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London, England, 1866-10-11 00:00:00

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Gunnery Experiments in America.

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The experiments at Fortress Monroe, made by order of
the United States Government, to test the power of resist-
ance to heavy ordnance of iron plated fortifications, were
begun on Sept. 21. A target was erected on the beach of Che-
sapeake Bay, near the fortress, and was constructed of large
granite blocks, carefully cemented and bolted together. It
was 30ft. high, 36ft. wide, Bft. thick, and the front of it
was plated with iron 4in. thick, made of four layers of iron
lin. thick, ono layer upon the other, and all of them firmly
welded together. The guns wore
placed 350 yards from
the target, and were a 15in. smooth bore Rodman, and a
12in. rifled Rodman. The report of the firing of Sept. 21 is
as follows:—"The first shot was fired by the 15in.Rodman
gun, at an elevation of 40 minutes; charge 461b.0f powder,
weight of ball, round shot, 4321 b. Its effect was an inden-
tation in the upper plate about 15in. in diameter and 3in.
deep. At the rear of the target two g
ranite blocks were
broken and forced outward, and the seams opened in their
immediate'icinity. The pressure on the gun was 17,0001 b.,
and the initial velocity of the shot 1,155 ft. per second. The
second shot was fired from the same gun,
with a still less
elevation, the charge of powder and the
weight of ball being
the same. The initial velocity of the ball was 1,113 ft. per
second, and struck the lower plate one foot from the ground.
The indentation reached 51in. deep and 18in. in diameter,
the plate in this case having a backing
of bin. of sand, while
theupper one rested directly against the face of the target.
The damage, however, to the masonry was ascertained to
be considerably less, three of the blocks at the back of the
target being merely started from their position, and none
broken. The third shot was fired by the 12in. rifle Rodman
gun, Dyer's spherical projectile, weighing 6201 b., being
used with a charge of 551 b. of powder, and a half degree
elevation given to the piece. The initial velocity of this
rifle shot was less than the 15in. shot, being only 1,020 ft.
a second. The upper plata was struck, making au indenta-
tion 14in. long and 44in. deep, with two blocks of granite
broken in the back of the target, and the seams between
other blocks opened. The fourth shot was fired by the same
gun, charge of powder, projectile, and elevation, the initial
velocity of the shot being 1,079 ft. a second, producing an
indentation 13in. diameter and 54in. deep. The masonry in
the back of the target was considerably damaged, and the
blocks broken by the previous shots crumbled into nume-
rous pieces. The fifth shot was fired by the same gun and
charge of powder, ikc., the elevation of the muzzle being
considerably less. The projectile, with an initial velocity
of 1,103 ft., struck the lower plate about 3ft. from the
ground. This shot was considered to be the most
damaging one of the five, and played sad havoc amid the
granite in the rear. An indentation was produced 14in.
I in diameter and 7in. deep, splitting the iron plates into
penetrating
target was etrating to the sand.
iTnhneumeffereacbtleofcrtehveiceshs,ordfirneedarlayt
tremen-
dous, and elicited the astonishment and admiration of
all the officers conducting the firing. The opinion was
strengthened, although generally at variance with the
views entertained before hand, that the six inches of sand
adopted as a backing for one of the iron plates would not
answer the object of the suggestion, and that the greatest
resistance was offered where the 10in. plate was placed
next the face of the granite. A similar number of shots
will completely wreck the stonework of the target, but not
materially damage the iron plates beyond the indentations,
which have not as yet been penetrated, save in the in-
stances of the lower plate and its sand backing. The effect
of the shot is transmitted from the iron directly to the
masonry, and made visible in the crumbling of the blocks
in the rear of the target." On Sept. 22 the experiment was
renewed, and six shots ware fired against the damaged
target of the previous day. The effect of these is said to
have astonished all who witnessed them. On one occasion
a 15in. solid shot struck the upper plate in nearly the
madenetratinbgy a
several
projectile, crushing
alinches into the stone-
isnamthee iinrodne,natantdiopen
work. Another shot, a rifled Dyer projectile, weighing
6201 b, struck the upper edge of the plate, and, glancing off
into the granite wall, imbedded itself almost out of sight
amid the crumbling fragments of the crushed blocks of
stone. Heavy pieces of granite, weighing hundreds of
pounds, were hurled a distance of 50 yards by the vio-
lence of the shock to the target, and smaller fragments
were scattered over '2OO yards distance. The sixth and
final shot was aimed at one end of the target, unprotected
by iron plates, but where the granite was braced by a
heavy stone abutment, and it completely broke the little
that was left standing of the target. A critical examination

