The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1876, Page 3

Target Diagrams of the Shooting of the ‘BIGUT HUXDRED YARDS. 4443534545555 5 5-66 SCORE OF EDMOND JOHNSON. ae SCORE OF : RIGHT NUNDRED YARDS, . ‘ 6435445554545 5 3-66 MIGHT HUNDRED YaRDs > RIGHT HUNDRED YARDS, 444555555556455—-71 654550564455 5 4 5-6 OUR INVINCIBEES, American Riflemen Again Victorious Over the Irish. The A GALLANT STRUGGLE. Taking the Lead and Keeping It to the End. 1,165 TO 1,154. Farwell’s Unlucky Run of Misses at Long Range. ~ AMUSING SCENES AND INCIDENTS. Under the Mantlets—Behind the Ropes— Homeward Bound. The third international rifle match between the Swelve representatives of Ireland and the United Btates, known ae the return Dollymount contest, took place yesterday at Creedmoor, and resulted in a victory for the Americans, The score stood at the faish 1,165 to 1,154, or eleven points more for the victors in the two previous matches at Creedmoor and Dollymount, ‘There seems to be luck in the odd number cieven as ‘well for Brother Jonathan as for our visitors from the Greoa Isle, the homo of Kory U'More. FINE WRATHER. ‘The weather was all that could have been desired, At no time, although the sky was occasionally over. east, did rain fall; and when the sun did shine the heat ‘was moderated by the cool and steady breeze that biew. ‘The ground was in excellent condition.» The grass Seemed a green carpet covering the floor of a palatial ehooting gallery. Even the targets had put on a now eoat of white paint, and their great black eyes fairly mapped, as though challenging the riflemen to bogin. GOING TO THR MATCH. ‘There was a considerable diminution in the number of passengers about the ferry houses and at the rail- toad depots on the way to Creedmoor early yesterday morning. Experience had doubtless taught those in- tonding to be present at tho great riflo contest between Ireland and America that there was no need to be in @ny great haste about arriving on the range, as the match would be unlikely to commence before eleven o’click, and enough could be scen evon by those most desirous of witnessing it between noon and the hour of finishing, Whatever the cause the morning trains were not overcrowded, though pot having many cars attached, and yet the number of spectats. Jou the range by one o'clock {n the afternoon was very large, One pleasing reeult of the paucity of early visitors was discovered in the fact that ull those who did chovse to go by curly trains pad no difficulty finding seats, A look Uirough the trains showed that the great majority of the visitors ‘were ofa very orderly and respectable class, Thero ‘was no apparent rowdyisin, Ro nojsy or boisterous be- NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1876.—TRIPLE SHUT. SCORE OF HENRY DYAS. IME HUXDRED TARDS. LIEUTENANT GEORGE MAW HUNDRED YARDS, 344334245535 5 5 4-59 NINE HUNDRED yaRDs, SCORE OF I. L. ALLEN. HIXE BUNDRED YARDS. 4064643346536 5 4-59 MINE MUNDRED YARDS. 6565464344456 45 56—67 SCORE OF LIEUT. COL. W. B. FARWELL. wine KUNDRED YARDS 6554564545355 5 4-69 havior. The merits of the two teams that wero to con- tend once agam in defence of each of the two countries’ fame betore the butts were calmly discussed. On popu- ‘ar accounts rather than from any close analysis of the shooting in the previous match the Irish wore the favorites with a great many people. Prestige, based on afew extraordinary events, did more for them in than the steady general rT The Americans, say {rom the goneral talk, wore trust/ul, but confident. The majority of the Awerican reserves went to Creedmoor on tho train which left tat 9:05 A. M. A sauad of thirty police- geant—a gorgeous sergeant, not quite seven fect high, though certainly one of the very finest policemen in the worid—went out on the same train, to preserve order on the grounds, Thero were seats tor all but those policemen, the tine Sergeant included. They Qled in and lounged against the elbows of the seats in the smoking car as naturally as it they were leaning against a lamp post on their “beats” or against the railings of one of the city parks, But then they all , fat, even ponderous policemen, some of them vory ‘old and o much too hoavy to stand erect, or, indeed, to stand all without support. They were good natured police- men too, and they merrily passed the jes! crushed or knocked off tho hats of insignitica seng while piacidly ning back on the the seats, The marksmen in the other cars aiscu: the recent matches, and knowingly taiked weather, wind and ammunition until the end of the