The New York herald., 1875-07-12
The Herald Mystery-"A Arm
strong Nearly Dead"
CHEERS FOR VICTORIOUS AMERICA.
How Our Team Bore Its
Blushing HOnOrS.

DUBLIN, June 80, 1875.
At slx,o,ciock on the morning of the day conse-
srated to the great international rife match the
view from Raymount Castle, opposite the long
stretch OF marshy down, between the sea and
strait, which has become famous as "Doymount,"
was lovely and Inspiring. From the charming
terrace upon which the HERALD tent was erected,
and wnere stood a formidable battery of tele-
scopes ready TO note signals made on the bulle-
tin, thousands OF yards away, one could see the
long and narrow bridge which crosses the tidal
strait from Dolymount street, and affords
passage on to the low sea-girdled ground where
the rife ranges are located. Below the bridge,
on the placid waters OF the bay, few small ves-
sells were moving lazily to moorng, for the tide
was going out; one or two little steamers pufred
ana wheezed along the coast, keeping well
in the shadow or the bold and roman
tic headands. Far away TO the right
the dark masses Of homely buildings, their
ungraceful outlines here and there relieved by the
symmetry OF q church spire, could De seen at
sandymount, and further beyond. still, Dublin
loomed through the msts which the slender
breeze and the generous warmth OF sun strug
Cling to do justice to the occasion were gradually
dispensing. At the right OF the long bridge the
little white painted coast guard station with It's
frame covered with many and gayly colored Sig
nal nags, was surrounded by a crowd OF lnquisi-
tive men and boys, who had determined TO take
time by the torelock and get on to the ground be-
lore there was any crush to prevent them. Along
the sides OF the strait brawny and bare-legged
fishermen, clad In garments patched 20 more than
rainbow color, were seated beside their boats
half browsing, or were wandering from one small
publich house TO another, taking in terrific quanti
ties OF ale beer ana whiskey in honor OF the day.
Northward, beyond the ri1e ranges ana the point
where the sandy soil seems to melt into the sea,
LambaY and "Ireand's Eye" showed their out
lines dimly, and the Hill OF Howth stood out in
bold relief against the grays OF the SKY. Still,
locking beyond the ranges. ana sweeping the
horizon from left to right, ones gaze was at
tracted to the wide semicircular sweep OF coast
around the bay. from where Kingstown was
Iaintly discernible through the glass to Dublin
proper BY the aid Of the telescope one could see
dozens OF pretty villas, nesting in the midst OF
uxuriant foliage, terraces, and at the SIDES OF
hills little villages and towns, with broad country
roads, between nowery hedges extending far
away from them into the country, and pleasant
mansions. with high outlooks over the tenn
pes;uous northern channel.
WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE
erected by the Irish Rine Team Association on the
'North Bull" and intended to protect the COM
peting teams from getting smothered by too
aggressive crowd, group Of sailors were hosting
the British and American nags. The marques
and small tents made a dazzling spot OF white at
one end ofthe shooting ground the targets, each
with huge number beside 1t, were the only
Things TO be seen at the other end.
SCENE DURING MORNING HOURS.
There was certainly an unusual amount OF ex-
eitement III Dublin on Monday evening preceding
the match. and IL encouraged the belief that all
the streets leading to Dolymount and the ranges
on the North Bull would be crowded at IL very
early hour; but sucn was not the case. At eight
O'Clock lett Raymount Castle, and, crossing over
the tidal strait half way in skin, half way on
the shoulders OF stout boatman, wandered
over q mud nat where grass seemed the
only thing which kept the unsubstantlal ground
from disappearing beneath the waters. To my
surprise there were not thirty people within the
whole enclosure, and even at nine there were
only few soldiers who mad been detailed as mar
kcrs for the teams, and squad OF fifty patromen
loungina along the 1ats from the bridge toward
the scene OF the encounter. Presently the bed OF
sne strait separating the shooting ground from
Dollymount street was lett nearly bare by the
eobing tide, and the people along the banks began
TO cross over by hundreds Professions OF people
on foot and in wagons began to arrive from town
and to pick their way across the strait ana the
mud 1ats, up to the very gaze OF the Rinc Asso-
ciation's enclosure. The enmity between the
drivers OF the horse cars and the 'jarviesp who
JdunLlQQ
car received fresh Illustration every fe moments
along the street leading 10 the bridge. The drivers
OF toe jaunting cars seized every opportunity to
whrl their light traps around in front OF the pom
derous tram and to impede the latter in every
possible manner, doing it with a reckessness
scarcely relished by the people cinging, with some
show OF perturbation, to the swayiDg and spring
ing seat OF the outside cars. Now ana then an ad-
veniurous driver woud stray into a mud hole in
the bed Of the tidal strait and then he and his
passengers were forced TO submit to a whlrlwind
OF ridicue from the idlers the banks. After ten
O'Clock
THE PEOPLE
appeared to spring out OF the ground. They came
not by hundreds, but by thousands. The dark
uniforms OF the Royal irish Constabulary were
everywhere visible; but neither th y nor the rcgu-
lar police attempted ANYTHING further than good
humored entrcaty when the crowd undertooE TO
push in whatsoever direction 1t pleased. There
were hundreds Of small peders ana professional
beggars about, and among them were most
curious types OF that
vAGABONDAGE
which has been so often and cnarminsly described
Tor us in the novel and the drama. faded
laced young woman, in an old black bonnet and a
shaoIy serge dress, neG up a wizened infant for
'ae consideration of gentleman on Jauntng