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1876: Member of the USA team at Creedmoor, USA.
1876: Member of the USA team (vs Ireland) at Creedmood, USA.
1877: Member of the USA team at Creedmoor, USA.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 15 September 1877
"Mr. I.L. Allen is a Brooklynite. His age is about thirty five
years. He is of fair complexion, tanned a good deal by exposure to the
sun; has very light eyes; is about the medium height - five feet eight
or nine inches - and not stoutly built, but of wiry frame. He was in
the national team of last year, and shoots mostly from the pleasure
derived from the sport. He uses the same sort of rifle that Jewell
does (a Remington), and shoots from the back position, rising the heel
sight and grasping the barrel in the left hand, knuckles downward, while
the right presses the piece into the hollow of that shoulder and touches
the trigger. In the recent competitions he is just one point behind
Jewell, having made 1,219 out of a possible 1,350 points, which, consequently,
give him the splendid average of 203 1-6."
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