The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-20
CREEDMOOR.
HOW THE CRESCENT CITY R0ys ARE
LH0NIZED BY THE BRITISH TEAM.
"sus'' Lacks Confidence In the Result of
the international Match.

HEsIPsTEAD. Sept. u, 1877.
Editor Democrat Saturday evening, after
the shoot. the Crescent Team went to Garden
City, where they had been invited to dine by
Sir Henry Halford captain of the British
team. Our team was cordially received and
welcomed by them. In the parlor we found
O very handsome target made OF flowers the
dimensions of which was about two and 81
half feet wide by about four and hall long
The bulls-eye was u very dark purple dahlia;
this was surrounded by white tuberoses, q
circle around these Of
SMALL, PURPLE FLOWERS,
all Of which was surrounded by large cres-
cent made Of different flowers The supper
was q very nice one, and there was an abund-
ance of every thing. In toasting our team,
Sir Henry Halford said that he and his team
had become attached to our team from the
first, and he hoped that 1t would not be the
last time that our teams would meet; he fin
ished by proposing three cheers for the Cres-
cent City team. After dinner, which ended
about 10 o'clock p. M, we found carriages
waiting for us at the door, provided by Sir
Henry, to convey us home, which trip was u
very pleasant one.
| The contest for the Wimbledon cup was q
very interesting and exciting contest. The
conditions were: open to all comers,
DISTANCE, ONE THOUSAND YARDS,
thirty Shots The fight was very close for
the first six, In which the Crescent City team
had three, as follows:
Dudley Selph . 1877 Wallace Gum .136
| Frank Hyde. ... 1856 G. Rider. 49,. 135
II. G.. Eyrich .134 John Glynn .... 1873
Col. Bodine (Old Reliable). e).............,....135 135
There were sixty entries which were com
posed Of the best shots here. Two or three Of
the American team did not participate. This
evening the prizes won in the full meeting
will be presented to the winners at the State
Arsenal. The international match is over.
and the Americans have won again, beating
the British % points Some of the members
of the latter team shot in very bad luck,
making misses where they were inexctsable
The crowd behind the American team were
very enthusiastic, and cheer after cheer rent
the air when the white disc was shown upon
the American targets. The favorites Of the
American team did not come up to the scores
that were expected of them, while the young
men came to the front
WITH ENORMOUS SCORES.
Mr.. &C. Bruce, the only Southern man on the
team stepped to the front as champion, with
the extraordinary score Of 219 When called
upon to speak he said 1t was well known he
was not speech maker; he had done hi;
speaking and told his story ut the target. Ht
afterwards said to crowd that cit was not
due to his shooting, but the superiority OF TIN
Sharps rifle, which is one of their last i'm
provements, and had been in his hands but {
short time. The average of the Sharps' riff
yesterday was 213, against the Remington
20S.
On Monday we shoot the interstate match
and assure you it will take first class shoot
ing to win the match. Our team are not infe
rior to theirs as riflemen, but they have tht
advantage Of being on their own ground
WHERE THEY LEARNED TO SHOOT.
The contest will be a close one. The presi
dent of the New Orleans Rifle Club, Mr.. Johr
} S. Rainey, visited our team at Creedmoor OF
our last practice day, looking none the wors
for his trip here.
/ hope to be able to dispatch you grea
victory on Monday night, but am afraid O
: the result. Gus.