FORE ST AND STREAM. 



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Blooming Grove Park Association.— This flourishing 

 club whs organized to promote game protection, bre. d game, 

 afford aport, to its members and friends, and a pleasant resort 

 to their families and themselves at nil times. It owns 12,000 

 acres of land in Pike County, Pennsylvania, a moat commo- 

 dious house, and other very desirable property : as will pres- 

 ently appear. Ou Tmsday night a large meeting composed 

 of many ot its wealthiest and most enthusiastic stockholders, 

 was held at the Huffman Huuse, this city, to hear the report 

 of the summer's work and arrange for the deer hunt on their 

 grou di to-morrow. In the absenee of Dudley Field, Esq , 

 the President, Mr. Chas. Hallock was called to the chuir. T. 

 H B. Hughes was appointed Secretary pro tem. The min- 

 utes of the May meeting were rend and approved. 



John Avery, Esq , of the N. Y. Department of Sewers, 

 made u report from a special committee ou drainage. He re- 

 ported a perfect system of drainage completed for the prem- 

 ises. 



Dr. E. Bradley, from the Executive Committee, made a 

 long and able report of the most gratifying character. He 

 said that since the May meeting, a new road, seven miles 

 long, underdraiued and ballasLed and equal to any road in the 

 county had been constructed from Millville, on the Hones- 

 dale blanch of the Erie K R., to the Club Housj at the Park. 

 at a cost or about $-3,000, of which outlay only about fiOO 

 remained to be paid. Mr John Deming, a wealthy resident 

 oi Millville and a member of the ciuu, h-.d couuibuted uiosi 

 libenoiy iu money and labor to the enterprise ; the balance 

 unpaid was due to him. Alihougu there is a grade of 'Joo 

 feet to surmouut, a buggy baa been driven over ibis road in one 

 hour. Appl.Ciliou win Oe made to the feunsylvania Legisla- 

 ture next wmier lor privilege to erect tollgaie obstructions at 

 the ie:mmi of ihe road, 10 prevent plundering of timuer, rail- 

 road lies and blue stone from the territory or the Association. 

 Mr. Dealing hia opened bis residence at Midville as a hall- 

 way bouse tor visitors who arrive at night and wish to drive 

 out in the morning. Tbe club has bouglit and owns a 3-seat 

 covered eioueord wagon, and a buckboard to convey visitors 

 fr m the railroad to the Ciuo House, and a very tine team of 

 hoises. A third horse died. 



Ajnong other desired improvements are an ice house, car- 

 penter suop, bar u, woodshed, stole room, chilling room, and 

 a cemented cistern of 340 barrels capacity, connected with 

 the cub House by ieadeis and force pump. Tweuty-seveu 

 new rouiiia have beeu furnished, ami the whole number (3t)J 

 are now supplied wnh one or two beds each. Ou Fourth of 

 July week 70 people were comforiably accommodated. A 

 road one-halt a m le lung bus been made Iroui Lake Giles 

 where the club hou e stands to Heaver Lake, with wharves 

 at the termini and boals and rustic waiting houses at both 

 lakes. There are now 13 boats distributed among the several 

 lakes on the domain. tfaihiug houses for ladies have beeu 

 built near the boat bouse on Lake Giles, and the road to Lake 

 Laura (0 rude.*) bos beeu much improved. Au excellentgame- 

 keeper's lodge has been made at Like Laura. The circular 

 drive around Lake Giles (3 miles.) isiu progress, and completed 

 from the boat house to the rust'u summer house. It is being 

 constructed at the sjle expense of Cassius M. Keed, Ksq , pro- 

 prietor oi the Hodman House, and the money is in the treas- 

 ury. When tiuiohed there will be rustic seats at intervals 

 along the shore, winch is for the most part wooded. Col. 

 Boweu, of the Erin Kadroad, has interested himself much in 

 the general enterprise, aud the Lite Company has furnished 

 excursion tickets at very low rates. Three hundred tickets of 

 this class have been sold the present season. Guests have 

 come from other direci ions, of course. Tbe Club member- 

 ship has been largely increased, and now numbers 110 live 

 and active men. among other new members is Win, H. 

 Furman, E»q , Ihe weii-known fish cultunst, who has ar. 

 ranged to slock all the headwaters of the streams (which 

 aggregate some 3D miles) with trout, and keep them stocked. 

