Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-18
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSWEN

seventh indoor meet of the Athletic Asso-
citation of the National Guard of the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia to be held in the arm
hall of the Center Market Armory Friday
evening, March %. The preliminary events
will be run off Tuesday evening. March -.
The regulations provide that contestants
must be members in good standing in Their
companies, enlisted prior TO January, 1896.
Entries will close March l6 Spiked shoes
Will not be permitted. No contestant Will
be allowed on the floor except when com
petlng. There Will be place reserved Tor
the others, and they must be ready to
start when their events are called. me
right to reject any entry is reserved The
hall may be used for training before or
after drills any night.
The relay race will be one mile or twelve
laps. The first event. a hfty-yard dash. for
novices, Will be open to any member OF
the A. A. n. e.. ID. g, who has never won
a first place The third event. nfty-yaru
dash, consolation, IS open to men who
failed to qualify IN nrst ana second events.
In the seventh event, one-quarter-m run
in heavy marching order, competitors win
be Obliged to start and nnlsh equipped
follows: Khaki blouse and trousers. cam
paign hat, leggtns, belt, bayonet, scabbard.
rife and blanket roll, the roll to be only
the wooden blanket and necessary straps.
In the thirteenth event, a three-leg race.
the contestants must be strapped together
at the ankle In the battalion team relay
race each company must be represented,
and in the regimental team relay each
battalion must be represented.
The last event will be wall scaling by
team of four from any company, battalion
or regiment. The teams must report at
the starting line and finish equipped, as
In the seventh event, with the khaki blouse
and trousers. campaign hat, leggins. belt,
bayonet, scabbard, rifle and blanket roll.
the roll TO be only the wooden blanket and
necessary straps. No part of the equip
ment can be thrown over. The team which
makes the fastest time Will be declared
the winner only one team to start at
time.
The list of entries follows: Fifty-yard
dash, novice; hfty-yard dash, champion
ship A. A. y. G., D. c.; fifty-yard dash,
championship, A. A, n. e., ID. G: two-hun-
dred and twenty-yard hurdle, champion
ship A A. n. G., d. c.; two hundred and
twenty-yard dash championship A. A. n.
G. d. e; four hundred and farty-yard
dash H. NJ order, championship. A. A., n.
c., d. c.; eight hundred and lightweight
yard run, championship, a. A, y. G., ID.
C. one-mile run, championship, A. A, y.
c.. d. c.; shot put. sixteen-pound cham
pionship A. A. n. G., D. c.; running high
jump championship "A, NC, DC; po-
taato race; three-legged race, fifty yards;
company. battalion and regimental relays;
wall scaling, team Of four.
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The company team rife matches for Feb
ruary will be shot IN the gallery at the Cen
ter Market Armory tomorrow and Tuesday
evenings, with Lieut.. w. NJ. Farrow as
range officer Monday and Lieut.. Ralph Al
derman Tuesday. The new ammunition for
gallery work. which is now being used, is
said TO be much more satisfactory than that
hitherto issued The Improvement, ii is eX-
planned is due to the eonical bullet which
replaces the round ball.
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The midshipmen at the Naval Academy
are anxious to engage in a rifle match with
the officers of the local brigade. according
to a letter received at District militia head
quarters from Midshipmap Sloan Danen-
hover. The latter. writing for the Athletic
Association of the academy. asks If
raneemeats cannot be made for match to
take Slace at Annapolis May IL between a
team of twelve officers and like number
of the midshipmen. Gen. Harries. it is be-
lieyed will authorize the sending or
team. The latter will probably be selected
from the following: Lieut.. Col. Reichel-
derfer, Majs. Young. Robbins and Harvey,
Giants Cookson and Summers, and 1ieuts-
Heidenreich Alderman. Holt, Byrnes, Dem
nison. Farrow, Magruder and Sullivan.
The range OF the Maryland National