The New York herald., 1876-10-27

ALNL DI 1hEin AM6niSAN -NS
FREE PASSES OR LUNCHES
DUBLIN, Oct II, 1876.
You will probably be surprised to hear that some
discomfort tho reception accorded to the Irish rifle
in America has manifested itself IN some crclcs
in this country II very great. 1t is confined
to small namber Of persons, but 1t is mono the less
real IL Is not by any means ontspoken, being tho
very OF more grumbling. II Is disappoint-
men which those who feel it arc reluctant TO admit 10
themselves and very unwilling to strangers
Hence long conversation may givo no suspicion Of
its existence, whlle casual remark may suddenly
reveal 1t.
Having learned its existence from two different
sources, determined 10 make inquiries as soon as
possible at headquarters In order to lind out how far
there any Tor this unpleasantness. Both
my inornants had clearly drawn their knowledge
from America; indeed, one OF them was in position
to know accurately and thoroughly everything con-
nectcd with the Irish contingent.
Mr. Edmund Johnson and couple OF other members
Of the Irish returned home in the steamer City
Richmond last Monday. They have willingly spoken
oil their voyage OF tho politeness o their reception OF
the interest iel IN the Matches OF the incidents Of tho
matches, &c, &c. but there was plainly reserve
With respect 10 any expression OF feeling as TO tho
nature OF The reception and IL was only by patient
conversation lasting u considerable time, that It
possible discover their real sentiments this point
soCRED
disappointed They are prompt In remarkng that they
were not alone IN New YORK; that there also
Scottish, Australian and Canadian teams and that any
distinction the reception accorded TO themselves
would have been Invidous, II not offensive 10 tho
others Now they admit that hospitality which
would have undertaken TO provide Tor all the tenms
could not have been Ked for. And they also allow
when reminded OF tho .act that the riiie matches
wero only one OF tho many things which ciaimed
generous outlay from the citizens OF Now York aur.
ing this Centennial But when all these Things
have discounted 1t is plain that feeling Of sore
Il and hat tfuAp pn 4 M lp
muigated, but will not be removed was reminded
that last year the whole American party, including 6
the shooters and their friends were taken IN hand tho
very moment they landed AZ Queenstown were not
allowed to bear any expense SO long rs they remain cd
tho guests OF The lrisn kis Associaton. Further,
they wore handed cards which irarked them over
evcty Irsh railway SO long as they remained In tho
country Perhaps Tor the reasons already mentioned
1t would have much expect that tho hotel
expenses the irish team should have been borne by
the American associations In this connection, how
ever Is worth recalling that on the nrst day OF tho
international match abou. 900 spectators
at CrecdmOor On the second day the numbers to
10 000 and the day OF tho Irish American return
match the number present also about 10. CO.,
That is, thcrc were $4,000 IN all each OF whom paid
nifty cents for admission Fourteen thousand dollars ~
large sum, aud, perhaps some ono disposed TO DO
critical might that oil u tho hotel expenses OF
the might have been betrayed, and there would
still remain "a margin Tor contingencies.
Al auy rate there room ior Improvement In
other matters Each visitor had 10 pay every time he
used the Long Island Railway which took him down
10 Crccdmoor This was mere 6agateie, no doubt;
but ii viii not bear comparison with the generous
spirit which, last year. PROVIDED Tree pass ON every
irish railway Tor The effective members well as
The shooters or the American party. They were, In
Deed furnished with free tickets the railway winch
took them TO Philadelphia and for this courtesy they
are sincerely grateful 10 the management further
instance OF defective arrangement was this The only
train which took tNe irishmen at convenient hour
to Creedmoor ono which did not usually
stop The ranges IL might have been expected that
tho American committee would have made the neces-
sary arrangements to meet The difficulty. But II was
not TIE Irish executive had 10 arrange each day
a npf TN dav vcf
match the same thing had 10 DC done for
ut the last moment II appeared that no change had
been made ana az Tue Request OF ING rIsn executive
telegram sent TO Hunters Point Tor permission TO
stop the train at Creedmoor.
DiDx'T TOMMY DoDD FOR IT."
With respect TO tho visit TO Philadelphia there
to be some misun understanding Some at least Of the
Irish riemcn under tho impression that Major
Fut on had charge OF oil the and was en-
powered TO defray their hotel expenses while the
Quaker City. He did not do So however or to speak
with greater precision he lett some at least to shit
completely Tor themselves and pay their own way.
Slill In any o them asked TO drink and
then expected TO match pennies to who pay
the bil, as Is commonly done IN England
A slight aiusion made TO the fact
OF Colonies Gdcrseeve and Bodine having been al
lowed to shoot at the ranges. just before the match
when others were kept away. On tho WHOLE u credit
was gwen the politeness OF the reception the trip
10 West Point &c full programme, indeed, had
been prepared for the amusement and entertainment
OF tho riiemcn But Il noted that the courtescs
took usually comparatively inexpensive form, and
that the reception gwen to the Irish rilcmen in Amer
In generosity, at least with that gwen last year Ire
land dcputaton from America, and that cven
some points Of orranizaton the American fell short of
the Irish arrangements far, at least as the comfort
OF the visitors was involved.
CENTENNIAL COMPLICATIONS
Such are the opinions. sentiments and feelings OF
some Of the Irishmen at least who have been
ccrncd in the late contests They prove that
amount OF disappointment ranklcs In their breasts.
But this substantially owes its origin to circumstances
that were really unavoidable, because inscparabc from
the occasion. Some faults OF organization may have
occurred which might have been prevented. But
probably. they may be explained by certain difficulties
OF personal nature that attended the formation OF the
American team. 1t would have been matter for deep
regret II anything had occurred which could really
impair those feelings OF mutual respect and estcom
with which the rifemen Of the two countries regard
each other. Very strange stories have been current
also concerning the international boat Phila
dclphia The Field has made some serious charges
and all rowing men agree As to the wisdom OF the
college crew from Cornci--whch Is 10 row one OF tho
great English universities in tho sprng-decnng to
participate in which would have lost them tho
respect OF the oarsmen OF Great Britain.
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