The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-26
American Team to be Banqueted.

WIMBLEDON, July 2l.-At the firing al
800 yards the Americans scored BAG and the
British $3.50. The Americans are twenty
four points ahead thus far.
a.m.-The weather opens very unpro'
pitious for to.day's shooting in the inter
national rifle match, and now a pouring
rain is changing the grounds into pools OIL
water. The Americans say they will make
as good scores at the long range as the
British team will. The match will probably
be very close one.
| 1920 q. m.-Raining hard and strong
wind blowing from the butts. The Amer.
lean team has just arrived in camp, and are
all we'll and confident.
IL a. m.-The Americans are proceeding
| to the firing point. Though 1t is still rain
ing heavily the sun is trying to struggle
through the clouds. Very few spectators
are on the grounds.
11:22 a. m-Rain ceases, and the com
petitors just begin to blow Off.
11:40a. m.-Again raining, light very
good, wind moderate and blowing from
1i:45 a. m.-Match opened with firing at
| 800 Yards range. Young, British fired first
and made a maybe. The rain ceasing,
Lowe, British, and Cash, American, both
made misses on the first shots.
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the teams was level; both sides seem. to
have got the proper elevation. The sun is
shining brightly.
1890 p. mat the end of the fourth round
the Americans were twelve points ahead
on to-day's shooting. A thunder storm
was then raging. Pearce, British, missed
on the sixth shot. The Americans are
shooting splendidly. Smith made the first
bulls eye Tor the Americans, and McVittie,
DIT ;eb 10 or q
in torrents.
1 p. m.-The firing at 800 yards range
has been completed, and the result is
good victory for the visiting rifemen. They
scored 346 points, while the British made
but $50. The aggregate thus far for the
two days is Americans, 1,424; British 400
Scores at 900 yards: Americans, 263;
end of the 900 yards shooting, Americans,
1,6S7; the British won by 45 points, The
grand totals were: British ,95l; Americans,
1906.
1:3Op. m.-Attendance of spectators is
mucn larger now than this morning, and
the visitors are arriving rapidly, and there
is prospects OF large gathering at the con-
clusion of the match. The British attri-
butte the fact of their being so far behind to
have been firing with all
sorts of rifles at various
ranges up to The day previous to this
match.
Up. m.-Firing at 900 yards range is now
going on. Pearse, British, and Lowe, Brit
ish both missed first shots. The first shot
of Smith, American. was richochet, be-
ing equivalent to miss. The shooting at
900 yards has been completed, and result is
a substantial gain for the British rihemer
who scored 297 against 1853 for the Ameri:.
cans. This makes an aggregate at the end
of the 900 yards shooting as follows Brit
sh, 1,697 Americans, 1,6S7. Lieutenant
Walter Scott, American, missed on
the second shot at 800 yards;
at that time The rain was falling, At tie
completion OF the third round in that stage
the Americans lead by fourteen points; at
the end of the fourth round there was tie
in the grand totals. Hilman, American
missed on the fourth shot and Lieutenan
Walter Scott scored another miss.
Bull American, missed on his third
shot at 900 yards, and Smith, American,
missed on his fourth shot. Smith chal-
lenged decision as to his shot, but it was
confirmed. Joiner also missed on the
fourth shot. At this time the rain had
ceased.
4:3O p. m.-Firing at 1000 yards range
now going on. Young, British, and Smith,
American, missed first shots, and rain
then again began falling. Dolan, Pollard
and Human, American, also missed on the
first round, thus giving three misses on
that round by American. Young, British,
missed three times running. During all
this time the rain was falling In
torrents and shooting on both sides very
bad. The Americans improved in their Fl r
ing as the shooting in final stage pro.
crossed. The British also improved and
made four bulls eyes. AT the end Of sec
ond round ct 1000 yards range, the British
were leading by twenty points on the
grand total.
Grand totals for the entire match Brit
ish, 1,95l; Americans, 1906. The British
team won by forty points.
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