Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-15
Final Result Of the Great international
Rifle Match - The Americans
Winners by % Points.
A Close COntest-1 he Irish Second In
the List, the Australians Third,
the Scotch Fourth, and the
Canadians Last,

Iting "s%S ofgdn. Fulton hred the first
enot Of the American team at ei9ht
I hundred yards, and m9de bulI's-eye
scoring 5; Gildersleeve made 5 success.
sive bnlPs,eyes; B )dine's first three shots
were 4, 5, 4 Aliens first shot missed the
target, hls second scored only, and his
third 3; r .thbone's first two shots were
5 and 4; Dakin's iTst shot was BULBS.
eyes, and FarwelPs hrst four shots scored
4, 5, 4, g.
or the Irish team, Bigley led with an
outer, counting 2; Dyss made a bulls.
eye, scoring 5, and Fenton madc three
bulPs-eyes in sCe sessioD. The genera
shooting Of the Irish team SO far Is
! strong.
The shooting Of the American team
is improving. / opened rather weak.
The Scotch are doirg well. Boyd open
ed with a butte eye, and Thorn burns
fist five, shots VT Re ouil's-eyes, while the
remainder Of the Scotch team are doing
| good shooting.
The following are the total scores at
the eight hundred yards race:
Canadian Tean-Mason, 80; Gibson,
69i Cotton, IS; Adam. Sc; Bell, So /;
MorTison, IS; Cruit, 55i Disher, S.. To-
tai, 492
Australian Tenn G e, 72; King, 6S;
Wardell. 81; Smith, SO; Lynch, so;
ORA per, 81; Slaep, 81; Slade, 20. Total,
| 5Z2.
Scotch Tesm-B1yd, e6; WhiteIaw.
50; Clark, 81: RE, 81; Mitchell, So;
Frazer, 10; N'Vittie, so; Thornburn, 78.
Total, SIS.
Irish Team-Rigby, 81; Johnson, 81;
JOynt, Ga; Dyas, 50; Ward, Sc; Fulton,
6s; Miner, 81; GAff, 56. Total, SOP
American Tesm-FuItoD, Sc; B1dine,
So; Giidersleeve, So; Rsthbone, IS; Da.
kin, 66; Farwel, IS; Weber, 81; Allen,
so Total, 525.
The total score of the American team
at eight hundred yards is 525: Irish
team, 502; Scotch team, 525; the Amer
ican and Scotch teams having tied on
eight hundred yards. The Scotch thus
far maintain their lead Of yesterday
nine points. The Americans are now
nineteen ahead of the Irish.
The following is the scoring on the
first five shots at nine hundred yards;
Americans, 40; Canadians, 100; Irish,
l56; Scotch, 14s. This gives the Amer
lean team, on the aggregate score thus
far, lead Of thirteen points.
The total seore sI nire hundred yards
is as follows: American team, SIS;
Australian, 494; Canadian, 465; Irish,
4S5; Scotch, 462. The Americans are on
the aggregate score at eight hundred and
nine hundred yards range "A ,pcinth
ahead of the Scotch and 4s points ahead
Of the Irishs The announcement of the
scores, which showed that the Amer
leans had magnificent lead, was re.
ceived with vOciferOus and repeated
cheers.
The Americans won by % over the
Irish.
The total score fe7 both days is as fol-
lows; American, 3126; Irish, 3lO4; Aus
traliaD, 1896; Scotch, 306l; Canadian,
1923.
SCORE AT NINE HUNDRED YARDS.
American Tesm-Fdlton, 81; bodine,
SO; GiIdersIeeve, 81; Rathbone, 70; Da.
kin, IS; Earwell, So; Weber, 81, and Al.
len, 63. Grand total, SIS.
Irish Team-Rigby, 81; j .hnsnn, 81;
JOynt, 81; Dyss, 81; Ward, 54; Fenton,
81; Miner, 81, and Gaff, ,66. Grand total,
4S5.
Australian Tssm-Gse, 50; King, 81;
Wardell, 56; smith, 81; Lynch, 50; Dra-
p.r, 60; Sleep, so, and Slade, 66. Grand
Scotch Tesm-Boyd, So; Whitelaw,
81; Clark, 81; Rae, 81; Mitchell, AT:
Frazer, So; M'Vittle, 81 snd Thornbpru'
81. Grand total, 46a
Canadian Team-N sson. So; Gibson,
81; Cotton, SO; Adam, so; Bill, 81;
MurisoD, IS; Cruit, 81, and Disher SO. |
Grand total, 465.
THOUSAND vARDs RANGE.
American Team-Ful on, So; Bodine,
81; Gildersieeve, I'll; Rathbone, 66; Da. |
kin, "a; Farwell, 68; Weber, IS; Allen,
IS. Grand total, 500.
Irish Team-Rigby, 81; johnson, 81;
Joynt, 50; Dyss, IL; Ward, IS; Fenton,
69i NJ Hr, So, and Gsf, So. Grand |
total, 535.
Australian Tasm-Gse. SO; King, al;
Wsrdell, "a; Smith, So; Lynch, 81; |
Draper, 81; Sleep, 81, and Slade, So.
Grand total, SOL.
Scotch Tesm-Boyd, IL; Whitelaw,
50; Clark, 81; Rae, 50; Mitchell, 81; |
Frazer, So; M'Vittie, 81, and Thornburn,
81 Grand total, 4SS
Canadian Team-Mason, 81; Gibson,
so; Cotton, 90; Adam, "a; Bell, So; Muir.
ison, So; Cruit, 54, and Disher, SIS.
Grand total, AIS.
ONE THOUSAND YARD SCORE.
Americans, 500; Irish, 535; Scotch,
49S; Australians, 535; Canadian, 476.
The following are the total scores OF
the teams for the two dsys: American
3l26, Australian 1852, Canadian 1888,
Irish 3l04, Scotch 306l.
After the shooting had ended and its
result been announced, a deafeniDg
chorus for the American and Irish
teams, who appeared to be the favorites,
rent the air. The best shots of both
nh Indi 81
dresses coDgr&tuIatory OF the result OF
the shooting were made by Major Ful
ton, Of the American, MsjJr Leach of
the Irish, Captain M'Donald, OF the
Scotch, Captain MeessoD, of the Austral.
ian, and Major O'Rsilly of the Cana
dian team. Mr.. Nil ler, of the Irish,
Colonel BOdine, of the American, and
Mr.. Dyes, of the Irish teams, also deliv.
cred addresses, and the great crowd
with cheers for ali the teams.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
NEW YORK, September 14-The of
ficisl returns Of the National riffs asse-
citation, made at late hour last night,
give the Scotch team a t. tai score OF
3063, which gives that team the third
placs instead OF the Aust allan team,
whose score is 1862.
How Democratic Negroes are Treated.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the
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Estims msted loss on oil, SI5. 600; on build
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