The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-14
lie u,te in the rear We may now look about

lie little in the rear. We may now look about
GENERAL GLIMPSE or THE GROUND
We are standing near the Herds YARD" with
our back 70 Dublin ana our faces turned nearly
northeast. Away 70 the left. beyond the broad
channel, are the wooded grounds OF Clonl arr and
Dollymount, rising rapidly from the waters edge,
A little further is the bread white strand OF
Raneney and sutton; then the coast line sweeps
round IN ood curve, which would be really
beautiful and majestic but Tor the miles OF sloD
which lie uncovered al low water and which
July and August. Following TINS curve,
away on its extreme right, we see H0wth
looming mp IN huge proportions, rising
siX hundred feet, and stretching along for about
Two miles. From IT'S northern position, win is
top covered with heather, rejecting BACK the sun
light rom early morning TIL evening, the Hill OF
Howth is always striking and picturesque OBJECT.
Continuing our survey toward the right the open
sea stretches away Tor miles 30 the horizon, then
our view catches the land at Kingslown, and so
round by the southern shore OF the bay 10 Dublin.
Gazing inland, the sight very air and diversified;
patches Of woodland grasslands, cultivated fields
alternating and fading away toward the mills
which close In the southern h0rizon-the "DuDln
Mountains they are called mere; and rising 10
heights varying from 700 10 1900 feet, they are
most suitable setting 80 what is, on tne whole,
pleasing landscape, II We add that az we stand,
with our back TO Dnblin, over beyond the sutton
joins Howth 10 the mainland, we catch glimpse
OF "Ireand's Eye we shaIl have completed our
survey.
Coming back to our position. little IN lront
ana 20 the left OF the "herd's Yard,n 800
yards away, directly IN front OF rs, we see tue
targets. There are four OF tnem numbered J. 2,
3. q from the northern shore toward the
sand nlis; Eaca is com1posed o. SIX oH
TO strong wooden frame Each target
Is twelve fee: long by SIX feet high. Ihey
have a round buns eye, and according to the
wimbledon arrangement OF 1874, surrounding
space called the centre which is again sur
rounded by an INNER all the rest being out
the targets are alternately for long and short
ranges, the bulls eye for the long range being
three ieet In diameter that for the short range
oe ng only two feet. Between each pair OF tar
gets stands mantlet or scoring hut OF wood,
covered with sheet IRON, properly equipped with
thick plate-glass windows slots, nc. About ten
yards In 'front.' OF target No, there Is also mant-
let or sentry box or lron IN which the score
marker can sit and note tue hiring.
There is also large target twelve feet square,
bullt OF Horizontal slabs Of iron, boted on 70
great wooden props Eacn slab Is about eight
inches wide. This target is intended CHIEFLY TOR
experimental purposes, such as testing and com
pairing rifles, &c
THE RANGEs-L0NG AND SHORT
Let US now return 10 the HERDS Hard,n near
the firing station Tor the 500 yards range. rms
yard, IL Will be remembered. rests upon the SAND
hills and the "long rangesn are little 10 ITS ielt
nearer the northern shore. Let Us now go IN The
We ma ourselves at once IN a long, narrow, open
space. almost level lying IN the bosom OF the sand
hils. just as The outer plateau Is by the aw o.
natural selection the obvious site for long ranges,
50 TINS inner amphitheatre is a natural short
range. Starting nom spot almost IN
line with the 'front.' OF the Herds Yard, 7
aud then measuring forward 800 yards nearly
parallel with the line OF the long range we come
upon a snort-range target, built up ike those
already described except That there are out three
slabs and the size OF the whole is about SIX lee
square. 10 has its IRON mantet in 'front.' II We
measure back again from tue target further dis
lance OF 800 additional yards, we ina ourselves
amphitheatre gives US q range OF about 800 yards
as the utmost extent OF Its accommodation.