The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-15
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH.
THE CHANPTONSHIP OF TIE WORLD
WON BY the AMERIC1NS.

man Making Fifteen Consecutive Buiiscyes
The nine o'clock train for Creedmoor
Yesterday bore four rife teams, the Scotch, the
Australia ms, the Canadians, and tho Americans,
who were to compete In the great final match
Tor the championship OF the world. The Irish
team, having been quartored at Garden City
from their arrival, were spared the tedious ride
IN the crowded cars. The Scotch were tho
prominent team In the train, their stalwart
forms, their knckerbockers and white pith hats
md wells, or Scotch bonnets, making them de-
Sidedly noticeable. Ono of the passengers
wore a Scotch cap Of the jauntiest style, and
trousers Of Scotch plaid OF the most gorgeous
pattern. He carried number OF little banners,
pm which was the Cross Of 81. Andrew. They
were bed licked with rcd, white. aud blue, and
the thistle decorated the top OF tho stan. Their
bwner evidently expected to hnd ready sale Tor
them after the Scotch victory, but 10 this he
gas mistaken.
The members OF the Scotch team were smil-
lngly confident, and hailed the wind that
Deemed to be rising a. point In their favor.
, Let us have q eude wind right across the
range" said they. ian we shall be all right"
Uhe Australians were quiet and cheerful, as is
iheir wont. "The Americans will surely win,"
lhey said. I'VE hope to beat either the Scotch
Or the Irish" The Canadians had little said to
them aud little to say. They were " out Of the
race" In the opinion OF every one. The Ameri-
pans had not much to say. each member OF the
Jean had a look OF quiet determination.
HWell do our best. Tonight will tell the
nory."
The range was rapidly filling with spectators
when the train arrived, and there was . prospect
Of q crush. In order that there might be no ad-
vantage given to any team by their position at
the firing points, II was decided to draw again
for positions. The targets, as on the day pre-
vious, reading from the left, were X, W, A, Y,
]. III. III, w, WI. The Irish drew the targets
X and W, the same on which tho Americans
shot on Wednesday; the Australians drew A
and x, the ones used by the Can adams on We'd
pesday the Scotch got and III, where the irish
bad shot; the Canadians drew III and Nv,
which had fallen to the Australians the day be-
fore. and the Americans changed places with
bhe Scotch. shooting cp targets and VI, at the
pxtrems right. There was trile OF advantage
70 their position, for the wind, blowing from the
toutbeast, carried the smoke across the range
p front Of the other teams, but this was Of very
At nfteen minutes past 10 roar from th o
brass neldpiece signalled the riaemen to their
At 1898 the second gun gave the signal that Gr-
Ing was about to be begun, but the lrshmen
ence," said Col .winGate. Who was managing ma
khe range admirably. :" We can't walt for them.
6g." lie blew bis whistle, the signal for firing,
bnd Mason. Of the Canadians, who seemed anx-
lous TO be nrst IN firing 4 they could not be first
tn scoring. fred upon Ill target and scored a
bentre. Cruit, Gibson, Bell. Cation, and dams
pr the same team followed with an inner, three
pull lle'eyes, and centre before mother team
had fred shot.
Then whitelaw OF the Scots, lying fat. opened
BOYD and Mcvisne with bull's-eyes. Tier Taen Fulton
lay down on his back, and began the American
Gen. Dakin, setting into his easy side position,
pade the first bull's-eys for bis party, and Col.
him, Col Farweli got a centre, Col. Glidersleeye
put In nne buii's.sye, l.. Weber with a centre,
Target entirely. Meantime the Australians had
Eope to work, serGeant Gee leading with a
pane good scores, Draper and Wardill following
tbem with a 3 each.
irishmen arrived. Tney lost no time 10 getting
20 work. and william Rigby began the firing
johnson with 81 Fenton with bSl's-sye ca and
goynt, Dyas, COT aud Miner with each.
phe shooting was nov fairy oegun. Ihe wind
blew fresh frow the southeast, diagonally across
The range, the main direction being toward tie
soas Es IL aS NSs' Il The bs5 ss
the sunshine many lgnt clouds cast trouble
some shadows sometimes the targets were In
blaze OF light, and the msrksmen in the shade
and often the shadows fell on the targets while
the firing points were in the sunshine. The dit
ference Ia refraction occasioned by these
changes 10 light gave the rihemen work 10 TO-
Its day TO Keep man busy" said an old
shot; 1--WE can't 90 TO sleep to-day" The nrng
progressed steadily, and the number OF specta
bors kept increasing.
