The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-25

FR0GMOOR.
THE CRESCENT cry RIPPLE CLUB.
A Few stubborn Facts Bearing Ups,n the
Interstate aud unternmti0 Matt hes.
The fourth competition for places on the team
TO shoot In the Interstate match took place yes
terday. Each squad shot as team against the
other, which resulted In victory for the Belph
team OF twenty-one points. The wind was fish
tail, 1uctuating from FIVE to seven. Light very
bright.
COL. JOHN aLYNF. IN.
800 yds-5 4 3 D 8 8 8 "a 81 9 5-71
300 yds-4 b 4 4 a 8 8 "a 0 6 5 8 SO
1000 yds-5 1876 6 3 8 5 8 8 so 5-6G-2o7
DUDLEY sEtrH.
800 yds-3 4 5-e5
1899 900 yydss ydss sssssSssssstttssssssss4t 4ss,s7 tss
MAJOR wM. ARMS.
900 yds-4 . 44s54o al -
1000 yds 062455b B505 2 8 0-5o-169
L. p. pA PosTE.
soo soo yds-s saasse5ss2s g
1000 yds-5 8 A 81 b o 4034 d 5-5l-i54
JAMES BUCKLEY.
800 yds-4 2524454 o 55 5-84
800 ydsr-s 544ob5sbO 424-4a
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nenaud's Team.
II. q. EyR1cH.
800 yds-4 8 b 4 8 8 4 B 8 8 d b 0-e6
900 yds-4 4 8 8 8 80 5454 SO
JOHN X, RENAuD.
900 yds-e 8 a 4543 10 8 b 0 4 $50
1Oo0 yds-5 A As . 54442 8 4-g4-182
". I. MANNING.
800 yds-s 40 b429532 3554
300 yts-2 4 . 425 q 3 2445 8 8 5-b5
1000 yds-3 8 s34444525 8 4 5-5e-iGs
A. D. BABBIrr.
800 yde--5 4 5 8 b 4 3 b a 3 8 8 2-62
300 yds-2 8 4 4 4 8 0 8 8 8 8 4-B7
1000 yds-s 0 3 o . D 3 4 . 4 A . 4-46-1e5
JULES r1rrAur.
900 yds--2 o 222222 A. 3 3 3-46
gpo yds q o 8 4 3 4 "a 3 3 3 3-53
1000 yds-s 40 D 8 0 a453 90 5-5o-i4s
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The members of the club, and especially The
they will have 4 team Of four for the Creedmoor
Interstate match that will -
ne HARD no BEAT,
and should the champions secure places, say two
compete with the United Kingdom team In the
Internatio nal Match, IL Ia expected that New Or
leans will have just az good score se any OF the
Eastern crack shots.
III this connection there IL correspondence
now going on as TO the modification of some of
the rules governing the international NJ well as
the Interstate match. Fret, IL was suggested
by our own club that the Interstate team be iu-
creased to six, with two reserves but az yet the
club have not learned from the National Associs-
tion that the proposition had even been submitted
to the other competing clubs.
Again, the national rules provide that competi-
tors for places on the International Match shall
be at Ureednioor on the last OF this month and
practice there for two or three months perhaps.
which OF ITSELF unless modified, must prevent
our club taking part, as the Crescent City
Club has no professionals among its long range
shots, but on the contrary, they are oil business
men, and cannot devote go much time to the
practice.
II this rule was modified 90 that II would per-
init the practice here under the scrutiny
OF AN UMPIRE,
"a IL might be, the Crescent City Club could COM
pete. but otherwise they could not.
II might be urged az an argument against this
proposition by some OF the Eastern or Northern
clubs, that the range here would give the Ores
cent City Club advantages over others, which is
not the csse. as Major Henry Fulton, of the
here that Il was the most difficult range TO shoot
over he had ever visited.
Another objection 10 the rules Ia the fact that
NO sIa HTINe SHOTS
Are 10 be allowed In the contest for places on the
International team or the oreedmoor team,
which places teams from other points than New
York nj a disadvantage. Referring to this cub
iect, the Chicago Field properly AAye.
"We should like to see the allowance
of two sighting shots at each preliminary prac-
tce and contes In fact, 1t is but right that such
should be, for without theee sighting shots the
marksmen acquainted with Creedmoor will be
most fsvorably handicapped with regard to all
others.
"rhep, again, coaching should be allowed, for
is the match not 10 be team, match, where good
coaching 10 the main secret Let no loophole
be left for after accusations; needs must that the
trial contests be at Oreedmoor, go let every Wis.,
itor be given the facilities that two trial shots
will give him OF getting somewhat upon an equal
footing with the local marksmen Any expe-
rienced long range shot can get on to the target
after being properly coached on two shots, but
man cannot go on to strange range and plump
into the bulls eye except by accident. The best
men procurable in the country should be OBJ
tanned, and every means of obtaining these men
on the merits OF their shooting should be re-
sorted to-"
The principal objection urged by our club is to
the rule compelling contestants for places on
THE INTERNATIONAL TEAM
OF twelve to repair to Creedmoor to do their prac-
tcing, and remain there during July aud August,
and although the Field urges that subscriptions
should be raised FOR their expenses. the better
plan would be TO let the practicng be done at the
home ranges aud under the supervision of an
umpire.
A Midnight Blaze.
At halfpaet ii o'clock Saturday night fire,
caused by the explosion of coal oil lamp broke
out in the two-story frame house corner OF Bur-
gundy and Lesseps streets. This property, which
was owned by Mrs. Storm aud occupied as resi-
dence and grocery, together with the stock, was
totally destroyed. The property was insured for
$1,000 in the Teutonis Insurance Company. The
stock was covered by slCC0 in the Peoples Insur-
ance.
The adjoining frame hoase, owned by Mrs. Ad-
Ter and occupied by Henry Miguel was left in