The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22

of the marksmen. Il required the best efforts
OF TIC police TO keep tnCn away from tie hTing
great many laaies among the spectators, who
hravey sat out the enuro matCn. tn ugn the
day WAS cold and raw, ana not few Of them,
with score book and pencil, kcot record of the
III tch.
1he Americans opened the shooting with a
score Of 26 Col Farwell getting only an inner.
Tho lrishmeu had to be content with two less,
and the American lead was -. This was tho
highest lead attained by them in the match.
For here began trouble In the American team.
On the second round, Col. farweli. VINO w.s
leading, missed the target he tnrong said,
"Onl' Fulton got an inner, and the total score
OF the round IVES 20. ho IRISH IN ldc =, ard
the Americans wtfe only y ahead. fhwel
again shot. There was the whistle uf the bul.
let, bat 10 sounu OF its striking the .arget, and
no disN showed a lit. Missed again gfoaned
kcy to a,ch of our fellers," said young lrlsh-
IN n, hurrying with the news to the ltisn team.
This time the Amerlcaus got = III al, ana the
lrsh i've bun s-eycs and centre-D seven
/ points lost for the Americans. farwells next
shot watched With intense interest, aud
when the white disk came up, deep satisfied
bul' rolled through the crowd. g was the
American total VI tbis round. two points more
! 3D. and the whole team %. The Irish beat
them enc point, and the Americans stood put Il
points all ad. II VS. too Oig lead TO beat,
| thought toe spectators, who watched the oul-
le;ins inieutly. farwell shot again. this time an
/ outer-ouly 2. Tue tcam made %. Ihe Irish
e1. Farwcl then lred his seventh shot A miss !
or rcjoiced, as their preferences inclined them.
| lhis time the tenn only got 81 The Irish team
seemed t. catch the Infection. and made only
/ -, there being but two bulls-eyes made. But
this reduced the American lead to ~. Ear-
MI NILS mex, mex, sso; NO.. sona was mI'' hs b9 h,q
and this was all duo 10 an accident. His gun
was ledded. Thut l., the bullet, In going from
| the barrel, instead Of following the twist" u
the rihinss cleanly and smoothly, had portions
| cut away by the grooves, and went over tue
range without any accuracy oi direction. Inc
rest Of the team seemed determined TO do what
| thsy could to make up the gap left by Ftrwelrs
misfortune, aud they found In each bull'seye.
| while he spectators cheered hesrtly. but the
Irish shot well, TOO. 10 the Americans 2, they
made D, ana were then only 10 points oehnd.
| The interest became intense, and when Far
| well. after much time spent In cleaning his guu,
lay down TO shoot, there va, an almost breath.
him closely. Crack Away whistied the bullet.
there was moment OF suspense, and then up
came the big white disk, and the throng cneered
again and again. Tbs round gave the Ameri-
cans =. but tue Irish seemed determined to
keep anead, and made =. FaIweil again got a
missed ana the team only got ., while the Irish
got n. aud were WITHIN IL points - the Ameri-
well missed asain. His gun Vas worthless
1ne rect u the team got a a. eacn round out II
% possitle. No ave men could DO better; but
the = Of the Irish IN the eleventh brought them
four points nearer their nNals, aud their p At
the twelfth round placed them within i9uI
their grasp. but l. ipped away. farwel, IN the
thirteenth round. did what be should have done
when his gun nist leaded-i9ok another gun
one that be bad never shot. lie made with H.
and the team made 70 Ia all. Then "Unlucsy
ir.sh sroln, and toe Americans cIepI
ahesd two polnis; Again tarwell trsd
four. The, other hye rnen addei "a to It
while the Irish got 25-three points lost FOL
them. the Americans . points aaead, and only
one round more to fre. But neither Of the
teams knew how the scores stood, and many OF
the spectators were as ignorant. Most OF tue m
supposed that the iri-n were ahead. There was
a crush at tue bulletin boards, and the crowd
threatened 10 burst through the ropes. Excited
In the ropes. ran, note books in hand, from bule-
tin to buileun vainly striving IN the tumuit 10
well IN his last shot, took louz and accurate
aim. The shot struck with an audible whack
cheers OF tue throng were suddenly hushed
when IL was seen that be had hrcd Oh the wronl
target. thus addin- another miss 20 the SIX h'
hsl aiready made. lhis was toe - last feather
Mr. Fsrweii was 'maa.' But every otnei
tie round wac .. making so for the l.vOO yard
range. IhO Irisu were even less fottunat,
y lng Dyas. who had u ade thirteen bulls-eyes
closed with clean miss. Johnson got al
inner. and their total was onl, - making IN,
total for l.yOO yards 3sl. They had gaineC
tweuty-one pciuts % the Amelcsns, but wet'
still eleven FONTS beuind-a very badly winged
team they were when IL Is considered that TOT
Aue leans suot the loo yard range with bu
little better than hye men. lne plucky Uphill
lgEt Of these Eve men was a tue specimen y
American crit. Nothwltustandins their Ia,
isck. tney MADE within six points II their scor
sfo4i @atca; Alien stood z. !as hss'
out 5f,s b9sn @ ros75 Dya. eoi s. R.S, Rs'S
bone and FAl.on c., Sll!uer CO. Feuton an
weter o., johnson and Jo}nt 81. and Farwell 3
Gen Dakin nas the honor of making the Zines
total scOre-ao cut Of possible rs. Milne
made 30. katAbone IA. Allen lg9, Weber AN
Dy4s I've, RlcUY w, Fulton lgl, Fen on lsg, John
son loi, Joynt, lsO. and tar~ell les. Ihe gran
American total WAS ,l6j out Of possible lJc
, Inc Irish got LISA. Inc result was hitter lis
apgoiutmen. q toe IRISH who had been le
10 believe that they would surely viii
aud some Of their prominent members had sal
u uch A soon as the teams could eseap
tne throng that clamofed around tnem ths
hurried TO the hotel, when each team drank 10
others health, aud after little speech makiD
separated, tue Irish going 10 Garden City.