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Show TELEGRAPHIC Bow Expenses H ere l'uld. New York, 6, Geuerftl disgust has been excited hereabout the publication publica-tion of the statement that $1,025 was paid for the appearance ol the American Ameri-can team in Gilmoro'a garden on the occasion ol the recent preuenlation of the centennial trophy aud other prizrs to tho victorious tuarkanjen. Major General Dakin, who waB captain of the team, indignantly denied the charge and declared that every one of the American team would testify to the falsehood of the story. Any man, sHid he, who received a dollar from the manHgement of Gilmore's garden wus a fraud. The American team uyked for no money, got none and nuthorized nobody to collect any, Mr. Bruce, who in the international mutch made 219 points out of a pos-tiiMo pos-tiiMo 225, refuted the accusation in a card. It now turns out that the money was paid to the team, but for mid in behalf of the national rifle association: as-sociation: A high olficer of that ur'Lii2ntion says that on tno occasions occa-sions before tho association had made arrangements with the proprietors of Gilmore's garden by which a sum was to bo paid the association. Last year the Bhire of receipts received by the associiitiuu was $1,50(1 It was the plan of the national rifle association associa-tion and the te:nn hud nothing to do with ii. The arrangement was made for hnlf the net receipts. It was not considered just riu lit that the rifle Association, which had paid the men's nxpensee, should contribute largely to the treabiiry of Gilmore's garden and I receive no benefit when they were needing funds. The presentation dinner din-ner was given to the two teams at Delmonico's. This cost about $500 and was paid for out of the garden receipts. Un the following dy an incursion up the Hudsou to West Point aud back cost about $500 more. This was considered a better arrangement arrange-ment than going about begging private pri-vate citizimB to contribute fur the en tertainmcnt of the euets of Ibe national na-tional association. |