New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-16
THE VISITING TEAMS.
BUTURE MOVEMENTS OF THE MEMBERs-CoMMENTs
UPON THE RESULT OF the CONTEST.

BUTURE MOVEMENTS OF THE MEMBERs-CoMMENrs
UPON THE RESULT OF the CONTEST,
The riflemen composing the several teams
evidently DESTROYS of making yesterday day
of rest than one Of Sightseeing they did not wander
very far from their quarters during the day The irish
Team from Garden City in the afternoon for the
purpose attending the presentation of the Centennial
trophy to tho American Team at Glmores Garden in the
evening The members avaied themselves of the oppOr
tuty to visit two three of the places OF Interest In
this city. Most Of the members OF the Scotch Team viii
leave the city this morning tour 10 Niagara Falls
and Canada. Some OF them intend TO return here to en-
gage the Champions match and possibly the short
range match which win take place on Sept Is at Creed
moor.
The members of the Canadian Team are generally ir
favor Of returning home Immediately they had not
made any arrangements for long absence. They were
particularly complimentary to the Americans for the
cOureses extended to them and regretted that they
could not accept the invitation 70 enjoy the entertain
ments arranged for the foreign They attribute
their poor scoring in the International match TO lack
OF system and the brief practice which they had before
The match. They claim that they used In the match
dozen different kinds OF bullets, some Of them being at
least years old They had ordered some from Europe
which failed arrive before their departure from Cana
da consequently they Lai 20 take what they could get
and collected them from Hamilton, Toronto and Kings
ton Crut Murison and Disber, who are considered
three of the best shots in the team, have
been sick since their arrival here, and felt
wholly unable to shoot In the match.
They do not appear be in the least dhearened over
the result and say they will be present next year with
strong team to compete for the trophy There was some
inclination among the OF the team 20 challenge
the American Team for the return match between the
Victoria Cub OF Hamilton and the Amateur Rifle CLUB OF
New-York The first match took place In September.
1875 when the American Team defeated the Canadians
The present members of the Canadian Team, with the
a1NlI.itT LA fha ann
peting team. The match win probably take place next
spring on the TorontO range Oh Lake ontario. TINS
by lie sun the wind also often requires gauge allow
ance of nom 10 to "a feet Mr. Adam VIII probably re-
main here few days and engage In tue FAN meeting
.rS defeat NJ the Scotch Team Ia evidently bitter
disappointment to its members, as they say that at The
close OF the S0eyars shooting on the last day conpe
ton when Ge s ea 6 Sa tsey Would easily WIN
the victory they understood that the soyard range
was tine Americana best point 10 shooting Dr. Mitchell
can't Thorburn and Martin Boyd are contested 70 be-
the shots In the team yet they utterly DIoh uQMn
at the 9OOyard range the total Of the three scores being
three bad misses and Capt ThorDurn one DR. Mitchell
AFTER making several poor shots, concluded to shO0t III
accordance with his own views doing much better man
Lueresns opened upon them. Dr. Mitchell said that he
had informed that the American Team worked mt
slower in shooting the COMPLEMENT OF shots at she
last two ranges c3neaaeo no "a lad tbcir
guns gauged for o'clock wind, and az they Iald dow,
Wal ed
thai figure, and then fred making good scores III rs
tine opinion the scOtelmen that they viii n0t SEND
team 10 ATlerca year, aud they suggest lhat IL
would be getter 10 the International match Den-
naIly. 1901, a soora
az theV expected TO make, and hoped that u would WIN
the prize They perfectly satisfied WIN tie W
rngeeuts OF the MATCH and though they could not say
whether or not they would send team next year 70 COM
nete AGAINST the Aincrcans they would ha the oppOr
tunity for repeating the visit. -, -, 1T.
The several teaga visit to-day the public institu-
lions on BaekwelPs, Wards, and kandaS lslanis' I'M
der the escort the Nayor and Board OF Aldermen