The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-05
CREEDMOOR.

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cANFIRLD, OF THE AMERICAN TEAM, THE
wINNER-coMPETITIoN FOR PLACES ON THE
NEXT INTERNATIONAL TEAM.
The third competition for the Cranch Bulls Eye
Badge came of yesterday Creedmoor. The match is
I peculiar in this, that nothing but bulls eyes
The distances 500, 900 and 900 yards, hf
shots each range This gives ample scope for the
fairest trial of SKILL and only marksman who can sus
tam the ordeal OF fifteen rounds at these ex-
treIne ranges may hope for success The record yes
terday remarkably fine. Dir. Garfield, who won
the badge made twenty three bulls eyes, and Mr.. Far
well scored twenty. In the former matches this
prize was by Mr.. L. Geiger eighteen bulls eyes
from the large percentage Of bulls eyes made
Mr.. Canaed's scorelsS out OF possible 225 points
must be cassed with the best shooting done
Creedmoor The highest thus far recorded at
the above ranges of 225 points is that of Mr Nc
Kenna, Of the Irish international team who, in
petng for his place accomplished the phenomenal score
Of POS points the target Two hundred and live
and 203 points also made in the competitions for
places the Irish team; and remember that
occasion Colonel Bodne made 2O3 Colonel Gidersleeve
l9S and Mayor Fulton about the Cilderslecve
The weather yesterday was extremely warm, but not
badly adapted to rie shooting The sky was unclouded
the light perhaps little bright, aud a steady
twenty knot breeze swept diagonally the
from Southwest 10 northeast Shooting commenced 6y
eleven O'Clock the 500 yards range and the match
closed halpast four The following are the details
! Of the shooting
BULLS EYE BADGE
Yards V. cANFIELD, JR Totals
SOC-5 $50 55i552 50 4-S5
l,OOO-2 3 5 "a 5 81 as 2 3-6l-lss
Number oil bulls eyes. 70
W. h. PARwELL
s sS SSS--seaa55SS4Sts55ssssSSSSCL Ss
1000 90 4 5 . % 4-4s-l7o 90
Number OF bulls eyes. 20
sOO-5 3 445S40S 80 > $50
Number Of bulls eyes 10
so0-9 S55S4S 454 SIS
lOOo--44s O544a s4soS 8 o-45-1Ss
Number Of Oulis eyes; ar;;;o1 ~
s0o-5 2 ? 5 5 534 So
9oO-5 o 3 2 2 8 4 3 3 4 3-5l
Number of bulls eyes. Is
5000 4 o 2 8 2 4 3 5 5-46
600 3 4 3 3 3 8 345 5-52
1,ooo-s 5 5 5o22s 5O2 6-44-l42
Number of bulls eyes s:aso:
5000 0 90 S o. 1854 4-37
Number Of bulls II
sOo-S 5 5 3 4 3 81
1000 0O2O44 O3rr34 2 4-26-135
Number of bulls 10
~ H. MADISON.
5000 4 2 3 5 3 3 3 O-39
900 2 2 o 5 3 5 3 3+T
1905 O0 022r O3003 2-17-103
Number of bulls
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL MATCH.
1t will be remembered that in April last a challenge
to shoot match Creedmoor this fall passed between
the Rifle Club, of New York and the Victoria
Rife Club of the Dominion OF Canada, but negotiations
connected with the remained in abey dur
ing the American teams absence in Ireland Arrange
ments have been completed to shoot this new inter.
national match the 18th OF this month. 1t is hoped
that the Amateur Club will be able to place in the field
q sufficiently strong TO meet the Canadians with
asking any member of the American team proper
the contest To this end number OF gentle
invited TO participate in three COM
petitions for places the new American team,
preparatory matches to take place Creedmoor
on the Atm, sh and 1lth inst II further resolved
by the Amateur Club that marksmen competing in the
bulls eye badge match yesterday might reckon their
forming the first competition Tor places the
American side of the approaching trial Of skill with the
Victoria Rifles. Il expected that many more
testants than the small number out yesterday would
have put in appearance there being but nine entries
for the bulls eye badge. The second competition for
places the team which is now being organized will
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