The New York Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1875, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALY, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET, WIMBLEDON. Contest for the American Challenge Cup. FULTON THE VICTOR Herald Special Target Re- ports by Cable. “OLD RELIABLE” HORS DE COMBAT. Splendid Scores Made by the American Marksmen. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Wrsrepor, July 21, 1875, The contest for the possession of the cup presented to the American riflemen for com- petition among themselves came off to-day. THE CAMP FLOODED. In the morning the weather was most un- Promising, and at one time the camp was well nigh flooded. THE WEATHER, As the day wore on, however, the rain ceased and the sky brightened so as to allow the competitors to proceed. two P. M. before the rain ceased, and it was four o'clock P. M. before the American rifle- men began to shoot. The sky at this time was lowering, but the wind was light and offered no great obstacle to good shooting. Each competitor fired thirty shots at the 1,000 yards range. THE COMPETITORS. Only six of the team took part in the match. They were Major Henry Fulton, A. V. Can- field, Jr.; BR. C. Coleman, L. ©, Brvee, L. M. Ballard and Colonel H. A, Gildersleeve. “OLD RELIABLE’’ ABSENT. General Dakin, Colonel Bodine and G. W. Yale did not enter in the match. Colonel Bo- dine is still suffering from a severe cold. THE SCORING, Although the day was very unfayorabie the competitors shot remarkably well, the agen- racy of their firing exciting general admira- tion. It was half-past THR VICTOR. After a close struggle the cup was won by Major Fulton, who made 133 points out of o possible 150. He was followed by A. V. Can- field, Jx., of the reserve, with a score of 126, Much sympathy was expressed for Mr. Can- ficld in the gallant fight he made with Major Fulten for the honor of bearing off the cup presented by the National British Rifle Asso- ciation to the riflemen of America. THE BULL'S LYE boys. During the contest Fulton made one string of five bull’s eyes and two of four each, while his young antagonist succeeded in making a run of six. Colonel Gildersleeve fell very much behind, but this was attributed to over-exertion. He looks wearied and tired-out by the constant shooting. THE SPECTATORS. Owing to the heavy fall of rain in the early part of the day there were comparatively few spectators to witness the contest between the Americans, although there had beens good deal of curiosity felt abont it, When the tain ceased, after two o'clock P. M., the sky gradually cleared, The scores made by our men are the subs ject of general remark. SUMMART. The match was shot at the new model first class target, having a circular bull's eye. A | bull’s eye counted five, a centre four, an Each man had thirty scoring shots at 1,000 yards. Rifles, any within the rules; that is, not ex- ceeding ten pounds in weight; telescopic and magnifying sights excluded; trigger pull not less than three pounds. Position, any with- out artificial rest, inner three and an outer two points. THE SCORES. Range. Yards. Totals, MAJOB HENRY FULTON. 4543435563355553 1,000 656455555435 5 5 3-133 4. ¥. CANTIELD, WR. t 044535454554 444 1,000 455343545555 6 & 3—126 R. C, COLEMAN, | 034443355353455 1,000 | 646555445403 5 4 5-119, L. C. BRUCE. 5333336060545 35 505583454543i15 L. M. BALZAMD, 033444456 59934494 334254353433 6 5 4-103 COLONE!, H, A. GILDERSLERVE. 030243354454540 6434353554399 4 5 3—105 OF THE FAMOUS RANGE. 