 'i'Ue Count Mazelli, a French nobleman, haB cleared three 

 acres of ground for a pigeon shooting held, and donated five 

 Bets of traps- Ho has also secured 150 pairs of English 

 rabbits for planting, aud they will arrive out. iu April and be 

 turned loose. The premises are now well protected by faith- 

 ful game keepers. Deer aud grouse shooting pr-.mise well 

 Bass fishing has been excellent. 1,500 tloh have been caught, 

 but a large proportion were returned to the water abve. 

 Nevertheless more bass are to be supplied at once. There 

 is a la-ge supply of H iltl lies ready to be sown around the 

 two marshy lakes (sixof the ei.thl lakes have wooded peboly 

 shores), to attract wild fowl, dime oeeds of the giant North 

 American water lily have been sown (Mebaleum lateum.) 

 Next year a windmill to supply the house from ihe Lake, to 

 feed loiiutaius and protect against fire, will be built, also 

 u telephone. Dr. Bia'ih-y lunber staled that he had spent 

 13 weeks at the Pm k t ie past summer with his family He 

 had kuown of no sick .ess whatever among any of the guesls 

 during llul perfud- There was no location more healihy. 



Dr. J. Kus.-ell Strachan spoke of the importance of plant- 

 ing patches of grain— 30 acies or less— as feed lor the game 

 biros aud auimals ; and of establishing bru P fi bous. s about 

 the woods as shelter lor birds iu winter, aud ot scattering 

 grain about for food. He showed how new bevies would 

 be attracted from all districts of the ail jacent County. 



A letter was read from Dr. M. Uoldsinilb, of Rutland, Vt. 

 rec-mmending tue introduction of Nevada and Mountain 

 quail : also a ietier fioui Superintendent Holland, slatlug the 

 situation at the Club House, and that all preparations were 

 made lor the expected exeursiouiais. 



Iu reply to D. G. L'roly E~q., of the GrapJuo, Dr. Bradley 

 stated that the financial condition of ihe Club was most sat- 

 islaetory. Its resources in timber were ample to pay off all 

 debts just now contracted for improvements, and a member 

 whom be named had agreed to buy sufficient eight inch 

 limber and stone to liquidate its indebtedness; but ine club 

 did not wish to waste its resources. It preferred to raise 

 money in other ways. 



Count Wazelli suggested that voluntary subscriptions be 

 made by new members. 



Mr. Brown proposed to fell bonds. 



Mr. Thomas proffered personal aid. 



Finally, it was moved by Sir. Hughes and seconded by 

 Mr. Croly, that a committee be appointed to solicit from 

 new members Mibscriptiousto Ihe Improvement Fund Bonds 

 —$500 of the proceeds to be applied to new improvements 

 and the balance to wipe out accrued liabilities. Carried, 

 Messrs. Bradley, Hughes, MoGinuia. Qt-o. Brown and Mr. 

 Thomas were appointed committee by the Chair, with power. 

 Several hundred dollars wore subscribed upon the spot 



Amolion of Mr Hughes was adopted to add at once to 

 the supply of bass and trout in the Park waters. 



The meeting adjourned. 



It was Bscei tained that at least thirty visitors could attend 

 the Deer Hunt to-morrow (.Nov. 2) and a special car w as en 

 gaged to lake them over Ihe Erie road. Among others rue- 

 Col. Wingale, Capt. Hardy, Count Atazelli and Dr. Hart, U, 

 S. A. 



THE COLUMBIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



There may be a few more nooks about the metropolis where 

 arifle range may be sandwiched in, but they will not stand 

 long without pre-emption for such use, soindefaligable are the 

 riflemen and their purveyors in securing new range privileges. 

 The explorers who fixed upon Creedmoor, of course, had first 

 choice, and took the best, they could find ; cenainly no betler 

 place as a site, pure and simple, irrespective of the question of 

 of accessibility, has yet been discovered. But it was felt that 

 a place, however good it might be, which could only bs got at 

 when it suited the convenience of a hostile railroad com- 

 pany had a weak point. Glendrake was opened, and was not 

 given a chance to live by the company who had it in charge. 

