The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-07-15

HoNoRs TO THE vICToRs.
A most enthusiastic ovation was given
to the American team, on their return
from Dollymount. A grand banquet in
their honor was given by the Lord
Mayor of Dublin at the Mansion House.
A large number of distinguished
guests, including the Lord Mayors of
London and York, were present.
The Irish rifemen admit the superior
ity of the Americans throughout the
match, and acknowledged that their vic
tory was fairly won. The American team
used breach-loaders the Irish team all
used Rigby's muzzle-loaders.
At the close of the firing at nine hun
dred yards the defeat of the Irish was
acknowledged, and luncheon was taken
in. chagrin and gloom. There was out
spoken dissatisfaction and symptoms of
disorganization among the Irish. The
crowd, which manifested intense anxiety
as to the result, had now grown to about
10000. Every Irish bullseye was
cheered and disturbance was becoming
imminent. The police were powerless,
and DR.. Hamilton addressed the crowd.
Standing in close shooting position the
Americans refused to proceed with the
firing until order should be restored.
Every gentleman on the ground now be-
came q policeman, and there was great
hustling, and the disorder can hardly
be exaggerated. A delay of 35 minutes
resulted, when partial order was re-
stored.
At the 1,000-yards range the Irish were
detected and nervous, shot wildly, and
O succession of shots proved to be mere
ly random. Miner missed his third shot,
the crowd groaning vociferously. When
he missed his ninth shot, the uproar on
the Irish side of the ground was tremen-
dous. The 18th shot he missed also,
producing CONSERVATION. Hamilton
scored succession of threes, and blamed
the crowd for his lack of success. Every
body seemed to be in bad temper. The
ropes were broken by the Irish, near the
ing finished. Fulton missed the target
through the disorder. The crowd, cheer
ing, rushed across the ground, causing
great confusion. Bodine quietly took
his position for the last shot and the
crowd ranged itself along the line of fire,
leaving an opening toward the tar
gets, but only wide. enough to expose
two of the targets to the view of the firer.
All control had been lost over them. but
Bodine was still and silent. A puff of
smoke and crack of his rifle was heard,
and his bullet hattened in the bulls eye.
A tremendous cheer was given for the
Americans by the crowd en- masse. The
police stood firm around the teams, with
the crowd ON the outside standing sturdy
and ill-humored, but not toward the
Americans.
Mai. Leech addressed the Americans
and the surrounding mass, and declared
himself beaten, and the Americans the
first shots in the universe. He then
called for cheers for Col. Gildersleeve
and his men, which were not very hearth
" given, but when called for by man
in the crowd they were given with tre-
mendous enthusiasm, the crowd bursting
in to shake hands with the Americans
and their ladies', amid vociferous cheer
ing.
Col. Gildersleeve called for cheers for
the Irish team, but there came no re-
sponse except from the Americans
present.
All Oh llG lBoll bcttul bltllllO oOAlOliltiS
or each other, and the whole population
is positively fierce with them.
The Lord Mayors of London, Dublin,
and York, were on the ground, and con-
graduated the victors. The Americans
were extremely popular before the con
test and are much more so now, and theii
calmness, modesty and self-reliance are
extolled everywhere. The stars and
stripes were displayed from a Thousand
houses, and the streets crowded. The
popular joke is, that England is right il
not allowing Irishmen to carry arms, sine
they can make such poor use of them.
The body of Mazzini, the ltelian pat
/ riot, was turned to stone by his physl
clans, and now reposes on a pedestal Il
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