The New York herald., 1875-08-21

| in America endure forever This above all else was
what the people Of Ireland admired and reverenced and
Colonel Glderseeve with that keen perception or man
of the world which distinguishes him. was not slow in
giving credit 10 his Irish entertainers ior honong IN
enjoyed the great Republic which he and his fellow
| marksmen SO well represented
| TO WIMBLEDON
On the 9th OF July Lord Wharnclie President OF the
| British National Rife Association, Wrote 70 Colonel
Gderseeve inviting the Americans 10 shoot the 18th
at Wimbledon against team Of eight 70 be picked from
the English Irish Scotch teams who would
| for the Echo Shield. The American team very natu
rally declined this unfair and onesided proposition
Mr. Parsons adutant Of the English eight, had also
written 20 the captain OF the American team, in the
same sense About this time Dr. Hamilton wrote TO
the Standard his opinion Of the American rilemen in
| the following words:-
"a have shot against the American team both in the
| United States and Ireland can say with confidence
there has been any team IN this country able 10
| beat them. don't mean have not as good
individual shots, but their organization is simply
/ perfect Discipline will always beat superior
! individual strength in such contests. The mem
! bers Of the American team have shot together
for year If member by accident gets OF the
target another is able at once to put him again.
Colonel Glderseeve has assured that the obey
him in the mnutest trae In America the Irish made
higher score than the best they made for the Ell
cho Shields and yet although true by accident
beaten The following week when competing for indi-
vdual prizes they made fifty two points than the
Americans over the same course The Irish score at
Dollymount June 20 again better than they
ever made for the Echo Shields while the Americans
averaged 6l l6 which is higher than the best individual
score made at Wimbledon. Yet the Abercorn
Cup match for the selection OF the Irish eight six Irish
men headed the list, the Americans following AZ long
intervals -
While correspondence going between the
Americans and the Wimbledon authorities the team
reached Glasgow, Scotland, the 10th of July II
thought that the remen Of old Caledonia would have
been at home TO extend the customary courtesy
marksmen singuarly enough II happened however,
that the Scotch team had started for Wimbledon Just
before the Americans arrived in Scotland and nobody
turned up 10 do the honors in their stead.
After seeing Glasgow and the interesting, historic
regions IN the Highlands around Loeb Lomond, the
team set out for Auld Reeke," Scoands picturesque
captal-that once was Here they were Hospitality
entertained by Mr.. Robson, the American Consul
| Three or four days were spent very agreeably
in visiting places Of historic interest about Edin-
burgh The Calton Hill, with Dugald Stewards and
Burns monuments the Castle OF Endinburgh with
'Nions Meg and Scoand's neglected regaa; Arthurs
Seat with the 'Cowden Kowes? Holyrood Palace
and the spot where fell Rzzo the unfortunate favorite
of the beautiful but Istarred Mary Stuart-al were
scenes that had been made more famous by the
rvaled pen Of Scott than by the traditions which they
eommemorated, and were we'll worthy Of being visited
The team left Scotland for London the 18th and
reached the modern Babel the next evening Here
everything was new to them and couple of days
spent advantage in seeing the numerous sights about
the British metropolis, of which every one has heard
THE MEETING AT wIMBLEDos
greatly nterfered with by the almost
that fell nearly every day while the shooting lasted 1t
was announced that the American rlfemen in
their individual capacities, would shoot for
the St. Leger Sweepstakes on the 18th,
.and England as wen as this country anxiously
looked forward TO how the vctors OF Dollymount
would sustain their welearned regulations among the
shots Of the British Rifle Association The sweep
stakes were competed for at 200 yards, and
Fulton made full score Of thirtyhve points, Glider
sleeve recorded thirty four Yale thirty three Garfield
thirty-one and Dakn twenty seven. John Rgby,
OF Dublin, and an Enghshman tied Fulton.
