230 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



each range. Prize: A badge presented by Colonel W. H. 

 Sterling, State Inspector of Rifle Practice . 



200 yards. 500 yards. 



Capt -Geo Griffith 3 4 4 3 4—18 4 2 5 4 6-80—88 



Wood 4 4 5 4 5—22 5 3 4 4—16—38 



Mulague 3544 3—19 2034 4-18— 32 



Greve 6 8 5 4 3—18 2 3 4 3—12—30 



MeNair 4 3 4 4 3—18 2 2 5 2— 11— SO 



StftUtS 4 4 4 4 5—19 3 2 4 3 6— 15— £4 



Palmcmior 4 4 2 0—10 2B0 2 5— 9— 1» 



Way O0033—6 02020— 4-1U 



Gibson U 3 2 0— 5 00000—0—6 



Deoinan 200 00— 2 Eetired. 



The McClellan Badge, presented by His Excellency, Geo. 

 B. McClellan, Governor of New Jersey, to be awarded to the 

 individual making the highest aggregate score in the military 

 team match, the headquarters K. G. match, and the mulch 

 for the "Sterling Badge.'' The badge to remain in the pos- 

 session of the winner until the next Fall Prize Meeting of this 

 Association, when it will be placed in competition as may be 

 then directed. Won by Lieut. W. P. "Wood. 



Spirit of the Times long-range match, open to all comers ; 

 weapon, any riae ; distance, 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 ; fifteen 

 shots at each distance ; position, any without artificial rest ; 

 entrance fee, $5 ; the rules of the National Ritle Association 

 to govern in the match, except where modified by the special 

 conditions herein set forth ; no sighting shots nor previous 

 practice on the day of the match ; no coaching allowed by 

 competitors or outsiders, and no assistance allowed to any 

 competitor in keeping score books. '' Spotting " shots, giving 

 or receiving any information, to debar the competitor so 

 offending from further competition and from the receipt of 

 any prize ; a rope will be drawn twenty feet in rear of the 

 firing points, and but two competitors at one firing 

 point will be allowed within the rope at the same time. 

 No. 2 entering the inclosure while No. 1 is in the act of firing, 

 and No. 3 not entering until No. 1 comes out, and so on. No 

 conversation allowed between competitors while within the 

 ropes. In addition to the scorer, a spotter will he at each 

 firing point, who will note the shot of each competitor. A 

 competitor may look through the "spotter's" glass and locate 

 the shots for himself, if he so prefers. No telescopes or field 

 glasses, except those in use by the spotters, will be allowed in 

 the match. First prize, gold, $100 ; second prize, $25 ; third 

 prize, $15 ; fourth prize, $10 ; fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, 

 ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth 

 prizes, $5 each. 



Frank Hyde. 



1,000 3 54B3453565555 4—66 



1,100 5 3454S5534G554 4—65 



1,200 ,,4 4836645464453 2—00—191 



I L Allen. 



1,(1110 0444465855454 5— 5T 



l.luO 2 3444S56435355 2—59 



1,200 2 54 2 4448465556 3—60—176 



W M Farrow. 



1,000 3 0454566326444 6—58 



1,100 2 5 454646443434 3—66 



1,200 2 4443260343620 4—16—160 



Win Hayes. 



1,000 5 3 5 4 5 3-. 2 S 5 i 3 5 4 B— 55 



1,100 .,,,.,....-..4 2 a a 5~ 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5—02 



lim.:..r. 0R34R55442422 4—39—156 



- / "^' E A Perry. 



1,000 2 2255S54255324 3-54 



J'lOO 8 6 2 58584554535 5— 6» 



iJuOO R544B04352623 2-40—164 



W B Jackson. 



1000 000034 5 453656 5-44 



I'inO 4 6S55556554555 5—71 



I^OO!!.'.' 4440304035532 3—39—154 



A H Jooelyu. 



