New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-22
AT 1000 YARDS.

The firing at the 900 yards range began as soon as
the marksmen could shift from tho 9OOyard range oack
20 the longest range Notwithstanding the TACT that the
American Team 80 points ahead OF the Irish Team
the interest felt in the match by the spectators did not
vane IN the least They watched every shot carefully
and was impossible for policemen to keep the crowd
from expressing their congratulations whenever DuIs
eve was made by the Americans The Irish Team also
had numerous friends the other end OF the line VINO
watched every with the most Intense interest," ana
were hopeful that the visiting team would win Iho
wish was expressed by many persons that the
continuation of the competitive rife shooting
which originated with Major Leech, captain OF
the Irish Team, might be assured, ana that
the American Team might revisit Doymount next year
in tho return match. At the l,OOOysros range INC
Irish opened with renewed vlgor and with better pros
pects Their shots were looked upon as foreshadowng
better score and events justified this feeling Dyas OF
the irish Team WAS tho fayorte at the 100Oyards range
among the friends OF the team. He opened his score
with a bu'srye, and followed with five MORE aIter
which he scored inner and then followed with seven
moro builseyes As each shot was marked the crowd
back OF the ropes exclaimed, Another bulseyc" His
last shot consequently drew the attention OF the entire
concourse Of spectators, who looked hopefully for
buseye but no markers disc responded to the shot,
and when a. became evident that he had not hit the
target murmur of regret through the assembled
tlIrong Dyass score, however, was the best on the
range as glance at his target Will show
The friends Of the Irish Team had their hopes OF We
tory by the fact that Farwe of the AueI
can Team was doing very poorly. Beginning with an
inner he followed with two misses, and made seven
isses during the 10 shots For the last three shots nc
changed rifles taking the rife Of Blydenburs OF the
resaryss. making with Il inner, center ana inss'
Ua coronlained that his rife became "leaded" ana
strinped the bullets His last shot was bulls-eye in
the wrong target, and scored miss his tolai
GORE was 80 l. l.. Allen had the best score OF the
A,oricon Team at this range, making total OF az
ontshls score showing IL bullseyes and three cen
- Cen Dakip made the secopd best score Of TO-
Getting 70 buPs.eyes center, and two inners Inc
fetal score of the Americans at this range was o|o
ts while that Of the irish 30l, who thus gained
o, points ON the Americans, but lost the match by IA
ot the scores as compared with those OF last week.
h tat the Americans made q points less than theT
total ~ the first day. and points less than that OF the
second day The Irish score was one point R% Inhi Oh
h t day and 70 points less than che second DAY OF
last week ,,.
The highest score OF the match was that OF Gen DaNn'
Who made eos points J. K Miner OF she lrlsh Team
made the second best Of 2O6 points, aud H. hatnpone
followed with 204 points The lowest score was nAt
w r. Farve Of les points. The American Team scorou
the greatest number Of bulPseyes, aggregauhg 100
aggnst f48 by the Irish Team Individually D. H. miner
made thu highest number %, and Gen. DaRni 'ns iAS
10 the highest 81 Allen, Rigby. and Dgas mace 20
each RathbOne and Weber 2s each Fulton "a Farweh
90 Iohnson 90 Joynt and Fenton 10 each the NUMBER
~ rnases scored was 49, Of which the American Team
made 10, and the Irsh Team g. Farweh mace % III IN