The ties were shot of on the 10th, and Fulton
won, Mitchell coming in second and Rgby third. In
the midst of all opposition from the best rifemen OF
Great Britain and Ireland the Americans had scored q
victory on their
The team shot for the Albert prizes and Colonel
Gilderseeve made the highest scoresixy out Of
possible seventyat 200 and 600 yards. AT the first
range Gildersleeve Fulton and Coleman recorded each
thirty-four Of possible thirty five points,
while Hamilton Petty, Wyatt, Greenhil and Rigby (all
Irshmen except Petty and Wyatt earned full Of
thirty five points At the second range only Greenhl
and Rigby kept the Americans making thirtytwo
points each IN the contest for the Association prizes
in which each competitor had ten shots at 600 yards,
Coleman counted forty-nine out of a possible fifty
points, thus placing himself at the head of large num-
Der of competitors. Gilderseeve but point be-
hind, having made forty-eight
We have that some mysterious power stepped in
to prevent match for the proiered Lloyd's Cup be-
tween the British, Irish and American teams perhaps
it is not great stretch OF the imagination TO sup
pose that the English undesirous Of meeting the
Americans unless the chances greatly in favor OF
the former. The odds against our men could only
have been obtained by allowing tho British
TO choose team from their own two and
the Irish eight The Americans saw through this
little game and declined to be entrapped into it, The
Americans wanted 10 shoot If not in the Elcho Shield
match at least alongside with the teams engaged in the
competitions The British declined throwing open the
Echo Shield match 10 allow the "Yankees" TO shoot
alongside that the of our men could be
set, the English presented the Americans with cup
(which they may take back with them and
HOME
An offer Of this kind ought not to have been
cepted and the form in which came.was doubtless the
reason why Dakin Bodine aud Yale declined to enter
the competition for H. There can be no question but If
Colonel Gderseeve and the rest OF the American team
who shot in the match had seen the matter in the same
light that they too would have followed the example Of
'Old Reliable and the others.
The conditions upon which the cup was offered were
unusually severe tests Of smanship-hiry shots
rds WA Ia he he last ~ 10
this year before the butts in England and the
record is just as extraordinary as the match itself Six
American ri1emen--three OF them shot $50 rounds
making, in the aggregate 1O4 points out OF 900
There seventy four bull seyes only ten misses and
just outer. The results of the match are as fol-
Major H. Fulton. 1873
A. V. Canueld l26
X G. Coleman. 1l9
L. c. Bruce. JIG
L. M Ballard 1O5
Colonel H. A. Gildersleeve Observation-Disclosures. I05
Thus terminated the memorable contests Of the FIRST
American national rifle that had gone abroad
seek laures and fame both OF which is gratifying TO
know. the team now abundantly supplied with
While at Wimbledon, Lord and Lady Wharncline, with
other representatives of British arstocracy paid the
Americans every attention that could be expected SO,
too, did the sturdy English commoners with whom our
rilemen came in contact; and dinner parties and
sight seeings not wanting to make the time slide
by agreeaby enough in London.
A short visit to the fascinating capital Of France,
where the team we're received with distinction, com
peted the programme which they had laid down before
sailing for Europe Our representative rifemen re-
turned London, and after staying there for few
days embarked on Thursday week last Liverpool
the City Of Berlin Mr.. Bruce is the only member Of
the team who, for the present remains in Europe
MEETING oP THE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR THE
RECEPTION OF THE TEAM-THE PROGRAMME
Tho above committee held meeting
yesterday afternoon, at their rooms the
Bennett Building, with General Shalcr in
the chair, and Colonel Wngate General Knox, Hon d.
W Judd and Messrs E. II. Sanford and Robert John
present The following programme for the reoep-
ton Of the team, whose arrival per steamship City Of
Berlin is expected to-day tomorrow, was agreed
upon
J. The steamer Nelson X. Hopkins will leave the Bat
terry three NJ earlier upon receiving notice that
the steamship City Of Berlin has been sighted of Sandy
Hnnk haEnn hoard tho ncers and dlreclors OF Tho