Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17
District National Guard at the Ord
way Range.
OVER ONE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS
A Number Of Ladies Grace o.
cason as S spectators.
L H E SCI E r A L EVENT S
Special From Staff Correspondent.


0RDWAY. Md, May IA brisk fire Of
musketry has resounded all of today in
the nelghhorhood Of Magruder Station,
Md, the spring rifle competitions of the
District of Columbia National Guard being
in progress at the Ordway rifle range. The
sho, ing is the first of any Importance for
two years past. the active participation in
the war with Spain of d large element of
the District National Guard precuding the
successful carrying out Of a rifle meet last
year.
Although the signs this morning. re-
CARDS weather conditions, We're anything
but prOpitious, the gathering of guards
men at the 9Th street depot in Washington
was gratifying in respect of numbers. Sew
eraI were heard to mur1nur in chorus a
couplet that ran something like: Rain
clouds, please scoot; soldier boys want to
shoot" The request was favorably re-
ceiVed for early in the day the rain ceased
the clouds betook themselves elsewhere
and the sun engaged actively in the pro-
ceedingS at the range.
More than one hundred guardsmen, in
uniform, participated in the several match
eS. Many of the men were in heavy march
ing outfit SO that the scene at the depot re-
called those OF just one year ago, when the
Districts regiment of gallant volunteers
was about to start for the front In addi-
numb of ladies, other spectators and Of
fcers assigned to various duties in connec-
ton with the events of the day.
Ordyvay VoIIey Match.
The range was reached at $50 o'clock.
and half an hour later shooting in the Gen.
Ordway volley match began. The first team
to face the targets was that representing
the 18th Battalion. A drenching rain was
falling at the time. Soon thereafter the
rain ceased, however. and during the re-
mainder of the day the conditions have
been ideal for target work
The Ordway match was followed by firing
in the disappearing target match, and that
by the volley skirmiSh ma tch. All skirmish
work was concluded a HIS clock. This
marked decided Improvement over previ-
GUS meets. when the skirmish work was in
progress usually at twilight and often when
darkness had advanced to such a degree
that the targets could not be seen by the
men handling the rifles.
The Ordway volley match was won by
the team representing the 9TH Battalion,
with d total of 80 hits. The 9Th Battalion
team was second with % hits. and the 4th
Battalion team third with ~ hits. The
conditions of the match We're that teams
of sixteen enlisted men from any battalion
of the guard were eligible to compete. 1t
was required that the members Of the
teams should be in heavy marching order,
wearing fatigue uniform, with campaign
hat. leggins, field belt, Overcoat, blanket
bag. with blanket, haversack. canteen and
lineup. 1t was essential that each team
should be commanded by an officer of the
line. The distance was 30 yards. Five
volIeys at sixteen silhouette targets were
fired the time limit being one minute and
thirty seconds The winning team will re-
ceive a prize Of Sis.
disappearing Target.
In the disappearing target match it was
possible to score 400. The team represent
ing the 9th Battalion finished in the lead
with a total Of 49,. The 4th Battalion team
was second with %, and the 9TH Battalion
team third with 49, The match was open to
teams Of sixteen enlisted men from any bat
talon of the Guard. The men, it was re-
quired, should be in heavy marching or
der. and each team should be commanded
by an officer of the line. The distance was
800 yards five volleys at disappearing
target. and the time limit fifty sec
onds. The winning team will receive a
prize Of s4S.
II was possible to score 1870 in the volley
skirmish match. The team representing
the 9th Battalion finished in the lead with
a total of 221 The 9TH Battalion team was
second, with 12S, and the ith Battalion
team third with 10. The requirements of
this match were similar to those of the
preceding contests, with the exception that
each team required to fire three vol
Icys at sixteen silhouette targets at 800
wards: then start from the 300 yards hiring
point and march in quick time to the 800
yards firing point; thence in quick time TO
a designated point 800 yards distant there
from. whence the teams returned IN double
time to the go yards firing point; in quick
time thence TO the 800 yards firing point,
where three vOlleyS We're fired. The vol
legs were fired kueeiing. The program from
the first command, Load to the cOncluS-
ion of the last volley had to be completed
within ten minutes. Each team was in
spected Immediately after the concluding
vOiey. The winning team will receive
prize of $4s
The scores as given in the disappearing
target and vo,ley skirmish matches will.
at the close Of the day, be slightly altered
by reason of deductions to be made for
missing equipment 1t is not thought at
this time however. that such deductions
will materially affect the standing Of the
teams
Personnel of Teams
The personnel Of the 4th, 9Th and the
9th Battalion teams in the foregoing
matches was as follows:
Fourth acknowledgement Harry Walsh
in command; Sergeants McAnally, Rob
bins Barstow and Davenport and Privates
Pyle, Blake, Sullivan Groome. Hyde, MOI
lair, Kammerer, Holmes, Potts. Humphrey,
Moore and Place
Fifth Battalion-Captain Clarence V.
Saver in command; First Sergeants Whip
and BowersOX, Sergeants Clark, Shields
ana Littlepage, Corporas Heidenreich, Eek
stein: kaufman, McFarlane and Everson
and Privates Bode. OHagan, Wright Du-
vail, Ward and Hyams
Sixth Battalon-Captain Glendie B. Young
In command, Hospital Steward Hollifield
First Sergeant Ferree. Sergeants Paschal,
and NIckens. COrpOrals Williamson Ellis
and Humphrey, and Privates Coombs Jack
son. kellar, Rotramel. Christian Clumb
TIMES, Wiimeth and Whitaker.
Company Team Match.
Next in order was the company team
match. open to teams of five men from any
company in the guard. The distance was
300 yards-ten rounds. The first prize Is a
suitable trophy, which will remain the
property of the company winning il, and
so in cash. The second prize is So
The company team match, as well as the
battalion and regimental team Matches to
be shot this afternoon are "A part of the
series of competitions already partly shot
in the rifle gallery. Therefore the teams
that may score the highest totals this af-
ternoon may not necessarily win the
matches.
Totals in Company Match.
The totals in the company match were:
Company A. 9TH Battalion, 131; Company b,
9TH Battalion, 10I; Company c. 9TH Battal-