Evening star., 1898-06-22
WASHINGTON CRACK SHOTS
Team to Participate in Events at Glendale
Park, Long Island.
Amateur Rifle Club Formed Of Late
Engineer Brigade, d. C. N. c.
Chance of Success.

Ten rifiemen from this city, all Of them
qualified sharpShooters, will represent
Washington in the second grand shooting
festival of the National Schuetzenbund,
which will be held at the ranges, Glendale
Park, Long Island, July to II. The shoot
ers will compose the team of the Amateur
Rifle Club of this city, which is made up
exclusively of the members of the disband-
ed Company A of the Engineer Brigade of
the District National Guard. Every man in
this company was sharpshooter, and the
Victories won by the team were numerous
and notable. The shooters banded them
selves together in the formation of the
Amateur Club, which will be the nucleus
of a company of sharpshooters should the
country demand such service. The execu-
tion done by hundred men of the shoot
ing ability of the >men in this club would
be terrific. The president of the club is DIR.
s. ]! Scott. the treasurer is Captain Frank
Holt and the secretary and shooting mas
ter is Mr.. w. NJ. Farrow.
The coming festival will be the most i'm
portant shooting event of the year. Many
thousands of dollars have been hung up in
prizes Tor the successful riflemen. and the
Washingtonians feel confident thew will
capture their full share of the handsome
offerings. Heretofore the members of this
rifle team have been sent to the shoots at
Sea Girt and other places, through sub
scriptions and public fund, to represent
the District Guard. This year the men will
necessarily have to bear their own expenses
Dut all are enthusiastic over their prospects
al the rifle ranges. shoot will be held at
tne ciup range near Chevy Chase Thurs
the team, and it will then be known lust
VINO Will compose the successful ten.
Hope to Make Good Scores.
The rifiemen expect to make larger scores
this year than ever before, on account of
the fact that they are not restricted t6 the
use OF the Springfield musket, but will use
finer shooting rifles made especially for
target work. The target rifles are very
heavy and those in use by the team will
inc!ude special one made by Mr. Farrow
mere IN Washington, Winchesters. Billiards.
ana Sharps. The men are perfectly famiI.
!ar M with the Springfield, their scores in
lne past nave atteSted. Their scores in
practice with the target rifles however
nave peen far in excess of any made with
the old-style gun e WIKI
me attractions offered at the coming
shoot are abundant. and the District rifle
team will doubtless be in each match rhe
Iuies OF the event are vastly different from
those IN vogue at military tournamants
local cracks eeS VI the
me principal mark will be the honor
target, columbia, which is divided inta
twenty-five rings, three-quarters of an
men IN !. apart. The black, being twelve inches
balance of the target being white and cono
talnlns rings to II. The National Sharn-
shooters Union guarantees three cash
y, pa ,,Ies at inns target, $500, $500 and 500
Siiu makes an allowance of 81 900 To he
distributed as 100 cash prizes of S1o eanh
IN ease OF tie, the shooter whose last shot
Is Tha The be best shall have the preference. '
b,an' Sermania, sticht target, has a
in, a,
center of which is placed a buiI's eva nf
SIX ihches In diameter. The balance Of the
,'I, raIset IS white None but bulls eye shots
Will count, and the marksman bittine 49,
est the center of the bulls eve shall taLa
hrst prize. A purse of 81 800 will he diva
ed In III prizes, the first three being sann
$500 and 500. is "'oo
The public ring target Is the same stvle
as the columbia" 1t is open to all com
ers The sum of 81 800 will be divided IL,
ioO prizes, the first, second and third heinz
$780, $500 and 500 'e
The Figure of Man.
Inc man target represents the head and
upper part of a mans body. the whole
ngure being black, divided in perpendicular
INES hair an inch apart, the center line
counting 20, the numbers running down on
each side to l. AS at the public ring target
M the NUMBER OF tickets to shoot is unlimited
put the highest number scored on a single
ticket wins the first prize of 5000 There
are 81 200 in prizes on this target
Ihere Will also be an American standard
target. This, as is we'll known. has a
black OF eleven inches diameter The first
vded. " VIC vi
Inc point target has black of twelve
imcnes its IN diameter, divided into three parts.
me inner circle. which constitutes the
bulfs eye, being three inches in diameter.
counts three points; the next circle, six
inches In diameter, counts two points, and
the balance of the black counts one point.
Shots out of the black do not count The
shooter hitting the bulls eye nearest the
center wins. An aggregate of 81 200 will be
distributed in 100 prizes, the first being
800. is
For the first twenty-five points made bv
one shooter, Festival silver medal will he
awarded; for 125 points more Q5O), a Festi-
val gold medal; for $50 points more (3OO1. a
FESTIVAL silver cup. The shooter making
the most points in his first 200 shots will he
declared king. and be awarded the kings
gold medal, value, 500, and also will re-
ceive $50 in cash. There are many other
special prizes and premiums at which the
Washington shooters will have a try.