The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-13
.EypERTS AT THE TRIGGER.
Ery BUrL,s-EYEs IN NsUCCESsT0F AT
THE 6OO-YA RANGE.

,he National Kline Association rriNea n'a
sheotinq by American Mnrksmen-Pre-
A. ,.r,,iop. for the Long Range Match.
rreedmoor, in honor of the series Of in
,.,natlonal rine matcnes yesterday begun on the
range. took to itself less Of military aud more
49, festive appearance. The grounds, much
narrowed In appearance by new fences, white
,,.shed tree guards and carefully graded walks,
-srs cay with Il gs and streamers. and white
| r!;b tents. Flags Of the Forty -se-rntn, Twen-
| ,v.econd. Twenty-th!:1, Eighth, Ninth, Thr-
| te,nth, Sxty-ninth, and Seventh regiments
IRON New York and Brooklyn and OF the For
~ fourth regiment from Blnghampton, and the
yory.eighth regiment, VINO have como to par
t,eipate iu the m matches OF the National Rife As
,Ociiiion, hoated above their tents. Above the
headquarters of the First Division were the
stars and stripes, the cross Of 81. Andrew the
harp of Erin, the British FAC. and the Austria
han hag with Its crosses and stars ana over
large tent by no means military. waved the ban
ner of the Union Square Hotel. without the
rounds thrifty Long Islanders had erected
stands for the sale Of the frotny lager, the leatn-
,ry pie and the collcky watermelon. ana near
The main entrance aJoung man In tights, with
the torn of an Apollo, aud a brogue ike an
In.h Alderman, was displaying bis supleneu
snAht OF ded carpet. On the early trains the
marx men and visitors began to arrive, and by
H. when the short r.nge match began. there
wass such N assembly Of American msrksmen
is mad never been seen in America before
The Mas.a husetts Rife Association, the Con.
nceti,ut Rifle Association. the Saratoga Rife
Association. the Jackson Rife Club. the Yonkers
RIDE Association, and the Jamaica Rod and
Riae Association sent delegates, and many Of
tbe associations bad tents erected.
The foreigo marksmen were comparatively
few. considering the number in the city; hut
they evidently wish to reserve their strength for
the great match OF to. day and TO morrow
Not mem, or OF the Scotch team was pres
eut. but their reserves, Menzies Luke, and Pa
ron, were there ana shot in the nd-rango
match. Capt. Hi, who has recently arrived to
coach the 1risn team Lieut.. fsnton, J. X. Mil
ner, II. Thyme, and Alexander Ward represent
ed the Irish, the latter three shooting In the
uid range match, and MIR. Miner winning the
beventcenth Urize. J. J. slade shot for the Aus
lrsl ans, and A. Bell W. Cruit, Georse Munson,
md George Disher for tue Canadl dlans. The lat
ier won the sixteenth SHORT range priIe.
Five of the American team-Fuiton Glider
leeve, Rathbonc, Allen, aud weUer-shot In the
mid-rauge match, lud ali won prizes. Co. Geo
W. WiuRale, as managing director, Rslloped
across the range On gray bansedtailed horse.
"a. a, bitch. though the ranges were
sNd. McMahon. McCOok, Dskin, and KNOX. and
half hundred military men Of lesser rank were
Sand. any rife, not exceeding ten pounds
weight, ten shots. Thus, counting nve for a
'S eye al' ssuid .. sssy sJyy GS ri. .aS
when the trass neld piece roared out Its call
the rihemen lost no time 10 getting into position
In front OF the sixteen targets. They we're
syided oG inlo .qaad.. proper.ionste 70 The
sight was fine. Extending clear across the range
was line OF men. skrmish line OF sharp shoot
irs, aud As the fusillsde OF firing sounded along
the lins there was constant flashing of mark
rr's disks, showing that bulls eyes and >ntres
and inners were made, hut rarely mss.
About O'Clock the nring ceased. the match
had lie n SHOT. and - soon a. the scores could
beth Of Providence. Il. l.. had won the nrs,
prize. with a score Of IS, nye bulls-eyss aud four
GENRES He shot with Msrtini-Henry rne.
United States Centennial Com mission aud sioC
from the National Rifle Association, Z. /. Os-
good, Of tue Aassaehusetts hine Association,
tied Mr.. Rabbeth In his total +5, and had tue
same number OF bull's-eyes and centres but as
mr Haboetn.s last ave snots were aTe, three
and q nvs, tho rule which says "tes must
be decided by counting backward, an Judging
prize 10 Mr O.good lie snot Re emnRton rifle.
