192 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



1,0 ii. . . 



son yar.ls. 



H T Rockwell— Borcrtard-bliarpfl Rifle. 



5 5 5 5 K .', r, B 4 5 5 .1 6 R— 73 



S 5 i 3 3 S '•■ •', 4 4 4 5 B 5 S-C7 



1,01)11 yards. 



It was an unfortunate ending to so brilliant a promise, for 

 had the weal her been even reasonably fair it was evident that 

 the bis scores of 187? would have been left 'behind; a.s it was, 

 ■with 18 shots to go, a total of 1,57(5 was reached, belter than 

 the entire effort of the victorious American team on the sec- 

 ond day in 1876, when the weather was infinitely better iu a 

 shooting tease. The match is in nowise to be styled a lizzie. 

 Considered in all its phases of weather and men, it shows I hat 

 in rifles, in shooting ability, there has been no retrogrcssi m 

 nor even fixedness, but a positive gain. The mistake was 

 in supposing I hat as it was a walk-over match it could be dis 

 posed of in a slouchy, perfunctory manner. If it was worth 

 while attempting, it was worth while doing w r ell. No doubt 

 the storm was responsible for the summary finish of the con- 

 test, but under the prompt, ready management which should 

 attend a match of such consequence a corner of that kind 

 should not have been possible. When riflemen learn 

 that nothing is gained by dilatorines3 in firing, 

 competition can be carried through ; and a victory 

 promptly won, is a double victory. On the second flay lie 

 match could have been finished ere the squall broke had extra 

 diligence been exercised, but enough was done to show the 

 team as an extra slrong one, and if, as some feared, the 

 foreign competitors were to he scared off by an exhibition of 

 our strength, then should the team of 1878 put them in a 

 proper awe. 



To permit ready comparison with previous efforts for the 

 Centennial trophy are given : 



1876. 

 SOOyils. Olio vis. 1 ,oi<o yils. -Total 



Amcrica list .day 550 OIH r.ny l,Bi7 



AmCrlCa 1'idllav SM 515 5119 154!) 



Trp'iiml . i lrt( KV 885 63i 5W 1,5-2 



lre ' Um ' \M day 502 4S5 5S5 J 522 



fii-nrlanrl J 1st day 535 r,w SJS 1.5S6 



1 *T7 



■ i 2d iIhv 5D6 



Aua,ra «* Vmlu! 



Canada Hi' 



5" 



|2d day 1S2 



1877. 



4(10 

 501 

 493 



AnterlRa tint; (lay 5ilS 



Amu,ca (2.1 dny 67» 



1878. 

 America {^^"^ 



1,5)5 

 1.511 



],4'.I0 



l,4::i 



1 .055 

 1,079 

 1,0211 

 1,013 



i Tub Massachusetts Militia Rifle Team at Crkedmoop. 

 — "We lake the following from a letter of a member of the 

 Massachusetts ' Rille Team, which we find in a Boston paper 

 of Sunday. We have no doubt that some of the complaints 

 made are quite just : 



People look at things differently here than in Massachusetts, 

 and a spirit to get any small advantages they could, by use of 

 their wits, as well as by good shooting, was occasionally 

 manifested by individuals. A New York lieutenant told me 

 that his men could cock a piece so it would stand six 

 pounds, and then, hy a slight change in cocking, would go Off 

 at one pound. And the officer who told me did not seem to 

 think this trick reprehensible, but smart, though he was 

 speaking at the time of individual regimental competition, and 

 would doubtless have thought differently on a team. The 

 paltry exactions and fees, which make it as much a nioney- 

 makiug concern as acircus with its side shows, might, it seemed 

 to us, have been very graciously waived to visiting teams. 

 We know other teams shared this opinion, and we should all 

 have felt pretty cheap had the New \'ork team come to our 

 range to compete, aud been charged a quarter for admission. 

 We also feel assured that, on arriving at Framingham, some 

 little attention would have been paid them, and that it would 

 not be left to another visiting team to do the honors for us. 

 Furthermore, should they have been accompanied by the 

 Adjutant-General of the State of New York, we are sure 

 somebody from headquarters would have taken cognisance of 

 the fact, and extended some official courtesy- For another 

 year, to do anything, it seems that there should be appointed, 

 by the State, an expert rifleman as Inspector of Rifle Practice; 

 that notice of competition should be given early; that every 

 man should have the chance, and those who promise well be 

 urged to compete ; that the team be selected far ahead, that 

 they may be disciplined as a team, aud not by one, hut by 

 several competitions (half a dozen at least), held, if possible, 

 under the tutelage of the inspector; that our rifles and ammu- 

 nition should be e>f the most perfect pattern allowable tor 

 their special purpose, regardless of anything else ; and that 

 the arms should be used and kept hy the team for practice 

 only, and in each individual's charge ; and, finally, that a 

 syBtem of honors or promotions be adopted for good shooting, 

 or some of the handsome medals that are distributed so liber- 

 ally in other States be offered here. 1 am assured that these 

 little seeds would bear golden fruit for another year. 



