New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-15
CONTESTS WITH THE RIFLE.
GOOD SHOOTING AT CREEDMooR.

GOOD SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR
TIE SECOND DAY or THE FALL MEErING-rRrzEs
AWARDED ny GENERAL HANCOCK.
The second day of the fall meeting at
Creedmoor marked by the lair weather and
good wind that made possible the high tie first
day There larger attendance of visitors than
the opening day, among them being MojorGcncra
W. S. Hancock, Colonies Emnons Clark and Boz
dine, Northumberland Litchieid, aud jose Car
pcdcs and Bernardo Vallcrnio. from Panama A
meeting of the Board OF Directors OF the National
Rife Association AT which General Hancock preside d.
was held in the afternoon Resolutions offered By D. W.
Judd and seconded 10y General wmEate adopted
expressing deep at the death OF MorGenera A.
T. Burnside the first president o. the association whose
services were OF much value to IT'S early DAYS, aud
sympathy expressed for his family. The secretary
was directed to send copy of the resolutions
to the family of General burnside Senator W. W Aston
was elected an honorary member OF the Board OF Drcc
tors for life.
Three matches were held yesterday. In the Military
Team match there twelve entries. The 10th Scpa-
rate Company, Of Binghamton won the first przc flag
valued al $lu0. ny the following score, Captain W
Toungs. ~; Sergeant r VI. Conglon 30; A. l. Bcvicr.
%; Corporal C. H. Smith. 27; u NJ Werdcn. 20; total.
li3. The second prize OF S2h by Com
any a, United States Engineers. by a score Of
la, aud the third priz" by Company u, LIST
REGIMENT. Massachusetts Infantry, score Ia.
Ten then contested Cor the silver trophy valued
NJ $3.50. offered by The Army ami Nary JonynaI The
team Of the United States Engineers Battalion from
Wiletts Point won the trophy by the following
Corporal Barrett, 81 Private Frana. ~ Sercrant
Dooan. ~ Sergeant Turner, ri Sergeant Remand 30
Sergeant Mccormick, 30; Sergeant R0vPou, 30 Ser.
gcant Van Sorthen, %: Private Ponst. ~: Captain
Miller. 81 Private Cavanach, 27; Lieutenant Abbott.
25-total. $40. The 18Th Pcunsy vania Regiment aud
the 2oth separate Company Of Hnghamton won
medals by uf BAG and 3t4 respectfully The other
scores made 9TH Regiment. $40: lith Regiment,
3o6 18th battalion. WATERFOWL. 800 Uuitcd states
Engineers cd team, 300; 12th Regiment. 256; Sth
Regiment. 237 oh Regiment. New-icr~oy, POO.
The Ncw-Yors state National Guard match was par.
tcipatrd IN by teams representing regiments hata
ions or Independent companies Tire first pri,e was
trophy valued at $500. presented by State senator w
hst"r. TIL" trophy by the 2oh separnte
| Company. Of Binenamtou, which had n first and
third prize In the two other matches of the day The
winning scores were Captain C. NJ. Durkcc, ~ d. II
| Ogden, AZ; Corporal II. II. Smith. Ir. ~ A.
Fewer 49, Corporal W. " Youngs. AZ; Captain
| 80; n II. wh,uemore 30; NJ % Hines 30: % w. wor
den ~; T. y Tucker 49, toa., A58 Tine scores Of the
battalion, WATERFOWL. d56; l4tn RN:imcnt a.; 18th
| Regiment, 4's, and stb sediment i20.
Al the close OF these matches General Hancock award
"a ,, the prizes thar had been won In prcsentng The
Guard match, General Hancock said.
% For the as eight years teams rcprescntlnc the
nnally at this range 10 contest These prizes Under
year, the standard skin has been rnsed until now II
to be made Nth the S .oe M s%%f ,psn
lay hnyr shown today IN these matches do not
rife contests of ali descriptions great military
value To hcchmc good shots men must he made inter-
| eHtcd their personal and rcgimenta pride must he
aroused We have ionnd this 10 be the
ana II applies with even greater force LIMITATIONS
| IKE yours. The possession a good team oi
| twelve may not materially strengthen re
| regiment 10 which It belongs, hut in Tho
| Htcuon OF that team, Its practice, its sue
cess ana perhaps even in It's occasional defeat an inter
esi IL maintained which pcrmcatcs the whole
ton aud is of the greatest military value. The aim
cuillchN on nave had TO encounter coming this
year understand are greater than has
the case IL Is matter oil cOn1atlatou that So man,
nave rcn wiling to make the personal SACRIFICES RS
| CURED" -
"A short speech was also made the presentation %
the Army ana Navy Cnp General Haucuck wns hearth,
choeted by tue soldiers after the prizes hal been pre-
| scented. $50 49,