The New York herald., 1875-07-19

COLONEL BoDnE RETIREs.
IL will be seen tgat seven OF the competitors re-
pnel Bodine, who made a miss on the third snot,
and concluded, as there were only hve shots, that
COLONEL GrLDERsLEEvE AND Mr.. LEE
tach made nineteen out of a possible twenty. and,
therefore, ted-Mr. Johnston Uubnn) being thrd
. junior member OF the Ulster Ri1e Association,
had been as fortunate with the second as with the
otner snots, the matcn was over.
Tnere was consideraoie excitement as colonel
Gilderseeve AND Mr.. Lee (America and lreland)
came orwara 70 nre the three snots prescribed
Wimbledon, 1879, though we are lnIormed that
MT Lees nal shut IN the i've "a bulls eye against
0 centre OF Colonel GIloersleeve) would entltle
him TO the victory under present existing VIM
bledon conditions. Colonel Gllaersleeve made
loud cheers. Colonel Glide sleeve replied with a
bulls eye and Mr Lee only made centre. Both
cOGpettor's made on the nnal snots oulPs eye
each and again tied.
Colonel Gudersleeve, A..............-.... 4-1
MI Lee. U. K. A........ .-........-..... 4-ll
The excitement had now got TO a great height;
and as eacn snot was dred the announcements OF
the result was received with loud cheers from up
ward OF lOU0 people. Tne third ties (tnree shots
zach at 1.UO0 yardsl, thing Almost unprecedented
in rIne shooting, was tnen announced, and tue
competitors we're shortly again at their posts.
Buhjs eye after bulbs eye was announced. Col
onel GiIdersleeve made three Q2), aud Mr.. Lee
had made two Cs, when ne nreo MS nnal shor,
which was announced as q centre (3J, making Ii
altogether, ana losing IN the third Tie by one
THE SHOOTING OF BOTH WAS REALLY BRILLIANT,
anu was rewarded with round after round oil ap-
Eoouel Gildersleeve, A............ 4 4-12-Cnp.
Mr.. Lee, o. K -A.................... S-ll-f5.
which is OF solid silver value forty guineas, was
manufactured by Mr.. Gibson, Donegal place. The
mat ne rece,Vea snite as great ovation as the
captain OF the American team, wno PROBABLY had
never his work cut out so well or nim before. TO
lose oy one point in the third tie Is hardly less
honorable than victory.
Mr.. LEE,
we should state IS one OF the Scotch eight for
Wimbledon next week TO take part IN the contest
Tor the Elcno challenge shield. In several compe-
tIti0ns wnlcn latey took place In Scotland ne
MAJOR LEEcH AND CAPTAIN HAMILTON
Eept The score, and a number OF the men OF
the North Down rines oficiated at the butts.
THE CIVIC BANQUET IN BELFAST.
from tho Northern wing (Beliasp, July 81
Last evening the members OF the American
team and party were entertained at a banquet IN
rne Council Chamber, which was beautifully decor
ated. The chair was occupied oy the Mayor,
Thomas G. Lindsay, Esu, and the cToupiers were
James A. Henderson, Esq. J. p; william MuIan,
ESQ, J. p, and John G. niece, Esq. There was
brilliant company present.
THE ToAsTs AND SPEECHES.
me toasts OF "The Queenr ''The President OF
the United states,r and ''Tne Prince and Princess
,f waIes and the rest Of the Royal Family" having
Deen loyally honored, the Mayor said the next
toast was one wnicn had special reference 10 our
ow9country. AS the toast was to be responded
70 By one OF the members for the borough, be
une. Mayor would not say more than TO ask
Them 10 JOIN In drinking the nealtn Oh tne Lora
LIeutenant and prosperity TO Ireland. lChee's.)
THE REPLY.
Tae toast having ocen drunk, Mr.. william
tannston. N. p. said thas theE we're accustomed