The times., 1899-04-23
RIFLE COMPETITION.
National Guard Completes Arrange
ments for It's Spring Practice

ments for It's Spring Practice.
The details OF the spring rifle competi-
tons of the District of Columbia National
| Guard were completed yesterday by Major
James E. Bell, and received the approval
OF General Harries. The competition will
take place on the Ordway Rifle Range. be-
ginning Wednesday, May II, at 10 o'clock
a. m. The details as issued from the
headquarters OF the guard are as follows:
Company team match-0pen TO teams OF
five from any company in the District OF
Columbia National Guard. Distance, 200
yards; ten rounds. The first prize will be
a suitable trophy, which will become the
property OF the company winning it, and
SO in cash; second prize, s..
Battalion team match-0pen TO teams of
FIVE from any battalion in the District Of
( Columbia National Guard. Distance, zoo
and 800 yards; FIVE rounds per man at
each distance. The first prize will be a
suitable trophy, which will become the
property of the battalion winning it. and
$40 in cash; second price, 50.
Regimental team match-Open to teams
of six from any regimental or separate bat
talion organization in the District OF CO.
Iumbia National Guard. Five rounds per
man at 200, 800, and 500 yards, and one
twenty-round skirnish run The prize
will be a suitable trophy. which viii be-
come the property of the organization win
ming it, and SIS in cash.
The yolley-skirmish mateh-Open TO
teams of sixteen enlisted men from any
battalion of the District of Columbia Ma
tionaI Guard. The members of the teams
must be in heavy marching order, wearing
fatigue uniform, with campaign hat, leg
gins field belt overcoat, blanket bag with
4 blankeD haversaek, canteen, and tin cup
Each team, commanded by an officer of the
line. will fire three volleys at sixteen sill
/ houette targets E at 800 yards; will then
Z start from the 800 yards firing point and
march in quick time to the 500 yards firing
point, thence in quick time TO designated
( point 300 yards distant therefrom. whence
the team will return in double time TO the
500 yards firing point: in quick time from
thence to the 800 yards firing point. where
the team will fire three volleys- The vol
leys will be fired kneeling. The programme
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-
Guiding volley; deductions will be made
for missing equipment or unauthorized va
ration from the programme. First prize.
s32; second prize, SIG; if not more than
three entries, all money to go TO winner OF
/ first place.
The General Ordway voiley match
Open to teams of sixteen enlisted men
from any battalion of the District Of Co
lumbia National Guard. The members OF
the teams must be in heavy marching or
der-as provided in the terms or the vol
Iey-skirmish match. The team must be
commanded by an officer of the line. Dis
tance, 200 yards; five volleys at sixteen
silhouette targets E: time limit. 1 minute
so seconds. First prize. S32; second prize.
SIC. II not more than three entries, all
money to go to winner of first 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-
yided in the terms OF the yolleyskiImish
match. The team must be commanded by
an officer OF the line. Distance, 500 yards;
five volleys at disappearing target; time
limit, 30 seconds. First prize. S32; second
prize, SIG; if not more than three entries,
all money to go to winner of first pace.
The range will be open for voluntary
practice from to o'clock every Mon
day, Wednesday. and Saturday after May l.