The New York herald., 1874-09-29
A VETERAN ON THE CONTEST.

Our critical and sprghty contemporary, the
Evening Mdft edited by Major Bundy. formerly OF
the federal army, who naturally takes deep in
terest In everything calculated to increase the
efficiency Of American arms in Its Issue Of yester
day devotes 'ieader" to the contest Of Saturday
The Maui thus comments:-
A year ago, when the winners OF the Elcho
Shield at Wimbledon challenged our American
team to shoot IN rivalry Tor national champion
ship, there were very few Americans sanguine
enough to hope for anything more than credta-
BILE defeat. 1t thought best TO accept the chal
lengs, ior American spnnk IS not given to - DE-
against US, and those already interested III
the range at Creedmoor and the develop:
and a defeat would do much to awaken
American interest in this fine sport. So the chal.
toward organizing a team had yet to be taken.
And on Saturday the international rifle match
,aano ~ainad @ ,oe vctorv over TSe cSen,n,nna nor
SIMPLY OF Ireland, but OF all Britain.
the result, the 1han thinks, ''wi 90 vast good
on both SIDES" and alter reference TO the disad
vantages under which the American team entered,
the writer declares that "the Doasted rinemen OF
America have been those Western lrontersmen
VINO are a thousand miles away from CreedmOor,
and In war tsell it was the Westerners and North
ern huntsmen who furnished the material Of the
famous sharpshOoters. They were the sneeredat
gentlemen soldiers who v1ndcated the Amerl-
be possible TO lind in this country hundred Shots
who with fair practce, could rival the scores
made by either slde."
that America, with the impetus given. by this VIC
tory, Will be able 10 hold the championship and 1t
expresses the hope by another year to see an
American team present itself at wimbledon, that
with oil the disadvantage OF being away from
home that our vlsi OrS have suffered here Will yet
be able to win the victory for America. With such
a start as this America Is not going backward.
Aside from the question OF the championship, says
the Mail, the results are Interesting IN many ways.
The HERALD'S admirable piece OF enterprise in
presenting reduced fac Smiles OF the targets after
each mans scOre-a journalistic triumph which
shows just how lar illustrations OF current events
can we'll be carried In daily journalism under the
present facilities OF art-shOws more than columns
OF description could do the splendid shooting of
such men Fulton and Hamilton and the eleven
consecutive bulbs eyes OF Miner.
Military men were greatly interested in the re-
muZze.loaders. The shooting was so remarkably
good that lew data were alter all contributed for
the solution OF this problem, since all the rifles
used seemed to be almost perfect. The necessity
OF cleaning the barrels OF the breech-loaders alter
each shot would, however, give the muzzle-lOad-
a considerable advantage on the battle field
in this respect to Offset the greater difficulty OF
loading.
we shall send our visltors-who have earned our
respect as well as won our frlendship-hOme
again, alter as long stay as they can make with
US, with hearty 'God speedF' They have shown
us the true type OF Irish gentlemen than whom
there no nner men on the lace OF the earth,
and we trust when they bid us goodby 1t will be
with a sure du reUOt1