Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

ending today MAJOR James IL DEN ~
spector general of rifle practice DISTRICT
of Columbia militia, the executive officer
expresses himself as much pleased with
the result of the meeting. which was sue
cessful beyond expectation. Major Bell
says he feels grateful to the range officers
for their support and assistance, and par
tcularly so to Captains George l.. lalt ana
II. c. Grove. who throughout the meeting
devoted their entire time to the duties OF
range officers, not taking part In any OF
the matches.
Summary of the Events.
A summary of the events, with the names
OF the winners, follows:
The Evening Star match-Captain Sherl-
dan Ferree, first; Sergeant Ralph Alder
man, second; Sergeant C. E. Groome, thlro'
Lieutenant NJ. w. Farrow. fourth; PRIVATE
E. McGoyern, fifth; Sergeant I. +. Heap
sixth; Private j. NJ Steward seventh, FL
waite j. Morris eighth; Lieutenant u. u
tenth: lieutenant F. w. Holt, eleventh, and
Private 8. b. Wetherald, twelfth.
The Post team skrmish maten,r n;s
prize, I'd Regiment, National Guard DIS
tuct of Columbia; second prize, corps OF
Engineers U. 8. army; third p:ize, LIST Regl-
ment, National Guard, District or Column
bia.
The Brett revolver match-First prize,
Mat Glende b. Young; second prize, Lieut..
F. w. Holt: third prize, Capt. Alexander
Summers.
The Mosher match-First prize, brigade
team. National Guard. District of Column
bia: second prize, Maryland state team;
third prize. Engineer Battalion team, U. s..
army.
The officers novice revolver match-First
prize. Capt. ]. w. Sherley, Maryland; Sec
ond prize Private Burns, District OF Column
bia; third prize. Capt. Lewis Merriam, u
s. army. retired.
The Harries long range match-First
ta,,t w COnkSOO. second prize,
Sergt c. E. Groome; third prize, Sergt
Ralph Alderman: fourth prize, Private
Maurice Appleby: fifth prize, Private George
A. Hill.
Twenty Prizes Awarded.
Merchants match-There will be about
twenty prizes awarded in the match. The
twenty leading competitors were Private F.
E. Healey, Private C. L. Bode, Private F. j.
Sumner, Sergt. w. NJ. Farrow, Sergt M.
Magruder, Sergt NJ. l.. Ireland, Private IL
B. wynne Sergt. B. P. Shields, Private i.
D. Morris. Private ]. d. Morris. Private
Heap, Private White, Private Richmond,
Private E. ]. McGovern. Corp. e. A. Col
ler Private R. C. Lewis. Private b: w.
Tansill. Corp. F. C. Rupp. Private W. j.
Poor and Private E. Sliney.
Company team match-first prize, Com
pany !, I'd Regiment; second prize, Com
pany 1, LIST Regiment; third prize, Company
A, I'd Regiment
battalion: second prize. 9th Battalion; third
prize. I'd Battalion.
The regimental team match-Prize, list
Regiment
pany X I'd Regiment second prize. Com
G, LIST Regiment.
The novice match-First prize. Corp. ".
W. Hopkins Company /. LIST Regiment sec
ond prize Sergt NJ l.. Ireland. Company
H. I'd Regiment; third prize, John o. Con-
nell. Company d, I'd Regiment
The Washington match-F1rst prize, Lieut.
NJ. b. Britain. inspector of rifle practice, I'd
Battalion.
The Beginners.
The beginners match-First prize Jack
son Morris, Company I, LIST Regiment; sec
ond prize, Sergeant Magruder, Company X.
Cd Regiment; third prize, d. E. Langley,
Company I, LIST Regiment; fourth prize, e.
A. Byrnes, Company A, Cd Regiment
The r. Harris G. Co trophy match-First
prize, Private e. d. Norris; second prize.
Private C. L. Bode; third prize, Sergeant
Ralph Alderman; fourth prize, Lieut.. t. f.
McAnally; fifth prize, Capt. Sheridan Fer
rec; sixth prize. Private L. +. Heap; seventh
prize Capt. +. Z. Skinner; eighth prize,
Capt. Alex. Summers; ninth prize. Lieut..
Hollifeld; tenth prize. Private E. ]. Fink
The senatorial trophy match-First prize,
Sergeant Ralph Alderman; second prize,
Private s. b. Wetherald; third prize Pri-
waite Maurice Appleby; fourth prize. Lieut..
w. w. Cookson: fifth prize Private E. J.
Fink: sixth prize. Lieut.. w. NJ Farrow:
seventh prize. Private Van Velzer.
The distinguished marksman match-First
prize. Lieut.. w. w. Cookson; second prize,
Private Maurice Appleby.
The revolver match-First prize Private E.
A. Byrnes; second prize. Private ]. Morris:
third prize. Sergeant Ralph Alderman and
fourth prize, Lieut.. NJ. p. Britain.
The Gerstenbe-% trophy match-First
prize. Private Maurice Appleby; second
prize. Sergeant c. E; Groome.
The members match-First prize, Private
r. L. Pile; secor prize, Capt. Lewis Mer-
RAM. u. s. A, <etired
Gallery Practice Approved.
Major Bell has received a communication
as follows from Major d. s. b. Chew ord
nance office and acting inspector of rifle
practice, 1st Brigade, National Guard of
Pennsylvania:
THE inspectors of rife practice of this
brigade are very much In favor of inau-
gurating gallery practice during the COM
ing winter and to that end desire to obtain
all the available data on the subject.
II would, therefore, ask that you send
me- II quite agreeable. copies of your orders
on the subject.
''They would also like to visit your gallery.
some time in the next ten days or two weeks,
and would ask what date IT would best
suit you to have them inspect it, The best
time. of course, would be some night when
the gallery was in use"
Major Bell will arrange for a company or
battalion team match to be shot the even
ing the Pennsylvanians visit the gallery.
Death of Lieut.. Muzzy.
The announcement of the death. last Sun
day. of First Lieut.. A. NJ. MuZzy, quarter
master of the LIST Battalion, was a severe
shock to an unusually large circle of friends
and comrades. 1t is conceded that Lieut..
Muzzy was one Of the most valuable officers
OF the District National Guard, but his loss
will be felt particularly by the LIST Battalion
the Washington Light Infantry Corps
which he served conscientiously and faith
fully FOR sixteen years and fourteen days.
DIR. Muzzy was enrolled as a member of
Company A. Washington Light Infantry
Corps. October 8. 1887. He was appointed