Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-07-26
TOtals,..............,l'l
Total at 300 yards, 952.
british
Totals. 40
Total at 200 yards, 3lU.


The total score of the English at 500
range was $3.50.
The middle squad of the Americans
shot with Remington rifles. The others
used Brown rifles. The Americans firing
was slow. Many of the British volun-
teers noticed that number of the Ameri-
cans shot with the thumb under the
trigger guard.
1.45. Firing will be resumed at 2.30
O'Clock. The two teams finished firing
at 200 yards within few seconds Of each
other.
Although the Americans are ahead they
expressed the opinion that they ought to
have done better. The English account
for their inferior score by saying they
are not accustomed to fire at 200 yards
standing.
23O p. m. Rain continues to fall,
but the light is still very good. There
was an average attendance of people on
this ground this morning, but the crowd
is now increasing.
In the firing at 500 yards some of the
British team aud Human of the Bmeri-
can, made IS, the highest possible score.
Dods of the English ritlemen, in his
second shot at the range, made four on
the wrong target and was credited with
miss, the first In the match.
WIMBLEDON, July 20.-The total score
of the British team at the 800 yards
range was 376, not 377 as was first an
nOunced.
The total scores at the 600 yards range
were Americans $50, aud British 354,
making a grand total of 1,07S for the
American and 1,070 for the British rifle
| men.
| The former are thus eight points ahead
| on the day 5 shooting at the three ranges.
McVittie STARTED badly at 600 yards.
He made ''magpies" in his first two shots.
The rain ceased falling soon after the fir
ing at this range began.
Donlan at fifth shot at 600 yards,
made a bulls eye on the wrong target.
1t was thus like, who hit the wrong
target at 500 yards,
WIMBLEDON, July 2l.-The weather
opens very unpropitious for to-day Is
shooting in the internatioLa al rifle match.
Rain is now pouring down, converting
the ground into pools OF water. The
Americans say they will make as good
score at the long ranges as the British.
The match will probably be a very close
one.
The Americans are proceeding to the
firing point, though ii il still raining
heavily. The sun is trying to struggle
through the clouds. There are very few
spectators on the ground at this hour.
At the firing al 500 yards the Ameri
| l,a Rrit ~,
The Americans are thus "a points ahead
thus far.
WIMBLEDON, July 21-12,30 p. H.
AT the end of the fourth rounds the
Americans were IL ahead on to. iay't
shooting. A thunder storm was Their
raging. Pearse of the British team missed
on the sixth shot. The Americans ar.
shooting splenddly. Smith made the
first bulls eye for the Americans
1t rs raining in torrents.
p. m.-The firing at the 500 yards
range has been completed and the result
il good victory for the visiting team
The aggregate thus far for the two day.
is American, ,424; British, l 400.
The attendance of spectators is much
larger now than it WAS this morning
Visitors are arriving rapidly and there
is every prospect of a large gathering a
the conclusion of the match. The British
attribute the fact of their being so fa
behind to their rot having rested enough
as they have been firing with all sorts o
rifles at the various ranges up to the day
. previous to this match.
Up. m.-The firing at the 900 yard
range is now going on. Pearse, British
and Lowe, British, both missed on tn,
frat shots. The first shot OF Smith
American, WAS a richOchet, being equiva
lent to q uiss. The wind is still BLOWN,
from the targets.
2 50 p. m.-The shooting at 900 yard
has been completed and the result ia ,
substantial gain for the British rt.ataer
who scored 297 against 263 for the Amer
leans. This makes the aggregate at tn,
and of the 800 yards shooting as follows
British, l,697 American, ,6s7
, a p, m.- AT the completion of the thiFt
round in that range the mericaus led By
. IA points. AT the end of the fourth
round th"r4 was a tie IN the CRANE
totals. Hinman, American, miss 90
. on his fourth and Lseut-nau' Scott SC, rec
/ another miss. Bull, Am ricsn, missed
on his third shot at 800 yards Smith
American, mia'ed on HI fourth shot.
Smith challenged the dte,ainn IA to hi
. shot, hut il was confirmed .Ioiner ais,
missed ga his fourth shot. Al this tim,
. the rain had ceased
Li-utergnt Walter Suutt American
missed Oh his secand shot At 900, A
that time rain was agaiu falling nard.
The shooting at the ,hO0 yard rang
WAS wen by the Britain by the followin,
scare B"hsh 2l1 l.; Amsricsns, 2l9.
The Bri wor the ach hy a
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