The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-16
MORE RTPIE MATCHES.
The Crack club or philadelphia chai-
Ienses the wheeling Rifle club.

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The Crack Club OF philadelphia chai.
Ienges the wheeling Rifle club.
The excellent scores which have been
made by our home rife club during the
psst few months, with other clubs, have
been published in the Forea and Ssream,
and 1t seems they have excited quite an
interest among all prominent clubs
throughout the country, as many express
siops Of praise have been received by our
club from various directions. Yesterday
the president of the club received the fol-
lowing challenge from the crack ride club
Of Philadelphia:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 18th, 1880
Prof. Drighi, Pneaden. Wheeling Rife Club:
DEAR SIR:-our rife club is DESTROYS Of
shooting a telegraphic match with your
GWheeiing Rifle Club" whose excellent
scores we have seen reported in the Foret
and Stream. Our club is composed OF
amateur ritiemen, who shoot for the love
OF it, and the healthiul recreation It al
fords. We have some very good shots,
and our team has been quite successful IN
our friendly competitions with home CLUBS.
Our range facilities, at present, are only
100 and 200 yards, but our State Rltie Asso-
citation is negotiating for range whicn
will give US all distances up TO !, 200 yards
We will, therefore, have to ask you to
shoot the proposed match on the ioliow'
Distances. 100 and 200 yards. Position,
o9.band. Number OF shots, ten per man
Al each distance. 1arget-Massachusetts
target and count, at both distances. Mum:
her Of men, five on each team. Noshooting
To be done during the match except by the
team. and no practice or sighting shots 10
he allowed on the day OF the match. Shots
cutting the Bull or line, to count inside;
The team making the highest grand total
score to win the match. The teams 70 DC
selected and named when the day OF shoot
ing ia fixed, with two substitutes.
Shooting to begin at 8 O'Clock P. N. AZ
the shooting is finished the total OF al!
the scores 10 be telegraphed, and Jul
scores mailed the same evening.
II Won have any one in Philadelphis
whom Won would like to have represent
your club, please refer them to me.
| We have no one in Wheeling that we
could ask to represent US, but, we cheer
fully leave the matter IN your hands, ieel'
ing certain oil fair play, and that the score
to which Prof. Dwight sthxes his name
will be the correct one.
Should the weather be very stormy, on
The day fixed for the match, we will SHOOT
ON the day following Sunday excepted
lint a telegram stating weather too bad
must be forwarded before II AN. II nc
such telegram is received the teams vii
shoot as arranged.
II YOU conclude to shoot this match or
these terms, please name your team and
the day, (any between June goth and
} 9th. and we will consider the mattel
fixed. Our team will be as follows:
]. Price, NJ. Price, ]. b. Burroughs, Geo
Fox, Z. o. Shakespeare.
SnbstItutes-Wm Shaster, Harry Mand
erson. Very Truly Yours.
FRANK Mc0wES,
Secretary Pennsylvania Rifle Club, lO4
Walnut street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The following reply Of acceptance wa
Secretary Of the foreign club, and We ma!
look for an interesting contest, as the elul
a our team are huOut w thSAiV A'S 1850 -
beat.
WHEELING, W. Va, June 18th, 1880.
Mr.. Frank MeOuen, Steraary Pe'nsylcan'
t Rife Cubs
j, DEAR Sir: Your favor Of 18th inst. a
/ hand, and I would say that the Wheeling
t Rife Club are DESTROYS OF engaging II
= such a competition as you suggest, as
E mutual interest and benefit, and also t
extend, as far as possible, a general inter
4 est in the most interesting and scientii
: recreation ever enjoyed by any people
i. We therefore accept your proposal, ant
1 It's terms, although the shooting at on
). hundred yards at a third class target is en-
tireIy new to US. Allow me to sugges
4 that we have series OF three contests
the date OF the others tn be arranged later
Our team will be as follows: -
c Z. S. Stewart, B. II. Rabcock, J. !
J sbirk, VIM. Cox and G. E. Dwight.
Reserves not yet selected. =.
The 10Th inst, will suit us, and II salts
. factory to you, we will consider that tn
!. date Of the match.
Respectfully yours,
CHAs. Z. DwldHT,
/. Presn't Wheeling Rifle Club.