The New York herald., 1875-09-26
Speeches Of Captain Murray, Of the Canadian
Team and Colonel GilderSlecve.
RIVALRY IN COURTEsIEs.

Another victory of American rhemen foreigners
eager pluck the laurel of the worlds championship
from their brow scored yesterday on the memora-
BILE battle field Of CreedmooE The day beautiful,
and Colonel Gildersleeve remarked, finer than
that which smiled upon American rihemen at Dolly
mount The hafpast nine train from Hunters Point
took the American and Canadian teams who rater-
nized in the spirit of the most friendly rivalry, and
with them large number of friends members of the
clubs and remen prompted by professional eagerness,
TO witness this great international contest between the
best shots of Canada and of crack marksmen
The arrival OF the next train from Hunters Point
sweled this crowd to very considerable proportions,
and 1t was noticeable that there
LARGER PROPORTION
among them than has before been observed al
Creedmoor match This lent a novel attraction the
contest for the element of fair faces beauteous forms
bright bonnets and handsome dresses has hitherto been
missing and added much to the pcturesqueness of the
scene If the fair who graced this rife match
with their presence only knew how glad the compet
tors to exhibit their skill before them and how
delighted every marksman at this manifestation of
Increased interest in rife shooting on the part of the
weaker SEX they would certainly feel encouraged to
repeat their visit to CrecdmooS and bring of their
lady friends with them.
The preparations for the match had all been made
with much care so that time lost by the marks
men in proceeding to work This they did in their
business-like manner
SHOWED ANY BRAyADo
Haunted their of in the face of the
other On the contrary, nobody, to judge from the
behavior of the men, would have thought that they
sould have sakeH their professional reputation rifle
men on the result and that it serious contest,
involving much glory in the conquest and much bit
serness in the defeat They demeaned themselves as
goodnatur edy and pleasantly though it
merely informal friendly trial OF skill Both sides,
Of course believed that the victory would be theirs,
while the sympatnes Of the spectators were naturally
with their pucky countrymen.
General Dakin, who Captain Of the American
seam deserves great credit for the promptness and
energy with which he kept the American to their
practice Friday, and it generally admitted that
NE victory largely due to his unremitng efforts.
SPECTATORS
were the usual number of prominent men-General
6haler, General Joe Hooker, General Jardne Majors
Fulton and Parker Colonel wneate, Major j. E.
o'Reilly Captain O. c. Carlisle and others identified
with the interests of American and Canadian marks
manshp. The appearance Of the Canadians elected
much comment from the feminine spectators They
all dressed in plain gray clothes and formed fine
group of men. Captain Murray, the Captain OF the
team, is a very good looking man, whose sharply
defined face is framed by full dark beard. 1t
was quite interesting sight to see these men blazing
away for hours and scarcely uterng than word,
and then barely such significant Bull's Eyel"
sinner" &c The Canadians shot lying on their
breasts and face downwards, while the Americans
generally lay on their backs. Some of the ladies'
thought these positions extremely funny, and
could not understand how man could shoot when
lying his back and supporting his gun against his leg
The shooting comparatively void Of incidents,
and proceeded in the most thoroughly business like
manner One rather amusing occurrence was that
during the first hour the Irish flag exposed to the
view of the Canadians, and that nobody thought of
hosting the British colors until of the American
.eam noticed the omission. Some Of the Irishmen
yhe ground made themselves very merry this little
sontretempS while the Canadians laughed at it good
saturedy and one of them said
81 SUPPOSE THEY TAKE US FOR FENuANsl"
10 the intense merrment of the entire team. Al
o'clock the first match at the 800 yard range
pleted indicating that the contest would be pretty
tven and both sides still retained confidence their
assurance of success The bracing air and the keen
wind as well as the lively exercise, had given the
uarksmen excellent appetite, ana they were glad TO
'spair TO the committee tent, where handsome COLA
lion was spread At two O'Clock the work was resumed
aud till halfpast four when the contest de-
uded, to the great delight of the audience.
THE MATCH
In accordance with previous arrangements both the
.ontestng teams left Hunters Point by the hafpast
uine O'Clock A. NJ train and arrived on the Creedmoor
snnges at twenty minutes after ten. The marksmen
either side mixed freely together and the most friendly
feeling characterized their intercourse. At the 500
yards range space was staked and roped Off keep
the spectators from crowding upon the firing
points At the muster of the American
team it found that Mr.. Ballard, at late hour
Friday, declined TO participate in the match and Mr. f.
Hyde was put forward in his place. II should also be
understood that Mr. Farwell's ought to have ap-
peared in yesterdays reports of the orgi
naly selected to constitute the team. The Cana
dian team made up Of the following named gen
tlemen :--Messrs MurisoD, J. j. Mason, David
Mitchell, W. Mitchell Schwarz, Murray, Disher
and Adam W. Mitchell was taken from
the reserve and placed upon the team proper, while
Joseph Mason was put in waiting Mr. c. r. Murray
was captain. The personnel Of the American team
rs folows-Messrs Farwell, Garfield, Hepburn, Bruce
Hyde, Jewell Conlin and Geiger; General T. s. DaKin
filed the honorable position of captain.
When both teams got inside the ropes al the first
range II agreed by the Americans that their oppo
nents should have the choice Of targets They chose
The two on the let-Nos and 81 leaving those the
rght--Nos 5 and o-to the men of the Amateur Club
Beginning with the Canadians on the left Of the line
The targets were occupied in this :On No 2 David
Mitchell William MITCHELL Schwarz and Disher; on
No. g. j. J. Mason, Murray, Adam, hurison The
Americans who occupied No target were Bruce,
Jewell, Conlin Hyde; while Hepburn, Farwell Gegcr
Can1eld Oh the right of the line in front OF
No. g. Major J. Il. o'Rcilly, Of the Thirteenth
Canadan) volunteer battalion kept the records at
the American targets behalf of bis country
men, and Major Holland performed for tho Amateur
Club team the duty front OF the Canadian butts
Major Henry Fulton effectively watched and coached"
for the New Workers. and f. II. Sanford assisted Major
Holland so much confidence had the teams in each
others honor that the testing Of trigger pull was
not even thought Of
The atmosphere delightfully."- clear and the wind
upon the whole, not uniavorable to good shooting
IL blew gentle breeze pretty steadily up
tho ranges at a small angle TO the line OF nre;
IL was a wind tha4 rineman would call from
.'half past four to half past seven O'clock In the
uarrow angle embraced between a few points OF the
compass the breeze shifted and veered about in the