The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-07

On the 23d Of last July the committee of tho Ma
tional Rife Association whom Is ntrustod the duty
Of selecting an American national rife contest
the international match next month vt Creedmoor
addressed the following letter to Mr. Dudley Selph Of
the Crescent City Rifle Club New Orleans--
DEAR sIR-In view Of the recent extraordinary scores
made by you range we feel that the DUTY which has
sc team which win property represent America in the
coming rifle match for the championship Of the world
TO eudeavor to become member OF the American Team.
s.sv .sae ,sas & 'o mat team have a.
places aDaa ssd ~ majority vote Of the com.
Xii ns M
Contest in which pttsd against Great
britain and especially against English remsn is
siAeraons We teel confident That if and will
the have & sSs at you s s
placed upon the team b. unanimous vote, we desire,
possible, should North aud engage
compared with other eompesor As southernsr you
viii arpree,.s nov Ss more national the team viii be
from the Eastern and Middle states, ana how much
s'S %ssny u. .nS S
south which we are al promote and foster As
:. So % PLACED s and
American YOU know how Important l. IS that we should
w% this soS match o aud that mo cSp.srs
that result deny the benefit Of it. We would
within the weeks engage in these compsti.
You az nSsDt Gs n and
Z there any wh,e. influence you which
IL Is In our power to remove please inform
To the above urgent and somewhat illogical letter
Mr.. Seph replied rs follows
Mr.. sxLrM's REPLY.
To on TS Or 1sy 80 1877
GEsTLEakS-your favor Of the sd inst, received last
ss:s B. ; tho sss
win 0~ Wy soaa
Gus and kind offer to place the National eam- my
desire thu" Should nc
, Of our state team In my ar,v" At New York
POSITION ssd e. os.
Them or about oS August. sSd ike myself f'l ss"y
Ginning son.sss' where tie, skill asrvs bona
world them the p%rie.s pride ssssen.d a and m; my
success as You gentlemen Urccdnoor and would feel
e bitterly the pTngs Of $ mr y defeated
amy state be on the team We recognse the Importance OF
run in their desire tor victory It Is true we would ike to
feel tia, the skin q At ss:, southern risman entisd
iIhas lucky lad been %yssli would have done my
md .s
for America Accept sincere thanks for your kind
's''''' 'A' ''"''' 80 - '''' DUDLEY sKLpH.
MR.. srLPH's SHOOTING
vel! known New Orleans daily paper says that Mr.
Ginning the proposition to shoot on tho American team
except afsr due compositions" aud adds that 'hcrs
marksman Ia the world" &c care
tui pcrusal or the correspondence, which 10
given above, will show that, however good q marks
man Mr.. SclDh may be, he was lot offered any place
on the American team until atcr he should have
demonstrated at Creedmoor the skill which would
title him 10 that position.
The shooting of the Louisiana State rifle team at New
Orleans reported by the press OF that city. Is SIMPLY
magnificent. II must be remembered, however, that
In those lower latitudes aud more genial cnes they
have days 10 which thcre Ia hardly q breath OF
stirring and ON euch occasions, when steady marks
has got the proper elevation he 90 nearly
anything he wants There are no such happy days
at Creedmoor Here there 10 always ugly, uncer-
tain little breeze blowing, for which the best marks
men have TO look out. II must have been In such
wind az this At Frogmore that Mr. Selpb, not long
alter completing his greatest record made scorc
only went ~ high rs the ope.nitcs or onc.sxtes
THIS Is only mentioned TO show that even tho
best of marksmen have their poor days Perhaps the
New Orleans rihemon are playing for the worlds
championship II the American team should come or
victorious and the New OrleaLs men should defeat the
vctors would that leave them virtually TO DO the
worlds champonsS The ambition Is a noble one