Walnut Hill— Sept. 28. — The return of the Boston rifle- 

 men to the range, after they had so notably distinguished 

 themselves at Creedmoor, drew together a concourse of specta- 

 tors. The match was " The Amateur Series," 200 yards Mr. 

 J. A. Lowell's 48 in a possible 50, is very fine. It has only 

 been made once at the range, and then by Mr. L. L. Hubbard, 

 but Mr. Lowell's score is better, as he has five's for the eighth 

 and ninth shots, while Mr. Hubbard's score shows two centres: 



.TALowell 5 54545555 S-MS 



J A. Sosvall, re-entry 5 84 554456 4— 15 



T.SiaH 4 4 S 455454 '1—44 



JlNFrye 4 a 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 H— « 



J N Frye. re-entry 5 4545434 5 4—11 



H E Loitl 4 45445445 4—43 



JH Butli-r .....5 44544444 4—43 



CCJMetRgS .......4 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5— 13 



OBurgesj 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3-43 



,T Borden 4 44444554 4—42 



W Harriett 5 4 4554344 4-42 



EBSouilier S 46*45435 3-42 



D Curtis 5 44444444 4-41 



T Parser 4 54344544 4—41 



J Nichols 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 5 4— II 



J B Colby 4 45444446 3—41 



CflPralt ft 434844 3 6 4—41 



JBaUtiS i 45444534 3-40 



JBParker 4 54 4 43434 4-::j 



J k Harker, re-entry 4 24454443 B— S9 



GSDlCKSOn 4 44454433 4—39 



Creedmoob— Sept. 28.— Gildcrsleeve medal. Conditions: 

 Open to all members of the National Guard in uniform, and 

 to the National Rifle Association ; distances, 200 and 500 

 yards-, five shots at each distance ; prize, a gold medal to be 



awarded to the competitor who, at the close of the season of 

 187B, has won tho greatest number of timis. The scores of 

 i luj winner, and those who have qualified a.s marksmen were 

 as follows, lbs highest attainable number being 50 points: 



S^'t. L '", 10U 4! > JMMcKurlarul.'. 31 



J.^'KI" 41 HSOlarli an 



UV) H'-e--, 41 JIlMnt.sl.ury 80 



J I..: B.muiiiCT 4u BWBurnette. 8 



A BViin Iiensen 40 HE Thompson 3u 



? RMay 3H .IMArnery... 3(1 



S-WJlSliei :... o i e I ,■ 



ITEMBtw-o:! d-: t-pjfl^mvary -., 



i am A T Decker : l o C a Jfigion is 



1 |"-t 3-i JKDfu-3.il ...".'■"""»? 



1 3 l'l'-in :-r, OH Clayioti 26 



CuiilJ I. Price F5 FJILn.'s 



Kll Sooicis ::r wn Heisser '.'..'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 



T Dlmon-i 

 C M JSiijflia. 



Amateur Rifle Club, for long-range badge, at 1,000, 1,100 

 and 1,200 yards. The distances over 1,000 yards being as yet 

 in the region of the unknown, scores were not good : 



. . .„ 1,«I0 yds. 1,10(1 yds. 1,200 yds. T'l. 



Isaac r, Allen as 62 43 ma 



Frank Hyde .53 44 49 151 



Horner Mailer 50 44 3i 132 



JAllatry 4D Bi 2 4 VtS 



CiiEi'.niviooK Programme fob Octobbb.— Saturday, 5th.— 

 At 10:15 a. si.. Match for the "Bharps' Prize" of $250 in 

 gold, at, 800, 000 and 1,000 yards, and at 3 P. K. the thirteenth 

 competition for the " Turf, Field and Farm Challenge 

 Wnil.ev," at 200 yards. Wednesday, 9th.— At 8 p. m., the 

 "Skirmisher's Badge" match. Saturday, 12th.— At 2:30 

 p. m., the "Soldier's" match for teams of eight, firing by file 

 and volley, and upon conclusion of the preceding, the ninth 

 competition for the " Champion Marksman's Badge," under 

 conditions similar to those of the competitions for the State 

 Badge. Wednesday, 10th.— At 2:30 v. St., the "Appleton" 

 match, at 200 aud 300 yards. Saturday, 10th.— it 10:15 a. si., 

 the "Remington" match for $300 in gold, at 000 and 1,000 

 yards. Wednesday, 23d.— At 2:30 p. at., the "Ballard" 

 match at 200 yards. Saturday, 2Gth.— At 2:30 i\ m., "Run- 

 ning Deer" match. Wednesday, 30th.— At 2:30, fourth 

 competition for ihe "Gildcrsleeve" medal; conditions sim- 

 ilar to those of the State " Marksman's Badge " competitions. 

