The New York herald., 1876-03-18
CREEDMOOR.
NEW TARGETs-THE INTERNATIONAL CHAM
PIONSIIIP.

NEW TARGETs-THE INTERNATIONAL CHAM
PIoNsHIP.
! The National Rino Association have commenced
preparations for spring practice on their ranges at
! Creedmoor. Among other Improvements conem-
plated progress Of construction three
gets which are being erected on the loft line
butts for the purpose OF proving the systems of
marking which have been adopted at Wimbledon and
elsewhere. Instead of the metallic target heretofore
in the association going TO put up canvas tar
gets mounted iron frames From this of a
butt there several advantages be derived Of
the greatest being that the bullet passes through
the canvas it cuts a clean hole and completely does
away with the frequent danger which heretofore
listed Of wounding the markers by splashes" from
the prolectile, which frequently hap
pened IN front OF the iron targets.
There are several systems suggested by which the
marker attend his duties without incurring the
danger of being hit either by wild shot splash
The two best known methods that in at VIM
bcdon aud one recently proposed by S. H. Jewell OF
Brooklyn. The former sysem-used in Great Britain
is swing double targets frames fitted with
pulcs front OF deep pit where the marker takes
his stand When shot strikes the hoistcd target the
marker lowers it, marks the HIT and in dong raises
the other target out of the pit and puts it IN View of
the marksman In this way OF the double targets
alternately in the pit with the marker or
exposed to view for the marksman to fire at, while the
marker himself is danger Of being struck. Mr..
Jeweli's system different He proposes erect
alongside OF tho targets shelter for the marker and to
swing the target light iron frame in such
way that by turning lever the target can be made TO
fall Immediately IN front OF the spot where the marker
is stationed He can thus, without stirring from his
post mark the shots ana paste up the holes without
running any danger. Canadian gentleman has sub
mited third plan to the association, the details of
which sufficiently defined to dwell upon. Mr..
Jewell has charge Of the work OF scttlng up at
! governmental
class and second targets now in course OF
erection and will soon be completed
CENTENNIAL MATCH
Those American rlfemcn who are outside the
charmed crrco OF the Board OF Directors OF the
National Rife Association are not at all satisfied with
III decision which has been arrived at Of holding the
Centennial matches at Creedmoor instead Of at Phia
dclpha 1t looks as f tho Creedmoor iolks meant 10
monopolzo al the rihe contests IN America rms IS
rignt. II we TO have rifle ranges all over the
union-as there ought to bc-the sooner That Phla-
delpha and other large cities take the initiative in
establishing ranges at their suburbs the better II Will
be for the spread OF the manly art of rifle shooting in
which Americans have so much distinguished them
selves. 1t of course true that Philadelphia does
not possess range equal to that OF Creedmoor; but
st she could have furnished place that would have
/ answered TO shoot an International match at much
better than the barren sands OF Do!lymount 1t is alb
surd TO think Of shooting centennial champion match
/ this year anywhere than at Philadelphia.
BRITISH RiFIEMEN
! Some OF the best American rnemen with whom the
writer has convcrscd the subject express their un
mistakable disappointment and dissatisfaction at tho
refusal OF The British Rifle Association to send team
]
and Scotch teams The action OF the Scottish rcmen
/ Is looked upon as beng Straightforward and manly,
while that OF the lrsh who are represented as being
willing to withdraw from the held II the Scotch would
do so, Is regarded falling far short OF the lndepend
ent course which they observed last year.
There Is some comment upon the newspaper articles
on the other side OF the Atlantic, which represent
! Colonel Gidcrseevo saying TO the English marks
men that he had "no idea the Scotch or Irish would
accept OF tho invitation to send independent teams
over here This would seem TO imply either that the
invitation given 10 Ireland and Scotland SIN
ccrc one or that the English would be welcome
than the other portions OF the 'Brsh Islcsn IL
Colonel Gidcrsecve did let slip observation OF this
kind u not ingenious OF him to do 50, and tho
sentiment hnds no echo in the breast OF American
rncmen Engshmcn Scochmcn and lrishmcn
would all be received alike here In America, an
/ equal footing OF friendship, without partiality or
prejudice, and " any parality could lnd place the
minds oi Americans this subject certainly the IRISH
team should come over, ought - have the place
/ % honor among