, 1874-09-30
CoQrtcsioS Extended to The Irish Rifle
mon III New York.
The Americans Challenged to
Another Trial Of Skill.
Opening Races Of the Kentucky Trotting-
Horse Association.
THE TRIGGER.

THE TRIGGER.
coUnTEs1Es ExTENDKD TO TIE IRISH TEAM.
NEw YonK, Sept. 20.-fiai. 1.occh. tile Captain
Of tho Irish toana, publishes lottor this morn
ing, returning his thanks aud those Of hia COM
pantone, and the ladies and gentlemen Heb ac-
company them, for the hospitality which they
hnya,rccolyed from the Anaeroan proas and tho
public.
Mai Loech has also issucd challenge, on be-
half OF tho Irisll team, to American riQemen.
He proposea that tho second match shall take
place at Dublin In June, 1876 On tbs samo terms
10 that at Clecdmoor, each tohin not to consist
Of mora than eight, nor lats than six mon, at tho
option OF tho Americana.
4 CHALLENGE.
1fr. John Rigbv, icgArtlnG tho late match al 4
battle OF tho titles as WILL ~ tho rivalry Of lilo
matAs;neu, ieHucB I cht]lcnEo for match 10 be
shot at Crcedmoor, Saturday,, Oct. :, On thu fol-
lorng conditions Folr or tive mon Hlall shoot
on each side; each sllb to fire 100 shots at 1000
yards tho irish tear to ueo muzzle-l,ulers and
the American tenn beech. .loaderB, and no clean.
ing Of neapons to b. permitted to any Of the RI
1omen during tito ontest In making this propo-
Htion, Mr. Rigby aato1 tint ho mud other mom-
bora OF tho Irish tam arc not seeking to dotract
from tho woll.knt1n lnurefs Of tho Americans.
but t~ decide eiontfac question of Importance.
The Irish part wore entertained ut a banquet
lcet ovollinE bvltlZens Of Brooklyn, Mayor
Hunt: rresidei.
This morning tho Lord Mayor OF Dublin and
his .ol"p.nio1i startcd on trip to Niagara Falls
over tho Eritlsailway.
l. riE AMERICAN mAnksMEN,
New Ycn1 Sept. 20.-In Ruswcr to an inquiry
from J. + 1ason,. of Hamilton, Canada, as to
whather t,s American team would shoot againht
thu Onta7oB this woek, Col. dildersloevo replied
that tho;eam will not engage In anothnr contest
thus yon.
THE EcENT H1FLE.1IATcu-rnE IRISH TEAM.
T. :he ditor Of The Chicago Tribune:
s1n!' !'Ihe result OF tho recent contest between
irish aud American marksmen, though IA
~u44ao to tho latter can In no wiao bc
d!a.editab1e or discouraging to tho former.
Fo' convcrBant With tho history Of both
ountFies could hare anticipated result differ
CT from the one produced at Crcedmoor on Sat
aado this rifo competition specially peculiar,
and cannot fail to show tho unequal
conditions undor which Ireland attempted to
compete with nation considered as "tho truo
hope. and encouraged BY Ito success aeh,osoi =
year ago. when an Irish "tcam" dofeated
ut Wimbledon tho picked n!sots OF En-
gland aud Scotland, mud viowine tho triumph
noa some fessoa gTsb b5u i nhs oG5
tho undertaking that Erin sent chal'onSe to
her si8tor nation Columbia. 1t ia we'll known
that grsst majority Of the people in ireland |
tfs sSsrcelg T,nss aver faw - riao except "ea IL
soldiers, and II 10 only after his reputation has
boon scru,inizrgly slfted aud attsstod TO- 1T
somo naFiHtorlal:in1t.iry that wo find OCCASION
ally an !riehman in his own country permitted
thing in tho shape Of ire-arln. Tic
one, OF al European natonsi ia the least convers-
ant With the use Of 1ro-arms, whilo tho other Of
all nations is the mort acquainted with, and best
SKILLED IN, the use OF the satno Weapons. The |
tho privilege to carry |arms. In tho United
States the several Governments Bauction |
and encourage military organizations compoa-