Year: 1875

wimbledon Common, Lord wharnclG the chief of tho
range with his stan and the Duke Of Cambridge pro
vided tent for them and visited them within It and ex
tended more than the usual cOurtesies They main
ainei the friendly relations throughout their visit
IN England Diagrams and drawings ofthe targets, car
tons ana the machinery for working them and the
runnmg deorN were presented 10 them 10 fetch home,
and an engagement made To visit America year and
take part in international cOntcsts II understood
that twelve of the best rifle shots in the association VIII
be sent here.


COLONEL uonINEs VIEWS


Colonel Bodinc 'Old Reliable as ne is now affection
atey called, was found by the writer surrounded by
party of friends ana IN the best of humor His bright
kindly face lighted with smile of satisfaction and
eontentment As he smoked his cigar he ehatted
pleasantly on The incidents Of his trip He is an excel
lent taker seeming to strain after effect and is
as modest as nun in reference TO his own share IN the
victory His experience briefly stated was as follows
The victory or the largely due to the excellent
organization and discipline that existed among the
members. This organization matter of wonder to
rybOdy that observed H. and IL awakened on all sides
the most enthusiastic encomiums.


During the stay of the team in camp at Wlmbledon
IL was amusing said Colonel BOdne TO behold the at
tempts Of the other competitors IN their tents AT nght
trying 10 assume the peculiar positions now generally
recognized as the American The present system oi
targets in England does not meet with the success an
serious changes in the machinery employed Their
targets consist OF two duplicates of each other When
is hit il falls, and another rises in its place. the APP
proXimate position Of the shot being marked thereon
by disk. In the meantime the exact position Is
marked upon the target that was fired at This is
raised, and the disk allowed 20 remain until


MARKsMAN READY


10 fire another shot Colonel Bodne thinks that the
adoption of scale for each rife instead of the
present arbitrary system of marking would obvate all
errors except that very slight due TO the per
sOna error physically mentally II all guns were
marked not for absolute but for relative zero, as
concerning the individual piece then the system OF
coaching would be systemazed that victory would
be certain Metford marks his guns until his in
dexical has been obtained; and the relative in
crease in accuracy is marvellous


With regard to their reception abroad Colonel Bodne
is enthusiastic and particularly dwels upon the
high compliment that Trinity College paid them


Last evening the members of the team invited to
dence. r. l., who has been appointed surgeon TO the
American Rife Team. Among those present We're
Colonel John Bodine, Major Fulton, Mr. Coleman, Mr..
Yale of Hartford and General Hawley of the Hartford
COtrdnL


THE RECEPTION TODAY


This morning the members of the Reception Com
mittee will meet the team in the parlors Of the Bruins
wick at Fifth avenue and Twenty sixth street and com
plete the arrangements for the day They will then be
escorted TO the City Hall where they will be received
by Mayor Wckham. and formally welcomed 10 New
York The doors of the Governors Room will then be
thrown open the public for hour in order to give
the friends of the team opportunity TO speak with
them AT three T. NJ the team escorted by the Twelfth,
Ninth and Sixty ninth regiments, N.G.SN.Y, officers
of other regiments and civic societies, VIII
march up Broadway To Fourteenth street, To Fith
avenue TO Twenty seventh street and along Twenty
seventh street to the Army and Navy Club where the
escort will be dismissed


In the evening the team will visit Gilmore's Garden.