 The Amateur Rifle Club willsboot their " Mid Range Match " 

 at 000 yards, on Wednesday, Olh ; the "Short Range Match" 

 at 200, Wednesday, 23d, and the "Long Range" at l,0u0, 

 1.100 and 1,200 yards, Saturday, 20th. The Washington 

 Gray Troop Club will shoot on the 8th and 22d. 



Coni-is's Gallbrx— Sejit. 28.— Fifth competition for Marks- 

 man's Badges : 



LV Sun.- 48 J F March 42 



B W LilKiy 17 W MacDlUlflu n 



AJ Howieit 46 JH Meeker w 



J F Duel: worth 4ii II M Ma. thy 40 



PU KullKMlT 4'i EP Dulles 39 



NO'Donuell .15 J A Ward BB 



PFitz...... 45 WKlleweU 88 



WHDuntap 43 



The two leading scores— 48 and 47 in a possible 50— is flue 

 shooting. 

 Third competition for the Winchester rifle : 



S W Libber, "r fi t ,...815-16 £ P Davis 814-16 



FGFiiiliiriiir .5 12.10 NOBonnall 7 11-111 



Paul . I Cullman, second.... 0-lti MM Malt by 7 14-10 



FreilKessler 6 9-16 AJ Hewlett J 10-Ki 



""id 6 in-ic CE Overbaugh s S-1B 



13-16 



JF Duck*orlu 



There werescver.tl other competitors. 



The New York Rifle Club will meet on this Thursday 

 evening at Conlin's Gallery, when an effort will be made, we 

 trust, to do something for the Yellow Fever Fund. 



National Rifle Association. — The Board of Directors 

 held their monthly meeting ou the 1st of October. If what 

 the secretary reported be correct— that all trains between the 

 city and Creedmoor are discontinued— the condition of affairs 

 is quite unfortunate. As it is, the president was authorized 

 to confer with the superintendent in regard to running certain 

 lines for the accommodation of riflemen. The net profits of 

 the fall Meeting were reported to be -91,185.08. Captain 

 Story recommended that matches for teams of twelve, repre- 

 senting the National Guard and the regulars, be arranged at 

 distances of 200, 300, 500 and 600 yards. General Wingate 

 tendered his resignation, proposing Col. J. II. Cowpcrlhwaite 

 as his successor. General Wingate's resignation was accept- 

 ed, but the election of directors was postponed. 



Soourus's Association.— This matcli took place Tuesday. 

 All the military organizations conlributed handsomely. There 

 were two matches. The first at 100, 150. 300, 400, 200 aud 

 500 yaads. Five shots at each range. Winners, with their 

 scores, were as follows : 



F. J Smith, 11T; CH Brown, 113; WT Stiller, 114; 3 W Hale, 113; ,1 

 McNevm, 113; W Myers, 112; .1 W Cary, i'l'.i; I' ,1 Sullivan, 102 • T 

 Kelly, '.is; F A Guilder, HI ; -J .1 Harries, m ; ,j Myers 94 ; s V (iiovr 

 '..;-;; .1 II Shirk. 112; .1 W S ,v..-,-n,-y, sj : o Ullsoll, St ; J T Uulllvcr, 711 ; 

 8 K Glover, U4; T II Stevens, 63; W L Franz; 27, 



The second match was eon tested at 200 and 500 yards, 

 seven shots at each distance : 



PJ Sullivan, 04 ; J w Bale, St; J w Sjreener.49: E J Smith. 4,1; 

 M"*Wyers, 44 ; U Brown, 4:1 ; ,J McNevin, -12; \v F Miller, 411 ■ ,1 11 

 Slack, 4U; F A Guntlier, IK); J J Barnes, 39 ; J Myers, 36; .1 W 1 ary, 

 . . ■ '.I- . -lover, 33; T Kelly, 3d; J J Murray, ■>-i; ,1 T Gulliver, '-1 ;'s 

 K Glover, 20. 



