Evening star., 1901-10-23
SHOOT AT ORDWAY
FINE WEATHER AND LARGE At
TENDANCE TO-DAY.
Success at Sea Girt Stimulates the Ma
ttOnal Guardsmen-The
Scores Today.


Rife Association began today at the re-
Gently improved Ordway range. Among
those witnessing the shooting are several
prominent business men of the national
capital who are Interested In the citizen
soldiery and especially in the important
work of training the guardsmen to excel
in craftsmanship.
As is well known, the District National
Guard has earned q place In the very front
rank OF the military rffiemen of the western
hemisphere through the work of its brigade
and other rifle teams in connection with
the yearly contests at Sea Girt, N. J. Those
successful sharpshooters were trained on
the Ordway range, and the shooting now In
progress Is stimulating hundreds of others
Of General Harries' brigade to follow in
the footsteps of those who have gone before
them, and not only to win glory and prizes
for the District, but contribute to the build
ing up of an organization that will be most
efficiently educated and experienced in
what Is regarded as the most important
feature of the qualifications OF an ideal SOL
dier. The present meeting will be in prog
ress tomorrow and Friday.
By electric car and steam railroad trains
the guardsmen journeyed to the range this
morning. and without loss of time the COM
petitions were inaugurated. First in order
was the merchants match. The contest
was open to all enlisted men of the District
Of Columbia National Guard who have
never performed duty with the brigade rifle
team, either as principals or alternates.
The distance was 200 yards, each man
being required to fire ten shots The prizes
are number of valuable articles presented
by the merchants of the District of Column
bia. The competitor who made the highest
score is entitled to first choice of prize and
the other competitors in regular order, ac-
cording to the scores, until the whole num-
Der of prizes Is exhausted.
There were sixty-five entries in the mer
chants match and thirty-seven prizes. The
highest score was made by Private c. L.
n ~ - ID1&& ~
scored a total of a. out Of possible 50.
The other competitors and their scores
were:
Private W. NJ. Farrow, jr., Company B.
4th Battalion, 43; Private John OConnell,
Company D, 4th Battalion, AZ; Private E.
j. Fink, Company A, 1st Battalion, AZ; Pri-
vate E. N. Jackson, Company c, 9th Bat
tallion. AZ: Private M. E. Sabin,
P. Kelar, Company D, 9th Battalion, Al;
Sergt. w. K Ferris, Company A, 1st Bat
TALON, 49, Private G. A. Rowe. Company
D, 1st Battalion, 10; Private E. D. Nourse.
Company A, 9th Battalion, 80; Corp b. p.
Shields. Company B, 9Th Battalion. 80; Pri-
vate D. c. Sims, Company D, I'd Battalion,
80; Private A. P. Ferl, Company D, 1st
Battalion a. 80; Private @; 20. Lines; r com Mo
Govern. Company A, 9th Battalion, 3S:
Corporal Thomas Chick. Company A, I'd
Battalion, 3S; Private T. Thompson, Com
pany G, 1st Battalion, 3s; Sergt. 1, c.
Vogt, Company C. LIST Battalion, 80; Sergt.
W. c. Mckee, Company c.. I'd Battalion.
81; Private Frank {. Rupp, Company c.
4th Battalion, 81; Private r. S. Rogers,
J. Foley, Company A, 9th Battalion. 81:
sergt. W. c. Robbins, Company c, 4th Bat
talon, 80; Private ]. Kicks, Company d.
4th Battalion, SO; Corp. c. B. Rogers. Com
pany D, I'd battalion, ae; B. E. Harper. s5:
hof. Naval Battalion. 35; Private M.
Doolan. Company A, 9Th Battalion. "a:
Battalion, "a; Sergt, w. L. Hazard, Com
pany A, I'd Battalion. "a; Private Fred
Blake. Company A, 4th Battalion, 34: Pri-
vate E. A. Collier, 33; Private w. B. Irwin,
Company B, 9Th Battalion, SO; Private M.
