The New York Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1875, Page 3

@ildersleeve Takes Second Place in —————————_——— ae WIMBLEDON. Lords and Commons Trying Their Skill with the Rifle, SPLENDID VICTORY OF THE as A Brilliant Gathering to Witness the Match. PRINCESS LOUISE A SPECTATOR. Lorne’s Bull’s Eyes. Her Interest in the Marquis i - Herald Special Target Re- port. by Cable. FULTON WINS THE ST. LEGER A Lord Astonished by a Yankee Notion. AMERICAN RIFLEMEN STILL VICTORIOUS, the Albert Match. Coleman Ahead in the Rifle As- sociation Match, Wisiepon, July 19, 1875, The weather this morning was not very ré+ ‘assuring. Heavy clouds obscured the sky and at intervals showers of rain fell. About noon, however, the aspect of the day changed pnd the ground gradually dried before the hour appointed for the match between the Lords and Commons. Fashionable London had turned out to witness the contest, not- withstanding the threatening nature of the weather. Spacious marquees had been erected for the accommodation of the brilliant and distinguished company, for whose use tomfortable chairs had been provided so as to enable them to witness the progress of the contest without inconvenience or fatigue. The dresses were rather fashionable than Brilliant; a circumstance wholly due to the unsettled stute of the elements. In the mar- quee on the right the Princess Louise sat with Lady Wharncliffe, the Marquis of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, the Dake of Westminster and his dauzhter and other distinguished people. In the marquee on the left were as- sermbled ladics, members of the House of Commons, church dignitaries and persons (prominentin science, art and politics. THE CHAMPIONS APPEAR. At half-past two P. M. the representatives ‘of the Lords and Commons appeared upon the ground and began firing experimental shots to obtain the correct elevation. Some ozen shots were fired with this object. PRINCESS LOUISE'S HUSBAND. ‘The Marquis of Lorne naturally attracted a wood deal of attention. He was clad in a plein brown cloth hat, a blue serge coat and striped dark pants. In his manners he is @asy and uuassuming and appears mach more fobust tban would be judged from his pic- tores, He isa good type of the Scotch no- bility. t EARL FERRERS Btrongly resembles Mullett, the ex-Architect of the Treasury. He wore a white Stanley hat and check suit, THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH, stout of figure, aristocratic in type, with Certain hearty, off-hand manner, seemed } eager for the contest, and was the first to test | his rifle, He was dressed in a check suit and | cloth bat. EARL WALDEGRAVE Wore a gray hussar coat and gray leggings. EARL DUNRAYEN was dressed in a light felt hat and o suit of the same color. He is rather low-sized. When he arrived on the ground he modestly asked the correspondent where the match was bo take place, COLONEL LLOYD LINDSAY | esembles Senator Conkling and possesses the | Hyperion hair of that distinguished statesman without that particular curl on the forehead, | He was dressed in a blue serge enit and wore | top boots. When shooting he pilis off his hat, LORD WHARNCLIFFS is courtly, self-possessed and obliging. He wore a brown suit, and in his manners he is quiet and unassuming—an excellent type of a country gentleman. } Mr, A. P. Vivian strongly resembles Con- Rreasman Roosevelt. Major Peploe wore a ‘brown shooting jacket. ‘ THE MAHARAJAH’S GIFT, | ‘The prize isa cup, valaed at four hundred pounds sterling, presented by the Maharajah of Visiangram. -It will be held by the Bycaker of the House of Commons until the Lords win, when it will pass into the pustody of the Lord Chancellor, THE FIRST SHOT, As the Marquis of Lorne moved to the firing point the Princess became immediately inter- ested and watched the targot attentively throug) her glass. The Marquis took up his position. and fired. Scarcely had the smoke issued from bis rifle when the white marking . NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1875.