New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-12
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
MATCHES AT CREEDMooR.

MlIIlAN1 MAICUES Al tlEEbSiOch'
PRIZES Won BY THE EIGHTH. NINTH. THIE1EENrH'
FOURTEENTH, TwESTY-THIRD, FoRTY-EiGITH.
AND sEvENTY-FIRsT REGIMENTS.
The prize shooting of the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION was continued yesterday at Creedmoor. under
the most favorable circumstances The number Of spec
ta'Ors the range not great the day be-
fore, the competitions confined to military team
shooting by the National Guard Of New-Iork
There is evidently far interest attached to
individual competitions. The Wimbledon Cup and
Champions matches, which viii be shot to-day,
have enticed many OF the longrange marksmen
the Latter match including members OF the British team
The match for the Wimbledon Cup Il open to citizens OF
the United States only and includes among the entries
nearly ali OF the slfu longrange shots OF this
country. The fist stage Of the champions match, at
200 yards, shot Monday. The other two stages
ut 600 and 900 yards will be shot to-day. The Inter
State Military match, open TO team OF twelve from
state and Territory in the United states, will enlist
the best military shots states which send teams
Thus far teams have entered from tins state, Connect
cut, California and New-Jersey In yesterdays shooting
the California made average OF eighty-iour per
cent The shOrrange team match, open to teams OF I'VE
from any rife cb military organization In the United
states. is another match much interest for which the
Hew-Orleans and California rid men have entered
The first match shot yesterday the first stage or
the state National Guard match, at a. n ri zoo ARDS,
followed by the second stage at 900 yards at oc0ca
with ye Shots each distance. The match was open 10
teams OF twelve representing the different regiments OF
e STAT militia h Tsers or were oSf Pce Of Sa zen
Regiment team, thrown out. because or violation
the rules he at the pool target instead c al the
firing point the time the signal was fired TO begin the
second tage 500 yarus The following are the total
made the two stages, the four leading scores
winning tho prZes the order mentOned: llth 40;
23I 4O7 4sth 403; 9th $685. TIN, 3S7; sth 49, 49tD,
800; 44tn, 347 32d 33i; G9th, 3l9; 13h BIS; l2th,
1868; 7lst 3i1; 2Stb 324 47th 800; l5th Battalion,
2G9. TWO Brooklyn regiments thus take the Two nfst
prizes. 49,
matches for the First and Second divisions OF the
National Guard begun at 1890. These matches
divided into two stages OF 200 aud 800 yards eaeD
five shots bens fired mt each distance and were open to
all teams of twelve from each regiment or battalion IN
the Division. The First Division were follows,
the three leading taking the prizes: 1lst as;
Sh, $685. 9th. 30l 7th. 800; l2th, 3S1 90 BIZ. In
the Second Division there were seven competing teams,
the following being the scores: 23d, 403; llth, 4Oi
18Th 3S4 32d, 365; 47h $50; 2Sth, 3l5 l1tn Batlal
ion. }O7.
Lieu Col L. H. Sanford won the Winchester repeat
uZ TiU on twelve bul'seyes, IN tue Winches-
Ter running deer match, the conditions of the matcn be
thai the competitor making the greatest plumber OF
ouli',-eycs should De awarded tue prlzc
Tde Winchester repeating rifle won by Col Ningate on
Monday Wa presented 20 the association ar meeting
the Executive Committee yesterday o. be shOt Tor
monthly tie running deer match. at 100 yards dis
lance with shots Gen Woodward decided lgainstthe
prOtsts Monday, which deprived tue Gatng Battery
OF the tAird prize the cavalry match and thus tue Cat
ling Battery awarded the prZe insteadOf the separate
Troop Uf tLe rwenty-TOurth Brigade, a. announced.
WAGER between Gen. Variin ana Nj Fulton, or
800 T. FOO the Latter could not score AZ IN
possible 80, at 100 yards, yesterday, resulted IN tie
losing o. the wager by tue Major.