The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1874, Page 8

8 AMERICA WINS, —-_-—_— ‘The Great International Rifle | Match at Creedmoor. ccaisciuimeidcimiatminiies A CLOSE CONTEST. a ae ee How the Irish and American Teams Fought for Honor. —_——+--_—_- 934-931. A Misplaced Bull's Eye and What Came of It. An Immense and Enthusiastic Assem- blage Watch the Fates. SCENES ON THE GROUND. A Bright Day for the Ama- teur Rifle Ciub. The Beauties of Long Island Railroading. The great International rife match between the representative marksmen of Lreland and America isover, and the latuer have yet to be defeated. Conceived in the noblest spirit and carried out | with all the elements that render such events 80 honorable and sportsmanlike, the contest at creedmoor yesterday 18 without a parallel in the annals of any nation. It was a trial or skill and science handsomely brought adout by @ victorious and plucky band of gentlemen whose | fame and courage will be nove the Jess impaired | by the Jaurels which they leave behind them. Since the day the Elcho Shieia was won at Wim- Diedon the Irish rifemen have held high place in public estimation, and when their frank and manly challenge was promulgated, ‘rom this side of the Atlantic few doubted the result ip any struggle for superiority in whtch they might engage. Witn characteristic promptness, but not withoat some aifdence, the Amateur Rifle Club of this city bas- tened to respond, and, going to work with a will, Preparations were made for the match, which cui- minated yesterday in their unexpected tri- umph. A week ago nobody would have bad the fooihardiness to predict such an issue, and indeed the event was robbed of much of its in- terest by the general anticipations which pre- vailed. But the score speaks volumes for itself, A closer match has never been recorded, and, | better than that, no such figures have ever been ron up by any marksmen in the world. Even the Irish team excelled tueir pre- vious briluant efforts, and in that view the re- Sult cannot but be hailed with satisfaction, Whatever of chance or luck may have marred their expectations it was admitiealy a fair and impartial (est, creditable in every respect to ali Parties concerned. THE SHOOTING. Promptly at the hour appointed the Irish ana American teams took their places bebind their re- spective targets. The marksmen appeared to be confident aud resoived, and proceeded wito the deliberation of men leeling their responsi- bility to prepare for tie contest While the eager crowd gathered at the ropes the members of the competing teams pro- ceeded to clean out thetr rifles, fire shota in the ground and arrange their ammunition so as to Settle down with easy minds tothe great work in hand. While these preparations were in progress the scorers took thelr posiuon at the telescopes and prepared to record the shooting. In order to guard against any dissatisfaction two scorers— one appointed by the Irish and the other by the | American team—watched each target, by this means rendering error in the recording of the shooting impossible, The struggie yesterday was as much a struggle between rifles as between | men, and one was reminded of this fact by the distribution of the arms at the targets. The Irish team all shot with the Rigby rifle, wnica loads at the muzzle. Two weapons divided the Bilegiance of tne American marksmen, Lieutenant Fuiton, S. L. Hepburn ana Colonel Bodine using the Remington breech-loader, while Colone: Gilder- sieeve, G. W. Yale and General Dakin gave tne | preference to Sharpe’s target rifle. The resait showed that in point of accuracy there was not much to choose between them, as the deviations in the shots were due to the inaccuracy o! the marks- men, not to any delects of the rifes, ant Fulton, succeeded in making the largest score ever recorded, beating his periormance of Thursday by three, and recording the magnificent | Score Of 171 out Of a possible 180, a result that has never hitherto been obtained by any rifeman. The members of the American team were in mag- aificent condition, cool ana evidently weil rested, Mr. Johnson, of tue Irish team was unwell and evi- dently suffered much from the heat. In the begin- Ding he was a little uncertain, but never went of the target. At #00 yards he scored 50 out of a pos- sible 60. At tue 900 yara range he fell om one point, but steadily improved at the jong range, closing Lis score at the 1,000 yaras range with 51. Johnson was the omy marksman the state of whose health could be heid to interfere with the accuracy of bis firing. THE FIRST sor. There was & lull of expectation among the people as the final preparations were made by the marksmen, competitors were anxious to avold veginaing and that eacn desired the other to fire first. The suspense was at last broken by Captain Walker, of the Jrisn team, who fired and missed the target. This inauspicious beginning was not imitated by the Americans, Coionel Gidersieeve following with a centre, which gave the Americans @ leaa at this range, which they steadily improved on. The gencrui shooting of the Irish team at this range was not equal to their practice on Thursday, bat J. K. Milner made a spiendia effort to retrieve tne for- | tunes .ot tres his 12 frieuds, with @ score of 3 Cem bull’s eyes, 11 of the bnii’s eyes being snot in @ string, consti- tuting the best sustained effort of the day. | But magnificent as was tow shooting, the periorm- ance of Lieutenant Fulton at tn range was even and better. Seven bull's eyes followed by a centre was followed by £.x successive bull's eyes and a centre as 4 closing shot, giving the Splendid result of 68 ont of a pos 60. During the firmg atinis point we beat was op- pressive, aud the Irish ovidentiy sutterea very mach iu the broing suo. Captair Walker, too had @ second miss at bia sixth shot, wulceh seemed to exercise a depressing jafiuence on the members of his team, while the Ameri cans, elated by their success, began tu | torward to an easy Victory, Toelr vest shooting vas wove at this range, ane when t the scores was announced it Was dise they Jed cheir oppouents dy nine points, standing it appeared Lo Mauy that we ctory Was Gree ty Certain, a8 Fe pOSssivuity vf wing up was very dvuotful, PRESENT FROM THE CELTS. Licuten: | Mr. | For @ time it appeared as tithe | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, SHPTEMBER 27, 1874—QUINTUPLE SHEET. somewhat CiMeut feat It was za ticeable fea ture of the competi ion that coached each other with praiseworthy attent on and care, proper elevation and windage, and each man as he tired gave his comrave the | enelit of ns experience, ip addition two members of tue | reserve watched the wind at ali po nts of the sndden changes of lyht and wind. They also fred with miaeh yreater deiberation than thelr udversarics. the marksmen at each target wailing to take potasa from their comrades. ‘This was | especially notable when beginning to fire at a new range, vrha Insu, on the otoer hand, seemed to pos very utile atieution to this coaching arrangement, although the men firmg at the same targets frequently gave Some joints to tneir associates, but there was not accident prevented the accomplishment of this the Americans | ‘They constantly conguited as :o the | | Tabge and notified the men about to shoot of any | practice at Cree liwoor, “All such thongs are not for young men.” 18 the opinion of this Whole | Somé specimen of humanit, and no one knows it better than the young epthustast who is anxe | tous to risk his last week's pay On the American | team. | . Boatafter boat leaves the ferry house. The j Scene changes in detail while ail the SaileDt generulities reman. The memners of , the varivus militia regiments in tne city, disguised | in ettizen’s Gress, cun be seen everywhere. Lhere | are the same blustering invividuals, who a) ¥ays | arrive late, and connde to every one wituin Lear- | lng the causes of tieir delay. | The fw of the human tide across the Tiver has been steady siuce eignt o'clock, and i is pow ten, The last boat for the | train of that hour moves out from the | Wharf On it L see the traditional ‘whe l-of | the same well organized support of each to all | fortune’? man, the “g:nger-snap" man, the ‘prize that characterized the management of the candy” and “sawdust man. The latter, it 18 American team. Indeed it would be dim- | neeuless to say, are Kuown only to the initiated. leult to decide whether the members This individual affects large bogus ametiyst rings | deserve most credit for their exceient | and poor cigars, The boat reaches the Long shoouing or ‘hetr admirable discipline. Itiscer- Isiana snore aod & grand rush is mide ior | tain that bao @ less thoroursh discipl ne prevared their chances 0. success would have been seri onsiy lessened. The irish fired im neariy all cases | in pairs, tue | neonsly, At the 900 yards range tke Irish opened with | better success, Captain Walker | eye. He was followed bs Lieutenant Fulton with acentre, The two shots we e@ lookel on as fore- shadowing ¥ better score on the part of the Irish and events justified this feeling. A very serious piece of tli luck befel Mr. J. K. Milver, e of che | Most reiable marskmwen of the Irish team. | back with the buttoi bis gun resting op his arm pit. wit the muzzle held between the toes, ex- poses him to the danger of mistaking his target. | A BULL'S RYE THAT DID Not COUNT. Als opening shot at the 900 yards ranze was de- | vered on the wrong target, and tie bull's eve | which he scored went ‘or notomg, Tais misfor- | tune occurred once belo e to Mr. Milne. at Wim- viedon. Had it been delivered on tie right target the victory would have been on the Irish side, witt one point deciding. Licuten- | ant Fuiton made at this range the highest score twelve bull?’s eyes and three centres, Kut hotwithstanding this splendid shooting the Imsh drew ahead two points, and at the close o! the contest the official bulletin announced the Irish as having scored $12, while the Americans nad fallen to 310, The confidence of those who were elated by the great success of the Americans at } S80) yards now beg nto diminish and their conf- dence was lurther shaken by the splendid shoot. ing o the foreiguers at the 1,000 yards range. Bul!'s eye succeeded huli’s eye in rapid succession, woile @ number ol Centres and some misses brought the Irish absolutely ahead. The chiet reiance of the Americans was on Fulton, Bodine and Yale, and Ful'on making 11 bull's eyes and 4 centres. The issue of the contest was doubtiui up to the vast shot, which fell to the veteran Bodine. This gentieman finished up Mts score with three ball’s eves, Nis last shot deciding the coutest vnd giving the Al of toree. At the three ranges a total of 934 wus made vy the American team, the Irisa,coming iD second with 901. Score of the Irish Team. JOHN RIGRY’S SCORE—TARGET 16, My 3) 4, fy ey Ty 8 —|— fh 13! 3) 3) 4) 3) 8) 4] 4) a) 4 (Si sl alal 4/3) a aa B, HAMILTON'S SCORE—TARGET 16, | 12 s| 4) 5) 6) 7) 8 O(AOPLLy 12,13) 14145] Torate Ba) Bs Bd Pa Bg ee a il fe Es | 44) 4 al asl al a} eal al cal ata af sialslal aj al ar ap ala’ gi ol ald oof BL A) 3) SL 5) BL aL 8. Bi Af 4) 3) 8) AL SY MILNER'S 3) 4 5 aii sl a} 4 ai 3i 4 1/13/45 bstes\ataleat cerns 4) 3] 2) 4) 4] ala | 41 31 8) 2] 8} 4 5) 6) 7 4} 3] 4) 0) 2 a] 4] shai 4) S| 4) 4) OI “fy il 4 | 4 3) $1 3Y Seore of the American HENRY FULTON'S SCORE—TARGET 19. Yards. 7) 8) 9j1oj11 “sl a} al a 4] ‘| al 4 Los. 4) 41 4) 4 Totals. rs 53 5 51 S$ SCORK—TARGET 19, L sconr—raRc 7) 8 9110/11/12 Pa Fe sl 3| 4) 3} af a} 3) sf 4] ot 3} 3] a} <| Si ala] si 4) 45 1314, 814] 2h al sl ajo, at | Total 19 | Totals of {rish Scores. | John Rigby.. 163 B, Hamilton 160 | James Wison. 