1000 2 4 445435555423 5— CO 



I'lOo" 5 4202425535344 3—51 



l}i00.'.".'.'.'.'. 3 4K3K33 22 3 5560 2— 3T— 148 



M J Graham, 



i Ann .4 03 3 4534634053 4-49 



Ann '.'.'. 2 2 2 6 4 3 3 4 4 4—33 



1200.'.'.".'." 2 43K35520502 5 4 4—14—126 



H Fisher. 



1 ono 5 3004465343653 5-62 



I'-.m ....2 5 5 5 3 B 4 5 3 5 3 2 0-42 



1>I0.'.'.".',".'.'.'.'.'.'." B 3BB4042650 2 3B 0—28—128 



F F Saunders. 



! 01)0 2 2202235236444 2-42 



1 100 ' ....2 0200033554344 0-34 



1200 !."."". '.'..".". 2 2 054242268302 3-39—115 



G L Morse. 



T 0H0 2 3 S5 8 234555444 4—56 



,'ioo 85003000030303 3—23 



' I200".".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.""...« 00200045224 2 0—21—100 



J A Hatry. 



i MO .B 03302300024 4 6 5-31 



|' 1( ,n .1000B3200000 3 5 0-1T 



|'2oq OBEBB04005000 3 0-12- 69 



EXPRESS RIFLES AND EXPRESS 

 BULLETS. 



EDITOR FOHEST AND Sl'BEAM : 



Having had numerous inquiries in regard to Express bul- 

 lets, referring to an advertisement in your paper, we asked 

 Mr. Hobbs, the Superintendent of the Union Metallic 

 Cartridge Co. , to make some adapted to our mid and long- 

 range rifles, and the first installment cams to hand last week. 

 The. 44 cal. are ^-inch long; are flat across the base ; are hol- 

 low from the, point to within 7-32 of an inch of the base. 

 This hollow is 20-100 of an inch in diameter, and the air is 

 kept out by a thin copper tube like an empty cartridge case, 

 which is inserted so that its closed end comes just flush with 

 the end of the bullet. They weigh 280 grains. The .40 cal. 

 are made on the same principle, are ^ of an inch long and 

 weigh 225 grains. The composition is 1 part tin to 20 parts 

 lead, and thev are patched in the same manner as the ordi- 

 nary or mid-range bullets. I had great curiosity to see how 

 so light a bullet would work with so large a charge of p w- 

 der as our English cousins say is necessary to develop the 

 Express principle; and yesterday I took one each of our 

 long range and mid-range rifles to the Blackstone Kange to 

 experiment. 



When last in New York I had obtained some of Curtis * 

 Harvey's Diamond Grain Is o. 6 powder for this very purpose, 

 and had loaded roy shells with 105 grains C and H in the 

 41 cal., and also some with 115 grains of Laflin &.■ Hand 

 Creedmoor No. 7. The difference iu the specific gravity of 

 the above powders is shown by the fact that the shells were 

 full to within 1-lGib of the top in each case. 



The only point I expected to settle at the range was how 

 far this charge could be deposed on without Change of 

 .Sight*. 



1 conimeoee/l at 100 yards, using a cardboard target and 

 a fi-inch bull's-eye, and used the open bead frost sigh!, and 

 shot, in my Creedmoor position, being careful to have the 

 bull's-eye central each shot. After shooting 12 or 15 shots 

 into the bull's-eye 1 retired to the 200-yard point, anil shot 

 an equal number, shooting 15 shots of each kind of powder 

 before going to 200. I marked all the first shots, and had 

 changed the bull's-eye for an 8-inch one, being careful that 

 their centres should be in the same place exactly. I had a 

 man at the target to note each shot, and when 'doue there 

 was no mistaking the range or the kind of powder each hole 

 vi'ii. The average drop of the shots fired with 

 the 115 grains Laflin & Rand was nine inches between 

 100 and 200 yards ; Of the 105 grains Curtis & Harvey, 

 seven iuch-.s. 1 then tried the Curds & Harvey at 2S0 

 yards, and found that the drop was an average of 12 inches 

 from those shot at 100 yards. The Laflin and Rand dropped 

 at 250 yards, an average oi 14 inches from those shot at 100 

 yards. I then tuck a long-range cartridge, 100 grains Laflin 

 & Rand and 540 grains pointed bullet, and it struck full 2J 



feet below where the lowest of the Express bullets had done. 

