New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-15
J.J. sLADE-AusTRALIAN TEAM.

Scotch Team fired much more rapidly at this range than
at either Of the former aud evidently with better aim
Martin Boyd made the bost score Of the Scotch Team
at this range securing II buleycs two centers and
outer, which gave Kim II points out OF possible 75
The good fortune which attended Dr. Mitchell during the
previous days shooting at this range seemed
to have deserted him, and two misses, one
his third shot and the other his last spoiled
an otherwise good score and reduced 1t To 81
Capt Thorbun followed closely after Martin Boyd as TO
the number of points scored but owing TO some unfOr
tunate shots stood behind and counted Ga Robert
McVittie came next with g. and he only superior
to William Clark by point. The lowest score was
that OF David Fraser who scored "a points, while Peter
Rae aud Thomas Whelaw each counted 60. During the
last round and when all but three had fired the danger
signal was displayed after David Frasers shot 1t was
rapidly growing dark and the delay threatened TO pre-
vent successful shooting the part Of the remaining
three These moved to other targets and finished their
scores. The danger signal was taken down, ana the
white disk announced bullseye for Frasers final shot
While the teams changing position from the 500
to the 900 yards range, and just the ScOtchmen had
got their pitched photographer made his appear
ance and impOrtuned Col Macdonald to have his marks
men pause for moment and allow themselves TO be
photographed The men were busly engaged in prepar
ing their rifles for the next range and the captain did
encourage the photographer, but with negative gesture
said to him: No. no. man, this Is too serious business
for us to stop and have pictures taken" The photOg
rapher was compelled to take them while moving
about as well as he might under the circumstances.
THE IRISH TEAM
The Irish Team occupied the targets on the extreme
left The shooting OF Its members yesterday at the 500
and 900 yard ranges equal to that Of the previous
day. Edmund Johnson, who hit the bulps-eye Is con-
secutive times the S00yard range Wednesday only
scored 81 yesterdays decrease OF Ia points. William
Rigby made the highest score at 900 yards on Wednes
day. and his record OF yesterday lacks points Of
that number j. X Miner, who made a score OF II ut
LOCO yards on Wednesday, even exceeded that high
figure Yesterday. At the 000yard range he made the
UNPARALLELED run OF Is bupseyes in succession. This
score has never been equaed before by any rfeman.
The shooting Of the Irishmen as team, when the final
struggle came, excellent They knew at the termina
ton of the shooting at the 500 and 900yard ranges
that II would be an impossibity to win tho
American trophy. It was then possible for them to
beat the Scotch and out second best in the great
contest BY the time the tents set and everything
was in readiness firing to begin at the last the
ann had gone down and every element seemed i'm
partially favorable for all the teams. In selecting
position the 1O00yards distance, the Irshmen chose
a slightly elevated spot Of the range as their battle
ground All but two Of them began their score with
bulIs-eye Then followed bull'seyes and centers In
quick succession.
The crowd ympahLers gathered In the rear OF the
irish Team WAS very large and low murmurs of applause
were heard each time the white disk appeared the
target Henry Dyas had attracted many spectators by
his youth and ane shooting He the center OF atten
ton while scoring OF eight bullseyes In succession
His ninth shot center and by this time Miner
was steadily making the white disk appear. When he
made his twelfth burseye, there was a vsi-
bic stir OF appreciation, but the spectators re-
Trained from cheering until he had finished. When
be scored the fourteenth busye the lookerson fairly
Jumped with excitement All this time Miner appeared
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