, 1875-07-14
The Shooting at the 500, 300
and 1000 Yard Ranges.
Fine Discipline Of the Amtrieaus-.la
System Among the lrishmea.
Tribulation Of the Crowd at the Result
Of the Contest,


HelF J 0E HEFAs /
DuH11w. Juno ~ AT iast tho morning Of this
day had cnnlo, to see which tcor0
OF mote Of American citlzeud had crusned 3,t00
miles of water. Tho dawu calnt uat with tho
promlne Of = dull day. At the O'Clock break |
fart At the hotel tho rncmen, each drossod In the
suug-ft,inR blno flannel uniform ii tie ANA
teur Ni1e Club Of Now York. looked AnxiouAiy
out It the sky. Az sIist hbur dull, lcaIcn tkE.
without q rltt OF Buoslline, Rrld gente breeze
scarcely moving the foliage In 81. Stephens
Green before tho door. gave Frou.iso Of most
favorable day for tLcir chosen sport. NiEhoB
were expressed that tho day might remain this,
that something noteworthy might bs put upon
record. All tho mon we're in primo con-
d,tion. excepting Gen. pakin, whohe arm
had boon somewhat bruised BY excessive
aud awkward pract.ce tho previous
dayB. At $3.50 o'clock tbs carriages wero At tno
door to convoy t.le team and associates to tho
raugo. Tho rides, carefully handled. tho car
trdgo Cases, the Telescopes and waterproof, aud
tic groat load Of baggage incidopt to day Oh
the range Here heaped in, aud few momeuta
1ator the start waa made for
TUE DoLLruouHr nANnK.
Along tho route the ipterout of tho People In
the match aud tho viAlIoru was seen in tho le-
gends and banners stretched across tho road. At
QUE point \ baud Of green leaves tDade very
waite ,rchrax and nWc,como to tha rmo,.,h
pieNt, - ~ De 'eoY ~ " VIZ 4o'1'
14!e. "e'come 20 c'ohs4f1 f1ains, Ano slnl-
lar expressions were co1nu1ou' At lo;.5 tue car
risga drew up Oh the range after rasting ride
along the sea nal road aud across tho low water
ford airoot,v J., I'm gr;n, mini Tho r.nr,c lad
.. 49, s.a,sl,. .t... - ~ ,ra,.rs,,o,, ~, ,,,a
peo1 soue'oeiAo'' A''''eA =" -. ~ .-
event Btout wooden fences Aad boon efecteds
while within this wooden paling Divided Of
reaorvot anaro. In which tho Iadies aud
.,s1,.. .su;.aa ,-,,..., ,ra,. .o,,od r.++e had
spec'A"y lhsi.oo euoese "''o 'oo'su' 4op" "s1
beco erected mere aao 1ncfot anu pto''6lons ~
for sbndo sna rest being disposed hero sud ,loie
within .,a ,unfoaure 4 ponl forco OF polico, a
,;..t. $780, ~ 80, r,,or, ,,.fJIron, th,n
n'''e hole n.o"s A"a o'oI 'no1' .oe ,>1l... s4a
tanlf No" 1ofE countc9'alts, louneea '@11''
about the grounds. The Irish rlhctuen wetc
| abon,. and At 12.25 tho apportiopment Of tho
man Ia tnc povrrs1 targets for markers. spottorp
.s-ux. ~, - naon ,,,ao u,, A,th,r
| eeoleie' e'c: aao oepn 'na1S' .4a'' "4sau'
Maj, Holland. Mr. William D. coushtrs. and
Mr. II. D. korr took tho duty Of gosuS dowo in
the butts to supervise tho markers. Capt. bruce
and 4. Y. Garfield, Jr, kept all accurate asei. on
the American talRets. recording esch shot GU
Whitley, q tho patty. performed the sa'no duty
B"gardus acted as patrols ,n Tho rear. TO hocp
back tho crowd and look out for the inrerests OF
| ly about, seeinG TINT everything MAS set 10
| rights. Tho ruferee Oh tho 1ilhh sido WAS Mai
| Leach. while Capt. II. uo!dape. of tho Ninety
third Higblanders, hold tho post OF nmplre.
ladies' comiug doxo TO watch tbs champions al
wo,k. TIE facilities for conveying tho uows Of
tile match during LID progress to tue crowds itl
Attcudauce wss worry gool. Immenss black.
above tho headu OF the throut. and on thcse Tho
figures were given IN detail. "hile OIL largo
target thu e1act posttioos OF tho ellota we've
spotted out. A. each man fired hss record was
carried out on tleso large d's&Fams' and all "as
IN run 1oss Eon CHOICE OF TARGETS
tho home team won, and chose tllo up hill tar
gets towards the right Of tie sauge. s.x targets
we're 10 position tho four inside ones beng IN
use-2 h,d for the American team. and 4 and
tor their Irish frienda. 10 Target the assign
meuta wore GlIderaleeye, D,d,ue, aud Fulton
Oh Target 8. Yale, DAkin. and Coleman; 1Argci
1, Wilhou. MekcunA and johnson; and OH tilt
extreme right, DR.. Hamilton Mllnor. and po'oct
shot on Target s. At ll45, when tho buglt
| sounded the ngnat for tho opeUinR. thoEo wor.
but few on the ground. The sky still held II,
dull. lehien covering. though the wind hat
t,estlened up to good lively breeze, aud Wal
blowing steadily up tho rango-whas Woutt
be STYLED III mn1kBmcn'n p@llancs !:
O'Clock viud, After deal Of fuallad
ipg and banging away with biAnl
cersrtdxes into tie ground. lae't m much iodui9
6u III W Lie ltlHQ EllleuGu W At tuV Hd&EVA ~
. Immediate loading tho match was opened by Dr.
Hamilton, who led oil on Target 5, and gslnod
oculrs. Col, G,ldessleeve followed with anothe
ccntra; Yala on his target getting au outer
wLilo Wilson beesu tho campaign On Target
with apother ccntre This aaa not very Aua
ptcious il, any direction, but It xas All importAn
po.n1 gained to hsyo the fist r4aea,an liud III
target, tAAt the conditions Of the w,ua aud ole
! | yation usod by him could be communicated t
Ls fellows Ia guide tlsln in the sr1anRament Q
tbe,E nils fixtures. Tho 8u0-ssed range progress
Cd slong with caro- and caution Oh elthor aide
The shooting waB fine ali along tho limo
: OF either party, though tor aomo uu
. aroountaLlc reason Iodine planted
. ducks egg plump in the middle Of HI
: score at this range. Tho wiub uela voly stealii
=. from tho Il, tApuRh occasionally showing oil
! popit,pn 10 tvir4 abors 1t o'clock. Ine sk,
:. too. towards Tho close Of tho PRACTICE 1t thi
0 range. began to bteak IN, and day OF sunalln
!, | .na h,;ott .LiAa "a. i,rnn,.ad 'Th1n t1ji Y,r