New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-15

long range shooting with AZ points ahead OF the Es
but the latter tile long range with such care ana
elaboration ana success that IL seriously feared by
the American crowd behind the American Team, II not
by the team ITSELF that the lead would he overcome.
The shooting at 900 yards opened by the Scotch
az Az oclocl and il was not concluded until nearly O.
The Scotch shot badly, II dispirited; the Canadians
and Australians struggled as II hopelessy and 10 gam
credable place on list but the Irsmen ana Amcr
cans went at the work II they knew the struggle ior
supremacy lay between them. The shooting as 'he
score indicates was remarkable in almost every respect
nd The Irish Team did the best shooting seen at
long range Mr. Mlner made the remarkable score OF
IL bulIs-eyes in as many shOtsthe highest possible
scorethus outdung not only everybody else VINO ever
appeared on range, but even Mr. johnson OI the same
team who on Wednesday made the same score at the
shorter range Behind the Irish Team and to It's left
,,,b,n the llnesl were gathered a large number of
fasbmen and not a few Irish ladies, hopeful OF
the success of their countrymen These at the conclusion
of the shooting gave hearty applause to the Team io s
remarkable total OF $685. and perfect ovation 10 Sir
Mllner when his Is bulrs-eyes were registered Inc
crowd gathered behind the Americans was two or three
.tos as LARGE and possibly little enthusiastic
than the crowd of 1rishmen when the victory OF the
American fayorites was assured
ENTHUSIASM OVER THE RESULT
Toward the end while the last scores were being hred
the crowd became little unruly and crowded forward
and at the firing OF the last shot and the announcement
Of the Notwithstanding victory by 22 pOints-they be-
came uncomfortable, and breaking through the lines
with cheers shouts and throwing Of hands and hand
shaking they congratulated the Americans on their
hard.won fight. They fingered, too, on the range
losing one or more trains, and finally iOl-
lowing the teams to their quarters, insisted on
calling upon them to appear and make speeches.
The American Team mounted upon table 80 that the
spectators might be able to distinguish them and theh
were introduced by Gen. Woodward. Cheers were given
and reneated for the foreign teams and then followed
cheers for the individual teams Major Fulton, the cap
tain OF the American Team, loudly called Tor lie
came forward and said that although the team OF whch
he had the honor Of being captain had won tie match
had not been without hard fight and he would there
fore toast to the who had forced
them into the hardest fight record This was followed
with hearty cheers for the foreign teams and loud calls
for Major Leech captain Of the Irish Team, who re-
sponded TO the call by saying Major Fulton had said
thar this had been the greatest rife match that had ever
taken place. Though he was happy TO acknowledge
the victory for the Americans he should have been Just
as nanny TO acknowledge II for the Irish Team lie iet
that he must acknowledge the coureses extended 70
the Irish Team the range and also thanK lhe co
tee for the perfect which had secured In
The match He said that they would 90 away In hearty
good humor and with good feelings toward his Amer
can friends He concluded by saying he had been asked
Ia sneak IN behalf OF Col Macdonald butbe could only
say he was clad that the Scotch Team stood In the same
position o. the Irish Team since 1t could not DC hrst
Col Macdonald captain of the Scotch Team, followed by
saying he wanted 10 be FIRST and wanted tne Iish Team
to be second but he had only oneha Of his wish graft
fed and be supposed be must be contened Hefe proud
that mis- tea was able to make the highest scere on
wednesday that made In any one days con
petition and he had that record 10 fall back upon
Augustus Morris, captain OF the Australian TEAM
followed and said he had only few words to say which
was that the Australian people never expected 70 DO Ia