The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-04

The target practice season OF the Ma !
tionai Guard Of the District OF Columbia }
for 1909. was opened by Companies A
and b, first battalion, Second Regi- !
ment. on the Congress Heights rifle
range this morning.
Almost IDEAL" was what Capt.
Thomas S. King. superintendent of the
range. said Of the weather conditions for
the shoot
with only a slight breeze at the backs
OF the marksmen. practically no allow
ance had to be made for wind. For
really ideal conditions it might be a
little cloudier. but today is better than
the average.
Judging from the results obtained so
far this morning. the prospects are that
this years averages will be better than
those of last year. At least that is ~hat
tie officials expect from indications to-
day.
Company A, of the Second Regiment.
reported with seventeen men and one
officer this morning. Company had
twenty-one men and one officer on
hand
The practice commenced on the zoo
yard range. standing, using an eight
| inch bull 's-eye. American target. Major
A Stephan is in command of both
companies. Capt. Samuel Feland COM
/ mancs Company 3, and Lieut.. c. A
Lindsey is in command of Company A
II. English. OF Company A, leads on
| the 200-yard range, with a score of 40
/ out of a possible 80. ten shots being
| fired at each range. Major stephan also
mas score of 40.
Sergt. r. w Hanneman. OF Company
A. is second, with IS out OF a. possible
50, and c. Hammer, of Company A, is
third with 81. All but one man have
| qualified at this range in Company A.
| In Company B, William f. Sheerih is
first at the 200-yards range with 80 out
of a possible 50. Corporal z. A. Bald
win and Private ]. A. Yoos are tied for
second with scores Of 80, and Sergeant
| @. E. Sylvester is third with q score
OF 81. Twelve men have qualified at this
range In Company B.
Necessary to Qualify.
The program includes shooting at 500
yards sitting and 5O0-yards. 6O0-yards.
sO0-yards and 1.0o0-yards prone and
slzirnish. Companies A and B are ex-
pected to give up the range Wednesday
night Companies and d OF First
Battalion. Second Regiment, will then
commence practice
The Marksmens course will be 200
yards standing. 800 yards sitting. and
500 yards prone. The Sharpshooters'
course will be 200 yards standing. 80
yards sitting, 500 yards and 600 yards
prone. timed fire at 300 yards, and
The expert rihemen's course win be
the same as the sharpshooters, with
the addition of 500 yards and 1000 yards
prone
Other Scores Made.
Others who qualified today on the
2oO-yards range are as follows; -
Company A-Lieut. c. A. Lindsey,
/ Cfhpnn u lfroo,,. q
+. w. Hummer. IS; w. ]. Drury, 81;
F. A Elliott, 81; W. H. Chappalear.
"a; l. J. Rose, "a; ]. H. Wetzel, 81;
D. Hammer. "a; e W. Bell S6, an6 w.
III. Meyer, "a.
50; a NJ Fugitt, %; r. Kilby, 80; j.
| ii. Taylor, 80; j. "a foos. 81 H. M
ILttleton. IS: II. F. Chezum. Is, and r.
NJ. Rogers. IS.
Date Is Not Fixed
No date has yet been fixed for the
encampment Of the District OF Column
bia National Guard, nor has the place
been selected where the Guard viii go
into camp. 1t is more than likely,
however, that the District soldiers. will
go away some time in July.
: One OF the conditions which will pre-
vail this year. and which is the re-
suit of experience, is that no member
Of the Guard will be taken to camI
this year unless he has served six
months In the local militia. This was
one of the Recommendations made by
army officers who were detailed from
the War Department last year because
OF the inediciency OF many of the re-
crutts.
Recruits to Stay Home.
In a number OF instances young mer
had Joined the Guard only a short
while before the annual encampment
with the result that when they reached
camp II was discovered that they
knew absolutely nothing about the
rudiments of military training, many
OF them not knowing how TO salute ar
officer.
one Of the new provisions. made in
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