The New York herald., 1875-07-20

The annual match between members Of ths
British Parliament, represented by the LordG
and Commons was shot under the following
conditions-
Range, 500 yards; number of rounds, fifteen
per man; weapon, any rifle within the rules Of
the British National Rife Association. This
means-as at Creedmoor-a gun not exceed
ing ten pounds in weight, without telescope
or magnifying sights, and with minimum
trigger pull of three pounds. Position, any
without artificial rest
SCORES OF THE COMMONS.
Range,
Yards. HON. R. II. PLUNKETr. Totals:
5O0-4 5 5 4 5 444 8 4-67
HON. A. P. VIVIAN.
500 q 5 4 s 5 4 4 ga
MAJOR PEPLoE.
500-5 "A 8 0 5 A s 8 543 5 5-64
MARQUIS OF LoRNE.
50O-5 8 4 4 3 4 ga 4 3 4 A 4-G1
COLONEL LLOYD LINDSAY
500--5 8 8 9 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 8 5-57
Total score ................... .....3l3
SCORES OF THE LORDS.
Earl, FERRERs.
50O-5 8 5 4 A 8 8 4 4 4 4 5 5-62
DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
500 O42 O4O4445 5-45
EARL wALDEGRAvE.
500 5 5 5 10 s 8 0 0 8 3 0 O-42
EARL DUNRAvEN.
5000 2 Q 0 2 4 4 444 $50
LORD wHARNcIIFFE.
500 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 4 8 3 8 3 5-35
Total score. ....................... .22O
Points in favor of the Commons. ..... 93
The foregoing scores are out Of possible
375 points.
AMERICAN SHOOTING.
The admirable quality of our marksmen
is the theme of general conversation. Their
skill is greatly praised 1t is generally adj
mitted that in declining new challenges they
acted wisely.
Having won the match they came to shoot,
they DO well not to risk the danger OF tar
nishing their hard won aurels before return
ing to their own country.
TRUE KNIGHTS.
Others, however, hold the opinion that when
challenged they are bound, as true knights,
''sans pe,w et sans reproche," to accept the
wager of battle without thought OF the con-
sequences.
GILDERsLEEvEs CHALLENGE.
The question of the admission of the
Americans to the competition for the Elcho
shield has been finally decided in the Mega
tive. Colonel Glldersleeve explains that the
team left New York with instructions to
shoot a team match only with the Irish.
Moreover, the team is just now crippled by
the illness of one of its members, who is an
excellent shot Colonel Gildersleeve, how
ever, is anxious to make match with team
representing the United Kingdom, to be shot
in the United States next year.
THE "ALBxRT PRIZES" MATCH.
The contest for the "Albert" prizes took
place to-day, and was finished in the after
noon. The ranges shot over were 200, 600
and 900 yards.
The scores at the first two ranges show that
Gildersleeve led the match at this stage on q
score of 6s out of possible 20 points.
At the first range Gildersleeve, Fulton and
Coleman, of the American team, made each
the splendid record of "a out OF q possible
95 points, while Hamilton, Petty, Wyatt,
Greenhill and Rigby (the last two of the Irish
egh) made full score of 35 points each.
At the second distance only Greenhil and
Rigby maintained their grounds with the
Americans, on score of 80 points each.
THE VICTOR.
Tie shooting was finished at the third
range 600 yarls), and Sir Henry Haford
won the first prize on score of SO out
of q possible 105 points. Colonel Glider
sleeve came in next and took the second prize,
with q score of 90 points.
THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION CUP
In the match for the 'Any Rlhs' Associa-
ton Cup IN. r. Al prize, in which each COM
petitor had ten shots at the 600 yards range,
Coleman, of the American team, scored 40
out of possible 80 points, leading large
number et competitors Colonel Gildersleevo
achieved score OF 4S points.
FULTON WINS THE ST. LEoEB STAKES.
The ties in the shooting of Saturday be-
tween Fulton, OF the American team, Rigby,
of the Irish eight and Mitchell, an English
man, were shot off to-day. Fulton won;
Mitchell took the second place and Rigby the
third