 The semi-private range of Morsemere turned out some ex- 

 cellent mid-range scores, but it didnot fill the bill as a popular 

 range, Liltle grounds here aud there were opened. Briuton 

 was the next spot pitched upon, and the Jersey salt meadows 

 began to find, after all. that they had a use But ihere is more 

 than a single salt meadow in Jersey, heDCe naturally there 

 should be more than one rifle range, therefore came the estab- 

 lishment of the Columbia litle range, under the manage men t 

 of the Columbia ltitte Associalion The aim has b^ en ad along 

 to get a range winch could be used by liflemen at any and all 

 ranges, and yet should be so located as to be gelatable readily 

 and cheaply. There are a thousand and one minor conveniences 

 aud necessities, but the essential points are the all distance 

 facilities and tbe ease of access. The range at West End, Hud- 

 son County, N. J., certainly does possess' these A bullet may 

 speed 1,000 yards between firing point and target, across 

 a section of country as level as standing water can made it. 

 The range is really a piece of marsh laud, with a few hum- 

 mocks at one end, on which the firing stauds have been fixed. 

 .■Shade is wauling, or will be, when the hot summer days shall 

 come, and mosquitoes will, no doubt, be plentiful about (hose 

 limes, but on the whole the wesi-end range is a good working 

 one. and should be popular when the el cteras slT.ll have been 

 provided, and a liberal management put at its head. The list of 

 officers and directors is a good one, those for the present year 

 being : 



Officers— Hon. E. P. 0. Lewis, President ; Capt. Leslie C. 

 Bruce, Vice-Pres ; Col. B. W. Spencer, Treas ; Hon. John 

 Kennel, Sec; Major Henry Fulton, Col. Chas. K. Braine, 

 James A. Heading, Range Committee. Directors— Ma for 

 Henry Fulton, Colonel O. K. Braine, James A. lieading, tiott. 

 K. F. Rare, Hon. E. P. C. Lewis, Col. D. S. Steele, M^ijor A. 

 Anderson, Capt. R. C. Coleman, Hon. 8. a. Farramore, Col. 

 John Bodim;, Capt. L. U. Bruce, Hon. John Kennel, Colonel 

 B. W. Spencer, uolonel B. F. Hart, Hon. G. A. Hobart. 



Tne laiget arrangement is a peculiar one, not yet fully 

 carried out, but when completed it will be compact, 

 if it possessej no other advantage. The mantlet system is fol- 

 lowed, but instead of scattering the targets about in a row, they 

 are set in tiers, and the tiring poinis establi.-hed as fixed 

 firing stations. From 100 to 1,500 yards it is intended to 

 have mantlets, set one behind the other in a line from the 

 firing point. The targets of canvas, swung on a post, coming 

 in toward the marker, with all the unused targets drawn in 

 The plan really reduces itself to a shifting of the marker froni 

 one mantlet to another, instead of the usual shifting of the 

 marksmen from one firing point to another. 



Ou the opening, la«t Sa-urday, a very full representation 

 was had of shooters, and those interested in rifle practice. 

 1'here was the usual Directors' Match, but untoward hitches, 

 and the opposition of the professional markers employed, to 

 having their patent-leathers soiled iu the solt mud, delayed 

 ihe work so far that this match was abandoned, and the day's 

 work was opened with a short short-range match ; open to all 

 comers; 100 and 200 yards ; ten shots at each ; any rifle. In 

 this the leading scores were as follows, the three first being 

 ihe prize winners : 



800 yards 



W M Furrow 5 4 5 i 6 s 6—33 



a Atideisun 3 4 3 4 a a 4— ui 



OGZe Dor 8 44 449 4-80 



W btves r, 4 5 4 4 5 4— si 



G I. Mii.s* ....ft 4 4 5 4 4 4—10 



J W Griffith 4 a 4 5 5 4 4—31 



U (J VaU doBteil 6 4 5 4 4 5 4—31 



J J Oeiu.B.er 4 3 8 5 5 4 4-2J 



J O Blglrr 6 444444 29 



hi mkei rain 4 5 4 4 4 4 4— ■;» 



