Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-25
RIFLE MATCH PLANS
Guardsmen Preparing for An.
nuaI Event.
TOBE THREE-DAY PROGRAM
Begins Wednesday Morning-No
Entries Received After To-
morrow Evening.

The rife range Of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia has been the
| scene of much activity during the last
few weeks Realizing that the target
season ends July 81, all those who had
failed to report for practice with their
commands are endeavoring to qualify and
become eligible to enter the annual rifle
matches Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day Of this week
The program for Wednesday is as fol-
lows: The enlisted mems match. open at
8 am. to be followed by the company,
battalion, regimental, Carmody. novice
and Magruder matches.
Thursday-The Mosher match, at 10
am, followed by the Berry -Whitmore
team skirmish match and the Harries
longrange match.
, Friday-The Evening Star match, at
8 am, followed by the R. Harris & Co.
trophy, Neumeyer, Gerstenberg. brigade
team trophy skirmish and Smiley indi-
vidual skirmish matches.
The Mosher Match.
1t is expected that the states Of New
Jersey and Maryland, in addition to the
United States Marine Corps, Engineer
Corps. United States Army, and the
| United States Cavalry will be represent
ed in the Mosher match. which will be
shot Thursday. The trophy Is now held
by the rife team of the District of CO.
lumbia.
Owing to the confusion caused during
previous years In accepting entries in the
several matches while the competitions
were being held, it has been determined
that no entries will be accepted after
o'clock tomorrow evening
Entries can be made with the superin-
~ C11ae d
or at the rife range.
The officers in charge of the meet are
as follows: Maj. Thomas S. King execu-
tive officer; Lieut.. Col. l.. H. Reichelder-
! fer, chief range officer: Capt. Clarkson
r. Sherwood. statistical officer.
Result of Qualifications.
| In the qualifications Of the several COM
mands of the National Guard of the Dis
t trict OF Columbia for 1911 to and includ-
ing July 30, the LIST Infantry had 264 men
firing. qualifying 81 experts. 13 sharp
shooters and 1856 marksmen. Headquarters
! qualified experts, sharpshooters and
q marksmen; Company A, / sharpshooter
i3 marksmen, 1 first class. third class
and 1 fourth class: Company B, 3 experts
/ sharpshooter, 10 marksmen and 3
| fourth class; Company G., 3 experts, II
marksmen. first class. ] third class and
Z fourth class; Company d, experts
10 marksmen, ! first class l second class
| and :; fourth class: Company r, = experts
81 marksmen. l first class and 1 fourth
| class; Company +, experts, l sharp
shooter. marksmen; Company G. ex-
perts, 1 sharpshooter and Ii marksmen;
| Company II, experts sharpshooters
and 10 marksmen. Company l, 2 experts,
| / sharpshooter, "a marksmen and / Sec
ond class: Company X. 5 experts, l sharp
| shooter, Is marksnen l third class and
i oil q
sharb Shooters. Is marksmen and I first
| class, and Company NJ. experts, sharp
shooter. 13 marksmen, 1 first class. 1
| third class and l fourth class.
| With the revolver the LIST Infantry Band
had II firing marksmen and I'M
| classed.
The I'd Infantry had 367 men firing, s.
qualifying as experts, "a as sharpshooters
and 215 as marksmen Headquarters
qualified experts, D marksmen and l
! fourth class; Company A. l expert, Ii
marksmen. second class and fourth
class; Company p, experts, 3 sharp
shooters, % marksmen and ! fourth
class; Company c, experts, 2 sharp
! shooters. 80 marksmen, I first class, 2
| second class. third class and 4 fourth
class: Company d. experts, 2 sharp
shooters, 9 marksmen; second class and
2 fourth class; Company E, 10 experts,
sharpshooter, 80 marksmen. 1 first class,
= second class, / third class and 1 fourth
class; Company r. 1 expert, 2 sharp
shooters, Il marksmen: l first class, l
second class and fourth class; Company
q, @ experts, sharpshooters, 15 marks
men. . first class and third class; Com
pany H. sharpshooter. l marksman
and / fourth class: Company l. q experts,
IL sharpshooters. Il marksmen. first
class. second class. l third class and 6
fourth Class: Company K, 10 experts, IL
sharpshooters, % marksmen and l third
class: Company L. experts, sharp
shooters, II marksmen, 1 second class
third class and fourth class, and Com
pany NJ, 3 experts l sharpshooter .
marksmen, ] second class and / fourth
class
| With the revolver, the ID Infantry Band
had 10 firing, sharpshooters, marks
men and unclassified.
Separate Battanon's Work.
The Ist Separate Battalion had %
men firing, IA qualifying as experts, G
as sharpshooters and 100 as marksmen
o Headquarters qualified 1 expert, > marks
r men: Company A. g experts. sharpshoot.
+ ers. % marksmen, II first class. 3 sec
{ ond class 3 third class and 5 fourth
! class; Company B, 3 experts. rs marks
= men. third class, second class 3 thirC
class and T., fourth class Compapy e