Evening star., 1876-09-28
ANOTHER RIFLE CONTEST TO-DAY.
SQUAD SHOOTING As on TUESDAY
Luke, Scotch, Makes the Best Seare Of 10 Shots.
Thyme, Irish, Leads the First Squad.

The 10 O'Clock train for Behring'S this
ness the long-rauge shooting by the visiting
rifle teams than on Tuesday. The Marine
band was again in attendance. The weather
was all that could be desired for successful
shooting, there being but a slight breeze
blowing, while the atmosphere was remark
ably clear.
To day there were twenty two men pre-
pared 10 shoet, and they were divided, IRE.
spective of teams, into four squads, two OF
six men each and two OF five. TIE two
squads of six each shot at the same time,
each man finishing his entire number of
shots CifteeD) before the remaining two
squads commenced scoring.
WHY THE KIFLEMEN DON'T SHOOT BY
TEAMS
The fact that the men have not and prob
ably will not shoot by teams has been the
source OF good deal OF disappointment. 1t
was, however, the original intention OF those
who projected the idea OF this con test to have
1t by teams. The collection of the mem bers
of the different teams had to be left entirely
with Major Fulton. He did all that was in
his power TO have every team fully repre-
sented here, but IL was impossible to induce
all 10 come. 1t was absolutely I'm possible
for many OF the foreign visitors to extend
the Americans were obliged to shoot with
some reserves. 1t was necessary, therefore
TO have the contest for Individual excellence
BETTER ORDER MAINTAINED.
On Tuesday there was quite q crowd about
the scoring boards and near the shooting
stands, causing considerable Irritation both
to the contestants and to those outside the
enclosure, who could with difficulty see the
scores, no one being allowed within the en-
closure but the scorers aud those directly
interested int W ,a IN the the contest: Major Fulton.
the American team, and who acted as um-
pire on Tuesday, participated In the shoot
Ing today, and his movements were watch
ed by the spectators with a good deal of in
terest. His manner Of shooting was described
in yesterdays STAR.
BEGINNING OF THE CONTEST.
After their arrival on the grounds their
preparations were soon completed, and by
eleven O'Clock the Contestants had begun
shooting sighting shots, two being allowed
part IN the shooting to-day were as follows:
FeDtOD, Pollock, Thyme, Rigby, Mlllner
Evans, Gof, Joynt and Greenhill, OF the
Irish team; Anderson, Fulton, BOdfne Rath-
bone, Blydenburg. Garfield and Overb augh,
OF the American; Boyd, Menzies, Luke aud
Thorburn, OF the Scotch; and Lynca and
Slade, OF the Australian team.
COMPOSITION OF THE SQUADS.
The first two squads were divided as fol-
lows:
First Sq,sad-Anderson (American), Fulton
(Scotch), Thyme Grish) Bodine A American.)
Second Sqt0d-Rae (Scotch), Rathboue
(American), Fenton (Irish), Cauteld (Amer-
lear, Blydenburgh (Americau), Rigby
After arriving on the grounds, Pollock, of
the Irish team, withdrew, leaving only
twenty ore contestants.
The First Ten shots.
Special Dispatches to The Euesli7so Star
JENNINGS, 10 p. M, Sept. 25.-The 11:50
train from Washington brought out quite a
numb Der of spectators. among whom were
many ladies'. There seemed to be a good
deal OF general interest In to-day's shooting
and good shoots were always received with
applause. The shooting was generally very
good, and the scores as they p ogresse1 were
remarkably even. At the end of the first ten
shots the first squad stood: Anderson 49,
dine 80. Second sQuad-Rae 80, RathbOne IL,
Fenton 80, Garfield 3S, Bydenburg 81 Rigby
35. Luke OF the Scotch team had the highest
score on Tuesday at 300 yards.
HOW THEY SHOOT.
Luke takes his position. face downwards,
with legs spread apart, and his body In q
general sprawl.
Thyme, Of the Irish team, had the next
CHEST score. he takes q very peculiar DO
clined tn the right, resting mainly on his
right shoulder. His knees are drawn up.
and both legs are lowered to the right, the
barrel OF his rife resting on his toes and the
butt pressed to the right shoulder.
RathbOne, Of the America ans, ties Thyme
at ten shots. His peculiar manner of shoot
ing was noticed yesterday. The shooting has
now improved, and is exciting great interest.
[Second Dispatch.l
Firing By Squads.