America Victorious

The great shootiug match bctweon tho American and Iriah rifle teams rarae oiï I at Dollymount, near Dublin, Ireland, ; on Tueaday, June 29, the Yankee achieving a brilliant and well-oarned victory over the sons of tho Green Islo. From the cable dispatches we glean the following intei-esting articulara of the exciting content : The firing at the 800-yards raugo resulted in one point in favor of the Irish team, tho score standing : Americana, 337 ; Irish, 338. The shooting at the 000-yards range resulted : Americana, 327 ; Irishincn, 292. The shooting at the 1,000-yards range, which was remarkably üue on both sides, was won by the Amoricans I by a score of 304 agiiinnt 199 l'or the I Irish. The match was tlms won by the American rifiemen by a total of 967 to 929. The following is a summary of the individual scores in cach niateh, GO beiag the highest number that could possibly be scored : IF.JICAM. 800 900 " "1,000 yrú. yrdx. yrdx. Total. Fiülon 6H 157 4f, 101 Bodine 52 5'.i 51 ir,a Gildcraleeve M ! 1M Yolo 67 5'J 52 lfil Colrman BB 48 52 156 Durldn 58 55 50 163 Total 337 327 303 967 IlilsHMEN. 80U MÖ 7W ynlf. yrd. yrd. Total. Pollock.. 5!) '■ 53 '■ 161 Wilsou 08 50 55 168 .(„hnson 58 54 B0 ld Hamütoa 50 54 51 1(11 MUoer SS 37 41 13S McKcnmi 52 44 53 H9 Xqtel 338 29-J 209 929 Total mujoriticB it all niugea - Amcricans, 38. The Notv York Timen' special f rom Pollymount aya nt tlie close of the iküig at 900 yards tlio defeat of the Irish wix'ï acknowlfdged, and lnnclicon waa laki'ji in clmgrin, gloom. outspoken dipatifliaction, and symptoms of disorpunizatipii among the Irish. Tlio crowd, wliiok manifeated intenso anxiety as to tlie ï-eault, hiul now grown to abont 50,000. Every Irish bulls eye was obeered, and a ilisturbauco 'was beootOn ing imminent. ïhe polico wore powcrli'.ss, and Dr. Hamiltou addresscid the crowd, standing in close shooting position. The Americans refused to proceed witli the firing until order should havo been resiored. Evory gentleman on the groiind now bccauK! a policenuin, and there was great lmstling, and the disorder can hardly be exaggratcd. A delay of thirty-íive minutes resulted, when piii'tial order was restored. At the 1,000yard range, the Ii'ish, dejected and nervous, nhot wildly, and a succession of shots proved to be merely random. Milner missed his third shot, the crowd groaning vociferously. Whcn he missed his ninth shot the uproar on the Irish sillo oí the ground raa tremendous. The elevonth shot lio missed also, producing ooneternatlon. Hamilton sred a succession of three, and blamed fche ato-toa for his lack of success. Everybody sefemed to be in bad temper. The ropes ere broken by tlio Irish near the close, Fulto, aud Bodine not yet having finished. Fulton missed the tourged througu disorder. The crowd, cheering, rushéd aoross tho ground, eausing greaft confusión. B(jdma quietly takes liis position for tho last shot, and the crowd ranges itself along th! line of HÍB i'ire, leaving a wide opeuing towards the targets, but only j ■wide enougli tu exposo two of the targets to the view of the iirer. All control has been lost over them, butBodino lies still j and sileiit. A puil" of suioke, and the crack of lus rille ia heaid, aml his ballet llatlens in tho bullseye. A trememlous oneer is given for the Amerioans by the , crowd en masse. The pólice stand ürm ; around the teams', witli th(cvowd on the . ontside, standing sturdy and ill-lnunoreil, ' but not towards the Americaus. Maj. ■ lceili addressod the Amerirans and surrounding mass, and deolared himself beaten, and the Amcricans the iirst nhot,s in the universe. He then callee] for cheers for Col.GildorKleove and his men, whioh were not very heartily given, lnt wlien called for by a man in the orawd tliey weregiven witli h'emendous-eutlmsiasin, the i-ïowd bursting in to " sluike hands" with tho Aniericans and their ladies, amid vociferous cheering. Col. Gildersleeve called for chéors for the Iriah team, but tliere carne no response, ezcept from the Americana present. All of the Irish team blaine si methjng or eaoh other, and the whole lation is posilively iievce with them. The Lord Majors of London, Dublin, and York on 'the ground congratulated the victors. The Americans were eitren)ely Io}uUir befui-cthe context, ululare ïiiucli more SO nmv, and their calmness, modesty, umi Keil' rcliance are i foll. d cverywhere. " Om'ïaniïinkhk is next to godliuesn " was liret uttereil by Mattliew lleiiry, a learned and pious preaoher and ïuthor of the seventeeuth ceiitury.