New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22

citation IN become effective without assistanoe' " az
plication was made 10 the State Dill was aecoru-
ingly introduced in the Iglslature anu .~,..".'-,
passed May H. 1872, which provided 'naV '.
,ba sssociaton should raise $4,000 for the purchase
and uniting m OF a range the state wouio 0o'i"uVo
S25 900 for the same purpose -, -. Nor- vo-,
The c+ a1.o authorized the Supervisors OF Ne" York
and Brooklyn 10 appropriate sum NV 1873 80
S5 900 10 further the interests Vi ''io -, tho 60
,his sum uas secured 10 the ASSOCIATION oS 'o oAe'
49,. :, 60, sheler II Is worthy Of note that IN
80 49, when the cry Of corruption IN Poiucs
uas at its highest this measure, aithous" IA
such a considerable expenditure was pa9s a.,
merits and was unanimously supporter - =. A..
tnction OF party. Creedmoor, WHICH a''o''e - A.
railroad scbednle is the most convenient paeo " ,'
1911, H., . WY Work. range being only twelve mies
49,. ,,.,s point and within half an hours riuc VI
no r, ,orrth street Ferry, at last decned upon
as su,t,hle location. 1t was rather an unoi
selection all things considered as II y 80 how'd %
venient for most New-Yoricrs. ana Is IN iao' y.
ond Az matter OF fact the railroad only runs "
Queens which is about half an no', r,' e,nn, milo
Island (itv and then there is walk oi ANU, o..
s nW On the butts a stranger making hi' nlS'
,,, % Cre.dm is apt 10 walk right past IT, a. 'o
h,oho.d leaves II to the south. and u can ohS p'
rescbed bv making a detour through hdrro" '''''
lying across the neids' o oonvenicnt
onon the grounds are reached they are n'e',io"'
enough. but the journey dscouraSes many !" .'nn.
10 GOT the association TO decide upon Creeu.hoo' ~"
~ o. ,rdrcement not only offered the lana AZ TO
800 rrce for the sake Of the travel Una. "ouu
to1,ou the establishment Of the range o"' "''o =.
crrod subscriptions for the ASSOCIATION aho""""1
GO 900 .o az 10 enable It to pay the money rclu'e.
nv the Legislature as a Prerequisite U" '''0 f'
tho so5 900 from the state Treasury o-o Tor
40, 40 ord Crcedmoor passed under the coh'roi vi
49, ',,.;on.I ride Association. But as VIII DC SIC"
,ho c.oto was practically the purchaser ana t''c d."
oio,,o, merely a board OF trustees anu NV
transfer Of the land TO the state Is SIMPLY a.,io
rrouishment involving no pcouhdrS a.. 4.
whatever The ostensible object OF uo , - en-.
,h., ,bo ..sociation desired to obtain coh""i -,
"'". -, th. north Of the range, in order 10 a'o'
~ =, ,,,,,r tor damages or accidents from ri'o''
- ard az the association had no iunnS W "p',' ."
rotations for such purchase anu 'o"'n 49,, Statc
obtain the land under any crcuri''s'' 40 600 Gov
-. .,.r over the land and Appropriated '-''
,ho purchase of the properties hoith VI ~, a,,cr
range. A commission Is no" oo"'''''' 20. canning
- orsa This would make 'pieho'o 80
vi 'o" sca r,rpe As il would comprise I'D a'rc''
I, not bo any easier Of access than 1t u INV
Th state certainly has the right OF conde'','"'
I, is nossiblc that the additlonai u"'u W" - !, a.
49,, os the value of the property mas NV -, .,
-, likely that IT would be obtalneo "i'"V ' -, e.,
NV tor the amount Of the Appropriation. al" ~
circles
hii"o''' -, croedr,oor and establish butts III van
r,,na. park or on staten Island IL VIII NC :"
n,horcd that some two or three years aeo i'''''
yiman offered 10 give the Natiohai h."n .,,,
,ior q. suitable tract Of land on the isIahu II ivy -,
ost,bIish themselves there. IT i no' I" W MI
that the state would accept ght lFo" 'i' 49,,
~, e uirbt possibly buy land from him. 'rceu'""o
o"' :. ., ia Crccdn,oor for many long day yell
-. ,aro,.rcc the ploughsharc will drive through u
after all.
THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
- -, r,oe,ing AZ Crcedmoor took place
, o..ta. ,a-o The old style Of square targets vas
-. I'd . buIlseye only counted four. centre rIh6
,h-ee and outer ring two. The first maHh VAS ON,
the Judd Match 70 commemorate the services VI 80
1udd in the Legislature IN securing INC P"Ns"eo "
the hill This match has been contchdcu ~. 81
animal meeting since 1873. The next fa'" "@s '''
Ir., Div.ion now the First Brigade. Match Tor sc"
yo-, and II was won by the 22d Regiment Inc -'i
pori,ne,t won the second Brigade Match theh INC
second Division. while the ODD carried on Inc ARM
and Navy Journal Cup presented by ihat paper ~
,bree connections. This cup hnaIy went - 80"
IN Regiment in 1884. The state pHIe Uop"9
valued at $780, was also won by the ia hes'n'c"''
which was In for the spells that year Inc "a'"ne
Match a prize Of Calling gun worth S2'"oo' VI Vo
h, to- ,,r,ce ny any regiment in the state, was won
NV the 10Th New York. II finally became me prop
crtv Of the Goth separate company W =,
fer
In 1874 the 18th Regiment won the fr,i p,vl, ,n
, ,In III Regiment which entered for the first tine
carried on the Army and Navy Cup Muloueh ,t yer.
sc.n made A good start. The old timers De
cer thai lc shooting IN those days was ia sIprIv'l
f. mat Of today but the rising generation nl'pn.r
Mo- mronn.tiou and say Wait till We have another
iin int and all wait. ..,. .,..,
INC rsl rhn Hmerican team was composed Of all the
!" vets who are content 10 look on. lhcf 49,
Lieutenant Henry Fulton. g. W. Yale tolp"l JON
Rn1inc Lieutenant Colonel II. y. Gildersleevc. L. J.
nephnfn and General r. 5. Dakin, Their total score
The stake wa ~ 900 IN gold. and the lrsh team
which had expected to WIN, was chagrihcu ~ w, ,
T,To,,,, Ireland and the American team which
had NOT changed Us membership since the prcVpus
match won by 067 TO o2o, thus Dcauns 'hcT OWL
In SO, the Centennial year an international met
vas 1e at T Tnrsc sGoa"H ne en"
again came top with score ior inc t~o u ~
sno,,H,t VI nex, With oGa Old ireland scored 3,i0i
| and canada did not do badly with 2:023
$50 in ireland. and tho American team made ,2e-
Of possible $50 beating the igsn team c Dy a.
peH In n ,s ana the ret Of the Old
timers having fallen out Of the ranks content VIII
Within the last ten years the 9TH Regiment has woI
the majority Of matches In the rirst brehc me ~
Of the Second BRIGADE while Tor me S'a,e pr'
| the two regiments. 1890, A..
II has been said Of Trafalgar square IN London VIZ
II was the finest site In Europe for revolution 'rerd
| moor would be a magnificent place for the marshanl
OF huge armies II q EurOpcon power undertook n con
oucr and take Long lsland, but II is hardly accessible
enough 10 the busy streets Of New York ~ satisfy h
netr0pOlitan regiments. CreednloOr Is situated IN
heantfniiy level plain with hills nanling II the
east and west aud II II were not for the continual
rattle of bullets the targets II Is place 10 dream IN
There are now eleven iron short range. eight canva
short range twcnty-onc lOng-range targets 600 Il
600 wards distance and three targets Tor rcvoVc
matches The competitors shoot In pairs, ana cacl
has his own target. Number fires his target sink
and the duplicate rises the arrangement being some
thing like that Of q window, only by piece OF meclan
Ism a. one sash goes down the other AZ the same time
/ goes up. Meanwhile the hand Of dial numbcrc'
from one 10 ten indicates the value Of the shot an'
tho marker below fixes red disc on the bullet hole. -
that when the target rises the rcr is able to sec IN
| effect Of his discharge. -
This Is rapdly repeated for hours, and II II Is goo
snort for the marksman II Is pretty warm work Tor IN
marker At short distances the men are only allowed
j -. AZ lArN ilcN CIn Clnns