 I then took the .40 cal. mid-range rifle, 30inch barrel, and 

 tried it at 100 yards, taking a new target. The powder 

 charge in this case was 72 grains of Curtis & Harvey, and 78 

 graius of Laflin & Rand. Both kinds shot into the same 

 4-inch group at 100 yards. At 200 yards the Curtis & Har- 

 vey dropped 8 inches, and the Laflin & Rand averaged 11 

 inches drop. About 50 shots were fired with the .40 cal. 

 gun. The sights and the holding were the same as in the 

 trial of the .44 cal. gun, the object being to get the exact 

 drop of the bullet between the ranges. Mr. F. J. llabbeth, 

 the well-known rifleman, was on the range a good part of 

 the time and rendered valuable assistance, and did a portion 

 of the shooting. 3Ir. R. tried his 24-inch Winchester, model 

 1873, on an adjoining target while the .40 cal. bullets were 

 being tried, and found that the average drop of about 20 

 shots between 100 and 200 yards was 24 inches. 



My conclusions are, from the above experiments, that Mr. 

 Rigby is correct when he says that with the Express sights 

 and such a charge and bullet, that for ordinary hunting pur- 

 poses no change of sights is necessary between 100 and 250 

 yards, beyond taking a very fine sight at 75 to 100 yards and 

 a rather coarse one from 175 to 250 yards, to bring down a 

 deer, antelope, or any other game worthy of being shot with 

 an Express bullet. 



Now, for some experiments showing the effect of such a 

 bullet with such a charge of powder, Ifind the .44 cal. bullet, 

 with either kind of powder, will go through 12 to 14-inch 

 solid pine, but that only f to £ the weight of the lead wil get 

 through, the rest being left on the way among the fibres of 

 the wood. The first .41 cal. I fired was into a block of pine 



9 inches thick, at a distance of 50 feet. Of course it came 

 through, but when I looked at the hole where it came out I 

 was greatly disappointed, for it was only J diameter. Altera 

 while it occurred to mo to split open the block and see what 

 had been done on the way. At 2 inches from where the bul- 

 let entered the hole was 1$ inch in diameter, where the 

 wood had been carried away clean and clear, and from that 

 it gradually tapered oil to the exit, By the time the bullet 

 was into the wood its length the hole was over 1 inch in di- 

 ameter. The .40 cal. bullets have a penetration of about 9 to 



10 inches in solid pine, and expand just as rapidly on enter- 

 ing as the .44 cal. On shooting one at 50 .feet at a block of 

 pine, 5 inches diameter across the grain, the bole at the exit 

 was nearly as large as the hole made by the .44 cal. in the 

 case above mentioned, and on shooting one at two pieces of 

 1^-inch hlack-walnut plank, very dry, and placed 2 inches 

 apart, the exit ou the first one measured lj inches across the 

 grain and 1| lengthwise of the grain in diameter, and it 

 started intothe second plank on the same scale, but came 

 out only about a f-iuch hole. From the shape of the bullets 

 when caught and the appearanco of the track left through 

 soft woods, the air m the front of the ball when it strikes 

 and begins to upset forces out. the hollow portion until it is 

 turned" back upon the base, being, in fact, turned in soft 

 pine wood completely wrong side out in going in 8 to 4 

 inches, or even less; and as the bullets keep their rotary mo- 

 tion as long as they do their forward motion the effect on any 

 living animal must be siuiplj erriflc. And I am prepared to 

 believe all that has been stated about game being dropped in 

 their tracks at 250 yards by a shot in the flank when a bullet 

 of this kind is used. We are now prepared to furnish rifles 

 either long or mid-range, with both the long-range and Ex- 

 press sights, so that they can be used either at the target or 

 on the plains with equal effect. Geo. W. Davison. 



Bupt. [Sporting Rifles, Prov. Tool Oo. 

 Providence, Oct. 0, 1878. 



