Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-22
ON THE ORDWAY RANGE
Details of the Several Matches Completed
Today.
Spring Competition of the Ma
tfOnal Guardsmen
May II.
Spring

The spring rife competitions of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard will be
shot on the Ordway rife range Wednesday,
May II, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. Major
James E. Bell, inspector general of rifle
practice, District of Columbia militia, today
completed the details of the several
matches. The same have been approved by
Gen. Harries, and are as follows:
Company team match-Open to teams of
hVe from any company in the District of
Columbia National Guard. Distance. 300
yards; ten rounds. The first prize will be
suitable trophy. which will become the
property of the company winning it, and $40
in cash; second prize, So.
Battalion team match-Open to teams of
five from any battalion in the District of
Columbia National Guard. Distance 200
ana 800 yards, five rounds per man at each
distance. The first prize will be a suita BILE
trophy, which will become the property Of
the battalion winning it, and $40 in cash;
second prize So
Regmental team match-Open to teams
OF SIX from any regimeutal or separate bat
TALON organization in the District of Co
lumbia National Guard Five rounds per
man at 80, 300 and 800 yards, and one
twenty-round skirmish run The prize will
be suitable trophy, which will become the
property OF the organization winning it,,
and SIS in cash.
The S<irmishers
The volley-skirmish match-Open to teams
of sixteen enlisted men from any battalion
OF the District of Columbia National Guard
The members of the teams must be in
heaVy marching order, wearing fatigue uni
form, with campaign hat, leggins field belt
oVercoat, blanket bag with blankeO, hav-
ersdck, canteen and tin cup. Each team
commanded by an officer of the line-Wil
I t,r-
gets E at 300 yards; will then start from
the 800 yards firing point and march in
quick time to the 600 yards firing point.
thence in quick time to a designated point
800 yards distant therefrom, whence the
team will return in double time to the 600
YARDS hring point: in quick time from
thence IN to the 800 yards firing point. where
the team will fire three volleys. The vol
leys will be fired kneellng. The program
from the first command load" to the con-
clusion of the last volley-must be COM
pleted within ten minutes. Each team will
be inspected Immediately after the con-
GLIDING volley; deductions will be made for
missing equipment or unauthorized Varia-
ton from the program. First prize, S32;
second prize SIG; If not more than three
entries, all money to go to winner of first
place.
The General Ordway volley match-Open
to teams of sixteen enlisted men from any
battalion of the District of Columbia Nation.
al Guard. The members of the teams must
| be in heavy marching order-as provided
in the terms of the ey-SkirIniSh match
The team must be commanded by an officer
of the line. Distance, 200 yards. Five vol
| leys at sixteen silhouette targets E: time
limit. l minute 30 seconds First prize So
second prize, SIG. If not more than three
entries, all money to go to winner of frs!
place.
The disappearing target match-Open to
teams of sixteen enlisted men from any
battalion of the District of Columbia Ma
| tional Guard. The members of the team
must be in heavy marching order, as pro-
vided in the terms of the volley-skirmish
match. The team must be commanded by
an officer of the line. Distance, 800 yards
| five volleys at disappearing target; time
| limit, so seconds
| First prize. $32; second prize, SIG: If not
more than three entries. all money to go to
! winner CT first place.
( Voluntary Practice.
| Commencing May 1. the range will be
! open for voluntary practice from to G
| O'clock I'm. every Monday. "Wednesday and
| Saturday prior to the matches. Trains for
MaSruder station or Ordway leave the Bal
| timore and Potomac railroad station, cor
| ner of 9th and B streets. at am. and
| 1888, 2:O1 and 4:36 pm
! All members Of the guard who by reason
| of the duty enjoiped in connection with the
| matches are compelled to be absent from
| duty in the federal executive departments
| will be furnished with the certificate pro-
| vided by law.
| TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
| Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund tho money IL it fails to cure. &c
The genuine hAs L. B. O. on each tablet.