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CAME PROTECTION. 



Wild Ricb in Abundanoe. — Dr. E. Sterling, of Cleve- 

 land, Ohio, naturally inquires why it is necessary to send 

 to Minuesota for wild rice, when all the marshes of the west 

 end of Lake Erie abound in it. He says; "I know of 

 patches covering 100 acres or more. I venture to say that 

 there arc over 1,000 acres of this plant in Sandusky Bay at 

 this time." Most people who wish wild rice neglect efforts 

 to collect it until it is too late iu the season. The first of Oc- 

 tober is late. 



Lbttkb prom Judge Evrrts.— Editor Forett and Stream : 

 I beg loiive to make to you a report, and of sportsmea and 

 naturalists in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and 

 Delaware a request : First, I report that the migratory 

 quail turned down by me this season bred well, the nests 

 averaging about ten eggs each, nearly all of which hatched, 

 and the young birds, we have good reason to believe, mostly 

 lived and have gone South. They disappeared from this sec- 

 tion ab jut the 1st of September. The request I have to make 

 of sporismeu aud others is that they will inform me through 

 your columns of the Southern progress of the birds, so far as 

 they observe it. They resemble to a degree in color and 

 marking tbe American bird. The tail is shorter and the wings 

 longer, however. In size they are. inferior to our bird. They 

 are not as strong on the wing, nor do they make quite as 

 much Dolse sod Sutter when they get up. They are easily 

 distinguished from the natives by a very ordinary observer. 

 If gentlemen will take the trouble to report them, if they are 

 seen, it will go far to enable us to judge of their habit of mi- 

 gration and progress. Will they oblige us in this matter? 

 Very truly yours, Martin G. Evebts. 



Rutland, Vt., Oat. 11, 1878. 



We trust our friends will respect the request of our valued 

 correspondent, and put an earnest effort into their labors. — 

 Ed. F. &S, 



Virginia. — The Committee on Laws of the Virginia Fish and 

 Game Association has the whole game law code under advise- 

 ment, aud hope to be able to present to the coming Legislature 

 such amendments as will render it satisfactory to all parts of the 

 State. This committee is composed of Judge T. N. Garnett, 

 of Norfolk ; Dr. M. G. Ellzey, of Montgomery ; Colonel John 

 M. Patton, of Albemarle; Thomas Williamson, Esq., of Lou- 

 doun ; and John S. Wise. Esq , of Richmond. The laws are 

 generally well observed throughout the State. 



Saved His Mutton. — Mr. George Simmons, of Jamaica, 

 Long Island, while out gunning, shot a quail, which is a vio- 

 lation of the game law. His neighbors threatened to inform 

 the authorities, but he got the start of them by going before a 

 magistrate and himself lodging information against himself. 

 He was fined $10, which he paid. He then claimed half the 

 fine for giving the information, and was handed back $5. 



§¥ B*fo- 



Massachusetts — Walnut Hill Bavge, Oct. 10. — I 

 fied, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards. Match : 

 J 8 Sumner. 



800 5 555565556555 



48555555 



1,000 6 666355555555 



5 5-75 

 3 4-67 

 5 5—73—215 



.5 53554555 



5 5 6 5 5—72 



...S 545 2 55544545 



..5655555 



5 6 6 3 5 



soo ... . 



9110 3 



1,0110 .4 



6 4 3 4 5 

 6 5 5 6 3 5 

 4 6 4 5 5 



.5445553 

 8 5 6 5 5 5 3 

 5 3 6 4 5 4 4 



4 5 5 3 5 3 5 



6 5 5 5 4 4 



4 

 E C Spofford. 



5 6 2 5 5 4 



4— OS 

 5-67 

 5-6T— 202 



5— Co 



5— HO 

 5—01—192 



...5 453434443505 



3 5 4 5 



..0003003 



5 4 4 5 5 



4 5-6S 



2 4—40 



5 4—4 1—139 



MownAWK Valley Rifle Range — Utica, iV. Y. Oct. 5. — 

 Third competition for Ilion badge and cup, 200 and 500 yards, 

 seven shots each distance, any rifle : 



2110 yards. 

