New-York tribune., 1879-03-29
THE RIFLE, YACHT AND OAR.

INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCHES-REGATIAs OF
THE PROMINENT YACHT CLUBs-THE MLTROPOL-
ITAN AND NATIONAL ROWING CONTESTS.
Already the riflemen, yachtsmen and oars
men are making preparations for the sports OF inc
coming season and Judging from present Indications
there will not only be contests with the fne
the oar and sails but many brilliant and attractive
ones After the Spring meeting OF the National Rlne
Association which will take place at CfeedmOor he4
month for which an elaborate programme has heen ar
ranged the ongrange rh men, including the American
Team Of last year, will complete their pans LOT tne
fourth tern aonsl match for the Palma gwen oy tc
National Rife Association prize to be shot Tor an
pualy for the worlds hsmpiOnship Last year superior
American Team was chosen but there was no foreign
team present to c0mpeto for the trophy by the cohu
tons OF the match tho American team was oDised 10
shoot FOR q record and had the shooting not Deen inter
rupted by severe the second day. the result
would probably exceeded the brilliant score OF the
vpar hefore On that occasion J. S. Sumner male the
greatest score ever made in match (22l In possible
22jl and won $3.50 IN gold offered hy the SharpsS
Rife Company to anyone making 900 or more III any
match with one Of its rifles.
The probability that this there Will be no team
from Australia Ireland Scotland but the National
Rife Association Of Great Britain Is making strong
efforts 10 organize team with every hope OF succeeding
The principal obstruction Is depleted treasury Inc
treasury Of the association is said to be nearF empty
but voluntary subscriptions are beginning to be made
The English have been very generous In this respect
heretofore and it expected they VIII be none the less
40 this year. as they anxious TO secure the American
trouby IL is probable alsO that the Canadians VIII
ssnd team The match will be shot about the middle
of September.
Another important match is for the Military Cham
llo1shp Of tao World" open to teams OF Twelve lIOm
each Of the three military divisions Of the Army-the
Atlantic Pacific and Missouri; ore each from the Navy
and the National Guard OF each State and each from
te Army Navy and the militia organizations and yOlun-
teer corps Of other countries including the provinces OF
Great Britain. For this match challenge trophy
valued at 81 900 offered by Judge Hilton ana
badge TO each member OF the winning team was
offered by the association last year The successful
team was from the New-York National Guard This
wear there seems to interest taken In the match
and Great Britain has sgnided an intention TO send
team OF volunteers among whom probably VIII be some
Of those seen heretofore in the international longrange
match Canada has also decided to send tean and IL
IS possible that Germany will send one Great interest
js taken u the United States Army in the coming con
fest and no effort will be spared 1t s said TO organize
a fine team. Department commanders have been au-
tborzed 10 send OF their best marksTnen TO FORT
IrayeuWorlh by August, where they will practice until
August % siXeeen OF the best Will De selected
as the team and four alternates They viii then come
40 Governors Island that they may obtain two weeks
practice at CreedmOor before the match General Me
san Francisco the Creedmoor pan and to encourage
among the solders three medals will be
red Tor competition for the best shots in each of the
three Pacific slope departments OF the Army-Arizona
q
compete for The medal OF the DlVslOn o hr fcn anu
the successful competitor will be made anutant OF the
team TO represent the Army in the international military
match at CrtelmOOr. Tue Fall meeting OF SIX DAYS at
Creedmoor will take place H. September, ana III addllOh
TO the meetings and matches above mentioned, there
viii be other competitions almost daly throughout Ihe
season . - ~, -. a.. o,x additional al,
fractions over last year The interest in the New.York
and Brooklyn Clubs seem 70 be waning wa e the Atah
rtc and SraHauhaka Clubs eviDCc renewed spirit. Inc
members of the New-YOrg Yacat Club have allowed
their interest in yachting TO decrease snce 'ht %
nf
hawk. and the annual dinner OF the CLUB TINS
sE"neb Subscribers to IT, The day for their annual
gata will be decided upon at tho next meeting
In the Brooklyn Club there have been veral resiGna-
u0na an there is evidence of some dsafecton among
The ofccrs; but the new Commodore john s. Dicker.
