Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-14

CkEEpNooR, l. l., Sept l4x"A good day for tn
british was the remark OF weIi-known riiema1
wind greeted the appearance OF the amerscsx
eam on thelr arrival at the range. Rain va
s,r s,, out as the morning advanced tho
sun snonc prllitantly, and southeast sssx o,cloc
wind oiew strongly from the rear fayorable fo
the british In every particular except that it was
on their elevations Despite the internatlona al i'm
portance OF the match the visitors We're hardly ~
numerous as was expected. The foreign team
struggled TO the range in groups OF two ana three
and We're seemingly unconcerned as 70 the result
Sir Henry Halford and Col Bodine tossed for
the choice or positions the representative OF the
American team winning, and they were nxed
as fellows: At the 200 yards range the British
shoot at targets and on the extreme left, with
No as a knock down. or dividing target. the
American shooting at and g. AT the 500 and eco
yards ranges the foreigners shoot at the triangle
and cross in the center or the range, target
being the dividing line, the honS team shooting at
targets w and A. General Woodward was ap-
pointed the executive officer OF the day with
Lieut. Col. Schcrmerhorn as an assistant Cen
MolineuX VIII be the referee at the firing point,
and Capt J. l. Price. OF the 9Th regiment. at the
been changed, and they will now shoot as follows:
British team-First squad, Parry and Goodear,
squad, Heap and Bouuler, Pearse and Oliver,
Humphry and GodsaL American team-Flrst
squad, Hines and Ogden, McNevin and Atkinson,
Alder, Pollard and Hinman. Smith and Pauldng.
Cen Molineux, the president, has been tendered
guard consisting OF a team OF twelve from the
Maine regiment and the PENNSYLVANIA regimentS
and they win do guard duty on the flank and she
police In the rear Capt Mcdonnell, OF the eighth
precinct, New York. with squad OF forty reserves
and similar number from Brooklyn are on the
range TO preserve order.
Both teams dined In a tent opposite the hotel
and then prepared for the match. Major Hum.
phrey and wife, with Sir Henry Halford dined In
Gen. Molineux's tent At 1850 O'Clock Sir Henry
Halford called his men together and marshalled
them In 'front.' OF the dining tent where the Amerf-
can team We're drawn up In line, the thirteenth
pennsylvania regiment forming a guard OF honor
Al signal from the gun and exactly at l O'clock
the teams with their escort marched 10 the aD0
yard range. strong wind was blowing-a bad
omen for good scores.
The last train brought about 400 visitors and
there are now only about 1000 spectators on the
grounds Should the contest prove closer than fs
expected there Will probably be much greater in
tereSt shown Tomorrow, and consequently a
largely Increased attendance AT present how
ever, the scene is much less animated than nc any
previous International match shot at Creedmoor
The wind Is strong and or a KIND with which the
British team accustomed TO the Wimbledon range
are thoroughly familiar. The weather is In all
respects delightful
FIRING BEGUN.
80 p.m.-F1ring has just begun, Kinds, OF the
American team, being first to shoot, and scoring
0ulis-eye Parry, OF the British team, followed
with f.