The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-19
THE RIFLE.

REPORT OF THE coMMIrTEE IN REGARD TO
THE SELECTION or NEW AMERICAN TAM.
meeting OF the American Rifle Team held at
No ~ PARK row yesterday afternoon tor the purpose
oil hearing tho report Of the committee appointed
prepare programme for the selection OF u team to
succeed the eaisting one raere were present Gen.
erai Dakin Major Jewell and Messrs. Bydcubarg,
Bruce, Hyde, Weber. Alien aud Hepburn. The fol
loving report read by Mr. Weber, chairman OF The
commttee:-
Report Of the committee appointed by the American
American team to dsieua tbs Centennial Trophy
In any consecutive days sna nave made JT5
each wtho sns Shots Nay a
e. nd ~ wqsn % before proper ssA
, person wno aas eyer been member en-, Of a. nerna
conditions Toyernin the matches Tor the Centennial
lrppny 10 govern the compositions that there shall
be no coaching and spoliin eNcept b each
siions to Se es Of day. each and the 1s, .es
competitors out o. the three 10 be erated and the
team and The order OF Indicated their
In any competitor shall. satsact Dry
S 81 81 @ ns r. ss to s
s, or M may hx another day Tor such part Of
tho a .sss % M 80 DO ned GA as range on shea
The tue chosen by the team ano re
.ha aSeoe g S blown
to ne es . ss the he s
a Lsas anss s s 10 q o q,
for shs lesstga O SAID team 4 am sasesssiu
r,ci aaa MN ~ ssdi i9n perform such practice and
submit 70 saen "nd government as the captain OF
y vise 2 Tue national Importance tai. match CON-
ing caarse oil the copetti9ns satisfactory references
rino - ocialions e.uDs winch they NAV belong
nny person WHO ra nAys been selected in accordance
with the oresong regulations for be
by @twe-shds having charge Of the
Entri Tor the competitions may DO the adja
No evening Of hs io. 81 J fI ISIS
IA sntriss ss be es the rsaursd
ai nox 81 io the spas y June asa me
houers OF he .sanny mall .ha, ax .r ;h W. ns pieena
trophy IA : the ecnG saI ssssS iy .ns
following tsaa
the team now 1odas tho r"Ay aes - t.
themselves a. team We Recommend THAT the
Tor Tue team saas q
iS'a i IsaA ah I. AL nES@1'
aEEsEEr !; JlWALL. Committee.
On motion the report submitted by sections to
the meeting, and alter dee uliory discussion each
section was chosen, alter which the report as whole
Was adopted.
General Dak,n stated that no place had as ye. been
liked upon Tor shooting the International match OF
1873 us II was not definitely known yet whether any
foreign team was coming over 10 compete Tor tho
Centennial trophy TINS year, ana besides u was
dcrsood that the English team were ayerse to shoo-
Tug AZ Crecdmoor xKaiu Under these stanc es
they had thought proper to leave The matter open.
all he knew that the mutcn would be shot this
country In seplem9er and Tor his part he would DC
pleased II neutral ground selected Tor contest
MI Biydenburg ASKED What would DO zone b y the
team IN the event OF no competitors appcaringY Gen
erni DARN replied that they would have 10 shoot
wak-over, and when the team had shot a walk-over
Twice they well then have the right inscr be
"Amorca' GU the Centennial Trophy, right which
he thought they coud not claim If they
shoot.
resolution WAS adopted requesting the secretary
TO give notice in regard the adoption Of abovs
report by the American all rilo
botn here aud alb, The meeting lacn acJournsd,
| subject 10 the call OF the Captain.