5—116 SKETCH Lonnon, July 6, 1875, ‘The well known English ride ranges at Wimovle- don Common may be resened from London by the Wimbledon station, on the main ine of the South. western faliway, Waterloo Bridge station, or from Putney station on the Richmond line o! roaa, Also a very good way to get there Is from London Bridge by the Brighton and South Coast Railroad, Leaving olay, dasiy, smoky, tumaltuous London behind him, the traveller sx:ms foro time along the banks of the Ibames, Presently he gets out of the suburbs and into the green, flowery ficids that rkirs botn sides of the now bright river, Which, irom time to time, meets or recedes from Dis view x8 tho locomotive that whirls him on wurns the curves ef the road to Wimvledon, Ho Me Out Of the rmoke, din and dirt of the metrovolis 1 ' WIMBLEDON COMMON. Map Showing the Grounds of the British National Rifle Association, at Wimbledon, with the YW ‘NR.A.STORES OFFICE OF WORKS: 600 Yds, to Wimbledon ie gs | 600 Yds, —eung oe Arrangement of the Targets, Quarters, Flag Staff vm gow 1000\Yds. GRAND STANL a i RIVATE mabe a WHITE HOUSES| % PRIVATE ENTRANCE’ ————— SS io} ey Distance, MAJOR HENRY FULTON’S TARGET. 46434355335555355545555543 6 5 6 6139, A. ¥. CANFIELD, JR.'S, YARGET* 0445639545455444445 63435 455556 5 3-126. N. ©, COLEMAN'S TARGET. 454035 45-119, a into the health-giving atmosphere of the country. Tne change is at once sudden and detightfat, In about an bour’s travel irom London, ina south westerly direction, the l¢ver of rifie suoot- | ing Is eet down at Witobiedon station, The | atation is something lite a mile and a half from | vhe rifle ranges (shown in the aecompanying map), and if the markeman or spectator is not foud of ‘ooting 1’ on the hard but dusty bigh road leading to the common, he chooses between hiring a cab or taking an omnibus. ‘The town of Wimbledon is @ quict, out-ol-the-way place, pret- tily nestied among ‘clumps of trees, partly con- coaling and partially revealing tts neat cottages with tneir well kept gardens add pretty lawns, Occasionally, too, & \andsome Villa raises its head among the follage, eiving evidence of taste, re- finement and wealth. Past these, taking the road to the leit, the traveller is soon on the common, ofwhich that part abutting on the road to Put- ney, Jorma the range belonging to THR NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, On It is to be seen & spread of canvas that puts } one forcibly in mind of & permanent military camp, Well gravelied roads lead irom point to point between the different ranges, drenching out at a litiedisiance from the main eutrance, {ue entrance, near the crown, 1s by @ bros drive to @ double pavilion, used by the Council jor oo- | cekions of ceremony, Pasing the grand en- trance, one gets into the centre of the wroup of official tents set apart for the use of the Councll, the secretary and clerk, for transacting ine vas!- ness of the meeting. There are antong them two arnories, two anmenition tents and @ jabora- tory. Tio range ol offices terminates on the leit With & spacious marquee, Where ail Kinda of te Arewomen@ oro to b@ had at Very reasunabie being The main entrance, and the §National ide Asgociation Post aud telegraph offices, are on the southeast side of the great enclosure, The “tradesmen’s entrance,” on the northeast side, a8 shown in the accompanying map, londs by a wide road directly to the Tegimental camps and north ranges, At tho West side of the camp, facing the north ranges, are to de found the stat camp, stores, Wiudinill aud lavatory. THE PUINRY BNTRANCK ison the sourh site of the common, Bere there 1s an enclosure ior carrisges and equestrians, On the road westward, between this point and the main entrance, are to oe found quarters for milt- tary oMcers and country rife assoctations. From the Wimbledon station entrance, toward the southwest, a tramway, beginning at the 600 yards Dutta, ie up to the exhibition tent. ‘this last nomed place is used for exhibiting shields, cups, medals apd other prizes that are \o be snot for. Beginning on the porth side tho butts are ranged in the following orde: Pool targets, 200 and 600 yards; the ranning Geer, 120 yards; two 200 yard ranges; two bu0 ane one ‘600 ‘and 60 yards carton butts; the 1,000 Yards range, benind which is the gran and; And lastiy @ group of five 600 yard rang ermi: Rating the grounds on the west sic tween the last of these butts and the west side fence is & wilitary camp and a canteen, ‘The ground ia not Jevol like Creedmoor, but con- siderably broken up, so that insteat of pring over a level plain tue rifeman finds himself on many of the raugea PLANTED BRFORR A TARGET with a ravine or gulch between him and