 Mania 4 33434 4-26 



'i ! -.iwondge 3 4 4 3 4 4 3—25 



Partis 5444 35 4—29 



Parks 3 3 4 3 4 4 4—25 



Tln.,riethw:iite 454334 4—27 



Prazer, Jr 2 32244 5—22 



Bamfurd 3 3 3 4 2 4 0—19 



Mailoiy 4 4 4 4 4 4 3—27 



Winegar 4 44434 5—23 



500 yards. Totals 



3 4 3 5 8 5 5-30—55 



4 4 5 4 5 5 5— s3— 58 

 4 5 5 4 4 4 4—30—59 



4 4 4 5 4 4 4—29—54 



5 5 5 5 5 5 6—85—62 



4 5 3 3 3 4 4— 27^19 



5 2 4 4 3 4 4— 26— 45 

 5 S 5 5 5 5 5—35—62 

 8 4 2 5 4 6 5—23—56 



The medal has now been won once by each of the follow- 

 ing : Trowbridge, Thistlethwaite and Mallory. 



The fall meeting of the Mohawk Valley Kifle Asssociation 

 ■will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16. 

 There are nine competitions on the programme. The first is 

 the Association Directors' match, 200 yards ; the Becond for 

 members of any military organization in the sixth division, 

 distance 200 and 500 yards ; third, short range match, 200 

 yards; fourth, National Guard match, open to teams of six, 

 distance 200 and 500 yards ; fifth, subscription match, 500 

 yards ; sixth, and range match, 500 yards ; seventh, Utica 

 Citizens' Corps match; eighth, long-range 800 and 1,000 

 yards ; ninth, 1,000 yards' subscription match. The prizes 

 aggregate value is $737 50. B. A. G. 



Dunkibk; vs. Bowansville.— Match shot between two 



members of the Dunkirk, N. Y., aud Bowmanville, Canada, 



Rifle Ciubs. Each team shot on their own club range, Oct. 5 



500 yards, N. B. A. rules. High winds on Dunkirk range : ' 



Bowmanville, Canada, Rifle Club. 



Dr MoJCanghlin, Hem Creed 5 555 6 55 5 556485 6—7.4 



Scott Russell, Hajnard Creed — 5 2653555665554 5—71—145 

 Dunkirk: Amateur Rifle Club. 



Cant Miller, Bern mid-range 65544 5 55555*65 5—73 



R J Gross, Rem Creed 5 4 4 55564560546 5—70—142 



Prospect Hills Rifle Club— Neio York, Oct. 12,— The 

 Prospect Hills opened the season by a competition for a 100- 

 yards marksman badge at Washington Park this afternoon ; 

 open to all members P. H. R. C. ; distance, 100 yards : 

 weapon, any rifle within the N. R. A. rules ; badge to tie won 

 three times before becoming personal property of winner. Mr. 



J. J. Reilly won the first competition on the excellent record 

 of 45 points, viz.: First competition, 100 yards ba 



JJRetlly 5 5 4 14 5 6 5 4 4-45 



J L Paulding 8 6 1444445 4-41 



J KS Smith 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 S— 39 



C Snmrty 4 4 a 6 D :; 6 4 4 B— 87. 



On Saturday, the 5th, a private subscription match was 

 shot at same place.* C. Smarty carried off the honors with 41 

 out of 50. Next Saturday the First competition tor the club 

 trophy, a revolver, takes place; same conditions as " Marks- 

 man's Badge. " J. L. P. 



Ohio— Cincinnati, Oct. 4.— The Irish-American Rifle Club 

 gave their second tournament at Price's Hill to-day. The 

 following are the best scores : 



Heusen 4 5 8 4 4 6 8 5 4 5-42 O'Harc 3 44613443 4-83 



Taiif .4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-42 Daly 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3-35 



O'Connor.. .5 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4-41 Burns 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 4 4-35 



Fender 1 1544534 4-41 Davies 2 8 2 4 8 3 4 3 i 4—32 



Mclutyre...4 5 B 3 3 4 4 S 4 '4-39 



Seppenfki.dt Rifle Club— 177 Bowery, Oct. 10.— Creed- 

 moor rules; 200 yds. target reduced : 



1. Baeamann is Ann Grneneberg 43 



J Garrison 4T Tn Regan 42 



R Richards 41; J Waoker 49 



O Bosch. 40 .) Chambers 42 



Win Seppenfeldt 40 G C Walter ->\ 



EHoltzmann 45 J Hoagiand 89 



.1 W Adams 45 A Sonoll 38 



E Story, Jr 44 J linden 30 



M Kern 41 M WinRel 30 



E Vooili 44 H Rothenberg 36 



B..I1.W 



Zettlek Rifle Club.— Weekly shoot of the Club at 207 

 Bowery, Oct, 15 ; 10 shots, off-band ; Creedm'oor .22 cal. 

 rifle ; possible 50 : 



C G Zettler 49 O Juueon 43 



HOhl 49 M Punier 43 



WM Farrow 16 B Z 



the State Guard have now a precedent upon which to improve. 

