The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-11
SEA GRIT HONORS
FOR DISTRICT MEN
Success of National Tour
nament Due to Them.
HAVE WON MANY PRIZES
General Spencer Gives Washington
Credit for Position Rifle Shoot
ing Now Holds.
HAVE WON MANY PRIZES

RIFLE RANGE. Sea Girt. n. J.. Sept
Ito the support Of the District of
Columbia National Guard and especially
to its support of the Sea Girt shoot thir-
teen years ago. when it began. is due.
: more than any other thing. the position
rifle shooting today has in the United
States"
Thus spoke Gen. Bird w. Spencer.
president Of the National Rife Associa-
ton and executive officer of the tourna-
ment on Thursday afternoon in rejoin-
der to Gen. George H Harries. who had
led the District team in three cheers for
New Jersey. most hospitable host, the
best loser and the best winner"
The rank which the District has taken
in the thirteen years Of its attendance
at the Sea Grit shoot reflects marked
credit on the craftsmanship and skin of
the men who year by year have been
picked to represent the District in bat
tie with the army, navy, and marine
corps and various States-New York, |
New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Maryland, |
Georgia, Ohio. Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and, Massachusetts. Vermont, and 9TH |
ers
First honOrs OF the tournaments be-
fore 1903 the District has captured time
and again-the Hilton trophy and the
interstate military matches. For years
il has been settled in advance that the !
Washingtonians or the Georgians would |
defeat all corners. The Hilton went 10
the District in 1880. 1898. 1895. 1895. and
1901. The interstate military went there |
ia 1893. 1899, and 1900.
In the Hilton, the prize for which. with /
that for the Interstate military match, /
"a
as second prizS, the District broke the /
record twice. first raising the 1896 by /
Massachusetts to 1887 in 1855. and then /
to losS in 1901, which stood until 1902. the /
last time the Hilton was shot for, when /
the New Workers ran it UP % 1,l34. In 1
that contest the District scored an even /
LOO The members Of the team were: 4
Private $. b. Wetherald. Lieut.. /. II. /
Reicheloerfer, Major @. B. Young,
: Major W. h Harvey. Private Maurice j
Appleby. Private George T. Cook, Capt 4
a =. Robbins. Capt. Alexander SUM |
mers, Lieut.. w. Milton Farrow. Private /
&. w. Dickey, Private II. L. Pile, and 1
Private G.. McC. Taylor. The leader was /
Major Young with "a.
Interstate Regimental Match.
In the interstate regimental match
also the District has run Oft with far
more than her share OF glory. the First
and Second Regiments having won it re-
peatedly The First led of in 1890 and |
repeated the drubbing in 1892 The
GeOrgians captured il in SO. 80. and 80.
in which year they left the range. and
returned last year OILY to shoot in the
national match. In 1909 the Second Dis
trict won: in 1901. the First District.
and in 1902. the Fourth New Jersey was
victor. as it was a year ago. The First
New Jersey won this year. the District
not competing.
The regimenta- szirmish match like
wise las been a kind of District pre-
serve for the Second Regiment, Capt.
j. :. TOmlinsOns men, won IL in 1901,
1902. andr 1903. These three successive
victories gave them the match perma-
nently and along with it went a hand
some 1ranCfather's clock The contest
then died as a New Jersey Rifle Asso-
citation match IT was resuscltatcd this
year as a National Rifle Association
event. and yesterday the District sus-
, tanned defeat Lack Of opportunity TO
practice" Captain TomliusOn says. Eek /
plains the defeat in part While year
ago the team practiced the skirmish /
run thirty-five or forty times at the ord
way range. this year the men did not
get q single practice run. Furthermore, !
two OF the OLD members are not with the
team-LjeutCnant FarroW and Captain
Ferree the former of whom is not at
the tournament and the latter Of whom
had not met the requirement Of 20 per
cent OF military duty Hight man this
year was Sergt r. G. Groom, who
scored %.
Company rs Exploits.
Company I. Of the Second District Of
Columbia. known in Washington as the
columbia Sharpshaoters," has admin
isrered cefeat 10 every company team
that has dared 10 face # az Sea Girt
for five successive years. in the com
pany team match for teams Of five
from any company Of the National
Guard ARMY Navy Marine Corps.
seven shots Al 200 and 600 yards for a
first prize Of SO. and gold medals. The
regularity with which the seasoned shots
OF Company ] thrash the field, has be-
come a joke. at Sea Girt for everybody
hut the vanouishec The race has some
times been close. as IL was last year,
when G. OF the Seventh New York tied II
each range score but the Columbia
S-arpshooters' manage 70 do whatever
work Is necessary 10 bring glory 10 the
District and Company I.
In this mOnOtOnOus victory winning,
which began in 1900. one member Of the
company has been on every team-Pri-
vate Maurice AppleDy- The captain OF
me team. Capt Alexander Summers has
heer. I'M at the death four times. as has
Private r. l.. Pile. Sergeant G. =.
Groome. has shared the honor three
years The new man this year is Pri-
vate E. y. Norris. Private Pile was
leader of the team. with a score Of 60.
when Il demolished the field last Tues
day The full score I'm this fifth VIC
tory. seven shots. was; /,
yd go S sS2 tai tai
Private Pile.-----...---..- y q S.
Private Norris............ "a 20 81
Captain summers 30 30 90
Private Appleby --........ 81 3Z 90
Sergeant GrOoTne. 80 a ca
Totals .......-..--...-....15O I6O 80 :
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