Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

gade with a mark of 99.7, and modestly
explained that It was the spirit OF X
company which prompted him TO 90 MS
best. Eighteen men passeS the exam.
ination in the non-commssioned Officers
school.
The company's representatives in the
recruit rifle competition next month are
Privates p. d. Lowell. A. W. Paynes,
D. H. Blakelock and E. e. Craig These
men were selected after two elimination
contests had been held, fifteen men try
ing for places. Sergt. F. G. Martin VIII
re-eniist this week. Corp. Forbes, whose
term has expired, expects to remain in
the company.
Company NJ and Company of the I'd
Infantry held smokers in their quarters
Thursday and Friday nights respective
entertained by music and athletic fea-
lures. Both entertainments We're sue
cesses and the events brought out much
applause.
The senatorial trophy match will be
held Thursday, May 80, and Is open to
all officers and enlisted men of the Ma
tional Guard who have qualified as ex-
pert riflemen. The shooting in this match
will be as follows:
Ten rounds surprise fire" at 200 yards,
2 sighting shots and Is rounds for record
at Geo yards; = sighting shots and 10
rounds for record at LEGO yards and 2
skirmish runs, 20 rounds at each run,
to be shot to facilitate the selection of
members for the brigade rifle Team. The
contestants making high scores in this
match, together with such other officers
and enlisted men as may be deemed de-
srable, will be designated to continue
practice under a schedule to be pre-
scribed, and the members of the brigade
rifle team will be selected therefrom. The
ohcers and men selected to practice will
be placed on detached duty from their
respective organizations.
The winner of the senatorial trophy
match, in addition to his eligibility for
brigade team honors, will receive the
senatorial trophy, which is a silver cup
presented by twenty-one United States
senator's. to be held for one year, and a
gold badge designating him as the cham
pion rtf1eman of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia Entries for
Thomas S. King, superintendent of the
range, or Lieut.. William A. Duvall, at
the National Guard Armory, not later
than Friday, May "a.
The date Of the match arranged to be
shot May IS with the mid shipmsn at An
napohs has been advanced to the 18th.
In this match ten rounds surprise fire.
a POO yards and ten rounds each at GOO
and LOCO yards will be fired. The team
will leave Washington the 18th of May
Annapolis and commence firing at IL
o'clock am.
The heavy rain and storm Of the 10Th
of March caused considerable damage on
the local range Oxon Run, generally a
mild little stream, easily stepped over,
became a veritable lake almost 500 yards
across. The damage done is being re-
paired, and the range will be in better
shape than ever when the first shot is
fired on the morning of May /.
1t is eXnectad that the National Gina rd
Of the District of Columbia will be rep
resented on the United States team that
will shoot in Buenos Aires, Argentine Re-
public, in May, by Capt. Frederick H
of whom have had much experience in
shooting as members of the brigade rifle
team.
Capt. Heidenreich has had long serv-
ice in the guard and has made an en-
viable record in rife shooting. He was
the youngest member Of the drill team
of the Morton Cadets which won the
second place in the interstate drill at
San Antonio, Tex. in 1897. In 1899 he
was transferred from the Morton Cadets
to Company c, 9Th Battalion (now Com
pany G. I'd Infantry. N. G. D. c.. and
when his enlistment expired in that orr
ganization he helped to organize the
National Rifle Cadets, now known as
Company /, LIST Infantry, N. G. D. c..
and became, successfully, first sergeant
and first lieutenant of that company.
He was the captain of the team of that
company which won third place in the
company team match and company tyro
match at Seagirt, N. J., in 1903. He
became inspector of rifle practice OF the
9Th Battalion. now Sd Battalion. I'd
Infantry. in 1904, and won a place on
the brigade team and has been a men,
Der of that team every year since, hav-
ing served as captain of 1t in 1903. He
has shot in all the important matches
in which the District team has partici-
pated, and has won many individual
matches on the local range, At Seagirt,
N. j., and Camp Perry. Ohio. the princi-
pal ones being the rapid fire prize in
the national individual pistol match in
Seagirt. N. j.. in 1906. when he made
20 hits out of 80 shots. firing five shots
in eight seconds at 10, 25 and so yards,
and second place in the national indi-
vidual rifle match at Camp Perry.
Ohio. in 1910. shooting against nearly
five hundred Of the best shots in the
United States.
He was promoted to captain in the
small arms department. in July, 1910, and
assigned to the ID Infantry He was a