New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-21

THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH
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SIR: Seeing in the papers that one oil The BroauS' '
matches over shot 10 oil nj Fort RAM IN 'h'S
state and /, ing somewhat tired of the CITY and wita'
lover of our national weapon, the glorious American
rico NJ, made hrsv receive 10 visit the scene and hur-
ryur on board the Hendrix Hudson on Tuesday even
ina, ,Lo ialh with determination 70 ENJOY ourselves ana
So, an that was 10 he seen hat OCCASION N" win 'ne
nnrc in uur pockets cigar in our mouth ana our "cc'
"a Ia Mrs Iroopc, cnsconcod ouiscN eS uhucr 'ne
lac Of the upicr cabin facing the o,y shore anu re""s
rc and smoking little talking little and wondering
great zeal tie vicsitudos OF 'ie ana riS's sco1y,
.ron found oelv,s opposite tn caslea,ci seat the
et,.t tn,s an Forrest, and the sun Wedown IN "hch
roscn sc shory after arranged ourselves and feha,heu
I'M worn~g refreshed and reGdy for the car when
yhiskcd ~ in fine style to The village OF Fos flain,
M, y situated ON the Mohgwk and Ere Cana witnm
mic 81 IS Of The Central Railroad. Passing irou me
lorr badge that crosses h, river, were struck oy ihe
n,,s,anCe of the vlaec is beautiful suspension bridge
scioss he canal that hangs ike thread III ma ar "Iio
the canal istlf enlarged at this place win Us civaa
stone SIDES ard lis wc0adod bouts, speaking o. wsah
and industry. The seminary GROWING ine pro" OF 'ne
Hill N the OF the village. proudly looking down f"
i,s.xeed site on he busy crowd oeow' ana sPeasng
lordiy TIE fact that higher things were hefe 'Hous' %
than mere produce and rGde.
THIS institution recently constructed is capable OF con-
tsinng 500 students 400 ofthem bosrders J. IN hehTs
ing condition aud as The examinations happened 10 DC
then ,akrg place, We had en- opportunity OF witnessing
how successful is practical operation Under me heV
j. T. King 4. NJ, and an excellent ana loefai selection
of assistants both male and female arrived al
T,vrns Hotel a clean and wci!-kCpt house, that
even the universal crowd OF visitors, assembled
ike Ourselves 10 wines the mental as wei Is pys.cai
advancement of people could not DISTURB or Pai even
pouipg LOOK upon the faces of The pretty, busting
chambermads although crowded with more tsan they
could possibly do end who ct once showed Us INTO some
body TO change our Dress ana get fe4iy io1 lo
field which we soon accomplished and there found crowd
Cd he sore fgciG town and city Big nan and !itic
ones cb men and poor; the merchant and the farmer
IA f.l .f,.. 10 200.
country 10 say nothing Of Tie fast men who came %
bet and make money the cult and measure the depth
OF their neshbors brains and pockets INC hrs man we
espied upon the field old sporting friend Just re-
turned from fishing excursion 70 Canad a. and whO after
giving cur fist such shake only skinner or Lutte
Fails nan could give and telling Us of the th0usali
pounds OF sh he had Just taken until our mou ms larry
watered took the field To see the noiOreues as
sembod around the two tents OF the rival shooters VINO
were at The moment making what IN nie ptriance -
TENED string of twenty shots, and winch beng inter
preed that each shot measured from the center
OF the target--an aggregate which forms tho strung
made of the whole, winch being diyided by the number
of shots gives he average shooting. The names of the
boigerons tbs occasion were MI Lewis OF Troy VINO
challenged Messrs. James < Ferris Of Utica to test five
of thor respective make OF rifles Or the sum OF S2DOeach,
and 500 or the best aggregate shooting OF The
whOo-a sum of 81 200 on each sde-inakIng pretty
purse Of - 400 for the winter On the day before the
shooting commenced when string OF twenty shots was
made and won by james y Ferris, theirs measuring
10 1ll6 inches while Lewis measured 10 7-l6, leaving
difference of % l26 inches in their fnyor-sonehing
worth counting toward the aggregate The present string
proved sl better and was one OF the best ever maze III
the United States in stoag wind-Ferrs measuring
81 lilo inches under Lowiss - ll-lG-a difference OF
II 1910 inches toward the aggregate At this lanctlre
tic friends OF Lewis began I" get nervous ana hdgeiy
about the pockets IN about the same proportion inat
tie spectators got in the condition about the
stOmachs, and adjourned TO The village TO make string
of lamb pork and vegetables, and l must Say that
better eating at mark have seldom seen, and
do feel as though | had made Us good II string
as any Of them, ms in that line l am an excellent
shot after dinner commenced regular inuss among
Lewis iends most of whom were 80 Disguised that hey
dc tea mined GONG away, and seriously talked oi de-
manOng the forfeit money which was deposited III the
hands OF Gen. Durham oil Last Troy; bat james having
his hird string in the strong wind, a'd made
ten indifferent shots Lewis who making good trial
ones tie went down hsln good earnest
beating James who shot his own rifle lay 5-l6 inches
james making IS no. and Lewis A. lilo. Troy stock
up among tie Spectators, aud those who left Tor
home missed tic sport that followed while we sirolled
through the beautiful village accompanied 10y Mr. b., the
cashier of The Bank and 10 whose poleness were IN
deLied moi only FOR the inf rnlatOn acquired bat for
the attention received during our stay; and who with
an old hunters hospitality and rankness took us ont OF
the de hotel, where had not "where to lay our
head TO his own quiet home, where the smell OF the
foW ia the garden surrounding tine house the quiet vi
rusthng through open windows, aud above all the
cling of welcome induced dreams that poor mortas are
not always blessed with and in which we absolutely
revolod until toward morning, when were GwOke
by the TO Workers. usual cry OF hre and confused
strange noise III the street Now this being thing We
used To- did give much trouble as we anciei
ourselves IN New OK, Nih lOutti ld rest
brought elbow when discovered the cause OF
our disturbance and siupidiya Shanghai rooster
who had commenced his upearthy greetings in the barn
and ended right under window Reader did yOn ever
hear sN-foot grenadier CT Shanghai If not,
and you have any desire 20 Fort Pain ana and
hear friend Is collection of them, FOR they are worth
seeing; and to hearing give their music again III The
morning before the artificial Babel OF Julien. Inc
final test did On until after o'clock j. NJ,
Lewis aid not dare TO shoot IN the strong wind,
although waited for all day 10y James Ferris;
they made at last beginning, after disgusting
every BODY friends well foes by keeping
IT,, M all day III tic hot sun, when hour would have
settled the question in the way il finally resulted,
james finishing his string before Lewis had hardly COM
poed and making OF So lie inches against 80 s6
iuohss q difference in favor Of james of SID inches.
Gsk Immediately commenced the last match, by hastily
and carcessy making, o almost dark, string of 30 5O
Chos durng which Lewis made four shots bad that
he gave up tie contest. and james a Ferris de-
eeTtd winners and paid the money, viz: sl,oO0 500
having been by Lewis, We tiiuk through the
deceneon Of tic other party Thus ended the great test
OF rifos, which III the opinion Of the public pre- MT al
ded but very little the reputation Of the winner while
aDahat,d his adversary, whose preenslons have lost
HIM most of the friends who accompanied him to the field.
Nete lok, June 70, 1884. 5.