within the next two
CT three weeks. The meeting at Sea Grit
does not commence until August 70. and
ne has plenty OF time to make the neces-
sary arrangements before the local men
who are going get ready to depart.
Engineers Going.
Although a number Of company teams
may be sent to Sea Girt, the most formid-
able one will undoubtedly be that Of the
engineer corps. The engi ,eers are the
hest shots an organization in the bri-
gade, and they have generally managed to
come out on top in most of the local com
petitions. At Sea Grt they have always
stood well up, and the brigade team at
Sea Grit last year. when The District won
the Hilton trophy. was made up mostly OF
engineers. Since the brigade will not send
team, these engineers intend 10 go as
battalion team. Arrangements have been
talked about for the past two weeks, and
resulted in meeting being called for last
night at the brigade armory to finally
decide how the team shall go. OF course
the team will have to pay it's own OK
penses. but 1t hopes to persuade the bril-
gade to furnish it with ammunition. The
engineer corps. from its treasury, may
pay the railroad fare, though that feature
Is not certain. The state of New Jersey
will furnish tents and cots. and the remain
ing actual expenses therefore Will be small
the entry fees being the most important.
But the most important feature of the
proposed trip of the engineers is, that as
they will be the only battalion or reg
mental team present from the District,
they wish to enter the competition for the
Hilton trophy and try and retain it for the
District. They argue that their team will
be almost precisely the same team that
last year shot for the brigade and they
believe that their Improvement since then
has been such that they stand good
chance OF winning the trophy. The Hilton
trophy now rests in the National Guard
armor.. on l. street, and it has been ten
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year. None OF them like the idea of Civ
ing up the magnificent trophy without at
least putting up Il stiff fight TO retain pos
session
1t Is to be doubted if the engineers can
obtain the necessary permission to shoot
as the brigade team. To do that they
would have to be fully certified to from
brigade headquarters. and no one believes
that they can get such permission. The
fact that the brigade team was abolished,
81 far as Sea Girt is concerned. simply be
cause ii was thought little benefit would
result. and not on account of the expense,
would seem to answer the engineers re-
quest
The Meeting.
At the meeting last night nearly twenty
of the crack shots Of the Engineer Corps
We're in attendance, and Sea Grit was dis
Cussed in all its phases. Major George H.
Harries. inspector general of rife practice
vas expected to lie present and state the
wishes of the department of rifle practice
which has always hitherto governed the
trip to Sea Girt, but he was detained in
New York. For this reason, a decision was
not arrived at. other than that the rcgi-
mental and battalion teams representing
the Engineer Corps would be sent to Sea
Girt. The corps will pay ascertain share
of the expenses of the men, proba bly, their
railroad fares. The individual members OF
the teams will put up the cash for the
remaining expenses. 1t is hoped that tn.
department of rifle practice can be induced
to give the team, free ammunition. as this
detail amounts to a considera Die sum for
big shoot like Sea Girt. 1t will not be
known whether the brigade will do that
until some time next week
In regard to shooting for the Hilton
trophy, nothing was done. 1t was pointed
cut. however. that ten engineers will go
TO Sea Girt this year who last year shot
On the brigade team and won the trophy.
In fact, for three years the brigade team
has been male up of ten engineers and two
outsiders from other regiments. Capt.
James E Bell and Lieut. Laird are the
only members of the brigade team who
were not members of the Engineer Corps.
All OF these engineers will go to Sea Girt
10 shoot in the battalion and regimental
matches. and also in the company matches.
II they could get permission to shoot for
the District for the Hilton trophy they
would undoubtedly make a high score.
The Matches.
The matches on the calendar for the
A'Od oAi iutStiiiS are pTiCticdlly the same
as those scheduled last year. There are
twenty-five matches of the New Jersey
State Rifle Association. open to various
company, battalion and regimental teams.
the prizes Of which vary from s. to BOO
number of them are open to individual
marksmen. TIE matches of the National
lille Association are those which always
attract national attention. The Whimble-
don Gun match is the first one scheduled
and Is open to all citizens and residents
of the United States. Distance, 1000 yards
Thirty shots. The prize Is the Whimble-
don cup, presented by the National Rifle
Association of Great Britain to be held
by the winner until the next fall meeting
The winner of the trophy is required to
give a bond in the sum of $500 to the New
Jersey State Rifle Association. or If he
does not desire to give such bond, then
the cup will be deposited with the adtu-
tant general of his state until the next
meeting. This was won last year by Capt.
George T. Cam OF Georgia
The Hilton trophy match is the biggest
event on the card. and is open to teams of
welve men from the army, navy and Ma
tional Guard of the United States and of
all other countries. The trophy, a hand
some piece of bronze work was presented
by Mr.. Henry Hilton of New York 1t is
valued at 5000. 1t has been won three
times by the District of Columbia in 1893
1895 and 1896, but this year it seems des-
tined TO go either to Georgia or PennsyI-
vania.
The only remaining match is the inter-
state military match, open to teams of
twelve men from the National Guard only
The prize is a large bronze Soldier of
Marathon" valued at $3.50 1t has been shot
for annually since 1876. and was won in
1893 by the District Of Columbia.
Practice Run.
The Miles Cycle Infantry took a practice
| run last Saturday and Sunday to Fort
Russey out the 7th street pike. large
portion of the company. under the COM
| mand of Lieutenant Weaver set out In
heavy marching order Saturday evening
ard camped out over night near Fort Rus
| sey- They were Joined III the morning by
Capt Wiggin. and the day was spent prin-
cipally i'll practicing signal duty, in which
| the men are becoming unusually efficient
The company returned to the city Sunday
| evening.
! Discharges and Transfers.
Eugene K. Stewart. jr, a private in
| Company A, LIST Battalion, has been hon
| orably discharged on his own application
On account IF removal from the District
| Private G. Albert Taylor, Company b. LIST
| Battalion. has also been granted an honor
able discharge. On account of expulsion
| from his company. Eugene A. Burton, pri-
vate. Company A, I'd battalion has been
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