The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-16
CREEDMOOR.
FOURTH PRACTICE or THE AMERICAN NATIONAL
RIFLE TEAM.

FOURTH PRACTICE or THE AMERICAN NATIONAL
RIFLE TEAM.
Tue American Team could scarcely have desired
a more lovely day Tor their fourth practice than
that whlca fell 20 their lot YESTERDAY. Early In
the morning the weather was somewhat hazy.
but as the daY advanced the clouds cleared away
ana lett the bluc vault ol heaven without spccS
10 dim its purity. The shoue brightly, ana
the air was OF sufficient warmth 10 make outdoor
exercise pleasurable. Most az the msrksmen lei.
Hunters Point on the ha-past nlne :. N. tram.
On the way OUT the attention II ali was attracted
10 the green nelds and budding yerdure through
which the iron horse rushed and ratified
on his rapid way. The mutt trees were
in blossom, and me air was redolent a
their sweet fragrance. wnlle the eye reJoced 70
contemplate the various scenes Of rural beauty
as they burst upon the sight IN rounding the nu-
merous curyes on the road 70 Creedmoor.
Practice at the 500 yards butts was commenced
by ren O'Clock ana Kept up unrli the scor.s were
finished ana the men Teurcd 10 the geo yards
range. wnen a saort mtermlssion was had. The
slight pms OF wind. that could be now and Then
felt blew from i soutn-southvesterly direction up
me ranges The wind occasionally lifted round
a few points 81 the com ass and somewhat an
moved the rifemcn, VINO frequently had 20 ada pr
diminish from half point 20 point and 4 aaf On
tlcir wind guage allowance for la,era! detection.
The result Of inc
PRACTICE WAS REASONABLY GOOD
bnr ali III. g considered, might have neeu some
what better. Win less favorable weather The
team nave in former times shown superior scores
IL those given below. II we include he team
proper that Is the SIX gentlemen VINO are ex-
uected 10 DO the shooting in Ireland Their scores
average las 56 points per man: nut y we
are 10 CONT the record achieved by the entire
body nlnel VINO VIII SAL lof ireland, me apSfage
OF their aggregates VIII come 10 ONLY l3e 2-s per
man. Again, II we count onlr tue 2,0 SHOTS made
u the Old team, II VIII H. seen mat thelr scores
average Oyeg 81 points per shot each, out II me
additional tnree scores 81 the reserves are taken
INTO account the result VIII snow 4 general av.
erage or barely points ana al exceedingly sual
our rlnsmen here are iona of frequently refer
rug 70 The lact that the ltisn team won he llcao
challenge shield on score fardiy eNcetGlng three
points per man; but last year Lne irishmen VINO
lost at Creedmoor went good way ahcaa 81 their
wimbledon score OF 1871. Another very impur:ans
matter must be consldered: tnat Is. the chahse
lately made from square 70 circular oull,s eye;
and the question mas yet ~ ue respiNeu " ~
wnetner the additional point allowed 4 instead
oil a. Tor a bulls eye on the heW target, = . ialr
reeompense Tor me loss u the angles struck On
the old bulls eye in converting IL info circe OF
eqga glaiSesef score. "e were pubi,sned Ia
yesterdays HERALD, which are taken rom
the IRISH papers, as tae results o. rac ,.S
made IN Dublin and III Belfast oy gentlemen VINO
are competing for PAGES on the flah team. MI.
McKenna OF Belfast, comes forward with me ex-
traordinary score OF los out 81 4 possible 20
points; Mr.. j. Wilson, OF the same place, makes
record OF 203 points, and Mr.. Fulton, OF Belfast,
and Mr. Johnston, or Dublin, nave eacn 1914 points.
Tnls certainly shows either great Improvement In
their shooting or proves tnat me same man can
make better scores the new than on the old
target. Perhaps, alter all, the TACT Is tnat the
addition Of point 10 the value o. ouFs eye,
wItnout taxing on awning from that or the cen
ire makes 1t easier Tor the marksman 70
achieve q good score on tie new nan the
ola target. Whichever way TINS may turn out IN
pracItce, we have two score5-those OF Mr. II. ;.
Jewell, who made l73 points at tne new target,
aud Mr.. George Crouch recorded loo points-as SO
mncn data go upon. These gentlemen. tnoaEn
excellent shots, nave hardly ever recorded any
tang IKE this before. 1ney have both surpassed
the pest snots in the team, the question arises
az 10 whether their scores oil yesterday a:e at
rlbuted TO increased steadiness OF eve ana hand
on their part or 10 me cnange OF target. IL Will
be seen that Major Fulton made string Of no less
lnan ten bulls eyes and General Ddkln nine.
THE TEAM SCORES.