National Republican., 1876-09-23
THE RIFLE MATCH.
Completing Preparatlons-The Teams to Ar
rive Monday Night.

rive MONDAY Nlgnt.
The committee to arrange for the interna-
tional rifle match in this city next week met
last evening at the Arlington hotel, with Gov.
Shepherd in the chair, and Mr., James E. Bell
acting as secretary.
The committee appointed at the meeting of
Irishmen Thursday evening was received, aud
reported the action of that meeting, stating
that it was the intention of the Irishmen to
present a prize to the member of the Irish
team making the largest score.
Governor Shepherd, in behalf of the general
! committee, thanked the Irish committee for
their cooperation, and said that sub com
| mittee would be appointed to act with them,
and arrange for the presentation.
The Irish citizens also intend to have some
demonstration on the arrival of the teams.
AEEMoNETERs.
A part of the paraphernalia of long-range
shooting range is an outfit of instruments to
| indicate the direction and velocity of the wind
| and the constant changes of currents. At
Creedmoor the Rife Club have furnished the
range with expensive instruments of this sort,
| and in order that the range at Benning's might
| have the same advantage during the coming
match sub committee was appointed to con-
| fer with Gen. Meyers, Chief of the Signal Bu-
| reau. Major Cash, from that subcommittee,
| last evening reported that Gen. Meyers had
consented to furnish the necessary instrument
| and operator to attend to IL. The same
| subcommittee also reported that arrangements
had been made to have the Marine band in at
tendance at the rifle range.
COMING MONDAY NIGHT.
Dispatches were received from Col. Burn
| side and Mr.. Stevens, in New York, of which
| the following one embraces the substance
"New York, Sept. 22-Teams leave for Phila-
| delphia 10 morrow morning. Will arrive in
| Washington Monday even'n 'ng at l1:2O. Every
| thing all right. Go ahead.''
COMMITTEES.
Some changes have been made in the general
committee since the names were first an
nounced. The following is the correct lis
! A. r. Shepherd, J. o. P. Burnside, T. E.
Amos Webster, w. c. Moore, j. F. Ennis, j.
w. Boteler, Thos. L. Hume, N. B. Fugltt, r.
S. Fleming, L. H. Stevens, 4. P. Morse, Gen.
W. D. Whpple, Maj. J. c. Cash, Simon Wolf,
Frank Jones, A. S. Solomons, Austin Herr.
Maj. A. S. Nicholson, l. N. Burritt, T. B.
KslbIus, 7. Lutey, Thos. SomerviIle, Jas. E.
Bell, NJ. r. Thorpe, E. S. Hutchinson, L.
Boyer, Mai A. c. Richards, John a. B .ker,
o. A. Steven, RO5t. Boyd and D. McCathran.
sUB-CoMHITTEEs.
The subcommittee to have charge of the
different duties were appointed and regulations
adopted setting forth the duties of each. so
that there will Ue 10 clashing.
sub committees were appointed for each day
during the stay OF tie teams.
The duties of the committee appointed for
MONDAY
will be to receive the teams at the depot and
escoT; them to the Arlington.
The following is the committee for Monday:
T. Z. ROessle, Major j. c. Cash, j. A. Baker,
A. Porter Morse, James E. Bell. L. VI. Hoff-
man, j. NJ Van Buskirk, B. L. Blackford, W.
q. Moore, j. 0. z. Burnside, L. H. Stevens,
Simon Wolf, A. c. Richards.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday are the
days set apart for the shooting. On those |
DAYS the guests will be in charge of the trans |
pOrtatiOn committee until they reach the |
grounds, when the committee on grounds will |
be supreme. |
WEDNESDAY.
The principal event during the day Welnes-
day will be visit to Mount Vernon, for which |
the steamer Arrow has been engaged. The |
committee to look alter the guests on that
day consists Of A. r. Shepherd, 7. Z. Roessle,
c. L. Blackford, Major J. C. Cash, L. N.