of the target after the firing was over showed that the pro-
jectiles had penetrated far into the masonry, and fissutes
and crevices were visible'in every part. The last shot, in
particular, had broken down the stone abutment, pushing
the hugeblocks of granite far back out of their places, while
some of them were broken into fragments.. The reporter
who witnessed the second day's firing makes the following
comments in connection with the fact that nearly all the
fortifications built for seacoast defence in the United States
are constructed of brick or stone :—" Eleven shots have
been so far fired by the Rodman guns from the lsin.
smooth bore and the 12in. rifle, and the target; as it now
stands, presents a faithful and suggestive commentary
upon the waste of material and means which have been
solidly bestowed upon the present manner of building stone
and biick fortifications. It is a crumbling mass of ruins
even now, save where the iron 'plating, with its nearly
penetrating indentures, has protected the granite wall, and
before the firing can be presumed the useless and dan-
gerously wicked material must be removed."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET R tiCES -WEDNESDAY.

A SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sous each, h ft, foi 2-yr-olds ; colts
Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners of 200 sous or upwards
51b extra; maidens allowed 31b; Criterion Course; 5
subs.

Mr. F. Pryor's Fripponier (Custance) 1
Baron Rothschild's Chignon (Daley) 2
Won in a canter. Betting-3 to lon the winner.

The OATLANDS PLATE (Handicap) of 50 povs for three-year-
olds and upwards. Cambridgeshire Course.
Baron Rothschild's Dalesman (Peake) 1
Mr. W. Morris's La Dauphiuo .....(Challoner) 2
Mr. Fleming's Cadiz (Covey) 3
Kangaroo, Historian, Custard Castle, Kingsley, Stiff,
Quick March, and Nukuheva also ran. Betting- 3 to 1
agst Quick March, 4to 1 agst Nukuheva, 7 to 1 each agst
Stiff and Dalesman, 8 to 1 agst Historian. Won by a
length.
The BIENNIAL POST MATCH 500, 200 ft ; colts Bst 101 b ;
fillies Bst 71b; one to the post. T.Y.C.
Duke of Beaufort's Lady Hester (Fordham) 1
Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah colt (French) 2
Won by half a length. Betting-6 to son Lady Hester,
HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each; for two and
three-year-olds. T.Y.C. 20 subs.

