The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22
CHAMPIONS OF TIE WORLD
AMLRgCIS SHIRPSHoOfAR RS WIN
HING ANOTHER tICIORI'
VOL. XLIv.-N0. %.
Tie rlushie>, contc-, ever Witnessed on

the tid.rien II ireland and America was shot
,e-,e.l ., 40 trcedm0or Range, and the fourth
yic;cr, was won by the Americans, in the face
of most discourleing circumstances. Two yoars
aso the Ii-n team. with MHjor Leech as its
Cattcin. cane hero and inaugurlted Inierna-
tional rA. matches. The Americans then won
by three POINTS. Lest year tho American team
wen; g. lrclsnd, and shot a. ID ,llymount Range,
again winning ty - POINTS. II was expected
that TIE Irish would win Yesterdays match.
They lad done magnificent shooting in the
match % last weeN, especially at lCC0 yards, and
as Cole Bodiuo and Gildsrsleove were not to
shoot IA the American team, It seemed likely
that the irish would at length win the triumph
their pilcky persstency seemed to deserve.
Bets Of two to one were offered In their favor,
and even bets were made that the Irish would
heat hy over twenty points. That this had no
dIscoura ging effect or the American fihemen
the result shows.
The dav opened with eriy sky, q clear nimos-
phere md a wind blowing from the targets up
The ranee little to the left. The dial en- the
wind Indicator marked o'clock, en1 there 1t
held all Gay, scarcely varying point, bu. at
times the wind blew pul1ly, taxing the jude-
neut - the msrksmen. II was good day for
Jhoo.ns.
The irish had the decision concerning the
number Of the men composing each team-esht
or six; they decided upon six and It was
thought that this decision materially increased
their ehences OF winning. They did not make
known the names OF the men who were to shoot
until Just tefore the match. Then II was found
that william Rsby. Edmond johnson. W. Rus
peil Joint, Lieut.. George Fenton, Henry Dyas,
and Joshua X. Miner were to constitute their
team. The American team composed Of
Henry Fulton, T. =. Dakin. W. D. Farwel, Ran
som Rathbone, |. l.. Allen, and L. Weber.
Ofthess twelve men. four had shot In the two
previous Irish American matehes-Milner and
johnson FOR the Irish, and Fulton ana Dahin for
the Americans. The others had all been 10 the
great international match OF the week before.
Four targets were assigned TO the teams
X and J. Win the spsce Il a tafset between
each sh rair. DraWing Tor positions. TIE irisn sot
X and v. on n Risey Johnson ana J9ynt
thus Joynt and Dta.. The youns men asI Of The
team were separated. and each had the excel
isni e0mpaEnopssio q old ,, and experiences
y TARGET and Fatwell; Rsth3Sne S .S and Futon
American team be com p9sed ex clusi.ely of rue
team were 10 be men qualified TO shoot In the
cans should use rides Of bona nde American
mAuufact.1e, and that the ish shoot iihes
made q John Rieby & Co. OF Dublin. 1he
Amerlc,ns al used Remington eteech losders.
were three distances TO be snot over. 500. 90.
and l.cco yards. Each man had nfieen shots at
which M artidcial rest was used. Each Ameri.
..an sho, lyins .n his haeH: With h,s FEET toward
pgslton, the others on their backs.
When, at IL o'clock the sun gave the signal
few people present, but their number was con-
s,antly increasing there was delay Of twenty
were lowered, and col Farwell opened thu
match. LYING on his slde. with his bead resting
aero-s ~ less-a most comfortable position
eeeminsiy-he nred rnere was the crack Of
b. rlT x.ft ftfsfIa = mil M
screaming down tue range, and then tue whack
of the bullet was distinctly heard as 1; struck
onen AZ ! target. and the Dig white disk came
up-"a bull murmured the throns of spec
Ra hDonc followed him with like result. and
then the nrsi shot from the Irish was nred oy
squ4reiy. aud when the white ask told tue story
T. the spectators there was a LOUD cheer, show
the gathering throng. Fenton followed with
anotl er Duil. Johnson did tlie sane. Dyas gol
Ilst round Of tue lri.h gave ihcn q.
