Evening star., 1905-10-15
NOTES OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

II marine corps and the national guard
on the one hand. and among civilians
on the other, which duty has been intrusted
, by Congress to the national board for the
promotion of rife practice the entire Coun-
try has been notified that dur ng next week
a series of rifle and revolver matches Will
be held by the National Guard of the Dis
tElct OF Columbia, open to the naval ana
military establishments. while the National
Capital Rife and Revolver Club will simul-
taLeously conduct similar matches, open to
the military and to civilians. The National
Capital Rifle and Revolver Club was recent
ly organized and affiliated with he Ma
tlonal Rifle Association, which co-operates
with the national board in encouraging the
formation of rifle and revolver clubs among
civilians. and practice with the weapons
mentioned.
GUard will be shot the National Guard
range, October 49, 10 and 20. Some are
open to teams from the army and navy.
marine corps and national guard of all
the states. while in other cases the entries
are confined to the national guards of New
Jersey, Maryland, Virg mia and the District
OF Columbia teams from all of which are
expected to be In attendance. There will
be matches at 200, 800, COO, 500 and loo
yards. with cups and medals of gold and
bronze as the prizes. Two of the most in
teresting competitions will be the Brett
revolver match and the novice revolver
match. The former Is open to officers and
enlisted men only, and the latter to those
who have never won prize in any revolver
competition. The revolvers to be used are
restricted to the Colt and Smith & Wesson,
IS Calber, of the model established by the
ordnance bureau of the War Department
An additional prize is offered for the high
est score made with the Colt army revolver.
In the Senatorial trophy match the prize
is silver cup presented by twentyone
United States senators. together with gold
badge. This is confined to officers and men
% the District National Guard and the
wirner is the champion rifieman of the
District OF Columbia"
Nfba- Matnbac Nayt Week
The matches Of the National Capital Rifle
and Revolver Club will be held the after
moons from October 16 to 81, inclusive. The
me tches will be shot under the rules of the
National Rifle Association and the national
beard for the promotion of rifle practice
Among them Is a civilian match at 100
yards, from which members of military
organizations and military rifles are barred
Any civilian and any sporting rife is ao-
mitted. The rife matches will be shot at
distances of from twenty-five to 200 yards
the shorter distances being shot with y
caliber rifles.
Krag rifles and military revolvers. which
are the national weapons. Will be loaned TO
civilians desiring TO compete. There Will
also be a number of revolver matches,
some OF them military and some not. This
includes an all-comers military revolver
match, a memDers' revolver match, any re-
yolYer match. pocket revolver match and
a pistol match.
The executive committee OF the cub is
composed of number of officers of the
National Guard, who expert shots, and
Richard Sylvester, superintendent OF police
OF the District of Columbia, who Is greatly
Interested IN having the police learn to
shoot.
One of the advantages which are expected
to accrue to the government from the es-
tablishment of ranges throughout the couI-
try as proposed by the national board is
that opportunities will be afforded for the
police to practice with revolvers and rifles.
Prizes for the Shoot.
The last day for voluntary practice previ-
Gus to the National Guard matches will be
tomorrow. 1t will require all Of Tuesday
TO place new targets in position.
Arrangements will be made for the ac-
commodation OF visitors who desire to wit
ness the matches. Seats will be provided
for ladies in tents and under tent flies.
Lieut.. John Doyle Carmody and Mr.. Hor-
X. Fulton have each donated prize;
a gold ring with emerald settings and
the other pair Of diamond sleeve buttons.
These are to go to the contestants making
the two highest aggregate scores in The
Evening Star. the r. Harris & Co. trophy,
the Senatorial trophy GOO and eco yard
stages and the Gerstenberg trophy matches.
For the purpose of encouraging the less ex-
pert shots of the guard no one who has ever
served as principal or alternate on the bril-
gade rife team will be considered in this
competition.
Lieut.. Milton P. Britain has donated a
trophy TO be awarded in the company team
match to the company making the highest
score. Company teams which brigade
team members or alternates shoot will not
be considered in the competition for the
trophy.
Capt. VIM. w. Cookson. inspector of rifle
practice. 1st Regiment. has donated trophy
TO be awarded to the company OF that regi-
ment which enters the most contestants in
the match for the merchants prizes.
The medals presented by the National
Rifle Association to affliated organizations
during meeting It ha c
been decided that the score made at the
200 800 and 5oo-yard distances OF The Star
match shall count for these medals. The
organizations holding the medals are the
1st and I'd Regiments and the 1st Division,
Naval Battalion.
Additional donations TO the merchants
match have been made by the following:
The Berry Il Whitmore Co, John b Espey,
arker. Bridget & Co. w. H. Hocke T E.
Ogram, House Hermann. NJ. A. Tappan
James E. Gessford, VIM. T. Walker < Sons
Ed. G. Hines, ID. ]. kaufman. ]. Shappirio
J. Baumgarten & Son, E. Morrison Pa
per Company, Browning & Middleton,
the Semmes-Kelly Company, the Family
Shoe Store. the Hub Furniture Company.
Henry Franc, Mayer & Co.. Chas. Kaufman
& Son. F. r. Record Gor Oehm & Coz.
Rudolph, West & Co, G. G. Cornwell & Son.
C. H. Becker A. G. Spalding & Bro. Henry
Evans, F. II. Kramer and Chas. G. Stott
* Co.
Ordnance and Statistics.
statistical officer and Meut. Marshall Ma
gruder assistant statistical officer. The
duty OF the statistical officer viii be to COL
lect the scores from the scoreboard and tab
ulate them for official use, posting the re-
suit of the matches for the information of
those concerned.
Capt. ]. Harry Bean has been appointed
ordnance officer. He will issue all ammunl-
tion. punching entry tickets in individual
entries as evidence that the contestant has
been supplied. None will be issued on a
punched ticket. Ammunition for team COM
petition will be issued to the team cap
tatns.
The revolver matches and the open match
at COO 500 and Loco yards will be In prog
ress each day five rounds to be issued on
each entry for the rife. ten in the A,rett
and novice revolver matches and FIVE rounds
In the Peters revolve rmatch.
The other events and the number OF
rounds to be issued are 4v.iows:
Wednesday-Company team co rounds;
battalion team.72 rounds; regimental team,
IA rounds: beginners and Washington
matches, IA rounds each.