The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-29

hrst shot being an outer lAo grouping
Of the shots on the large. indicates
great steadiness they are al, ~.th
the exception Of one outer. erorroi
round the bulls eye. T. Rigby was more
successful than his friends. and made thirty
FIVE points out Of possible forty.
notwithstanding the unwilliugness 81 Gs
Irish rfemen to disclose anything shout TIC
practice made by their team on yesterday, "a
have succeeded n obtaining targets ofthe thru
best scores made BY the Irish marksmen 10
vii b seen from these targets, as c4bl.d
you. what really formidable antagonists tia
American team viii be called upon % meet
on Tuesday
SHOOTING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Although the day was unfayorable and tho
wind swept in fttul gusts over the range, to
practice made by the Irish at thousand
yards was remarkably good. Four Of th2ir
best shots who completed their score. did re-
markably we'll.
HAMLroN's TARGET.
At the thousand yard range DR.. Hamilton
tied Major Fulton, both making ff!y-fys
points out Of possible sixty
DR.. Hamilton score was, however, mora
closely grouped than was Major Fulton's,f
though both were wonderfully close.
JouNsoN's TARGET.
The practice made by Er. johnson At 90G
yards is also remarkably good. Only one shot
in his string has deviated enough 10 To-
outside the centre line on the new
Wimbledon targets. His total foots up tho,
respectable number Of ffty-fve points ont of
a possible sixty Tie falling of in his shooting
from the immense score made in his contest
with Fulton, Of Belfast, for place on the
team may be ascribed to the unsettled stats
OF the weather.
M'KRNNA's TARGET.
Considerable interest attaches to ths
| gentleman practice, as he is looked on as
one Of the strongest men Of the team. UntiI
Johnson's unexampled score Of 2lS
ont OF 225 Mr. McKenna had en-
joyed the reputation Of being one
Of tie most brilliant and reliable.
shots in Ireland. In the competition for n
place on the Irish team he made POS ont Of a
possible 225 which was the highest scora
ever made on tie Wimbledon target until Mr..
Johnson's extraordinary performance. His
scoge at 600 yards foots up tifty-hve points,
but the shots are not 50 closely grouped as
in Johnson's nine hundred or Dr. Hamilton'sl
thousand yard target. Only two shots, how
ever, would be outside the centre line in tho
new Wimbledon target
buttons FEAT.
Tie American champion has vel sustained
the reputation he won at Crosdmoor AT eight
hundred yards he mad ffiy-six points out Of
q possible sixty, and at nine hundred per-
formed the splendid feat of Fatting four
teen bullets out Of fifteen into the bull'a
eye, the fifteenth shot striking close to liz
left edge This feat is looked upon as one oG
the NEST brilliant in the annals OF marksman<
ship. The grouping OF the shots, too, is adj
mirable, all the shots striking in the
lower half Of the bulls eye and every shot
wen placed. If fred from an artificial rest
the shots could scarcely have struck with
greater accuracy.
Tbs unwillingness Of the IRISH to make
their practice public is ascrbed to
different motives. The idea that their
general shooting is inferior to-
that Of the Americans continues
70 gain strength Ohers say that the best
Irish marksmen are making extraordinary
shooting, aud that they mean y take thu
Americans BY surprise.
NO GAMBLING.
Another reason alleged why The desired in
formation is withheld rom he public is an
anxiety 70 prevent betting on the re-
suit u the match. AZ the informations
Is sure 70 leak out the retcenco
* tho riaemen is not likely to help morality,
very much. Great interest IL manifested in
the coming contest The chances Of an
American victory are conceded to be very
good, even By the friends o. the Irish team.
THE DOLLYMOUNT RANGE.
TIE North Bulin Is . low, sandy down. elevated
I mHaxe me surrounding slOb on the northern slda
81 Dubnn bay. There Is corresponding promi<
nencc AZ lhc south side OF the entrance to tha
cnanneL bat Il Il notably smaller than its north,
mn L. nN.,.