Year: 1877

The bullets of the contes,ing marksmen enlisted in
the Interstate contest ceaved the air on the Creed
moor long ranges yesterday The Amateur Club OF
New York again furnished the winners 1t was an un-
pleasant surprise to persons the range to
tho New Orleans rlnemen, with one exception, fall
away markedly from their high practice scores but
the test OF match is very Que, particularly
against opponents bearing the prestige OF so mugnlh-
cent victory as that over the British champions
Massachusetts took second place, although 1t had one
very weak man It's team. The day was very
pleasant Tor the few spectators drawn thiher by
some ties OF attachment 10 the members OF the teams
entered, but the conditions not vory good for
shooting


There were aeetng clouds that cast their broad
shadows on the stretching sward; there we're htful
gusts OF wind and quick changes Of light aud tempera
ture that served to battle Individual contestants de-
spite the advantages OF coachings and comparisons
But If you are not rifeman striving for big
score coveted prize there may be for
you some poetry in passing clouds, though they
do obscure the vision temporarily and breezcs even
when least steady and most unmethodical, are by no
means 30 unwelcoma on warm September afternoon
rs TO cause one to Knit the brow and scowl at tho
weather's variable aspects. BY most people, there
fore, the day would have been found quito enjoyable,
Tor Creedmoor is by the least pleasant place
within hours ride OF tho big city at which to spend
afew hours even If one does not greatly appreciate
rife shooting as popularity witnessed at long range.


THE SPECTATORS.


Contrased with the attendance at last weeks great
match the little band OF sightseers who gathered
ihere yesterday seemed handful, scarcely
numerous enough to form thin selvage around the
ropes that hedged in the shooters. But OF the
ber not few were ladies' and these evidenced much
interest In the progress OF the sport Few incl



from the settled purpose OF tho marksmen
to make bul's-eyes. And yet not many tor
tunate in rolling up very long lines OF these, although
there was some very commendable work done in this
direction, may be learned further in this
count Doubtless 1t was some disappointment to the
managers Of the Long Island Railroad to find so few
persons on the way to the range the morning.
Extra trains had been appointed to at
certain hours, but the travel was light it was
found unnecessary to start them In instance
solitary excursionst took his seat of train
OF cars standing at tho Long Island City depot,
with the iron horse waiting in front all ready
Oh as The crowd filed in and filed the empty
seats The time for starting the extra train arrived
and passed away, and still that passenger alone
Finally he informed that If he did particularly
need special he might wait little take the
next onc He waited.


FLYING.


AscsoTthS " uu cAPeuicut uouDtleSS u cir common
practice on their range, the Crescent City team
sent up japanese kite tho range to a height OF
some sixty eighty feet and secured 1t. Its
ments they then conned, to Judge of the force d-
recton of the air currents through which bullets
were to pass on the way to the targets During the day
this kite, which had the appearance OF soaring
aloft, was the subject and occasion OF considerable
mrthfu banter, OF which the Crescent City boys
made the butts. Toward the close OF tho shooting
what Sam Wilkeson said OF Mr.. Bcccher's 'Life of
Christ was SAID of the Louisiana team, and cruel
ieiow accused the paper bird OF laying all the
goose eggs that scattered through their
scores. Joking apart, however, the kite is
good idea and will probably be seen again
on the range. In the afternoon vagrant hawk
aoated overhead evidently intent making the kite
his meat suspicion that all not ight with the
strange bra below seemed to haunt his mind
however and instead OF dartng at once upon his prey
he resolved to form himself into reconotring party
and survey tho intended victim at closer quarters.
The Investigation suGiced to disgust the hungry
hawk, and evidently very much dspleasod at being
made tho subject OF what he felt to be rather
temptibe trick he turned tail upon tho kite sought
his lunch elsewhere