The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-15
CREEDMOOR.
THE SECOND DAY OF THE INTERNA'
TIONAI RIFLE MATCH.
The American Team win the Centennial
international Rinc Match by u score
Of alIl to axl2.


Of 1894 to 3x42.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE first day of thu
International rifle contest passed. leaving tn,
advantage with the American team. Fifteel
shots were fired by each Of the sixteen contes
tants ut each Of the three ranges. That is
eight members Of each team fired 100 shots d
each range, making possible aggregate o
1900 points OF this the American team SCORED
the unprecedented total of 1866 points and tht
| British made 1629 points, being 26 points be.
hind their competitors.
The weather was unusually favorable fol
good shooting. and the total OF the American
team has never been equaled on any range.
q. H. Blydenburg of the American team
made the remarkable score OF 2t3 points out
| OF d possible 225. At no time yesterday was
thescore of the Americans behind the British
The second portion of the match will be
completed to-day. II will simply be repeti
tion OF yesterdays competition, and in the
absence of unforeseen accidents the proba.
/ bility Is decisive American victory.
The great international long range rifle
match for the championship Of the world
and the centennial trophy is finished, and the
Americans are again proclaimed the cham.
|
for at least another twelve months. The
British riflemen made a gallant contest and
fought brilliant battle to the end, but they
were outshot from the start and failed to
accomplish the triaing pleasure Of beating
their opponents at any range during the two
days shooting.
The heat was intense; there was scarcely a
breath of air. Crowds began to arrive early
In the morning, every train from New York
being crowded. Among the spectators were
many ladies', who carried large field glasses
strapped to their sides.
Members Of the American team arrived
parly, but the British team was slow In ar
irving. and the few who came by early trains
bhutting themselves up in their private tents.
At II AS the first gun was fred and the
Iftlemen soon emerged from their tents and
went under the awnings facing the targets.
They were all in good spirits.
BY an agreement made yesterday, the
teams changed their targets, the British TAX
Ing the X and w On the left and the Ameri-
cans the G. and / on the right.
The shooting at the s00-yard range was
opened at ten minutes past IL a. m. by Gen.
Dalin, who scored centre, counting four
scores, Henry Halford opening for the Brit
ish at IL :25 with a bulls-eye. The British pur-
sued the same tactics rs yesterday, firing
slowly, but with indifferent success
The Americans banged away rapidly and
rolled up bulls-eye after bulls-eye. The
crowd was very demonstrative, and every
pulls-eye, whether made by the British or
american teams, was hailed with tremen-
1ous outburst of enthusiasm, and every
centre shot was received with something
very like groan.
The Americans throughout the shooting
fustained their score OF yesterday. The shoot
ng was done in such q dashing manner as to
ompel universal admiration.
At IL 80 p. m. the Americans closed their
otal score at 800 yards, with SIS points, n gain
|ver yesterday. The result was greeted with
yfeat cheers.
The British team finished about half an
aour later their score being $50.
The individual scores, at 800 yards, were as
pllows
Americans-Dakin 10, Hyde 70, Allen 10,
ackson 7o-Total SIS.
British Team.-Rigby p, Miner 70, Fergu-
on 10, Evans 70, Halford 70, Lieut.. Fenton SO,
oi. Fenton 70, Humphrey 64-Total $50.
After finishing the shooting at 800 yards,
he teams went to lunch. The crowd seemed
i've with Joy, and no end of praise was
card in reference to the shooting of the
merican team. Some idea of the character
the shooting may be formed when 1t Is
lated that the British team, at 800 yards to-
ny, made the best score ever known on
peir side of the ocean, and yet the Amer-
ms beat them 16 points
None of the Americans fell below 70 out of
possible rs, and only one inner, counting 8,
Allen, was made. This is something un-
'ecedented. At five minutes past 2 the
Rooting was resumed at 900 yards. The
PORE amounted to: Americans, 554; British
s.
The following are the individual scores
Americans 66, Hyde g. Allen 73,
Feber II, Bruce y, Blydenburg 70, Jewell
Dakin 67.
British Team-Rigby 60, Miner &C, Fer
lson 81, Evans 81, Halford 60, Lieut.. Fenton
Col. ]. Fenton 66, Humphreys 6s.
At 4 30 p. m. the shooting at 1000 yards be-
n. 1t resulted as follows: Americans, $50 !;
dtish, SIS. The individual scores were
Americans. British.
akin ........... 81 Rigby. ......... 62
ekson. ... ...... 67 Miner .......... 60