Evening star., 1902-09-01

was inspector OF rfne pfaCtfCe or the Engi-
neer Corps for several years, and under his
captaincy they won the regimental cham
pionshlp of the United States for three
successive years and with 1t the famous
bronze horse which had been contested for
many years and is now In possession Of
Major Gilbert Thompson. who commanded
the Engineer Corps. In 1898 he was COM
missioned captain Company D, 9th Battal-
ion, and recruited a company of eighty
men in less than two weeks. He served
as captain of Company X, District of CO.
lumbia Volunteers in the SpanishAmerican
war He was promoted to his present rank
in 1890
Private Dickey's Record.
Private C. W. Dickey Of Company A, Sd
Battalion, has been member of the bri-
gade team for the past ten years, and has
a record which has never been equaled. In
1891 he attracted considerable attention by
his excellent work at the targets at the
Creedmoor range The same year he won
a prize in the Presidents match this being
his first individual prize in competition.
Upon his return from Creedmoor he cap
tured the championship Of the District of
Columbia and again last year. He is ma
tive of Ohio In the big matches he can
always be depended upon to uphold hts
old-time reputation as a crack shot.
Major Luther H. Reichelderfer is rep
resentative of the Buckeye" state, where
he was born in 1874. He is one Of the
best shots on the brigade team. and has
an excellent reputation as rifle shot. He
attended the public schools OF Washington
and graduated from, the Central High
School He commanded the High School
Cadets for two years and taught in the
high schools for four years. In 1900 he
graduated In medicine, and at the present
time is superintendent OF the Garfield Nc
mortal Hospital. His first work with the
rife was in 1896, when he shot on the reg
mental team at Sea Girt, representing the
9st Regiment. He also represented the
same team the following year. In 1909 he
shot on the brigade team. and his record
this year on the team has been Of the high
est standard. He atapresent commands the
I'd Battalion, D. c. N. Gz
Private R. l.. Pile stood highest on the
brigade team in the matches at Sea Girt
last year He is an, east Tennesseean, and
has shot on the brigade.deam on two oc-
casions. Last yearahe vent away as an
alternate on the team and established an
excellent record for himself. In addition
to being on the team which captured the
Hilton trophy last gear, he was a member
OF the team in the Interstate match and
company match. He also made an excel
lent score in the regimental match: He
has been q member Of the National Guard
for six years. Last year he captured the
Burkhart medal for indoor work at the
gallery. This Ia the second time he has
won this medal. Last year he finished Sec
0nd in the Meany match, tieing his score
with the winner, who had the advantage at
the long range. In recent skirmish run
on the OrdWay range ne made fifteen pos
sibles. the highest record ever made on
that range.
George q. Cook Fine Shot.
Private George Earle Cook first entered
competitive rifle shooting In 1894, when he
was made a member Of the brigade team.
He was the youngest member who had ever
shot on brigade team, standing well up
in the list of scores made on that occa-
sion. The same year he won the Hayes
medal and made 81: was q member of the
winning team In the Hilton match In 1898
and again in 1895, when the District team
broke the worlds record. He received his
distinguished marksman's medal that year,
having eeen q member Of the brigade team
three years, being the younGeSt member 10