F. Styne. Ambulance Corps, 33; Private G.
r. Siegel, Company c, 5th Battalion, 33;
Private w. H. Huntington. Company c. 1st
Battalion, 33; Sergt. l.. E. TAFT. Company G,
Company A. 1st Battalion, 80; Private ]. c.
Willis, Company D, I'd Battalion. 80; Pri-
vate Geo. x: Lochboehler. Company B. 5th
Battalion, 80; Sergt. J. l. Pfeizer, Company
C, 4th Battalion, 80; Private J. s. Combs,
Company c. 9th Battalion, 81; Private C..
| H. Bennett. Company A. 4th Battalion, 80;
Private w. c. Carter. Company A, I'd Bat
TALON. 80: Private c. E. Dietrich, Company
Company A, I'd Battalion, 20: Private
Chas. Cash. Company c, 9Th Battalion, %;
Private VIM. Dawson, Company D. I'd Bat
TALON. %: Private J. A. Tauberschmid.
Company c, list Battalion, 27; Private B.
| Elliott. Company B. Ist Battalion q; Cor
poral P. L. Woodbridge. Company A. 1st
nsnn 2s ID prYa's Battalion E F. a5 Ely cPm Pp
| vate E. D. Dickson. Company A. 4th
| Battalion, "a; Private w. E. Crawford, Com
pany D, 9th Battalion, %; Private r. john
| r. J. Downe, Company c. 5th Battalion, 10;
Private w. NJ. Eller. Company D. 5th Bat
| talon. 10; Private F. NJ Jenkins, Com
pany B. 5th Battalion. 10: Private A. P. E.
ri
vate E. j. Lindberg. Company A, 9th Bat
TALON 1S; Private ]. NJ. Mitchell, Company
A. I'd Battalion, 1S; Private w. H. Hall.
Company B, 5th Battalion, II; Private H.
N Stull, Company D, I'd aBttalion, r.
The company team match was won by
Company A, 9Th Battalion, with a total Of
100 out of a possible go. The match was
open to teams of five men from any COM
pany in the District of Columbia National
Guard. The distance was 200 yards. ten
shots per man. The first prize is suitable
trophy that will be retained by the winner
and $5 in cash. The second prize Is So In
cash and the third prize 81.
The members of the winning team and
their scores were: Private Williams, 81:
Private E. McGovern, ~; Lieut. G. w.
Phillips AZ; Private u Lines so; 81; and and Capt
The other competing teams and their to-
| tails were: Company B, 4th Battalion. 1888;
Company B, 5th Battalion, 1872; Company
| c, 1st Battalion, 179; Company A, 1st Bat
| talon, 173; Company A, 4th Battalion, 173;
Company b, 1st Battalion. 164: Company
| A, I'd Battalion, 155; Company D, 9th Bat
| TALON. Isl: Company D. I'd Battalion, ISL;
| Company C, 4th Battalion, 151; Company
| c. 5th Battalion, $50, and Company D, 5th
Battalion, 131.
| The battalion team match, the regimen
| tai team match. the Washington match
and the beginners match are being shot
| late this afternoon, with large number
| of contestants in each. The battalion team
! match was open to teams of six, 1t being re-
| quired that each company Of the battalion
| have representation on the team.
| The distance was 800 yards. ten shots per
man. The first prize is trophy, which
will become the property of the battalion
| winning it, and s. in cash. There are a Sec
| ond prize Of $ and third prize of 81.
| The regimental team match was open to
teams of six. each battalion of the regi-
ment TO be represented on the team. The
distances were 500 and 600 yards, ten shots
per man at each distance. The prize is
trophy, to become the property Of the Or
ganization winning it, and SO In cash.
The Washington match was open to all
| enlisted men of the District of Columbia
National Guard who had never won an in
| dividual medal or trophy In any military
rifle competition on an outdoor range. The
distances were 200 and 500 yards. five shots
at each distance. The first prize Is a gold