New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18
GU I'd )OR SPORTS.
long RANGE SHOOTING.


CLOSE or TIE FALL MEETING AT cRgEDMooR-THE
EMPIRE RIFLE CLUB WINS THE INTERSTATE
MATCH, AND W. ". FARRow TAKES THE VIM
RLEDON CUP.
The fall prize meeting Of the National Rife
Association eDdoG yesterday with long-range
matche-. The frst was the Interstate long
nalcn. II open TO leans If four from rhs as
see lions u clubs in any or Territory. TIE dis
tanecs were 500 900 and 900 yards - shots NJ each
ilstanc,. The prize 4 tropav. 10 he held By the
successful team FIR Four teams entered rep
resentng the Hon Rife CiuD, the Amateur Rih Club
he Pennsylvania state Rife Association andthe Empire
g9e club. the end OF The SOOyArds the team
the Hon Club was frs and that Of the Empire Grub
last and when the 800 ynIds range was finished bOth
tacse teams had score Of 557 points Both these teams
hot D. oriy at the longest range The prze
~ the Empire Rihs Club with the following scores II
r. Clark. PIG; r Ra5hbOne, 2O7; " D. WIri, 200; a.
Fisher 1876 total, Si3. The OF ne other club
we're as follows:
lion Il ne Ciub-R. Vinegar. 2I3; 7. Tbistiethwaite
1873; F. W. PARTS. 1873; r. Omand. 1877 totai, sos
Amateur Rife Club-T Lamp. jr. 2Os; A. II. COBB
PCS II g. jewel, 1913; j. l. Alien, lso; total 795.
Pe1nsyIvania state RIFE Associatiou-I- TboDas,
2fO; r. O. shakespelre. 1873; ". FJuIEe. 1884, H. Man
derson. ia total. 766
The Wimbledon Cup match WAS the last event Of the
meeting. II % al citizens OF the United states
Tie cup which IL valued at $500 was presented BY
The National Re Association Great Britain and - D.
he ne by The winner Tor one year. Ibt ui1'hcf
1000 yards thirty shots positi"n. any without art
ial rest. There were twenty eight entries w VI
FarrOw the cup with score OF ll5 points uutOl
possible 100 He made twelve consecutive buiiseyes
Tue scores OF the Others are a. follows: l. KatbDone
IA A. A. Adee. I42 j. ; sumner. l4l T. ii. Gray
IA f. W. PARTS, 13S Z. o. Shakespeare, 13I j
TbIstlethwaite. 1874; A. " tauheld, r; l33
Giss: A. H. "'e COBB. rs; O. A. Dav 127
x. simpson. I21 j. W. Todd. l2l; 2. j. Lauritzen
III; d. F. D. vids. lis l. Thomas 115 W d. tOuike
ia L. o. Leopold. lO5 Eight OF the competitors re
The result of the Winchester running deer" match,
which was shot on Wednesday. was So iolows the
highest possible score being IS W. d. FOulke, l5i L.
Thomas aud II a. Gidersieeve. each; J. II. Baker.
Z. ". Wmtlock r. c. Van Yleet ami G. W. Wlngate, II
eacL.
trbutOn OF prizes at the Armory OF the 22 Regiment
% some opening remarks he sad " We have met
here this evening for the purpose or dlstrlont-
ing the Drlzes won at the eignth annual IrHe-
shooting match Of the National Rifle ASSOCIATION.
Before proceeding further wish 70 comment on the
general success which has attend d the Fan Prize Meet
ing excellent aud the financial part Of the affair salts
factory. General satisfaction has prevailed, although
per maps o. the competitors did believe ney
ceve1-I Will say perhaps did not get-wnat they were
entitled 10. This, however, could not be helped 1t
T. impossible to get the best markers
for the conversation OF - day. Every effort was,
however made 10 insure fairness and mpartialv, and
II any mistakes made it from an error or
JUDGMENT and not from 0esre TO deprive any COM
petItOr the Just ward to which he entltle l."
The prizes were then distributed, tue pres utaton
William c. Church and General Alfred G. Barnes 10 the
winners OF the liners ate Military match Inc Army
and Nary Journal match and the New-YOrk Stare Nj
JiOua Guar IN tch by Judge GderSecVe 70 the VIII
ners OF the FIRST Division National Guard MATCH the
Second Division National Guard match. the
Cavalry Match and the International Military ma en-,
Team and Wlmb.ed Gun marches. The prz,s nave
been described and the winners noted IL HE TRIBUNE