New-York tribune., 1877-09-15
AMERICAN.
BRITISH,

Col Ftuio1 I I.de Blydenbu gh,
Evans Humphrey. allen, Jewell
THE BRITISH TEAM.
The wind at the 500 yards distance was " hsh-tah
from targets, but light that the hgs hed deau 10
their haliaIds. At 11:10 the American Team began
fling Sir Henry HaOrd firing his first shot ten minutes
aerward scoring bulseye, the first shot OF the team
for the day Ricby followed Halford scoring bulseye,
ana ,beir nolnts of elevation and wind allowance was
immediately communicated TO the others. j. Waller
and Mr. Greenhil kept close watch upon the Shooters
and coached them the best of their ability The team
kept steadily at work. firing with or at deli0eraton ana
did not Appear TO the defeat which seemed evident
Mrs Fenton and Mrs. Humphrey also lending Their
assistance The positions OF the mdrksmen, while
firing. aud the manner Of loading their peces-at
tbe muzzle-was the same as described in
Yesterdays TRIBUNE Every precaution was taken to
prevent the leading OF the es, which was muck feared
Instead OF continuing the firing without cleaning the
barrels afe: shooting wlpng rags and rods were freely
used. The Americans continued to gain, nut IN re was
no apparent nervousness exhibited by the British marks
men They sl hoped for good fortune which would
give them success. The team total at tne eOOyards
range WAS 500, total which has never before been
reached by them at any distance. The Amerl-
cans, however, had gained upon them, ana no"
led them sixteen points at this range, or total
OF forty points the sixty rounds which had Dech ed
Not a miss" had been made by either team The
Briush Team did not finish shooting until half hour
after the Americans.
After the closing shot at 500 yards both teams retired
for lunch At 205 p. m, rnS was resumed at the 300
vards range After three four shots had been fired by
the Americans Mr. Greenhill cautioned his squad that
the American leading shots were high right ana the ele
vations too much" Sir Henry Halford led of with a
bulls-eye Each marksman waited Tor the other
during the first few shots TO get from his fellow marks
man the owance for winda", ETC., which was prompt
" communicated. The wind now was moderate from
the rear and continued fish TAIL" Sir Henry Haliord
anpea-ed to be the fdvOrte OF the British
team and he made the remark, "Wel II we
ara beaten, we are not ashamed to be beaten Dy
such magnificent Of men rs compose the American
team" Ferguson also remarked; III we are deieateu'
it's no disgrace to us. We have made extraordinary
at each range and we have got splendidy organ
,yed team hut we can't beat the Americans" As the
sbooting progressed the telescopes under the British
tents were frequently directed upon the large bulletin
boards and the scores OF the Americans watched
closely The shooters became very cautious, and
Sir Henry remained resOlute to tho end He scored
90 out OF a possible 75. Tue scoring was finally con-
cuded with score OF $50 points for the British team,
and 554 for the Americans, leaving the grand total
Americans LISA British, 2724 the Americans leading
NV go points. The slow and deliberate meth
od OF the British team In shooting LETT them
with three full rounds to fire when the Americans closed
The moment the last shot was fired at this range de-
tacbment OF the Washington Grey Troop Cavalry de-
poyed along line and pressed the crowd back 80 as
20 hasten the change to the longest range
Firing at the 1000 yard range began at 800 p. M
Gen. Dakn again taking the first shot Sir Henry Hal
ford led of for the British with shot on the outer
sauare OF the target scoring 2 Rigbys hrSt shot
ricocheted against the target, and he was aotted
missp Ferguson's third shot was "mlSs" going over
the target Sir Henry also made e miss" because
OF The shifting Of his front sight Inc
team displayed nervousness and fired win greater
randity The total scoro at this range was only 5ls'
making their grand total 3,242 in a possible 5000
leaving the Americans nnetyGwo points ahead Al the
close OF the shooting considerable characteristic chatting
was INDUCED ill., which taken In good part by the
British.
THE AMERICAN TEAM.
The details OF the shooting and the target diagrams
"a published IN THE of yesterday, were specially
remarked upon by the remen yesterday ss wei as p'
the officers of the National Rife Association The spot
ting Of the shots was particularly admired and pro
nouneed perfect by the marksmen themselves while tn
disuaus were commended for their clearness and su