The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-29
INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH.

AN EXCITING CoNTEsT-THE AMERICAN TEAM
THE wINNERs-PREsENTATIo ETc.--THE
RESPECTIVE SCORES a
New YORK, Sept. 26.-aThe international rife
match took place to-day at Creedmoor range.
The morning ferry boats from James Slip and
East Thirty-fourth street were crowded with
passengers to Hunters Point, and trains to
Creedmoor We're tso loaded that many persons
were unable to obtain seats. The pleasant
weather was the he subject OF general
picturesque appearance; white tents dotted
It's surface and flags of various nations were
and Irf h colors being conspicuous. The reserved
space, extending for about. 2, feet behind the
marksmen, was snrrounded py = rope, and
tators, the Irish element being prominent. In
the enclosure were the American and Irish
guests. jos Leech, captain of the Irish team,
and Col. Wingate, captain of the American,
were chosen re eraes, and Gen. Shaier, umpire.
AT IL: Is frIng was began at 500 yards range each
marksman having Is shots. The shooting was
wrnesse1 ~sn ilti Jne most
plause among the spectators, who at nrst also
hailed them by rounds of loud clsppfngs. at
the earnest request of the captains of both teams
these demonstrs lions were subdued as having a
tendency to disturb the marksmen. The
result OF the competition, which lasted
TO the close, when il was found that the Ameri-
cans were the winners by nine points, S26 to Si9.
couragement to the friends OF the American
rifiemen aud many confidently predicted their
success in all the trials. The shooting was fol-
lowed by an intermission for lunch I'm
one of the tents, when congratulations
were exchanged, and in complimentary
speech, Major Leech present. d to the rife asso-
ciation, in behalf of the Irish team, a handsome
| silver vase, as a trophy to be subject to annual
tional match. A handsome silver badge was at
the same time presented to Col. Wingate cap
tain of the American team, by Capt. Leech.
Soon after 2 o'clock the firing was re-
sumed at the 800 yards range and the result
was in favor of the Irish team by two points
Both teams Immediately moved to the 1000 yard
range, and the result of the firing was favor
able to the Irish by four marks, buI
these later triumphs were not sufficient to
at short range and the Americans won the
match as the following scores show: The aggre-
gates by the marksmen at the different ranges
were made out of possible score OF D
tive teams at the different distances: 800 yards
| Irish team, 3l7; American team, 326
900 yards, Irish, Sl2; American, BIO
LOCO yards, Irish, SO2; American, 2ss
| Aggregate of scores made by each marksman at
| the three distances is as follows: Amer can
| team-Fulton, III; Bodine, l5S; Gildersleeve
i55; Hepburn, l5s; Dakin lSs total sS1 Irish ,sa
Miner i54; johnson. l50; Walker. LA; total, ss4
The following are the aggregate scores made
by each member Of the respective teams at the
several distances; American team, $40 yards, WV
ysIs Yale, s. g. sr'' 81; f1Sn Sildersiseve% Sc e. 8
a,s 81, ; 5s-1 oial $56, $40, 29s. Irish team
S1 W,.oyy yards 900 yaasas .s e JoSSsds yssds
So 49, IS; Rigby 81, 56, 55; Hamilton, IS, 50, 80
Millner, 81, ~, 40. Totals, Sl9, 3l2 S2. tq n-I'