The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-30
FOREIGN NEW
IRELAND.
the INTERNATIONAL RIFLE CONTEST.

SSS.
II M-Thcre is large attendance
at Dollymount to witness the great shoot
ing contest, The American and Irish
flags were displayed on all sides,
NOon-The firing began soon after II
o'clock at the 800 yards range, A de-
tachment Of the S0th regiment act Us
markers, Both sides are doing fine work.
lPM.-The firing at 800 yards resulted
as follows; Americans, 1897, Irish, SSS.
Individual scores OF the Americans Full
ton, 5S; Dakin, IS; Yale, 81; GildersleeVe,
81; Coleman, 81; Bodine, so.
M.-The teams are now firing at
900 yards, and the Americans are IL
points ahead.
Ar M.-The shooting at 900 yards
range is finished, and the result islargely
in favor Of the Americans, the score
being 327 for the Americans and 292 for
the Irish. The victory for the American
Team Is believed certain. There are
fully i0,0OOpeOple on the grounds.
Z 2, M-The Americans won the rife
match by a total Of 067 to 02O. At the
1000 yards range the Americans were
4 points ahead
SECOND DISPATCH.
DUBLIN, June 20-7 =. M.-The shoot
ing at 1000 yards range, which was re-
markably fine on both sides, was won by
the Americans by score Of 303, against
2O0 for the Irish. The match has been
won by the American rilemen by total
Of OG7 to O2D. The number Of persons
who assembled to witness the shooting
gradually increased as the match drew
tOa close. The victory Of the Americans
was hailed with tremendous enthusiasm.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OVATION.
A most enthusiastic ovation was given
the American team on their return from
DOllymOllnt to this city this evening. A
grand banquet in their honor was given
tonight by the Lord Mayor Of Dublin at
the Mansion House. A large number OF
distinguished guests, including the Lord
Mayors Of London and York, were pres
Cnt.
The Irish riflemen admit the superi.
GRITTY Of the Americans throughout the
match, md acknowledge that their VIC
tory was fairly won. The American Team
n6ed breeCll.lOaders and the Irish Team
used Rigby's muSzle.loaders,
CLOSING SCENE AT THE RIFLE CONTEST
THE IRISH CROWD TURBULENT AND
THREATENING.
NEW Y0RK, June gO.-'rhe New York
Times special from DOllymount says: At
the close Of the firing at 900 yards the
defeat Of the Irish was acknowledged, and
luncheon was taken In chargin, gloom,
outspoken dissatisfaction and.symptOms
Of dlsorganizatiOn among the Irish. The
crowd, which manifested intense anxiety
as to the result, had now grown to about
thirty thousand, and every Irish bulls
eye was chCCred and a disturbance was
becoming emminent. The police were
pOYerlcss. DR.. Hamilton addressed the
crowd, standing in close to the shooting
position.
The Americans refused to proceed
with the firing until order should have
been restored. Every gentleman on the
ground now became n policeman and
there was n great hus.ling, and the disor.
der Can hardly be exaggerated. A de-
lay Of thirty minutes resulted when par
tial order was restored.
Atthe l,000yard range the Irish became
detected and nervous and shot wildly,and
a succession Of shots proved to be merely
random.
Miner missed his third shot, the
crowd groaning vociferously, when he
missed his ninth the uproar on the Irish
side Of the ground was tremendous, the
eleventh shot he missed also, producing
CONSERVATION, Hamilton scored q sue
CesSiOn Of thrGes, and blamed the crowd
for his lack Of success. Everybody seem.
ed to be in bad temper. The ropes were
broken by the Irish near the close, Fulton
and Bodinc not yet having finished. Ful.
ton missed tho target through the disor-
der. The crowd rushed across the ground,
causing great confusion. BOdine quietly
takes his position for the last shot and
the crowd ranges itself along the line Of
fire, leaving n widening opening toward
the targets, but Onl ly wide enough 10 ex-
pose the target to view. All control
hasbeen lost over them. But Bodine lies
still and silent. A puff Of smoke and the
crack Of his rifle Is heard, and bis bullet
flattens In the bulls eye. A tremendous
cheer Is given for the Americans by the
by the crowd Ell mdSse. The police stand
firm around the Teams, the crowd OH the
outside standing sturdy and ill.humored,
but not towards the Americans.
Major Lcech addressed the Americans
and the surrounding inass, and declared
himself beaten and the Americans the
first shots in the universe. lie then
called for cheers for Col. Gildersleeve and
his men, which were not very heartily
given, but when called for by n man in the
crowd they were given with tremendous
enthusiasm, the crowd bursting IN to
shake hands with the Americans and
their ladies', amid vociierOus cheering.
Col. Gildersleeve called for three cheers
for the Irish Team, but there came no re-
sponsc, except from the Americans pres.
ent. All Of the Irish Team blame some.
thing on each other, and the whole pop.
ulation Is positively fierce with them.
The Lord Mayors Of London, Dublin
and York, who were on the ground, con.
graduated the victors. The Americans
were extremelypo before the contest
and are much more 30 now, and their
cnlmness, modesty and self.reliancc are
extOllctl everywhere. The stars and
stripes arc displayed from a thousand
houses tonight and the streets are crowd.
cd. The popular joke tonight is that