The New York herald., 1875-08-21
NEw YORK AMArErR RIFLE cIuR.
Retired.
ALL IRELAND CHALLENGR

Total of the best Irish ........... 1221
Total Of the ten American scores ........... lO4o
ALL IRELAND CHALLENGE
Second only III importance to the international match
was the contest for the All Ireland Challenge Shield.
This match Irish marksmen what the Elcho Shield
competition IS 20 British 1t is shot for annually by
teams Of four belonging TO clubs throughout the
country associated with the irish Rihe Asso-
citation AS the American rihemen, upon
their arrival in Ireland, were made honorary
members Of the Irish Rife Association, the lrishmen,
with their usual generosity threw open the All Ireland
Challenge Shield match 10 the American Team, with
the provso that II the latter won second contest for
the trophy would be had next year at Philadelphia The
ranges and considerable number OF shots in this
match severely trying to
THE MAEKsMAs's NERVE AND coSsrANcY,
OF effort There three club entries for the compe
tition these being the New York Amateur Rife Club
the Dublin Shooting Club and the Ulster Rifle Associa
tIon. The Dubners by ten points the Americans
being next in place and the Ulster men last on the list
The gross totals al both distances VIII be found below
The ALL IRELAND CHALLENGE SHIELD MATCH.
Gross totaLS Of the scores.
1000 LOO Grand
Names Of clubs Yards Yards Total
Dublin Shooting Club ........... 3lS 25l 500
New YORK Amateur Rife Club. 2s2 277 500
Ulster Rihe Association. ........ 296 ID sis
In the closing matches Of Saturday July g. a very
handsome gold badge, which had been sent TO Ireland
by Mr.. Wilkes (of the SPIRIT Of The Tines, TO be com
peted for blythe international teams after the match
was won by Mr Wilson, Of Belfast In the contest for
the $500 cup presented by the Dramatic Necs Glider
sleeve and Coleman Of the American team, made each
four bulls eyes at 600 yards. Coleman won The final
shot but he had already taken the Spencer Cup, the
Ne1os trophy was under the rules awarded 10 Glider
sleeve
on the night Of the Sd Of July, the day when the
shooting concluded grand reception Tor the disir
button Of prizes was held the auspices of the Lord
Mayor in the Exhibition Building. Al the conclusion Of
his address the Captain Of the American team presented
a splendid silver cup Of American workmanship for an
nusl competition by the Irish rifemen.
With these pleasant ceremonals closed the memo
rabe matches Of 1875 at Doymount; and after brief
delay spent feastng and pleasure trips at the Irish
capital victorious marksmen went 70 Belfast at the
invitation Of Mayor Lindsay and the city corporation
This cordial invitation and also one from the Ulster
Rife Club had been accepted by the team before
their departure from America In the North
OF Ireland our distinguished fellow citizens
we're received with hearty enthusiasm which fully
equaled what they had experienced in Dublin and the
South. Banqucts uluminatons and pleasure parties
arranged on every hand for their entertainments
TIE MATCH At CLASDEBoYE.
The Ulster Rife Association anxious to try their
skin against the American team but Gilderslceye and
Team on this occasion, entered INTO individual
competition with their Irish hosts for the
cup presented by the Mayor and citizens Of Belfast
The contest came on on the TN OF july at the lovely
dcmesno Of Clandoboye The distance WAS 600 yards
and each man had i've shots with possibility Of scor-
ing twenty points All she American team and reserves
| took part 10 the match, which was shot in
the presence OF thousands Of spectators Colonel
! Gtdersleeye aud Mr. Lee OF the ulster CIub
headed long list or competitors with a score Of Ig
points each. ghe tic between Ireland America was
shot or each man being allowed three rounds. sec
ond tie the unusual and unexpected result, each
I representative marksman having made two buf s.
eyes and centre. Their scores exactly
they began to shoot OF the second tic The hna strug-
gle gave Gderslccye decided victory He scored three
bus-cves IN succession and made twelve points against
Iee's ten The victorious American was pronounced
the winner amid vocierous plaudts by The excited muL
ttudc The following some Of the best scores
SCORES FOR rHE BELFAST cur.
Gidcrslecye lAmercanl IL
Lee .Irsn g. CL...,........'.'..'.''.. .'.''s' u
johnson Cd. s C).................''... ''''.. y
Fulton (Ameucanl '.''.'''
Bruce lAmercaul ts''''.''
McKenna (irsh D. 5. e. l..................'.'.'.'
WINE lirahl .ss... ..s A
During tue progress Of this well contested fnatcl
Dakln Coleman and Bod ne, who made misses, retired
did also goody number Of Irish competitors, anon
whom gss Wilson.
A HEARTY RECEPTION.
No crowned sovereign going % ireland could nav
been received with greater demonstrations OF Joy friend
ship and appreciation than we're the American team
al parts o ireland where they visited; indeed we ma
wen coy at once that monarch would have bcei
looked upon with anything like Tho respect aud ~ m
pathy that we're shows 10 the Americans. The people
mi ht possibly have locked about him mad The Car o
Eus ga, Che shah Oi Persia the Grand Turk paid th
ought little ialand' vsit-they would even have gone
probably. TO look upon the Prince ofWacs The Queer
of England, just as man might 90 to see any show
but the true American soveregns OF the soil greeted
as The representatives Of great and free country;
fnmethng higher in the scale Of civilization and