The New York herald., 1874-09-25
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH.
SEPTENBBB "a, 1874.

Splendid Practice by tho Rival Teams
The Americans Ahead-The Highest
Scores Ever Made-Wimbledon Out
done-The Rinemen Photographed.
The final practice Of the Irish and American
teams took place yesterday at Creedmoor
under excellent conditions. The weather
in the morning was warm with some
tendency toward mirage on the range.
AS the day advanced, however, the atmosphere
became perfectly clear The wind blew directly
down the range, with a slight deviation to the
right, but was not sufficiently strong to cause
serious detection. The members OF the teams left
Hun ter's Point station by the half-past nine A. NJ
train, and on their arrival at the range promptly
entered on
THH SERIOUS BUSINESS OF THE DAY.
The firing began at 500 yards. and exhibited q
decided Improvement on the part OF the Irish
marksmen, due to their better acquaintance with
the pecuharties OF the atmospheric changes.
which are 80 puzzng even to the practsed
Creedmoor marksman. The preliminary con-
test at this range was most spirited
and gave magnificent results. DR.. Hamilton,
the great Indian shot, led the Irish score from
the beginning, making at this range twelve bulps
out of possible sixty Tnis magnificent shoot
ing was tied by Lieutenant Fulton, Of the Ameri-
can team, who was destined to render himself ia
THR HIGHEST SCORE EVER ATTAINED,
1853 points out OF a possible $780, In order that
the quality of the shooting may be the better un.
derstOod we give the score OF Or. Hamilton and
Lieutenant Fulton IN figures
At EIGHT HUNDRED YARDS.
44443 3 4 4 4-57.
At this range the SIX gentlemen who win com
pose the competing party succeeded in making
32S points out OF possible 800. The Ameri-
cam closely ssn a's5 then Tss' VIVA s
marked improvement IN the shooting OF the
Irlsh team, at this range the last practice day
they were considerably behind the Americans.
comparison OF notes having been made at this
range tie was declared but the after examina-
tiOn OF the score showed this to have been an
error II had however, the effect OF making the
competition at the 900 yards range still keener,
and when the captains Of the teams compared
notes
was proclaimed which led to the exchange OF mu-
tual compliments. The shooting was certainly
splendid both sides and far IN advance Of any
thing that had been done at Wimbledon The
tnat second error had been made in the hasty
comparison Of notes. The Irish having
scored at the 900 yards range 3l9 out
of possible $50 while their antagonists had made
3ls, making a difference OF one point only. The
affair began to look very serious TOR the Americans
as the 1000 yards range was looked upon, as the
one in which the Irish rldemen would be most
teams went back to the 1000 yards
range the American rinemen braced themselves
Tor final effort, and began their firing with much
deberauon, taking council OF each other as to
tOnished themselves, as they succeeded In dis
tancng their competitors at what was looked on
as their av0rite range. Out OF possible 800 they
making Sc out Of possible CO. while the highest
score made by the Irish riHemen at this distance
was So scored by Captain Walker.
The following Is the resume OF scores made at
t,o ttraa