Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-14
The Nations Shooters at Creeamo

amounted to more than nine hundred thou | sand boxes.
 The Nations Shooters at Creedmoor. ] NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The ninth annual | fall meeting of the National Rife association opened this morning at Creedmoor under
 most favorable auspices as to weather. The | attendance, however, was rather slim. This l is attributed to the State refusing to pey the travelling expenses of militiamen from differ ent parts of the State as in former years. The Massachusetts Rife association was repre- scented by s. s. Hubbard, president of the l board NV. Arnold and c. W. Hinman. 9th CTS are expected tomorrow. The Washing ton Rife association represented by Colonel J. P. Burnside, and team from the Columbia Rifle association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey was also well represented
 The shooting commenced at 9:3O a. m. with the "Judd" match, open to all corners, seven rounds at 200 yards, position standing, prizes consisting of plate and money aggregating $175, and there were 169 entries. The prin- cipal winners and best scores were the fol- lowing: J. L. Paulding 33 points, E. s.
 Browe B, S. E. Howard 32, c. E. Tayntor 31, J. Blatter 31, J. T. Mills 31, J. H. Bur- roughs 31, R. Atkinson 31, S. o. Scott 31, w. E. Fitch 30, c. l.. Madison 30, C. A. Morris 30, D. Miller 30, S.. L. Scott 3O The Directors match followed for
 which there were ten entries-distance 200 yards, five rounds The scores were as fol lows: s. w. Wingate 20, F. J. Donaldson, 2O s. D. Scott 2O F. H. Walton 19, G. $. J. Sebury 19, J. c. Strong IS, W. H. Murphy 15, J, H. Cowperthwaite 15, J. s. Schermer- horn IA, M. Morris 14.
 The first National Guard match, five shots
 each at 300 and 500 yards, teams of twelve,
 was won by the Seventh regiment with score of 494, beating. the best record by 15 points. The other regiments were the
 Twelfth, 393; Eleventh, 3O7; Fifth, 264
 The second division National Guard match under the same conditions only had two en- tries, the Thirteenth and Fourteenth regi- ments, and the latter won by score of 413
 points to 311.
 In the continuous match, which will last all the week, for prizes aggregating $25O, POO yards five shots, resulted to day in tie in the complete score, 25 points, by O. W. Jewell of the Massachusetts Rife association and Dr. M. Price of the Philadelphia Rifle association. Tomorrow the A7'nsy and N0gy Journal match and the military champion ship match will be contested for
 Another Af1fction for New England.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-An important walking match for $500 and the 75 hour championship of America was arranged to- day. The principals are Charles A. Harri- man, champion six-days walker of the world, and Fred. Krohne, the tall Prussian grena- dier. These well known pedestrians signed articles of agreement to walk seventy-6ve hours heel and toe for $500, $25o side, and the championship of America. deposit of $1O0 side was posted with Richard K. Fox, who was appointed final stakeholder. The second and final deposit of $150 side is to be posted on the 18th inst. The contest is to be decidrd between the 21st of September and the 18th of October at 8 place in the New England States to be named on the posting of the final deposit
 The New York Police Commissioners.
 ALBANY, Sept. Ex-Governor Cornell has written a decision to Mayor Grace. of New York, declaring that the Mayors removal of the police commissioners under charge of not cleaning the streets is illegal as the stat ute under which the removal was made was subsequently repealed by creating the de- partment of street cleaning by the Legisla- | ture. The decision creates great comment in | nolitiea1 ciroIac