 In the military shooting there was va~,t room for improvement, 

 while the number of entries are ridiculously low. The unique 

 match of the season was that at 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 yards 

 ranges j if we mistake not, the first all comers' prize match 

 ever set at those distances, Without further introduction, 

 the scores are annexed. Short range match, open to all comers, 

 any rifle, 200 yards, standing position, fifteen rotmds, eighty- 

 ton »"•-">" ten prizes : ' 6 J 



E E Low 



64(5564 5 65 



B A Vail \ 4 



CW Minor 4 4 



TJConroy 4 4 



J T B Collins 4 5 



W M Farrow 4 4 



I L .'lien o 5 



PHDolton 4 4 



Wit Jttotaon 5 4 



O G Zettler. 



55 4 555400 



4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 

 54 4 454554 

 4 4 5 6 4 4 5 4 

 4 4 4 4 6 4 5 5 

 46454 4 548 



1 1 6 5 4 4 5 4 5 

 " 5 4454544 



4 4 5 4-68 



444 4—67 



8 3 4 5-117 



4 5 4 5-66 



4 5 4 5—66 



4 4 6 4-66 



5 5 4 4—66 

 4 4 4 4- 06 



" 4-65 

 5-65 



Settler cfi WEBttnlftp 68 w U Sandford 81 



1 L Snellen 1,5 J W load <;i n 1, lUnrsp 



JFKathyen 64 F J Brown.. . v P Tusterln n 



i 1 :: Matt M a A Peaij 02 ETEa™ m 



W c Gardner 64 JlMim ,-,, V- N [{,'? nt . r S n 



J W Martin 64 O McLaughlin.. .."01 



Short-range match : all comers ; 200 yards ; any military 



rifle ; 40 entries : J 



■ .4 



4 5 4 



I.Tn 



ngel 



.! Vo.lol 



JIB h 



MLRiggs 44 DGulhai 



P Penning it J Dutll.. 



J Levy 44 L Q Beat 



New Officers. — The following German shooting societies 

 have recently elected new officers : 



Williamsburg Schuetzen Gescllschaft — Joseph Burger, 

 President; William Hahn, Vice-President; Charles Falken- 

 meyer, Secretary ; L. Adelstein, Treasurer ; C. Horny and C. 

 Beck mann, Shooting-masters. 



Tritonen Schuetzen, of New York— A. Lorcnz, Captain for 

 two years; A. Schuler, 1st Lieutenant (the 2d lieutenant will 

 be elected in six months) ; Saurer, Secretary, and Gaerth, 

 Treasurer for one year. 



Jersey Schuetzen Corps— A. Ermisch, Captain ; F. H. 

 Jacobi, Recording Secretary; Dr. R. Lienan, Financial Secre- 

 tary; L. Lienan, Treasurer ; A. Appel, Custodian ; J. Ras- 

 ehen, 1st Shooting-master ; H. Wollens, 3d Shooting-master. 

 This corps will hold hereafter their meetings in Brummer's 

 Humboldt Hall, 136 Newark avenue, Jersey City. 



Illinois— Chicago, Oct. 11.— The G. R. Thomas Rifle Club 

 is still negotiating for that range west of the Chicago Trotting 

 Park, and, in case they get it, shall fit it up in a style equal to 

 any long-range iu the country. They are now indebted to the 

 Lake View Rifle Club for the use of their range, and although 

 they are (the members of that club) as clever a set of gentle- 

 men, and as promising marksmen as there are in any club in 

 the country, still we do not feel as well satisfied as we shall 

 on our own range. I append the score of the shoot on Satur- 

 day, the 5th instant. Union shoot, Lake View and G. H 

 Thomas R. C, Chicago ■ distance 200 yards ; standing : 



Cram 4 4554 5 445' 



►>radley 5 5 4 6 3 5 4 3 5 4 



Maeauley 4 444534564 



lAFreemau s 04433444-; 



Ctunoweih g 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 4-. 



