New-York tribune., 1901-09-07
IRISH DEFEAT bMERICANS.
TT SrF>z, COUNTY RIFLEAIEN SIXTY-TWO
POINTS BET,--a THAN NEW-JERSE1
SHARPSHOOTERS.

Gao cirt y J. Sept (SpeciaD.-The Irish
sharpshooters who represent the Ulster county
Rife Association defeated their American com
petitors to-day in the international challenge maeh
b,. s,x,v+U,o points The American team led at the
first stage of the match by two points but the
foreigners pulled up the 9O0-yard targets anu
scored thirty-four more points than their oppo-
nents on the 100oy yard targets they were again ti
umphant leading by thirty points. The irish team
was made UP of Thomas Caldwell, Robert Duncan
w T Rraithwate. Major p. w Richardson LII
J. c. Sellars Major j. X. Millner. John Morgan
and Frederick w Henry. Major Millner shot on
the Irish team that contested for the championship
in 1874 and has been every team that Tled
against the Americans since that time. The Ameri-
can team representing the New-Jersey state Flne
Association made up Dr. 5 T. scott and
Major 8 e. Wetherald, OF Washington; Frank
Hyde of New-York City; Dr. w G. Hudson OF
Jersey City: Lieutenant w. DeN. Foulke, OF Phlla-
deIpha: DR. W. II. Brill, OF bloomfield, \. J.; Cap
tain Hobart futile. of Paterson, and Captain w 5
Whittemore. Of Jersey City. Frank Hyde is a vete-
ran of the range, and years ago was member of
the American rifle team
The victors used the Mannlicher rife, made in
Austria while the Americans shot with Reming-
tons Each contestant fired fifteen shots at the 500,
q00 and 600 yard targets. The Irishmen ii is said
won the match owing TO the superiority Of their
rifles over those used by the Americans and the
exceIlency Of their ammunition. They also excelled
the Americans in gauging the velocity Of the wind
There was a stiff breeze blowing the range
when the marksmen began peppering the SHl-yard
targets Major Millner the veteran. fired into the
wrong target on his first shot and scored a goose
egg repeating his Creedmoor performance OF 1874
The feature Of the first half OF the SD-yard stage
was the shooting of Or. Sellars who made pos
sible" scoring fifteen straight bulIseyes. on the
American targets Lieutenant Foulke punched out
bullseyes steadily until he had made thirteen or
them. Then ne made fours. mis- total score be
ing q. Major Richardson for the lrishmen, scored
IA. his first shot being fOurand the others all
bulseye-. The score at the Sa-yard targets was:
Americans 500 Irishmen. 55s- The teams began nr-
ing go yards $50 p The Irishmen shot de
liberately. while their opponens hred rapidly AT
this stage Major Wctherald did the best work for
his team his score being Il. Frank Hyde a
unable 10 gauge the wind and was credited
with two misses. Frederick Henry rolled up a
score OF 3 for the Ulster County men. and Major
Millner made = points The score al the hnlstl
was. Irishmen, $40 Americans, SIS.
The feature of the shooting at the l.NH-yaTd tar
gets the work performed by Major Richard
@I-. points higher than the English record
IN match shooting. At This stage Major Richard
son was credited with eleven hu!lseyes and four
fuurs lie closely pressed by Major Mtllner,
who made ~ points. For the Americans Or. Hud-
made the best score ar lN"' yards-"i points.
A. this distance Captain Whittemore ran mp
misses. while Frank Hyde was credited with two,
the latter however had tle best aggregate score
of his team. 9o and the grizZled veteran was ire-
queutly appIauded for his excellent work. The
score at the close of the anal stage lrishmen.
5l3, Americans. fSi When 30 officially an
noIuc-i that Tho mSrk~gueu from the Emerald Isle
had won the match by sINty-two points the van
Quished shooters eAecred them, as did the thou
sands of spectators.
The tournament viii close tomorrow when the
presidents ana skirmisn team matches will be
rha-uuiou~h.r of the United States. now held hy
Captain W g.. Whittcmorc. Of jersey city