The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05

be taken on level ground, ana without artificial
rests. lt was specific condition tnat the Amer-
''teamN must be composed OF men porn III
tne United STATES whi,e the Irish party most con-
SYST only ~ such rinemen as would be qualified TO
land. Eacn party was to consist OF not more than
elgat nor less than six men, at the option Of the
IRISH. lt vas nnally prOv0ed that upon inc
arrival OF the irish team IN TINS city MAJOR
Leech should deposit $500, ana the represent ative
of the American team a IKE Amount I'D the
hands OF a stakeholder; toe aggregate sum-
$1,000 TO be handed % the captain OF toe Winning
'teamm Tor distribution among MS men. IN
case either ''tealnh did not appear az Creeu-
moor at the time appointed Tor the shoot
lux the puncGal parry was 10 calm
the cnamplunsnlp ana receive the stahts'
When all the other arrange ments Tor the compe-
tltlon Rad been mace, inc irritating question AS
10 now the best amateur flHemcn Ia the country
could be selected TO oppose the lrlsh narkamen
became factor Of trouble IA the minds Of the
Executive Committee or the Amateur klne CtuD
LouK range shooting az targets Was not then ana
Ia not now familiar 70 tlthe oI our citzens VINO
are used to the rre. Practice at Creednoor had de-
yeoped some nne marksMcn IN thls vicinity; but
lt was desired taat not this neighborhood alone
should furnish the c0mpuuents or the American
..teamn crcu.ar OF invitation was lssaed Tor the
rlnemen OF the United states 10 practice at creed
moor SO that selections could DC made, prompted
bv the results ot their saooting OF men To form the
parry TO oppose the sklu Irish shooters Ihs
invitation was not responded To as II shouid nave
been. Comparatively lew rnemen appeared AT
Creedmoor, although the enthusiasm which the
projected match aroused among The people was
THE AMERICAN TEAM.
After six competitions haa taken place among
FOUND that Lieutenant Henry Fulton, colonel H.
A. GIlderseeye, l., l.. Hepburn, General Ihomas
s. Dakin, olonel John a. Bodue, Messrs. A. An
uerson q. W. Yale, j. y. u. collins J. ,. COMM
L. NJ. Ballard, +. }. Gardner and +. H. SANFORD
had made tue twelve best general averages. Ihey
were accordingly selected 10 form Inc "iedm'
ana reserves rne records u The subsequent
practice 81 these gentlemen caused several
changes to be IN AIDE with reference 10 taeir stand
lng An or them residents OF TINS state
New Jersey or Connecticut, at places iroin whicR
tney could easily reach Creedmoor for practice.
Wnen inc IRISH riremen arrived here IN the
middle or last September, IL was decided that
eacn ..teamu Of competitors III the International
match should be posed or SIX men. Acc I'd.
iHgIy Messrs Fulton, Yale, Boaiue, Glluerseeve,
Hepburn and DaKin were chosen as the,represea-
tatiyes TO meet the champions of Ireland and
Great Britain.
THE IRISH TEAM.
Messrs John RlgOy, j. u. Hamilton, James VII
SON. j. X Miner Edmund Johnson ana Captain
Walker composed the Irish team The
result or the competition oil these two teams,
had at Creedmoor, the 26th 81 september,
1874 Is well known. The Americans won, bur
neither they their partisans could boast OF the
victory The lrlsnmen lost, yet tney mad no cause
rs be creslfallen Iney losI alter having made
better score tnan their nrst six men made at
Wimbledon, when their "teamn defeated the Eng
lsn aud scotch marksmen. In tae contest Tor tue
Elcno Sneld, which tine lrishmen won, IN July,
1879 the best SIX scoreS-thOse OF Messrs. Young,
Miner Rugby (J), RgDy wv, Wilson and Joyce
amounted to Ola points, While at CreeulnoOr the
Irish ssteamn made score 81 93I, an Increase OF
IL points Ii Will De interesting 70 again con the
scores or the memoirs OF ooth teams" al creed
moor.