The New York herald., 1875-07-12


Honor wouldn't let the childer cry for bread ~
Then, as the obdurate gentleman moved away,
she cried out LAX at the likes o. that; cure the
child mistook Aim for gintleman !" The old
women, with baskets containing antiquated ap-
ples fossil gingerbread aud dyspeptc pies or
"tartsn as they call them, were thick as
nies In Egypt. They were all In excellent
humor altnouRn their ordinary temper, as is well
known, Is none OF the best ana theyl lnduged In
long sonloquies. recounting for their own gratin-
cation their adventures In getting TO the ground.
or they chatted with eacn other or with the police
men. Tneir piety overnewed into the most fer
vent prayers for the safety and perpetual health
OF "Yer Honor" when he bestowed penny,
and sometimes ne who purchased OF one was
blessed by half dozensas q common Denefactor.
''God save Yer Honor. and God save you, 100,
Mary, and send you pretty penny ana send
every one pretty penny, and purtect the baskets,
for there's power OF humans about" was the
formula heard by one OF the local reporters. who
took It down from basket woman's lips, and IL
is a fair sample. Hundreds OF quaint little ges-
soons. with preternatural shrewd faces, and
dressed In hats and coats several times too large
for them, surrounded any ono who wore the
American coiors and made mis- life q burden until
ne had bestowed abundant backsheesh upon them.
THE DELEGATIONS FROM THK COUNTRY.
The excursion trains from various neighbortng
cities had brought up great numbers OF persons
on the Friday previous TO the match, and these
excursionsts began 60 arrive in swar1ns snortly
after ten. There was a constant jam al the tour
niquets guarding the enclosure. Hundreds gath
cred along the fence, and many times endeavored
80 scale it; but were speedily rebuned by the po-
licemen with, 'Get out o. that nowW "D'ye hear
me spaking TO yez ?" "Will we have TO persuade
ye zr' and other pleasant invita- tiens to maintain
order. Tho tramp across the mad nats was not
entirely free from disagreeable features, and the
spectacle OF an interesting family OF nve or SIX
children stuck fast in the slippery ooze, with
mamma In the same condition and hall in clined
to cry, while paterfamtl;as clustered as the crowd
chaned him ana his misfortunes, was ludicrous,
although it demanded sympathy.
the PROGRESS OF THE CONTEST
The teams arrived on the ground shortly after
ten O'Clock. The memorable Tuesday promised
then, as earlier IN the morning, to be fair but
there were occasional gusts from the direction OF
the targets. and the mtsts, which at one time had
seemed totally dspelled, began TO return. Shortly
before the shooting began, however, the sun
poured mood OF softly tempered light upon the
nower-strewn turf within the enclosure, and for
an hour or two one might have fanced himself
in America q June day. The sun seemed to
cheer the crowds, Tor they increased momeutarily.
ORDER OUTSIDE THE ROPES.
At 800 yards from the targets the ropes
were stretched, and q little army OF police
men kept back the hundreds anxious to see
THE s'YANKEEs.u
There was kind OF suppressed cheer as our
band OF handsome fellows looking even better
tnan usual In their dark blue uniforms and caps,
took up their positions behind the ranges and
awaited the action OF their antagonists.
MAJOR LEEcH
was soon beside them, brimming over, as usual,
with graceful compliment and with genuine Irish
drolery. Just behind the turfbeds. on which the
rifemen usually inclined when aiming at the tar
gets, the bulletins had been erected on high
frames and there each mans shot, exactly what ir
counted and It's position on the target, were
marked SO plainly that any one IN the crowd
could read them. After
THE .Toss'' FOR CHOICE OF POSITION
mad been decided in of the Irish and they had
chosen targets Nos. and on the right hand, and
next the Bay, the Americans planted little Star
Spangled Banner, duly sauted by the crowd, be-
tween targets Nos q and3 g. 1t was remarked that
the Irish rlfemen exhibited no colors, perhaps on
account OF the TACT that some Of them are said to
DO Orangemen, and had no desire TO give occasion
TO any political gosslp-perhaps because they had
not thought 1t necessary.
THE IRISH WORE NO UNIFORMS.
Wilson, Pollock, Miner and Johnson were In
light travelling SUITS protected with buckskin
against the dampness OF the ground.
l!,cIPLINARY PRECAUTIoN OF THE AMERICANS.
Each OF the Americans had before mis- seat q
miniature target on which, as fast as he fired, he
bulletin his own shots by means or numbered
pins placed in exactly the same position as the
men at the telescopes declared them to be ON
the large targets. The positions OF the American
shots were signalled to the crowd by means Of
red, white and blue covered pins, which looked
ike enormous mushrooms. Fulton and others Of
the rlnemen had numbered pins, that at
glance any one behind him could read his fifteen
shots and compare them with the score kept by
other persons.
squad OF markers from the FIfteth regiment
was present under command Of an efncer, and
the NEW YORK HERALD also had
ITS OWN MARKERS.
selected with great care by the courteous Colonel
Thompson from his non on-commissioned officers In
the Second Queens regiment, and marshallcd by
Sergeant Scarborough.
The scarlet and black OF the military uniforms
set on to good advantage the somewhat soberer
colors worn Dy our American rilemen.
trumpeter, with a red nag, was stationed
midway between the four turf beds, and when
ever a danger nag was displayed at the targets he
blew his horn and waved his nag as a sign that
Withdrawn ne signalled again in the same fashion,
and the crack OF the ries and hiss of the bullets
were again heard.
captain Bruce, Mr.. Garfield and MIR. Ballard
were all engaged IN observing the shots fired by
their co1freres; while Mr. Bird and Lieutenant
Colonel Mitchell busted themselves with the neces-
sary details OF preserving silence and order Strict
commands had been given that the men on either
side should not be addressed, anu rigid attention
was paid to this. The crowd, during the shoot
ing at the eight and nine hundred yards
ranges, was very careful to make no noise
calculated to derange the nerves OF the
rinemen; so 1t expressed Its enthusiasm In
hoarsc whispers, which sounded like the wind
signing through one OF those great corn fields seen
along the banks OF Western rivers, where thous-
anas OF sneaves are rustling together. On the
two occasions when the referees, Lieutenant
Colonel MITCHELL and Major Leech. and the umpire