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

The Canadian Rife Team, which Is the last OF
the foreign teams to arrive in this country reached
Jersey CITY by the Erie Railroad yesterday morning at
O'Clock, and were received by Col George W. Wingate
representing the National Rife Association They left
Hamilton Canada sc II 80 O'Clock on Thursday mont
ing and came by the way Of Buffalc Besdes MAJOR
J. E. ORenley, the captain OF the team, who VIII not
reach the city until Sunday there are eight members OF
the team proper and two reserves, who represent the
"ontario Any Rife Association" which bears
the same relation to the Ontario Rifle Asso-
citation as, in this country, the Amateur
Rac Club bears to the National Rife Association Upon
their arrival they went directly to the sturtevant House.
and thence to CreodmOor where they tired nteen shots
each ut the long ranges, making exceedingly good
scores considering their hausted condition. They
take IN firing the "prone position, with tie exception
Of Mr. Adams who takes the "Farwe position" on his
back and side. Mr.. dams and Mr.. Bell use the Rgpy
aud the others the MetfOrd rifle.
Following arc brief sketches Of the team and
reserves: ]. j. Mason, who heads the team, is an
Fngshinan and Grand Secretary of the Masonic Grand
Lodge Of Canada He shot at Creedlnoor in the Hamilton
team Of 1875 and repTeSented the Canadian snyder
Twenty ,at Wimbledon III 1874 and 1879 a. Bell
sale provision merchant He represented the snyder
Twenty at Wimbledon for two years and - winner o.
shot the KolOpOre Cup at Wimbledon IN lS'4 w1en
tae team SOn SSo M S5nt Who holds the third posi-
ton in the team, Is ScOtohman, ana retired Duluer
He Is known rs tue veteran sno OF inc Wi re Won
place In tho Scotch team OF 1871 in TIE EchO Shield
match, and represented the Snyder twenty ~ WIZ
bledon in 1871 and 1874 James Adams Is scOtchah
AZ years old and hydraulic eer Ho won INC hrst
champion gold medal at CreedmOOr In 1873 ana repre-
sented the Snyder Twenty" a. Wimbledon i0r two
wears He is fourth man Ia the team MajUr Gibson,
Nth man IN the team, Is CANADIAN, "a
wears Old, and barrister. He represented the
TSnydcr Twenty" at Wimbledon IN 1874 ana 1879, Dut
only recently began smalbOre shooting William Cinit
Is an Engnshman, 49, and l. eiglttion agent ~ 10
rUnto He Represented the Snyder Twenty" az VIM
bledOn in 1879 and placed, without competition ON
the team IN the place of Mr. Marges, WHO could not &C
cept Major w. II. Cotton, No. T. Canadian age ~, rs
instructor ordnance OF the volunteer aruefy lie rep
and was second in eOmnani OF the team last year no
has won several steass prizes at lOuS range shla-pOie
matches George Dsher Is German Canadian, as years
old and photographer. He won the nrst piZe III ab
Ontario rifle match Aug 30 at 1000 YARDS rang in
Toronto. w. NJ. Cooper reserve vi EngilsD Drth age
49, IL q hardware merchunt lie rpresentcd MaT~leS,
SHIRE at Wimbledon in 1o6SGJ7OIl-G2 anu 70, ana
won the Marwickshife maiksnalshp badge Ia 1901
JOSEPH Mason, reserve, is an Englshnln, ago 40, a
Wholesale cOnfectionrr. He represented tie snyder
Twenty" az Wmb edOn Ia 1871 and 1874 and won me
championship prizes in Montreal in 1873 and at Toronto
IN.