New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-14

OF the Washington Grey Troop OF Cavalry, under COM
mand Of Sergeant Ntzhugh, patroed the inner Circle as
mounted police, and cleared the range. The shooting
at the 1000 yards range was not quite as good
as at the other two ranges. Several misses
we're made including one by Mner, who scored his
second shot at the wrong target. making buPseyc,
counting "miss" The Americans gained six points on
the British at this range making tota Oh oio W 'ne
lattes 1884, thus making the grand total 1903 Tor the
Amercans-an individual average OF 2067s; ana the
British grand total Of Logan individual averages u
2035s
THE AMERICAN TEAM.
There few distinguishing peculiarities among the
American marksmen and hence there is less to say re-
speeding the details Of their work. All shot from the
back position, the only essential difference beng tha'
Jewell BydeDburgh Bruce Weber. and Allen, grasp the
rifle with the left hand IN manner different from that en-
pOyed by the other three, distinction perhaps
scarcely noticeable except TO marksmen. All ex-
cept Weber and Hyde the Remington rifle; they use
sharps Dakin fired the first shot, scoringa centre;
was followed by Jackson with bulPseye, ~ HYDE
with a centre, after which Weber, Allen, and Bruce
made nners Blydenburgh and Jewell closing the round
with bus-eyes The shooting progressed evenly ana
with marked success, with no especially noticeable
features, until on his ninth round, JACKSON
spoiled by centre, clean score of bulps-eyes,
leaving only Jewell with nothing but hves TO his credit
On the next round Jewell followed suit, and no clear
remained Just at the sun shone out clear
and warm and the blue haze. which had not proved
troublesome was lifted from before the targets. During
the shooting at the first range, the wind varied from
$50 to on the dial, and favorable in its course
and quality as could been asked for Dakn, ON his
last shot, scored a centre. with which he began
Before the teams returned from dinner the air had be-
come very warm, 1t feared that the bright sun
would create troublesome mirage but the fear proved
grOundess During the first round at 900 yards, Bly,
denburgh and Bruce scored two bullseyes, the
others not getting the range so Immediately,
When the score at 800 yards was completed
1t was found that the Americans had fallen of
twenty-one points from their 800 yards but tho
British team completed the range with precisely the
same comparative results and in the aggregate the
Americans twenty points ahead, an encouraging
prospect under which to begin at 900 yards.
Here Gen. Dakin began with buPseye. Bruce's first
shot was an OUTER the only thus far made by the
Americans Hyde followed with the first miss, but this
proved TO momentary inadvertency, for after
wards builseyes followed his i'll close succession
Ills was not the only miss Jackson consong him for
similar misfortune On his sixth shot, Jewell Interrupted
his score buseyes by centre, and his eleventh shot
was an inner. The men on target shot so
much more rapidly than those on target w,
that they finished their nearly five rounds in adj
vance Of them. The crowd became somewhat unpleas-
anty demonstrative the day drew to close but the
accuracy the Americans not thereby affected and
their total at 1000 yards only points smaller than
az 900.