The New York herald., 1876-09-15
EIGHT HUNDRED YARDS.
AMERICA WINS.
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yards' firing loud hum OF pleased voices heard.
But when posted up that the Americans had
by % points, shout went that would have proved
to any one Of the that his efforts win glory
Tor his country wero appreciated Persons OF all
ages rich and poor males and females, merchants
ordinary menall were talking about 1.-The great shoot"
last evening. At tho 81. Nicholas, Sinclair House.
Everett House, st. Denis Union Place
and Onion Square hotels, tho lobbies
and parors than usually iull,
but everybody conversing on the rife match
Some people thought that no team would come again
for long time TO lhs country 70 contest with The
, 81 sna a. during the past ,wo
One gentleman in the St Nicholas Hotel lobby was
beard to y:-"According TO the interviews which
HERALD reporter had with the captains OF the various
Jeans during the excursion OF the riGemen to West
Point Monday last, the visitors all conceded the
victory to II the WIND did not blow during the
match. But yesterday there quite wind at
Crecdmoor, and STILL the boys did their best work
during it
Long before eight o. clock q large number Of people
had collected in front of Mcrriits In Nnth street. The
headquarters of the Scotch team their
arrival As time went tho crowd increased, well
their expectation. Somo expressed fear that tn
team would not come homo at all this evening" in order
not to show their disappointment This, how
cry OF ''Thcy como, shcy GOMEZ" Yes, they
came, FIRST three OF them. and about quarter OF
hour later the rest of them The expression their
faces was mixture OF wearincss and disappointment
partially concealed by an attempt TO smile uncon-
friendx But they declined TO express any opinion
only ascribng It all TO ''bad luck" ''Ncvcr
mind" exclaimed sympathzing friend, "you will
win yet; the Americans won again this time, but
the Scripture says The race Is not always 10 the
swim the battle 70 tho strong Their
ladies' too gathered around them and wanted 10 know
.'aIl about it," but they gently got rid OF them and
hurried 10 the dinner table since they had. as they
expressed II, IA rnvcnous hunger" While they were
thus occupied their brithcr Scotsmen" collected Ia
little groups outside discussing the event; "though
beaten" said they, 'stIi they not conquered"
shcy fought we'll and deserved TO win, but fortune de-
cidcd otherwise. The Americans are In the state Of
Pyrrhus after he was victorious over the Romans,
when he said, Another day like this and am un-
donc"
In the Metropolitan and other hotels nothing elso
vas talked OF but the victory of the American team.
Everybody had forcseen tit was int he American
character to win whenever they entered upon any
hing The shooting OF the Australians greatly ad-
mired; In fact The conduct OF all the teams met
The praise It deserved. Great surprise
manifested, however, nj The shooting OF she Scotch
team. THIS mischapce seemed incxplicabe to every
body especially as Captain Mcdonald had said that the
Scotch could do their best ata high wind Some of
the gentlemen VINO had been to Creedmoor however
expressed themselves very much dispeased with the
railroad arrangements aud the Of courtesy of the
railroad officials in not providina facintes for the dit
iercnt get back TO the city Some OF tho me
had to Tor hours before they could get on tram
Al FINN Avenue Hotel whore politics long have
ys,gncd supreme 'thc situation" was left undis