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... .The Irish team have challenged the Americans to shoot a return match withthem at Dublin next .June. In the challengeMajor Leech of the Irish party says:(‘Tho American team won* with the mostbrilliant score ever recorded in an inter-.national match. 1 have once more on the part of the Irish riflemen to throw down thegauntlet to one more peaceful battle with theAmerican riflemen on the same terms uponwhich, the match was shot at Creedmoor.”%J ‘ Occident was badly beaten in afcrofc for 85,000- at Sacramento last Friday.The,following Is the summary:Sam Purdy... ......... 2 3 111Occident ...... 1 12 2 2Blackbird ...........V......... 3 2 3 3 3Time—2:21, 2:2i%, 2:25%, 2:23, 2:26%.When it was announced that JPttrdy had won over the famous Californian an indescribable scene of excitement ensued, the crowd almost carrying the winner off the course. Over $150,000 changed hands on the result.... .In response fco Mr. Bigbx’s challenge for a trial of muzzle-loaders and breechloaders, next Saturday, at CreCdmoor, the Sharp’s Rifle Company of Hartford have issued the following aeeeptance:The Sharp’s Rifle Company accept the challenge of Mr. Rigby to the rifle makers of America for a match on Saturday next for the purpose of testing the relative merits of the breech-loading ana muzzle-loading weapons.A portion of the American team in the late international contest having used the Remington rifle, it is hoped they also will take part inthis trial j if not. the requisite number of rifle-mca using Sharp’s rifles will bo on hand.(Signed) E. lt;J. Westcott,For the Sharp’s Rifle Company.... .Glare Whix# eah hardly helpma'king a great hit at the Hew Haven Meeting. The entries are the best of any meeting in thecountry for October. Sport begins on the 13th inst., on which day comes the 2:50 classwith 13 entries and the 2$1 with 11; on thesecond day, 14th inst., comes the 2:35 classwith 16 entries, a running race with 9, and aspecial purse of $2,000 for American Girl, Camors and Copperboitom ; on the third day, 15th inst., comes, the 2:40 class with 16 entries, a ruflnlng race with 9, and the 2:25 class with 5 entries. The entrance money .will pay allexpenses, leaving the gate money for profit.As tickets are a dollar each, and*the city andsuburbs number a population of over 50,000,there is a fair prospect of making a profit onthe enterprise.... .The American team in the Irish-iAmerican International Rifle Match at Creed-*m9or Saturday were victorious by a score of 1 934 to 931. After shooting at 800 yards a recess of two hours was taken for lunch, during which a magnificent silver vase was pre- 1 seated by Major Leech in behalf of the Irish team to the American team, to be competed for each year. The prizes were presented to the winners by Lady Massavbne. The last shot of the match was fired by Col. Boixtne, the Americans being then one point behind. He hit the bull’s-eye, scoring four and winning the match for the Americans. Col. John Bo-dine is 48 years old, and lives in Highland, Ulster Co. He was formerly Colonel of the 19th Regt., H. X. Militia. He is about six feet high, well proportioned, and straight as an Indian. He shoots iu the face downward position, takes deliberate aim, and talks but little. He has the finest collection of firearms, perhaps, of any gentleman in the State.
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Catskill Recorder
Catskill, New York, US
Fri, Oct 02, 1874
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