The New York herald., 1874-09-13

eight instead OF six (they having the option 70
cnoose either the one or the other as their team.
tne klne tlub short time ago came to the con-
cusion that IL would be well Tor the Amerca ns
TO nave, besides thelr selected eight, at least
four AZ reserve, and the shooting match which
yesterday TOOK place between the twelve men was
Ill reality 10 decide who the eight Of The team
should be and what four should compose the re-
serve; although. OF course, the general average OF
ehcn shootet's SHOTS during all the COMPETITIONS @
VIII be decisive in the making up OF the team
upon, and the shooting during the various compel.
tive matches shows that they VIII prooaoy s,ana W
as ows-Leutenant Henry Fulton, So1ue m. ~
A. Gdersleeve, Mr.. l.. $. Hepburn, Gehera =, pSh,n'
| Colonel Bodine Mr. A. Anderson, Mr. O. w. laie,
Mr.. g. N: Collins, ana that the the Teserye csr,,ner e1
ana r. Fl saniopd However. thorough calcu-
| lation OF the averages OF these tweve geh,lemen
| NAV change the standing OF the team III one or
twopaces, For tue information of those who take
an interest IN the team may De
stated tna Mr. Fulton pl.nss Is siTl snG en
! IS a lieutenant In the Twelfth infantry, militia
Mr. Gllderseeve is lawyer IN TINS city, ana is
! Ientenant colonel OF the Twelfth. Mr.. Hepburn
! Is an old rlne manufacturer, well known In ST.
! Lawrence county. where he has seen some tall
shooting the part oil the hunters In that region IN
the days gone by General Dakln Is the brigadler
commanding the Eleventh brigade, militia. Col
onel Bodlne was colohel ol volunteers uurlhg
the lie is in the shipping business In TINS
CITY, and resides in New Jersey Mr.. Anderson
also esdes IN New Jersey. Mr.. Yale is attached
to the sharpe manufacturing company at Hart,
ford. Mr.. Collins is q surveyor In This city, ana
resides in New Jersey Mr. Conlin Is the proprie-
tor OF "A shooting gallery IN TINS city. Mr. Ballard
Is broker. Messrs. Gardiner and Sanford are
members OF the seventh regiment ana Mr.. Can
reserve are composed as follows:-Mr. j. X. Mill
ner John Rlpbv, A. NJ. Mr.. j. wilson, Mr.. Edward
Johnson. Captain r Walker j. b. Hamilton, NJ D.;
J. A. Dove (F. Ch. G. oxford. Mr.. H. Il. Fos
ter honorary Secretary Irish Ride Association;
Mr.. J. J. Bagnel, J. ]. Kelly and Mr. W. Water
house.
PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE MATCH.
AS the time draws nigh ior me match greater
interest seems TO be manifested IN the contest
than ever and II Is more than probable that when
he Irish team visit CreedmoOr Tor the first time
or practice next week that TINS interest Will DE
evidenced by tremendous assemO age OF spec
tators. rhe arrangements for the match and the
sem-weekiy practising by the gentlemen, eight OF
whom must be chosen to contest Tor the CHAM
pi0nship with the Irish, have been carried on so
quietly, so little trumpeting OF what great things
the Ame ericans are 20 do have been INDUCED IN
by the rife club and those who are more or less
indirectly concerned in Creedmoor, that IL Is but
very lately that the public nave awakened to the
aZaton Of the fact tnat the mat en- Is something
more than friendly one between individuals
that 1t IS, in reality, a trial of skill with the
This realization is having It's legitimate
result. and, during the last lew days especially, the
coming contest has become one o the chief topics
everywhere else about town. OF course, among
the knowing ones, who never lose chance TO bet
on anything where money can be made As well as
lost, as well as among those who have taken the
pains to be on hand every practice day to witness
the shooting OF the team that is 70 be- speculation
rie as to the chances OF success Tor the Amerl-
cans. Although it Is said tnat the Irish have eau
toned their friends against too much con nfdence
III their powers and that this report has mad
what OF an exhllaratlng eiect upon the more
tnusIsuc well wishers OF our own team the gem
eral opinion seems to be one oil nope rather than
confidence that they will win SIN
THE PRACTISING or THE TEAM
tas greatly improved the men OF late, and the in
dlyidual scores show much Improvement. Yet,
somehow. there seems to be a lack Il steadlness
shakes the confidence at times OF their most de-
voted admirers, Tor man who one dav will make
out OF possible sixty. say fifty, tnen makes
other 6ay only forty ana on another thirty. and
the next higher than fifty, viii certainly cause his
trends some uneasiness on the day OF trial. the
wind ana hight. II Is true. have much to do with
this marked difference IN the shooting OF the same
party. and II may be tnat after all the
dist,nSaisned several Of the individual scores
OF the gentleme TO be selected for the
contest may be more the result OF wind aud
weather ihan want OF positive skin ana general
steadiness on the part OF the shooters. 1t VIII
certainly REQUIRE no small amoun. of skill TO de-
sense OF the word. MAJOR Leech. IN cne o mis-
letters 10 Colonel WlnC4ie. says that he "desires
ine lBct that the avs ol Great Britain iorold the
iOrmauol Te.Sud CT rIh- CORPS similar 10 those
winch exist II great numbers IN Ensland and
Scotland, sDo thai any skill acquired hE lrlshmen
IL rife shooting IL the result Of individual exer
IOu undsr alleuiries arising from disc0urEgInC
ties -ne Irlsn team i-sas Enrland and scotland
iast year. This lact being patent. i must be
pam 10 everyDDdy tnet the Amsricau team VIII
hud Lus contest roy supremacy
NO OHIID's PLAY.
There Is good reason however Toy hope that the
irish VIII nO1 find task 10 de Eat the
AMERICANS indeed II they defeEt InsIn al a1 for
cne practising OF tne ibt5er Gs has 6resoy been
mentioned nas SHOWN O late tnaf the average Of
THE lrlsn not out OF the reach Oi fDslr c0inpef
tors. Hao II DOf been fcy mere OTersighf On the
Dsrf o. one Of the team Oh two o the last practice
dsvs the average OF the Elsn al Wimbledon,
winch - the STANDARD Of tnelr excellence 10y wnicn
alone Anercals can Iqogs; would have been COM
pletey outGOne. Al Wimbledon when the Iri5a
E.cAO -hlelr. flEV sgV'EC Is foIlOWt.-