Drury 4 44444434* 



coleliour 4 44444444 = 



Gregg 4 4 14 4 3 4 4: 



n B Freeman 4 4 4 4 4 4 i i $ 



McCoUueil 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 s 



r MFarro W :;::-.-.:.::-..-i ~*\iii\%%\\\\\ g=£ 



•.V'l'" 1 '"^' * 4 4 5 3 8 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 8 5-€4 



' , '-'™> 3 4 5 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-63 



I'HUolton 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 40515 4-63 



?&>ite 62 \VP Wood 61 1 1, Allen 69 



LHGreVe 02 J t Price ei .1 r Gronman b<> 



I W Griffith 62 AMcNim- 61 E W Price .. 68 



W ±1 Jackson C2 HJ llowlel,t.......,(lo A Anderson V.V.5S 



Military team match ; open to teams of twelve from any 

 regiment in N. J. S. N. G. (200 and 500 yards) using U. 8. 



I i held rifle; ten rounds each distance ; prize, a tronhv. 

 value $200: * J ' 



Lt W P Wood 



M Siimis 



Sergt I, Gall 



L II Grove 



T W Griffith 



USpolm..., 



BOO T'l 



200 600 T'l 



(9 LNolte 31 



.40 85 75 J Washington 30 34 e4 



.37 35 72 Blurry si 33 g 4 



.41 31 72 BFHart 84 SO 64 



.80 32 OS I, mcklMi-dl 38 25 63 



.38 29 67 JasHSymes 34 25 69 



Second Battalion, SJSNG. 



Sergt MHalstead... 70 JB Holler 52 P Preeland 40 



£ ^'iv'^V -.V ,i9 9 ) V «Pri"ger. 50 H W Mabil .".'.* '.'.'.". '.."so 



DWDeMqtt on JJDcMorr 511 F W Hover is 



II Licliteuberg 52 Ueo Sshor 43 F (4 Coyte . .'.".'.'.'.'.'.'."32 



'i'hlrtl Regiment, MJSNG. 



li3 02 JWScbroeder 5u John Berbal Ian 32 



MNOrlott 02 P Sinhriue 44 W I.oveland. 20 



iCortelyou 62 W A F Randolph,. ..40 c E Johnson 57 



^ Diers 01 CV Sharing.,, 30 J F Way....!!!!!!','20 



Filth Begiment, N J S N G. 



Ltcaasaer os WmMenley 50 J York u 



CorpU M low:-,scn..ir.3 ';mi. it l!ainard....41 Wm Iletaehick 32 



Lt W H Alexander." f.s W Van Doren 



t t . T C1, ' ,v vi io"oren 4U lieo JNeil 20 



JL °t z 'a 63 H Sadler 39 J Scattcrgood..!.'.';".18 



"Hayes" long-range match; open to all comers; 900, 

 l,000"'and 1,100 yards; fifteen shots each distance; prize, 



fold hfldo-p vain*. 'fcftM . 7 £ -. ' 



Field 4 3 



Bums 3 2 



Cowlea ,. 3 



Young '4 2 



4 S 4 4 4-33 



4 4 4 4—32 



4 4 3 4 2-32 



3 5 4 4 3—31 



6 3 4 5 l!-30 



H. DliOKY. 



Milwaukee, Oct. 11.— Not much wind, but a glaring light. 

 Practice at Soldier's Home, over the 1,000 yard range, was as 

 follows : 



Markham, Rem 5 



Johnston, Kern 4 



11 ake, Rem 4 



Yale, Item 4 



35445555 



65S55355 

 4 8 5 5 5 4 5 



63035555 



5—46 



4—45 

 t-43 

 6^10 



..603444545 5-3_ 

 5.4356 4—34 



1'itWiU", Sharps 



South CAxoi,rsA.—C/iurleston, Oct. 13.— Great interest is 

 being manifested here in the approaching rifle match, which 

 is to come off iu November. Two teams from Georgia have 

 already entered, and it is probable that more will enter. 

 Almost all of the Charleston organizations will enter teams. 