The only incd ent during the 500 Yards shoot
Ing was when, on Fulton's eleventh shot the
markers could not decide whether It was an
Inner or q centre. Col. wlngats galloped dowd
the range on his gray pony, aud could not de-
eide. Then be galloped down for the referees,
not decide, and then Gen. Joseph X. Hawiey,
the umpire, mounted the pony and displayed
good horssmansnip as he few down to the tar
get. He decided that the shot was a centre, 1.
Ataqusrter past the cannon signslled that
ithe eo0yards match had been shot, and then ne
multitude surrounded the bulletin boards TO get
tho result. At the beginning cf the fring In tue
morning, the Scotch were nine points ahead OF
IN ha tot nfI 90
fhe Irish were points ahead OF the Americans
with l,5s2 the Americans were 1871; tho Aus
Canadians at the foot Of the list, 81 behind the
Americans, with score Of l'49O Ratnbone
tho Americans, making a round miss, and then
ltwas ascertaned that the Scotch and Ameri-
cans had each made 625. and stood relatively as
when they began, the Scots still Ypoints ahead.
Tue Irish, however, had fallen on - points,
mskine oV<, which threw them into third place,
lspolnts behind the Americans, and "a behind
ihe Scotch, ! he Australians made 522, thus get
Ing up TO withln /, points OF toe lrisn The
Bcots.
The total scores for the whole match now
t,64 Australian, 20j7; uhd C4nad ans, l,gs2
Ihe individual scores were many II them very
.Tnorburn, Of ths Scots, led the aei VIII WITH ,HHc
nne score Of 70; ,sergt, Daniel Gee, from Aus
tralia, made Y; Daniel Fraser, OF the Scots. anu
=; J. slade, Of tie Australians, made 70 each
NaJorJ. ". Gibson, Canadian, made 50; Col
'Australlaus, and Lieut.. George Fenton,
Of the Irish made IS; C,pt B. J. wardeil Of
the AusiTslians, l.. Weber, otthe Americans, and
william Clark Of the Scots, made 81 . en-; Mr..
u. ,. Dakin Of tue Americans, Lieut. j mes
Adam. and Major W. ii. Cation Of the Cauadi
ans, anc Alexander Ward oil the lrlsh, made 90
Col jodine and Ransom Kathbone, Americans
end Thomas Whitelaw, Scotch made each 65
Major J. J. Sleep, Australian, and W
*; Joynt, Irish, made. ca, Henry Dya,
of the latter team, A. bell Canadian
and DR.. j. Mitchell, Scotch, made eacn e3
william RiRby and j. X. Miner. Irish, mad,
zach 62; Edmond Johnson Of their team, Lieut.
n. I. Draper and J. S. Lynch, Australians. anC
Peter Rae, Scotch, got 6l apiece; X. McVittie O
the. last-named team, i. l.. Allen, American ant
J. Mason, Canadian. got 90 apiece Capt. J
AcG Smith, Australian, made % George Muri
Son ~ Canada made 90; W. g. ID. Con, Irish, SO
and ilam Cruit and George Disher, 90 each.
Lunch was disposed Of quickly, and the 6rinG
StVo yards was begun at o'clock, the winC
oo"ing III from the southeast, but increasing
~ strength and pufhne-s. The Americans saw
that thero WAS work for them to 40 II theI
would win the trophy, Tney were surrounded
py thousandh Of a Aious fIends, and they sau
that tney were % ,scted to do their yery best
Hhe scotch, uuhuis Ia shake on the Americans
were determined To- Increase their lead II hard
work would do II tile Irish, ever hopeful said
little out shot weil, and the Australians and