The New York herald., 1877-08-29
THE RIFLE.
A General Practice Day at
Creedmoor.
SCORES OF THE BRITISH TEAM.
Our Men Improving The Pelican
State Ahead.

For the drBt time since Creedmoor became "nas ~ ID
American and u British rifle team were yesterday
found face to face on It's grassy helo
Last year, whom the Scottish team and the team
from ireland came over participate the Centennial
match our rnemen ardently desired the honor OF
meeting with team from England; but In this
they then disappointed This year, the
tslm from Ireland having merged their IN
sercsts with the National Rife Association Of
Great Britain and the scotchmen having declared on
for the season, far opportunity has been presented
for the "united Kiagdom tsam" under the able guild
ancc of Sir Henry Haord to try iss strength with the
American team Of 1877 That the honorable baronet
has bean to world OF trouble in selecting his men and
getting them we'll in hand III England. beore coming
ont here no one deny; and certainly yesterday,
a. the British team marched up at a quarter before
eleven O'Clock TO tho 500 yards 6ring point no one
would gainsay the that they remarkably nne
body OF International marksmcn.
Although the English team could have reached
Creeduoor by twenty minutes alter ane O'Clock they
chose later and got there at tho hour
mentioned. Judge Gilderseevc Colonel Wngate and
a lew others received the British team The railroad
platform. Sir Henry Halford and his
lost no tmo in gcttng before the butts
Tho limo OF lring points formed from right to
left ioows:-The Louisiana State toam tho
rght the British team, threc targets the lef
our Visiting friends from Louisiana; the Amateur
Rifle Club three targets the Left Of the English team,
and the American targets the left Of the
whole The othor teams were already shooting when
the Englishmen came on the ground They were ac-
companied by ,hree Indies, whose names were ascer
tanned to bs Mrs. Fsnson, Mrs Humphrcs and Mrs.
Armitago.
FAMILIAR FACES.
What surprised the old habitues Of Cresdmoor
see the well known faoes OF Messrs. Miner Rigby
Fnton, Greenhill and Evans all belonging TO last
years team from Ireland. According to the attitude
assumed by Sir Henry Halford last year, everybody
expected 10 him at the head OF an English team,
and nothing else yet have him bringing back
those courageous Irishmsn. who have often before
nanfully struggled for victory at Crcsdmoor.
"why how is this Mr.. Miner? Are you in I'm
peria team this year after being In from Ireland
last year2" inquired the writer.
eyes" responded the lsconic man of "nttseu bulls
at 900 yarda''
.wsl, why did you not bring out team from Ire
lsndi"
"You see 1t is so hard to gos eight good men
together who could como out Tho fellows have
always something to do"
''rhe Scotchmen have acted more consistently than
your people seem to have done"
''The Scotch divided among themselves, and part
Of them go one way and part Of them another. We
have chosen to 60 all together"
"Havo you now brought out the hest team that could
be obtained in the British Islessi'
'No, VIC have not. There are many good men left
behind who either could not or would not Gomez
A, this point Of the conversation Mr. Milner hurried
off TO adjust his well rife, and the writer was
left to calculate the probabilities TO when America
might expect 10 the best team OF England before
our butts Htn t1f
The weather was extremely warm, but also we'll
adapted 10 good shooting.
UnT
The thermometer ran away up In the ninstes, and
there not cloud the blue vault OF heaven to
soften the fierce rays of Phebus whose burning eye
looked ardently down upon the busy ridemen. The
British did not plain Of the heat which very
sul.ry but appeared 70 feel y a good deal The wind
In q line nearly coinoidental 10 that of fire.
The variation of the Indicator embraced but
five O'Clock to halEpast on the dial
Every facility afforded the United Kingdom
frst pracl,ce successful pleasant one but after
long sea voyage II could hardly be expected they
nrss day OF their meeting. Indeed, all things
sidered the wonder is that they have done SO
shooting ought to have been devoted to experimenting
under Their new circumstances, but that seeing the
record would be published individuals dd not ike to
throw away their shots, for the sake OF making
experiments As to the nLa composition oi tho team,
1t may he SAFELY predicted that the eight who will
shoot IN the match will be made up OF four English
men, three lrishmen and one Scotchman VI
SHOOTING OF THE ENGLISH. l.tlH a.
Sir Henry Haford captain oil the team, with Colonel
Fenton and hessrs Humphrey and Ferguson occupied
the .star" target the right OF the British line.
Sir Henry was the first Of his party fire shot,
be led of with good "hve O'Clock" centre He
shoots from the back, IN the position which We
Having adjusted his elevation Sir Henry gave the
word, 'Ope point lower than at Cambridge and
ms men wene 10 wcpx aarsDs the tangent scales Of
bis team captain and scored good .'ten O'Clock bull
This gentleman shoots iron wnat is termed the "Hep
IN mr. Nnn htQ harE
scale and oye piece on the heel Of the butt which
pressed under the right arm, left hand grasping the
oarrel Of theeuo and resting II between the crossed
logs Colonel Fenton who shoots from tho 'pronc,
position, incurred the misortune oil brace misses
before getting the iron, anu whom he Ald the
target 1t was with a couple Of feeble inners. Mr.
Humphrey. who had the III luck OF breaking the
be soon improved upon aud got fair score OF 81 at
the first range. On the second range he made very
run Of seven buus; Su. at the las, ais,sSce sUca
he could not command the shooting OF Major Wailer's
he retired rom the practice without hnIshing his
score. lie shoots IN the prone position
On target v were Messrs Peterkin, Piagot Fraser
and Glider Mr.. PIggotl shoots from the prone posi-
ton, and marched OF with bull on hIs rsl shot Mr.
PetcrKn. who shoots in tho same way that Pig
eott doos began his with inner. MI.
Fraser who shoots In nearly The same position For
guson but with the tangent scale fixed just in Of
with ana Mr. Glider who lays in the Ferguson posi-
lion, showed that day or two's work wound prng
men composing the ''lrsh contingent" all oil wnom
are already iavoraby known America Messrs R,gby
Miner and Grecnhill shoot from the same position
that Is on the back, the knees gathered up butt Cnc
the right arm. graspng the barrel with the left hand
and resting the fore part OF 1t the toe Of boot
both heels being sunk into the ground. Mr. Evans
shoots IRON mod ncat on of the Fulton position,
passing mis- right nand by bending that arm, so a. 10
catch the heel oil tho butt In IT, In rear OF the right
side OF the head.
The English team total out Of neld OF thirteen
mArksmen Is l,542 out OF possible l. 500 points
showing which IS equal 10 an individual average OF
ls2k out OF 4 possible 225. The following are the
tcOrc6:-
yards. j. r. NLSER Totals.
600......... q 3 4 5 o 5-6f
y00......... . - 4 IDS
L000.. AZ 3 5 > 3 b . 5-68--200 |
y. TAYLOR rICGorT.
S00......... 3 5 4 D o 3 s S 5-7l
300. ) . 8 5 I 40
1000. 43 o 4 4 s 8 6 3--63--Io9 |
HAiYoRD
500. 1 8 8 3 5--6S
700. . 3 , 3 b 3 8 j-tS
lQ0. .-.-...-.. q q 4 3 4 & 6 & 4 h--al.-Iaa