New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-18
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COMPETITIONS AT CREEDMOoR.
SHOOTING FOR POSITIONS on TIE INTERNATIoNA
INn AMArEnR RIEIE CLIR TEAMS.


AND AMATEUR RIFLE CLUB TEAMS.
CreedmOor again assumed its lively appear
ance in long range shooting yesterday IN the first days
shooting of the competition Of the members Of the
National Rifle Association for positions in the American
Team which is contest In September with the Team
from Great Britain for the international Trophy aud the
championship the world. The Amateur Rifle Club also
occupied the longranges In its first competition for po-
sitons in the team whieh.wi contest mitch with a
team represeutng the Victoria Rifle Club OF Hamilton
Ontario at the range OF the latter during its annua
prize meeting in September There viii be four compel IT,
ions of days each for the selection OF both teams
and by an arrangement made by the Committees having
| the competitions in charge, members of tho Amateur
Rifle Club who competing for positions IN the In
ternational Team will be permitted 10 stand on the
scores which they may make the selection OF the
| ateur Team.
There were present, yesterday 81 OF the marksmen
who mad entered for the American team competition.
They included several OF the weknown Ong-rangc rifle
men whom one accustomed TO meet on the Creedmoor
range, such Mcssrs Fulton Jewell Dakin, Allen,
Weber, Rydsburg. Yale, Coleman, Hyde, Bruce aud
Washburn were, Also many strange faces from
Connecticut Massachusetts, and Maryland, hut they are
well known longrange shots. IMessrs. Jackson Wemyss
and Hebbard, OF the Massachusetts Rifle AssOcia ton,
who nave all made good scores on their range. made
good average yesterday. The composition OF the Amer
lean Team is still matter Of conjecture, but it is
| certain that Mayor Jewell will be one OF the
|
| members since his scores have been extraordi-
| nary lie has made, in two regular matches 213
out Of possible 225 points, aud during the six compet-
| tons for places the Amateur Ride Club during May
and June he made an average of 2O4 out OF possible
225 The competitors grouped Mt the firing points,
those for International team taking the targets
the right OF the and those for the Amateur team
taking two targets the left there being only six
peti,ors in the latter The firing began at the 800 range
about O'clock and Immediately aIterward II nter
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minutes. The shooting was then resumed The marks
fired cautiously and with much precision, but were
somewhat annoyed by the wind, which, although 1t
"hshts" up and down the range, unsts ally
| In force, and interfered very much with the
| elevations, causing the marksInen 10 score some
| very unaccountabe misses.' number
| Of spectators OF both went from
this city witness the shooting but their ardor was
dampcned by "a shower OF rain and hail stones,
which began fall about 1880. The scoring at the 500
yards under the circumstances neither above
nor below tile average Continuous showers prevailed
until late hour that IL found impossible TO
I-fnish the competition and II resolved that the
shooting at the 900 and 1000 yard ranges should be
postponed suit the OF those
| coming from distance. Ths second days shooting Of