New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-14
rnE FrRsT DkY,s sHOoTING.


a PROTEST FROM rHf scoTCH TEAM-TBB
MaRKssEN AT THE DIFEEREET RAE6Es--cuN-
cuusION OP THE RiRsT DAYS FIRING.
The great anticipations OF large crowd to
,vitnees the opening Of the international contest In
Fundamentally bg the ve best teams III The world were
Ssa.ointed Yesterday for not more than nVe thousand
persOl appeared whore fifty thousand were looked ad
hgped fer Impossible to account for the apparent
la OF interest indicated by non-sttendan'e Of the multi
indies who IN the city little excited over.the
.outast going on st distance But it Is believed that,
a. the contest drs9e 70 q elose this Afternoon tho
anxiety 10 know the ne alt OF the match and TO
vnees the last exciting and nervous efforts OF The
forty eonteStsnts viii lead o greGter number TO
the raage than appeared yesterday. There whs cer-
srly nothing fn the weather temperature yesterday
10 deter vtslt5Is, for the shUno pleasantly ard
rood cooling breeze prevailed duuG the entire day The
mOr il not usually an exciting to spectators for
After few shO.s the exhibition grows nOnotcnous TO
tAe lookerOu hut there much 70 interess in The
contest yesterday, and those who have never seen
nstcbee Of this SORT within il wen worth their while
% watch the anal shooting to-day. Spectators arrived
by al trains up to O'Clock the afternoon. few
des presentend were provided with seats IN front
o. tie throDg Of who lined the o1teT ropes. With
tho crowd hsekstera, gymnasts aud picEpceRets
and come Of Tie latter successful In harvesting
money and especially valuable gold watch and chain
from o gentleman, whO ALSO lost considerable small
change Capt Jsweit with 20 BROOKLYN pnlicemen and
Bergeant william Thompson viii 30 Bow-York patrol
pan arrived 10 O'Clock and maintained good order
The Governors Island mtary band played at Intervals
The eneam9mont on tie Range wns carly alive with
the members OF the 18th Regiment OF the National
GHard which turned ou. TO practice at short range Be-
for r10 O'Clock the different teams had arrived with
about and speeIatOrs) and meeting OF team cap
ins wSs held draw for positions and to choose an
umpire anu referees Gen. Joseph Z Hawley, President
AZ Al
Con. Alexander shaler aud Col. Cornelius B. Mtehen
selected refelces. 1t had been limited the even
iDs before thai the Scotch Team would cutter protest
against the B,niSsOn Of Col Giderslesve and Col Bdne
INTO tbe American Team in place Of NJ. Yale and Mr.
Bruce In lieu OF protest, hitter hal Which It
was stated had be written by RAZOR IecoE Of the let
Tea1a, slthoush signed b. Col. Macdonald OF the
eeoieh Toanl stating in substance tint Co.'s
aderseeye aud B9tne had nsed the rarge for prIceo
On Monday when 1t had been announced ihas the range
would elosed That day. and ciaiiug that tins was
breach Of good faith Major Fulton explained, SO Col
whste tina; the order closing the range on Monday
applied to the militia regiments. The competing teams
would have been allowed practice theJ had sought
70 50. Tho Americans bad not practiOed as ateam
any twe members WAC had not hal sufficient pr0oiee
shooting 70 get the elevation bad procCed Besides Tho
hal hcc1 aiiuwed the Crcodncor range for three
weeks preliminary practice, when one week Was all
they could properly clei under the published announce
again 10 brought W If the Anicrcans should win
BEGINElEG or THB MATCH.
roe Americans drew the wndwari west sidc Of tie
fnuge and Lad the Canadians EeghDors the right
Tho lrjsB next, the Australians fourth. aoa the
Bcotush Team tie outside The last gun fred at
II O'rIaek, and Cruit Of the Canadian reso dropped
euioky into position aud Cred the 1rs. SHOT in
tbo match and scored tlo first " btl?seyo." Draper
o. ire Australian fred immediately atterward ami
made BULLS eye but unfortunately II was scoteh
target and counted for ,potEiag Tho Americans were
Sow iu Opcns Gre and did not begin brilliantly, Major
FULTON making miss on the second round TaS AM
traans :1rd the Canadians led tho rance FOR raty In
sheolns tho IRISH Kept wen ny with them; Amer.
ret SLOW and tho Scotch took ali tue time
hey wanted. 4 load ca6sr given when the AmCri-
4eaa seoEo OF $50 was anncsDoed.
CRUZ Of tie CahndaD Team again thc first 10
oe tho Bg AZ 2ia oelOok aftel tho luBch and scored
trnter counting four PUinta The teams went 30 work
enroIy bat With extra courage borrowed at the lunch
table and Extra precision obtained By fifteen rOHnds Mt
$40 ards. The wind continued TO De lght, but had
changed 10 sOnlhe7. and in rered sn less with the
ana being aea6y. The el0uds thuned, and Occls-
80naiy sun cut banning hot and put bright
veneilHoD hue on exposed nceks aud faees The line
olsecators slggled far Down the wesleriy ropes,
bnt moved back occasionally 10 consult the bulletins,
yhieE posted mp the Of each :eam 10 spread
opi eyeuly interest b. the match by giving spectators
nehAner 70 watch its progrss Each team had its ad
snrcrs. and tbeFe of appreciation when
he b1llreyes abiahed III qaiek Succession. Ooea-
to Ouburss o. applause we're quickly suppressed by
ihe anxious looks Of tho captains mainly
Interested Ia keeping teir c0Oheaded. Tie absence
ameasness OF excitement among the narbsmcn, was
enc CT the marves The match In the eyes ~ FpscTa
sor gObusoB Of the Irish 1eaT1 who hC the bu'seye"
every tine AZ SEQ yards. closely watched 900
yards, and shot under yesy trying circumstances ina
much ss his eyes troubled him, and the attention pad 10
HE shots was likely 10 personal annoyance
fEht applause wss given whom the American score
showed thai the home tram still lime ahead, Ddt the
Interest finally eentered about the EeOtehmen, Who had
mpfosed N tb@r shooting aud we're the Last nlsh at
sVOyafds The trophy, which had been Get up west Of
Voc nuge, was visited by many while the ropes be-
hs stretched &c tho LOCO yards range
drsy eOads obscTed tie declining sum- and the Irish
vas the Only team 70 pitch tent 900 yards
aag grts The shooting Opsaed brlsker than ever, tho
Aaslfalans and the Irish besianng promptly At 4
Repek AID finishing their 10 rounds within hour and
gaEter Toe wind was hItIe east u south, and
nesAeard for time and thea went dOwn with tho
ne Canadians and the Americans finished
ssoai together; While the painstabing, and,
e far, VICTORIOUS scOtchmen wouId not be
Buried ieck heg own time and footed up score three
soni ahead Of the Irish and nine points IN advance OF
~ Ap@leans, about 20 minutes later. Toward the
s'aee interest felt by the spectators I'm the match
Ase aSrs manifest, sEd the $40 train dd not carry
hFe ihm 400 people homsward. Everybody waited
asps1ansly 70 zee bow web the SCOTCH would do and
sea sheerea them lllsy. II growing dark before
:" s'ssa had entirely diaappeared.