—TRIPLE SHERT. THE LORDS AND COMMONS RIFLE MATCH. Target Diagrams, by Cable, of the Match at Wimbledon Yesterday, showing the Numerical Order Distance, Five Hundred Yards. a SCORE OF THE COMMONS, HON, RM. PLUNEET'S TARGET. SIE SEE aR 4—4—5—5—5—A-B BF gg 4 07. d. &. vivian’s TaRoRr, sa fo ey ay a -5—5—4—4—_4— 4 64, MAJOR PEPLOX'S TARGET, and Exact Location of each Shot on the Target, with the Scoring Appended. SCORE OF THE LORDS. pele ie slats is EARL FERRERS’ TARGET. 5-354-443-9444 4-5-5562. DUKE OF MARLEOROUGH'S TARGET, 4—0—4-2-0--4--0- 4-4-4. 5 054545, BFARL WALDEGGAVE'’S TARGET. 6606 ee bbs ge MARQUIS OF LORNE'S TARGET. 6—3—5--5—4—4—3 4-514-344-4611. COLONEL LLOYD LINDSAY'S TARGET. disk hid the bull’s eye from view. He was rewarded for his success by the sweetest of smiles from the Princesa. In firing the Mar- quis of Lorne holds the butt of his rifle to the left shoulder and fires left handed, During tho match he displayed great coolness and nerve. Earl Dunraven, on the contrary, was excited and unsteady. Victory, for tho eighth time, was declared in favor of the Commoners, who defeated their antagonists by ninety-three points. The House of Com- mons’ team scored 313 points out of a possi- ble 375, while the Lords’ team only made 220. COURTESY TO THE HERALD, Eyery facility was granted fo the repre- sentatives of the Hxrarp to enable them to record faithfully the result of the shooting. They were the only persons not belonging to the charmed circle admitted within the sacred precinets in front of the lords and ladies, HERALD SOLDIERS, Much of the success which attended the efforts of the Huranp’s representatives in col- lecting accurately the result of the shooting was duo to the kindness of Captain Boswell, of the Royal Engineers, who furnished to the THeratp five sergeants to mark the Hunaup blanks, OUR TELEGRAPHIC TARGET REPORTING, A great deal of admiyation was expressed at 4555-5 405 3003-300 42, BARE DUNRAVEN'S TARGET, 4—5—36, 4—0—0—0—3 2-3 —-2—0—. 3-3 -3—3 —5 —35. our system of target reporting by telegraph. One noble Lord was heard to say that it was “a real clever Yankeo notion.” The Heraty’s account of the Dollymount match was the subject of general comment, and it was pronounced one of the most im- portant journalistic feats yet accomplished. It quite astonished the Londoners, who aro not accustomed to any very startling enter- prise on the part of their newspapers. THE COMMONS WIN. At‘the conclusion of. tho match the result was announced by Lord Wharncliffo, who gen- erously called for three cheers for the Oom- mons, tho Marauig pf Lorne, in re turn, calling for hip-hip and. three cheers for the Lords. Great applause fol- lowed the announcement of the result, and amid cheers the Princess arose, all the assist- auts following respectfully, HOW THE MATCH WENT OFF, The match was shot quietly and swittly. There was scarcely time enough to dlean or cool the rifles, Very little conversation was indulged in, . A TAR IN TROUBLE, Tho large crowd gathered outside tho lines were very orderly and perspired in the hot sun in silence, One enthusiastio child of Neptune, who was slightly elevated, insisted on 3 enlivening the proceedings with a comie song. He was, however, imnediately pounced upon by the police, who were uot prepared to suffer any attempt to disturb the quiet of the proceedings. No» an tnen somo eoterpris- ing Briton would make his way in front of the Princess and would have to be politely re« quested to move away, but, except those slight incidents, that produced a temporary excite- ment of a subdued kind, everything” was quiet and orderly, The arrangements over the field were excellent, THANES are due to Lord Wharnchffe, Colonel Peel, Colonel Oxley and Cap‘ain Mildmay for the facilities they gave to the Henap in report- ing the matches. SUMMARY, The annual maich between members of the British Parliament, represented by the Lordg and Commons, was shot under the following conditions: — Range, 500 yards; number of rounds, fifteen per man; weapon, any rifle within the rules of the British National Rifle Association. This means—as at Creedmoor—a gun not exceed- ing ten pounds in weight, without telescopi¢ or magnifying sights, and with a minimum trigger pull of three pounds, Position, any without artificial rest, SCORES OF THE COMMONS. Range, Yards. HON, BR, E, PLUNKETT. Totals, 600-44555455564445 4 4-67 HON. A. P, VIVIAN, 600-4454255545544 4 4-64 MAJOR PEPLOE. 