Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-10
RIFLE MATCHES END
H. F. Richardson Wins Even
ing Star Gold Medal.
SCORES 80 IN CONTEST
o. N. Schriver Captures Harris
Trophy Prize.
THIS IS BEST YEAR OF CONTESTS
More Competitors Entered and Bet
ter Work Done-Results in
Other Events.
THIS IS BEST YEAR OF CONTESTS

The annual fall rifle matches of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
on the guard range near Congress
Heights. were brought to a close late
yesterday afternoon.
The events this year are pronounced the
best in the history of the organization. \
larger number of contestants were en-
tered in the matches Practically all die
good work.
The Evening Star match, which was
shot on the 200, 300 and 800 yard ranges
the first prize for which is a gold medal
offered by The Evening Star Newspaper
Company. was won by II. F. Richardson
of Company K, I'd Regiment, with a score
of 90 The other prizes are So. five prizes
of 81 and five prizes of 81.
The other prize winners and their scores
were:
Capt. c. V. Sayer, Company G, Cd Reg
iment, 80; O. NJ Schriver Company l. LIST
Regiment. IS; R. H. Clouser, Company B.
G, I'd Regiment. 81: w. w. Cookson, LIST
Regiment. 81; Lieut.. c. NJ. Putnam, Sig
nal Corps. 81; Lieut.. F.. H. Heidenreich
I'd Regiment. Sc: Lieut.. F. D. Lakeland
I'd Regiment. Sc; ]. A. Fehr, Sd Division
Naval Battalion, Sc: Sergt Thomas
G. Hemingway, Company X, Cd Regiment
sc.
Harris Trophy Match.
o. M. Schriver. Company I. LIST Regi-
ment, was the winner of the r. Harris &
Co. trophy match, which was shot on the
6OO-yard range for a silver cup offered
by r. Harris & Co., to be held for one
year. and a gold medal. His score was
"a. The other prizes are: Five dollars,
three prizes of So and five prizes of 81.
were:
T. v. Barb, Company K. I'd Regiment,
q: c. G. Gardiner, Company x, I'd Regi-
ment, %: H. ]. Hemingway. Company K.
I'd Regiment. %: Thomas Brown. Com
pany I. LIST Regiment, %; NJ. B. Hodgson
nish. Battery, %; w. w. Woodward
Company E. I'd Regiment, %; Lieut.
Lakeland. %; Lieut.. Putnam, Signal
Corps, %.
Gerstenberg Trophy Match.
The Gerstenberg trophy match, open to
officers and enlisted men of the guard
at 1000 yards. Of ten rounds each, for a
trophy presented by Ernst Gerstenberg,
to become the property of the person win
ming 1t three times, was won by Lieut..
46. He also received a gold medal. The
other prizes were: Five dollar and four
two-dollar prizes.
The other prize winners and their scores
were: Lieut.. Lakeland. ID Regiment, As;
Capt. Brian. I'd Regiment 40: c. E.
Groome. Company I, I'd Regiment, 45; NJ.
B. Atkinson, Company E. LIST Regiment.
43; H. T. Richardson. Company A. I'd
Regiment, AZ.
Distinguished Marksman's Match.
Lieut.. F. H. Heidenreich, I'd Regiment,
who won the distinguished marksman's
match with a score of 81, was also the
winner of this event last year. The first
prize is a gold medal donated by Maj.
E. H. Neumeyer and IS, the medal to
become the property Of the person win
ming it three times. The other prizes
were S. and 49,
The scores were; First Sergt. Charles
E. Groome, Company l, I'd Regiment. 81
Lieut.. w. NJ. Farrow, I'd Regiment. as;
James NJ. Stewart. Company 1, I'd Regi-
ment, So; Maj. G. B. Young. LIST Regiment
81; Capt w. w. Cookson, LIST Regiment
Sc; Lieut.. T. F. McAnally, I'd Regiment
g.; Lieut.. Ralph Alderman, LIST Regiment
g.
Brett Revolver Match.
The Brett revolver match was won by
Lieut.. Putnam of the Signal Corps, with
score of 200. The other scores were
Maj. Young, LIST Regiment, 1886; Capt
Cookson. fst Regiment, 1871; Lieut.. l.. A
Clausel, I'd Regiment, 100; Col. Reichel
derfer. LIST Regiment. 100; Hemingway
Company X, I'd Regiment, 1856; Lieut. F
w. Holt ID Regiment, al: Lieut.. DENIM
son. I'd Regiment. 1873: c. " Chandler
Battery 135; Lieut. Heidenreich, Cd Regi
ment, 1875; Lieut.. Farrow, I'd Regiment
1873.
Novice Revolver Match.
In the novice revolver match NJ. B. At
kinson. Company E, LIST Regiment. car
ried off the first prize with a score O
121.
The other prize winners were:
Private Hemingway, 40: Maj. Martin
N J. N. G., JOG; Lieut.. McGonegal, ~
and Capt. OHalloran. I'd Regiment. %.
Raymond Aggregate Match.
The Raymond aggregate match, open t.
the man making the highest aggregate II
the merchants. Carmody. novice and Ma
gruder matches. was won by o. M
Schriver. Company 1. LIST Regiment, will
| score Of 1877.
Other high scores were made by thu
following: Thomas Brown. Company l. Is
Regiment. 1856: F. D. Lakeland, I'd Regi
| ment, 1873; Capt. c. V. Sayer. I'd Regi
ment. 1872: r. H. Clouser, Company B, Is
Regiment. ISL: H. G. Hemingway. Com
pany X. I'd Regiment, ISL: p. Thspen
LIST Division. Naval Battalion, ISL; j. D
Schriver, Company |. LIST Regiment. ISL
P. c. Bischoff. Company 8. LIST Regiment