Evening star., 1901-10-26
Close of the Annual Rife Matches at
0rdway Range.
TEAMS RULED OUT ON PROTEST.
Distinguished Marksman Match
Won by Major Bell.
ONE WEEK FOR PRACTICE

The annual rifle matches of the District
of Columbia National Guard and the fifth
annual meeting of the National Rifle Asso-
citation closed late yesterday afternoon at
the Ordway range. The wind-up of the
meeting was witnessed by large number
of Interested spectators, including Col.
Theodore Mosher, adjutant general of the
District OF Columbia militia. When the fir
ing had ended 1t was announced that Major
James E. Bell, inspector general Of rifle
practice. District of Columbia militia, had
won the distinguished marksman's match
that First Lieut. Frank w. Holt had won
the Gerstenberg trophy match and the re-
volver match, that First Lieut.. W. NJ. Far
row had won the members match and that
Major Glendie B. Young, Sd Battalion, had
won the Revolver Association match.
In the distinguished marksman match
Major Bell, his son, Lieut.. Horace NJ. Bell;
Private Maurice Appleby and Lieut.. H. H.
Leizear each scored total of 70 out of
possible 100 but Major Bell earned the
prize by reason of having made the highest
score at the longest distance.
Gerstenberg Trophy Match.
The highest total in the Gerstenberg tro-
ply match was made by Lieutenant Far
row. Private E. j. Fink of Company A.
1st Battalion. rolled up the second highest
total. These two guardsmen, however, did
not reach the range until late in the day
and commenced their work in the competi
ton at the 600yard range. AT the conclu-
sion of the match protest against Farrow
and Fink was entered on the ground that
the rules provided that the score must be
fired over the shortest range first The
prize therefore awarded to Lieutenant
Holt. who had the remaining highest score.
Lieut.. Farrow's score in the members
match was 81.
In the revolver match Lieut. Holt's total
was 81.
Major Young won the association revolver
match with total of 1JI.
Not Eligible to Shoot.
Lieut. p W. Smith, one of the range Off
GERS during the meeting, has decided that
the teams with which Sergt. c. E. Groome
and Private r. L. Pile competed were not
eligible to any position which they may
have won. Lieut.. Smith explains the mat
ter in a communication to Major Bell. the
executive officer, as follows:
"A formal protest having been made to
me to the effect that Sergt. Groome and
Private Pile were not members of Company
B, 4th Battalion, d. c. n. g., and that
therefore the teams with which they com
peted We're not eligible to any position
which they may have won. / have investi-
gated the matter and have been officially
informed by the adjutant of the I'd Regi-
ment that no order has yet been issued
transferring them from the 9th Battalion to
the 4th Battalion. l have therefore decided
that the company and battalion teams cl
which they were members were improperly
constituted and not eligible to any position
which they may have won in the contests
in which they were entered.
The Ordway range will be closed for the
season next Saturday. Major Bell an
nounceS that all those who have not yet
completed the required practice must do SO
by the time indicated The regular days
for range practice are Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
District Men In the Army.
The appointment by the President last
Thursday of George C. Shaw to be sec
ond lieutenant of infantry in the regular
army adds the name of another former
District National Guardsman to the COM
mssioned roster of the regular establish
ment Others who have been commission
ed include First Lieut.. J. Howard Griffiths
of the infantry, who was captain of the
District Light Battery; First Lieut.. J. H.
Lewis of the cavalry, who commanded Com
pany d. I'd Battalion; First IieutS. Z. n.
Meekin and VIM. r. Harrison of the ar
tillery corps, and Lieut.. Charles l.. Lam
ham of the cavalry, who was adjutant of
one of the District battalions. All of these
officers. with the exception of Lieut. Lewis,
served with the District Volunteer Regi-
ment in Cuba. Lieut.. Lewis was with one
| of the immune regiments, and later held g
commission in of the volunteer regi-
mentS in the Philippines.