The New York herald., 1875-09-29
SHOOTING FESTIVAL.
First Day Of the Fall Meet
ing at Creedmoor.
LIVELY COMPETITION
Growing Popularity Of the Sport
Of Target Shooting.

The third annual fall meeting of the National Rife
Association commenced yesterday at Creedmoor, and
attracted quite large number OF spectators. The
scene yesterday have afforded satisfaction
TO the few gentlemen whose individual efforts have
brought rife shooting to the front rank in the sports Of
the country especially when begins to look back at
the troubles and drawbacks experienced during the
first efforts 70 establish permanent basis Creed
moor woke up yesterday at early hour and shortly
after eight A. NJ. few stragglers came out
from the city and joined the regimental
teams that already the ground The
little camp that has been put mp for the accommoda-
ton of regmental teams, the expense OF the State
looked quite picturesque and appeared to be pretty
well patronized, showing that sufficient encourage
men has only to be given, and before many years the
opening day OF the annual meeting will find thousands
In camp representing all sections of the United States
and affording a spectacle not second to the famous
gatherings at Wimbledon There is no reason now
that Americans have developed they can do with
rifle, that the country should not be represented once
ayear in that strength proporonae to its population
Yesterday morning the first large batch of arrivals
came on the $3.50 train from Hunters Point and by one
P. NJ they nearly all the ground 1t might
be well to suggest to the railroad company that
liberal arrangements in the way of
transportation would be accepted with thanks as yes
terday there not sufficient seating accommodation
Tor the travel and quite large number had to stand
during the trip 1t to be hoped that they will put on
some extra cars and furnish the accommodation that
the public demand.
Shortly after eleven A. NJ. several hundred competi-
tors and spectators arrived on the ground and at a
quarter past eleven single gun gave warming that the
business OF the day would in fifteen minutes
The spectators kept carefully behind the ropes
and the marksmen ounging around the different
IN ich had bean Out
uumber of well known gentlemen, including
Adjutant General Townsend Inspector General
Woodward General Shaler General Sullivan of Oswego
Colonel Kavanagh General Dakin, Colonel J. BoJne
Colonel Fulton, L. c. Bruce aud others hand
md there also few ladies' scattered among the
ookers-on. The ball opened at fpast eleven and
'he competitors in the Judd match soon at work
It their different ranges AS there twenty targets
with average OF eight ten to each, the work was
pushed along with such despatch that M. the
Grst event was decided and everybody adjourned to
lunch. The weather delightful, with sufficient
70 warm one up, and the wind, what little there was
from quarter favorable to the marksmen The
pool targets pretty well patronized throughout
and proved quite attractive feature the programme
Zen cents charged for each shot, one half
Df which went to the association assist in
defraying expenses, and the other half was divided
rata among the marksmen making the most BULBS
ayes They also proved great accommodation to the
competitors in the different matches atfording them
rood opportunity to adjust their sights Lunch occu
pied about hour, and tho catering to the general
public fair the provisions being good and the
charges reasonable. General Shaler Messrs Judd, Wn
EaA and their friends enjoyed private COLA
Lon in the Presidents tent
In the afternoon the cavalry match and the short
nnge match shot of and the latter event gave
mother triumph TO the Irish Americans of their
members were FIRST aud second The management Of
The shooting good and the competitors
we're prompt to respond when called upon
that contrary to expectation the First and Second
iivision matches commenced, and nearly all the
shooting the 200 yards range completed before
darkness set in.
ON the whole the opening day was success and the
pnly dissatisfaction displayed in relation the
Judd match The association had not sufficient num-
oil markers employed and some of the competitors
pressed into the service The match declared
tlosed at recess and afterward had TO be opened in
order TO allow the gentlemen who had been marking
ihahce TO finish their shots few more markers will
pbvate any such mistakes and add TO the of
couple OF specials assisted the local trains to carry
the VISITORS back, and everybody in New York
shortly after seven O'Clock r. NJ.
THE SHOOTING
The Judd match was the first competition the pro-
gramne 1t ItcommenCed at halfpast eleven A. NJ and was
finished at ten minutes after one F. There were lSS
entries The following the conditions under which
the contest was carried on
Weapon, any military rife; distance, 200 yards;
position standing rounds, seven; entrance fee, 81
First prize--A SILVER Trophy value. ........... $50
Second priZe-A Silver Trophy value. .............. 80
Third prize-Ilfe Membership National Rife AS
sociation transferable by winner, value. rs
Fourth prize-Cash. Observation-Disclosures. Is
Fifth prze-Cash. Observation-Disclosures. 10
Sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth prlzes-Each
Tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth seventeenth, eighteenth,
nineteenth and twentieth przes-Each cash So. 33
In all twenty prizes value. ..................$ls