In the evening the team attended a concert given in 
the Exhibition Palace, or rather the non-shooting mem- 
bers of the Amei ican party did, the riflemen not arriv- 
ing at their hotel from the range until after nine o'clock, 
tired and hungry, thinking only of getting safely tucked 
in bed as soon as possible, especially as a heavy day’s 
work awaited them on the morrow. The delav' in get- 
ting through the match was caused by the late opening, 
a fog resting over the range during the forenoon, com- 
pletely obscuring the targets, and it was not until twelve 
o'clock that it had sufficiently dissipated to allow the 
firing to commence. 
The next day (Friday) was a tester in earnest. The 
wind blew so heavily as to rock the men even when 
lying in the back position; and it will be noted by the 
annexed aggregates, at the different ranges, that the 
scores underran the previous day’s totals. Wind gauges 
were all too short, 13, 14, and even 15 points windage 
being put on. The Americans working now, of course, 
each for himself, did not show to such fine totals as 
when working as a squad. During the day a miss-fire 
bv Coleman on the wrong target resulted in an ugly 
wound being inflicted on the throat of Corporal Baker 
of the 50th. who was just in the act of marking a shot. 
Dr. Hamilton sewed up the wound, which was not 
serious, and the firing went on. 
The totals made this day, with the collected totals of 
the previous day’s work, are as follows; 
. Secoitd Dat.' 
800 
900 
1,000 
Total. 
let Day’ 
Total. 
Pollock 
.... 63 
66 
48 
177 
205 
GUdersieexe 
.... 63 
63 
46 
172 
197 
/V//ort, A 
.... 66 
5*i 
52 
174 
197 
Banks 
.... 56 
58 
50 
164 
197 
WiUon 
. . . . 58 
60 
51 
169 
193 
Hamilton 
.... 68 
65 
55 
188 
192 
Coleman 
. . . . 59 
57 
51 
167 
191 
.... 59 
41 
41 
141 
191 
Fenton, 
.... 67 
63 
58 
188 
190 
J Rigby 
.... 72 
65 
63 
200 
190 
W Rigby 
.... 53 
57 
42 
152 
1S3 
Waterhouse 
.... 64 
62 
.'9 
185 
189 
.... 67 
66 
67 
200 
183 
Saunders 
.... 60 
55 
36 
141 
162 
Barnett 
45 
33 retired. 
145 
Canfield 
.... 58 
44 
48 
150 
155 
Bland 
.... 58 
52 
51 
161 
186 
.... 58 
63 
56 
177 
174 
Bruce 
.... 60 
55 
47 
162 
186 
. . . . 59 
51 
36 
146 
156 
T)«nDy 
.... 48 
50 
37 
135 
132 
Bodine 
.... 62 
63 
178 
186 
Sudivan 
. . . . 49 
51 
32 
132 
141 
McKenna 
.... 58 
49 
46 
15:j 
188 
Butt 
.... 48 
03 
44 
147 
161 
Barlow 
.... 59 
58 
62 
169 
169 
M'Dowell 
.... 5*2 
54 
50 
156 
148 
Rea 
.... 50 
53 
40 
143 
139 
Ballard 
.... 59 
44 
37 
140 
168 
Greenhill 
59 
49 
161 
185 
.... 50 
retired. 
Goff 
.... 53 
61 
48 
162 
174 
Tnfnell 
.... 51 
retired. 
173 
Webber 
. . . . 45 
52 
41 
138 
132 
Walsington 
. . . . 62 
54 
47 
163 
179 
Smvly 
. .. 49 
53 
44 
146 
\ii 
Milner 
.... 58 
52 
59 
169 
1 1 < 
Bowling 
45 
54 
37 
136 
174 
Fnlton, H 
.... 61 
54 
61 
176 
1 lO 
Walker 
.... 54 
48 
5:j 
155 
171 
Ryves 
.... 63 
53 
45 
161 
163 
.... 58 
55 
59 
171 
167 
Mure 
.... 63 
52 
46 
161 
173 
Gross 
Total. 