The prizes will be presented at Creedmoor on Oct. 10. 



Seppeoteibt Rifle Olbb— Ifks York, Oct. 81, 177 Bwmy. 



—Creedmoor rules ; 200 yds. target reduced. .Sept. 20: 



AugGruenhere *fl Jacob Chambers 42 



yym Seppentuidt 411 a schoii ,n 



Jilloli/,uii.nu 45 Tftegau 41 



John W Mi tms -is T Wak-r.. 



Ed Blory, Jr -14 g c Waite 



Max Kern 44, OBasuh 



' '-• in.'"" 44 Joseph llnglanu 35 



LJJachman 43 M Winkel „!" 



DuNKraK avu Cuba,— Sept, 21.— Teams of five at 500 

 yards, at Dunkirk. Weather, bad ; heavy rain. Match won 

 by the Dunkirk. Club. 



Dunkirk Amateur Kille Club. 



Gross, nem Creed 3 4 4 5 4 5 r, .-, r. r, .", 5 5 5 r.-il 



Capt Miller, Item Creed 4 3 5 46 r. 3 4 5 4 6 9 3 i 6 US 



Hej/iieiiiimuii;, Item Creed 4 S 5 5 3 5 5 6 455444 6—08 



Miuer, Sharps 5 5 g .:. 6486 434SB4 6- 68 



bliter, SharpB 5 44 4 4434 5 44546 1—63-333 



Cnbi Rifle Club. 

 Captain Lalta, Maynard Creed, .,,6 314555535443 5 5— tw 



Morgnn.Maynard Creed 5555563S55S424 b— os 



Cole, ilaynar.l Creed i 5 4 4 6 6 $ D 5 4 4 6 4 3 £—60 



S'ebbins, Mayaard Creed 5 4 S 4 S 3 i 4 6 3 3 5 3 .3 1— 511 



ujuZSle-loadcr 5 4244443 2 30354 6-5S-320 



The return match will take place at the Bay View ranyc, in 

 Buffalo, early this month, 



Poughkefpaie, Sept. 27. — JTifth Division Match. — Teams 

 entered from the 21st ! Sixteenth Troop E, Seventh Brigade 

 Twenty-fourth Separate Company, with Twenty-seventh 

 Regiment. Distances, 200 and 500 yards -• Twenty-first Regi- 

 ment, 300; Twentieth Battalion, ;',65 ; Sixteenth Battalion, 

 :;0-j ; Twenl._v-lV.nrHi Separate Company. Z'M ■ Troop B. 

 Seventh Brigade, 105; Twenty-seventh Regiment, 293. The 

 prize contested for was a piece of bronze, valued at $300. 



Pbize Meeting at Bhinton- Range.— The first annual 

 prize meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle Association will 

 lake place at Briulon Range, Elizabeth, N. J., beginning 011 

 Tuesday, October 8, and closing on the 5th. Tuesday, Oct. 

 9— Short range; open to all comers; distance, 200 yards; 

 fifteen shotsl ten prizes. This (Batch will be duplicated. 

 Wednesday, Oct. 9, 10 a. m.— Military Team Match 1 open to 

 teams of twelve from any regiment in' New Jersey ; distances, 

 200 and 500 yards; five shots at, each distance; prize, a 

 bronze trophy,' valued at $800. " Hayes" Long-range Match ; 

 open to allcomers; distances, 900, 1,000 and 1,100 yards; 

 lil'leen shots at each distance : three prizes. Thursday, Oct. 

 10, 9:30 a. M. — Champion Hatch; open only to Hie First 

 Brigade, New Jersey National Guard; distances, 200 and 500 

 yards ; prizes, a gold badge, presented by Major J. .1. Wardill, 

 Inspector of Rille Practice of that brigade, and a division of 

 the entrance money. Same day, at 1 P. St. — Short-range 

 Team Match: open to teams of four from any club or associa- 

 tion ; distances, 200 and :!00 yards; ten shots at each distance; 

 three prizes. Friday, Oct. 11. — "Headquarters" Match; 

 open to all members of the New Jersey National Cuard ; dis- 

 tances, 200 and 500 yards; live shots at each distance : prize, 

 a gold badge. Spirit of the Times Loug-rance Match; open 

 to all comers ; distances, 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 yards ; fifteen 

 shots at each distance; prizes, fourteen in number, aggregate 

 value, $200. "Sterling" Badge Match . open to tiie New 

 Jersey National Guard : distances, 200 and 500 yards ; four 

 shots at each distance ; prize, a gold medal, presented by Col. 

