Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-18
Open to Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and National Guard.
EVENTS FOR GUARDSMEN ONLY
Many Officers Detailed for Duty.
Notable List of Competitions.
Fine Prizes Offered

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trict rife range have been arranged for
October Z and g. The competitions will
nearly all be open to the Army. Navy.
Marine Corps and National Guard. Some
| of the special matches will be for the
guardsmen only.
The following named officers have
been detailed for range duty and will
| be on hand October Z, and 9:
Maj William E. Harvey. Sd battalion,
| I'd Regiment; Maj Alfred P. Robbins.
inspector general; Capt. John S Tom
linson. inspector of rifle practice. I'd
Regiment; Capt Alexander Summers.
Company I, I'd Regiment; Capt. Edward
H. Brian, Company E, I'd Regiment:
Capt. George L. TAFT, Company l. list
Regiment; Capt. ]. Harry Bean, Com
pany G, LIST Regiment; Capt. Clarence
V. Sayer. Company G, I'd Regiment:
| Capt. William w. Cookson. inspector of
rife practice, list Regiment. Capt Sam
| uel w. Forsythe, Company Nj, 1st Regi-
ment: Lieut.. Joseph A. Dempf. I'd Di-
Doyle Carmody. LIST Division. Naval Bat
| talon; Capt. George l.. Tolson. Com
pany NJ. I'd Regiment; Capt. Alvin D.
Hathaway, Company L. 1st Regiment;
L. I'd Regiment; Capt. Ritland B. Beard
Company B, 1st Regiment; Lieut..
George G. DenniSon. inspector of rifle
practice. I'd Battalion, Cd Regiment
| Lieut.. w. Milton Farrow, inspector of
| rifle practice, LIST Battalion. I'd Regi-
| ment; Lieut.. Horatio B. Hollifield. sur
geon. Sd Battalion, list Regiment; Lieut.
Charles H. Bowker, surgeon, Sd Bat
| talon, I'd Regiment; Lieut.. Thomas F.
McAnally, quartermaster. LIST Battalion,
I'd Regiment: Lieut. Ralph Alderman
inspector of rifle practice. LIST Battalion,
! 1st Regiment: Lieut.. Frederick Fl. Hell
| 4 Dot ~
Regiment; Lieut.. Edward D. Turnure.
| Company F. list Regiment; Lieut.. Frank
D. Lakeland, Company K, I'd Regiment;
| Lieut. Duncan L. Richmond. Company
| G. LIST Regiment: Lieut.. Harry c. Cald-
well, inspector Of rife practice. I'd Bat
| talon. LIST Regiment; Lieut.. Harry f.
Burton, adjutant. I'd Battalion, I'd Regi-
| ment; Lieut.. Norris P. Walsh Company
X, 1st Regiment; Lieut.. Daniel B. Mil
| Ter. jr., Company I, 1st Regiment; Sec
| ond Lieut.. William S. Bowman, Com
pany NJ, 1st Regiment: Second Lieut..
William L. Mattocks, Company B, LIST
| Regiment
Lieut. Clarkson r. Sherwood, adjutant,
list Battalion. is appointed statistical
officer
Competitions will be conducted in ac-
| cordance with the regulations pre-
| Scribed in Firing Regulations for Small
| Arms 1904"
| Scores in all sauadded competitions
must be fred It the time targets are
open for such events Unless con-
| testant is shooting in scheduled match
! he will forfeit his entry if he fails to
respond when his name is called in
| squadded competition.
Paraphernalia for Matches.
The United States magazine rife,
model 1903. and service ammunition,
the matches. Competitors will be required
to shoot in uniform
| Two sighting shots must be ,aken in
| all team AMI individual matches, eX
ceptng the merchants and revolver
| matches.
The regulation debarring distinguished
marksmen from competing in any matches
within the brigade. except with men OF
their own class does not apply to The
Evening Star. Harries long range, Gers
| tenberg and revolver matches.
Coaching in individual competition is
| prohibited.
The challenge of markers disk must
be accompanied by deposit of 80 cents
If challenge Is sustained the money will be
refunded.
| Range telephones must not be used by
any other than the person duly authorized
| to communicate with the markers In the
| pits.
No competitor will be permitted to fire
a shot on the range except in a match.
| Voluntary practice may be had from I
to O'Clock pm. each day prior to the
| meeting.
| Official announcements will be displayed
| on the bulletin board near the range
| office.
Entries for individual matches may be
filed with Capt. Thomas s. King. at the
range. or with Lieut.. w. A Duvall at the
National Guard armory.
Maj. James E. Bell. inspector general of
rifle practice, is appointed executive Off
Ger.
Lieut. Col. Luther H. Reichelderfer, list
pny to- xoI
GER.
List Of Competitions.
| The list of competitions is as follows:
| The Mosher match-1O o'clock am.
| Thursday. October 8. Open to teams of
six from the Army. Navy, Marine Corps.
| and the National Guard of New Jersey.
Maryland, Virginia and the District of
Columbia; not more than one team from
each
| Distances. 200 and 600 yards
First prize, silver cup, presented by
1.-THE National Guard of the District of CO.
| lumbia. to be held one year. and $25; sec
ond prize. $40: third prize. SIS. medal
| Will be presented to each member of the
cup winning team No entrance fee.
The Berry & Whitmore Company team
| skirmish match-113O O'Clock am. Octo-
Der 8. Open to teams Of six from regi-
mental or separate battalion organizations
of the United States Army. United States
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| ships crews of the United States Navy
Two skirmish runs of twenty rounds each
] First prize. trophy presented by the
| Berry & Whitmore Company. and $25 in
| cash. and a bronze medal to each mem
| Der of the winning team; the trophy to be
| held one year; second prize. $40; third
prize. $l5. No entrance fee.
| The Harries long-range match-1 o'clock
pm. October 8. Open to the Army, Navy,
| Marine Corps and the National Guard
Fifteen rounds at ZOO yards
| First prize, a gold medal contributed by
Gen. George H. Harries, and four prizes
| of 90 ID. 10 and 5 per cent of entrance
| fee. Entrance fee. 81.
Novice re-entry revolver match-Open to
| officers and enlisted men of the Army
| Navy, Marine Corps and National Guard.
| who have never won a prize in any re-
volver competition.
| Distance, Is yards. Entrance fee, %
cents.
| First prize, $1O second prize. 81: third
| prize. S; fourth prize, 81; fifth prize 81
The Brett re-entry revolver match-Open
| to officers and enlisted men of the army.
Navy. Marine Corps and National Guard.
Distance, Is yards.
First prize, SO; second prize, 81: third
| prize IS; fourth prize, 81; fifth prize, 81.
| Entrance fee, % cents.
For the National Guardsmen.
| Merchants match-Squadded compete
| ton. o'clock a.m October 7.-Open to
| all enlisted men of the National Guard Of
| the District of Columbia who have never
performed duty with the brigade rife