Meanwhile % tue American TARGETS fult on
Is IN all-two points behind their rivals a.
abe outset. The next round found the Aqer
both with ,6 The Americans drew. aneac
then lost 2 and the sixin innlns'
cans then began TO gam; slowly al lrst. by two.
aud ones, nov iosins point, now saning one
eleventh they lost one, gained II In the twelfth
Lost IL in the thirteenth. gained II In the four
teenth and then IN the fifteenth and last round
OF the 80 yards range, they made es out OF 81
possible. each man sconng bulIs-eye, save
Rathbone who got centre, and thus brought
their total up 70 40, out Of possible 40. The
lrish closed with 1.-TWO bulls-eyes, centre
two nners. and an outer. They thus lost
points Oh this last round. m King them 5ei-1t
teen points behind tLs Americans.
Geu. Dakin led the Held at this distance
making eleven bull's-syes and four centres. Il
ln al out Of possible IS. Major Fulton wa.
close behind him with one less bulls eye ane
one more centre 20. Next stood Rsby with
eleven bulls s-eyes, two centres. and two iuDers
bs. Allen made Is. aud ~ did Miner aud Rath
bone. FaTweLl aud Weber Fenion. and DYa,
BOZ % each, johnson "a, and JoYnt came las'
There was excellent order under Col. c. b
ti.1 hell 3 and Gen. Shalers good management
1Le f-liner Wa cai ain Of the American team
ssores ~ were Sas,ned simos, si as SU,D SON a. bot
aud the smoAe from the rifle OF the last man haC
hardly blown away tciois the result " the aIs
rAse oi the neteh wa. ou the bulletins. s;ill II
was al{ Ded3 Waicn Win in1ni men in favor
OF tbs IRISH, wait TIL tue long range tkel
faid then see them pun ut.' A half hou
was taken ior lunch. casa team eati.g 10 its owl
tent a d ~ llarler - swe tie nnns a. tie ~
tes Aaefieaas, asin. IN the same order It
opening u thfee nul!s e,es. a. centre. aud a
lnner--J' oat 20 ana the lrsa were sl.l
isIs e II ae eaaH g. .bdS saS
save An . scofed Ia s-eye be missed ~
ht the miss tAere Ma prolonged Ooh" lh
5fisn dId teltgT y i.h -, dimiulshiug the lead b
JOuI pJlnls. IL the tAird round the Americ IN
IN de each bull's--ys. 8o-tue Igi.n only "a
and TIE score thus far stood ~ for the Amer
pans and 40 for Tue lglsa.
The Americans lost two points Of toe % the
had gained on the fourth round, Fulton IL s.
Ing. Ihoy gained them again on the lfth ound
aided one more IN tLo siItL, aud another U
the seventh, aud then ou tue eighth lost foul
only one bulls eye helug made, ana that b
1arwell, while Uakln, Weber and Alien eac
made an inner. Tue Americans were now
ahead So they stood on the ninth round. III
tenth found them 2 point. ahead. On To
eleventh the Irsbmen made Eve inners and
buIl, ~, aud tue Americans made -, thus IL
Cressiug their advantage 70 ~ points. be UinC
Vhic1 had Increased IN strength and variability
though not getting far from o'clock, see me
10 boiler the Irshmen, while the American
scored bulls after bulls-sye. The twelft
aud a. Tteenih inuih-s saw them ~ pOlnt
hheai, The f-u-tSentL 49, and then the las
rouud al pJ yaTcs wes cred. The American
mere lost ohs point out stll stood ~ ahead q
tnelr eonle,i,'rs and tie ulatcn two third
ehOt. lrsA ayiL LolaI.fs. an4 tley were many
FOR not fe" Au4rriD ans lad BET heavily oil
then, and lesl-es the hist Neu were out ii
force. looked giunI, e.t st,li clgng 20 the mop
that tue lIlsh would pail up 4 tie l,OV ysrd
1ae scores ofthe 90 wards range were 38s 70
the Amerc MS, ana aoy for the Il.h. In
Auercins nad sAlnod ~ Eolnis at Goat r,nk,
tou n4ore tb.n Ley . .iA-. a. ~. Ar. u. W.
proved worthy ~ li. y a.stiul record py lea.
loI Tie npl4 with y tI.4' s-sNes and tur-e