The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21

eyer have divided the prizes
gKErcHEs OF SOME OF THE MEN WHO ARE
WINNING THE PRIZES.
In view of the additional laurels gained by the
aorican marksmen on Friday last further particu-
l.rs concerning them will be interesting. Frank
.yde. although long known first rate shot at
long distances has only lately taken to practising at
aort range. Notwithstanding which he won of the
.rst short range matches he over took part in ut
Brinton Range with good showing of AZ out of the
possible SO points at 200 yards. Still his strong
Joints always son. 900 and 1000 yards. and at
these he has scored high 2l9 out of 225 points
ia competition which took place at Columbia
tango last year. lie won the Wimbledon cup in the
Sail Prize meeting of the National Rifle Association
with the phenomenal score of li3 out of 100 poiuts
making twenty bulls-e out of twenty-five. He
also the Leech Cup in the same year. He
made 209 in the last competition for the Leech Cup
and his last previous to his departure for
Europe PA. with which he won the associa-.
ion long range match of June 81 Brinton Range.
He is about six feet high very strongly aud heavily
Quilt and has dark hair and beard. with bue-gray
ives. He is about fortysx years DID, and before de-
.oting his time to shooting known as an excel
lent musician.
W. M. FARRow.
Mr. W. NJ Farrow whose achievement in the Mar-
tin-Smith match recorded yesterday. is the very
antpodes OF Hyde. He is small. light and wiry. APP
parently and excitable. He also has blue
ray eyes. He fires resting his barrel on his thumb
and forefnger, his elbow held tight against
mis- hin. When he fires he will call out
the exact spot where he believes his bullet
10 have hit and there it will surely prove to be. His
best record is as short range shot and he has car
led off prizes from all parts OF the country for
looting at 200 yards. He seldom makes below AZ
out of points often makes AZ. and has four or five
times made AZ. He made that excellent score
n the last match he shot before his depar-
for Europe the Association Match shot at Brin-
on. June 10 He is by no means contemplate
hot any range he has often gone over 200 at sOO
20 and l. 900 yards, and he won the grand champion
mp medal the last fall meeting at Creedmoor.
ne following brilliant record. $50 being the highest
,ossiole:-
Two hundred yards 40
,x hundred yards A.
one Thousand yards. ~
Total. l39
He began shooting in 1877, when he made his first
sppearance with military team from Connecticut.
lie first made his mark shooting at the running
deer target; next he took to long range work,
shooting generally with the Amateur Club. of which
e and Hyde are members. He is good pigeon
,hot and member OF the Fountain Gun Club. Lately
he practised breaking glass balls in DR.. Carver's
STYLE with single rifle bullet, and making good
progress. He tasted liquor or smoked in his
lie. He is about thirty-two years old Both Far
row and Hyde visited Wimbledon last year and
made excellent records there. Farrow took some
important prizes.
GILBERT L. MORSE.
Gilbert l.. Morse is about forty-six years Old and
is dark complexioned and of a very heavy build. He
is Presbyterian deacon and solid business man,
being one of the owners of q prominent denomina-
tional newspaper and of the large Morse Building,
Just erected at the cornor of Nassau and Beekman
streets. He is also enthusiastically devoted to out
Of door sports. being perfectly at home in the sad
de fine sailor. of the founders Of the New
York Canoe Club. long distance swimmer, an in
defatigable hunter and fisherman and one of the
finest amateur cooks in America. AS designer and
any equals, among professional guides. He
is the foun Ter of the Morsmere range, at Yonkers,
where he resides and takes prominent part in poll
tics. having been acting Mayor. He came into
prominence rifle shot about three years ago,
and though he did not reach the same high mark as
either of the others he is regarded excellent
narksman at all distances. He and Major Henry
Fulton the first who reached the high
of forty-seven at 900 yards They tied it in
the Cham pionship Match of 1877. Morse shot much
at Brnton lately under the namo of NJ. L. Gilbert,
and won some matches there with good scores.