, 1874-09-17

tocrntio poraonn AZ tho Lord Mayor Of Dublin,
tho Indy Afayoroes, and Lord aid Lady
Mlassarono. ! Tho match Ia to como OF on tile
Croodmoor Rango. Long Island. but tho dato
Inns not yot boon definitely aottlcd. Tho time Ia
sufficiently nenr, howevor, to invoat tho follow
Ing account Of tho proiminaries Of tho contest
with interost. It Ii extracted from recent
article In tho Nov York Erentug Post:
Tha ma'o had ~ orEn IN engo TO- American ~ tS
ionnor il 1897, of the Irish lille Association; T,,
nooclctl 10 epniets nt thu match nt Wimbledon FOR
ts EIco Shield, no contesAnia l'cns eight from
year tho 1rtA lem, bare OF the atoll, efea1ng tho
English by ~ marka ahl Tho t3cotch by Of. FLUSHED
ss3 ct s ", Ss sS va. .oon snsess asF
published IN tho newspapers Of th.s city aud attracted
H mseting u tho Amateur n,ao Club on tho fol-
lowing 5th Of Dcceinhcr, Tho 1:.acu.!ve Committee
woro instructed 10 correspo1d with Mr.. Dlonnerasset
to ehallcrge h tio na.no Of lie club and oi tho ri1
mon Of tbs uncd aatea It wns also Toetl, In
purpose Of making tho best suloctioua for Tho Amer
col. George y. wingate tho President Of Tho A1na-
tour Kills Club, opened correspondence with Mr.
llennerhasAet on the 2oth Of Dcccmber, and, after
According .a tho Original chalsngo. ono Of the ranges
waa 10 "e 81 @ @ sn s sn w' foro .a .y
range at dTceamoor vas limited to l.uoo:
40 tho progranuo haa hccn finally aottlol, cach team
will consist Of not than eight or lcts thRn ak nc
ato onlion Of the Irish the American tenn to 10 co
psed ekcllsiyoy of 1mtyea Of tho United sates Iho
rc.tly noted Tic ranYes viii 10 800, ooV, and 1900
yarls with 'feen ellotA at each rungo by each con
ret!t3F. Any position will fo allowed but 10 artificial
narksnnn. The rnles to sights, ammunition, tar
goss, and mnrkiug viii " aseorng to tho regulations
hcsc Tespccts to those of thv Natloual ao Ahsocsa
sum Of c1oo sterling Il to be denot'tea By esol
Atdc fur distribution among tho members OF tho win.
ming soam. Tho American stakes ,nsa been furnished
by tAo firm Of AounHton sons and tho Sharpe alan-
As ono 1t tic conditions Of tho contest, tho Irish
team u 10 bo allowed tho so of orconioor 7nge tnr
rractlce for At cnat two dasa leforU ths ass wliSa
ia to take nce fl thu last week Of Sopehor, satur"
day, tho 2uth, being tho probable datc.
Tho Amateur 1s'e Club ts comucsed q almost als
devoted csrccnlly 10 loug-range rilo practice Teir
snan practice during last yoar was conaneto At 5oo
yTds nnd te 1sorss nae y nem q. t"t ovat nss .nse
xery tsyorsbIy slth thoso nude It wimbslon II sin
liar distances. The members Of Tho club dtd not
accept tho c|alicugo much upon thoIr avn behalf
~ upon tlat Of American ri!enen IN general, and
all natire.born Aereans WHO desired 10 participate
IN tue contest TO forwnr 10 tllcr Secretary, Frea Q:
Fairbanks. before tho LIT Of this mouth verified
aoo 9oo and 1000 yArls, Not single answer Of tho
kiuu required vas returned however, and 1t ia proba-
bio that tho team will bo wholly cun1ncd to mo,slbora
Of tho cnb. who number about 1G0 iu n'i, Of whom
only about twenty ta;o actiyn part III shooting.
number Of replies roccyci, bnt, owing to tho
general lack Of sy.tem ~ shooting IN ta co!'t.
try they were all Indefinite. les ns9ay to tho oisoct
that ut ccetan range tho writer could knock over
Joln Highly, ceriain kind OF game. "Toxls Jnck
AIMING these correspondents, bnt has takeu nj
further aeps to secure a r1acc III tic TENN.
The long rt,gcs, tint, tho novelty Of Tue other condl-
thus tu 81 American 1narks1nen. undoubtedly
tp Of their failure to respond mora fstiafaco
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ARRIVAL. or THE IH1sn TEAM.
NEW yong, Sept. 1G.--The steamship Scotia
arrived to-day, having On board tho Irish ri1lc
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