The Washington times., 1906-10-06
Veteran Marksman, Once Worlds
Champion, Made Remarkable Score
Of 4s at I,ooO-YaTd Range.
Target Showing the Remarkable Work
Of the District Guardsman on
the I,OoO-Yard Range.

the I,Ooo-Yard Range.
Ominous gray clouds hung between
the targets and firing line. and the ficld
looked like the Dismal Swamp when
the District rihemen arrived az the
Congress Heights range this morning TO
bring the four days shoot 20 a close.
Ridemen say damp weather affects their
shooting less than dry and the truth
OF this was borne out on Thursday when.
despite the rain. some exceptionally
high scores were made al the 500 and
610-yard ranges.
Today the rihemen viii finish the Star
Trophy match. Senatorial Trophy match,
Gerstenberg match. Harries long range
match. r. Harris q Co. match Distin-
guished Marksman's match. Re-entry
Revolver match, and Brett Re-entry Re
volver match Only a few scores re-
main to be shot in The trophy matches,
ana the winner of the two revolver
matches viii be decided as soon as the
rifle contests are closed According 10
the rules of the revolver matches the
mIlitlamau may re-enter as many times
as they care 10 pay the entrance Zee.
chance in the Brett match
Bell Pleased With Records.
Major James L. Bell. executive officer
Of the meet, is much pleased with the
shooting up to date. He and Col. Lloyd
NJ. Brett who has attended the matches
each day. agree that this is the most
successful meet ever held by the Guard
Captains Tomlinson, Swigart and Bean,
statistical officers, have materially as
sisted Major Bell in conducting the
matches and keeping the order Of shoot
ing as well as the scores.
As a result OF the careful selections
OF Colonel Brett and Major Bell. but
little difhCulty has been experienced
with green men pulling and marking
With a score of 852 points. the Sec
Oud Regiment skirmish team won the
Washington Post match and the sill
Yer cup became the property of Cap
tain TOmlinsOn's prOteges. This was
the third consecutive victory OF the
Second Regiment men I'm the sklrmlsh
match, and the provisions OF the offer
were that the team winning it three
times I'm succession should have full
possession or H..
Showing Of Other Teams,
Captain Taits men. the First Regi-
ment team. made a score OF 322, al
though they shot under far more ia
YQrab!e conditions than the rihemen i'm
the Second Regiment. HeIdenreich and
01agruder. both shot exceptionally well
iu the skiTmish. and their high scores
helped materially in making the teams
average per man IS %. The Second
Regiment men shot at the targets
when the air was misty and a blue
haze DISTRACTED their view. The tar
gets loomed mp almost as If they were
only a few yards away when the First
Regiment men faced them.
The Maryland team made "a score of
90. Most of the members of Colonel
Gathers $ aggregation were out Of prac-
tiCe and this, coupled with the fact
thar they did their shooting Thursday
evening near dusk and the ground ON
which they lay 10 shoot was a ycrita-
hle sea of mud. kept their scores down
The Thirteenth Cavalry team had lit
Tie OF no practice at the skirmish, and
Private Murphy deemed il advisable 10
Withdraw from the contest.
Wexford Wins Carmody Match.
r. 2. Wexford, Company G, Second
Regiment, has been declared the win
uer IN the Carmody match, in which
each contestant was allowed five shots
each al 2o0 and 300 yards, His score
was a. r. II. Clouser. Company b. |
First Regiment. finished second with [
a. Third prize was awarded William /
A. Smedley, Company q, Second Regi- !
ment who also had Al, but not as many
buIlseyes as CIouser. Fourth and fifth I
money went 20 w. A. Madden, Com
p8uy A. First Regiment, Separate Bat I
itlItas anu La- D. i lllttLa I1AltLE tl Ar Z
ullery, respectively, who each had 40
Fsrrow Breaks Record.
Lieut. w Milton Farrow. inspector of /
rifle practice Of the Fourth Battalion, |
yesterday broke the record on the .000- /
yard range. scoring IS points out Of /
possible 80. His shooting was the most /
remarkable ever seen on a District /
range. although he says he should have /
made 70, because he was never I'm bet /
Ter trlm. Lieutenant Farrow is one OF /
the Oldest men IN the Guard, and has /
been shooting for more than thirty-five /
years Ita won the championship OF the /
world at Creedmor In 1882 and has been /
adding other medals every year Be- /
cause ot MS wonderful skill in handling /
ilile he was barred from All the events .
except the Harries lOuE-range match at /
100 yards ana promptly hung up new
NeufeS, All his shots except the sixth I
ana elShJh pentrated The center of the
bull s-eye 1900 feet away Those two
of an in-h.
sergt -. Milton Farrov. ir.. is a chip
on ti's ca biCck aud finished second /
20 nus father, with score of a. These
We're The only TWO iu the 40 class yes
ItIuay. Inc scores OF the other con-
tcst2nis were as follows:
Other Records al 1000.
Norris, Second Regiment. s2. Col. T.
h. Rcichelderfer Second Regiment. g..
Capt NJ Magruder Se-old Regiment
S6s Caldwell Third Bat ahon. 81. cant \
"A. Summers. Second Regiment 81. Ris II
choh. First Regiment, 80, Beach FiftI. \
Regiment, Maryland National Grsr5 /
81. shrNer. First Regiment. 2a
Tie handsome ptize offered i'm fine Nh, \
SluCer match goes 10 Private r. b. n
Brown, VINO rolled Up a tota! of a.
points capt T. II, Brian captured SEQ
ond money. having q score Of a. paUl II
BiSch0ff landed the thiTI place bit \
score being 43. I. A. Baker also haG n
43, and Fas given fourth prize FIffb n
place Tas given J. Morris, whose acareA II
gate So era was g. points
shooting i'm the r. Harris & Co n
trophy match was concluded ahour (
noon. Each man We allowed i've shots
at s'9 and coo yards. The scores were
as fellow 8:
Sergeant Farrow, 46; Capt, n. Magru-