New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-06
BOTH TEAMS AT PRACTICE.
AMERICANS EXCELLED BY ENGLISHMEN.
GOOD DAY FOR SHOOTING AT CREEDNOoR-THE
HOME TEAM 90 POINTS BEHIND ON THE DAYS


GOOD DAY FOR SHOOTING AT CREEDNOoR-THF
HOME TEAM 90 POINTS BEHIND ON THE DAYS
WORK.
The British rilemen began practice at the Creed
moor butts yesterday. and managed to give as
| good an account of themselves as students
OF the Wimbledon reports had been led
| to expect. They Ghot all through the
| ranges, occupying the time from IL o'clock till
O, stopping for lunch between the two stages. They
| arrived on the ground after the American team had
| begun to shoot. and as both teams were bent
on business, no time was lost in formaIties.
Acquaintance greeted each other cordially, but
as soon the shooting began the visitors gathered
in groups around their firing points and the Amer
leans around theirs and from that moment till the
scores completed at the extreme distance
there was no intercourse between tho men, The
Americans kept the.lead through the ranges In the
matter of time and were witnesses Of the cOnclud-
ing shots of their competitors. There was not
large attendance of visitors. The men all in
the fatigue uniforms of their respective corps.
The day passed without specially noteworthy IN
cidents. Sir Henry Halford spent some time in con-
versation with Colonel Bodme. who had also
dOnned his handsome regimentals Neither camp
knew the work of its rival until the days work
was done. Sir Henry shot string with indifferent
success at the short range, and then ceased
firing, saying that he would not shoot
anyhow IN The team when there were twelve men
" no could shoot better than he This left fifteen
shooting the British side, and the retire
ment of Ward after the first stage left the numerl
cal strength of tho two teams the same. The
air clear, the sunlight not suticien tly
intense to dazzle the eyes of the shooters,
and the wind. though quite strong throughout the
day, shifted but little, and blew the greater
part of the time steadily. The conditions
were favorable for the visitors, and they
showed their appreciation by putting
up scores which would be remarkable If made by
ordinary rillemen
In the first stage the contest was very close and
the scores showed some condolences that old haD-
tues OF Creedmoor could not remember ever
to have before. In the total num-
Der of points made there difference
of only one point, and this was wiped out III Il
curative showing of the twelve best scores in each
Oi the ranges. AT 200 Yards the best twelve scores
were iie at 800 yards the visitors
they yielded without addition at 600 yards.
win the match, they having many years experience
Americans have only recently begun TO cover them.
They surpassed the Americans by % points,
Notwithstanding that one of them, Mr.. smith
adjutant of the team, found his rifle ntractabe
and retired from the lrlng point without having
once found the target. Nj. smiths shooting was
purely experimental. as ne does nos intend To SHOOT
in the match unless compelled TO ny the INABILITY OF
other men. The details OF the days work on D0th
sides can be read III the following tables
SUMMARY BRITISH TEAM.