The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH,

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is in readiness for the great rifle con,
test between the American and Brit.
iSh teams. Contestants to be as fol
lows: British team-Private Newt.
| tie, Corporal Bates, Corporal Harry
Sergeant Dods, Major Young, Major
PearSe, QuartermaSter Goldsmith
Private Gibbs, Godsall, Private Low
map Humphrey and Private Waffle
moOth. American team-Lieutenan
| Walter Scott, Sergeant L. j. Dolau
Pauiding, Sergeant A. b. Vanhouser
| Human, Private NJ. w. Bull, Private
John Smith and Private S. |. Scott
The shooting will be done in rounds,
each contestant firing seven shots
each at each range.
8 a. m.-The impression prevails
that the Englishmen will win on ac-
count of the superior rifles which they
use. The weather is fair, but strong
breeze is blowing across the range.
with a chopping tendency.
1870 a. m.-The American team has
just arrived on the ground. All well.
1912 p. m.-The match has just
commenced. Smith, of the American
team, fired first. Raining slightly.
1920 p. m.-Light is good for shoot
ing; wind has dropped.
12:30 p. NIT is now raining smart.
ly and wind rising; the light remains
good.
Following is the score at 200 yards:
American team-Smith, 80: w. Scott,
20; Joiner, 90; Brown, 80; S. Scott, 80;
Dolap, 81; Pollard, 30; Cash, %: Hen
man, 20; Bull, q; Paulding, 81; Van
housen, 20; total at 200 yards, 352.
British team-Y Dung, 30; Pearse, 81;
Goldsmith, 81; Gibbs, 30: McVittie,
20; Bates, 29. Godsall, q; Lowe, 20;
Parry, %; Dods, rs; Humphrey, 26;
Wattleworth, 81; total at 200 yards,
$40.
The midule squad of Americans
shoot with Remington rifles, the
others used Brown rifles. The Amer
leans say their firing was slow. Many
of the British volunteers noticed that
Il number of the Americans shot
with the thumb under the trigger
guard. Firing will be resumed at
2:30 o'clock. The two teams finished
firing at 200 yards within few sec
ondS OF each other. Although the
Americans were 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 be at POO yards
standing.
2:30 P. M.-Rain continues to fall,
but the liGht is still very good. There
was very large attendance of people
on the ground this morning, but
the crowd is now increasing.
3p. m.-When 1.-THE shooting was re-
sumed it was raining heavily.
The following is the score at
500 yards American team
Smith 80, W. Scott q, Joiner
"a, Brown %, S. Scott 30, Dolan 30,
Pollard 81, Cash 26, Holman 35. Bull
81, Paulding 20, Vanhousen 81 : total,
at 500 yards, 366 British team
Young 81. Pearse 80. Goldsmith 81,
Gibbs 80, McVittie 81. Bates 80, Cod
sail 30, Lowe 80. Parry 33, Dods 23,
Humphreys 80, Wattleworth 80: total,
81.
Total score of English at 500 yards,
81, American, 366
Americans, at 200 wards range.
scored 352; British $40.
In firing at 500 yards, Lowe, of the
British team, and Herman, of the
American. made 80. the highest score.
Dods, Of the English Riflemen, in his
firing shot at this range, made four on
the wrong target. and was credited
with miss, the first in the match.
The total scores at 600 yards range
are: Americans, 800; British, 354
making a grand total Of 1918 for the
Americans and 1910 for the British.
The former are thus eight points
ahead on the days shooting at the
three ranges. McVIttie started badly
at 900 yards. He made magpies in
his first two shots. The rain ceased
falling, and soon after the firing at
this range began. Dolan, at his fifth
shot at 600 yards, made bulls'-eyes on
the wrong target. He was thus cred
tied with miss. Vanhousen's last
shot at 600 yards was miss, the
Americans holding their own.
LONDON, July 20.-The Standard
says if the Americans win they will
at least learn that the British can take
a tlreshing in good part and I'M
grudgingly bestow upon the conquer
ors applause which they have justly
earned. Sir Henry Halford won the
toss for choice targets before the shoot
ing began. In order to prevent any
chance disagreement between the
teams, the American and English
check marks were sent into Butt. As
compared with scores made in the
match at Creedmore last year the
American total of to-day is 30 better
and the English total only better
the general average of Americans
in to-day's shooting is better than that
of Englishmen. The match will be
| resumed Tomorrow.