160 | J. & Muuer 154 + 150 captain Walker 144 | Grana total. seri eiaieerie . bar | | Totals of American Score: Henry Fulton. im G.W.Y 162 Jonn Bod 58 Oolonet Gildersieev 5 L. L. Hepburn T. S. Dakin. . and total. Recapitulation, | American score 1n all Irish score in all., 004 931 American team victorious by AT HUNiFR’S POINT. The scene atthe ferry as early as elght o’c’ock | was animated in the extreme, Every boat going inthe direction of Hunter's Point was crowded | with passengers. This was an unusual circum- stance = for uch an early hour, =the | townward tendency always —_ predominat- | ma over the countryward, Arriving on every street car came men and women to swell the crowd. Grave looking old gentiemen, armeo with great bine umorellas, and demure, wray-haired ladies, with summer shawis and para- sols; gay young men of cu tivated tustes and un- bounded national enthusiasm, «a pany.ng primiy attired se3, who hoped in an American victory. takes ober classes than these up bh @ great crowd a8 cssembied at the two ferries to Uunter’s Point yesterday morning. Here, stowed away in the most o are corner, Was an enthusiastic young man, cicrk in @ jarge commercial house, who, under ihe plea of sickness, was trying to steai a march on his empioyer and see the shooting himset being secon. ue Was = reusuulug, aver the manner of the anthors of many anonymous brochures, thay he whe Serve others without Mvel acule ind fisoriminating oritic. has 4 particular Vish FO “BCA, 6 eluerly geutieman io a jondly But it to make At \east he he scrutiny of an li, white Dat, who, as an show going of almost simuita- ; 0 mak ag @ bull's | His | | metuod of firing, which conatsts of lying on his | they certainly merited wel! of their countrymen, | eticans the victory with a majority | | 8) 9) 10/i1/12)13, 1s] Totals, 44 StS} at al as} ne 8) 3) 8) 41 4) 8) 4) 4) 2) 8) | 4 3) al 3) 4] $) 4} 4] 3) ry WW | without | "AD OD | Hing Mmseli Observed is the | the cars. /hoge who have not procnred tickets are | in ormed by @ porter that they can get excursion | tickets at the office. At the winuow oi the agent's the 10 lowing scene is taking pia “What is tue price of a tiexet to. Creedmoor??? asks a blind man, Who, Wity a boy, having just made the circuit ef both cabins on the terry boat, | had now crowded up to tue ticket oMice, wita B republican disregard to the formality 0/ taking bis turnin the me. “Fifty cents for the excurston,” replies the agent, “And the boy, yell pass him tree, I suppose *!’ anxiously 3 the blind man as ve laid down two quarters wach the boy passed him. |. fibat boy” said the oer king at the young- ster, whom the old man held by the shoulder, “why should we pass him “Oh, LE thouzht you would, as only one ofus could See tue shouting,” said the old man dejectedly, as the voy begad Lo count Out bis ball are. ON THE CARS. ‘The trains were all crowded, The new road to Babyion, by way of Creedmoor, was taxed to its utmost capacity, and, as tue sequel proved, the road apd (t8 management were utteriy (padequate to the uuderta.ing. Tne trains were too heavy for the engines in every instance and the proper prep rations for passing | trains bad vot been made, su toat the day was Olly {inaugurated by a saaupe of the most bungling railroad mismanag: {, which betore the end of the day Was suppiemented by the most cousum- Mate display of incompeteucy imaginable. Ihe trip to creeamuor, over Some sixteen iulles Of track, occupied avout oue hour. ‘dhe train whiet welt Hanter’s Point at halt-past nine did not reach Creeumoor until twenty min- utes pasiten. veluvs at Woodside, delays at Fiushing, de.ays everywhere. stu, the time oa | pourd passed pleasantly enuugh, The usuai num ber o; smati } cols were quietly made up among iriends, ‘Tne betting Was abouteven, It was asserted, even by the Ameticans, that the Irish Men bad not been doing their vest on previous oc- casions und that, while they were uot disposed to | “jockey” even im their practice, — they had been testing the good pomts of the ; Amefican team. of course there was @ great deal taik avout the American eagie and the Green Isle, but there Was less of that unpleasant pride 0: country di played than 18 seen ov the occasion Of most Lnteruational contests of Woutever kind, The train delivered its passengers ealely at Creed. r, after a siow and cautious ride, CREEDMOOR RANGE. The shooting range 18 @ beautiiul plece Of grass plot about oue-hall mule long vy One-eightu in width, [tis near the new railroad running to Garden City und Babylon, Kuown as Ste wan: j Toad, and 18 about sixteen miles trom Huater’ Point The targets are placed at the extreme borthern ends of the grounds, ana are O/ iron, six Jeet high by twelve in wath, ‘ihe bull's eye 18 paloted biack and is chree leet square. The centre is white, separated from the outer edge by black lines, The distances Of sL0, 900 and 1,000 yards are arranged by moving the points wom which the rifemen soot, The grounds are surrounded by » sharp pal- ing fence, and contains several shade trees, ‘tbe arrangemeuts or the stivoting were most complete. A comortable pavilion was erecied on the easterp side, and in this the dinner, to be hereafter described, was served, Numerous ex- temporized restaurants, both within and without the grouuds, Jurpisied luncheon tor bundreds of peop.e who had not brought any dinner baskets with them. ’ SCENES ON THE GROUND. There were at least 6,000 people on the ground at one o’clock, when the interest in the snooting was at its height. The general interest naturally centred in the Irish team because they were the guests of the occasion, #ud some Americans will go amile any time to get a gumpse of @ foreigner. 1o Young America especially 18 he a curiosity. So yesterday the friends of the two contesting par- tues naturally gravitated toward the side of tne field on which their favorite team was shooting. Even the small venders of un- Wholesome food announced their goods in one place with ‘Here’s yer 'Merican Sandwitches,” aud in another locality, not Jar distant, with “Here's yer Dubitn’ pies.” In more ways thar one the scenes presented a true pic- ture of “Vanity Fair.” Within the ring formed by the ro,e, however, Were to be seen twelve cool, deliberate men, woo, with a regularity which was system personified, were loadiug and discharging their Rigbys, Sharps and Reminzgtous, appar- ently indifferent to everything else save results, | There were evidently desperatly in earnest, and whether it was the strangely effective shooting of Fulton or the careiul of-vand marksmanship of | Dr. Hamilton, the impression ieft on tue mind of every looker on Was ual every wan was doing his very best. The shooting at the 800-yard target was began abouteleven o'clock. The Awericans seemed to be at their best work on this target, and when at the close of the score it was fully realized that Ham- ilton, of the Irishmen, and Fuiton, of the Americans bad scored 58 each out of @ possible 60, and that Milner had done almost as well, the vast crowd | looked at the men with amazement and mar velied among themselves. Ihe aborigines on the outside of the lence looked at each, other in suence when the news reacued them. and, without breaking the silence, Went to their homes, ‘They had come