Evening star., 1902-09-01

be honored IN this manner He then laid
his rifle aside for six years, shooting but
very little owing to his studying medicine,
and his daily business preventing lack Of
time. He is very enthusiastic over rifle
shooting. and decided to come back to the
sport and after several days practice at
the targets landed a place on the present
team, and is running up his old-time scores
again.
Private S. 1. Scott of Company A, 9th
Battalion. who is a member of the bri-
gade team. is one Of the old timers, who
still keeps in touch with rifle shooting and
IS considered an excellent shot He at
tended his first rifle meeting in 1875 at
Creedmoor, Long Island. He Is the win
ner Of many Individual matches. as well as
member of a winning team as long ago as
1880 at Doliymount. Ireland, and was WIN
ner OF the Albert jewel on championship
medal at Wimbledon, for the same year.
He has been member of the District Of
Columbia National Guard since 1892, and
has twice helped the District team to break
the record, either as member of the team
as as team coach. He has been asked by
General Bird w. Spencer and others to ac-
company the team which Is to represent
America In Canada next month.
private Charles McC. Taylor Is a Penn
sylvanian by birth and Is among the old
time shots of the District. He attended his
first meet at Sea Girt in 1885, and has been
doing excellent shooting ever since that
period. He has been member of the
"AAeeoO inc IGduI lOuF years, ana our
ing that time has devoted his entire atten-
tlon to work on the brigade team. He has
never won any Of the individual matches
on the Sea Girt range for this reason. He
has won several handsome trophies in
matches on the Ordway range, which he
prizes very much. His home winnings have
all been in competition matches.
Sergeant Charles e. Groome Of Company
b, 4th Battalion is one of the most quiet
and unassuming men on the brigade team.
He Is from Mississippi. This will be his
third year as member of the brigade
team, and his record in the past In rifle
shooting has been of the very best. He
won the consolation match last year at
Sea Girt. and has always secured large
prize money in the meets at the Ordway
range at home He attended mis- first shoot
sidered a good man behind the gum" and
can always Re depended upon when the
emergency presents itself.
s. B. Wetherald Team Coach.
/ Private 8. B. Wetherald, who is the team
coach for the District team, is an old mem
Der Of Company A. 3D. Battalion, and the
result of his work has been very noticeable
in connection with the District boys He il
considered by many Of the older riaemen
on the Sea Girt range. where the boys are
now shooting in the matches, to be the best
on the ground. He has an excellent repu-
tation as a team coach. and always at
tracts attention when he Is seen on the
firing line. He Is native Of Maryland.
He has, with but few exceptions. been on
almost every team since 1891. and he Is the
proud possessor Of q number Of handsome
prizes and trophies which he won at the
Creedmoor range, On Long Island, In 1887.
He Ii shooting In several Of the matches
this year at Sea Girt In addition to his duty
as team coach.
Captain Sheridan Ferree Is one of the
latest additions to the brigade team, this
being his second year on the team at Sea
Grit He was member Of the LIST Dis
trict OF Columbia Volunteer Regiment dur
ing the Spanish-American war, and ls at
9th Battalion. He 10 brother Of Newton
Ferree, who died at Montauk Point Just
after his return from Cuba with the Dis
trtct regiment. He oAptained the team