T J W„l ou 4 4 4 4 4ft f— 3J 



N A CalhhiB 8 4 4 4 4 5 4-2S 



A Hole 3 4 5 4 4 6 4— a 



U \V oat way 3 4 4 4 o 4 4-30 



H l Hover 4 4 4 4 ft 5 4—60 



W aB;W»r 4*0 4 5 - 5-31 



«•' a Jo c-8 6 4 4 4 5 8 5-SU 



H'Jimea 3 44 3 46 4-21 



AJD cker 4 4 4 4 4 4 4— 2S 



W N WooabiuuK 4 4 44345-2d 



UFllarc 5 4 4 4 8 4 5—29 



BAPerry.... 4 4 5 4 4 5 o— 31 



N L Donegal! 4 5 4 4 4 4-SO 



T FltZ 4 4 4 444 6—23 



I H liieve 4 4 4 4 6 4 4—29 



II 41 . OW.ey 4 3 4 5 4 5 1—29 



N tiugel 45544 64-31 



200 yards. 

 434J55S -33— 56 

 6 4 » 3 a 4 4— 2J-6I) 

 5 6 4 4 4 4 11— 23— 5J 



3 4 4 5 4 4 4— 2S— 6 

 5 4 i> 4 6 3 4-2 —57 



4 4 13 8 3 5—2 —51 

 2 2 II 4 5 5 4-2S-J7 



5 4 5 5 4 S 4— 41— Eli 



2 4 4-164 4-27—56 



4 3 4 4 3 4 0— 27-56 

 8)9441 4—26—66 



5 3 3 4 4 4 4-17—55 

 4 4 4 14 3 4—6-6J 

 4 3 4 4 3 4 3—25- -55 

 4 3 4 4 5ft 0-25—55 



3 5 4 4 4 3-2 —54 



4 3 3 3 4 3 4—21—54 

 3 4454 34-k7-54 

 4+3343 6—20-54 

 8 4 4 3 4 4 3—25—53 

 8 4 3 4 3 3 4-21—53 

 2 S 3 3 2 4 4—21-53 



2 4 4 3 3 3 5—22—52 



3 2 3 4 4 4 3—4-02 



3 2 4 3 4 4 6—2 —52 

 2 4 4 4 3 4—31—50 



4 2 3 3 4 3— 19— JO 



The military gentlemen present were given an opportunity 

 to do a bit of team work, and New Jersey was humiliated aud 

 taught the fact that Creedmoor has beeu of some service to 

 the New York militiamen, when the leading places were easily 

 taken by the visitors. The conditions of the match made it 

 open to teams of five from any National Guard Organization 

 in the United States ; iiOO and 300 yards ; rounds, leu at each 

 distance. Competitors to appear in the uniform of their corps 

 and use the rifles wiih whicu the organization to which they 

 belong is armed. The first prize was a great silver-mounted 

 Italian drinking born, presmted by tbe President, Hon. E P. 

 C. Lewis, The irophy Was valued at S350, anil went to the 

 team of the Ninth New York, the scores standing ; 

 Nintu Begament N. G. S. N. Y. 



Sergt AStrole 4 414SI 0-i5 5 6 5 4 2 S-26-4 



•erg* WH&ordUpie* 4 * 4 ( 4 » 4-22 4 S f 8 i i 6-34I-S2 



8 rgtOAJOIWi 4 3434 3 3-24 2 2 2 4 3 5 4-91-4* 



Private h I. ii .v r 4 44444 4-ts 232533 2-21—41 



Private O W Did way U 3 4 4 3 3 3-20 4 6 4 2 3 3 5-21-4 



To'* 1 * lis Ju»7l 



Twelfth He .lm^nt N. O. S. N. Y. 



Sergt A IS Vail Hiuaeu 3 4 3(3 4-21 654582 S-27-4S 



Priva.e W Wo (1. 4 4 4 4 3 4 4-27 3 2 2 2- 9-XB 



, ■'■„ - L , t "» ,<1 ' Q * ■> 3 3 4 4 1—21 3 2 2433 2-19-40 



bapian t, d burues 3 5 3 4 44 2 — :5 444355 4— 2S-68 



Tc,CJls Iw riTail 



MutU Hogimeut N. G. SN. J. 



I'tu^TwZL- I 44444 4-3? 233555 4-27-6S 



' « I a Ull,1Un * 4 2 4 3 4 B-V4 2 3 3 3 4 4 6-24-4S 



IIS45 2 2 2-1S 3 4 2 4 4 4—21-32 



.3434 145 -27 432533 6-2i— 53 



"434 4-<4 304302 0— 11-36 



'TOklS I2L TisiS 



Co. A, Fomli E grme:,t tf, G. 8. N. j. 