there under tue belie: that tuey could | shuot better than “any Of your ‘ancy 1ifemen,” THE IKISHMEN AHEAD. Another grand scene occuried when in the gseo- { ond o1 90-yard range, in the tenth ining, vhe | Irish team took tie lead. ‘ihey finisned, at’ that | range, two ahead of their rivals, and their stuck | wentup, The odds were still treely ofterea, with jew tankers, on the Americans, THE GRAND SCENE, | however, and one to emembered for a lifetime, | was the’ ‘last shot” of Bodive, of the American | team, ‘The others had ali suot, Dakin had, it was | claimed, wasted precious upportuniues vy shoot ing in a Standing position, and at tue iast snot of Fulton the score was round to be a tie, with one shot leit ior Bovine, tue American. The map was equal to the emergency. Careiuily he examined we | runing of Wis guD and lossed it in a iriendly way into his leit hand. Tne crowd, which had greatly encroacned upon its prescribed limits | stood almost Apeilbound, and each person whis- perea “Hush |" to vis oeighbor. Bodine got down Just as carefully as usvai, The gun was brought to bis shouider, the sigit to his eye, anu alter @ Moment O1 BUSpense and stillness the gun was | discharged. The rifleman rose quietly and ap parently unconcerned, and belore be conld turo , his jace to the feld ne was seized by is riends and Uterally carried irom tne eld |he had bi the centre and scored three. | Three times turee cheers were ten given tor | the Irish yeam by the American Amateur Rife Ciub abd the great match at Creedmuor was a , thing ol the past. NOTABLES. | Among the promiuent people present were Major General Sualer, Major Geueral Woud ward of | the Secono Davision, Captain Gore Jones, Re W., General Duryea, Assistant Aagjutant General Stonehouse abd General ,vbot, The Lord Mayor of | Dublin, the Lads Mayoress, tis nter, the | tnree Misses Keily, Miss durding, Mrs, Waterhouse and Miss Manning. allo; the Lora Mayor's party, were on the ground late in the alteruoou. INTERNATIONAL COMPLIMENTS, —-______ Atthe termination o/ the shooting at the 800 yards range the contestants, with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and party, nciuding Alderman Manning, Miss Manning and severa; ladies, ade Jourued jor luncheon, Which was given ima spa- clous marquee oo (he grounds. Prior to the re. suming of rhe matca Major 8. Leech, Captain of the Irisn team, arose ana said that he nad resolved to afford himsel! the o,portunity of discharging @ litle duty, @ud it would have been particularly gratifying to him if the oceastor nad | been more public: When the Irish team came to ; this great country they naturally expected that | they would be received with a great deal of cour tesy and kind attention, bat ne would say thas i they had bad the one.twentieth part of the hos- pitulity extended Lo them, it would have been tar In excess of What tucy anticipated. On vehalf of the Irish riflemen he would say that they were deeply sensinie and greatly impres-ed With the kindaess and consideration shown their happy visit so America, (Applause,) The result of the match—white both sides were of course anxious to Win—he held to ve of complete Insig- | nificance, a8 Weighed with the circumstances of their visit In maktug acquaintances and meeting their countrymen on this side of the Atlantic. {Appiause.) When he waa in Ireland he | thongat ne should like to communicate with But o were | employer, does uot appreciate tae act that lis | those more {mmediately connected with fine clerks enjoy the theatre the race track or the rine | shooting in this country, while the match | mea | Was being originated. tis drat intention was to call to the suoect rhe atveation of the Cale Magistrate of tae country, it was about that tine Drought «bout through the imsrrumentality of & gentieman o: New York city, He was, the direct cause of such a happy event, aud in consequence of the services rendered by him to the people of Ireland, as well as of England and Scotland, under the excit- ing circuustances which all would remember, be thougnt he cou'd not do @ more trieudiy act than issue the challenge through him. (Applause. ) He was sory he had not made his personal ac- quaintance. He had tried to see him, but had learned he was out 0) town, When he was in Ire- land he bad had Irieadly 1atercourse in the way of correspondence with the captain of the American team, and he was not surprised to find the gentieman such as he had con- ceived him to be. He would hike, under the circumstances, to leave his friends tn America be shot for ou any terms that might ve deemed advisable, (Here Major Leech uncovered @ beau- tilui silver pitcher, exquisitely Worked and sur- mounted by @ litte silver tower, representative of the fawous old towers of Ireland). He went on to Say that it was made o. Irish sliver and worked tn Ireland, It was as Irish as the rifles they shot with of the marksmen, It was indeed rac; of the soil. He begged the Amateur Rifle Clu would take it, with his good will, and he would take the ifperty of reading the inscription Pres Sented for competition to th» riflemen of America by Arthur B.aunerhassett Leech, Captain of the International 1eam of Riflemea, on the occasion of thelr \ it to New York,’ 1874!" (Cheers.) The face on it remained for themselves fo fil up, and he could only hope that the best man would win it. (applause.) He hoped that in times to come they would have the opportunity of meeting frequently under the same happy circumstances as now marked the visit of the Lrish riflemen. (Applause.) In responding Colone! Winzate sald it gave him | reat pleasure on behal! of the Amateur Rifle Club to accept the very handsome present which had been 80 “gracious y tendered, He Was not wholly ubprepared for some- thing of the kind, but he nevertheless Jound himsel: at a ioss to give expression to lis thanks in view of tie beautiful souveuir woich had just been tendered. When the match was first arranged the American team had never caiculated on anything more than a creditable dispiay on their own part und such as would en- courage future contest, but tuey were determined, even t they did not suc. ceed, that Americans would not be sur- passed in courtesy, hospitatity and kindness, (A piause.) He regretted to Bay that he now Jound himself making @ speech, Jor he had two speeches