New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30
Field passed his rival and held the lead to the hnish
winning In z minutes 81 seconds.


WINNERS OF PLACES ON THE TEAM.
SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO GO TO IRELAND TO
COMPETE WITH FRESHMEN ~ LoNG-RANGE RFLE-
SHOOTING.
The competition for places on the rifle team
to 60 to Ireland to with IT sh team was hnlsneu
recently al CreedmoOr. Sketches OF the succeSfiu'
competitors are nven herewith:
Colonel John Bodre who has been selected as captain
OF the team is native OF this State and desceuuau'
Of one OF the old Huguenot families which se'ueu ~
Ulster County about flitythree years OF age MS
business. uadl recently. has been agriculture
and steamboat freights but at present he Is
attached TO the Court Of General Sessions III
this city, His experience as rlheman
dates from ls45, aud even then he was fe-
markably fno sportsman. Later he BEGAN lonGThnSo
shooting, and has become so eminent marKsmau 'n"
he has won the name OF Old Reliable" He was mem
Der OF the FIRST American team that contested WIN inc
foreign remen in 1874 and in other matches In 1873
he was again q member OF the American team IN Tue
great match against the Irish rhemen at Dolly mount
and in 1876 was member Of the American team which
competed successfully against all Corners He Is aDout
six feet in height and OF fine presence.
w. Milton FarrOw born in Belfast he' In 1913
He Is about five feet nine in heSht and OF spare
figure. From early boyhood he has been devoted TO
cunning II 1875 he took interest in longrange rle
shooting, and organized a rifle club NJ Newport H. lee
where he then lived. He went TO CreedmOor III 1870
where he practised at lonR-range, and in 1873 won
place on the American which contested with ana
defea ted the Canadians. He the eleventh man IN
the competition for place in the American team which
shot the walkover" for the international trophy IN
1873 year he won the first prize In the
Champion match, at 200, 600 and l,OOO yards, WIN
score OF 139 out Of possible 100 Last year he spent
most Of his time in Europe and returned with large
number OF prizes among which were the Albert prize Of
alOO, shot for at Wimbledon and sevres china vase
offered as prize by the President OF France, In match
for sll-comcrs" He shoots with Ballard rlhe
Colonel H. T. Clarke was born in Duchess County
in 1880 He is 5a feet In height OF spare figure dark
complexion and has gray eyes. Heis Dentist and rep
resens the Empire Rife Club, OF which heis president
He was for seventeen years connected with the National
Guard at one time was Lleutenant-Colonel or the
2Ist Regiment N S. \. Y. He has done considerable
shooting with a military gun. He began shooting ut
long range in 1876 and in tue FAN meeting that year at
Crcedmoor won the first prize in the shortrdnIe mach
agaust 213 competitors In ST. he tied the scores OF
Jackson aud Hyde the Stewart prize In the Aggregate
match which was finally won by Mr.. Hyde He also
won the third prize in the Champions match at the same
meeting. He was a member Of the American team of
1873 which shot the walk-over" for the international
trophy.
Samuel ]. Scott is q dentist at Sandy Spring. Nd
where he was born in ls4S. lie farmer Ia his
early days. and aferward learned dentistry. He began
rifehootng with the Maryland Rife Club about three
years ago. He loiued the Columbia Ride Club, OF Wash
tngton D. c. June. 1879 and has won several prizes
His fret noteworthy score was at match last year,
when he made 90 in a possible 100 at 300 and 600
wards He won all tho first prizes In the mid and short
range matches IN he same tournament, ana IN matcb
NJ GOO LOO and 200 yards made ls9 In possible
225. Last Fall. the competition for the Wimbledon
Gun, he second prize.
Homer Fisher Is a native OF Connecticut thrty-nne
wears old. For several years no has been in the gun
business az No. 300 Broadway. He began long-range
shooting In 1877. and has ordinarily made good scores
ne mas o Won n The GmeaR team Of s77 was next
ha1n selected reserve.
year he the first prize In the hrdclass o the long
rauge Tournament CreedmOOr. and last month he won
the Remington $500 prize. ,.o,
and until late years has been In the leather business
lie Is slightly iOundshouldeed, has dark complexion
spare figure dark har e. Ave cet ten inches height,
and has blue eyes Hebcgan lougTauge shOOngin 1879
and IN 1870 place on the Americgn tehm making
The highest individual total score ever made up that
time ia an International match. making tie with j. X
Miner OF the Irish team. He shot ~ the IriBh-Amrrl-
can match Immediately after the International much
he was also "A member OF the American team Of 1873.
shooting IN the "walkoyer." In a match at 200 and
500 yards last year no made twenty successful " bulls
eyes" with T. II. Hoton, and In shooting on the tie
made another clean score and won first prize.
j. I. Brown born In Chester y. H.. IN 1893, and
In strongly built has dark complexion aud blue eyes
He began lonR-range shooting on the Walnut
number OF prizes. iiis greatest achievement WAS
making thrtyUne consecutive bulls eyes" on the long
the Massachusetts, and the Wapnlo Clnbs He was
member OF the American ienin In 1873. nnd IN tho
WaxOyer" made Of 90 on each OF the two days
W. II. Jackson was born IN Boston In 1882. He ~
above tie medium height. Of q muscular and rugged
figure. aud has brown eyes ne was clVil cngheeT
At the breaking out OF Tue war he enlisted IN tue l&h
Massachusetts, Regiment, md was In time promoted TO
captain flo fought In several hard bates, aud was Il
yOrably mentioned 70 the war Depari ment Tor MS
bravery. He began rheahOOinR Ia 1876, and IN ST.
won place Oh the American team ana was seventh IN
the In the match AGAINST the British team He
was captain OF the American team OF 1873 aud his total
OF 433 IN the two days shooting T. the best on
record lie represents the MASSACHUSETTS, Rue A5SOcia-
ton on the lfBhAmeric1n team,