The times., 1899-07-23
TWO NEW BATTALIoNs.
Changes to BE Made in the District
National Guard.


The appointment OF the new battalion
commanders and the Sea Girt meet are the
two topics of interest to National Guard
members at the present time, besides which
there is little of interest in Guard cir
cles Capt W. E. Harvey will succeed
Major Graham in the Sixth Battalion: Capt.
Jesse B. X. Lee will command the First,
and Capt Glendie B. Young will be placed
at the head of the Third. now in process
Of organization. This battalion will be
composed OF a company made up OF former
members of the Eastern High School, one
from the general organization Of the High
School Cadets. and the National Rifles. II
is likely that fourth company will be re-
cruited from former members OF the Nor
ton Cadets.
The following are the memf rs of the
National Guard who will represent the Dis
trict of Columbia in the meet at Sea Girt
| the early part of September:
| Private NJ. Appleby, Company A, Sixth Battal-
| ion Lieut.. F. W. Holt, quartermaster, Sixth Bat
| TALON; Private S. l. Scott. Company A, Sixth
Battalion; Private Z. W. Scott, Company A, Sixth
| Battalion; Private S B. Wetherald- Company A,
/ Sixth Battalion; Private George E. Cook, Com
pany A, Sixth Battalion; Private J. NJ Stewart,
I Company A, Sixth Battalion; Private W. NJ Far
| row. Company A, Sixth Battalion; Private c.
| McC. Taylor, Company A, Sixth Battalion;
| Private A. Whitacre. Company A, Sixth Battal-
ion; sergt H. H. Leizear. Company A, Sixth
| Battalion Lieut.. F. Z. Skinner Company G.
| Sixth Battalion; Capt C. B. Young, Company ID,
| Sixth Battalion; Private 5. B. RotEaInel. Com
pany D. Sixth Battalion; Private C. W. Dickey,
| Company ID, Sixth Battalion; Private ". Z. Col
laday, Company ID, Sixth Battalion; Lieut.. ". W.
COokson. inspector rifle practice Sixth Battalion;
| Lieut.. G., G.. Dennison, inspector rife practice,
| Fifth Battalion; Lieut.. L. H. ReecheldeFier, in
spector rifle practice, Second Battalion; Corporal
r. p. Carleton, Company A, Sixth Battalion
The Hilton trophy match which will be
shot on September has been won by the
District team in 1885, '93. '95, and 90. and
will be the most interesting event. The
trophy was presented by Henry Hilton. OF
New York, and is valued at So. 900. The
distances OF the match are 200. 500. and 900
yards, seven shots at each distance. The
interstate match. won by the District team
in 1893. is open TO one team of twelve mem
bers from the regularly organized National
Guard of the States and Territories under
such provisions as the authorities shall
prescribe. Distances 200 yards standing,
500 yards lying down. Ten rounds of car
tridges will be fired at each distance. The
prize to the winning team. a bronze SOL
dier OF Marathon" and individual medals
to each member The regimental team or
interstate match will be shot on Septem-
ber 5. The first prize is the interstate
trophy and 800 and the second $50. The
Wimbledon cup match will be shot on
September 9. The meet will open Septem-
Der and continue through the 9Th The
following is the programme OF events:
First day, Monday, September 10 a. m,
opening of the matches; bull's-eye shooting, all
ranges; pool shooting; all individual matches, al
day.
Second day, Tuesday, September SIS 4. m.
| pool shooting; bull's-eye shooting. all ranges
| 10 a M, 'regimental team match Cinterstatel,'
first stage; p. m, IN. J. ". C. match" hrs
| stage; ) p. m, revolver team MATCH" all in
dividual matches, all day.
Third day, Wednesday, September 6-s a. m.
second stage of regimental team and y. J. "
G. matches, and Columbia trophy match, :
| skirnshing at unknown distances; skirnishins
at known distances; hulPs-eye shooting, al
ranges: pool shooting; p. m, company team
match" p. m, 'earbne team match;'' all in
dividual matches, all day.
Fourth day, Thursday, September IS a m.
buIPseye shooting, all ranges; pool shooting
10 a. m, Hilton trophy match; p. m. de
partnent OF rifle practice match;'' all individua
matches, all day.
Fifth day, Friday, September SIS a. m.
bulFs-eye shooting. all ranges; pool shooting
10 a. m. interstate military match; 8 p. m.
Presidents match" first stage; all indiyidua
matches all day.
Sixth day. Saturday, September 9-s a. m.
ull's-eye shooting, all ranges; a. m. seconi
stage OF Presidents match; p. m, Wimbledon
cup match.