Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
AT 0RDWAY RANGE
Spring Competitive Events by Dis
triet National Guard.
LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES MADE
Major Frank L. Graham to Serve
as Range Officer.
S Gil ED LE OF MATCHES

The spring rifle competitions of the Dis
| trict Of Columbia National Guard will occur
| "Wednesday next at the Ortway range. The
| regular series of matches, already partly
| shot in the rife gallery, will also be con-
| cluded Wednesday at the range. a large
| number of entries have already been re-
| ceived, and the meeting is expected to be
/ one of the most successful in the history of
the LEGAL brigade. The competitors will
| proceed to the range by train, leaving the
9th street depot at O'Clock am. All
competing teams have been directed to re-
port to Maj, James h. Bell inspector gen
era1 of rife practice District of Columbia
militia, at the depot. not later than $40
o'clock am, in order that details of trans
portation may be adjust ed.
MAJ. Frank l.. Graham, commanding the
9Th Battalion, is to serve as range officer
| To expedite the matches il has been de-
cldea mat each team snail shoot the ord
way Voiiey at 2D yards, the disappear ing
target and the voiIey skirmish matches at
300 yards, in the order named SO that the
entire volley work Will he completed at the
same time. All those intending to COM
pete must journey to the range on the
train leaving this city at . o'clock. Spec
tators, however. may go out trains
leaving al los o'clock and 2:U1 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
The Scheduled Events.
The matches to be shot are as follows:
Company team match-Open to teams of
five from any company in the Dis
trio; of Columbia National Guard. Dis
lance, 2o0 yards: ten rounds. The first
prize Will be a suitable trophy, which will
become the property of the company win
ninC it. and $40 in cash; second prize So
five firm, anI- battaIiop IN ~ n,r+ft ~
Columbia NatioD9i C,|.,.{ D3.+nr,1 900
and 800 wards i've roI,nds nor ma at a 1J
diStanc, r,ta g.. - II, -, ttII-
tronhT ib I'll, Pi re WI ue (" suitfnoir
of III hat1aiiar ~ - go ~
second n,i1a e. "4''i'-t' It, anu S9o III cash.
pCni,Ipa 49, -" o,- o. .
~ - 80 NO. 1et.IlI tch-opeIl 10 letlns
TALON organization in the District of CO.
lumbia National Guard. Five rounds per
man at 200. 20! and 500 yards and one
nv itl'Fl. inh- nhf Pr WIN
nronerfv ~ ~ r'r.a,piza+inr, r,ir,,i, ~
and SIS in cash
The vOlley-skirmish match-Open to
teams of sixteen enlisted men from any
battalion of the District of Columbia Ma
tiOnal Guard The members of the teams
must be in heavy marching order. wearing
i3ugne uniforms. with campaign hat. g
gins. field belt overcoat blanket bag with
hlauketl, haversack, Canteen and tin cup.
Each team-commanded by an officer of the
line-wiil fire three volleys at sixteen sill
houettc targets f at 3O0 yards. viii then
start from the 300 yards firing point and
march IN quick time TO the COO yards firing
point, thence i'll quick time TO des ana;ed
point 300 yards distant thrrefrnm. whence
the team will return in double time to he
go yards firing point; in quick time
thence TO the 200 yards firing point. whore
the team will fire three volleys. The VOL
leys viii he fired knre}ing. The program
from the first command load to the con-
cluston of the last vOIley-must be com
T'leted within ten minutes Each team will
be Inspected Immediately after the con-
cluGinS Volley: deductions will he made for
missing equipment or unauthorized Varia-
ton from the program First prize, $50:
second prize. SIG; if not more than three
entries, all money to go to winner of first
place
Ordway FOIIcy Match.
Tho Coperot Ordn,o,, ,.o,1o,, ,,o+o. oo.
70 +o.,,,r 80 s,,.,, .,,,t, I
~ '',l''9 81 SIN'ctt eI-1S'eu men from any