The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-05
THE HERALD's REPORTING FEATs AT DOLLY
MOUNT AND WIMBLEDON.

AOONI AMI h1MbLEDON.
LONDON, July 90 1875.
Now and then q correspondent has a right to
feel grati1ed at the success he has won at the
nomentary notorIety he gains Tor his Journal l
am sure your representatives, both at Wimbledon
and at the Dollymount match. nave felt gratided
at the complimentary notices OF their lauors by
the English press, bat still more than graLlned,
yea, proud. at the Geographic successes they
achieved In New YORK nom Dollymount. The H.
Illustrated London Netcs OF two weeks ago had
two pictures about the Doymount match, one OF
which represents one OF your corresp onde Is
crossing the tidal channel between the Dolly
mount range and the highway to Dublin on horse
back. with the waves dashlng almost up to the
saddle girth. In the letter press accompanying
the article we read
The special corresponding OF four American
newspapers sent kilograms by the Atlantic ca BILE
to announce the result OF the international match
as soon as the shooting was over The NEW YORK
HERALD correspondent was foremost in the race
10 secure priority or despatch Tor this inte.li-
gence. lie gaoped on horseback across the
SANDS OF Dublin Bay, In the neighborhood OF Clon-
tarL making snort cut TO the extempOrized tel
egrapn station.
WHAT WAS REALLY ACCOMPLISHED.
This is or course, very hatterlng testimony to
the energy OF your correspondent employed on
the field that day; but, nevertheless, the artist
was not apparently acquainted with the real
spirit OF the HERALD's worth that day, for at the
time when our NOBLE norseman was crossing the
hood with the last despatch the news OF the VIC
tory OF the Americans over the Irish had reached
the DubllR telegraph ONCE. thus gaining PRIOR
ity oil despatch there, which resulted IN a victory
70 you 10 New YORK or over an hour and haL
And this is no mean feat when we consider that
we had TO compete with correspondents OF other
New YORK papers VINO were just as eager for VIC
tory as ourselves.
THE DoLLYMoUNT cOSTEsT-THE HERALD STAFF.
II may interest your readers to get glimpse OF
the HERALD stan employed At Dollymount on the
10Th OF June. On the ground there were In Its pay
that day seven Jaunting cars and seven drivers,
two saddle horses with attendants three sign
painters. two irish aborers, four army sergeants,
one telescopes and i've correspondents ana as
sistants-nearly AL Of whom rad been gathered
together in Dublin and there drilled In their
labors during the four days before tce match.
Was there necessity for such force, you ask
or course there was, or tse expense would not
have been incurred. Inc distance from the Cen.
trail Telegraphlc Bureau on Sackvnle street
Dublin, to the spot where the match TOOK
place Is about six miles. There lie, indeed, an
orce nearer tnan tnat-namely, at Clontarf; but as
It was found on inspection to be an old A, B, c
Instrument and
WORKED BY WOMAN,
who skeels sKids OF thread and pounds oil sugar. II
was OF no use Whatever. Besides, the lady In
charge did not appear TO have the slightest idea
OF the value Of rapid Transmission. II you handed
In despatch she would quietly serve ner Gus ON
ers with cake OF soap or an ounce OF tea, inquire
II they wanted anything more, speak OF iamllJ
matters and village gossip, and then take the
message and put 1t through" SO we gave up the
idea OF trusting our messages TO the little ONCE al
Contarf, which would, had 1t been n good WORK.
ina order. nave saved our carmen journey OIL