the mark. Whether this slight drawoack exercises any ini. ence on tiie men’s shooting can best he determined by the American and frish teams, Who ‘have slot both at Wimbledon and Crecdwuor, THE DRITION NATIONAL RIFLE APSOCIATION. ‘the National Rifle (British) Association owes its ori@in to the volunteer movement tn Bawlind, \ WE Wa ap STATIONS Tramway ae emma Camps and Transit 500-Yds.” exnisition{] | A day SCALE 390 490 RAARAAAAR TELEGRAPH OFFIC! Wyoanteen & iB. = Facilities. Line of Enclosure AND GARDENS sea <== SS Be9 YOS. am<3T 0 Putnoy | THE AMERICAN CUP MATCH. Target Diagrams, by Cable, of the Above Match, at Wimbledon, Yesterday, Showing the Nu- merical Order and Exact Location of Hach Shot on the Target. One Thousand Yards. Six Entries. %. ©, BRUCE'S TARGET. 63393350505455550555345454345 5-116. I, M. BALZARD’S TARGET. 033444553334434334254353433 5 § 4-108, COLONEL H. A. GILDERSLERVA'S TARGET. a 0302433544545405 4343535543345 3-105. This military revival, so to speak, was initiated at atime when Great Britatn twagined (rightly or wrongly) that she had something to fear ‘rom the growing power of France under the second Fm pire, The idea of forming the National Rifle Asso- ciation in connection with the Volanteers was first conceived at the Hythe drill camp in 1859, The Volunteers, Who neaded the Hythe move. ment, in conjnaction with the e LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE, soon after the tdea had been broacied, drew up & set of standard rules aud reguiations fixing an annual rife gathering to be held every year, to compets for silver challenge medals, to be held ana worn by the winners during tho ensuing twelve months. Karl Spencer was at the head of many other prominent gentlemen, who with him had initiated tae plan of Hythe, and the head of the Council on the part of the London Rifle vrig- ade was tho Right Hom, David W. Wife (Lord Mayor). These two embryo associations, with identival ovjects in view, bad a joint meeting to form the National Rifle Association, under the presidency of the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary of Stato for War. Av this gattering Kari Spencer presided, The result of their joint deliberations was the organization of the National Ride Association. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort was declared patron; the Hon, Sidney Herbert became Prest- dent, avd a board of forty tinsters chosen from among the high aristocracy, together wiih @ council Of twenty-six members, re selected from wmona many distli guished man tq direct ite affairs, The Secretary who was then chosen, Cap- tain Edmund St. John Mildmay, ts still im office. At @ meosting soon afterward, heid in Londoa (1859), under the chairmanship of Lord Elcho, the annoai subscription of members was fixed at one guinea and lie membership at ten guineas. On the 2d day of March, 1860, a circular, over | Lord Elcho’s name, was issued te commanders of volunteer corps inviting them to request that tue men of (heir reapective regiments would subscribe | half @ crown annually (sixty-five cents) in support of the National Rifle Assuctation. This circular was liberally responded to throughont the country and subscriptions flowed tuto tue socretary’s Lauds irom all quarters. As the time for tne prize me of 1868 ap- | proached many places. were sugg d and n+ spected—Woolwich, Epsom, Aldersnott, Cob. | ham, &e.—tut mone of them appeared to possess | the requisites necessary to & permanent NATIONAL RIFLE RANGE, Space, safety, accessibility and nearness to Loudon, togettier with plekuresqueness of ai ua. tion, were qualities ooly to be found in the site at | Wimbledon Common. “This place Was first sug. | gested by Gaphum Mildmay, Earl spencer, one of the most active parucipania In the assovia- tion, tho lord of the mauor, aLonce placed 15 at the disposal of the Counc, Captain Kenaedy soon surveyed the place, and reported favorably of it | to we Horse bho } It was proposed to place ten patrs of ta across the Common facing the cast, at at of from 700 to 1,000 yards irom the road forming the Gommon’s Westera boundary, ‘These