trip. Whatover compiaint may be made against the railroad company for lax accommodation at the returning bour there were but tew complaints on the early outward trips. BRGINNING TRE MATCH. At cleven the second wun was fired, and ten minutes later, in parties of three, the marksmen stormed targets. It was a source of deep regret that tue pre; aration# wore not completed before the hour assigned for the beginuing of the match, as the delay occasioned fell in the m wrt of the day, A careful etudy of the barometer had deen made morning until and it was known by the latter bour that there would rot be any rain during the day. The glass gradually rose after nine o’ciuck from 80,32 10 $0.35 at hall-past ten, aud eventually reached 30.40. The promise of a fair day was doubly assured by noon end the work, or sport, smoothly progressed. NEVORY THR TARGETS, ‘The four targets selected for the competition were in the centre of the range and will be clearly indicated to those familiar with Creedmoor by the stateme at tquad. The wind blew witn such istency { the #inall segment ot the compass imeluded between horth-northeust and east-nortucast, and there was 50 Sight @ Variation in its velocity that it opposed only a slight obstacle compared with other days. The buli opened very quietly. Almost beloro the comparatively small number ot spectators who had risen curly enough to take the traias dospatched beiore ten o'clock reniized the fact that Farwell, the American, had flrod the first shot and had scored five points. Th the frst’ Merican “buil,”’ a8 stots witoin a radius of eighteen ‘uches of the target’s cenire are felicitously termed, Tho traditional word “eye,” which, ailixed (0 the bovine noun, renders the technicalities of the rifle heid » trite more clezant, was dropped by the anxious uals composing the crowd. The maltitude had nthe American team “by « large ma- jority, & result, thero & disposition to shorten the language of the pro! ‘This digres- sion 18 only allowable becnuae the veteran Rigby and the cautious Rathbone have taken thetr places upon the grass and cach seems to be waiting tor the other to begin, Rathbone ete his objective point cov- ered and waits no longer. The sight attached to his rifle 1s of most ingenious and original constructivn. It is of volvet, and closes around bis eye like a photographer's camera or the sights ot ope, The gun and the map a trustworthy; indeed, @ not over critical or poi ub- lie has already dubbed Mr. Katubone “Old Trusty,” as a fi companion fur Uld Reliable, Bodine, which titles asido from the misuse of the English t expressive than courteou disk floats up aud tie his name, Rigby fires and re multitude irreverent: ‘At Irish ‘bull’ ” Fulton makes a ‘cenire,” scoring 4, and Farwell and Joboxon of the American and Irish teams respectively follow with bulis’-eyes. The brood of leaden hum- ming-birds, let loose one by one, make music in the air, Their's 1s Do vernal or autumnal fight although they are birds of passage. SUNSUINE ON THE FIRLD, Eleven thirty-five brings sunsbive and summer Weather, Uvercoats that had such comforts an hour betore are Jaid aside to tempt the few strag- glera who trom afar off view the match and sigh tor Return Rifle Match, at Creedmoor, Yesterday, between a Team From Ireland and One From the Amateur Rifle Club, Showing the Exact Location of Hach Shot Fired. from early | THE IRISH TEAM. oxm THOUSAND YARDS. . THE IRISH-AMERICAN RIFLE MATCH. SCORE OF J. RUSSELL JOYNT. NINE HONDRED TARDE BIGHT HUNDRED YARDS, FENTON. ONE THOUSAND YARDS 8455445455444 3 5-6 > OXR THOUSAND YARDS, LU $644346453555 5 3-63 ii THEH AMERICAN TEAM. OxR THOUSAND YARDS. SCORE OF GENERAL T. S. DAKIN, 666555355355 5 45—70 ONE THOUSAND YARDS. 3005320055003 4 0—30 any cortain method of hodging their bets or owning a new garment. The natives are five points abead of their visitors at the end of the filth round, but this fact tuspires little confidence, because it Is known that the Irishmen are mightiest at long range The wind blows a few momentsirom tho east-southeast, and the who are ready to fire both rise and rest until ‘Tho delay is lees than jadged aliowatle for both Tho breeze does not freshen above three AN UNSAFE COMMITTER OF SAVETY. The men ander fire tn front of the tai otherwise known as the markers and the judges, agree to hold a meeting m regard to Weber's tweifth shot. So at four- teen minutes past twelve the signal ‘‘ceaso firing’? 