The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-07
RIFLE SHOOTING.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION YES
TERDAY.

MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION YES
TERDAY.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Board OF
Directors OF the National Rine Association was
held yesteIda afternoon in the Bennett Building.
Present, General Shaler General Wood ward Gen.
eral Mcmahon, Colonel WIngate. Mr. d. W. Judd
Captain J. G. Story, Judge Stanton, General Knox,
Colonel Ward Major Smith. Colonel Vose and Mr.
E. H. stanton. The meeting was presided over
by General Shaler. The secretary reported that
eighteen directors badges had been dlstr but ed
and that nine regiments, heretofore in for
dues, and the Third cavalry, had PAID up.
The treasurer then reported that the balance OF
cash in hand was $l,472 o.
Captain story reported that he had procured
thirty life members. A communication from the
TtaJ, Field ana Farm requesting that their new
badge be shot for with q score or ten instead OF
seven shots was received and Was agreed upon.
General Woodward SAID that, owing 10 I'M
portant business, ne was forced 10 tender his res
ignation as chief OF the Range Committee. and lt
was accordingly ACCEPTED.
Colonel Wlngate then offered the following res
olutl0n, which was adopted:-
Resolved That association on behalf OF the rife
of America, cordially tender to the members of the
their brilliant victory in the recent rde
match anu desire TO assure them that the selfconro
denial required OF them after their arrival IN Ireland
IN W he match % Sovc Won aIo or sh b ney DIS
tation among all their countrymen Of which they may
esCysd hat cO%%sse 10 OF six oi wh;h the rres
in conjunction with a similar committee from the ANA.
ieur Rie Cub % arrange ior suitable reception Of
General Mcmahon then offered the following
resolution which was adopted
Resolved That the President the National Rifle As
the military AUTHORITIES the state Of New York Tor tbe
the by The National Guard for present
year.
Colonel wingate then iaoved that The Executive
Committee Ue instructed at their earliest convent
snce to prepare the programme for tine fall meet
Ing.
highly desirable TO erect headquarters for the
meeting or the Board AT Creedmoor but that Mt
the present moment there Ia not sufficient funds
IN hand TO build such structure. He also ADDED
that the interest IN rife shooting had been greatly
enhanced by the success OF the American team In
ireland, and he Thought that II proper measures
we're taken money could be made at the fall meet
Ing. He recommended that grand international
match take place nc Creedmoor In 1876 In connec-
ton win the centennial observances at Phlla tel
phiA ana called for An expression OF opinion on
the SUBJECT The matter was, however, not fur
ther discussed.
General Mcmahon moved that a committee OF
three De appointed 10 report upoa the feasibility
OF ercctng a building on the range a. Creedmoor
and scheme Tor raising iunds Tor tue purpose.
General Woodward moved that the Executive
Committee be requested to include In the pro-
gramme for the iai meeting match TO be snot
for by leans OF twelve from every state In the
General Woodward said that this would stlmu-
late rlne practice all over the Union, and would
be ul little expense TO the National Rine Asso-
cation.
General Knox thought II should be open to any
rine, but Colonel Wlngate thought that military
rnes only should be used.
General Mcmahon tnen made motion that the
Prize Committee be Instructed TO provide annu-
ally gold silver and bronze medal TO be snot Tor
DT the National Guard OF this state at CreedmoOr
and which was agreed To.
Mr.. Sanford then moved that all military
teams shooting at Crcedmoor should shoot At one
specific target ana not be distributed rs last
yeaJ over the range.
Life members be supplied with badges
at the ONCE or the association al cost OF 81 so
eacn. These badgos have already been described
In these columns.
The American team will probably return homo
By the middle Of August.