Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-20
TROPHY PRESENTED BY
BRIG. GEN. RUMBOLD
Leeoh Cup Match Is Also Big Card
at Today's Range Shooting-Rec-
ord Field Lines Up.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

/ SOCldtlOH TeglmentaI contest carries
The I'd District of Columbia Infantry.
which year ago finished a close sec
ond-740 to the LIST Infantry's 754-is
also in the race with the fastest regi-
mental shooting outfit the National
Guard of the country can put on the
| firing line.
Eight times has this championship hon
or gone to the District. At Seasirt the LIST
Infantry landed it in 1891, 1892, 1901 and
| 1912, and the I'd Infantry took it in 1900.
while the Engineer Corps was the winner
In 1888, 1894 and 1896 The first prize
for the highest aggregate score at 200,
GOO and LOCO yards with the service rife
and any ammunition is the championship
trophy presented by Brig. Gen. Frank
Rumbold, the adjutant general of Mis-
souri,.
Leech Scores Count Twice.
The National. Rife Associations Leech
cup match for the cup presented by
Arthur Blennerhassett Leech, captain of
the Irish team that beat the United
States In 1876, was shot also today,
| seven-shot contest at 800 800 and 1000
yards with any military rifle and any
ammunition
A record field lined up at the SOO-yard
quits at o'clock, many called out by
the announcement that Leech scores
VIII be counted in deciding what cam
dldateS shall be considered August rs
at the try-outs for the eight places on
the Palma team, which September s
VIII attempt. to give Canada a third sue
cessive defeat. and to outclass the
Swedes and whoever else go after the
long-range team Championship of the
| world with the army rifle.
me District representatives are not
| IN the Leech match. because. only one of
| the three ranges affords practice for the
| national match next week.
Lieut.. Col Glendie Il. Young of the
District of Columbia, captain of the
United States free" rifle team, got
about half of his score of candidates
together yesterday for preliminary
practice to acquaint them with the
novel weapon made especially for them
He has thus far been unable to get
his men any practice at 800 meters
because the range under construction
for that match is not yet ready. He
hopes however. to get hold of a few
targets by tomorrow. Until then he
is setting the men at the 20G-yard tar
gets.
District Loses Company Contest.
Although Company X of the 1st Regi-
| ment, District OF Columbia, scored eleven
more points than 1t did a year ago at
Seagirt, when it captured the company
rifle team championship of the United
States, it lost the contest yesterday aft
ernoon.
The shots from Company X scored 800
but those from Company A of the 1st
West Virginia went to $50, and those
from Company c of the 1st Corps Ca
diets. Massachusetts, landed second,
single point ahead of the District In
the field of twenty the 4th Company of
Coast Artillery Reserves, Oregon, won
fourth place at 363. and Company II of
the 1st Hawaii scored fifth honors with
363. Company +, I'd West Virginia, was
ninth, 554.
This championship event was won last
year by Company / Of the LIST District,
which scored 35i, with Company of the
District took the honors in 1903 and 1904
at Seagirt, Company A of the 9Th Bat
talon in 1900 and 1901, while Company
A of the Engineer Corps of the District
led in 1886.
High scoring for Company X was 95
by Lieut.. A. q. Schmidt
Marine Corps Cup Winner.
In a gale that would have forced the
competitors to aim twenty three feet
to the right on the next bulls-eye if
they had not used windages John w.
Hessians Of Connecticut member Of the
Olympic team and the 1912 Palma and
Argentine team and holder of the world s
record at 1000 yards. with forty nine,
won the National Rifle Associations
Marine Corps cup match by scoring 1919
of the possible 200 in twenty shots at
500 and at 1000 yards.
Corp. Charles Loring of the marines
also scored 199 with wind range pos
sible, but Hessian's long-range score
was ninety eight, while the marines
was ninety
Payne Leads for District.
The field reached the numbered pro-
portions Of 500, or $50 larger than the
1910 record The best work for the Dis
trict was by Sergt ]. W. Payne, who
scored 1873, with Lieut.. A. G. Schmidt
second and Lieut.. Thomas Brown third
The scores We're: Capt. McAnelly, 1874;
Capt Alderman. 176; Lieut. Brown, 179;
Private Clouser. 1872; Lieut.. Caldwell.
III; Sergt Gerber, 169; Sergt Groome,
178; Capt. Holt. 179; Sergt Kahrs Ill;
Sergt. Knight. 1863; Sergt McFayden,
15s; Second Lieut.. Martin, 14s; sergt;
Sergt. Schriver, .173.
The life-members' championship was
captured by a regular, Capt W. Dali
| ney of the infantry, with eleven bulls.
The members match was for the in
uISIuudi I'll the Two CldSScS
of members of the National Rifle Associa-
| tion-annual and life. 1t was shot at 600
yards. with any military rifle and any
ammunition. The Massachusetts shots
| who took the laurels last year-Capt.
| Stuart w. Wise, the life, and Corp. Perry
| s. Schofield, the annual-were in the race
Yesterday Private now Sergt) {. Z:
Groome of the District took the annual
members prize in 1905.
District Program for Week.
The Districts program for the remain
der of the week of the National Rifle
Associations matches includes important
battles
Thursday the District representatives
will concentrate attention on the Presi-