1s raiged and the members of the committee emerge from these respective hiding places. A dozen men mysteri- ously appear upon the top of the deep trench in front ofthe butis, Where they come from must be a matter of great curiosity to the novice, who bas never smoked a cigar in the bullet proof trench or taken a fluid ounce from a triend’s pocket flask as an ounce of lead gur- gled over his head, At the distance of 600 yards it cannot be seen whether the boay gos into committee of the whole or whetber the debate is in reference to lunch or Weber's eyesight, but it 1s enough to know that the subject is fully considered, ordered to a third reading and reported to the assembly as “an tanner’ scoring tho claimant three points. The committee then adjourned, Back to their bomb-proof, back to their sandwitches, go the six hungry men. ‘THR END OF THR FIRST CHAPTER, The firing is resumed as tno danger flags fall and continues for a quarter of an hour withont interrup- tion. A contemplation of the scores of the twelve competitors reveals the fact that in the first ten rounds the Americans lead by cight points, About hall-past twelve a caucus of the gentlemen before the targets seems necessary in order to settic the status ot Mr. Johnson's thirteenth shot. The committee ap- pears and the shot is adjudged on a line; but carciul measurement to the {raction of neh demonstrates the fact that it 1s an outer instead of an inner, The wind is steady now and the men make bull's eyes while the weatber lasts. The blue sky nides itself behind a tangled mass of gossamer civuds, while the denizens of carth present outside the ropes refer tothe work of the passing hour tn a choteo language, from whieh may be culled such gems “low ball,’ “high ball,’ “plamb bull, &c. Shame, ob Christian peopie, tnat *'Sitting Bull is 80 soon torgotten, The shooting at the $00 yards range closes and tbe Americans find themselves fiiteen points Lo the good, AY NINE MUNDRED YARDS. Sweet arc tho moments of lunch tune. Chowder to the left of you, ham to the right of you, veer overy- where, oné eldows himsoif up vo tho [lunch counter by slow and painful gradations, But the chowder steaming hot, and the clains can be flaned out, Tho lager refreshes those who are able to clutch a glass of It aud a dimeat tho eames eventful moment, It {@ two o’elovks bolore the fring is resumed. Far- well scores his usuul bull’s eyo, and the rine match moved on, Strange tv say, the Irish have great trouble at the new range in getting their sights gauged to the wind, They opea this series with low “onnera.”” The Americans are bettering ther coudi- tion every momect Fulton bas bad a misfortune, but has already forgotten it. His fourth snot #truck tho ground right in front of the target, It was a line shot, straight for the buii’s eye, but fell short, ft is the first jor the Americans on this targe ond during the pr tthe ‘A bull at Xi”? The target is an American one; bus the Irish toam do their work $0 faishtully and so well that thoy hear no com- ments from une side or the othor. And right at tnis point tt would be pleasing to say bow large the delega- tion of active sympathizers with Ireland's cause on the field of Creedmoor really la, Kverywhero on the western side the sympathy, the hopes of Ireland's sons’ success is openly spoken. Allhonor the senti- mont. None so patriotic around the circle of Amor\- cans but, as he gazes va the pleasing and calm tnce of Major Leech, wishes bis men could win, if it could oaly be so without the wisher’s own countrymen suffering The Major will always be kindly remembered and whether he comes alone or with bis er want for welcome. PREPARING YOR THE HOMRBTRATCH. On every band the talk 18 decidedly bovine. Tho eur catches the English tor fawrus rather o!tener on tho American thanon the Irish side. Sad as th statement may read to our visitors, fact it i, The United States six are gradually though surely increasing their Jead. In fact, the contest is not unlike the last Oxford and Cambridge bot race, in which tho light blue always slightly Jed, About three o'clock Fulton 1s shooting very badly. He has missod the target only a littie while and now makes two “inners’’ in succession. The closes quiotly, aod the Irish team fiad them- ives thirty-two points behind their American triends. ‘he preparations for removing to the Jast or 1,000 i i i AS RES oS SMI 455353255433 40 5-56 SCORE OF J. K. MILLNER. NINE MUNDRED YARDS, SCORE OF W. RIGBY. * SINE HUNDRED TADS. THAT iN i ‘i . i i Xe THOUSAND YaRoe SCORE OF MAJOR H. FULTON. RIGHT HUNDRED YARDS, 4466546545546 5 5-70 RIGHT HUXDRED YARDS. 