A Good Shot.— On the 21st ult., Robt. J. Kimball, of 

 Brooklyn, Secretary of the New York Slock Exchange Uifle 

 Club, while with the Dwight-Wimair Sporting Club on their 

 annual hunt in theMuskoka region of Canada, shot and killed 

 a large black bear with a Sharps mid-range rifle, at a distance 

 of 125 yards. The bear was running at his best when shot. 

 The ball entered his back, passed through the length of the 

 body, and severed the jugular vein. His weight was about 

 three hundred pounds. E, E. B. 



N. J. STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



Fall Mbktiso. 

 The first meeting of the New Jersey State Rifle Association 

 enabled the directors to know and feel just what strength they 

 have in range work. They have made a start, and now 

 remains the work of building up an interest in the State on 

 all lines of rifle practice, until it shall not be a fact that a ma- 

 jority of the marksmen in a long-range match shall come from 

 without the State. With a week of good weather, Briutou 

 range was a fair grouud for all comers. The mosquitoes had 

 retired for the season, so the tender-skinned visitors were not 

 handicapped against the leather-bound Jerseymen. The tar- 

 gets worked well, albeit they were of cauvas, and therefore 

 prejudiced against by old Creedmoor men. The matches were 

 well put, and the prize list fairly liberal, and the officers of 



W II Jackson.... 



FHyde ;«; 



UL ,'l'irse , 66 



W M Farrow so 



FAPerry 60 



M J Ciaham 49 



All Jay 85 



J A tlatry go 



I L Allen 01 



H Fisuer ,. ,, 13 



900 yds. 1,00(1 yds. 1,100 yds. Total. 



Champion badge, First Brigade, N. G. of N. J. ; open to 



all members of First Brigade ; rifle, that furnished by State- 

 200 1 and 500 yards ; first prize, gold badge, presented by Mai! 

 J. J. Wandell, Inspector for First Brigade ; 



Lt W P Wood 



Alex MeNair 19 



Lt W HGreve 18 



LtCU Gorman 17 



200 600 T'l 



200 500 T'l 



23 FWPalmatter 13 



27 CM Sdmes 17 



25 H A Horwar 14 14 



22 Lt Isaac R Cenman.. 9 0s 



Short-range team match, open to teams of four from any 

 clubororgauization, 200 and 300 yards, any rifle, ten shots 

 each distance, three prizes : 



Railway Rille and ShootiDg Club. 



200 yards. 

 ..444443545 5—42 

 ...8 55444446 4-42 

 ..4 44344444 3— 33 

 ..4 44444634 5-41 



300 yards. 

 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4-41— S3 

 433456443 4—39—81 

 314444443 5— 3S— 76 

 44253 4 344 2—35—76 



. .316 



New York Rifle Club. 



Empire Rifle Clnb. 



First Brigade, N. G. S. N J. 



f * 1 80 29 63 Grove 32 



Sums 34 22 56 Gibson 27 



Total.. 



Bergen Point Rifle Association. 



'l° m " 41 37 78 Dort 37 34 71 



Ratll J e n 40 35 75 Conroy .,".% S3 62 



Total ^ 



Rahway Rifle and Shooting Club, Second Team. 



g" ,bs 3S 40 78 Martin 36 33 69 



Sn-uier 38 32 70 Vail 34 Retired 



Headquarters N. G. match, open to any member of N. G. 

 of N. J., in uniform, 200 and 500 yards, any military rifle, five 

 rounds each distance. Prize : A badge presented by General 



200 yards. 



Capt J W Griffith 4 444 4-20 



Greve , 4 4 8 6 *— 21 



gf&gfe 4 8 1 I 19 



McNalr 4 4 4 4 j _., t 



Wooti 4444 4—20 



Palineiiiicr 0243 4—13 



Malague 2 4 4 3—13 



Way 3 442 3-10 



«' l ' S t °, n 2 4 3 3-12 



Denman u 8 2 2—7 



800 yards. 



4 5 4 3 5—31— 41 



5 2 4 3 5—19—40 

 4 5 3 4 2— IS— 37 



2 2 4 6 3—17—37 



3 K 2 4 2—11—81 

 II 3 3 2— 8-21 

 2 2 2 0— 6— ID 

 2 0— 2—18 

 0— 0—13 



Retired, 



Sterling badge match, open to any member of N. G. of N. 

 J., in uniform, 200 and 500 yards, any military rifle, flyeshotfj 



