The Washington times., 1908-10-08
RIFLE MATCH LED
BY DISTRICT MEN
Slow Firing Scores Made
in MoSher Match
Contest.
AUTUMN SHOOTING
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Military Marksmen From Various
States Meet on the Congress
Heights Range.

The National Guard Of the District
OF Columbia opened the second and
biggest day Of their annual fall rife
match At TIE National Guard range,
near Congress Heights. this morning.
Everything was decidedly on the move
and the crowd in attendance was es-
peciallv large. attracted by the bright
day and the records made at yester-
days matches.
The opening match was the "Mosher
Match" open TO teams of six, each from
the army. navy, marine corps, and the
national guard Of New Jersey. Mary
Ind. Virginia, and che District Of Co
-Imbia. Only one team is allowed from
any State or from any one branch Of the
service.
The teams represented in the match
are -he cavalry from Fort NIyer. the
Marine Corps. and the National Guard
from the New Jersey, Maryland, and
the District
Slow-Firing Contest.
The first contest is at 200 yards slow
fire. ten rounds each; then 200 yards
rapid-hre twenty seconds being allowed
for The ten shots; then coo yards at
time-tirc. In the 2O0-yard rapid-fire con-
test the National Guard from the Dis
trict averaged 80 out OF a possible %;
total for the team Of six being 25S
The prizes for this contest are: First
a silver cup. presented by the National
Guard of the District of Columbia,
which is to De held one year, and So;
second prize, $50. third, S15 No en-
trance fee was charge- for this event,
ana medal VIII be presented TO each
member OF the Cup-winning team.
Good Scoring Made.
most closely contested events Of the
program. 1t was open to teams OF six
from the Army. Navy. Marine Corps
ard the National Guard Of New Jersey.
Maryland. Virginia and the District of
Columbia The results OF the first dIvl-
sion. tile 2OJ yards distance. We're as
follows. the scores being made on slow
and rapid fire:
Marine Corps-Hindle, IS and 43; Bap-
tiste. % and 80; Burdette, 80 and 40;
Marley, d and =; Clark, p and Al;
The team with the best average in
this part was that OF the National
Guard of the District Of Columbia, with
the following scores:
Lieutenant Putnam, Al and A; Lieu
tenant Holt, 80 and 10; Lieutenant Al
CeTman. 81 and -; Lieutenant Nc
Analy. 30 and AZ, Captain COOksOn, "a
and q; Sergeant Schriver, IS and 43.
New Jersey National Guard-MajOr
Price. 81 and ~. Ma jOr Martin, % and
A.; Captain Malcolm, 81 and "A; Ser
geant, Dehn. % and 40: Captain Smith.
- and a; Captain Higgins, "A and 80.
Maryland National Guard-SerEeant
Wright - and Il; Captain Jenkins, IS
ana t5; Sergeant Gemmel, % and y;
Sergeant KasSemeyer, 30 and 40, Ser
Eeant Given, 80 and 80; Lieutenant Dow,
- and So
Fort Nyer team-Lieutenant Bull, 81
and a; Lieutenant Fisher. % and A.
Sergeant EnriEht, % and 40: Sergeant
Ochner. 80 and Al. Lieutenant Dietrich,
= and =; Lieutenant Bristol. 81 and So
Marine Team a Victor.
In the coo yards at low fire the Marine
Corps won with hands up. Although
the District If Columbia returns are
not quite complete, the Marine team
Will gain AT least twelve points Of the
twenty-three the number with which
The District of Columbia team leads.
The District Of Columbia team has won
first place and first prize in the MOsher
match. The Marine Corps IS a close
second. with 4 high score Of 363 IN the
tgo-yard event The Maryland team is
third.
The total score Of the District Of Co
lumb'a team in the MOsher match was
72I while the total Of the nearest COM
pet!tCr the team from the Marine
Corps, was 723.
Among the distinguished visitors on
the range today were General Drain.
president Of the National Rifle Asso-
citation, Gen. b. +. Spencer. former
president of the association, who is
here with the New Jersey rife team.
Colonel Gather. who came with the
Maryland team; Major Charles II. Long,
Of the Marine Corps, and Lieut.. A. +.
Young. secretary Of the National Rifle
Association.