Lord Westmorland's Gipsy Queen (Kenyon) 1
Mr. W. Morris's Whitby (Custance) 2
Count F. de Lagrange's 2lutus (Edwards) 3
Sweet Anne, King of Spades, Bismarck, Her Ladyship,
Alouna, Marmite, Excitement, and Mayonaise filly also ran.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Gipsy Queen, 4. to 1 agst Mayonaise
filly, 6 to 1 agst Sweet Anne, 7 to 1 agst Her Ladyship.
Won by a head.
MATCH 200, h ft; T.Y.C.—Mr. S. Thelluson's Pirate
Chief, Bst 121 b, agst Sir J. Hawley's Fakir, Bst 101 b
(both 2-yr-olds).
Pirate Chief
Fakir ... (Wells) 2
The MIDDLE PARK PLATE of 1,000 SOvs, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for two year-olds; colts Bst
91b, Allies Bst 61b; winners of a stake value 1,000 sovs
71b, 500 41b extra; maidens at starting allowed 31b;
Bretby Stakes Course (the last six furlongs of R.M.) ;
185 subs.
Mr. Pardoe's Rake (Loates) 1
Mr. W.. Robinson's Achievement (Custance) 2
Capt.. Machell's Knight of the Garter (Cannon) 3
Owain Glendwyr, Leading Suit, Chatsworth, Palmer,
Freemason, Trocadero, Master Willie, Huntsman, Hatter,
Janua, Roquefort, and Rose also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst
Achievement, 4 to I each agst Rake and Hatter, 10 to 1
each agst Palmer and Knight of the Garter. Won by two
lengths; half a length between second and third.
The SELECT STAKES of 50 says each, h ft, for three-year-
olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of any one of
the following stakes 51b, of any two of them 71b extra,
viz., the Two Thousand Guineas or One Thousand
Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, the Derby or Oaks at
Epsom, the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot, the Great
Yorkshire Stakes at York, and the St. Leger or Don
Stakes at Doncaster; the second to save his stake ;
R.M. ; 14 subs.
Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon, by Stockwell—Paradigm,
9st 31b (including 71b extra) (Custance) 1
Mr. Watt's Strathconan, 9st llb 51b ex.) (J Snowden) 2
Duko of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 3
Betting —4 to 1 on Lord Lyon and 6 to 1 agst Mr. Pitt.
Won by three lengths.
3/awn, 150 sovs, h ft; Bst 71b each. Bretby Stakes Course.
Admiral Rous's Lady Bugle Eye, by Trumpeter —Swallow,
2 yrs, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1
Lord Glasgow's f by Toni Bowline—dam by Melbourne,
2 yrs, Bst 7th
Betting-6 to 4on Lady Bugle Eye, who made all the
running, and won by a length.
The BEDFoItD STAKEs of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two-year-
olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners of a sweep-
stakes amounting to 500 sovs, with ten subs or upwards,
71b, all other winners of sweepstakes or plates, 31bextra ;
weights accumulative up to 101 b ; Bretby Stakes Course;
13 subs.
Marquis of Hastings' Ines, by Newminster—Barcelona,
Bst 101 b (in. 31b ex.) (Fordham) 1
Mr. Savile's Moleskin, Bst 101 b (inc. 31b ex.) (Custance) 2
Betting— 7 to 4 on Ines, who made all the running and
won easily by a length.
The WILTON STAKES of 50 sovs each: 25 ft, for two-year-
olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b ; last three quarters
of R.M.; 11 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Vauban, by Muscovite—Palm, Bst 101 b
(Fordham) 1
Mr. Savile's Ravioli, Bst 61b ..(Custance) 2
Even betting. Vauban bad a slight advantage through-
out, and won a good race by half a length.

The BEAUFORT STAKES of 150 sovs each, h ft, for three-
year-olds; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 61b; untrieds al-
lowed 31b, if both 51b ; R.M. ; 5 subs.
Lord Stamford's Esca, by Voltigeur —Vanity, Bst 71b
(Carroll) W.O.
Plaudit was struck out of the Middle Park Plate at 11.41
a.m. to-day.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 8 agst Abergeldie (taken and offered)
500 to 30 agst Scarborough (taken)
700 to 100 agst Scarborough ami Chepstow coupled
(taken)
33 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken)
40 to 1 agst Charmette (taken)
THE DERBY.
9to 1 agst The Rake (offered)
1000 to 70 agst D'Estournel (offered after 1500 to 90
had been taken)
15 to 1 agst Hermit (offered, 1000 to 60 t. freely)
1000 to 60 agst Dragon (taken)
1000 to 50 agst The Palmer (offered)
50 to 1 agst Thornapple (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Freemason (offered)

AQUATICS.

FOUR-OARED RACE FOR £2O CUPS.
_ _

On Wednesday afternoon two crews of the Putney
Amateur Rowing Club rowed a four-oared race from
Putney to Hammersmith, for five cups, value £2O. The
same crews contended a fortnight since, when a desperate
race was rowed from Hammersmith to Putney, the boats
being neck and neck all the way, and a match was made
shortly after, Kelley, the champion, to steer one crew, and
Joe Sadler, the celebrated landsman of Putney, the other.
The following was the result :7