The New York herald., 1877-09-19

down his hat impatiently on the turf and muttered
something about "had a point OF wind.'' Subse-
quently In conversation about the match he said
he believed that the dearest half point
OF wind ever known at Crocdmoor. A point OF wind
the wfndago OF rife. the hind and foremost
sights OF which tnirtysix inches apart means a
good deal at l. 600 yards distance from the target
marksman who shot in yesterdays match said that
with his gun point OF wind meant twenty inches at
the longest range At 900 yards it meant eighteen
inches and sixteen inches at 500 During
a portion Of Yesterdays match he shot
with ten points Of wind and made bu's,eyes.
the breeze blowing so stnly that 1t carried bullet
sixteen eight inches out of its during tho
few seconds II took 90 from tho muzzle OF gun at
the 200 yards range to the target So the successful
marksman must estimate the iorce and direction OF
the pretty accurately In order put his bullet
in buli's-eye thirty-sx inches in diameter.
PRESS EXCLUDED.
1t was quite unusual to exclude the members OF the
press from the firing points, done yesterday.
Captain Story, IN charge OF the arrangements was
asked how this stupid measure came TO be adopted.
That Official replied that at least dozen Of the COM
pettors had requested him exclude everybody, and
when asked If they said the memDers OF the press,
he replied that they did He then requested to
give the or Of the contestants who had asked
or the exclusion of the reporters but this he refused
to do This piece OF discourtesy the entire daily
press of New York would not have been
so marked had the order for keeping tho
NOT and the friends, and friends friends OF the range
Oil seen prornonading up and down bet ~een
the public and the rlnemcn while the eSenativcS
daily journals wero Kept outside tue ropes In
the OF the HERALD at least II did not interfere
with usual thoroup and accuracy OF It's work,
but great deal OF extra labor, done under hampered
circumstances, made necessary TO gather all the
materials for It's report
The wretched meagrencss OF the prize list set forth
in the fall meeting programme OF the National Rifle
Association was IN some measure compensated for by
the berality OF Mr. f. A. Buck editor of the Spirit of
Hs Times who presented a sum oil $1,000 gold, TO be
shot for by long range rihemen Tho conditions OF tho
distances 500, 900 and 1000 yards; fifteen rounds
the rules Of tho National Ride Asso,,
cation TO govern, except in far as they
may he varied by these conditions :-oNo coach ng
allowed by competitors outsiders and no assistance
allowed to any competitor in keeping scoro books.
"Spottng" shots giving or receiving Information, To
dcbir the competitor breaking this condition from
further competition aud the receipt OF any prize. No
telescopes or ucld glasses except those by tho
scorer Will be allowed, but a competitor may look
through scorers glass and locate The shots for HIM
sell f he prefer Entries to close on The ra nge at
ten o'clock a. NJ. on the day OF the match"
There eight prizes OF the following values
First $500 In gold or trophy OF equal value, the
third s1oG trophy fourth, SIS or a trophy; inh
$50 or trophy; sixth, $50 or trophy; seventh S26
or a trophy; eighth, $40. The entrance fees to be
pettors There were seventy eight to the
match The contest was at once one OF the suc-
witnessed IN America The grand spectac Q
of seeing sevcnty-eight long range marksmen drawn
up IN 1rOnt oil thirteen targets distributed a
large stretcn of the firing points, never wit
messed before IN TINS country. The character OF The
contestants, too was remarkable from skill which
they exhibited and the names they had established
IN Great Britain, Canada and the United States. Tho
individuals composing the British and tho American
teams, the state clubs that had shot Monday in the
small bore match and tho gentlemen from Canada
were adversarics worthy OF each othcr's Steel
Shooting commenced before the 500 yard butts at
hall. past O'Clock, just after the second signal gun
hrcd. The day was cool and clear; a stin breeze
blew from the orlh.northwest, marking the tell.
tao dial angle OF variation incadcd between nine
and eleven O'Clock. Among the men who settled
down to their work numbers of new faces
and several old ones who had not been together
at the firing points In long while There
were Major g. W. Yale, from Connecticut; L. M Bal
lard, New York; Colonel John Bodine from up tho
HUDSON; Messrs. Coleman, Hepburn, Coniin and
others OF the old familiar faces 1t only wanted tho
presence OF Judge Gdcrseeve to make the gathering
complete. An amusing incident ~ that Ballard and
Yale, old time competitors, when II was thought
something to mako $50 points, were sldo by
side and scored these figures The greater
part OF tho British team participated In the
match; and, as will be from the prize list, some
OF them came IN for honors rho shooting OF the
members Of the American and tho British tsame was