Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

The interest and attention OF the Dis
trict National Guard. as we'll as that OF
the miitiamea from other parts OF the
country is now centered on the Seagirt,
y. j., rife range, where the rifle team
and other sharpshooters of the District
Guard have gone TO take part i'm the
matches The members of the District
team have been at SeagEt since Thurs
day.
The following officers and enlisted men
constitute the brigade rifle team to rep
resent the District OF Columbia in the
matches: Lieut. Col. James f. Bell, re-
tired: Capt. II. +. Burton, 81 Infantry:
First Lieut.. F. W. Holt. ordnance de-
partment: First Lieut. r. Alderman, ord
nance department: First Lieut.. L. A.
Clausel I'd Infantry: 1st Sergt T. Brown,
Company X, 1st Infantry; Private r. III.
iClouser. Company b. 1st Infantry: Capt.
E. II. Brian, I'd Infantry: Capt. f. III.
ea r McAhay ordnanee ae Prst
ment: First Lieut.. r. Powers, 1st Infan-
try; First Lieut.. H. G. Caldwell. ordnance
department: Sergt. A. @. Schmidt. Com
pany K. LIST Infantry; Private J. r. Fehr,
Company *, LIST Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. James F. Bell, retired, act
ing |. s. a. p. is range officer: First
Lieut.. I. F. McAnally ordnance depart
ment. team captain: Capt e. H. Brian,
"a.
Burton. I'd Infantry. team spotter and
Quartermaster.
The following officers and enlisted
men have been designated for par
| ticipation in regimental and company
matches not included in the brigade
rife team: Lieut. II. G. B. Young. LIST
infantry; Capt. W. r. McCathran. 1st
Infantry: Second Lieut.. H. c. Earn
shaw. Second Infantry: Sergt Mai. J.
Fl. Cole. I'd Infantry; Sergt. J. c.
Sweeney. Company L. I'd Infantry:
Sergt A. Streffan. Company G. 2d In
fantry; Sergt. w. G. Hutterly, Com
Tilley, Company E. I'd Infantry: Corp.
T. " Barb. Company X. I'd In
fantry; Private Charles E. Groome.
Company Z. I'd Infantry; Private Frank
G. c.. Martin; Company x; I'd Infantry:
Lieut.. II. {. Werlich. I'd Infantry; Sec
ond Lieut.. c. G. Gardner, I'd Infantry:
Sergt Joseph f. Schriver. Company X,
I'd Infantry: Sergt. A. J. Correll. Com
Miller Company G. I'd Infantry; Sergt.
J. F. Maublin. Company X, I'd In
fantry; Corp. c. c. Stark, Company
n, I'd Infantry: Private f. F. wende-
roth, Company Is, list Infantry: Private
G. A. Joynes. Company G. I'd Infantry
Government employees on regimental
or company teams will be furnished
certificates Of service for four days.
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| There will be a solid week of shooting
at Seagirt beginning tomorrow to CON-
plete the matches OF the New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania State Rife AS
sociations. The most interesting match
] for tomorrow will be the Spencer match
| for fifteen shots at 1900 yards While
| shooting at LOO yards was introduces
| last year 1t Is yet sufficiently in advance
of the general run of competitions t. pre-
1 sent decided novelty. The Spencer
| match was formerly shot at 1000 yards,
but has now been put back to l2O. FIJI
\ teen shots are allowed each competitor,
and there are fifteen money prizes. 1t
! was won last year by Col. c. B. Winder
| Of Ohio.
The officers and inspectors match of
| ten shots each at GOO and 900 yards will
also be shot tomorrow. This carries with
1t the inspectors badge and ten money
! prizes.
/ The only other match scheduled for the
\ day is the mid-range match Of Pennsyi-
vania State Rife Association. ten shots
I at 500 yards. This match carries six
| tyros.
The program for Tuesday on the Sea-
| grit range includes the Thurston match
| for individuals at 500 and 900 yards, each
| competitor firing fifteen shots. This match
| is a sweepstakes. the entrance fees being
divided among the first five contestants
The Cruikshank trophy match Of 20O $40
| and COO yards for teams Of six. and the
New York company team match for
teams of four. at 2OO, 500 and GOO yards
\ will also be shot These matches. as are
| all the New York matches. will be sweep
stakes affairs. The Cruikshank match car
RES with It the trophy presented by E. A.
Cruikshank.
The most important match Of the pro-
gram OF the New York State Rifle AS
ISOLATION. which is participating In the
tri-state rifle meeting at Seagirt. will be
shot Wednesday. 1t is the McAlpine
trophy match for teams of eight for 2Oo.
600 and LOCO yards. This match corre-
spends to the Jersey Dryden trophy match
of the New Jersey State Rifle Associi-
| ton and the Herrick trophy match of
the Ohio State Rifle Association. The
handsome trophy was presented by Gen.
E. A. McAlpine. 1t has been won for
the past four years by the state Of New
York. which expects to carry 1t OFF
again this year. The Hayes match Is
also scheduled for tomorrow. 1t is ten
shots at 600 yards, and was won last
year by DR.. w. G. Hudson Of New York.
The Gen. f. p Meany match of ten
| shots at 200 yards is also to be shot to-
morrow. This has been won for the past
| three years by ]. w. Hessian Both the
Hayes and Meany matches carry gold
medals and number Of money prizes.
Thursdays program will be one OF the
| heaviest Of the present rife tournament
which is in progress on the Seagrt
range. 1t will include the Gould rapid
fire team match for teams Of six, at 40
yards. and on the skirmish. as well as the
| list New York Regiment match. under
| precisely similar conditions The New
| York State Rife Association match for
| individual contestants Of seven shots at
500 800 and 900 yards will also be shot
4 tomorrow. The New York and New Jer-
| sey revolver matches for teams OF five
1 and the all-comers sQuadded revolver
/ match will also be shot. These matches
| will all be shot at fifty yards, fifteen
/ shots deliberate fire and fifteen shots In
4 strings Of five shots each, with time
/ limit of ten seconds for each string.
| Squadron A has won the New Jersey