Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-25
Hyds's Rife Teans Defeated,

WIMBLEDON, July PIN the American
English international rifle match to-day. at
800 Yards, the score stood: Americans ga,
English $50.
The shooting began at 9:45 4. ~, with
fair light and very little wind. The teams
fred in squads as follows:
American tea m, first squao-Scott, Laird,
jackson and Rockwell. Second squad
Hyde, Gerrish, Dudley and Brown.
English team, first squad-Baker, Evans,
Godsall and Humphrey. Second squad
Young, Fenton, Joynt and Miner.
The Americans commenced shooting at
$50 o'clock, when very light breeze pre-
vailed. Rockwell shoots IN place of Farrow,
who had dispute about the choice OF prize
in the lie for the third series of extra prizes,
and although Hyde offered to let him have
what he wanted, he refused to shoot I'M
less Hyde gave MIN guarantee IN writing
that he would have the choice. The team
therefore unanimously excluded him.
The total scores of the respective teams
at the 500 yards range we're as follows:
American-Scott IS; Laird 81; jackson r.;
Rockwell "a; Hyde 60; Gerrish 70; Dudley
&c; Brown II. English-Baker rs; Evans
"a; Godsan 70; Humphrey rs; Young 20;
Fenton 70; Joynt II; Miner "a.
The English team finished at the 800
wards range about IL o'clock. A smart
thunder shower occurred as the Americans
we're concluding their shooting, about 11:3O.
The following are the scores at 900 yards:
American team-Scott 81; Laird II; Jackson
60: Rockwell 80; Hyde 63; Gerrish 60; Dnd-
ley 81; Brown Total 515. English
team-Baker II; Evans SO: Godsall GS;
Humphrey 20; Young 81; Fenton II; Joynt
so; Miner 71-total 557.
At 1000 yards: American tesm-Scott
IS; Laird 81; jackson IS; Rockwell 60; Hyde
&c; Gerrish So; Dudley 81; Brown 60-total
sos. English team-Baker 81; Evans SO;
Godsall 81; Humphrey GA; Fenton 65; Joynt
81; Miner 69-total sos
Grand totals English 1,647; American
1868.
The dispute between Farrow and Hyde
grew out of tie in the third scores of extra
prizes Wien the tie might have been shot
off Hyde's gun had broken down. The COM
petitors had arranged among themselves
who should take the various prizes when
Farrow was not in camp, and Hyde started
for him, but Farrow was not satisfied with
the selection.
Rockwell only knew he had to shoot at the
last moment. When the possibility of his
shooting arose last night he had no time to
compare the sighting of his gun with others
and had to commence with borrowed gun
which others of the team had roughly COM
pared at the pool last night.
The team is very hot against Farrow and
q resolution TO go on without him was to the
effect that the team preferred to be beaten
with gentlemen rather than ruin under other
circumstances. Brown offered, this morn
ing, I before the shooting,a to pay the
difference between the value of the prize
selected for him in the extra prizes and one
which he wished to have, but he still re-
NAMED obdurate. Gen. HaWley has not
been here, so far.
Rockwell failed to count on the fourth and
fifth shots at he 800 range and went off to
change his rifle. On returning he caught
another blank. His succeeding shots
counted alternately four and five until the
fourteenth, when he scored three instead of
five.
Hyde, who organized the team, captured
blank on his tenth shot.
Sir Henry Balford, after the closing shot
mad been fired, announced the result as the
first time the English had ever gained
victory over the Americans. Frank Hyde,
in replying, said it was grand victory for
the Americans, for it had taught the Eng
hsh team to discard the old muzzle leaders.
The Americans had also taught them to
shoot as team and not on their individual
merits. Farrow's presence, he said, might
not have altered the result, but coward Is
better away from any kind of fight. He
thanked the English riAemen for their recep-
ton of the Americans, and said he hoped
to meet them again under favorable gu
spices.
The match closed at about AS P. NJ.