654563465555445 4-68 RIGHT HUNDRED YARDS 433455 4555535 5 5—66 yards range havo already begun. There is no chowder or meat pre daring this interval. THE LAST CHAPTER, Rathbone opens at 3n. 40m. with @ Ddull’s eye. ‘Tremendous applause follows, and a policeman along the line, realizing that men aro mado or unmade in moments of emergency, shouts, “Gentlemen, you must not give no expression to your feelinks!’’ A laugh of derision made him hesitate fora moment, but he bastened to add, “'Cauge you'll injuro my friends who are shooting.” Johnson's gun becomes unmanagendl periences great trouble with it Aci clogged 1n the weapoa and stubbornly plode. Some tay that he has thoughtiessly rammed the ballet home without any powder, but to this John- 0 only smiles and says nothing. Ho wastes percus- sion caps without number, and sorely tries his patience, but, as the. nursery tale has it, gun will not. Only after many minutes of labor cd he succeed in discharging the load. ‘Then he begins his scoro with an outer, His colleagues are already four or five shots ahead of him. The Americans, through tho misfortune which has happened to Mr. Farwell’s nerves or his weapon, pro- ceed to lose twelve of Alteen points. To this amuse- ment Mr. Fulton also contributes, But Farwell carries off the palm, scoring six zeros and one shot on the wrong target. Dakin, Alien and Rathbone, however, never disappoint, Rathbone rises {rom his lowly pos- ture the happy possessor of another buil’s eye, und 1s yroeted with the words, ‘Good voy, old Trusty!’? Tho match nears its end. Ith reached a point at which the Irish (eam cana for they have more points to make than a bull’s eye for every shot would give them. Thero is very little enthusiasm at tho ond, It isa quiet victory aud aa honoravie defeat. RIVLE LESSONS PROM THE MATCH. The shooting throughout the match shows that while the Irish riflemen managed to hold their elevation ad- mirably, seldom getting off the target, they were not able, particularly at the 900 yards range, when tho wind was sbifting and pufly, to prevent quite a number of their slots from = seatter- ing, thus considerably reducing their core, Whether ibis was attrivutable to the lighter charges of powder and Hebter bail they use, or being unaccus- tomod to that pi fa ditticult 10 neral statement In such a mat- ter, bat an n of the Herasy’s targot dia- grams will show that the variant tendency from the true centre of the target was up and down with the Americans, and from side to side with the Irish, Some splendid scores were made, notably General Dakin’s. with its total of 208, with only three inners in the whole forty- five shots, and not one out of the perpendicaiar line of | the bullseye. Mr. diliner again made a tine score, its only biemish being amigs at the longest range. Mr. Farwell’s mishaps at the 1,000 yards range wore & very serio look up to the Inst moment; but there was fortunately for tho Americans enough and to spare to carry the team to victory. demoralizing effect of a couple Moment can appreciate the difficulty of onco more bracing up to. tinish 9 score. Mr. Miliner, who gained such renown, in the late mate bad a simiiar run of Il luck aw Doulymount fast year. In each case, we believe the troubie beginning with the gun, soon included tne man, The match is another triumph tor American breceh-loading rifles as well as for American marks- men. Tue following meteorological observations were takon by the Heat corps on the range yesterday, and wil be found extromely useful and spggestive’ to rifle. mon i— METEOROLOGICAL ORSERVATIONS DURING THE Day. Velocity of, Barom- Thermom- Wind in Miles eter, eter. Per Hour. + 80,3268 5x 30.88 iL 3% 30.35 10 3% 90.88 Gt 3% + 80.35 14 8% 30.85 4% 2 30.35 ryt 80.40 4 30.40 4 30.38 3% + 90:38 1146 0.38 * NTS bsly on the hills t ‘ing prom! workmen Were buay aban making everything ready. At midrange, where the spacious rofreshment books itaated, attendants burried to and (ro, and good to eat and drink were disposed conveniently for tioipated rush, which came in good time, Little groups of busy people dotted the broad fieid here and ‘here, and a fow dovoted riflemon practised at the pool MINS MUNDRED YARDS. Le ian OmR THOUSAND YARDS SCORE OF R. RATHBONE. SINE MUNDRED TARDS, MAAK it Hh h 4566545455556 34-09 SCORE OF L. WEBER. ‘MINE HUNDRED TARDA, Thus the morning ed, while now and then afew stroggling passengers saunterad into tho fleid aud moved about tn a purposeless and indifferent sort of way. By ten o'clock the bright, warm sunshine of the early morning was succeeded by clouds and cooler airs, Itwasthen that the Jamaica and Hempstead stage “Snarlggostar” rolled in upon the scene, Did any one ever hear such a name before? Somo said that viciously named aters had been driven in on pur- Pose to intimidate the Irishmen, But such was not the fact, Wondering observers asked :— nthe lexicon of impossible nomenclature where did tho sponsogs of that stugo coach fall on such a mame ?”