S sS cn6 Je 10 has been set for the annual regatta
The Atlantic Yacht Club has many new members. Inc
regatta committee is promised large nuIuOe OF en-
IT, nm fine Opeuing day the club May 80 and on the
day OF the annual regatta June 4 Ihr programme OF
the Seawanhaka Cl16 includes review o. tne MSo Oy
the Commodore on May 80, when tue yaCnIs VIII sIut
from elias. o senSners and second and
thlrd-cass sOops OF all recognized clubs WIZ DO she1
prizrs each member OF the Winning crew VIII receive
Trizc on July the cluD win meet at Glen Cove Tor the
ing for Oyster Bay, whence they Will 90 10 IIimDe Is
lands New-LOndOn, Greenp0rt, SI9hngtoh, NeSeort e
class elOops OF all recognized yacht clubs WIN De saled
from sandy HOOK liGhtshp TO Cape May Ashtsnp ana
return Tor the cup presented by Commodore center,
Tue Columol, Yacht Club will sail its annual regatta
on June 23 the to be triangular one anu W be
gone over times making distance of twenty-lwo
The ladies' REGATTA VIII take place IN august
0Wng to the success Of the seawanhaka Yacht Club IN
hs interests of tne Columbis Cub to adopt that Gus
tom ana thus make the day one OF instead OF
dv of labor by hiring professional crews. Overcrowd-
iug sail aud loading down with ballast 10 win race.
For the rowing clubs the season promises TO De
lively one. Already oarsmen have been seen on the
Harlem practising In their shells The first regatta viii
be that of the Harlem Association on June " Inc
races wi divided into mile meats as usual 1t Is eI
ucted that will be OF the largest spring reBat
tas held this course, as 1t will be open 10 an
amateurs There will be races for senior ana junior
singles double sculs, pair four and egnt-oared slels
and four and s1oared glGs Ins ann1a Iegs1a & p 'e m
held July the Hudson River ne course VIII ne two
miles IN eub. There Is to be challenge plate hed from
year to year set OF e9OFs Iof the winning mn olem,
and individual badges to the members or the winning
In tue college races whlch are Tor eisntoarra
shells with co1sTains' ahd lo1I-oareu shei' mInoo ~
coxswains. Invitations have been sent TO crews III
England and Canada some OF Wllch Nn pioOaoH a. ~
send crews IL Is thought Yale and Harvard VIII uH
tne same The Othor events IN this regatta VIII DO
sbells. and four aud SIX Dared gigs 49, >,..,
Association OF Amateur Oarsnen at Saratoga July y,
10 and IL. Tne first day VIII be devoted 10 races ny
college and the other days u amateurs irhce
ton, BOwdOln. Columbia, Cornell, Harvard 1ao ana
Wesleyan have signhed 'heir @ l1ennon non oi & 9rnunS @
eighoared crews The elght-OaIed race Ue Wccn iHI-
ytrd ana Yale on the Thames at NoW-LondOn. Conn,
in the atteI part OF June. VIII be OF the most i'm
pOr.ant events Of The season and there VII prODaDy
George W. Lee, OF the Triton Boat Club OF Newark, NJ
J., who neld the championship pilzc LOT 'ne anna
our single scus for years, viii row professionally
THIS year His first will be with George htnhedy'
of Portland Maine, on thrce-mile straightdWdy
course on Green wood Lake, for 300 side Ihe race
vii rowed on June D. There Is runiOr also thst
Edward Hauldn on his return IRON England VIII 10"
race with Caarles L. Courtney for 5000 side
The local clubs are Also lnakiag great preparations
for the season. The Nercids OF Brooklyn, intend to
make tueir Summers programme one OF the most bri-
IapT In their history Iney have ordered three new
paDer boats and "A new cight-Oared shell Their open
luz viii take Iaco in April For the Henley regatta oi
wncu Columbia Is the present cham pOn, thai college
il rs r uored na about decided select the following
as the crew Jasper Goodwin captain and stroke
william DJwnes No. JOhu Egstis, No i. l.. sage,
bow and Charles ElGIldge. substitute.