Hoffman, T. Lubey, T. B. Kalbfus, j. Z. Bell
J. W. Boteler, Amos Webster, John F. Ennis
Gen. W. D. Whipple, Major A. S. Nicholson,
]. n. Burritt, A. s. Solomons, Austin Herr, J. |
o. P. Burnside and L. II. Stevens.
FRIDAY.
The programme for Friday is a rile about
, d
drive to the Soldiers Home. President Simon
Wolf, of the Washington Schuetzen Verein, |
has extended an invitation TO the committee
and their guests to visit the Schuetzen park,
on the Seventh-street road, on their return
from the Soldiers Home and give an hour to
enjoying hospitalities at the park. The invita-
tion has been accepted. The committee for
that day consists of Simon Wolf, L. H
Stevens, Gen. W. D. Whipple, B. L. Black
ford, A. S. Soomors, Thos. SomeryiIle, J. NJ.
Van Buskirk, Frank Jones and T. B. Kalbfus.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
The other subcommittee are:
Finance-T. Lubey, B. L. Blackford AMI j.
NJ. Van Buskirk.
Printing!. N. Burritt, Thos. B. Kalbfus,
Thos. Somerville and T. Lubey.
Transportation-Joh ohn A. Baker, A A Ste
vens, Rotert Boyd, Donald McCathran, T. E.
Roe2sle, B. Lewis Blackfori and J. o. P.
Burnside.
Grounds and Targcts-J. 0. P Burnside, ].
f. Bell, NJ. R. Thorpe, z. S. Hutchinson,
Lewis Eeyer and A. c. Richards.
Audit-W. G. Moore, A. Porter Morse and
\. s. Solomons.
Mr.. L. NJ. Hoffman has been selected as
treasurer,
THE PRESS.
On all occasions such as the rifle match
promises to be there are always a number of |
gentlemen who seek favors from the managing |
committee on the strength of being attached
to some newspaper, when, really, they have |
no connection with the press whatever. The
committee last evening decided TO issue tickets
to the local press and gentlemen known to be
correspondents. In order to prevent mistakes,
a committee of newspaper men WIS appointed,
consisting of Messrs. Crosby S. Moves, w. J.
Muir 1gh and John Morris, under whose direc-
tion the press tickets will be distributed.
Nearly all of the details for the match have
been arranged. Special trains from Washing
ton and Baltimore to Benning's will be run on |
the days of the shooting. A meeting of the
general committee will be held at the Airing
ton at $50 this afterr-Sc, after-Sc and i. is desired
th2: thu every member should be present.
ANOTHER MATCH.
1t is expected that at the conclusion of the
regular programme of shooting there will
be match between picked fours of the Ameri-
can and Australian teams, which will proba-
bly, be shot a week from Monday.
At the conclusion of the report of the shoot
ing at Creedmoor, in yesterdays New York
Tribune was printed the following announce
ment of the coming match at Benning's ste
ton:
Major Henry Fulton, of the American team,
has received letter from Colonel j. o. P.
Burnside, chairmHn OF the committee of ar
rangements Tor the entertainment of the
foreign rifemen in Washington, in relation to
the programme thus far made out. He says
that he desires that the visitors shall reach !
Washington early on Monday,so as to visit the
range at Benning's station and take few
shots, if desirable, for practice. There will be
one principal contest for individual prizes at
the 500, 900 and 1,000-yard ranges, and will
take three days to complete it-Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday-fring fifteen shots at
each range. There is every indication that
there Will be a. large attendance at the
matches. There will be special trains from
Baltimore, Alexandria and Washington
to the range, and the railroad COM
panies have agreed to reduce their
fares. The shooting will begin at 10 O'Clock
in the morning. The following is the pro-
gramme: Tuesday, September %, shooting on
the SOO-yard range, fifteen shots for each
marksman; Wednesday, an excursion to Mount
Vernon by steamer down the Potomac; Thurs
day, shooting on the 900 yard range; Friday,
reception by the President, visit to the Gov
eminent and other public buildings, and
visit TO the Soldiers Home; Saturday, end of
the contest at 1.n0l:Yard ranne and In the