Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

JUDGING by the interest manifested by
members Of the National Guard OF
the District of Columbia the annual
fall rifle matches which will start
y next Wednesday on the range near
Congress Heights it looks as IL this will
be the banner year SO far in the history
Of the competitions. Capt. King. super
intepdent Of the range. reports that 245
entries had been received up to last Fri
day. The largest number registered are
in the Merchants match.
In addition to the SIS In cash which
Lieut.. Alderman contributes to the Mer-
chants match he donates a wrist watch.
which is to be awarded as an aggregate
prize in the matches Of October 8.
Four weeks remain for the completion
of scores The record to date shows that
LOO officers and enlisted men have re-
ported at the range and fired their OIL
cial scores. This number exceeds by
nearly 100 the high water mark of lSU7.
Lieut. Dempf. VINO is in command OF the
man at his end Of the line VINO. without
an adequate excuse. fails to nre his
official score on the range, and further
promises that the battalion will be well
represented in the matches during the
week.
Capt K. K. v. Casey, the celebrated
rifeman. was accorded the use of the
COO yard target at the rifle range last
Friday afternoon to make tests Of the
new telescope sight which is being tested
by the ordnance department.
i'm anf
National Rifle Association. was a visitor
ter, las; Tuesday.
Maj. Brooks. of the 1st Separate Bat
TALON. is DESTROYS Of commencing gal
lery work as soon as the range closes.
the 31st instant. That he may do SO, six
of the new 22-caliber rifles will be issued.
It is the impression that the gallery
practice for the approaching season Will
be more attractive than formerly, owing
TO the introduction OF the new rifle, which
admits of rapid fire work, the latter be-
ing regarded as one of the most import
ant features of the soldiers training In
target practice. It Is possible to intro
duce skirmish firing as one Of the fea-
lures, which will have the effect OF
stimulating and increasing interest In
that class of work.
The range officers have been requested
to meet at militia headquarters tomorrow
evening at 7:3O o'clock. when they will
receive badges and be assigned to their
several stations during the matches. A
COPY Of the rules to govern the shooting
will also be issued. 1t is expected that
quite q substantial addition to the list
of merchants prizes will be made at the
meeting.
ARRANGEMENTS have been effected with
a local liveryman to run a line Of buses
from the street car line to the rife range
during the meeting. the charge to be ten
cents each way. The bus experiment was
tried last season with tho result that it
was extensively patronized and proved
to be a much appreciated service
Mai. +. H. Neumeyer the commissary
general. has perfected plans for serving
luncheon each day Of the meeting. a
special lunch for the visiting teams and
guests will. be served next Thursday.
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The athletic association of the National
Guard has issued circular relative to the
opening Of the gymnasium Tuesday Oc-
tober IL. at o'clock pm 1t is announced
that all membership cards which were
Issued before July 1 last are Cancelled
and only officers and regularly enlisted
men of the guard in good standing are
eligible to membership. The application
cards must be Endorsed by the command
ing officers. Members of the basket ball