? hat is @ ‘snariegostar’?’’ queried the multitude, “Give it up,’? was the inevitable reply. That stage made two or three trips during the day, and it Invariably conveyed to the field two or threo solemn-faced men, who seemed oppressed by a secret sorrow. They were all silent and sad look!ng people, evidently unknown to the rest of the multitude, an apparently in no measure desirogs of recognition. The Sharlegoster and Its passengers, theretore, proserved their mysterious characteristics to the close of the day. Auy fears that the presence of the stage may have momentarily given rise to must bave soon sud- sided, for aimost #imultancously with its arrival the police marc! on the grounds—a splendid body of police—led by a dashing, fine sergeant Tho police did not seem to bo afraid of tho queor named stage, which rolled off the fleld soon after their arrival. The shelter tents had already bevn cled at the 800 yards firing poiat. The ropes and siakes had also been set in a sweeping semicircle to keep back the crowd, and already there were signs of active prep aration for the coming test wherein quick eyes and steady hands only must compete with any prospect of & successful issue. Differently from the arrangements for tho late Cen- tenniat international match, there was but one enclo- sure provided, and the change seemed to work with en- tire satis{uction, notwithstanding the presence of the pol A fringe of pationt observers wus already gathered outside the rope, and groups of riflemen began to move avout the shelter tents. Chairs were placed for the xhooters, and camp stools set beside them to hold boxes of ammunition, cl g rods and other paraphernalia needful to the skilled marksman in such @ match. Beside the tents were vole- scopes covering the targets in use by the four squads inio which the two teams were to divided, At eacn telescope sat nv gentleman to “spot" the shots and indicate their location, for the bonelit of the competing marksmen, on a ‘miniature targot, Meantime the crowd behind the ropes kept on tncreas- ing; the polico had mustered by command of their tremendous sergeant, and within the guarded enclosure were now. leaning gracefully against the posts that kept the rope tn position. The sergeants lofty form tow- ered up in commanding, nay even mujestic proportions in the midst of the space allotted to the rifle. men, his broad shoulders hiding tho targets from a hundred pairs of eyes, and hy which should have been spoken of beto: wot tmauy more, Away from ting picture of itself, were notice. mailer gatherings of peoplo as yot in b cure & favorable position trom which to the firing. Dozons of people strotied down the range where the sheas stand between the old and new butts, ‘a few carriages were driven about from tho dresses of whose fair occupants flutvered yay ribbons of bright cardinal red, Clusters of men gathered in front of the tents and at the quarters of the Superintendent. Here and there @ little knot of people re- clined on the turt until roused by the admonitions of a thousand ants—an event which generally gave tho etious man of the party a chanee to utilize the an- cient pun, thata thousapd ants are not so bad as ono mother: The ladies soon an to arrive, and by a quarter of eleven o'clock all were admonished by TUE FIRST GUN to hold themeeives tn readiness tor the opening of the match, About this time the number of driving traps upon the grounds also began to increase perceptibly, and these vebicles were ranged bebind the line of men, their occupants standing upon the sea thus obtaining a view over the heads of those in front of them. A buzz of eager expectaacy fau along the line until the firing of the second gun, about twenty minates past eleven, gavo notice that was ready tor the fi Unmindiui of the nois hind thein the expe minutos in warming u splendid ser- 't Of police, Whose saperd whiskers still shaded tho targets and shed a bright lustre on the foliage in tho immediate neighborhood, as if the russes and golden bus of autumn had come prematurely upon the leaves and the sianting rays of mellow departing sun- ght tell upon them, hen the flags were taken down and the men of both teams got into position for the first shot the