Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
SHOOT TO-DAY
Annual Target Practice Of the
First Battalion of Artillery.
Howitzers and Grimes Battery to Com
pete Light Artillery Blucs VIII Not
Participate.

Much interest IS shown throughout
the State in the annual target shoot
of the First Battalion of Artillery that
will occur to-day at Ocean View,
The companies that will compete arc
the Howitzers, of Portsmouth. and
Grimes Battery, of Portsmouth. The
Norfolk Light Artillery Blues have de-
cided not 10 participate in the shoot.
THE HOWITZERS.
The Howltzers hope to bear off the
honors. The battery's Committee on
tenant William NJ. Myers (chairmam.
Sergeant II. L. Taylor. Sergeant J. w.
Booker. Private w. w. Poindexter ana
Private Z. II. Eubank
-Four sections VIII do the firing.
These are to be under the command
of the sergcants, and each will be COM
posed of seven men. including the SER
geaht and two corpurals. The officers
III charge OF the various squads will
be:
First Section-Sergeant ]. b. Pom
dexter. Corporals Gus Il. Delarue (gun-
ncr) and w. w. Barnes.
Second acknowledgements Cecil l..
I3pps. Corporals +. w. Bosher (gun-
ne) and Wilton Carter.
Third Section-SerGeant z. e. Bell.
Corporals IL. Z. Poindexter (gunner)
and b. w. Wilson.
Fourth acknowledgement j. w.
Booker, Corporal Ben Brockenborough
(gunner).
GRIMES BATTERY.
Capt. c. II. Warren. of Grimes Bat
terry, will take his full command to
Ocean View to-day. where the annual
target match for the championship of
Virginia will be held by Grimes Bat
terry and the Richmond Howitzers.
The Battery's four 3-inch rifles. with
ammunition, were sent 10 Ocean View
yesterday.
Capt. Warren said yesterday that he
had not selected his gun squads, but
that he would take the first and sec
ond sections of his command to serve
the guns Corporals John McWilliams
and Charles E.ure will be the gunners.
Capt. Warren has u reasonable s.hope
of capturing the handsome silver
trophy cup. y large attendance is eX-
pected from Portsmouth.
The first target match for the cham
Battery and the Norfolk Light Artil-
lery Blues, and the trophy was won
by the battery. AT the next match. in
1895, the cup was secured by the Rich
mond Iowitzers. who beat the Battery
two points in 20 rounds at one and 4
quarter miles. Last year the shoot
was declared off OH account OF the
fever scare.
The events are regarded by the State
military authorities as highly inn
portant as developing the citizen SOL
diery in the art OF gunnery. and the
annual target matches are being sys-
tematically encouraged by the authori-
ties.
THE TROPHY.
The trophy for the victors is a solid
silver goblet. gold-lincd. The goblet
is in the window OF j. F. Greenwood &
-, &c OF rl1t
inches high, of Il pretty design, and is
ornamented with embossed fruits and
flowers in festoons in relief. There is
n tablet on the cup on which to en-
grave the names of the winners and
givers. The value of the goblet is $50.
PROMINENT GUESTS.
The following prominent Virginians
have accepted invitations to attend the
shoot as the guests OF the Howitzers:
Governor ]. Hoge Tyler; Col 10 Lane
Stern, Inspector General of Virginia
Military: General William Male.
Major w. f. Simons, Lieutenant T. II.
Starke. Col. w. z. Cutshaw. Capt. f..
w. Bosher, Major ii. c. Carter, Capt.
+. D. Starke. Lieut.. c. G. Bosher.
Lieut.. w. a. Barrett Capt. John a.
Hutchinson. Lieut. G w. McFarlane. j.
Taylor Ellyson, Polk Miller Col. James
w. p. Smith. Major Robert Styles.
J. Thompson Brown, John II. Cary,
James d. Crump, u. O. Davis. w. S.
Donnan, A. r Harris. Jr.. S. II. Hawcs.
G. -. Larus, y. Lorraine. David r..
Lumsden, Major A. l.. Lumsden, w.
Smith. oscar Cranz. James y. TIutchc
son. John b. Lightfoot. s. v..rravers;
Howard Swincford, II. c. Williams. Jr.,
w. S. Workman. y. ID. Williams. Cor
don Wallace. Il. +. Watson. w. NJ.
Woodward K. l.. Winston. r. l.. Van
Dcventer. DR.. Chris. Tompkns. III. NJ.
stark. carlton Mccarthy, Il. NJ.
Gwathmcy. DR.. Lewis G. Boshcr John
n. Chappell, John l.. Walthall. j. Is.
Moore. w. II. Mccarthy. y. S. McCar-
thy, Van Ice McCrecry. D. II. King.
John n. Watson. Il. Alsop, Il. l..
Adams. George Arcnts. Rev. w. w.
Landrum. Edw. Alvey. William NJ. AL
len, s. Il. Adkins. Thomas Booker, q.
IL. Bowman. r. Roberts Baker. St.
George Bryan. Joseph Bryan, II. Is.
er. Il. l.. Christian. Il. NJ. Crump. JOS
cph y. Culingworth. ]. Il. Dodd, Jr.,
Alexander Duvall. w. i. Daniel j. G.
Davis. Rev. w. NJ. Dame. John S. FL
lett, W. y. Evans. j. NJ. Fourqurean.
l.. B. Franklin. John w. Faxon. V. NJ.
Fleming. Colonel G.. Percy Itawes. Ed
ward Gray. George Gibson. Jr.. w. r..
Goodnum. r. b. Green. S. Il. Hughes.
W. w. Green. y. Gwathmey Captain
w. G. Harvey. w. X. Jones. a. o.
Jones. George y. Jones, Wyndham
Lynn. John w. Atkinson. Jr.. r. S.
Bosher N w. Bowc, w. II. T. Norris,
n. ID. Moncurc. s. Taylor Martin. Ju-
liam Mccarthy. james T. McKenna,
Charles Parkhll j. w. Peasants, r.
T.. Patterson, NJ. II. Parker. u. Il. Por-
ter. S. s. Il. Patteson. II. II. Roberts
Leigh Robinson. A. sydney Rust Will
liam l.. Sheppard II. II. Smith. George
A. Smith. A. =. Savior Charles 4.
Motley w. H. w. Mason. William II
Tatum, l.. r. Tatum. Charles l.. Todd
James G. Tinsley. DR.. Il. H. Temple