ready—one to deliver in case the Ameri- can riflemen won, aad the othe in case they lost— | (uugnter)—and he was airatd if be proceeded | Much iurther he would spoil both of them. What- ever might ve the result of the contest, he was cer- tain it would establish moe inendly relationship among the two teams. He conciuded by assuring the purty that when they left America their mem- ories would be kept iresh and green in tue hearts 1 their comperitors, und woud be a white stune in toeir history. (Applause) Major Leech then tormually decorated Colonel Wingute, as Captain of the Amateur Rifle Club, witn the badge of the Irish Rifle Associaton, which vrougnt the proceedings to a close, ON THE WAY HOME, ae Disgraceful Railroad Mismanagement— The Sufferings of the Passengers from Creedmoor to New York. It was about twenty minutes after five o'clock when the jast shot was fired, and, as the time tables bad it that & train wouid leave for the city at had-past five and another—the last— at a quarter to seven, @ grand rush was made for the depot. The crowds poured out of the gates in streams, pulling and tuzging at one another good-naturediy in their haste, each being anxious to secure a good seat, and every one half feariul that the first train would leave before they could reach the station, for the locomotive whistle was already giv. ing apparent warning by its occasional sbrill bias's that time was up. Ip a very few minutes every seut in the fifteen cara that stood on the down track was occupied, and it being ascertained that seven other cars that stood on the up track were also to be tacked on to the others belore the locomotive started, they tuo were seized upon, ‘They were not by any means suilicient to ACCOMMODATE THE CROWDS that were yet on their way down trom the gate- way, and so hundreds of them who did not want to wait till the jorty minutes past six train came along, determined to make the best of a bad bargain aud got on the platiorms Tue time fixed for the departure of the train arrived, and Instead of the train being started, the locomotive was detached from it, went down the track and disappeared tn the distance. Meanwhile the crowds kept pouring into the cars until in every one of them were probably a8 many standing as there were sitting. ‘Ybe platforms, too, every moment gained new accessions to the hundreis already packed upon them, and as time wore on and six o'clock arrived and there was no sign of the train’s departure, the baggage cars were eagerly seized upon by those who bad belore made up their minds to Wart jor the ext train, and in a@ short lume not an inch of available space was leit unvecupied, Tne heat on all the cars, owing to the frightful overcrowding, was intense, and as there were several ladies among the il-iated passengers the condition of affairs can be more easily Imagined than described, Thus packed (o suffocation, the crowds tu the passen- ger cars and on the platforms and in the baggage curs Waited for the start homeward; many, half given out, would bring a namber of empty cars to accommodate those who were obliged to stand on the piatiorms of the already filled cars, Ali tis Gime the two cars In which were the Lord Mayor and bis lacy and gentiemen friends and the car two teams remained at the head of the | train, the distinguished party being obliged, even If tuey had seats, to wait like everybody else for the coming of & lucomotive, and exposed, tuo, to invasion from the crowds from the ovher cars, It was in vain that the poor people on the plat forms and those who, tired and bungry, were teudaled ike 50 many cattie on the fuurs of ihe baxguge cars, Degsed the rauroad eflicials to burry up aod GET THE TRAIN OFF. The fellows Ouily abswered with sneers and re- Plied, “We know our business.” The s.tuation Was beyond description borrivie, Tie women ; Were {aint irom wuuger and tuirst; the care were | 80 Jull aud the neat .:o1u the presence of so many | Persons being together in a sinall space sv intense tual it became almost iinpossi%e for a person to breatue, avd yet uo One in tne care was abie to get out, the aisles were su Closely packed: waile jose ON the platiorm and steps were feariul if ' Suey got of tor a moment they would be unabie to get buck again, lt was now alrer teven o'clock apd yet cucre ‘the cars remained at the Creedmoor station, wit no more indication apparent ofa stirt tuan ever, The long expected ie (rWiD at last came up and stopped at the station. It haa but jew cars, and these were filled with passengers Where were the promised empty cars’ liuudreds leit tne platiorms of the ower ‘vain op tie arrival of the new cne, thinking they could better tnem- | selves, only to fiid out that they bad | to stand on the platturms ag belore. Meanwhuie those who hav patently waited on the roausid anu at the station for the arrival of this train, 60 as fy aVold We di-comuorte of tue other train, Hnding at last that tue railroad odiciais intended | to put the (wo trains toxether, bad to eltuer take | whatever piace icy coud get on the cars Or stay at Creedmour ail night. Tuas oniy auded to THE ULNBRAL MISERY, as the only places avaitawie Oo auy of the cars were OD tut S(eps. SUil tuose in the baggaye cure anu ep the piatiorm tried tu make rouui ior these aujortuuates, 40d haued them up veside them wuere tbe kuew they bad (o run the risk, ouce the trai got under way, of getting pitched head- lung {nte the roadside at the urst curve, ibe twenty miuutes to seven tram Analy moved up the tack an¢ switcning of vacked down and wus made the nead pari of tue Other train, It Was now bight earn st, the moon had air ady | risen above the Creedmoor tents, and trom tue sudden change Ol the lieut of the day, ihe suffering | crowas hau (oO Wouergo the discom.ort Of not only an atmosphere toat cided one to tne vone, bub tHe IMiasmas and horrid odors trou’ the swamps rose in the night air to a degree that was positively sickening. Yet the sight of tte locomotive of the oller tran being attached to the train made the crowd jor 4 moment ‘orget their tls, It looked as it, | aiter ali, they were to be hurried homeward, fhe | train did Anally start. i was dragged aloug about | ball (ts length ang tien tt came tow etandstill, Lt was ascertained tat the train Wes (oo heavy for locomotive | What should be done? Ui course the