The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-04
RIFLEMEN eATH BRfsa.


The Irish RIDE Tt am that Ia to compete
In the I'M ernational matches arrived yesterday
In the steamer CITY Of Berlio. The party con
sists Of Major Arthur Bleunerhssset Leech, Cap
tain Lieut.. George Fenton, william RiRby. Ed
moud johnson, Joshua X. Miner, James q. POI
lock, Henry Dyas. Alexander Ward. W. Russell
Joynt, ". q. ID. Coz. II 8. Greenhil. II Flynne.
q. W. Bradley, solicitor; and =. j. Gallagher.
correspondent OF the Frsemdn's Journal On
the arrival of the vessel at her pier, tue visitors
were welcomed by Col. q. IL Mitchell, President
OF the Amateur Rife Club; Judge Gildersleeve
and Mr.. Schermerhof, Secretary OF the National
RIFE Association. Carriages were iu waiting 10
take them TO the tram for Gatden CITY. where IL
was expected they would sojourn until after the
con ests. They had however, brought over sew
efai setter and pointer dogs for exhibition 10
the Philadelphia show, an thev were accord
incl, taken at once to the Desht9sses street
ferry. whence fhev deusrted Tor pun ueHbla.
The team contains several who have not y r
ticipated Ia the urevious INTERNATIONAL contests.
NJ JOr H. ech u well known as rinei an III ~
SAID, however that, not having pracllsru n!uvn
! this ye r, bIs score " not expscted 70 compare
iavoaely With his reg g., rS, In tbe ast
/ ma on at wicklow he beat kie0v by IL points,
scoring 500 cut Of possible so; a. ne mas taken
! yoar cred the snos that won the prize for
tue Irish team az iinst the British contest
ants. Edward Johnson has earned tue
/ reputation Of a crack shut In many contests.
lie Was IN he team when they st shot at
CrcedWoor. Henry DNHs has not yet attained
his majority. although his IRA tce-shooting
ranks tim Oh. lie u "a student of medicine.
". q. d. uon. a brewer. Is known "a " Water
/ fOrd's crack shot lie scored gooo figures In
tue ld-n e'sht this year. Joshu' X. Miner
shot IN toe two preyious internaic nal ma'ches.
h. won tho AuercOTn cup and ach eyed tue re-
40 tkable score OF nine consecutive bull ewes
at i.U,O wards. james q. Pollock has won many
pr zes. Al. xanuer Ward Is a mining engineer
al Aston Hall llegc, Chester, England. He
h twice won tue " Wimbledon cup M once tho
& m ridge cue. W. Russell JOINT h barely
ut ainei his 2i.t wear. lie Is STUDENT Of law.
liz 1Atner Wa formerly Lord VI iyur Of Dublin,
and - now solicitor Of the lttsh treasury. n.
fiynuc Is Inspector Of the lrish Constabuary.
/ He r. q fine marx man. hut his duties have pre-
! vented MN IRON VI. ctsing Wuch.
line y ,tiunal hinr A. ucltuuu and the ANA
| teur luho CLUB u.Ne mace elaborate op ra-
/ tions for the eUtertAinm Mt IT the visitors.
| To-day Gen. j. X. Ia~icN, President II the
| Centennial Cuuimi~sl"u. l. to formally receive
them IN the pa lors OF the Firth Avenue " utel.
lncy are then To De presented To MhNut Wick
ham IA the civ Hall III q which they are To tie
taken fra drive la Central psrk. tuesday l. to
] Ice devu cd 100 o. Icf ce a treeumOor. and a visit
/ t. huotn'. the ire m The evening Wednesday
/ h also a ur.,ticG day. On ihursduy the teams
arc to he taken excursion In the harbOr
| In the Gamer Nele X Hopkins. The Fire
! Dep rtment J. u Je Inspected ON saturday,. On
Monday eNcnr-inn II 10 pe made to west
/ A. int in the steamer ilotkln-. The Centennial
o. at,h,- ole tu he contt stcd IN Seut. l.. 10 aud
IL zen. ii iNlcy j. l. present the I euietiniil
I g.. pns - the succ -~tul con estant on fnlay.
So {. T.. IN GiluD res Garden. The Grirer
trophy VIII toe -hut fir al Orccdmuor ON ~eut. rs.
/ lnh A., ,a'ion IL go conn ence AZ Crcedm or
+ ,ud = o ia 81 to ne cuu.pcting teams VIII be
/ given at DelNuuicu's. 1T wnich the Mayor Will
/ Ir,sioe. On TIE lptn the teams viii VISIT tho
/ tith Avenue Thea re. The 2Dtn. the LIST dav u
the fail meeting, will occupy the lime ~ the
gussT IN long ftn-c contests. On the 2l-t' TIC
I return match between Ireland aud America " M
Toe shot. 'nd On tue I'd tne dist iou'on of tho
/ prit ca a pr.1es competed Tor at the irlle meet
iug Will be distributed.