The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-19
SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR.
ANNUAL FREE MEETING OF THE
HATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Team Members, Military Men, md Amateurs
In Fricndly Rivalry beginning the Mntch
for the Championship. open TO aii Corners.

Team Members, MiIithrv won, ma Amateurs
In Fricndiy Rivalry beginning the Mntch
for the Championship, open TO all Corners.
A good light, n clear atmosphere, and a
fair wind, blowing diagonally across tho range
from right to left, were the conditions yester-
day morning when tho shots were fred that
opened the fourth annual prize meeting OF the
National Association at Creedmoor Range. The
FIRST match shot was the "Judd Match" which
IA offered annually by tho directors Of the asso-
citation, TO commemorate the services rendered
10y David W. Judd In securing the passage Of the
law by which the association secured Its range.
The distance shot over was go yards. Any mill
tary rino was permitted; position standing,
seven shots to each competitor; 30 being the
highest score possible to be made; open to all
corners. There were coo entries, and among them
were the names Of j. J. Slade OF the Australian
team; Lieut.. A. Menzes and Il. Luke Of tire
Scotch; Lieut.. George Fcntor and Alexander
Ward Of the Irish and Major Horny Fulton of
the American team. The shooting was very
good indeed, and the first prize. n trophy worth
$50, was won by T. G. Fullgrsn Of the Twenty
second Regiment, who made six buls-eyes and
a centre "a, the highest score ever made In
match Of these conditions. George Cowlcs won
tho second prize, trophy worth $50. with
score of 81. W. Gear, one Of the telegraph oper-
ators at police headquarters, brooklyn. won the
tntrd IrlIe-a life tnembefSnlp IN tue As3OCla-
ton, worth t25-scorlng 81. The fourth prize,
SIS, went to Henry Fulton, who made 20. he
hfb. $40, was won by william Robertson OF the
seventy iirst Regiment, with score OF TO- The
next four prikes, e. oach, went to =. A. Bates
aud ID, Chauncey, Jr who mede 20 each. and j.
:. Barton and Capt. q. G. Hoffman, with ~
apiece. There were eleven other 81 prizes, and
they were won 10y J. Il. Frothlngham Il, Luke,
den, A. Cropsey. j. l.. Mills. d. c. Piuney, I. NJ.
Linton, a. Ward Of the Irish team, , md g: d.
-. Hall tied with ID. +. Davis In the match, and
In shooting on won the prize. There we're six
teen other competitors. who each made es
At 1880 came the short range match, and. with
the exception that any rifle was permitted, tho
conditions we're the same as In the previous
i. Evans, the English riheman; Fenton and
ward, the Irishmen; Slade, the Australian:
well, Yale. Fulton, Dakin Allen, Ballard, Jewell,
and Andsrson..of the American team and re-
serves. The first prize,'a gold and silver mount
ed military rife, presented by the Remingtons,
valued at SI5, and 20 ~ cash was won by H. r.
md y. T Nennett lied for the second prizes.
$40 clock and $40, each making six centres and
buhs-eye-2s In shooting on Fenton and
Luke tied, each max NJ centre, ana Nennett
an inner. shooting OF again, fentun made a
bults-eye ana Luke centre; thus Fenton won
second prize. The third prizo. a life member
| snip went to Luke. ard the fourth, clio. went TO
Xenne,t. d. +. DaNs; ]. r. koyson' ana L.
prizes, SO each. scoring ~ each. The next four
! lizes. worth IS ca h, went 10 J. j. saue, |. G.
! CLARK. ma X. ; Gray. who each made ~, and
! OTTO SchneelOck, 'shu made p, The remaining
twenty prizss, wor y a. each, went TO }. c. Me-
SGarihy. Fred : VIZ, John !. .R.thjer J.
| OCoanor, A. N"fd, W. A. SOUL, W. Gerrish, j.
L. Mills, y 'ilietn Hayes, aud +. W. Davis, each
match VS. begun. Ihis match Is open to all
| corners, with any rife distances, az, 600. and
| 1000 yards. Notwithstanding at 20 yards,
and any attitude At tho other two distances.
| There were nf,y-two entries including the
members q the rife teams before mentioned.
| Two stages-the 200 yards and the 90 yards
were shot Yesterday. The nnai stage, 1000
| yards, will DO shot at o'clock on Wednesday
TIE Latin aud Rand Powder Company mattel
was also BEGUN at o'clock with gil entries.
This match was oren TO all corners. Distance
b00 yards weapon. military rines OF not iess
than Is calibre position, any, provided the head
was toward the target: seven shots allowed.
Peter Rae Of the Scots joined his comrades In
X. c. Coleman. who shot in the American team
| at Dollym0unt last year, won the nfst Irzo with
cant Fold medal worth SEQ Lieut.. Menzies, the
with score Of a. Thomas Postley OF The
TwentY-third Regiment took the tnird puse, a
bronze Ia edal worth 81. with score OF 81. The
| fourth prize, $40, went TO 1. H. Murphy Of tho
Eighth, VINO made 81. he nfth, OF IKE value,
went to IA. Mutt, with Ike score. J. j. Siado
| ana :. /. kneeiaud were sixth and seventh, each
making 20. and winning $40. The next four
| przes, s. each, were won by i. IL. Holton. w.
Bev4us, aud W. L. DroGe. who made 80, and Q,
| T. Ryder, who made ~. there were nine g.
| finds, W. Robertson, Is. II. Hobart. and Charl,s
| Henaud, with ~ each, aud Peter har, JAS. Leon
ard, MI Hl-kley, md W. c. CLARK, each with q.
| The wind was blowing strongly down the range.
and the clouds threatened rain whom, ut 3
o'clock, the eating match commenced. 1his
match was open to all teams OF twelve men from
any regiment or battalion Of the National
| Guard, state OF New York. All competitors 10
| he regularly enlisted members OF the orgauizA-
| tons they represented Inc weapon used was
| the Remington state military rlhe distance.
90 yards any position seven shots. The com
peiitors all appeared In the unliorms OF their
corps. Fifteen teams competed, from tue Sew
entn, Eighth. Ninth, twelfth, lwenty-secoud,
and Seventy-nrst Regiments OF New York, from
| the Fourteenth, Iwenty-third. Twenty-eighth,
| Thirty-second, and Forty seventh from Brook
| lyn, the Twenty first from Pougnkeepsie, the
! Forty-fourth from Bnehamton, the Forty
| eighth from Oswego, and the Forty-ninth from
| Auburn. There We three prizes. lhe FIRST
| Calling gun valued at 5000 to be won twice
befure becoming the winners property. Last
year tho team from tho lwenty-second kegi-
ment won II. Tho year before tho seventy
ninth.
The second prize was trophy worth 800, and
! the third trophy worth $50.
The United states Centennial Commission and
| the National III tie ASSOCIATE III gave banquet
[ : the rilemen last evening.