% Hls Drlzs IS the medal q the United states
of Ine Cnatham Bank, won the third prize, a
medal and $50 with a score Of ~. G.. ". ID vi.
and s5 with score rue Of Eder rue was
NTH man His score was a. ana his rize els.
i,l lhe next ave men were {: J. stewart, William
Each ~Ge a score Of A., md each wins piike
1910. he remaining ten prizes were S5 each,
Russer, win scores Il q, each, and C. W Yale
O / cam, VIM, Robertson, C. Dlsner, Of tie
Sanadi u lean. r III. Hol on, A. Is. Smith r.
W. Burd, and {. Coleman each scoring a. This
concluded the twenty prizes offered, but there
fere eiRht other ma k-men who each made Al ;
FOURTEEN wDo made ~; nineteen who made 80
eieh cen VINO usde -: twenty who made 81 ;
niteen who made 30 teu who got IS and forty
who NJ lue o4 ana less. Ihis mace total Of
lh marksnen who completed tueir scores out
OF !he leo entered. Ine scores show much III ore
tnal "Nerdge shootinR, tnd there has never been
such an aggregate OF good scores made.
are, an lnteImsson Tor lunch, much Of
whlch time was spent by the rihemen In shoot
Ing a. the running deer aud The pool rgets,
tht cannon called the niid raDge naTksm, u to-
getber. This match. like he drst, was open 10
al comers any Iihe permitted. Those who
shot win military lilies OF 81 clli0re or over
were t. nre at 5OO yads; rinemrn with other
Ines 90 yards; any position without atti1c
rest was permitted; ten spots to a marksman
m KIM It pgssOle To score 80 FIR this M ten
1eIe wcTt lJJ Jeifies. lUi dt w yds. and b2 at So
Ihc ia. VI cOnDeti uTs snow, u the names ol men
% bad won prlzes at Win led"n, DoynO nt,
aud Gre ciuuOf, nj the scores naue showed that
they g. uld he beaten y Young men VINO rad
neNtr uleu IN match. The match Was longer
ulaI H'heh Ia Tue tull-r.Uge latch all Law down
Mhr tnns ana thGs mofr tipe vas taken tnan
~ ON .ann ~ ioths; b. i've o'clock tho last
competitor mad nrcd hts last sh T. and then il
VA i'und that Mr. II. ;. Jewell, ono II the re-
serSe' oi TIE An -rcan lie nl, had made the
peIlfct ,t3fe Il ten Consecutive bulr.-eyes,
thN3 h' hing q @ possible %. 7. Jewell /, A
S0ung lnan' rather smsil, with brown hair side
III.
Ne the All tIilv 81 the shOrt.Tauge match, aud
tW,. ,f, ". Ia lard won the second pri7e. /.
henh ana 90, making a bull's-eye, y centre,
nuu tlstt t'hsfculNe buli 's-eyes. ~. Sir. C.
oNe, bau-h, reserve Of the American Team
n'ane ~ ais, NJ as his score was eight
cou.etDtiyr b ll's-eyea, centre ana A
bui s,rye' 70 won the third prize n
msdal ana tjD Inr fourth priz., a medal and
70, was won uf N,nsom IL thouuc, one II the
4 AmtTlt al team, Nl.h -C re of A. H. sargent
m de as also, aud GOT as, the lfth priz,. JNc
lOllowing nNr slu priz-s were Won hN La q, /
AHen, OF the a nerlctn team, and : q Perry.
eacn making A., ana by X. }. Hal "a. ". Haic,
an An erican r--e -erNe, and l.. {. Rider, each
with scOrs uf ~. / hO men who won the zen
81 przts aero r. C. Coleman. A. s. swan, C. l.
Henry A. GIGersleeve. t. II. Sanford, Mai
Henry Fliton, nnd b. Parker, each making 81
hnn d. h. Miner Of tne Irish to IN, j. Douth. t.
4. Bruce, n Am ricsn reserve, and j.. " cuer,
OF lhe American team, each max ng
b There were ten other rilemen who
made 20, ten VINO made a., nine
VINO s. cd g. tho rest ranging lower, number
bY number, until ~ complete SCORES we're re-
tuIhed oHl ~ the ltv who entered. Not one OF
lhoSe Who Hred vita military ries IT 80 yards
got IFHr' ai ~, "a de nv ". Patton OF the
Scoica ie-ely,s, WIS the highest score m ade in
thai std'' r lht ma rh. HER has never been
ni4-ianee mat 'h when tNruty such score9
we're Ia" .e "a the prze t.hors Of yesterday
made.
To-day the great international Lon, Range
match icRips al eleven l'ri .ck. G.rt. Insei1h
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