caudroad officials knew what crowds ‘hey had | brought out th Wwe morning on three dillerent truims, and Knew right well that they shouid nave | ad, 1 DOC eXtra trains, at least the two regaiar | 1S, nade Op propery te accommodate toem. | Due iat dud vot suit tue purpose, ney saw ft wo DISREGARD THY COMPORT OF THE PASSENGERS, Anu Make One woomolive du the work of turees vue Tun ‘accommodate’ what three trains nad beon suuole so do aurtug the dav. Buy sue tact secertained (hat the singe ;comotive could aot | ars, che twenty ou cars, With as many persons oh tue platiorms would have in fact, | @ littie souvenir of the visit of the irish teum, to | aud as the hearts that beat ta the bosoms | aead from banger, patiently waiting un- tl the twenty minutes to seven train would come along, which, it had been | in which were the members of the | | be resurveyed and laid out on an ontirely differ. | LARGE IMPORTATION OF VALUABLE DoG3, one train of ordinary length to / | Overflowing, whas was fo be done? The rail oad oMelals, Of course, could have seat two Or tliree aduit:onal locomotives if tuey cared to Serve \neir passengers, But they did bot. Most Ol these passengers had bought return tickets at | New York, The ratlroaa oincials bad their money, | aud when or how the pussengers got back to the city was apparently, thereiore, no | | business of theirs, Tae train remained on the wack about # half hour, until | the engineer and conductor could make | Up their minds what to do, and ali the time the | | poor passengers were suffering as before—-there in the stifling baggage cars, without windows or other means of ventilation especially, Finally the train was backed and Jour cars were cut irom It, and then @ start was made, Alter going about a third of mile an up grade was met with, and again it had to come to ; @standstil, What was tobe done again? The i} pemonann had now lost all patience, and threats evan to take the place of beseechings, and the Bitaation looked forbidding. But to make a row would not get the truinio New York, and doubt. less that wag what prevented the angry multitude | rom PITCHING THE TRAIN EMPLOYES INTO THE SWAMP; and, considering all that they bad bad to suffer, tt is @ wonder they were able to control themselves as theyd.d. At any rate, another backiown to the depot occurred. And what tor? ‘Just to take @ good start to get over chat grade,” said the en- giheer. But what of the four cars, packed to sul- Jocation, left at the station at the last backdo wn? “They'll have to watt ior another train to come along,” was the reply. And cer‘ainly they had to wait, jor the “goud start” for the uperade wus | Maue and got over, and although another stop of several minutes was afterwarcs made on the road- side, no sign could be seen of the train that was to take up the abandoned passengers at the depot, It 18 needless to describe the journey to the city after the train did get on a down grade and well started, It was simply horrible, and what with the suffocation within and the dangers of the platiorm wituout, where men had to cung on to one another for dear le for fear of being pitched off and dashed between tne platiorms and under the wheels, words would fail to picture the scene, And on the arrivai at Huuter’s Point what was bad was made worse. There w.8 but a nar- row gate open to the ferry, and but one man to | take tue change, and to pass through this gate THE CROWD HAD TO FIGHT ITS WAY in order to reach the boat. The crush was terri- bie, and men, women and children who were bear une gute were, despite themselves, pushed anead against the railings by tue crowd venind them ana driven by main iorce turough the gateway to the imimineut risk of Iie aad Iimb, and this be- cause the ferry company had not taken the proper precaution to huvé avditional entrances provided for the immense throug they knew were to come. The crowd, alter its horrible railroad experiences Was in no mood to be tr fed with, ‘Their patience had peen thoroaghy ex- hausted; they bad suffered terribly in the cars and were ball lamished, aud had they not been natu. rally good-natured it 18 more than likely that tae gales at the ferry Would have vbecn Made much larger in a very sbort time; for, to add to their other sufferings several of the policemen endeav- ored to use their clubs upou tuuse Wio were piahed against the gate. Que geutleman—Mr, eujamin >, brown, of No, 43 Jane street—was oue of tie unforiunates, and Officer No, 12 cat him badly over the head with his club, It took nearly an hour and a hall jor the crowd to get through the gate, and a more dilap- lated, sullen cicowd never entered New York. They had lett the Creedmoor grounds, as they had gone to them, in good spirits, ‘Tuey nud paid their money to be we.l treated by the railroad company, but, thanks to the utter inemciency and disgraceml manageient of Mr. Burton, tue Superintendent, or whoever represented him yesterday, a day of picasure was made to end im bitterness and disappointment. Tne way the people were treated by the railroad employés was an oOutra-e, pure snd sinple, There was no excuse jor the mismanagement and the directors should take sieps to bring those guilty of it to juulsnment mf they do not want the road to go to the dogs, As it is, yesterday’s experience on the road will deter thousands from going to Creedmoor during the present week who otherwise would have gone to witness the various Matches. One outrage like tue one perpetrated upon tue passengers by the company yesteruay would be enough to damage for years anv railroad in the country, much less the roud tuat extendas from Hunter's Point to Creedmoor. SERENADE TO THE LORD MAYOR The Right Honorable Maurice Brooks, Lord Mayor of Dubin, Lady Brooks, Alderman Manning and friends, visited Wallack’s Theatre last night at the Invitation of Mr. Lester Wallack, where they witnexseu the performance of Mr. Toole, The front of the theatre as well as the inside was tasteflly decorated with bunting, the American British aad Irish dags Leing intertwined. On re- turning to the Windsor Hotei the Lord Mayor's party was surprised to ud an tmmense crowd gathered opposite it. Tne blaze of four lime lights illuminated the street with an almost ghostly glare. In the centre cf the illuminated space was gathered Mr. P. S, Gumore’s Twenty-second Regi- ment Band, the adornments of whose unique uni- form biended with and increased the effect of the other elowents of che general scene. Mr. Gilmore waved his baton with bis asual grace and skill over sixty of his performers, among them Mr. Arouckle, The first piece performed was irom “Le Prophei®.”’ This was tfol- lowed by @ symphony entitied *Lorely.” ‘ihe Kaiser's Overture” came next, and the sere- nude was fivisued with a medley of American, Irish, English, Frenco, German aud Kussian national airs, the closing piece betng “The Marp that Unce Toro’ Lara's Hail.” Alter the periormance of the second piece tne Honorabie Lord Mayor appeared on the balcony of the hotel, vowing gracetully to the audience and the band, as au acknowledgment of the honor puid bim, bat he made no speech, On the conclusiun of the serenage Mr, Gilmore was called into the hotel and presented to the Lord Mayor, who expressed his thanks tn the warmest manner. Mr. Gilmore tutended to have serenaded the Lord Mayor next Tuesday eveulng, and for this purpose he proposed to have programmes on sutin printed; but, learntag tuat the Visitors were to leave on that day, he cun- cluded to pay the intended compliment iast even- fog. As this Was @ tree-will offering of Mr. Gil- more and bis band the com, liment was as grace- jul as it Was uppreciated, aud the serenade, taken | asa Whole, Was an unmense success. MOVEMENTS OF OUR IRISH GUESTS, The Lord Mayor of Dubiin and friends, in com. pany with Mayor Havemeyer, President Neilson, Inspector Kelly and the members Oo! the Board of Education, intend to visit the Normal Ouliege and some of the public schools on Monday morning. Arrangements have been made by which tne dis- tinguisued party will leave the Windsor Hotel at | ten ofciock and proceed to wwe College builaing. Alter inspec lug that institution they will visit une OF more oF the schools, In the alternoon it 1s intended that Mis Lordsnip | and tus assuciates shall be taken i: charve by the | Commissioners of Emigration and carried to | Castle Garden and Ward’s Isiand, to visit the public imstitutions connected witu said commis- | slou. On Monday evening the Lord Mayor and his associates, including the rifle team, wiil be enter- | tained in Brooklyn at the Academy of Music, Mr, | Delmonico wiil provide the feast, and the parquet | of the Academy will be Moorcd aua carpeted ior | use as the banquet hail, WESTON’S WALK. Weston, whom it will be remembered lately | Jailed to walk 600 miles within six consecutive | days at the Hippodrome, is to have another chauce to periorm the arduous feat, This nas veen ace corded him at the solicttation of # number of prominent citizens, including Raias FP, Andrews, District Attorney Pheips, W. H. Marston, Colonel | Ethan Alien, J, R Taylor, John Bryan and about filty others. Hets to couménce this nis third and last attempt at tne Hippodrome on Monday, October 5, @t 12:05 A. M. The track is to ent plan, by which the hills and curves at each end Will be done away with, thus preventing the strain on one leg which {018 thought militated somewhat against him on tis late trial The | Judges, a8 belore, will be selected irom among the | representatives of the pres: | YAOHTING NOTES, The following passed Whitestone yesterday Yacut Haze (no club), Mr. H. A, Moct, from New Loudon tor New York. Steam yacnt Day Dream, N.Y.Y.C., Mr, W. HL. Ag. ptowals, trom Sew Londou for New York. Mr, G. de L, Macdona, of London, sent by the \ Guion steamer, whicd ieft Liverpool on the oth inst., a consigament of some of the best dogs from his world-renowned keunel, comprising two grand | Ss Bernard whelps of the same strain as be pre- sented to the Prince of Waies; also six setter whelps, by his champion dog Ranger; three brood bitches of the same field winning strain, one Irish } setter of the same breed as his Plunket, that he sold for £150, and four extremely handsome | siberian wolf houn! pups, ont of Sandringham, that was presented to Mr. Macdona by the Prince of Waies, the parents of Saudringham veing given tu the Prince by the Emperor vf Russia. Macdona aio dent our very hunusome pomncer paps of she \ purest oloud, with Miranda, the most periect brood pointer bitch In Kngiand, and how im pup { | t one 1 the best pointers of Macdona'’s oreed, the | whote ws samoractng twen y of the pest vred dogs | ot Barope. They were consigned to De, Kuwe, of Brooklya AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. The Fall Races at Jerome Park. On Saturaay next the fall meeting of the Amer can Jockey Club will commence at Jerome Park and be continued on Wednesday, October 7; Sature day, October 10; Wednesday, October 14, and Sat urday, October 17. The meeting, irom present Indications, will be the most brilliant one that ever took place in America. Five races will be run the first day, six on the second, five on the third, six on the fourth and six on the fifth day, making a total of twenty-six racing events during the five days of the meeting. The first race on the opening day will be a dash of three-quarters of # mile, with allowances for beaten maidens. This will act as an appetizer for the feast to follow, whica is the Jerome stakes for three-year-olds, of $100 each, half forteit, with $1,500 added by the club and $500 in plate by Mr. Leonard Jerome; the second horse to receive $300 out of the stakes; the distance two miles, This event closed with fifty-two nominations, a dozen or more of which will be sure to start. The latest odds in the betting books denote very plainly which will be the most likely starters, and the value at which they are neld by their owners and the fol- lowers of fortunes that lay in the heels of tne high mettled racer, Colonel McDantei's chestnut flily Maage is the favorite, 3 to 1 only being offered against her winning. Reform, Acrobat and Steel Eyes are considered the next best, and 4 to 1 is offered against each of this trio, Then come Saxon at 5 to 1, Brigand at 6 to 1, and Aaron Pen- nington, Grinstead and the Sue Washington colt atstol each, The winner may be looked for among tne above lot; but still there a few others that the odds of 1010 1 are taken on that may be in the way o/ the great favorites a& the finish, These are Bannerette, Ratber- furd, the Seizure colt and Botany Bay; and ‘Trumpington at 12 to 1, Judging from pub. lic