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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII. "The forest music is to hear the hounds Bend the thin air, and with a lusty cry Awake the drowsy echo, and confound Their perfect language in a mingled voice."--Gat. As I did not accompany the amateur sportsmen to the wild prairies and backwoods of the West, I am indebted for a description of the excursion to one of the team, as well as to an account published in 'Forest and Stream, ' by the editor, Mr. Hallock, who had kindly volunteered his services, and organized the expedition. The party was originally intended to consist of ten gentlemen and three ladies; but owing to a delay in the arrangements due to the "Battle of the Rifles," it was reduced ultimately to the following adventurous spirits: Messrs. John Rigby, Edmund Johnson, J. K. Millner, John Bagnell, J. J. Kelly, and Charles Hallock ('Forest and Stream'). These gentlemen met by appointment at the Grand Central Hotel, at four o'clock in the evening, after the match above alluded to was decided, and proceeded to the terminus of the Erie Eailway. My informant proceeds with his narrative as follows: "We started at eight o'clock P.m. in one of Pullman's great sleeping cars, and after a comfortable night's rest (for we had somewhat retrieved our reputation as riflemen), we awoke next morning some 300 miles from New York. At about eleven o'clock we received a telegram down the line that our gallant captain, Major Leech, was waiting for us at the Buffalo Station, where we arrived a quarter of an hour afterwards. Here we met him, and he proposed that we should break the journey, and proceed to Niagara, a distance of about twenty miles. Although we had intended to 'do' Niagara on our return journey, we adopted the suggestion, and accompanied by Major Leech, proceeded to see...
Excerpt from Irish Riflemen in America I have to thank Mr. Gordon Bennett for the diagrams of the shooting of the International Match, which he most kindly placed at my disposal. I am also indebted to Mr. Ingram, the proprietor of the Illustrated London News, ' for the woodcut of the All Ireland Challenge Shield and to the Messrs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The National Rifle Association, barely two years old, was ill-prepared when in November 1873 the 'New York Herald' published a challenge to the riflemen of America from the riflemen of Ireland. Their Creedmoor rifle range on Long Island had opened in Spring that year, and there was growing sporting interest in rifle shooting notably from the Amateur Rifle Club of New York City. In Great Britain their National Rifle Association had been established for over a decade and riflemen regularly competed out to 1,000 yards. The premier 'home countries' long range rifle match between England, Ireland and Scotland, the Elcho Shield, was won for the first time by Ireland in 1873. Buoyed by their success Ireland wanted further laurels, and it was the Amateur Rifle Club that accepted their challenge on behalf of the riflemen of America. The subsequent match at Creedmoor in 1874 was the first in a series of international competitions fired at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards that took place during the remainder of the 1870s. It is the forerunner of the Palma Trophy match still held today. The central story of Creedmoor is told via an extensively annotated article from 1876, the writer's enthusiasm giving a feel for the times and in the lead up to the Centennial Match at Creedmoor that year. David Minshall provides background information on events that lead to the Irish challenge and the 1874 rifle match and concludes the story with details of the follow-up match at Dollymount, Ireland, in 1875. Appendices include a chronology of Creedmoor, correspondence relating to the Irish Challenge and insight into target rifles used at the time. Contemporary illustrations are used throughout.