Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-15

Competition Today for Even.
ing Star and Harris & Co.
Trophies.

The second day Of the fall rife and re-
volver matches Of the National Guard o,
the District Of Columbia was opened this
morning with The Evening Star and the
r. Harris & Co. matches. Owing to the
large number OF entries these two events
were still going on late this afternoon.
The Evening Star match is open to all
members Of the guard who have not
previously won this annual event Each
man IL given twenty rounds. ave In
each Of the 200. 300 500 and 600 yard
ranges. The prizes are a gold medal
donated by The Evening Star. s. to the
second man; Ave prizes Of "a and four OF
81.
Individual Honors.
Sergts. Mainhail and Watson and
Private Richardson, all Of the Sd Bat.
Italian. I'd Infantry. have to date wor
he unofficial individual honors.
Notwithstanding there are a large
number Of competitors In each even,
he officers in charge Of the range
have thus far kept the schedule.
Many Good Marksmen Revealed.
Maj. Thomas S. King, executive officer
# the range. stated that better demon
stration Of the skill OF the National Guar!
than that in yesterdays shooting could
not be shown. With the best narksmen
eliminated by the conditions Of the match
it was clearly evident that the organiza-
ton has many good marksmen besides
those who do the spectacular target work
at the national events Real military
spirit was shown when the sun wen,
down and the range was left in a chilly
semi-darkness with the moon to confuse
rather than help the men behind the
guns" who continued to fire when 1t was
hard to see the target and uncomfortable
to be in the open.
Yesterday afternoon, after the close OF
The Stars report, the company team
Carmody, MacLennan and battalion
matches were shot off.
The company team match was open tt
teams Of five men from any company in
the organization, members Of past brigade
teams not being eligible. The distance was
200 yards. Each man shot ten rounds
making the possible score 90 points. There
was first second and third prize of SIS
$40 and S.. respectively. This event was
won by Company K of the I'd Regiment
For First Enlistment Men.
The Carmody match was open to mer
serving their first enlistment who hao
completed their official score for 191;
who had never won first place in a match
nor competed in an interstate match
The distance was 500 yards; each mar
shot FIVE shots; possible score, %. TIL,
first prize was gold medal offered by
Lieut.. John Doyle Carmody, ordnance
officer; second prize. So; third prize. 81
fourth prize, So, and six prizes of 5:
each. This event was won by Sergt. Will
liam w. Mainhall. Company L. I'd Regi
ment.
The MacLennan match was won b,
Company A, I'd Regiment, which gives
this company the right to keep the Mac
Lehman cup one year and gives the mem
bers of the team. Sergt. Dee Hammer
and Private c. B. Morgan, each a medal
The Sd Battalion Of the I'd Regimen
won the battalion match with a team
whose members have shown consistenc,
all through the days firing. They art
Capt. e. H. Brian. Company NJ. Privat,
Crawford. Company M: Sergt. Mainhall
Company L: Sergt. Watson, Company l
Sergt Lowell, Company K. and Corp
Richardson, Company K.