New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-07
FINE WORK OF THE TEAMS.

BRILLIANT RECORDS AT CREEDMOOK.
scoprs NOT LIKELY To BE sURPAssED-THE
BRITISH TEAM 60 POINTS AHEAD On THE DAY
WORK.
The British team astOnished even themselves a.
Creedmoor yesterday. by putting up score WIN
almost unparalleled features; but greater
proportionate improvement on Tue P"l'
of the Americans prevented tnem Iio"
securing so large q lead as they hau oh i"e,
dav. fair basis of comparison Tor YESTERDAY
work is difficult 10 reach. however because vi ~"
fact that the two teams differed IN huihoeIs anu
the Americans confined themselves 10 one s'"se'
while the visitors shot through all the ranges
The dav WAS admirably fitted for shooting. In
tho forenoon the sky was lightly overcast and the
Iiobt was of the graylsh tlnge which delights the
ridemap. For an hour OF mole. beginning at one
o'clock, il raned, and fears were felt that
the practice would have TO cease. but
the interruption gave the captains Of the two teams
an opportunity to acquaint the men with each
other-a ceremony which was formally and almost
solemnly performed under the leaky roof OF the
clubhouse veranda--and after the shower had
passed way the atmospheric conditions were more
favorable than ever The SKY was swept OF oil but
few fleecy clouds. and in the light OF the SINKING
sun the targets held mp their clean whit faces most
invitingly to the mafksmen. we nave no sucn
hight as this in England" remarked SIR Henry AFTER
his men had done with the butts at the extreme DIS
lance and when their scores were Inspected II
was seen that they had done work such a.
nrobably was never done in England The wind
was very light and steady in direction and velocity
and after the rain 1t died away until the Tags hung
limp beside their poles. and the marksmen couiu
hold Oh the target with allowance OF only
point or even less, for wind.
The American team spent a portion OF the morning
IN some irregular shooting az the long ranges before
hegipntnp for the record. The British. who arrived
on Inc ground about 10 o'clock, began al one 81
The short distance aud worked through so system
aticaIlv and diligently thai they WtIe
not an hour behind the Americans
IN t,,ne when the strings at 900 yards were con-
ciuded In the matter OF discipline thcF pIts'4t "
pre ~ sharp contrast To the Americans. VINO az
orlv herunIup 10 aOureciate fhe importance OF CO.
oner,tir IN teamwork and submitting tostlct uIs-
cipllue The home team lad NOT peen I It
or boast III. but nevertheless HtIe VoIH Ia
thar1 he traditional supremacy OF Amer iC"n mn
men would be maintained Oy them, ana the VlstOr9
on Tuesday gave some of them RAJ her ruhe a";'A-
eniu0 Now they recognize that a dlincut task mas
heen marked out tor them, and II more peFleCt
+earfeei ing and better teamwork are the result,
there VII I've cause for regret thai me Eh-Ii'h-
men have been favored with unusually hne weather
and have embraced the opportunity presented III al
demOuStrauVe ma neI .
lieutenant Heap. who shot eighth IN the British
team on tuesday. was III YES ertay aud dil not
SLOT nrith. did Adjutant smith, nd >u Henry
III, ,l,J NOT work regularly. This lett thirteen
men, n, the British team. OF the Americans Mr.
IA ard left he range after completing MS string
~ The o00-vards range. The only chance Tor COM
nar,ou OF the shooting Of the TWO teams iles ID the
bssr twelve ,core, on either side at the secOnd
stare and this l. the basis OF the ANALYSES mace De
low The extraordinary success o! tho
visitors as team can be seen il tHe
fart THAT the best tive We -coIes az
The lone distances aggTeG gated l.O39 points OUT OF
po,,lb.e go or 60 siderable traction ABOVE an
.averag. of centres. The individual score OF MAJOR
HnmTbry 81 points at the nTst stage out OF
ppsslble lOJ. l. without par iIel ID lHe
rerora. of military shooting at Creednoor
and has few parallels IN The records OF the
IA i,nl.e ION range. On then own scores OF the ddt
fore the British gained points al 200 wards, 20
AT 800 : at 600. l3 at 500 80 az 800, ana lost
q Al I 900. TIE Americans gained - points al
500 3 ar 900 and 36 al 1000. ms SHOWS
IN relative Improvement I'D team averages
10 be . l-3 10 liz I'D favor Of the Americans az
I'm. .r;,-- III which for obvious Reasons they are
vrrl,esl Their aggregate score was G6 points
les than that of their rivals. but nj the l,"Vo-
Varus distance the highest tWeiVe scores
0t both teams were alike. and Mayor
p,arse's total OF 81 was matched by MAJOR SNAKE
speare's But the day WORK by tie Americans IN
boz desultOry and regular practice had h0tnlhg 10
Mace b. side rne tn scores OF Private McNltte at
BOO 60 l-ct ii an inner bI mis- AZ OF tue marNei
ana 500 wards, and that ol Major iiuInphry al BOO
nor cou.d il give companions 10 Mayor fcaIse tota
of ~ al 500 and 900 yards, and MAYOR 1arI4 at
800 THESE were the brilliant individual scores OF
me best IL the pdt, n0twlt outstanding thdl ihte %!
their e cracks sergeant DOiau, C9loLeI ioNaIu
and Sergeant PauldMg-leu lar Drhind lhr 'Iudd
nj men whom they have led stea1lly heretofore.
Inc following is the record Of the DAY
SUMMARY BRITISH TEAM.