The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-21
Ten District Guardsmen
Who Made the Best Scores
in the Preliminaries at
the OrdWay Range Last
Week.
EncamPment Most Likely to
Be at Leesburg-Site on
RlverDeclared Unsuitable.
Muster-In of Light ArtllI-
cry Battery.

brigade team. which is to represent the
local soldiery at Sea Girt next Septem-
ber and contest for the National Trophy.
was concluded Friday evening There
were twenty-one men in the competition,
and the names OF the ten men who made
the highest scores in the preliminaries
on Monday, Wednesday. and Friday were
submitted to General Harries by Major
James Z. Bell. inspector general OF riho
practice
Last years team. which shot in the
brigade matches at Sea Grit, was COM
posed OF the following men: Wetherald.
Cook. Reicholderfer. Young. Appleby,
Robbins. Hanly Summers, Lieutenant
Farrow. Pile. Taylor. and Dennison. All
these are crack shots and made a splen-
did showing last year. Major Bell says
he does not know how many members OF
that team will shoot this year, but is
positive that Cook and Wetherald. who
will shoot in England on July II, viii be
among them. II is a matter of conjec-
ture whether all or majority OF the
others, will shoot.
Making Sure of Good Men.
The team is to consist of twelve mem
bers and two alternates. and Major Bell
deemed 1t advisable to get about ten
more candidates in the field so as to de-
termine whether some OF those who shot
last week cannot do sufficiently good work
10 earn a position on the team. II they
turn out to be better marksmen than any
member or members OF last years team.
the latter will be dropped and position
made for the better men.
A meeting of the candidates and mem
bers of the rifle team Will be held at
National Guard headquarters tomorrow
night at S O'Clock. 1t IS expected Major
Bell will map out course to be fol-
lowed by the men until they leave Wash
ington 10 20 TO Sea Girt in August. From
row on the candidates Will practice a;
the Ordway outdoor range every Tues
day and Friday The men have suffi-
Gent time to get in trim for the hardest
kind Of a match. and it is believed they
will make good use Of their time
The National Trophy.
At the last session OF Congress $500
was appropriated for the purchase Of
national trophy. TO be contested for by
the Army. Navy Marine Corps. and
National Guard Of the United States ex-
clusively A number of designs were
submitted and at last after many
weeks. one of them has been approved
by the judges. Pictures Of the trophy
are IL the possession Of Lieutenant Hill,
I'm the Ordnance Division OF the Navy
Department The trophy is in the form
Of a massve bronze shield and bears
close resemblance to the famous Palma
trophy.
The national prize is about two yards
and a half high and two yards wide.
In the center stands Mars, the god Of
war. holding ropes to which four dogs of
war are tied. All Of the figures are in
bold relief and show up remarkably
well. Underneath Mars and his dogs
is a blank shield. with the words won
by inscribed thereon. The winning
team will have its name inscribed on
this shield each year Supporting the
shield on either side are two American
eagles with outspread wings. In the
upper left-hand corner is a large marks
mans badge. with the seal Of the United
States as the base and four bars. with
the words Army. Navy, Marine Corps,
and National Guard" on them. attached
to # by means OF chain. In the upper
right-hand corner is the following in
seription. National Trophy. Presented
by the Congress OF the United States Tor
Excellence in Team Workmanship,
MDCCCCIII.'
Bisley Team Probably Landed.
Colonel Dimmlck. who was to have
omciated in the capacity Of quarter
master Of the American rifle team,
which sailed from New York for Bisley.
received a cablegram from one of the
representatives OF the District National
Guard Colonel Dimmick reported that
the dispatch stated they were of the
coast Of England and probably landed
yesterday morning Lieut. Albert S.
Jones, secretary OF the National Rife
Association. was chosen as quartermas-
ter. after Colonel Dimmick declined the
Office because OF pressing business.
In accordance with the orders issued
some time ago by Acting Adjutant Gen
cral Alfred J. Robbins. the captains or
AL - the companies in the National
Guard have been instructing their men
order. and the general orders which
every sentinel should know Every
member OF the Guard has 70 perform
guard duty some night at camp. A su-
perior officer Is liable TO come around
az any time OF the morning or ght and
request the raw recruit TO recite his
general orders. II the man does not
know the general orders II Is signihcan;
OF the fact that he does not know why
he is staying up all night or parading
around the camp grounds with a gun on
his shoulder. The captains are neces-
sarily most particular about teaching
their men everything that viii NJ them
for camp life and make IL as easy as
possible sor them.
The Engineer Corps. which is one OF
the most important branches OF the
service. especially at camp time. will