The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-14
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH.
ayr ylrTONs SHOOTING At fHB
TbR0ETs or CREEDMOOH'

TtR0ETs or CREEDMOOH'
Csc Perfect Score aud Many splendid Shots
"a had Beginning for the Irish Team
- IT.. scott,sh Team Ahead at the Close
Tho Contest to be Renewed To-day.
Yesterday morning opened auspiciously
", IN. great international Rife Match at Creed
,ooor. The sky was overcast, and OF breeze |
,hsse WAS very little. The banners apl fsRs |
hung almost motionless on their staves, and the |
Indicator on the wind dial marked IL O'Clock.
Fhs teams assembled at en- early hour, and
,ouob time was spent in assigning men to repre-
,snt the several teams at the several targets,
and In the butts. The targets to be nred AZ
acre ten In number, two to each team, and
marked respectively X, W, A, X. ], ii. III. Nv,
Y. vi. In great white characters on
ths smbanKment above tho targets. The
teams drew for targets, and X and W, which
sre situated on the extreme left. fell to the
Amerioans. This was q particularly good posi-
tion. because the breeze was such as 10 keep
thsm entirely free from the annoyance OF tue
spIoks from the rifles OF the other teams lne
Canadians came next. drawing targets aud
X the Irish next, with l. and H.; the Austral-
Isns next. getting III. and w., and the Scotch
men drew the last targets on the right, V. and
KL This did not pleass the team, who were
not anxious to take the smoke from thirty two
explained that the choice was drawn fairly they
accepted the position quietly, and did good
work as the scores show.
The teams were divided into squads Of four
ZACH, one squad on each target. On target
IN the left, were Major Fulton. Coils. Bodins and
pudsrsieevs and Ransom Rsthbone. Tho re-
maulng four Of the American team, Gen.
Dakin Col. Fsrwell, l.. Weber and Isaac l..
Allen shot on the next target W.
lspta nuadC ~ m ~ ad Of IL MaaOn.
Mai. J. NJ. Gibson. Mai. W. II. Cotton and Cop.
James Adams, who fred on A target, and A.
bell, George Murison, W. Cfut aud G. Dishcr,
who sh OF on x.
Rigby, johnson, Jovnt, and Dyas shot In one
Irish squad on target, and Ward, Fenton, Mil
ner. and Con shot on target IL. OF the Austria
iians, Gee, KinF, W ardill, and Smith were IN one
squad, and Lynch, Draper. Sleep, and Slade in
The other. over each team roof tents were
ierected. and they were needed, too, for by
eleven o'clock. when the gun signalling the hour
70 begin nribg was discharged, the sun poured
down a blaze Of heat, and the air hardly stirred.
Before the nring began a slight change wes
made IN the referees. Gen. shaler and Col. &.
N. Mitchell were delegated to oil those POSI-
sions. and they chose Gen, joseph X Hawley 10
oct as UMPIRE IL SaJe % loads Of ps.
keugers, and 90 eager throng pressed the ropes
behind the nrine points Order was IN ain tsined ny
thirty police from this city, under Sergeant
Thompson OF the steambost Squad, aud twenty
iSrom brooklyn under Drill II Captain jewell,
The line. "Aro YOU ready, gentlement The
cannon will oe nred now for the riiiemen to pre-,
pare. when blow my whistle begin nring'
Il was very quiet all slone the line OF marks,
men. The members OF the teams Whispered
ther Instructions to each other. aud those about
10 nre nrst anxiously watched the wind and
light, ana adjusted their peep sights and
Al ave minutes past II the whistle blew. and
William Cruit OF the Canadians, lying prone on
Tho ground, sent a bullet screaming down ne
range plump into the bulls eve OF target n. Mr..
