The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-28
IRISH AND AMERICAN RITLEMEN.
Meeting and Resolutions Of the Irish Sharp
shooters-The Winners Of the Elcho
Shield Anxious for
World-Wide Victory

From the Dublin Daily Express, Feb lSl
The Irish Rine Association held its drst meeting
OF the season on Tuesday, at the offices No. ITO
Grafton street, to transact business OF an impor-
tant nature, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M. r.,
In tie CHAIR.
Before abiding to the business Of the day the
Chairman. re'erring to the sympathy generally felt
by the rinemen Of Ireland with Lord ElchO in his
recent bereavement, proposed the following reso-
iution:-
That this association having heard with great regret
Ei the death OF me gallant Leuenan Charters IRON
to Gepd and Sss Ee Ge their
The resolution was unanimously adopted and
Major Leech was requested to forward it to the
Duke OF Abercorn, as President OF the Irish Rifle
Association, Tor Transmission 10 Lord EchO.
Major Leech then addressed the Council, and
stated that the important matter he had to submit
for their consideration was the great match be-
tween the Irish (now champions OF Great Brittany
and the American nation. He then read the chal-
lenge IN which he major Leech) offered to bring
over team Of lrtshmen armed with Rigby rides,
and to compete with the chosen shots of America
armed with American made rines, on their own
responded and General Wingate, who is Secretary
OF the National Rine Association or America writes
provided the 100 yards range be given up, leaving
the range at $780, 300 and LOCO yards. programme
OF the proposed match was then presented by
Major Leech to the meeting, which ELECTED con-
siderable discussion, and at length was finally
agreed to, the Council walving the l. 100 yards In
Difference to the expressed wish OF the Anne rcans.
The following resolution was then carried
unanimously
Resolved, That the Council having read the letter
dated 3lst Of October 1873 addressed to j. Gordon BEN
ns nsS Sw By arthur tssch Esq the
from the rhenen Of Ireland represented by members OF
81 as9 ESQ., es
tary National Rifle Association Of America and Major
%h es s S esn ssn Il
augurste an international rife match between ireland
Will be carried to successful termination.
1t was proposed and carried
That the before the Council specifying the
requested to forward the the National Ride
ISOLATION OF America.
THE CONTEST.
The above very interesting match will, in all
probability, come or at Creedmoor. Long
island n. Y, about the end of September
next, on the range Of the National Rifle Assocla-
Of the team who, having beaten the "cracks' Of
England and Scotland now go further to seek
'ioemen worthy OF their Steel" or lead" we
shooting held by America has hitherto been the
first IN the world, but we think they will meet in
the Irish team no mean adyersares Tor have they
not won the Elcho Shieidf And some OF the same
'land Of the West" The Americans will no
doubt, put into the field the strongest team they
have-perhaps men. culed from the backwoods.
whose daily occupation Is eked out with their skill
In the use OF the rife; possibly some OF the red
men, the crows, the Blackieet. or the Sioux
Indians may enter the lists against US. However
our marksmen may depend on meeting the best
men America can produce. celebrated for their
nerve, clear sight and Judgment. We are sure,
though, that Major Leech, who selects the team,
will leave no stone unturned to lead his gallant
little band to victory, who then may claim the
championship of the world.