The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-28
The Irish.American Rifle Match
From the Dublin Evening Mail, Feb. 81

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me citing of the council of the association u,os
held at their rooms, in this city, yesterday s's
the purpose of receiving the report of the recan.
international rife match in the United Stataa
and for fixing day to hold the annual meetins
OF the members. The chair WAS taken by H.
Right Hon, the Lord Mayor Of Dublin VAC
with the visit Of the Ir y riaemen in Amerie es'ed
very happy speech. OF the coming contest "i bal
| spoke as follows he
| To make our meeting in June here in DubGn :,
worthy OF the visit of the Americans as possiLe
| l propose that we invite the captain of the r.
gllsh international team and that in like NEW
an invitation of similar character be sent to 4i
captain of the Scottish team, each to send a VIC
preventative team here to meet the Americsne
1t would be a graceful compliment that T t,
both England and Scotland will have pleasnra q
paving to America, as well as evidencino ~ -
sympathy with us in our endoavor to maintoi.,
friendly relations with our nearer as well as or
more remote nelghbors. As no effort. so far -
| am concerned-and believe, also, that I will be-
supported in every quarter in my desire to do
what is right and proper-will be left undone ~
make the visit agreeable to the American ~ "
honorable to Ireland, will be happy to co-operat a
with any gentleman or body OF gentlemen des;r
GUS of evidencng their good will on the occasion
| have invited the Captain and the American
team and his men in reserve to do me the bonan
Of being my guests during their stay in Dnblin
in June next | may also add that the prila -
tHe All lIeldHu ClsIltnSe Shield, hit ,arto
competed for by representatives of rifle clnbs w
Ireland, will be opened on the occasion Of ~
visit in June to the Americans, and to no OH.
nationality. BY the rules Of that match 7 bara
reserved to myself the right to alter them r.
time to time and now see fit to do so ON ~;
occasion only. | feel that we are called unon =.
extend to our visitors all the privileges we on +
selves possess at this meeting, and | an NOV
without hope that the Wimbledon autboritioa
will also invite the Americans to send a team 10
Wimbledon to compete for the Echo Shield 7
feel sure that the noble Lord, the giver of tho +
shield, would not object to this extension of com,
petition-a graceful compliment which none
more than Americans would appreciate.
Thus far have given you a slight resume Of e
he ma 9Dlhcent compliments paid TO me on he. E
Ialf Of my team aud my country, and it deyolvao f
N the citizens of Dublin and country at LARGE ~
eceive the Anne ricans in June next in a manneJ
,ettting this great country: Whoever NAV win
he match here in June propose that the return
match be shot III Philadelphia, i'll compliment r.
AMERICA, during the centenary year 1876 This
ity OF Philadelphia ranks as one of the foremost {
a America Ill point of commercial importance +
nd enterprise. Here the cetenary of Americas
Independence is to be grandiy celebrated in 1876
he building OF the proposed International Ix 81
ibition is rapidly pa ,essng. In it will be
Inhibited the representative Industries of the s.
lvlliZed world. There could be 40 more tittino
rcaslon for doing honor to America than at the
Of the one hundredth anniversary of &
n Independence which England has long since
ecognizcd, beng willing i'll her acknowledged E
rcatness TO concede her share to the greag &
epublic Al