The sun., 1879-06-05
TIE best SCORE YET
j. \. Summer Wins the Lcech Cnp" at Creed
moor with nt5 Out of 225 Polnts.

The spring meeting OF the National Rifle
Association was concluded yesterday on tho
Crecdmoor range under circumstances very
much more favorable than attended its opening
on Tuesday. There was good attendance.
and among those present were Judge II. A.
Gildersoeve. who although he took no part in
the contests narrowly watched the scores made
in the match for tho Lcech Cup" which he
had himsof won in 1876. and saw 1. carried Off
by the largest number OF points made in any OF
the five matches that have been shot for the cup.
Gen. Alexander Shaler and the Hon. n. F. Stan
ton wcrc also upon the ground.
The first event Of tho day was tho 200-yards
Subscription Match" position standing.
weapon any military rifle. Out OF a possible
thirty-lve tho first four scores wcro L. II.
Greove, 80; J. l.. PnuldnR. 30; W. j. Under
wood, 80; and J. l.. Price. %; Mr.. Greevc was
Subscription Match - the conditions wero tho
snmc as IN tho preceding contest, \: Mcinnis
scored 90. +. j. DonSIdso2 % ~ 81 and G. a. Pcns@ %
81. Another 5OO.ynrds Subscription Match. "
in which any military rife was allowed. was
won by J. W. Mnngan with n out Of n possible
%. f. J. Rnbbeth followed with 81, Sergeant
Turner With 80. and J. Mnlcry with, 29.
third 5OOyards Subscription Match " re-
quired that the contestants should fire standing.
Considering this restriction. the scores were
good. Out OF n, usual possible 30. ". NJ; Far
a. Tho winner, Mr. Farrow exercising uriyi-
lego granted In all the subscription mntchcs"
purchased the right TO try his ski agnn and IN
ms second ATTEMPT took the fourth place with
a score Of p. Tho G0O-yards subscription
match, any position and any rife allowed, was
won 10y W. II. Jackson. amid enthusiastic up-
plause. with a score OF 3j. the full numhcr ~
points p9ssible, Following him were Z. 4.
lnnis with 90 The next subscription match"
was at ranges of 500. 900. and 900 yards. The
shooting in this contest cannot hc said to hayo
hAn Int
was given by the rules governing IT, Il was
open To all romcrs, aud nny position ana any
military rlne were allowed. The ilfSt priHe WIS
tnkcn 10y T. 4. Leopold. with a total Score " 3d.
Tho lnst match of the meeting wns Tor tue
honored l.rech Cup an antique silver vessel
emhinzOncd with various Irish devices. II Will
be- remembered that when the Irish lhll team
rnme 80 near carrying or tho palm OF honor
from the American marksmcn on the occHsion
Of its ilrst visit TO this country It's Captain,
MAJOR l"cch. with such n speech. as Dickens
saws. only an freshman cnn make, couricouslv
presented his cup to the Amutcur ltile Cluh. 70
pe cnmlrVd lor every Ncnr. III was Won IA $50
10y Col John Bodine with score Of 2OJ. IN 1876
by Col. Il. 4. Gildcrseeye with 2oi. in 1874 by
MnIor y. $. Jewell with 2i3, and in 1879 by
Frank HYDE with 205 Tho contest yesterday.
as IN preceding years, wns open 10 al native
born citizens Of the United StHtes. and all rusi-
dent members " the Amateur Rife Club. regard 4
less ot nationality. The distances were 500. 900
and 900 yards. and any position without artiil-
clal rest was allowed. There were ilitcen rounds
TO be fired at each Of the distances named. thus
max Ing total score OF 225 possible. Tho
shooting throughout was by far the best that
hns been made In the spring injecting. IL will
be seen that the highest score hitherto made for
jewell In 1871. Yesterday j. $. sumner won 1t
with score q 2l5. At 500 yards he made q
succession Of fifteen bulrs-eyes. and thus scored
the full total OF 75 At 500 M made thirteen
bul 's-eyes and two fours. scoring - points out
oftho 10 and at 100 he scored eight bull s-cyes.
SIX iours. aud three. making his total at this
distance 81.
Next in order was T. II. Brown who NJ 500
yards scored ~: nj 900 yards. 73; and At | unu
yards. Gi total. 9lO He WIS followed 10y Frank
Hyde. last years winner Of the cup. who scored
200. made IN by q. Il. and 60 nt the respective
distances. y. II, Ward made 2O5 consisting of
73. TO- md g. W. NJ. Farrow also scored pos.
consisting OF 73. n. and 81 William Gcrr.sh
scnred 204. consisting of 70. II. and 60; and H..
II. keene stood seventh with 2O3. made up Of
II. ~ and6 60. There were. in all. 2l contestants.
ot whom only II made lower scores than 200.
With the cup a championship gold badge.
valued at $50. was awarded 10 the winner.