tanyea were designed to be w up to 600 yar Four long ranges for 1,000 yards were also laid ont ip the sane parallel ling of fire aa the 600 yards putts, bat notto be used simultaneously with them, Tne geperal tine of fre ts from east to west, and the Various lines converge somownat ; 3 1,400 yaras, The fri Ty 8 to uvold every DOBstNe prove. mi. ) Rife Association held t at prize meeting a2 Wimoledon on frye 1860, Fo: uple of wee pros cleared o dried t oi the ridem yan. Ou the 2i of July, tue day being lovely, Her Majesty the en vraced the inaugural cere- DODIes With Ber aUgUs’ presence and FIRED THR PIRST SHOT, Mr. Whitworth had @ xed mechanical rest in Which tue rife to be ased by royaliy was firmly jaid. A silken cord had beeo fastened to the rigger ana it was hunded to Her Majesty by Mr. Whitworth, She puiied It shightly sud discharged the rifle, the baiet sinking hin a quarter of aa tnob af the centre, This ta wiht bul. T it, hus been carefully preserved the Couscl’, and may now ve ret 5 the Pole technic inetiivution, Regent's Park, Alter the Orst meeting in issu the balance of Money on band siowed « surplus of about $3,024 over ali expenses. The totui income nad beew Betas ORO SRE OOtISy S80, 208 in the tirst year of q wlation’s existeuce, Tuy 1875 shows that 1 ee $45,105 IN aon will be given away in prizes during which is vow going on, en ee THE INDIAN FRAUDS. RXAMINATION OF THE INSPECTORS OF Cor. FEE, SUGAR, TOBACCO AND BLANKETS—SOMB USEFUL BINTS TO THE COMMISSIONERS. The Indian Commissioners appointed to iny gate the charges made by Prolessor D. 0, Marsh in reference to the Red Cioud Agency were in ses- sion yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Their time was occupied om Monday and Tuesday in bearing Professor Marsh’s exXolanation of the ten distinct charges that he had prelerred, and also in tuking down all the information they could ob- tain im reierence to witnesses who are likely to assist then. ‘There will be no difficulty in finding men in Wy- oming and Dakota who can iurnish some very in- teresting information if the Oommisstoners can Induce them to talk; but as they are nearly all residents of the conntry surrounding the different agencles, they are more or jess dependent on con- tracts im the giit of the Indian Department, and are, therefore, disposed to keep a careful guard over their tongues, It is a common byword In the Western country among men seeking for positions under the Indian Department, “SEE JOHN,’ as without the friendly ald of that important rela tive of the Secretary it 1s not easy to obtain a contract or atradership., Information may then be asked us to what John has to do with the mat- ter, but no dennite answer will be obtained, al- though many hints as tothe almigity power o) Jonn will be casually dropped, The Commission- ers will find a dificult task vefore them when they arrive at- the sed Cloud Agency, ag eversthing will be presented en couleur de .rose. The affairs of the Agency will be conducted with the most business like muoner, and If they should be present at any distribution, they cannot fail to be pleased at the general accuracy observed tn tie issuing of the regular rations. The scales will be specially oiled for the occasion and every package carefully weigtied before it 1s delivered to its dusky owner. The agent will probably explain the modug operandi and occasionally add a remark about bis wretched existence, dragging through life on “| pittance of $1,500 per annum, trusting that HIS PHILANTHYOPY MAY RECEIVE ITS REWARD ina future and better world. Down at the stock yard on beef issue day they will be charmed with the picturesque sceue presented before them, groups of gayly painted Indians carcering on tl plains and vagairos herding up the wild Texan cat tle as they drive them into the weighing pen, whe the pick of the lot are scaled, lo order to arrive the general average. If eny of the Commission- ers have, ever oeen im the stock business they will be aole to form a fair esit mate of the cattle before them, but they must always bear in mind that thie especial lot has been carefully