Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS

"A. "lnteT is tleu Win W. - Ihdrfi-
son at 1876 for high score in the entire
match to date in the District of Co
lums.la Indoor Rifle Association small
bore matches which will end February
rs. Mr.. Winter. however, has two
scores of 1876, while Mr.. Harrison has
but one. Scores made during the week
eding February ] on the small-bore
Prone--H. Keneipp. 1913: J. A. Nc
Laughlin. 1872: J. w. Quiggle, 100: H. J.
Rush, 1879; F. N. Stone. lSs. Mid-posi-
tion-W. X. Stokes. 1870: A. Winter. 1888:
J. J. s. Pstrie; l7s; H Keneipp rs; z. a
Winter, 1853; J. W. Boyd. 1ss: w. Leary.
ISL. Pistol. c. Bum. 1877: r. Alder
man. 179.
High scores for the entire match
Prone-A. Winter. 1876: W. c. Harrison.
1876: d-position-w. r. Stokes. 1s4.
Standing-W. r. Stokes, 1872.
Unofficial results of the Warrington
Rifle Club shoot for the week ending
first place. The scores are: O. NJ.
Schriver. 1913; ]. ]. Andrews, 1873: c. J.
Smith. 1873: ]. H. Robertson. 1877: A.
Winter. 1877: r. v. Reynolds. 1877: r. II.
Mccarthy. 1886; R. Alderman. 1876: W. r.
Stokes. 1876: w. c. Harrison. 1913. 1t 10
not probable that the scores will be
changed when the National Rifle As
ISOLATION report comes out at the end
OF February.
R. n. Miller turned in q pistol score
shot on the Poll Theater range last
week of 1873. Six months ago Miller
hardly knew how to hold a pistol, but
by painstaking practice has developed
small gun who use the downtown
range. A short time before his 1873 tar
get he had twice shot better than $50.
He is member OF tho Big Four Rifle
Club and shoots with the bureau Of
chemistry team.
The National Rifle Association. compop-
ed of more than 40 rife clubs scattered
throughout the United States. has four al
lied clubs In the District. The local Nom
bers are the washington Rifle Club. Ma
rinc Draughtsmen's Rifle Club. Bureau
Of Chemistry Rife Club and Bureau OF
Engraving Rifle Club.
R. B. Reynolds shot q fine target In the
Washington Rife Club shoot, which ended
Saturday. February 3. his score being 1875.
Other scores were: J. H Robertson. 1s0;
W. R.. Stokes. 1873; c. J. Smith. 1913: J.
]. Andrews. 1872: o. II. Schriver. l92: r.
Alderman. 1872; A. Winter. 1871; Charles
Groom, 1873.
The Treasury Department Rife Club
held its first indoor match OF the sea-
son at the range under Polls Theater.
Thursday evening. February l. Twenty
shots were fired by each Of the sixty-hve
contestants from different positions The
new match committee. composed Of c. J.
Streeter. chairman: ]. c. Mcfarland. J.
the shooting. and will probably be made
permanent.
Prizes were won by the following high
score men: c. ]. Streeter. 1888: John A.
Markie: l7s: E; W. Hawkins, 17s: F. g.
Van Fossen. It's: T. c. Coleman. liz:
Morgan Cilley. III: ]. c. Mcfarland. 165,
and ]. W. Sheetz, 161
A smoker for the members was held
after the shoot which ended at 9 o'clock.
The smoker committee was composed Of
r. E. Day. w. H. Rage and L. N. Berg
man. The club expects to hold another
match about March / at the Eastern
market range.
The Division of Publication Rifle Club
of the Department of Agriculture is
holding a goat" contest for its men,
bers on the Eastern Market service
rifle range. The match started last
Thursday. According to Corporal Randle
and Sergt. MCGUIRE in charge of the
range. by the time the goat is found
he will be shooting SO good that his
title will be no disgrace.
W. R. Colburn of the Washington
Rifle Club. v. A. Osterman of the same
and NJ E. Weaver of the
Home Club are high guns in the Dis
trict Of Columbia Rife Association in
ice rife range at Eastern market. The
scores are: Slow f1re-W. r. Colburn.
Washington Rifle Club, 100; W. Leary,
Washington Rifle Club. 80; ]. r. Hor-
ton. Washington Rifle Club. IS: V. A.
0sterman. Washington Rifle Club. s5:
V. Cobb. Washington Rifle Club. 81.
Rapid fire-V. A. Osterman, Washing
ton Rifle Club. 81: c. w. Ludlow. Wash
ington Rifle Club. IS. Alternate fire
N. E. Weaver. Home Club Rifle Club.
school. 100: V. A. osterman. Washing
ington Rifle Club. g.
High individual scores to date fol-
low; Slow fire-W. R. Stokes Central
High School, 100; NJ. E. Weaver, Home
Club Rife Club. 100: r. V Reynolds,
Forestry Service. 100; r. s., Stokes.
Central High School. 100: r. NJ. Morris.
Central High School 100; C. F. CHS
Cook. Washington Rifle Club, 100: A.
Soiburn Washington Rifle Club, 100.
Rapid fire-W. r. Stokes Central High
School. 100; W. C. Harrison, Central
High School. 100: C. F. Chisholm. East
Home Club. 100. Alternate fire-w. r.
Stokes. Central High School, 100; r.
NJ Morris. Central High School. 100;
NJ. Z. Weaver. Home Club Rifle Club.
100; G. F. ChishoIin. Eastern High
School, 100.
High scores for the week ending
February s, made in the District of
Columbia Rife Association indoor
matches on the small bore range at
Polls Theater are as follows: Prone
w. X. Stokes. Central high School 1874:
II. j. Rush. Washington Rife Club, 1871:
J. A. Mclaughlin, War Department
Rifle Club. 1s1; H. Keneipp, Home Club
Rife Club. 1879; W. c. Harrison. Central
High School. 1856. Midposition-A.
Winters. Washington Rifle Club. 1871;
n. keneipp. Home Rife Club. I7s; II.
J. Rush. Washington Rifle Club, l73;
A. Mclaughlin. War Department
Rifle Club, 1863: J. S. Petrie. Home Club
Rifle Club. 1853. Standing offhand-
H. keneipp. Home Club Rifle Club, 1875;
w Leary. Washington Rifle Club. I6I:
J. S. Petrie, Home Club Rife Club, les:
:. n. Stone, Home Club Rifle Club. 1874:
J. A. Mclaughlin, War Department
Rifle Club, Isl. Pistols Ferree, Mil
tary Service Legion Rifle Club, ISIS:
r. N. Miller. Big Four Rife Club, ISL.