New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-18
SCORES OF THE RIFLEMEN.

THEIR RELATIVE POSITIONS CHANGED
THE CONDITIONS FOR SHOOTING VERY UNFAvoR'
ABLE YEsTKRDAY-soME BAD RECORDS MADE
ruR COMPOSITION OF THE TEAM TO BE DETER
MINED TO-DAY.
The shooting of the competing National Guards
men at Creedmoor yesterday fell very materially
behind that of the second day, and resulted IN
shifting the relative positions OF the names on the
list as if they bsd been given turn in a lottery
wheel. The gossip under the tents disclosed muir
titude Of reasone for the unfortunate fact that te
scores AT the long ranges were very much lnlelioi
to even those of Tuesday, which every BODY au-
United to he disappointment and most Oh ''el"
were plausible. 1t was noticeable, however, es.,'
day, as il has been always in rifle contests 'le
expressed dissatisfaction with the m"'c"ioios
conditions is determined largely by the i"'i '"u'
scoras One marksman comes back from the
fring-pont trailing his me anu ,o"'"e
,tis . "hshyr wind, treaoherous and destructive 10
ooa s,oo,irg Another saunters 10 his camp stool,
aarv featnre of his counteDance telling OF satlsiac-
ticn and he save he has no tronble with the wind
The winds all right, couldn't be better, ana SO Or
One has scored a russ, the other buL's-eye lhere
seems 10 be as great yanety OF opinions ABOUT
favorable and unfavOrable winds and lights as
about ammunition and the best method OF keeping
the rife in shooting condition.
However, there was the oIeauesl eNIuehce Scs'Vi-
Sav that n rifeman is dependent upon more things
than steady nerves and clear eve for good score
Several of tie best men IN the contest-among
Others Sergeant Van Heusen who for two days
headed the het-went TO pieces at the 1,0CO-yards
distance and scored a wofui string of ciphers. The
wind was gusty and tickle all day. During the
shooting at 1000 yards it shifted ninety
degrees In the beginning 1t blew down
the range from the fring-points TO the ontts,
but never steadily when the men hred thelr Iast
shots the hand OH the wind-dlal which had Deen al
G. was at o. showing that the WIND had Veeleo. ana
was blowing straight across the range. MOI, MOTE
troublesome than the wind. however, was me hght'
The sky was filed with clouds anu, Whlie the "ille
targets would reflect giarng Illumination one
moment they would be thrown nt0 uegp S Sl Of
this range failed to get within the seventy-two
square feet OF the target.
those whose work showed steady Improvement at
all the ranges since Tuesday morning D3ian VINO
took the place vacated by Van heuseh; fauloine'
Kinds and Shakespeare, all nave Deen creeping
steadily upward and have escaped those reverSes OF
fortune which yesterday sent one man beadlong
from second from the top OF the list OF tne day
Shooting TO third from the bottom and another from
first TO fourteenth. But both lrlam and van leuseH
had land up such store OF pig ngures on
Mednc sday that Yesterdays misforlu nes did
not send them low III tbs aggregate oil the tnlee
DAYS work. To-day, beside, they have an opp0ru-
aity 10 retrieve their places, for the figures which
determine who shall be on the team are the best
three totals ont of tOur The greatest improve
ment was shown by Pollard of W Washington, ana
Human of Boston, the latter pushing his way ~
TO twelfth position aud thus winning far chance
of securing place on the team. OTilntD Icll De
hind lis record of both the previous days ana thus
lost the chance, which III his grasp to'adyance
To first place. To add 70 his disappointment ne
was charged with miss at 300 wards because OF
The ACCIDENTAL discharge OF hls nile before he had
got II III position. Howard showed c1edtanie al
vance aud with Pollard McNevln and FOLEY is
lust al the point where bit of III or good luck may
keep him oil put HIM OIL the team. Pollard yes
terday shared the hOnoIs equally With DOau al me
lOOO-vards range, each making a record OF -
points which was declared very credltable under
the clTCumsta nces.
Following is the score of yesterdays shooting: