The New York herald., 1877-09-16

The prizes which are annually gwen by Mr. steward,
OF LONDON Tor the highest aggregate
IN competitions ", VI. and TX by Corporal
John Henwooh, GU the following grccord:-CompctIon
W. 20 points; compettion w. 3s; competition IX.. 43;
tota III Inc highest aggregate pstiGions
H.. Ill and MIL was made by , Frank Hyde. OF tho
American team, as ows-Conpctition H. 20 points;
ILL.,, 10; Kill, 1856; total, 200.
THE iItisI-AMERIcAS cLuB
When hring IN the short ringc match was
ended tho lrish.Amcrcan Rifle Club had q meeting
the field, whercat II agreed alter the condi-
tons of shooting Tor their club badge and resolved
tnat hereafter twenty rounds should be iired in The
match, ten At 200 and ten ut 200 yards sporting guns
to be handicapped eight points Tho club badge was
then shot Tor. and won for the time by Ser
geant N D. Ward, on OF 81 out OF 100 points.
Following are some OF tho leading scores
sERGEAar n. D. WARD.
200. o................ ...... .3a4444644 80
m,t,px
200. .... ............. 444a443 44-s7
6Oo.. ............. 3445 8 8 8 5-46-S>
NJ. MALrBy.
$3.50
CORPORAL J. CAvANAGH.
Soo........ .............. ~ 3 5 1851 s-ss-74
COLONEL PEEL's OPINION
Colonel Peel, adJutant OF tho British team, expressed
himself freely yesterday IN conversation about the
In nternatonal match lie thought that IN all Iikehood
efforts would be put forth In England to orranizs
team for next years battle. Tho British perfectly
satisfied that radical changes IN tho direction pointed
out by tho HERALD must be effected Ia tho English
system OF long range shooting before they hope
successfully cope with America Comparing British
believed that shooting with the former weapons Ike
using bows and arrows Tho position OF shooting, TOO,
must DC changed and the mar. smen must lie ON thor
backs if they want TO acquire alb. olutc dncss AIM
thing when is above ali others essentially neccs.
mited, stick 10 their old customs and habits with
great pcrsstency aud II Is long while before they
this not so; people always ready new IN.
ventions new ideas, new everything they car pront
thereby
WANT OF A RAsGE IN ENGLAND.
II will be matter OF serious consideration on the
part oil British rlhs men get range central
part Of England where practice can be had tho year
round. At Wimbledon the ranges open only dur
ing tho fortnight spent in the annual meeting Dur
ing tho of the year the grounds closed to rifle
men and tho targets taken away For this rea-
amateurs who Iove tho sport must
depend upon temporary makcshiits IN tho
way OF ranges to practice occasionally.
Among the Crcedmoor people the organization aud
discipline are admirable their facilities for practice
equal all their requirements aud the results
portIoDatciy hnc.
SIR Henry Haford says that having far cxccllcd
everything hitherto accomplished oy European rife
men, British team have nothing 10 be ashamed OF.
1t disgrace Tor Them to be defeated oy such .
team America had IN the held-a team who have in
their practice outstrippod everything that had been
beioro them, and who in tho matches cft the
shade the splendid records OF their own practice.
a gipLKMAN SAYS
The following letter will DO found interesting from
the that proposes radical changes In tho way Of
carrying rifle shooting, and changes that II is pos
slblc could be adopted
10 rIlE kDuoa iiERALD:-
just here old rifle shooter. would ike say
word In the iisALD. that he BY the
the world, ana especially by the American nnemen.
We have IN q lew years, by the ingenuity Of
makers and thc skin aud genius OF marksmvn
pished by the rest reclining position 2Iy ponts
possible -, The average oi team Yesterday 2Os;
htren shots at 500 and the uOJ and 900
II highly probable that this wonderful shooting
be equalled or n consido rabic time
Tie Reclining position should be abandoned the
Ing pDnton with threo- trigger puli nsteaa
pounds adopted We should adopt the srng
targets invented COnlinl.
shot To the sixteenth OF nci This will
every niomans shooting, which Is tho only uuo
determine superiority.
To iary upon shoot handed the
only useful at the same time practical OF ride
anu than the dead oil reclining
uDgracciu upon tie gro1nd do Men
neither hunt gh their backs and have about
exhausted this unnatura aud might almost say usecsa
way oi shooting, ! would suggest moro dificut and
athletic work tor rliemcn. Let them practice AMI
the standn. their foct that they
while living their baess yesterday ut Crcedmoo
Let guns DO Improved. the distance Increased
aud the tnrgcts decreased Ia size anu II possible
coil We could then powder. aud give creator
velocity to the BALL which IN itself would be sdvmn-
tage There is little doubt bat that with good mcn i'm
proved Tine day una long actlce mako
great feet have aie upon backs
WILSON MACDONALD,
President on Hand Rihs Club
A SUGGESTION
To EDITOR oy rnE iKRALD:-
Allow suggest that Ia order AXE the presenta-
ton Of the trophy 60 our oorious marksmen Gioc'a
Garden neNt tuesday evening realty brilliant affair te
veterans and active members rank he the National
Guard should appear in full dress uniform that occasion.