3S2 
;369 
371 
361 
362 
ISO 
358 
32 
:178 
39J 
m 
374 
38:1 
303 
305 
;147 
351 
* 34« 
.312 
267 
364 
27;i 
341 
303 
:«8 
301 
282 
308 
349 
336 
271 
342 
321 
316 
310 
351 
326 
324 
340 
334 
In the order of merit or prize takers, it will be seen 
below that Fulton takes the C‘25 cup. Gildersleeve and 
Bodine winning telescopes; and the Irish eight, for 
1875. being determined as: J. Rigby, Pollock, Hamil- 
ton, Johnson, Fenton, Wilson, Lloyd and H. Fulton, 
with Greenhill in reserve. The order of merit stands. 
in a possible -150 points; 
1 — John Rigby 
2— Johnson 
3 — Pollocfc 
4 — Dr Hamilton 
3 — Fenton 
6 — Waterhouse 
7— Fnlton (A) 
8 — Gildersleeve 
9— Bodine 
10 — Wilson 
390 11— Banks 361 
.383 12 — Coleman 358 
382 13-LlOTd :"o.3 
380 14— H Fulton 351 
378 15— Greenhill 349 
374 16— Bruce 348 
371 17-Bland 347 
369 18-M-Kenna 341 
:3&4 19— Barlow .338 
362 20 -W Rigby 3K 
Saturday’s programme was a rather miscellaneous one. 
There was the Freeman's Journal cup at 800 yards, one 
shot, and no consultation permitted with following com- 
petitors. It was a peculiar competition and afforded 
much sport, J. A. Doyle coming out top man after a 
close brush with Major Fulton of the American team. 
The result of this competition, most charmingly brief, 
was as follows, the ties being given in order after the 
scoring shot. 
J A Doyle 5 5 
Major Fulton 5 5 
J Wilson, Jr 5 2 
J S Lee 5 3 
Captain Tufnell 5 4 
Captain Walter 3 
G Fenton 5 3 
Col Bodine 5 3 
JR Walkington 5 2 
A V Caulfield 5 4 
Captain Mure 4 
H Fulton 4 
Dr Hamilton 4 
L C Bruce 4 
R S Greenhill 4 
Dr Barnett 3 
R W Boomer 3 
5 J Ryves 3 
3 General Dakin 3 
W D Waterhouse 3 
Captain Bland 3 
J M Saunders 3 
D Snllivau 3 
W Rigby 2 
J K Milner 2 
John Rlsby 2 
D M'Dowell 2 
A Barlow 2 
J M’Kenna 0 
Col Gildersleeve 0 
GW Yale 0 
0 Bntt d 
JG Pollock 0 
The All Ireland Challenge Shield was the next on the 
list of competitions. It is competed for annually in 
Ireland by rifle clubs affiliated to the Irish Rifle Asso- 
ciation, represented by squads of four men from each 
club, two of whom, at least, must be eligible to shoot in 
the Irish Eight. Upon this occasion special permission 
was granted to members of the Amateur Rifle Club of 
Xew York to complete. Rifle — any. Position— any. 
Ranges — 1,000 and 1,100 yards. Each man to fire 20 
shots; and two sighting shots at each range. 
But three clubs in all came to time. The Waterford Club 
for some reason, though well represented on the ground, 
did not compete. The closeness of the result between 
the Americans and the winning Dublin Snooting Club 
make it the more regrettable that the team from across 
the water did not properly exert themselves, especially 
as at 1,100 yards they ran so far ahead of their victors. 
But the men were sore and tired, irritable and vexed. 
Canfield, who undertook to spot, got the pins all jumbled 
upon the sample target, lost some and misplaced others. 
The wind was not watched, old Bodine had about 
reached the limit of his patient endurance and made 
things blue in the vicinity of the American stand, firing 
recklessly, and made as many misses as bull's-eyes at 
1,000 yards, at 1,100 yards he picked up, but here Fulton 
tumbled into a couple of misses, Dakin making three, 
and the squad were defeated by the insignificant lead of 
10 points in a possible 800. 
The full scores made were as follows : light good, wind 
variable but not very strong. 
Dablin Shooting Clnb, 1,000 yards. 
J Rigby 335454555555 5 5 3 5544 4-449 
E Johnson 2 455444 2 545243445 3 5 5—79 
J 6 Pollock _ 443 2 4 2 35 5 5 5 35545545 -2—77 
Dr HamUlon 3244054445353i 55454 4—73 
318 
Dublin Shooting Clab, 1,100 yards. 
