The New York herald., 1874-09-13

between Ireland and America. At the great rlhe
meeting held annually at wimbledon team OF eight
Irshmen shooting with Irish made rifles this year beat
America nation long enjoyed worldwide repG,aton
elosed % challenge from irish rifemen now the champions
OF Great Britain would be accepted and A. So team
autumn OF 1874 enclose an account Of the match az
the Irish eight in Dublin hays rhe honor to remain
your iahIu servant rxvx OF ] pnas
YLKMKs OF IRELAND, RErREsESrED ny THE MEMBERS OF
Mr A. Blennerhassett Leech, founder in 1867 of the
Irish Rife Association wll select from the members
the representative American re shots To shoot in the
United states in the autumn OF lS on the following
Targets scoring &c, as adoped BY the National
when irish eight the International match TOR
hs nsso 49, 0f1tps S and @ aa
not e3Seeips br ten pounds weight but
Position-Any, bat no artificial rest permitted either
american team to Be composed ds * bU %
ritemen born IN the Uned states anu TO Shoo Win
The Irish team will shoot with rifles by Rigby Of
this challenge is given to decide the title to the rifle
ens se 'Is pa DOWN not of the
peeuniary gam but as suaranee that the Irish team
Mr. Leech desires @ draw the attention 81 the Ameri-
which exist in great numbers in England and scot
shooting is the result Of individual under d
cGlties arising from dscouragng legislation
To this challenge the following answer was sent
on behalf OF the Amateur Rife Clup:-
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
THE AMATEUR RIFLE CLrs. /
No. le4 BROADWAY, New York, Dec ~, ls7a !
pE4k sIa-Yoar challenge to American r,hemen, pub.
lished in the NEW foRK HERALD, having been brought
before the Executive Committee have been requested
n y6e @ as 70 tns Yo q is
istaetory ARRANGEMENTS can be made The main iinas
tsons Hfe Assoeison at creedmoot i ho@evef in
sse 10 Vp yards and any maiea VOL taerelSrs:
INIT Please inform me as 70 the etp.si yo1
he winners or security ina, the mach w i,s
~ S,ssrea , oosrsna wnat an auaSla; w. : S -.- ~. - golh @
Eune Of success We will howe e- GO ~ ts y viI
.9,ain.ry re sAa A1ss ~ ae 5H34 NM
Jou remain yours Fespee'I----!,s II u--,r.-r
Prerdeu, Amateur Rife Cub al ssc-esa-y Stiona
Ps-onT men viii presume. sA,1, with eiiaer Rem
lngton or sharps breech-ioader.
EVERYTHING LovELE.
Mr. Leech's reply TO this letter -Es as follows -
IRISH RIFLE Assoole-roH
DUsaIs, no Cars sTEsE1
Ds4R sIs1I have had the honor o. Receiving our e;
are coopera ling with me, and l authorizes 70 s-y
.y as 6o SS as Dhi;
"a e h.O'G to ss4sHas 1
l.ns .hdugh sio % DO So wills fear f derac.
from ne grea nseii Of the match When addressed Ire
umns OF the AEr YORK HERALD. 1 was nor aware that
aseep: M apology for no; having IL in
s nrs am aqhofHsd m 70 say ta my ~ iyfhgs bic
yoa write. have always considered that we cannot
was in tbs sreat ual Of ssiIl and ludsment we will
Q1asntance il not securing the friendship OF those
may have the honor aad pleasure OF being tor time
assoeisIed cd n wi1n ID yogr country Fray accept my
have the honor TO remain your very faithful
GzoaGz " wrseArr Esq Secretary National Ride AS
ISOLATION Of America. No. lys Broadway, New York
cOrrpspOndpnca. will a
matters in rather dubious state, so far as the
6nsl arrangements TO make the match a success
were concerned but these were soon after ar
rived at, and now everything is in satisfactory
condition, and nothing remains but the match
ltsei TO wind up the chapter In accepting the
Challenge OF the lrlsn team Colonel WIngdte did
no: arrogate 10 himself any extraordinary powers,
as some peculiar people at the time believed he
did. IL Is true that the challenge was addressed,
not to any particular CUB, but to American rifle
men generally; but 1t so happening that the
Ama.eur AN Ciuo Is tne only regular ORGANIZATION oi
It's KIND IN this country, IL was but proper that the
acceptance OF the challenge should have come
IRON the club. However, In order that no room
Tor dlscontenJ should be admitted into the pre-
lmnarles OF tue contest, Colonel Wingate pub
llshed, last March, an address 'to the rInemen or
America In which every BODY was invited to pre-
pare himself and compete for the honor OF being
selected as one OF
TEAM TO MEET THE 1RIsuMEN
Before this circular was issued the terms OF the
match had been fuzzy agreed upon by Colonel Win
gate and Mr.. Leecn, and competitors therefore
knew Just what they had to do and to expect in
their trials OF skill These terms are quite Simple.
The targets and scoring to be used IN the matcn
will be in accordance with the rules OF the Ma
tional Rife AssOcaton-vlZ., targets six feet hign
py twelve WIDE, having black bulls eye three
square, the rest OF The target constituting the
.'outer;' ouls eyes counting tour points, centres
three and cutters two. Any sights are to be al
lowed out telescope, magnliyns and such as con.
ceal the target so as to prevent the dam
ger signal IRON being seem .oAaS AnS KIND
any position viii be permitted which can be taken
on level ground without artificial rests. Each
team Is TO consist OF not more tnan eight or less
than six men, at The option OF the Irish, whose
accession as to this point will be made known on
rheir arrival here. 1t is SPECIFIC condition OF the
match that the American team shall be composed
exclusively OF men born IN the United states,
irish team must consist OF men qualified to snoot
In the Irish eight at Wimbledon. In the mater o
rifles there is to be no restriction, with the excep
tiop that the Americans must shoot with American
made rifles and the Irish with rifles manufactured
BY John Rigby Co.. OF Dublin and that the
weight must not exceed ten pounds, and the pun
OF the trigger to be not less than three POUNDS.
THE RANGES
are to be at S00 900 and 1000 yards. Eacn coni'
petitor is TO have fifteen shots at eacn range. ~
artificial rest In shooting Is to be allowed IOr tht
rifle or person. although the shooter may take any
position he sees ut. In the agreement IL Is ex
pressy provided that the irish team be allowed 70
practise at Creedmoor for at least two days before
Irish team here, Mr.. Leech, it Is Iurther provided
Will deposit $500 on the part OF the team, IKE
sum to be deposited by the American team, and
this sum OF 900 is to handed over TO the
captain of the winning team, to be distributed
among the victors In either team
fails TO put In an appearance on the day
and hour agreed upon Tor the match the team
that does appear can claim the championship and
tine stakes. This much Tor the conditions oil the
match; and now to the teams themselves. II
became a matter of no little difficulty Tor the Anna
reur Riie club TO fix upon good plan by which
they could be certain OF securing the best amateur
shois in the country 1t was decided that there
should be six competitions, at which everybody
who desired to become one OF the team should at
Tend These competitions have already takeI
Mace. and the result has been tnat the competi
tors VINO have made u,,ou.
THE BEST AVERAGE SHOTS
bave been narrowed down to twelve. in view Q
the general belief that the Irish Will decide upo