majorfs45 wrote on Dec 22
nd, 2015 at 5:13pm:
I think I have come up with the American team members that were America V.S. Ireland matches in addition to the original 1874 team shot of course at the Creedmoor range:
You've missed S.I. Scott from the US team at Dollymount in 1880.
For completness besides the US Vs Ireland matches there were also:
1876 at Creedmoor for the Centennial Trophy (later known as Palma Trophy)
America, Australia, Canada, Ireland and Scotland
USA: Allen, Bodine, Dakin, Farwell, Fulton, Gildersleeve, Rathbone, Weber
Scores: America 1577+1549=3126, Ireland 1582+1522=3104, Scotland 1586+1477=3063, Australia 1545+1517=3062, Canada 1490+1433=2923
1877 at Creedmoor for the Centennial Trophy
USA, Great Britain
USA: Allen, Blydenburgh, Bruce, Dakin, Hyde, Jackson, Jewell, Weber
Scores: America 1655+1679=3334, GB 1629+1613=3242
1878 at Creedmoor
There were no foreign competitors for the 'Palma Trophy' and the Americans fired the match unopposed. A storm struck at 1000 yards on the second day and this distance wasn't completed.
USA: Brown, Clark, Dwight, Gerrish, Jackson, Rathbone, Rockwell, Sumner
Scores: America 1660+incomplete
1880 at Wimbledon, England
Unofficial match USA vs GB following the Dollymount match.
USA: Brown, Dudley, Gerrish, Hyde, Jackson, Laird, Rockwell, Scott
Scores: America 1568, Great Britain 1647
With regards to scores and as was pointed out above, targets changed. 1874 and 1875 matches were shot on the square target with a bull's eye scoring 4, centre scoring 3 and outer scoring 2. The 'bull' was 3' square. From 1876 the targets changed to circular and the 3' dia. bull scored 5, centre 4, inner 3 and outer 2.
More recently I have been researching the international matches between the US National Guard and the British Rifle Volunteers, using military breech loading rifles. In a few days I will have brief biographies of all the competitors (Teams of 12 each year 1882 & 1883) added to my
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David