performances, the winner o: tbe race should be one of the six first named; but three-year-olds change greatly duriug a summer, and those that are Very tnditferent performers in the spring fre- quently turn out “cunkers” inthe autumn, Re- form is a good colt and carries weight admirably, and 80 does Acrobat, and both of them can go two mijes, Brigand and Saxon have each made capl- tal races, whie Madge has shown as mach speod as any three-year-old of the year. Mr. Belmonv’s Steel Eyes has also run well, and many wul fancy him and put lote of | money on him beiore the flag falis, His race for tae Travers Stakes at Saratoga has not been forgotton, Wuen be had bis head in front of Brigand, Attila, Acrobat and Stampede at the winning post, and when the judges, as Sarah Gamp wou.d have it, “got con‘uged” and only saw Steel Eyes as third. This colt has a fine turn of speed, and, should Mr. Prior have him in first rate condition on next Saturday, as no doubt he will, there wiil be few, if any, in /ront of him at the out. come, Aaron Pennington is @ very fast colt; but 110 lbs, seemed to be @ trite more than he could well handle in the spring; yet he may be better able to do it now, and if so he wiil be troublesome to some o} the high-priced brigade, ‘Yhe Nursery Stakes, for two-year-olds, of $100 each, half forieit, with $1,0u0 added, the second Lorse to receive $200 vut of the stakes, with forty~ three nominations, one mile, is the third race of the day, auu will be one of great interest. ‘There are soe capital racers among the entries, severat of which ran dariog the spring and summer, ‘nese were Chesupeake, Olitipa, Rhadamanthus, Babylon, Matador, Caroline, Meko, Scramble, Liz- ne RK. King Bolt, James A., Risk and otners. A dozen er more will start for this race, and it will be @ good one beyond a peradventure. Olitipa made the fastest time at a halt mile, while King Bolt, Roaéamanthus, James A. and Chesapeake showed themselves young race horses Over a mile . Lizzie R, and Caroline will be very Sieryaton eriouud dangerous belore the wire is reached at tue end v: the mule. The jourth 1ace is the Manhattan Handicap, » swerpstakes ol 350 each, half forveit, wita $500 addea, the second hurse Lo receive $200 out of the stakes; one vile wud a quarter. = This event had twenty acceptances. ‘The we.gats are as lolows :— aM 116 H. Sanford’s br. h, Mate rE ‘and W. kt. Pavis’ 4 A. Belwont’s g. n. Gray Plane’ 2 Owuer’s b. c. Survival 109 'S. sagets ch. 1. Katte Pease. 108 Owner'scn. ce, Fellowcrait.... 108 Jo Douanue’s g. m. Lizzie Lucas 104 yowie's b, C. Catesdy . nk Lawrence and G, Lorillard’s cl. ¢, Resol 'T. G. Moore's g. bh. Loudon, FP, Loril ard’s b, ¢. stanford F. Mor. ts’ ch, c. by Leauungton W. Kane's b. c. Zebedee... W. Cotirill’s Db. f. Sally Watson, P, Loriliard’s b,c, Attila, (. Furyeur’s b, Cc. Grinstead... J. Donubue’s ca. ¢. Luvun..... ‘7. Pur.ear'’s c , c. Rutuerjurd, P. Loriliard’s ch. ¢, Persuader, D, McDuaniel's br. |. Josie B. ‘The Hit and ciosing Face of the day will be a selling race, 4 das ol 4 mile and a balf, the who making a day's sport that ali the horse-admiring peuple 0: the couutry should be tuere to see. ‘The racing on the second day will ago ve fine, the wreatest features being the Hunter Stak for three-year-old lilues, the distance one mue ant three-quarters, aud cue Maturity stakes, a dash of three miles, and & three-mile steeplechase. Uu the third day the rst event 18 a seiling race, the uistance a mie anda hal Then tollows Grand National Hanuicap Sweepstakes, two milea and # bal.; aiterward tue Annual Sweepstakes, for tuvee-year-vlds, two mues and an eighth, wuien has seven entries, comprising Vandaltte, Steet Eyes, Grinstead, kutueriurd, Bannerette, Panet and keorm. he tourco race is the Champagn ptukes, jor two-year-olds, three-quarters ot mile, There are twenty-two entries jor the Stakes, amoug Wich ure the best performers of theyear. ‘The fifth race will be mule neats, ‘The Grand Natioual Haudicap Sweepstakes hag nineteen acceptances, as 10110 Ws :— Be ad 108 M. H. Santord’s br. bh. Mats. Owner’s ci. & Fellowerut. Lawrence aod &, Lori ard’s b. b. sbytoci 108 ALS. Sage’s cl. f Kutle Peas: 105 D. McDaniei's cn. nh. ADU-ele! 105 106 105 104 10a Owner's b, ¢. Survivor A. B. Lewis & Co.'s b. In. Be: A. M. Benton's ch. & Juck Frost... Jo Donaute’s g. m. Lizzie Lucas , ‘Ty. 5. Moore’s g. U. Loudon, eee 1040 Lawrence and G, Lorulara’s ch. c. Resolu: 100 W. Kane's b,c. Zebedee v8 P. Lorulara’s b. ¢, Stan.or 94 P, Loriliard’s 0, c, Attila 91 H. Gattney's v. ¢, Culpepper. aah ie. Oe The sourtu day’s 8vurt compries a dash of a ile for wll ayes; & dush of a mile and @ quarter jor three-year-olds, with allowances lor beaten horses: @ dash of three-quarters of 4 mile lor two-year-olus, With allo#auces for beats and pen- allies for Wins; a similar race for all ages, one mile and three-quarte 5; then the Members’ Qup, one mue aod an eignth, members of the clud to ride, the lowest weigut 140 ibs, the day's rucmg Closiug With & steeplechase. ‘The itn day Will have six races, comprising & free haudicup sweepstakes, One mile and flve- eigaths, 4 dasb Oo three-quarters o1 a ule between muldeb two-year-olds, aA dash of a mile apd an eighth Jor three-year-olds, filtes to carry 106 lbs. then a free hanuicap sweepstakes for all ages, mille aud ad eigbth; next a dash of two miles ana ® hall, viree-year old’ to carry 90 1bs.; the meee Ing to close With a handicap hurdle race, one mule aud three-quarters over seven hardies. TROITING AT ALBANY, IsLaxD Park Covnse, Sept. 2, 1874—Purse $1,900; 1,000 to first horse, $600 to second; best n five, in harness. Camors. First heat. Second ti Yuurd heat. fi PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Yesterday there were two trots on the Prospect Park FairGrounds Sudjoined te a summary of the st SUMMARY. stakes, $300; wile beaia, dest three tn five, invimrness; catch weights, , B, g Balestick. HK. i. Nellie. - G. g- Jobb Henry..-.. First heat... Second heat. ‘Ynird heat, . 48 SECOND Racr.—Match $200, mile heats, best three in five, in harness. J. Le Dory's 8. mm. LUCK. «++ »-Lit G. Wright's g. i. kmma...... 222 TIME, Quarter, 3 144 First heat. decond beat hird Weab.... 2. oe 43 ite ‘MKD KACK—Macch $100; mile heats, best in five, 16 berness; “aLen WeIKhts Paul's b. ge. Barney's v. ee. ‘Lime, 3 re