J Rigby 35 2 55420 2 4r 2 03003. 3 2 3—48 
E Johnson 44 2 3435 2 43402 2 3 535 3 2—6:3 
J G Pollock 53 2 2 505 2 45 5 35343555 5—76 
Dr Hamilton 3453340235045055 2 52 4—64 
251 
Xew York Amateur Rifle Clnb, 1.000 yards. 
Gildersleeve 054435352545353 2 3 03 4—68 
Fnlton 544354443 3 455545333 3—79 
Bodine 3543304430 3 4432435 2 3—62 
Dakin 45354453344 2 40 2 4255 5—73 
282 
Xew York Amateur Rifle Club. 1,100 yards. 
Gildersleeve 54 3 45555 2 00445 5 3545 0—73 
Fiilton 435505 2 5 2 533 2 5 3 4433 0 — ^ 
Bodine 445343 2 4 3 5345454 3 55 3—78 
Dakin 00 2 54 2 32 2 4435403 3 45 5-6) 
277 
Flster Rifle Associatioi, 1,000 yards. 
J Wilson 4544553554545353545 5— 88 
T Walkington 5 2 35 3 r44 5 4 3 533r542 3 .3—66 
H Fnlton 353 2 404544545533 3 2 3 3—70 
JSLee 3 2 3525 3 3 45450353535 4—72 
S96 
Ulster Rifle Association, 1,100 yards. 
J Wilson 30355 3 0023434 3 225 2 5 5—59 
T Walkington 0 2 3 4354 3 03404502030 4 — 19 
H Fnlton 303403334333235 2 535 3—60 
J S Lee 0033002342345453 2 2 5 4— .54 
222 
Snmmary. 
1,000 yds. 1,100 yds. Total. 
Onblin Shooting Clnb 318 251 569 
Amateur Rifle Clnb 282 277 .559 
Ulster Rifle Asssciation ’296 222 518 
Immediately following this the JVilkes’ Medal was 
disposed of. Col. Gildersleeve, who had brought the 
trophy from New York, in consultation with Major 
Leech, decided to put it in the hands of the Irish Rifle 
As.sociation, to be competed for annually by the mem- 
ber making the highest score in the All Ireland 
Challenge Shield Competition, in each squad of four. 
According to this, the competitors in 187.5 were J. 
Wilson, Major Fulton, and J. G. Pollock, They ac- 
cordingly at once fired at 1,100 yards, five shots each, to 
determine the holdership of the AVilkes' Medal for 1875. 
Wilson winning as follows ; 
J Wilson 3 5 5 0 5—18 J G Pollock. .. .R 3 2 5 4—14 
Major Fnlton ... 4 4 4 4 0 — 16 
This should have closed the work for the day, but in 
view of the distribution of prizes that evening an extra 
competition for a £100 cup, offered by the Illustrated 
Sporting and Dramatic Seirs, and limited to nine 
American and nine Irish contestants, three shots at 500 
yards, any rifle. Coleman who had not been shooting 
during the day was persuaded to enter, using Fulton’s 
rifle, and Gildersleeve, for variet 3 '’s sake, took a Rigby 
rifle. The firing occupied but a short time, and the 
scores made were as follows ; 
Amebicass. Ikish. 
Coleman 
5 
5 
lo 
H Fnlton 
....4 
5 
5-14 
Gildersleeve 
5 
5 
5—15 
Pollock 
5 
4 
5—1-1 
5 
4 
5—14 
....4 
5 
5—1^ 
Ballard 
4 
4 
5—13 
Wilson 
5 
3-13 
Bruce 
4 
4 
4—12 
Greenhill 
.-..4 
5 
4—15 
Yale 
5 
4 
3—12 
Fenton 
....4 
4 
5—15 
Dakin 
4 
3 
4—11 
Waterhouse 
4 
4 
4—12 
Canfield 
.... 3 
3 
4—10 
Jobuson 
5 
3 
4—12 
Fnlton 
3 
5 retir'd 
Dr Hamilton ... 
