Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-09
Experts Compete on the Ma
tionaI Guard Range.
VISITORS WATCH THE WORK
United States Marines Prove the
Best Skirmishers.
MARYLANDER WINS MEDAL
Sergt. Wright of Baltimore Takes
Prize Provided by Gen. Harries.
Leading Scores.

! The Evening Star match. the most
important individual contest on the pro-
gram of the annual fall rifle competitions
of the National Guard of the District OF
Columbia. was the opening event of this
the concluding day of the meet. The
event was open to commissioned officers
and enlicted men of the guard who had
not previously won it. The first prize is
a beautiful gold badge. presented by The
Evening Star Newspaper Company. Sec
ond prize is $. In addition there are five
81 prizes and five s. prizes. Scores made
in this match over the 200, 800 and 500
yard ranges determine the winners of the
National Rife Association medals pro-
vided for the LIST and I'd Regiments.
Some Of the Leaders.
The Star match was in progress when
| this report closed. Some Of the leading
competitors were: II. F. Richardson.
Company X. I'd Regiment. 90; r. H.
Clauser. Company B. list Regiment 81;
Sergt. F.. c. Bischoff. Company B. Is;
Regiment. 81; E. c. Earnshaw. Company
| f. I'd Regiment. 81; Lieut.. I. w. Holt, I'd
| Regiment, 81.
| The other events this afternoon are the
r. Harris & CO. trophy match. at 60O
| the Gerstenberg trophy match. the Brett
re-entry revolver match and the novice
! re-entry revolver match.
Large Field of Spectators.
| When the firing began this morning
| there were large number Of spectators
on the range, including many ladies. a
slight breeze was blowing. but it was
hardly strong enough to Interfere with
| <1,o
| competitors was the fact that the sun
was ObScured by clouds.
| The Berry e. Whitmore Company team
| skirmish match, shot yesterday after
noon. was open to teams of six from
resimental or separate battalions of the
! United States Army. United States Ma
| rine Corps. the National Guard and ship
| crews of the United States Navy. There
were two skirmish runs of twenty rounds
each. The United States Marine Corps
won first prize: score. 49,. The members
of the team and their totals were: Kim
kle. l4S; Baptist. Jag: Burdett, 123: Mar
key. 125: Clark. us. and Frye, l22
! The scores of the other teams were:
Second Regiment, District of Columbia.
676; 1st Regiment. District OF Columbia
6s;: 18th United States Cavalry. 576: 1st
Separate Battalion. District Of Columbia,
| 146. and LIST Division, Naval Battalion.
District of Columbia, 1866 The colored
guardsmen withdrew after the first run
|
team members
Marylander Wins "The Harries."
| The Harres' long-range match. which
was started late yesterday afternoon. was
not concluded until today. 1t was at
| 1000 yards and was open to members of
the Army. Navy. Marine Corps and the
National Guard. fifteen rounds each.
First prize was a gold medal contributed
by Gen. George H. Harries, and the other
| four of cash.
The match was won by Sergt. E. o.
Wright. 9Th Maryland Regiment, score,
g. Other prize winners were NJ. D. At
kinsOn. Company E. LIST Regiment. Dis
| trct of Columbia National Guard, e.;
Sergt Charles l.. Groome. Company l,
lst Regiment, District of Columbia Ma
| tional Guard. g.. and Sergt. Baptist,
United States Marine Corps, 81.
Third Battalion Leads.
The brigade rifle team skirmish match,
the second event on the program today,
was won by the Sd Battalion of the list
Regiment. score. go. it finishing one point
ahead of the 9Th Battalion of the I'd Regi-
, inent.
The scores of the other teams were:
Fifth Battalion, 90: asst Battery, 202; 9th
Battalion. 100. and Naval Battalion, 1S'.