 W. 11 Sterling, General-Inspector of Rifle Practice of that 

 State ; open to military teams of eight from any organization 

 in New Jersey; distances, 200 and 500 yards; ten shots at 

 each range ; prize, a silver cup. "Beginners" Mutch; open 

 to all members of the .New Jersey Rifle Association who have 

 never won a prize; distance, 200 yards; ten shots. Gov. 

 McCklltin will present a gold badge to the rifleman making 

 Ihe highest aggregate score in the "Headquarters" and "Ster- 

 ling" matches. 



New Rule Gall-ep.y at Jersey City.— M. Bubser, of 40 

 Newark avenue, Jersey City, in connection -with bia gun and 

 fishing tackle store, has just opened a rifle gallery, 100 feet 

 range, with all of the latest improvements. Mr. Bubeer giveB 

 a fine gold medal to be shot for to Ihe person making the 

 highest score during Ihe week ending Monday evening next, 

 October 7th, Conditions, open to residents of Hudson County, 

 New Jersey, ten shols, Cieeibiioi.r target, reduced fiom 100 

 feet: entrance, 25 cents, as often as he please. Highest score 

 to take the badge. 



Portraits of Dr. Carver.— Every one who has known 

 Dr. Carver personally, or nas seen his remarkable exploits 

 with the rifle, will be glad to possess a correct likeness of 

 him. 1 fin bolli his character and his skill do him honor. Mr. 

 Charles A. Zimmerman, one of the best field shots and pho- 

 tographers in America, has just seul us specimens of cabine- 

 size photographs, which are certainly very life-like and ex 

 pressive, especially the characteristic one where the doctor, ap- 

 pears in his broad-brim felt sombrero. One of these days 

 these portraits, like those of other celebrities, will be much 

 valued as souvenirs, and as the price is but 40 cents there is no 

 reason why friend Zimmerman should not be kept busy sun- 

 printing until at least every subscriber whom we have on our 

 lists is supplied. Brother sportsmen, send in your orders. 



Zimmerman also sells two very striking water-colors, en- 

 tilled, " Trying for a Double," and " The Tight Shell." Price 

 per pair, $3,50. 



ANkwGcn Sight. —Mr. William Lyman, of Mid.llcfield, 

 Conn., is the maker of a rear sight for sporting and target 

 rifles, which seems to us to possess quite a number of advan- 

 tages. With the Lyman sight an almost instantaneous aim 

 can be taken, the object being sighted quite as quickly as if 

 only the front sight were used. II certainly has undoubted 

 excellence for moving objects, as both eyes can be used. Mfc 

 Lyman says that witli this sight on a rille any good shut with 

 a fowling piece can get into the knack of breaking glass balls 

 with a rifle. (See advertisement). 



EXPLOSIVE SHELLS. 



Editor Forest add stkbam : 



In view of Ihe fact that explosive bullets are much talked 

 of in this country at present, 1 will contribute my mite in 

 their behalf. 



Whatever the theory regarding explosive bullets may be, 

 one has hut to fry them on game to become fully convinced 

 of tin ir efficacy. That one may sometimes be disappointed at 

 Ihe result I am willing to admit, but iu eight hits out of ten 

 the game is secured, ami when compared, shot for shut, with 

 the solid bullet, they will be found vastly more destructive, 

 -i'ss much more knock-down force, which alter all 

 is what is must desirable in bagging game. I make these as- 

 sertions after several years' experience, founded entii 

 the amount of game killed during that period, and embracing 

 various kinds, from the South American ostrich, deer, puma 

 aud guuaeo ; and in this country on elk, buffalo, antelope 

 and deer. Last Hummer, while with the 7th U. S. Cavalry, I 

 killed with a Winchester rifle, model 1ST;}, over forty antelope 

 with explosive bullets which I made myself, and in no case 

 did any of them require a second shut to bring it down, when 

 hit in the body or neck, although of course they were not al- 

 ways killed oiitrinlu. At all events they were stopped, aud 

 that is the grand desideratum* especially when in hunting 

 deer through thick underbrush in early fall, when there is no 

 snow on the ground, or in any kind of shooting when doga 

 are not used. A Winchester explosive bullet will not 

 go through an antelope, as a general thing ; that uaturally 

 depends when and where the ball first strikes a bone; if, for 

 instance, the shoulder bone on the near side ib hit, what with 

 the expansion of the ball from explosion and that from BtTik- 

 ing a hard substance combined, the bullet will in all proba- 

 bility lodge somewhere in the opposite shoulder (according to 

 the angle at which it is fired), or perhaps stick bel 



