Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-17
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Getting Ready for the Win
ter's Work.
THE SEA GIRT PRIZES
LESSONS LEARNED BY LOCAL
GUARDsMEN AT MANASSAS.
District Brigade Has Little to Learn
From Militia Which Participated
in the Maneuvers.
THE SEA GIRT PRIZES

The entire command of the District Ma
tionaI cuard has at last returned to WASH
ington and is getting ready for the VIM
ter's work in the armories, practice ships
and rifle galleries. busy summer Is De-
ing supplemented by iull before the fall
work really begins Within the course Oh
the next two or three weeks orders Will be
issued from the headquarters announcing
the opening Of the drill hall in the Center
Market armory and the assignment OF driil
nights to companies will be made.
The last of the District brigade returned
to Washington Monday afternoon. wheh
the naval militiamen steamed into the mar
Dor aboard the double -turreted monitor Pur-
itan. The Puritan now lies off the arsenal
manned by a force from the regular navy,
under the command of naval officer, VINO
will remain in charge until the inventory
of the ships stores. etc, has been COM
pleted. Not until then will the Puritan De
formally turned over to the District. Leu
tenan: Commander Brummett. with Doafd
Of officers. including Lieut. Sidney Bieper
and Chief Engineer LantZ. are working
with regular officers to complete this 1nven-
tory as soon as possible. All the formalities
will have been complied with by MONDAY
it is believed and the Puritan will then be
turned over to the District authorities.
Fall Rifle Practice.
The regular ordered rifle practice at the
new range will begin Monday, when Com
panies A and c of the LIST Regiment will
shoot their scores. This practice was to
have begun on Thursday last, but the heavy
rain Wednesday night made work on the
range impra cticable and the companies that
were to shoot Thursday and yesterday were
ordered to assemble Monday and Tuesday.
The schedule for practice as puDlshed In
a general order from brigade headquarters
follows:
First acknowledgements A and c..
Monday, September 10; Companies b and
D, Tuesday, September 10; Company =,
Wednesday. September II: Company r,
Thursday, September ~: Company G. Fri
Day, September %: Company IL. Monday
September 26; Company /. Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 81 Company X. "Wednesday, Sep
TENDER IS.
Second Regiment-Company B, Thursday.
September %: Company {. FRIDAY, Septem-
Der 80; Company d, Monday, October j.;
Company E. Tuesday, October 4; Company
F. Wednesday, October 5; Company G.,
Thursday. October 6; Company H. Friday,
October Z; Company l. Monday. October TO-;
Company K, Tuesday. October II; Com
pany l., Wednesday, October II; Company
nj, Thursday, October u.
First Separate Battciior-Company A.
Friday, October II; Company B, Monday,
October II: Company Z, Tuesday, October
IS; Company D, Wednesday. October 10.
Naval Battalion-1st Division. Thursday.
october ~, "a DIVISION, tItudy, oCtODef Il.
General staff, general non commissioned
staff and the field and staff and non-com-
nissoned staff of regiments and battalion
inspectors of rifle practice, Saturday, Sep
TENDER "a.
Field and staff officers of battalions will
parade on one of the days sci apart for the
companies of their respective battalons.
Transportation to and from destination
will be furnished by inspectors of rife prac-
| tice on days designated.
The regulation field uniform including
campaign hats and leggings, will be worn.
The general staff and officers and nom
| commissioned officers associated with 1t
will report at their destination on the day
assigned for their parade at IL O'Clock am.
Board to Inspect the Range.
This afternoon a board OF officers, consist
| ing of Major Frank L. Averill. chief engi-
reer; Major Glendie B. Young, Sd Battalion,
| 1st Regiment, and Capt Alfred P. Robbins.
aid-de-camp, visited the range and began
an inspection as to it's safety, etc. This
board was appointed at TIE request of Ma
| jor James +. Bell. inspector general of rifle
practice in order that there might be no
question to the precautions that have
| been taken by the officers in charge of the
| range for the protection of surrounding
| property. The board viii make written
| report to the commanding general.
The new range has been completed up to
/ 600 yards. There was not money enough
| left from the appropriation made for the
| purpose to finish up the 500 and 1,000-yard
| ranges, and these were left for the future.
| In consequence of the Inability to secure
| the two longest ranges the members of
| the District National Guard only quail
| fly up to the grade of sharpShooters this
year on this range. The inspector general
! of small arms practice of Maryland. Ma j.
Fort has extended an invitation to the Off
| GERS who desire TO shoot the longer ranges
| to use the new Maryland range for the pur-
| pose. The members of the brigade and
/ faap yhf. haNa r. tpip tod in, tba
| rife contests during the summer will not
| be required to take further practice at the
! long range to qualify as experts, and so
far these are the only marksmen of the
| highest grade this year, unless some of
| those who desire to go beyond the GOO
| yard stage accept the invitation of the
| Maryland authorities.
| Good Work of Rifemen
The District has no reason to be ashamed
| of the showing made by it's marksmen al
the rifle competition this year. While the
| company match is the only interstate team
| contest that fell to the District, there were
| eight first prizes, four second. four third
four fourth, one fifth. one sixth and several
of the lesser prizes captured by the local
individual marksmen. Mr.. George E. Cook
| who but recently severed his connection
with the District National Guard, was the
| greatest prize winner Mr. Cook took four
ond prizes and one eighth prize. He won
| the Wimbledon cup, the Leetch cup, two
gold medals and $197 in cash. Maj. Glende
| b. Young, list Regiment. came next in line
| with two firsts. two third two fourth one
fifth and one sixth prize. He won two gold
| medals, a Krag-Jorgensen rife and S45 In
| cash. Lieut.. W. w. Cookson of the 1st
| Regiment won first prize in the inspector $
match and third in the hyposcope match,
the prizes being gold badge and $50 In
cash. Capt. Ferree. I'd Regiment, captured
the National Rifle Associa ton match, and
| was fourth in the novice revolver contest
winning the championship gold medal and s.
| in cash. Others who made a good showine
were Lieut. Holt, Lieut.. Dennison Private
Heaiey and Private Pile. In the team
matches the I'd and 1st Regimental teams
came in second and third, respectively. In
the regimental skirmish match the team
from the 3D. Battalion. LIST Regiment was
| third in the revolver team match, and the
| teams of Companies l, I'd Regiment and
list Regiment were first and third re-
! spectively. in the company team match.
There will be no rife meet at the District
4 range this fall The officers who have had
| charge of the meets on previous occasions
state that the conditions not favorable
1 to competitive shooting at the new range
| this season. but. 1t is promised, meeting
| will be arranged for next year, and 1t is
| probable that the meeting will be held in
| the spring and not in the fall as hereto-
fore.