Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-24
DISTRICT HAS HOPES
Riflemen at Camp Perry May
Bring Up Score.
UNDER CHARM OF MASCOT
Result Of the Shooting Over 500.
Yard Range Today.
WASHINGTON TEAM GETS 55S
Long-Range Firing Is Now On.
Nays Total One Point Ahead
Of Massachusetts,.
UNDER CHARM OF MASCOT
WASHINGTON TEAM GETS 55S

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY, August c4.-The second
days firing in the national rife team,
match opened today on the SS0-yard tar
gets The United States Navy led its
forty-seven competitors, with a total
score of 1.Os1. Massachusetts was sec
ond, with LOTS. and New York third,
with loo. Ideal conditions prevailed.
The light was. brilliant and steady. There
was no wind. From the start the scores
ran high.
The afternoon was devoted exclusively
to long-range work on the 1,000-yard
target.
the United States Navy with its record
on the SOO-yard targets. their respective
scores now being 1855 and 1866 Massa-
chusetts scored $50 at 500 yards
The Naval Academy is third. with 1.645;
Iowa fourth. with 1855; the United States
Infantry has 1855.
New York scored sol at 500 yards, and
started on the 1000 yards this afternoon,
with 1921.
New Jersey shot strong this morning,
scoring $50, giving her score of 1,62l.
The District rifiemen scored SIS at sou
yards today. The scores at 500 yards
were: McAnally, 40; Clauser. 40; Holt
40; Cole, A; C1ausel. -: Caldwell, ~;
Brown. 4s; Schriver. As; Cookson. As;
Dennison, 4s; Alderman. 46: Putnam. ~.
To long-range firing exclusively the
forty -eight national match contestants
are today giving attention. The order Of
firing in preceding years put tho 1000
yard work at the end, but this year II
is in the middle of the program.
On that range the teams are working
this afternoon, where they went after a
short noon rest following the SOo-yard
stage this morning.
Anxious to have the contest over, the
contestants were counting on seeing the
end by this evening or at least Wednes-
day noon, but the change Of program
which closed Mondays firing with the
Go0-yard stage will extend the team
match until Wednesday evening.
Pit Representatives Necessary.
Each team must have representa-
tive in the pit or be disqualified from
the match. These pit representatives
are in charge of Major Joshua w.
Smith of the I'd Ohio. The chief pit
officer is Col. Lloyd w. Howard Of the
9th Ohio.
Among the rules of the match, as an
nounced on the big bulletin board in front
Of Lieut.. Col. Evans headquarters. are
the following: The contestants are per.
rhitted to use lubricant on the firing line
but they must leave their dope" bags
behind the line; the gun sling need not be
hooked, and ten minutes Is the maximum
time allowance for changing pairs.
The Districts chances of pulling up Its
rank in class A are regarded as en-
HANGED since the team got mascot. 1t
is pretty little kitten. which strolled
into the street the first night the team
plentiful in camp. Dogs are the most
numerous. OF these. that of the Marine
Corps easily stands first
He is the celebrated dog. winner of
blue ribbons at the Madison Square Gar
den show. Ivil of Yarmouth, massive
English bull. with pronounced under
shot jaw-his nose pushed back out Of
the way. Ivil's master Is Capt D. c.
McDougall of the marine team.
virginians Have a Monkey.
The virginians, next door to the. Ma
rines, brought along a chattering mon
key, which does not get on we'll with
Ivil of Yarmouth.
Florida this year did not bring its al
ligator.
Each teams street Is marked with a
signboard bearing it's name, and most Of
the teams have unfurled their flags. The
highest flag pole in camp is Montana's.
with Virginia's close second. Wyoming,
California and Idaho have flung out ten
foot banners, on which are emilia zoned
the state names.
Secretary of War Dickinson was en-
tertained at his tent Sunday evening by
concert by the Hawaiian team. In
thanking the team, the Secretary said:
''Most of us have never been in the
land where you live. but ! am sure we
all should like to visit country which
inspires such sweet and soulful music
as you have given us tonight"
The Hawaiians are fine singers, and the
teams congregate whenever Hawaiian
music starts up.
Gen. William Crozier, chief of ordnance,
L. S. A., has arrived.