The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-12
The Team and the VIM
bledon Meeting.
SHARP PRACTICE BY BRITISH RIFLEMEN.
A Warm Welcome Home for
the Victors.
ALL ABOUT BULL'S-EYES.

places and private Offices throughout the city the grea
contest al DoIymount and the victories on Wimbledon
Common are still the theme Of conversation. Men VIII
until lately have looked with indifference upon local pTao
tice matches becoming interested from one cause o
another in the doings Of our representative rhemen
Even gentlemen like Mr. A. I. Stewart who probably
never expect participate actively themselves In th
manly and amusing exercise Of rife practice have beer
liberal in subscribing the American team fund. Mr.
Stewart presented the sum Of ST. 900 aid Of u
Our late victories the arst trials abroad which
Americans had made as maTksmen. Great things
expected from them as riaemen; and
American hreech- loading arms, which had years
ago acquired worldwide celebrity, were on triI
side by side with guns that European mechan-
zeal ingenuity could produce Both our guns and the
men who handled them have maintained decided
superiority over everything thar had thus far been
brought against them. And now, though the late
friendly contests, with their accompanying marked hos
FATALITIES in Ireland things Of the past they will
not soon be forgotten
1t was at first thought that the Wimbledon Council
In imitation Of the liberal example shown by the Irish,
who set the rules Of their association aside admit the
Americans into the match for the A Ireland Challenge
Shield would have asked Colonel Gnderseeye and the
American team 10 enter the lists for
ELcHo SHIELD.
We know however, that the Englishmen did nothing
of the kind They not only excluded the Americans
from firing in the great Of the Wimbledon meet
ing but showed disposition at all TO try conclusions
with 1.-THE Yankees"
The Lloyds Cup was offered condition that Il
should become international trophy; but some
strangely mysterious power stepped in secretly TO put
end to the pending arrangements and, the public
aware the contest off The truth of the
matter Is that the British rihemen andng they could
rot M chaan victory American and
ing defeat the of a contest thought well 70
throw in the way obstacles Of their own creation thus
putting Of the power Of 70 accept any
conditions that had been proposed for a new inter-
national match. The Englishmen had idea that a
match could be made by allowing them TO select
from
TIE BEST SHOTS
among the British and the Irish eighs The Americans
very naturally refused their this condition.
believing that the people OF Ireland and Of Scotland
being entirely distinct from those Of England should
enter the contest their separate merits hereto
fore
Major Leech knew well what he was saying when
after the
AMERICAN VICTORY DoLLYMoUSr
he declared that there in Great Britain who
could successfully compete with the Americans Those
splendid rihemen whom team had met and defeated
near Dublin and at Clandeboy amply verified the words
of Leech by carrying of the Elcho Shield after
ward Wimbledon. The Americans beat the Irish and
the Irish defeated both the English and Scotch re-
markaoe fact too, Is that the lrishmen carried Off the
honors this year the highest team that has
ever been recorded N the history of the Elcho shield
match
Fulton having carried OF the
RIRIE LEGER
sweepstakes the highest score that has ever been
made for them the fears Of the Wimbledon crack shots
were justified and appears TO have been deter
mined that they should shoot In untmportan matches
only Nevertheless Gilderseeve, Coleman and Garfield
OF khe
men that could be put against them.
THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE CONVENTION.
When the American team took their departure for
Ireland they had with them power 70 represent the
National Rife Association and tho Amateur Rifle Club In
any nitiatory meeting which might be held at Wimbe-
don for the purpose Of establishing an annual interna
tonal convention OF rihemen. The Irish also warmly
supported this dea but 1t seems that the matter was
killed In the bud at Wimbledon Steps have been taken
with the intention OF organizing for international
rifle match next year at Philadelphia but the great idea
OF forming such congress has been allowed to rest in
allegiance Perhaps 1t will remain for cosmopolitan
America to be The principal instrument in carrying out
this grand scheme.
The National Rifle Association and the Amateur Rife
Club have Joined hands in making arrangements for the
reception Of the American tea.> The proceedings of
the joint committees Of these organizations have been
already published in the columns Of the HERALD Ii
remains 10 put on record the views of proi-
nen citizens touching the way in which ri1emen
should be received
WHAT rHs PEOPLE SAY
'rWhy sir said MAJOR General Smaller 10 the writer
"this will give such impetus 10 rife shooting as
has before been experienced In this country
Rifle ranges will go up in all the States and men Of
who have heretofore hesitaed IDENTIFY them
selves with the rife movement will join IL Yankee
ingenuity will yearly add something 70 our present
considerable knowledge Of the art Of rife shooting and
many years go by American rifemen will lead the
world There Is no reason why nitatory steps should
not be taken this year for the purpose Of holding
annual
rvTERSAroNAL RIFLE CONVENTION
One year II can be held Wimbledon another at Creed
moor, third at Dublin, on the Continent any other
place that may be agreed upon. There should be at
least great international match every year. which
the rhemen Of all nations might be represented The
treatment Of the Americans In Ireland s such TO
mand the admiration and respect Of every American
who has watched the triumpha progress so 10 say Of
the American team during their entire stay ia
the Green Isle From the Lord Mayor Of Dublin,
and that most respected and learned corporation
Trinity College, down " the masses Of the people
all have hastencd show their exalted aufre-
citation OF great Republic and her gorousy free in
situations by heaping upon fellow citizens compos-
ing the American team every mark Of distinction and
respectful friendship within tho power Of generous
qualities will be found exceedingly useful In making
both nations better acquainted With each other Through
one cause another Irshmen, general rule have
not been what might be called popular with Americans
Perhaps the people did not know enough Of each
other TO mutually acknowledge and respect their dstn-
gushing good qualities This visit OF our team 10 Ire
land has done 10 kin old preudices In the Amer-
mind than anything else that could have happened.
ASK American now what he thinks OF
IRELAND AID THE rRsH
and be will al show himself 70 be the friend Of that
warm hearted people who have treated his country
men with such hospitality The Americans, on their
part fortunate being this time rep
resented by men Of intelligence and moderate
views who understand thoroughly what Is due TO them
selves and 10 others No doubt they VIII get brilliant
reception upon their return, and they deserve IT,
does not SEEM concluded the General, 'that mill
tary diapay either necessary or called for In any
demonstration which may be made Even II such a
step we're resolved upon the uncertainty about the
time OF the teams arrival would be obstacle In the
way Something more substantial than an empty
parade should testify regard for the American
ALDERMAN EDWARD GtLON,
" Colonel 4 oft he
division, hG.sNH., says that The International rife
match between the United States and ireland viii tend
70 draw more closely the bonds OF friendship between
both countries and alsy n entirely eradicate an
prejudces which may have existed either side. No
American citizen can read without thrill Of delightful
pride Of the magnificent manner IN which
ANEHfCAS TEAM
were received aud entertained IN Ireland We can.
not help admiring the good grace amounting 70 magma
nmity with which The freshmen accepted defeat the
hands Of the Americans They bore themselves with
such degree OF friendly polteness leave the I'M