The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-23
First Regiment, for the First
Time in the History of the
District National Guard,
Defeats the Second.
Old-Time Rivalry Between
the Two Organizations Is
Keenly Displayed in Regi-
mental Team Contest.
Especial to The Washington Timcs.)


22.-There were many surprises at the
opening OF the sixth annual meeting OF
the National Rifle Association here to-
day. The First Regiment, for the first
time in the history OF the National
Guard of the District, defeated the Sec
ond in outdoor rifle practice; one en-
listed man carried away the only two
individual prizes of the day, and a
Regular Army organization outclassed
the crack District rifiemen in shoot
ing contest.
Merchants Match Opens.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock when
chants Match. Although there were
sixty entries. the match was not long.
1t is peculiar coincidence that Sergt.
w. NJ. Farrow, jr.. Company D, Fourth
Battalion. who was defeated by one point
in the match last year by Private c. L.
Bode, OF Company A, First Battalion,
turned the tables on his opponent and
bested him by the same margin. Two
other men scored 43 cut Of possible
so. the same as Bode, but he WAS
awarded second prize as he made no
less than four in his string.
Immediately following the Merchants
Match. the Company Team Match was
opened. AS usual, Company A. Sixth
Battalion. carried off first prize from its
ten competitors. Capt. Alex Summers
ran up a score of 46 out of possible
So He was followed closely by Capt.
Sheridan Ferree. of Company d. Sixth
Battalion: Lieut.. Thomas McAnally,
Company A, Fourth Battalion. and Sergt.
T. P. Heap, Company A, Third Battalion
Private W. B. Sullivan. of Company A.
Third Battalion, who faced the targets
for the first time, ran up the remarkable
score of 40
Sergeant W. NJ. Farrow, jr., again
doomed up winner in the beginners
match. open to all men serving their
first enlistment who never shot in any
match at Sea Grit. Major Glendie b.
Young contributed purse, which was
divided into four prizes. There were
twenty-seyen entries. Sergeant Farrow,
who won this match and also the Mer-
chants. is a son of Lieut.. w. NJ. Far
row, one of the veteran shots Of the Dis
trict.
After short intermission for lunch
the battalion match was begun. Six
men from each organization in the Ma
tional Guard took their places at the
butts. Although all but one Of the Sixth
Battalions men had served on the brig
ade rifle team at Sea Grit, the Third
Battalion, which was composed of nov
ices. was beaten by only five points. The
match was an interesting one, and the
result was in doubt until the last men
had fred.
Rivalry Between Regiments.
The old time rivalry between the two
organizations of the National Guard was
displayed in the regimental team match. |
Capt. j. S. Tomlinson, the inspector of
rife practice of the Second Regiment, |
marched out team of veteran men who |
had served on the brigade team for two
years or more. Capt Thomas S. King |
picked out a younger set of men, only |
one or two of whom had ever seen Sea |
Grit, and placed them against the vet
Grams. When the 500-yard stage was
the First stood nine points
no han1icap by the uphill fighters of
the Second. They We're still confident
OF defeating their opponents, but came
out loser by four points. Credit is due i
Private c. l.. Bode, who distinguished
himself in other matches. He made the
Regiment won the match, but was dis
qualified on a technicality.
Before the regimental match had been
completed the skirmisb match, open TO
teams of six, was begun. In addition
20 two regimental tears, the Third Bat
alton, Engineer Cows, from Washing
on Barracks. and the squadron of the
second Cavalry OF Fort Myer, were rep
resented by teams. Col. Theodore
Mosher, the adjutant general of the
district militia. and ]. Whit. Heron,
of the National Rifle
aSSoSidilou, were luteItSttu spectators
The Eng 'neer Corps team first took the
ield, unoer Lieutenant McDonough, and
accompanied by Lieut. w. C. Eckstein,
tarted down the field. From the start
[ was seen that the members of the
cam were playing havoc with the
ilhouette targets, and it was appre-
lated by the other competitors that
hey bad hard task before them when :
he engineers had shot their fifteen {
artridges. !
Darkness Stops Shooting. {
Capt. J. p Wade took a half dozen
roopers. armed with carbines, on the
econd run. Cap Thomas S. King was S
ange officer. This cayalrymen completed I
heir run in eleven minutes, or one less Q
han the eneineers. Capt. J. s. Tom !.
nson next led out the Second Regiment r
,am, but darkness came on before they A
ad completed their run. which required T
iirteen minutes, or TWO less than the L
NIT. Capt. Thomas S. King, with the @
irst Regiment, made the run In the n
arkness, but the score was not COM I,
leted. G
The meet will continue until the end
the week. Today's program includes y
le Washington match, the r. L. Har- n
S & Co. trophy match. and May d
atch. General Harries will be on the je
lnge today and tomorrow, with party y