New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-14
THE CREEDMOOR MATCHES
covrpcrs Of THE SECOND DAY.
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TIRED IN THE sKIRMIsHERS MAUI "''''
FOR THE GREAT MATCH TO-DAY.

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TIRED IN THE sKIRMIsHERs' MATCH-RhApi
FOR THE GREAT MATCH TO-DAY
The riaemen nt Creedmoorycs;erlay were iayored,
with an excellent day for their sport. Inc wlnd
hlcw towards the butts and was trlne WayNai'
m disposition and inclined 10 tease the marksnicn
hut IL was not violent and hld noU
cause any serious embarrassment. lho tho
firing points of tho 300 yardS-rancc, where III lho
afternoon there were dozen picturesque GROUPS,
each team with its peculiar uniform cohl9sllns
for the prizes which are dearest 10 the hiiIliLII
heart In the forenoon the champions natch WIS
concluded at the 1,000-yards distance; II was the
ouy set match in winch the members 9ii
the British team could take part. Al
were on hand however, and wherever an,.
whenever there an opcning at cohllhu.ouu11
match or pool target one OF me red-coaIs WouIr
clip IN and knock out few bulls eyes ana centres.
Under the circumstances they did not hgure largely
in the list of winners and the prestige OF the AeIl
cans III lOng-Tangc snOo' ing was splehdluly nilI
tanned by j. H. Brown in the Champions Maru
AZ INST several OF the members 81 VI,
visiting team, including even the rcdoublabe NC
Nitue. VINO. though he came in third IN inc race,
nevertheless had two Americans ahead OF MINI ~
Henry Ealtord in the same match came III seVentl'
ana was led 10y two points by {. w. hlnnlal' oI inc
American team, hith A.,
SkImishcrs Match. were Tho most interesting
incidents of the day. and they were won
by fine scores. The team OF thee
10th Separate Company of Bmghamton. Coacucu
by Mr. Kinds of the American team. III plitculalr
covered itself with glory by winning ihc New-l OK
STATE National Guard Match by a score OF 81 T.
which Is 81 points better than the winning score
mace by the same team last year. Inc heHoNer
Match, which was called Tor D.
H., excited not even ripple of inter
esq, and here was only one entry. 1t IS a con-
tinuous match, however, and CURIOSITY may tempt
DINER persons TO Try their skill before hc week Is
over. In the continuous matches the members OF
the British team pu, up some remarkably me ScoIcSl
and IL is already becoming evident thal Ihey VIII
carry away the lious share OF the prize money.
Their American uvas shot very httle yesterday,
ami were forbidden 10y Colonel Bodlnc TO SHOOT al
all to-day until the great match.
The first shooting serday was the lini>l o. me
championship match, the first two ranges OF when
zoo and 600 yard>-wcrc shot on Tuesday. me
last range was l 900 yards. The sharp ring OF
the rides and the whstlng of the bullets maze
music through the still ar OF th5 clear September
morning as the mIrSsmcn, lying III every coneclV-
able ,sitIOn made ihor score. IIIzes were offered
III tlis eli amounting to 500 he hrst was
gold medal Oi the National Rifle Associations, val
ucG at pI2j; the second. SILVER medal Il me as
ISOLATION and 81 ID cash the thIrd, Il broIza medal
aad 80 ; and The fourth. a lie membership III the
Ma ioua Rifle Association Cash prizes were taAcn
10y the iiih six h, seventh, eighth nnth ana triln
m II. here were twenty -scVcn entries. Inc ihS
prize was won 10y j. II. Brown. The score was as