The Washington herald., 1909-10-08

The National Guard target matches on
the range at Anacostia closed yesterday.
the most successful in the history OF
the District Guard.
The matches were closely watched by
the War Department represented at the
range by Gen. Crozier. Chief OF ord
nance; Col Thompson. and other officers.
because Of the new ammunition being
tried out for the first time under match
conditions. The results have been most
satisfactory. Some excellent scores were
made. notably by Corporal J. d. Schriver.
Company I. First Infantry, and Lieut. c.
NJ. Putnam. Signal Corps. retired.
Said Lieut.. Col. James +. Bell:
To-day closes the most successful
tournament ever held under the auspices
Of the National Guard OF the District OF
Columbia The entire list this year was
much larger than ever before. showing
the increased interest being taken in the
work by the officers and enlisted men OF
the organization. To Lieut.. Col. l. II.
Reichelderfer. the chief range officer. Is
due a large share OF tho credit OF the
success OF the meet. the arrangements
for the conduct OF the match having
been IN his hands.
Much Interest Displayed.
Following the great rife matches at
Camp Perry and Sea Girt, the matches
held by the District National Guard rank
second in regard 10 the number OF
entries. There is as much interest dis
played by the guardsmen as was found
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Corporal Schriver. in the Gerstenberg
Match, made total Of fifty. and for the
purpose OF preventing a possible tie with
other contestants, continued to fire until
he got OF the bulls-eye. The re-
suit was that his total number Of bulls
eyes was twenty-One. In comparison
with the score OF Musician Chesley, who
holds the record (made with special am
munitIon), OF twenty-five bull s-eyes, this
is most excellent.
Another feature in connection with to-
days shooting is the score made by
Lieut. c. NJ. Putnam. In rapid-flre. when
he made forty-seven bull s-eyes out OF a
possible fifty. This has never been
equaled, except by tho score OF Lieut.
Allen of the Massachusetts, guard team.
at the tournament at Camp Perry In
1897"
Lieut.. L. A. Clausel won the first prize
in the Smiley individual rapid-ire and
skirnfFh match, open TO sharpshOoters,
and fired on C targets Second prize was
won by Lieut.. NJ. b. Hodgson.
Official Scores.
The scores as given out last night are
as follows:
Mosher match-First. Marine Battalion;
second, National Guard District OF CO.
lumbia; third. Maryland.
Berry Whitmore match-First. Marine
Battalion; second First Infantry. n. G..
d. @: third Second Infantry. N. C. d. c.
Harrjes long-range match-First. Sergt.
L. r. Brown; second. Private H. Kull;
third. Corp j. d. Schrlver.
Gerstenberg match-First. Corp. ]. D.
| Schriver: second. Lieut. l.. A. Clausel:
third. Lieut.. A. Alderman.
Brett revolver match--First, Lieut c.
NJ Putnam; second. Capt. F. II. Heiden-
reich third, Capt Sheridan Ferree.
Star mateh-First, Sergt Thomas
Brown; second, Capt. F. II. Heidenrefch;
third, Private ]. II. Cole.
r. Harris a. Co. match--First Corp. J.
d. Schriver; second, eergt. Maj. P. c.
Bischof; third. Sergt. E. c. Eckert.
Brigade team skirmish match-First
Second Battalion. Second Infantry: sec
ond First Infantry; third, Second In
fantry
Distinguished marksmen's match-First.
Sergt {. E Groom; second. Lieut. T.
Alderman; third, Lieat. c. NJ Putnam.
Smiley match-Leut. l.. A Clausel
first. and Lieut.. NJ B. HOdgson. second.