New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-21

the men shooting at the 'nl0o 90 IL tho
900 200 and 600 yards. AT Ioo yei 90.
Americans made 352 points, the Dr,'esn ooc 49,
a. ZOO wards the Americans scoreu o00, Wv
Rrtisb. 376, and at 600 yards the A,ii'i io'. .nI
n,oda 36O. the British 354. mus 'he .o.a' a
:. tbe three ranges was: Americans l,o'o'
p,;t;sb I .O7O. Although rain fell at tiines'
H. rootber was good and the scores were
iii the Americans beating their last yeai
-aoord nv 35 points and the British py
minis The shooting at 800, 800 ana 1'ooo
wards will take place to-day.
THE FIRST DAY OF THE CONTEST.
,,,v rrAMs-sHooTING IN THE RAIN-THE MEN Al
EACH RANGE-CoMMENT -
| WIMBLEDON July 20.-Ihe result VI .n0 ::
Sav,s shooting in the International hino n .
that the Americans have a LEAD Oh elgh' poiH'
The British Everything was In readiness 'nl' 49,
,nu for the contest the prevailing opinion .nen
b.inp that on account Of the superior riheS ""-'
thsy use. the British rifemen would "in'
THE MEN COMPOSING THE TEAMS.
The Americans arrived on the ground al nali-pas
=, al, of them feeling WELL The twelve men seiec'eo
to sboot were as follows: Lieutenant Walter seoul
S.rooant It. J. Dolan. Private w. l.. Cash, sergeant
IL. Pauding, Sergeant A. B. Van Heusen' rii'%.1 ~
J. NJ. Pollard, Private George Joiner Private - ~
Brown. Private c. w. Hnman, Private W. NJ ouii'
Private John Smith and Private s. l. Scott
The names of the British twelve are as 1oiiows'
pr;vots "Kabn McVittie, Corporal II. Bates, Cor
,oral g. !. Parry. Sergeant JW. Dods, Major 1ouns
Major George b. Pearse, Quartermastef uouiu-
smith. Private Gibbs, Captain r. l. UodSai' ti,va.0
Lowe. Major A. p. Humphry and friVa'o "Ar
tlevorth. There was fair crowd Oh spoo'"'oA'
present ..
FIRING AT THE 200-YARD RANGE.
The shooting wa, done in rounds first atithe 200
vord then at the 5OO-yard, and then at the 600
ward range each man firing seven shots at eacn
range. Sir Henry Halford won the toss for choice
of targets. In order to prevent any chance OF ois
ocreemsnt between the teams, American anu
English check k-markers were sent into the Dutts'
Tho weather before the contest began was far, put
a strong breeze with "chopping" tendency was
bowing across the range ,o
The firing at the 200-yard range began al LIZ
n m. Smith leading off for the Americans Win q
centre. counting 4. He made five more centres
and ended with BULBS eye. For the British. Young
led of with bulls-eye and ended with 80 10
his credit, one point more than Smith maze. ihe
hest scores at the 200-yard range were made Dy
Dolan and Paulding for the Americans oA
zach. and by Gouldsmith for the brltisn' also
81. The team totals were 3o2 Tor the Amer
~
having woa lead of IL points. Last year at
the 200-yard range the Brltisn team n'aue oto
points and the American 331..
The weather during the firing at this range was
cratic. When the men began to shoot it waa rain
ing slightly, but the light was good. Ten minutes
later the wind had died away, and at 1880 the rain
was falling smartly but the light continued favor
able. The middle squad of Americans shot with
Z Remington rifles; the others used Brown rifles.
MANY of the British volunteers noticed that num-
her of the Americans shot with the thumb under the
trigger guard.
THE LEAD THE AMERICANS REDUCED TO TWO.
The two teams finished firing at 200 yards within
few seconds of each other and then adjourned for
lunch Although the Americans were ahead, they
expressed the opinion that they ought to have done
better The English explained their inferior score
BY saying that they not accustomed to fire at
200 yards standing.
The firing was resumed at 2:3O the men being at
the 5Oo.yard range. Rain continued tofal heavily,
but the light was still good. The crowd of specta
tors was larger than at the shorter range. Smith
led of for the Americans with four points, and fol-
lowed this shot with six bulps-eyes-a total OF "a
out of possible 35. Young, for the British, made
81 The British made good scores at this range,
the average being a fraction over 81 points. Lowe
scored seven bulls-eyes giving him 80 points, the
highest possible; and Hinman, OF the American
team did equally well. Dods of the British team,
in his second shot at this range made centre (4)
on the wrong target and was credited with miss
the first of the match The total for the Americans
at 500 wards was 366; for the British, 376.
For the two ranges, therefore, the total
score now stood-Americans us. British ZIG, the
former leading by two points only. Last year Mt
900 yards the Americans made 369 the British
37S; and the total score for the two ranges was:
British 49, Americans 7O0
THE AMERICANS EIGHT AHEAD AT THE END.
The rain ceased falling soon after the firing at
600 yards began. Smith led off with 80; W. Scott,
Hnman and Bull made the same number, and
Joiner came within one point of making seven
bupseyes, 81 being placed to his credit. Dolan in
his fifth shot made bulrs-eye the wrong target
He was thus like DOds who hit the wrong target at
500 yards, credited with miss. Van lieusen also
made miss on bis last shot He challenged the
decision but il was confirmed For the British
Gibbs made the best score at 600 'ards-34. Nc
Vitie, who had made 20 at 200 yards and 81 at 500
yards, started badly at 600 yards making magpies"
lnnersl in his first two shots. The totals at this
range Amercans $50, British 3o4 and the
rand totals for the days shooting at the three
ranges were Americans 1.07S British 1,O7O the
Americans leading by points Last year the totals
st the end OF the first days firing were British
l.O62. Americans 1.043. Thus the Americans sur
passed their last years score by 35 points and the
British gained s.
COMMENT on THE FIRST DAYS SHOOTING.
The closeness of the match creates the livehest
interest. The rapid scoring of the Americans IN The
face Of the heavy rain is much commented upon
The greatest cordiality prevails between the officer
Of the regular army and the volunteers and tn
Americans During the match, when the com
petltors we're not shooting, the range officers and
he Americans were chatting. large crowt
tcheered the Americans on their quitting the groun'
ct the close of the shooting. The Americans are
sated at their present success. They were some