tar- | rs alone became the obdjoct of the muititude’s gaze. jot long was the patience of tho observers tried. A a i white disk in front of Americans and Irish showed that both teams opened tho sport with tho highest pos- number of points, and elicited a mild repetition e¢ familiar ‘‘bull’s-eye’” chant of last week. On tho American side—-that nearest the feace—there were mild tokens of approval, while the crowd im the imme- diate neighborhood of the Lrish team appeared ready for a more boisterous demonstration. With a labored effort one of the heaviest and oldest of the policemen forced himself to an upright position from the post be had appropriated on hearing this applause, and, 19 solemn tf somewhat woarted tones, requested the spectators to exhibit their pleasure in some mildor form. At this moment the gigantic sergeant’s im- menso form hove in sight, In his right band be held u, from’ the handle of which do- Corded biue silk, with rich tassels, 4 to way that the ordor of the subordinate iately observed in the presence of the chiol Bat, in spite of this menacing presence, an enthust- astic Irishman on the extreme left, with a north coun- try brogae, kept saying, sotto voce, “Go it, young Johnson, trom Belfast; shure when I leit the town ye weren’t born.”” But, in a general way, tho order of the crowd yester- day was really exceliont, Thore were no anseomly exbi- bitions of delight by the admirers of the representatives of either country, Only at sight of th® waite disk they | Would say **Buli's-eyo’’ with such haste and eagerness we on the part of each and the word If any one themselves into a hoarseness anvouncing why he spoke aloud only answer that it relieved him, under the eiream- stances, to hear the sound of his own voice. As the match progrossed tho figures were almost immediately transferred to bulletins where tho crowd could havea fall view. IN TIM BUTTS, Havo you ever been under tire? No? Well, go into the narrow pit that runs along under tho targets at Creedmoor, torward of the embankment, while a match is in progress, There you are securely under fi and once in you may not leave until the last buliet has been flattened ay target ove Standing 800 1,000 yards away from the targets the spectator who has not already studied the matter cannot weil understand the process of marking tho shots. He indicating that the trap is open, and then showing tho value of the shot and its posi target. Yesterday the writer went into this enclos beture the shooting commenced at 900 yards end Temainod until it was finished at that range. The pas- fago is about mix feet deep, about two and o half feet wide at the bottom and some four feet over head. ‘There, undor each target in use a marker stands, At lis mght hand ts a lever to Lift the trap, whose opening raises the danger signal mentioncd, Ranged in front of him are the about two feet im diameter, with brash erse sido to paint the splash made by At bis leet aro two little pans, one con- taining whitewash aod one lempblack, Whom & bail strikes its mark is immediately discern. ible on the target, the proper dis ped in tho paint required, the trap vpened ot marked at the o time that the splash made by the builet is painted over and obiiterated. But all thie time you are nervous if you have never been ip the butts before, for an unaccountable and im dotlaable senso of | dauger | possesses you in spite of your acknowledged security. ‘¢ fechng very soon wears olf, however, and you sre as much at case in the butts as you would feel at the firing points. Here, when you have learned the order in which squads are shooting and when hero are ao you can tell just as well how the h pros if you were looking at the marksmen, i presented by umpire o mine the value of a ¢ and jest witn each other and bot glasser of beet 5 sport, on each coming shot. When toward the com clasion of the shooting at 900 yaras yesterday Irish judges in the butts saw that defeat was most inevitable, though accepting the result with good grace they rogrotted it, as they foared if now beaten It would. bo bard to get another team to come over for time Wohilo they jested aud chatted below, jutsering lead flew off the targets, cracking «a way that betokoned troubie if they eould At the conclusion of th membors of both team: t to the rooma of the Am- ateur Rifle Club, in Kieiwn's Century Hotel, where dinaer had been ordored in anticipation, The Americana, through Colonel Mitchell, captain of the victorious voam, invited their vanquished in the friendly manner to dinner, it was found, however, that i