The New York herald., 1876-10-13
CREEDMOOR.
THE TEAM REcoRD OF THE AxEnIcAx RIyL1
CLUB IN THE INTERSTATE MATCH

THE TEAM B8CO8D OF THE AAE6ICAN
CLUB IN THE INTERSTATE MATCH.
A rather remarkable match shot yesterday Al
Creedmoor by team OF eight mnrksmen representing
the Amateur Ride Club OF this CITY. The competition
was for tho honors and within the category Of
an interstate match, which was shot under the
auspices OF tho Crescent City Rine Club, OF Now Or
leans
Tho match resulted from an invitation by the Crss
cent City Ride Club, extending to all organized long
range shooting societies throughout the country.
was accepted by considerable number OF rifle clubs
in several States, among them being the Amateur Rife
Club, New York. Leather Stocking Ri1c Club, Goshen,
NJ Y: Providence (R. IL Rife Club, Rochester IN ~
Amateur Rifle Club, Worcester (Mass.) sportsmana
Club, Northwestern Rife Association, Chicago, ILL.,
Amateur Rho Club, Milwaukee, Wis; connscticut
RHO Club Burlington (vt) Rino Association, Ogdens-
burg IN. W Rifle Club, the Hudson River Rife Asso-
ciation Poughkccpsie NY, and the Crescent City
Rinc Club OF New Orleans who tho lnitiators of
tho competition.
The conditions OF the match wcre that u should
come OF on the 18th OF the present month"; each club
TO shoot its range under the rules OF the Ma
tiona Rifle Association which in forco at Creed
moor; each club State to be represented By
a OF eight men; distances 500, 900 aud 1000
yards; fifteen rounds and sighting shots at each
range; weapon my rifle within the rules OF tho Ma
tional Rife Association-that s, not 20 exceed ten
pounds in weight and with minimum trigger pull OF
thrce pounds; position, any without artificial rest
Each ioam TO be represented by aJudge or umpire Of
their own selection to bo stationed at each OF then
adversnrcs ranges he result Of the shooting TO be
telcgraphed TO the Crescent City Rihe Club OF New
Orleans, soon as practicable alter tho records are
completed and the 10 bo furnished by this club
10 the pross for publication
Tho Ama.sur Club Of this city wa, represented %
By If Baes
Jewell ana sanford, with Anderson f. Hyde,
H,che President Of the Amateur ciuo was BY virtue
OF his Office, captain OF the team The team chosen
never to nre shot together before yesterday:
Messrs. Sanford Anderson, Blydenburgh, Geiger and
Hyde notified Colonel Mitchell that they could not
shoot, and he doubtless depending upon seeing on the
whom he could select at will 10
Ill tho vacancies, neglected at tho time to do 20.
momen. he was obliged place en- the such men
he could most readily obtain Tor this purpose
as rs ns
team s o' as..l pa %
turn up during tho day and Mr. Ovcrbaugh took the
place Of Colonel Farwoll As soon as the team gos
well to work Colonel Mitchell turned over the direction
OF affairs TO MAYOR Holland and returned home Gen.
cral shalor appeared the ned represent the
petlng teams outside Of New York. us umpire and
Judge for them, instead OF Major Arthur b. Leech,
captain OF the Irish rifle tean who mad been named
Tor that duty, but who could not attend
THE SHOOTING
Shooting commenced the 500 yards range at half
past ten o'clock and continued until that and the
300 yards distance had been over, when tao team
took hours rest Tor lunch. Firing resumed "
three O'Clock in front OF the 1000 yards butts and nm
ished at halfpast tour. The weather was delightful
II will DO seen by the record that there marked
failure In the scores madc result which 10 attribute.
BILE TO two causes-namcly the comparatvc freshness
OF members of the team and tne TACT that shoot
ing through u cooler atmospheric medium yesterday,
as compared In which the late great
wero shot last month, puzzled even somc or the old
hands good deal get the correct elevation for each