As English Opeuox on tub Palma..— Under date of Sep. 

 tember 22 Sir Henry Half ord writes from his seat at Wistow, 

 Leicester, to Capt, L. O. Bruce, of last year's team, about the 

 future of the Palma matches as it is regardo J in England. 

 His letter is worth study on the part of our National Riile As- 

 sociation Directors, as it puts the whole matter in a full, clear 

 light. Sir Henry says : 



" I do not think that I have much to add to my often- 

 expressed views as to best course to be pursued to keep up 

 the interest in the great international rifle matches, for I still 

 think that, to make them a success, they should not be open 

 to more than (among others) one team from the old country. 

 Your IS. R. A., however, were so adverse last year^ to any 

 restrictions upon separate teams from Ireland and Scotland 

 that ourN. K. A., which is of opinion that there should be 

 only one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, would 

 not consent to countenance any separate teams, whether from 

 England, Ireland or Scotland. " Nor do I think it likely that a 

 purely English team will ever be formed to contest the Paima. 

 The match for the Eleho Challenge Shield shows that it would 

 not be possible to get a team from any of the three countries 

 separately which would have a chance of competing success- 

 fully against a team chosen from the best shots in the United 

 States: for, as vou will remember, the winning team— the 

 Irish—made only 1,010, though the best eight men in the 

 throe teams made 1,663. I fear, then, as long as the present 

 rules are in force that you will in future only have, as this 

 year, no match, or only Irish or Scotch teams to contend 

 against. We, of course, have no right or wish to dispute the 

 terms for the shooting for a prize given by the American 

 people. It is simply lor us to accept them or leave, them 

 alone ; but, in doing the latter, it is certainly a matter of re- 



gret that the terms should be such as to practically preclude 

 us from entering. 



" With regard to your team having a " walk over " the 

 course, we shall look with much interest for the scores made, 

 though there is no necessity for their shooting at all. The 

 Palma is yours as much when challenged as w'heu you have 

 gained a victory. 



" With kind remembrances to my friends in America, I am 

 yours very truly, H. St. J. Halfohd." 



JP* §nmt of §hess. 



Notice.— Chess exchanges, communications and solutions should be 

 addressed •' Chess Editor Fobest and Stream P, o, box 54, Wolooti- 

 vilie. Conn." 



Problem No. 27. 

 Motto: Tarrytown. 



White to play and give mate In three moves. 



1-R tks P 



2— KtB5 



3— B tks P or Kt-K7 mate 



SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS— SO. 211. 



1-K-B3 1 1— 1— K-KS 



2— K-Kt4or K-Q3 2— Kt-K3 2— E-114 o 



I 3— B tkB P or Kt-B mate 



Game No. 77.— EVAN'S GAMBIT. 

 Flayed by correspondence between the Italian problemists A. Scgllere 

 and G. B. Valle : 



White. 

 A. Seglieri. 

 1-P-K4 

 2— Kt-K B2 

 3— B-B4 

 4— P-Q KM 

 5-P-Q B3 

 5— p.Q4 

 7— Castles 

 S— B-Q HI! 



10— B-Q Kio 



It— P tks P 

 IB-Q-Q ku: 



Black. 

 «. B. Vallc. 



1-P.K.4 

 2-Kt-Q B3 

 3-B-B4 

 4— B tks F 

 G— B-Q 114 

 6— P Its F 



7— Kt-TS Bil 



s— P-Q:; 



9-P-U4 

 10-Kt-K5 

 11— B-Q2 

 12-P-Q K3 



White. 

 A. Seglieri. 

 IS— B-QS 

 14-R Q3 

 15— K tus Kt 

 18— Q-Q B2 



it— a io-os 



18-QtEaKt 

 19— H-QB 



20— Q-K Kt.5 



in— Q>K Bfl 



22— k tks r 



23— B 1 



/,/ 



Black. 

 G. B. Valle. 

 13— B-Q B 

 14— B-Q KB 

 16— P (SB K 

 16— B-Q2 

 IT— KtltoKt 

 IS— B Ell 



19— d-ga 



20— P-K Ktl 

 21— R-K Kt 

 28— P. K Ha 

 .ml Blaolt reslgni 

 Ma VtgU SOMA 



CDBSOBY JOTTINGS. 



