Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-08

among the public Of Washington to go into
details OF his past record. He Is at pres
emit inspector gefsrafapf the District of Co.
years inspector d th9i 9Th Battalion and the
I'd Regiment. H way made Inspector gen.
eral in 1897. Heafed the team on to victory
for five years. AID returns with an excal-
lent record fronf Sea- Girt this year. He
holds the inspect9rs record at Sea Girt and
The Star match at OJdway range. He has
been connected with the team since 1890
and was one ofotte Organizers of the rifle
supported by orfs sof. the abfest and finest
equipped teams which, has ever left Wash
ington. %
4 brief history of the members Of the
the Sea Girt contests follows:
Lieut. w. Milton Farrow. who won the
inspectors match during the past week. in
addition TO several other important events,
Is one OF the cracks on the brigade team
He is Inspector of rifle practice of the 4th
Battalion and has won distinction In
number Of matches. He was on the team
was member of the Massachusetts team
which competed in England in 1882 He
won the Wimbledon cup In 1850 with the
score Of las. which still stands. He also
won the International championship Of the
world in England, Austria, France and
Germany several years ago.
49,. ,E. w. SCOTS Record.
E. w. Scott has been a member Of the
District militia since 1894. He was MEM
Der of the brigade team in 1896 and of reg
mental and company teams in 1897 In
1SS4-1SS5 he was one of the crack shots in
the Colorado National Guard, and has done
considerable travelling throughout the west
ern states during the past ten years. He
has been miller prospector and hunter
Lieut. w W. cooRson, Inspector Of rife
practice of the 9Th Battalion has peen a
member of the National Guard for a MINI
Der of years Last year at Sea Girt he
the championship of the District He is
one of the best shots on the brigade team
and has by hard work on the District
range won for himself an excellent reputa-
ton as sharpshooter.
Private Maurice Appleby has the repu-
tation OF being one OF Washington's best
shots. He has been member of the bril-
gade team for the past ten years. and has
won a number of the, close contests on the
Sea Girt ranges. He Is the holder of The
Evening Star medal and has won q num-
Der Of events on the Ordway ranges. His
work during the meet at Sea Girt this
year deserves honorable mention. He was
high man on the team which went to Sa-
vannah four years ago. ---a
Lieut.. il. II. Leizear. who Is one Of the
young members of the brigade team,
has distinguished himself on a number of
occasions. He Joined the National Guard
In 1892 and was q member of the brigade
team in 1893, 1894. 1895, 1899 and 1900. In
1898 he won the gold medal put up by the
LIST Regiment, D. G. N. G. He did not
compete in any National Guard events un-
til 1899 when he won second in the dis
tinguished marksman match in 1893 at Sea
Glrt. He also won second place in the
ail comers,' and finished seventh In the
Sehuetzen match the same year.
Private Samuel /. Scott Of COMPANY A.
9Th Battalion. Is credited with winning the
Interstate match for the District team at
Sea Girt Thursday. He is a crack shot and
did excellent work coaching" the brigade
team during the most exciting moments of
the match. He has accompanied the team
on its numerous trips from home and has
won many handsome prizes while partici-
pattng on the team,I DR.. Scott, as he Is
called. was a member of the National Rifles
and was on several occasions a member OF
the International teams.
Private7ChHrIes Taylor.
Private Charlie. Nice Taylor, who IL
also one Of Waahinston's crack shots. has
been a member of nthe District National
Guard for number of years 1t was Just
after enlisting that he obtained his sharp
shooters meda4,i and since that time has
won a number of Individual matches. He
is member OF Company A, 9th Battalion.
and his company commander Is proud of his
excellent work at Sea Girt during the past
week. 80 f. - =. -
Sergeant Albert .Whitacre Of Company c,
9TH Battalion, has won many honors as a
rifeman and went away with the brigade
team as principal. He holds the cham
pionship on the Ordway range, and at the
He also Won second prize in the revolver
contests at Ordway. He has been a sharp
shooter since 1891. and with the exception
OF two years has served in the. National
Guard since 1889. This was his third year
at Sea Girt. Last year he carried off first
honors In the Hayes medal match. ~.
Private Walter 8. Cash Of Company c,
9Th Battalion. established an excellent rec
ord for himself during the closing days at
Sea Girt. In the Hilton trophy match he
scored seven straight bull s-eyes, making a
total OF IS out Of a possible IS. TIE has been
q member Of the brigade team for the past
four years. and besides his winnings at
Sea Girt he carried or several important
events on the Creedmoor range. His work
during the past week has won for him a
great reputation among the crack rfhemen
from all over the country.
Lieut. Horace M. Bell of Company c. 9Th
Battalion, Is a son of Maj. Jas. e. Bell.
inspector OF rifle practice D. c. NJ. and
captain of the brigade team which carried
on the honors during the present week. He
| Is the youngest member Of the team and is
| student Of Cornell University. He spends
all OF his summer vacation practicing with
the brigade team in order to assist the Dis
trict boys In getting their share Of the
spells. He Is second lieutenant of his COM
pany and will in time become one OF the
finest shots In the District.
Private c. w. Dickey Is probably the old
est member Of the team. He Is considered
the coolest man on the team, and can be de-
pended upon to make good score when 1t
| Is needed In a close contest. He won the
military championship Of the United States
six years ago on the Sea Girt range, and
has q record which cannot be excslled by
any man In the District. He is f1fty-five
years of age and has been member OF the
brigade team eight years.
Private James NJ. Stewart OF Company
OF the 9th Battalion has an excellent repu-
tation as rifieman. He has been MEM
Der Of the brigade team for seven years
and has been a prize winner a number of
times In the Hilton and Interstate match
es he made excellent scores as result OF
his untiring practice on the Ordway range.
In speaking of the excellent work OF the
District boys at Sea Girt, 1t might be well
to make honorable mention OF the team
representing the LIST Regiment It was in
charge Of Capt. Thomas 8. King and in
cluded such cracks as Lieut.. A. NJ. Allison.
Capt. Clarence A.. Weaver, who was team
| surgeon; Lieut.. H. H. Leizear Mai Glen
die B. Young and PriYates Bill Colladay
and e. ]. Fink. Their shooting in the
skirmish run and in individual matches has
been q source Of much qualification to Ma
Jor Bell as well as to their team captain.
The four alternates who accompanied the
team deserve unlimited praise for the ex-
cellent records faade. by them in the con-
tests in which they participated. They were
Lieut. George G. ,DenniSon, inspector of