seiected tor public exhibition. Alter what they wil have seen they will probably be rasher astonished at the charges made by Professor Marsh, as they tbemselves have discovered nothing of the kind. They had better then inquire around them, talk to army oMcers who have been stationed at tie post fore length of ume, hear what Jules Ecosfee, Colonel Bullock, Richaud and others have to say) talk to Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Farmer Grass, Friday, Little Wound and, above al!, uot leave without hearing from “A PARTY BY THE NAME OF JONSON,” Mr. Breiser, Jt., might also ve able to furnish gome interesting facts, andif Assisiant Agent Roverts vould be induced to expl: Mr. Apple« ton’s connect on with certain contracts, the Com missioners would find themselves approaching the desired ultimatum. ‘The Commissioners yesterday occupiea they time hearing and questioning the inspectors who examined the goods furnished to Red Cloud Agency for 1874, The gentieman in charge of ne tobacco departmen, stated that he had careiuily sampled the iragrant weed which was ‘arnished by the Lorillards, and sampied about one out of every twenty boxes, He jound it good and quite up to the standard o! the sample sown when the bids for the comsract were put ip. Acoording to the samples examined by the inspector tae tobacce very superior to that mratsied to Red Cloud ana his tribe, The inspector of biankets and lamnel goods explained that they were NOT QUITE OF TO THR STANDARD of the sample goods; bat as the contractor haa lowered the pri they had been accepted, Ho supposed that the rotung in the places where U, S. bad bee: mped must nave originated from some strong chemical used in the branding. The inspeciors of sugar aud coffee were also ex amined and expaiued the manner in which they had sampled the goods. Professor Marsh was present during the session and occasionally asked @ few questions as to the method of sampling the goods, Samples of the coffee and sugar, the same that was furnished by Red Cload to Professor Marsh, were produced and examine by the Commissioner. Commissiouer Smith was present during the eXamination of the Inspectors and at recess haa quite an animated discu<aion with Professor Marsh, evidently inferring that the latter gentie- man had @ special animus, which governed bis entire action. The Frofessor appeared to talk very plainly and evidentiy felt convinced that he was acting consmentlously and to the beat of nis power ta aid of the Indian Chief Red Clon, who had demanded his intervention as the price of apermit to huat for bones in ais coun try. The Commission wili probably get throagn witn thelr business to-day aud then leave for the West. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. toward ‘heir centre. Behind the targets tue pro- lonvation of the lives of fire extend v the No further accounts have: been received to the | present date of tue Tietjons engagement, In a week or so the fall dramatic season will be inaugurated by the Vokes Family at the Pith Ave nue Theatre, Manager Neusudorf is back to New York with the welcome news of the engagement of Wachtel end a fully organized German opera company. ‘Theodore Thomas has returned from the coun- try to Centrat Park Garden, replacing Dudley Buck as conductor and Joba Koch as manager. His concerts will theresore be more enjoyable than ver. Mr. Maurice Gran has engaged for the fall and ; Winter season at the Lyceum’ Suivini’s only Jtalian rival, Ernest Roast, @ tragedian who has long occupied the first place om the stage In his oa tive conntry. Mr. Sohst, the celebrated baritone, aang Operti's most charming song, “Droaming byes," at Gil- more’s Garden last ulght, aud Levy, the greatest of all cornet players, sung with his cornet Sehu- ber.’s Serenaie, L, ¥, Harrison bas done well in inanoracng ® choral uuion in thas city for the Ceatenalal ts Potladeipuia, The Quaker City must look toward ihe Bmpire City for wit’ materials to give a proper niuatal celebration of the ous tandredth year of the A’nerican Kepabiic. Glimmers and Taomad Would be national and revreseutative orvanizers,