—Chess editors will please address exchange copies to " Bdj; 54, Wol- 

 cottvllle, Coon.. V. 8. A." We have added several of onr chess con- 

 temporaries to our list, and expect that they will comply with the 

 above. 



—The report of the Judges of the sets of problems entered Id the first 

 tourney of the British Chess Problem Association awards Die prizes as 

 follows : 1st set prize (" Ex Sudore"), J. H. Flnllnson ; 2d sot prize 

 ("Anything"), P. E. Lamb ; 3d set prize, not awarded ; beat four-move 

 problem (''Kb Glebt"), C. Callender; best three-move problem (" Que 

 ae ressemble"), J. W. Coates ; beat two-move problem (" Home, Sweet 

 Home"), J. Paul Taylor. 



—The following Is the latest score In the international Tourney : 

 British winners— .1. Copping, in, t. Palmer, Win. :\asb. E. Palmer, II. 

 Monck, B. 11. Phillip and H. Brewer, one each; J. Parker and Color- 

 Sergeant Woods, two each, making a total of elsven British wins. 

 American winners— William Olcott, T. 11. Forater, L. S. Atkinson,.!. 

 Freeh,!). C. Kogera, and L. W. Davis, one each ; L. T. Brown, two, 

 making a total of eight American wins. H. Holmes and F. U. Curtlsa 

 bave drawn one each. 



—The following Hat embraces all problems entered for competition 

 in the Forest and Stream Problem Tourney: 



1 Earnestly Advlae Knowledge. 23 A Ten Case. 



.: SriooesB 10 Literature in Chess. 24 Featina Lente. 



» Talk Enough— Gossip. 23 Nota Bene. 



4 E Pluribua Duo. .vor ;o Excel Alt. 



5 <m to Richmond. 27 Diligence Ensures Success. 

 Act Wiederaehon. 26 Load and Keel. 



7 Sir Quickly rndoretnnd and BO Cornblogs. 



Kemeinber Ever Chess is 30 Checkmate if You Can. 



Koyai, Chess Lives Eterually. 31 Aus liuropa. 



- irossing the DaDabe. 32 smdy Each Aleve Carefully, and 



Bnnitt»a VI', 11 T.v.i,.-.,ir 



9 Only for Position. 

 10 Forget Me Not. 

 it Down On Duals. 



12 Tsrrytown. 



13 Blue Sells of Scotland. 

 u Silver Bells. 



,is Gently. 

 1(1 Forgive aud Forbear. 



17 Oil HuQU. 



18 Tokkaree. 

 lti Wmlersteln. 



20 Klllarney. 



21 ,lust So, 



22 A Long Look Ahead. 



a Will Follow. 



B3 XIII. 



34 I Press toward the Mark foi 



the Prize. 

 56 A Quo'.' 

 30 Waldund Strom flat) 



37 Wald und Strom (2d). 



38 Manrieo. 



39 Fifteenth Amendment. 



40 He who •lines these probs. 



Ma; 



nn, sword, or pistol 

 41 Be Patient. 



—The following are entered for competition in the FholOgrarrti 

 Tourney : 



1 What is hope 7 The beauteous 2 Beauty In Simplicity. 

 sun which eolorB all it shines 



UP0Q- _—— — 1-T— — — 



PlTTSBUBU, Sept. W, 1S7S 



H. c. Squires, Esq.: 



Dear ,iir -In reply to your favor of the 2ith, would say that Dlttmai 

 Powder is undoubtedly a superior explosive, and having been wtth Dr, 



Carver during his entire public career as a marksman, 1 liave taken 

 pains to observe closely its efficiency. Load your cartridge 

 10 tue formula you hive given, and In no single Instance does It evet 

 fall. Glass talis are broken 75 and SO yards away, using Hi 

 shot. At the conclusion it la no little satlsfaoUon to enjoy cleanliness 

 as a result, to say nothing of— no smoke. 

 yours truly, E. Q. Hatmib, Agsnt for Dr. i .:arv«r.-Uc(». 



