The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-15

Irish by getting 4s5 tied the Scotch IN the day's
shooting, and stood relatively as they did at the
beginning OF the day, four behind them. The
Australians beat beth Scotch and the Irish at
800 yards, with score Of 49,. and thus crawled
up to within eight points OF the Irish and twelve
Of thu Scotch. The Canadians, with 405, were
10 behind the Americans.
The total scores for the match showed that
2,5le: the Irish, 1902; the Australians, 2,6el,
and tho Canadians. 2,447.
RANSOM Rathbone carried OF the honors at
this range. with twelve bull's-ey and three CEN
John DodIne followed with 90; Gen. Dnkln
George Murison, 65 ; |. l.. Allen, %, and then
followed long list of 62's, mostly from the
Irish team. The maTksmen that mado them
were Major Fulton, William Rieby, E. johnson,
w.R. Joynt, Henry Dyas Lieut.. @. Fenton, Daniel
Gee, and }. $. Lynch. Capt, King J. X. Miner.
GdSseeHe mad. aS,es q Sse COZ III Lieut.
Draper, Major Sleep. Lieut.. Adam aud Major Cot
and Col. Farwel made each, sol w. Cruit, A.
Bell and Thomas whitelaw made 81 Capt; War
| dill, 90; A. Ward and Major Gibson, 50; George
Dsber, 80, and DIR. Mitchell, a..
| Ii was after four whom the final stage OF the
great match was begun. Tho multitude had in
creased until IL numbered many thousands /;
| there were hne equipages, four-in-hands, eques-
tIennss and their escorts, and stages loaded to
the top in every available position. The line OF
vehicles extended far down the left edge OF the
firing range, half way to the targets, and crowd
| The Americans snot poorly on tho start, getting
| only two bulls-eyes, three centres, two inners,
| anu an outer on the urSL TOun0, Dut doing bet-
| ter as they went on. lhe Scotch started little
better, with three bull's-eyes, q center, three
inners, and an outer, The Australians did not
get bulls-eys on tho first round, but
got miss, and plenty Of centres and inners.
| But the Irish were awsklng, aud constant cheers
| and Irish whoops from their admirers In the
| rear showed that null's-eyo after buls-eye was
being scored. Every man was in earnest, and
Ing they were doing But they began too lao
| In the day. While they were thus rapidly ever
hauling and passing the Scotch, who were doing
Va nntn fhA ANan rIaaN. ehA
| latter were not Idle. As an American marks
| man nred, the spectators watched the tar
| get with silent interest. Hes on" went
as the trap door was seen to open, then there
was second OF breathless silence, broken by
cheers Of the Irish teams friends, and tnen
| wnen the white disklcame IN sight, and it did so
very often, there rolled all through the multi
| tude the word "b-b-b-u-u-ll," long drawn out
deep rumblng.
As the match progressed TO ward its close, here
| came rumors, backed by Irish cheers, that the
| Irish team were doing something rem ark 10
| aud were likely TO win. Then the excitement
Ss sps ws5s oTt OF se zane
Canadians nowhere. The contest was narrowed
down to the old contestants. the Irish
DOily@oHnt. 4 TEs Irish ssu%G' @eTs the no.s Saa
| popular foreign team, OF course the Americans
had the largest following. AS the excitement
| increased the nOse Increased. Every bull
lrs9 or sn % oss
| ncers and the expostulations OF managers. Ibe
| shOts were constantly bulletined and as con-
lie sun set, and the light began TO fade. Some
| OF the teams were finished. Suddenly Wild cheers
| had happened. Mr.. Miner OF the Irish team
| had Just made his fifteenth consecutive bulls
| eye, making what has never before been made,
either at match or at practice shooting. a
| perfect score at LOO yards. we've licked
ye oy ipdIyldusl shSoti1s loike that, shouted
| Ing. Dakin, farweli, Weber, and Allen had
| closed their scores With bulls-eye each. The
fh.aFE had fOA ak..ea aa.h LFs.ls. n.
| dine, Gildersleeve, and Rathbone, the Relia-
oles," were equal 20 the occasion. Bulrs-eye
| after bulls-eye followed, each greeted with
| cnesrs, until seven were IN ade out Of tue eight
shots, Fulton closing his score with an0.
The scores were quickly footed, tho speotn-
| tors meanwhile struggling to get past the ropes,
and then Col. wiugats announced that the
Americans had won the match, and champion
tators roarei al d roared again. and tried TO sur
| round the teams but the police kept them back
until the marksmen were Inside the American
Within the tent, Col. Fulton proposed the
American team the hardest battle ever known
IN IN ne history OF T,ie shootng. Major Leeeh Of
tus Morris Of the Australians, and Major O'Kel-
" OF the Canadians replied. aud the teams sep
arated.
by the irish team, were excellent. The Ameri-
cans added 600 to their score, making a grand
1ed By q points. The Irish, by the nne score
| OF b35, took second place, with 3l04 for grand
| tOtal, ana were a. duead OF tho scotch. 4 no
| latter had made 4s9, and their total was 3.062
| exactly The same As the Australians. who had
mado Dol at l,00J yards. The Canadians, by
making 4,b, got grand total OF 2g23.
Mr.. Millner led tue field, as be leads the world
with his marvellous soOre Of IS at l,OJ0 Yards
Dyas, Boyd, and Gildersleeye followed with Il
each; Slaie aud Fenton made 90; Flrwell, 6s
Draper, Rigby, and johnson, 81 Rathbone, Cd
Weber. Allen, ana Ward, 65; Adam, Lynch, aud
| Ihorourn, u; Smith and He'll, IS; Joynt, Gee
Bodine, ana McVettie, 62; Clark, King, Sleep
and Mason, 81; Cotton, Gibson, WhiteIlw, and
hae, 90: Con and Murison, SO Fulton, s.;
Mitchell, 81; Disher, IS; and Fraser Wardil
Dakin, and Crut, "a.
me team totals for yesterdays shooting are
as follows:
AMERICAN TEAN-Iansom Rathhone, ao3; II. A
GIidersleeye, 600 John Bodine. 1876 ". Il. farw,ll
ly5 L. NeDeT. 1913 ]. l.. Allen 1855; I. s. Dakin, lsS
Henry Fulton. lso TOTAL l,54g.
IRIsn ISAM-George Eenton, 100; J. K. Miner los
w.R J6ygt, 1885, A wari, is5; ". q. d. COT, i75.
soorcH TEAx-M Boyd, ip6; Capt Thornburn, 1874
W. ARK logi l.. Fraser lB3 X McNitte, 1888; L. Rae
lSs I. Il. Whitelaw. 1895 j. Mitchell, l07. Total.
AUsTRALIAs TxAx-J J. siade. POS, D. Gee, 1ee
Capt j. 4. KING 100 J. McG. smiIh, ls3 Lieut. L 7
nrspeT 1888, Us LSnch. 1877 Ii. I. sleep, 1856 b. ]
| Narii, III. Total l,5i7.
CANADIAN TEAN-James Adam. 100: W. II. Cotton
1856 A, Bell, 1888 J. Gibson, 1885, G, harison, 1872
J. j. Mason, lsO, W. Crut, 100, o. Dsner lo3. IoIal
| 1888
| WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.