Alexander Ward, In prown blouse and knicker-
bsckers Of Irish tweed, witch displayed his
vantage pulled tho trigger Of his " Rigby" as he
lay fiat on his stomach. ADD opened the ball FOL
Hardly had the ecu OF his gun csased. when
lieut. II. J. King Of the Austtalians. lying OF
bis back, gave courage to Australians by gettins
n bulls eye, aud at the same TIM quiet Martir
Boyd, In gray blouse and knickerooekers. ane
eootoh bonnet, sprawlne ns,ly on the ground
This time there had been dozen snots nred bl
the foreigners, and Inc Americans had not dis
and then Major Henry Fulton Of X squad lsl
down on bis back. rested his gun barrel oetweeI
his crossed legs, grasped the stock win his lef
N-pd from behind his head. and hls sho
,.,histled down TO the target but not into tn
only got a centre. Gen, Dskin foilowe'
Sn Crowd eprcfs eSe.reo "tS co BoSins ioiowsd him
with centre, Fsrwell was fourth With bulls
Bye noDtf C1ue ncAN WIN Dhi
was next with a ouil,' and Rathbone. III
.na aS FslaoS dS.issvs sns n'1 Bodin,
and RatnboDe had made A. B aud two IS o
ss y each sSa's saSs ;ss fS%gs0 ne" men
Then Fulton lay down to IRE his second shot
he lay a long time, arose read!usted ms sisn,'
took another long aim, and at last nred. In
anxious friends waited long to see the marker
disk on the target. 1t did not appear. II was
The Canadians In the mean time were peegin
away rapidly. making twos and threes and man
fours. and not 80 mAnyttves. They snot In
-busness-lke manner, and seemed anxious
get through as quickly as possible. ,
The Irish were doing f-r better. Johnso
and RiRby were making bulls-eyes at ever
shot. and the others were making the "inners
hand centres Buli'seyes we're mum erous on III
targets Of the Australians and ScOtoh, AnC
tto person looking at the markers discs
ney apPsaeo , On une zen ."fee hins Ims,s was nS
target. IL was fine shooting. without doub
and Il was as certain that II would be clos
match.
Behind each team was bulletin board, and
'tbe match progressed the scores OF the team
were bulletlned, and on these he throDg gaze
and tired TO form opinions IL was o'cloc
when the bring on the soO yard range oesse'
practice days, nnished nrst. 1he Irish wei
next, the Canadians followed. and the Scotc
and Americans were last 10 finish. The shot
were all UulietIned' and then the good shootin
became apparent. Edmond Johnson Of th
drish team m de perfect soOre, ntteen cOnse,
lutiye bull,s-eies, masking score OF 10. Capt.
y. Wardill OF the Australians h ID score
eleven bull's-eyes and Tour centres, II, Pet,
fRae anu X. McNittte Of the Scots had tue san
each. Major 0ildersesve had twelve bull
eyes, one centre, and two inner. ~. X. katl
bone had the same total wi b eleven uils-eye
fhIee centres, and an inner.
Bodine and Ddkin Ot the Americans, Kin
Smith and sleep OF tho Australi ans. Adam
Canada, and Higby Of Ireland rad each 0
Weber and Allen, Americans, each scored 4
Miner Of the lTish, Fratet scot, ana Cru
and Cotton Of the Canadians, mad ~ sac
Boyd md Mitchell, Scotbnen, Major Fulton. al
Henry by y, an lTisnman, N ade " eacn. joy
and r. nton Of Ireland, Clark and Tnornbur
Scots. Gee and Lynch Of the Australians, aG
Bell OF the Canadians, each made o. GiDsC
and Murison Of the Canadians, Wniteau Of Il
Scotch, and Ward aud GOn VI the Irish. ea,
mnde "a. slads OF Aus ralia, and Mason
Canada scored IS; Disher Of the same tea
made u, and Draper Of the Australians aehie
cd the lowest SEQ, e, %.
Such was the order OF individual eIcellenC
The team totals showed that tne Americans Il
with so out Of go possible. Tho Scotch al
Irish tied at 635, the Australians were fourth
B5l, ano the Canadians were at the foot with b
There was great cheering before tue Amerio
bulletin when this announcement was mao
with the Americans Is points ahead Oh the III
range victory seemed certain.
lunch Was eaten by the teams, each In the
reception tents, aud Al O'CIOCk the nunR