600-5 4450545555435 5-H MARQUIS OF LORNE. 500-5 35544345443444-61 COLONEL LLOYD LINDSAY, 500-5 3432334534445 5-57 Total score..... Ra senttis stleasote cies ee 81D SCORES OF THE LORDS, EARL FERRERS, 500-5 354443344445 5 5-62 DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. ‘ 500-4042040444505 4 5-45 EARL WALDEGRAVE. 500-4555540530033 0 0-42 EARY, DUNRAVEN. 500-0 2200024405444 5-36 LORD WHARNCLIFFE. 500-4000323204333 3 5—35 Pot Reena ioc sale daisies oa sieteaniss OES 220° Points in favor of the Commons,......... The foregoing scores are out of a possible 375 points. AMERICAN SHOOTING. The admirable quality of our marksmen is the theme of general conversation. Their ‘skill is greatly praised. It is generally ad- mitted that in declining new challenges they acted wisely. Having won the match they came to shoot, they do well not to risk the danger of tar- nishing their hard won laurels before return- ing to their own country. TRUE KNIGHTS, Others, however, hold the opinion that whea challenged they are bound, as true knights, “sans peur et sans reproche,” to accept the wager of battle without thought of the cons sequences, GILDERSLEEVE’S CHALLENGE. The question of the admission of the Americans to the competition for the Elcho shield has been finally decided in the nega- tive. Colonel Gildersleeye explains that the team left New York with instructions to shoot a team match only with the Irish. Moreover, the team is just now crippled by the illness of one of its members, who is an excellent shot. Colonel Gildersleeve, how- ever, is anxious to make a match with a team represerting the United Kingdom, to be shot in the United States next year, THE “ALBERT PRIZES” MATCH. The contest for the ‘Albert’ prizes took place to-day, and was finished in the after- noon. The ranges shot over were 200, 600 and 900 yards. . The scores at the first two ranges show that Gildersleeve led the match at this stage on a score of 68 out of a possible 70 points. At the first range Gildersleeve, Fulton and’ Coleman, of the American team, made each the splendid record of 34 out ot a possibla 35 points, while Hamilton, Petty, Wyatt, Greenhill and Rigby (the last two of the Irish eigh’) made a full score of 35 points each. At the second distance only Greenhill and Rigby maintained their grounds with the Americans, on a score of 32 points cach. THE VICTOR. The shooting was finished at the third range (900 yards), and Sir Henry Halford won the first prizo on a score of 98 out of a possible 105 points, Colonel Gilder~ sleeve came in next and took the second prize, | with a score of 92 points, THE RIFLE ASSOCIATION CUP. In the match for the “Any Rifle’ Associas tion Cup (N. R. A.) prize, in which each com- petitor had ten shots at the 600 yards range, Coleman, of the American team, scored 49 out of a possible 50 points, leading a larga number ef competitors. Colonel Gildersleeva achieved a score of 48 points. FULTON WINS THE ST, LEGER STAKES, The ties in the shooting of Saturday be- tween Fulton, of the American team, Rigby, of the Irish eight, and Mitchell, an English- man, were shot off to-day, Sulton won; Mitchell took the second place and Rigby the third, BODINE AND GILDERSLEEVE. PouaHtkEersif, July 19, 1875. A gathering of muitary mea here to-mimens formed an association to ve Known as (he Hudson River Rifle Association, Colouel, Bodiae was elected President, A range.was also selected and arrangeme' are to be made for prize shout A committee Was appoinied to Make array, Theats to give Colones Bodiue and Colone, Giid a grand reception im tus city op tei re~