....2 
5 
4—11 
» 
It now came to shooting off the tie, and Gildersleeve 
and Coleman, on their first trial shot, each brought up 
the white disk ; on the second trial shot, Gildersleeve 
made an inner, and Coleman another bull. It was an 
expensive victory for him though, as it took awaj' his 
previous!}' earned Spencer Cup. According to a resolu- 
tion of the Association, which provides that “ The 
winner of prizes of the total value of -ESO to forfeit all 
other prizes which will be given to those next in order 
of merit.” The two Americans were not aware of this, 
and in banging away for the supremacy made an im- 
politic move, whilst the Irishmen looked quietly on and 
allowed the Yankees to play a trick on themselves. 
The Fetes Cup being over £50 value must be taken by 
Coleman, whilst AA'ilson takes the Spencer Cup. Had 
this alternative been presented, Coleman would by all 
means have chosen the Spencer Cup though of one- 
fourth the value, and allowed Gildersleeve to take the 
last prize. 
This closed the Irish Rifle Association’s ninth annual 
meeting, a very successful one in every way, and one 
which will long be remembered in Irish rifle-shooting 
annals. On their way home the team stopped in at a 
garden party in progress, during the afternoon, in their 
honor, but which they had found it impossible to 
attend. 
The evening was taken up with the last and finishing 
stroke of the week’s work, and the distribution of the 
prizes at the Exhibition Palace. The large glass build- 
ing was finely illuminated. Two bands were present. 
The Lady Alayoress presented the successful shots with 
their well-won trophies. Everything went off agreeably. 
It was nearly nine o’clock when the riflemen arrived 
there 4ind mounted the platform, on which a stand had 
been erected and the various silver trophies grouped in 
an effective parterre of silver showiness. “ Hail 
Columbia” was given as the victorious Americans 
entered. The Lord Alayor receiving them at the plat- 
form steps. On motion of Sir James Mackey, seconded 
by Sir John Barrington, the Lord Alayor took the 
chair, and in a brief speech, calling for a recognition of 
the Irish Team in their effort for success, and introduced 
the secretary, Mr. H. H. Foster, who read the official 
report of the meeting and the list of prizes taken. 
Major Leech followed and said: 
My Lord Mayor, now that the work of this interna- 
tional reunion is over, and the festivities also almost at 
an end, I am glad to have the opportunity, in presence 
of this great company of Irishmen, to express my de- 
light at the success of the whole event, and my peculiar 
delight to know that not only the American ladies and 
gentleman who have visited us, but the American peo- 
ple likewise, are satisfied with the manner in which we 
have endeavored to treat our friends. They have the 
additional cause of rejoicing, which we do not grudge to 
them, that they are victorious; but although they nobly 
fought, I can tell them they will have “ to fight another 
day.” They must give us a fresh chance; and the shooting 
in the less important matches will, I am sure, being excel- 
lent, induce them all the more, as generous competitors, 
to grant us this favor. AVe cannot ask it as a right, as 
the matches on American and on Irish soil have been 
fought; but perhaps the next team to meet the Ameri- 
cans had better be composed ot three Irish, three Eng- 
lish and three Scotchmen. Turning to the social and 
more agreeable aspect of the matter, I am sure that for 
many future years Creedmoor and Dollymount will re- 
main words well known both in America and Ireland, 
and will have a pleasant flavor about them. Their 
visit has been too short, but it has had not a few happy 
incidents, and it will always be to me a source of su- 
preme satisfaction that I have home a not inconspicu- 
ous, and, I can assure you, somewhat for my strength, 
too laborious a part in them. All, however, has been 
happily carried through, and if I have laid aside the 
responsibility it is not until the play has ended, the cur- 
tain has fallen and the audience begin to disperse. In 
conclusion, I beg to remark that our friends, the Ameri- 
cans, have frequently borne testimony during their stay 
to the great decorum shown by the people on all occa- 
sions, especially on the day of the match, and I may 
venture to say for them that they all carry back to their 
magnificent country good impressions of us which it 
will not be easy for any adverse influences to efface. I 
have received much encouragement from all whose 
assistance I was obliged to seek in order to render this 
exchange of international civilities pleasing and profit- 
able, and it has been throughout evident that gentle 
and simple, men of all grades and views in Ireland, 
wished it to be what it has been — a marked success. 