 S-rat A H Qroff. ...15 21 uo s»r,r W G Van HI tea 20 22 42 



%!/q&L::::;!& i gft»»»"»«*..j« £ ^ 



' J ' ot ' lU 93 S3 Ui 



A long-range m itch was started to go over thu 803, 900 and 

 1.000 yards r-mge, fifteen shots each, f.ny rifle. Lateue38 

 however, prevented anything beyond the Completion of the 

 first range, where Frank Hyde made a perfect score of 75 

 points, Gilbert L Morse 71, Capt. E. A. Terry 69, and H. H. 

 Jocel.yti 68. Another day was set for the completion of the 

 contest, and the party froai the range were, in twenty-five 

 minulea by train and boat, put back in the city, acontrast with 

 the hour or more travel to and from Creedmoor, which 

 did not fail to bring out favorable comment. 



Vermont— RraUleboro.— The autumn meeting of the Ft. 

 Duumore Rifle Club close! on tne 28th with c impstion for 

 HooRer Medal; distance, 400, 500 and 000 yards; 10 shots 

 at each distance. Score : 



4 vda. 630 yds. 600 yds. Totil 

 135 

 ISA 



45 



Kuigut .;, ,. .'..'.'.'..'..'.'.'...'; *j 



ATTLtBCRonon vs. Walpole.— Third match, Tyler Moun- 

 tain Kange, Oct. 2rJ. The Walpole Club had but four men 

 present, aud their average was added for the fifth man. It 

 was intended to sbool, 45 shots. 15 at each range— 800 900 

 and 1,000 yards -bur, darkness cime on before ihe match' was 

 fiuished and only 13 shots were fired at 1,000 yards. The 

 score atoco ; 



Altleboroogli Team. 

 T-nrr,,,™-,! "Ottyilg. m yds. 1,0 '0 yds. Total. 



? I- fc'i" "em a 67 61 2U1 



ll F i;.nwlurU 66 66 68 3(0 



FJBubOeta ;u -" 6f l»? 



Total S3S 810 !I8 921 



Wa p )te Team. 



T T ?,? ra y « 9 63 6* lit 



£KM,nu 61 5S 51 170 



K£Gray t2 63 48 17* 



ESeuder 68 62 61 i«« 



A veraea 836 



318 



•73 



— The Roxbury City Guard had a very good meeting at the 

 Walnut Hill (Boston) range o the 22d, forty-one member* 

 pan icipating. The wealher was delightful, the wind blowing 

 steadily across the range, the dial icdicaling 3 o'clock nearly 

 all the lime. Match Wo. 1 was open to every member of the 

 company, five rounds at 200 yards. Tne winners were as 

 follows : 



11 T Rockwell 2t H CGardner 13 



Corp V \V Lllhgiuw IS Cup p J Andrews 17 



Lieut Matthews 13 L fcddj 17 



NAPunam 13 Sergr D u Uikly . . . . .,.."..".« 



Match No. 3 —Five rounds each at 200 and 500 yards ; open 

 only to those who made 15 points or more in previous match. 

 The winners were as follows : 



„ „ „ . 200 yards. 



HC Gardner 4 4 3 u 4-15 



NAfii nam 3 4 11 4 3—14 



W bltlgr.jW 4 3 4 2 2—15 



bEMv 4404 4-15 



U T hOjkWUl 4 3 4 4 3-1S 



" CEdily... 3 2 4 4 3-16 



P.I au ireWB ■/. 483 4-ltt 



Lieut Mai thews 3 5 3 3—14 



Match No. 3. — "Consolation," five rounds at 200 yards • 

 open only to those who made less than 15 in first match.' 

 Winners : 

 J e; 11. .sin r ..13 Setgt I PGragg 11 



-II" Wjliams 13 J 11 ji.iin.oa ."."{« 



r'fir.u.iu.ll 1, UHWuiKer 15 



A J Waileu 17 



Match No. 4.—" Nursery"— Five roundsat 300 yards: open 

 to those only who made ten or less in first and third matches : 



boo yards. 



3 5 5 4 4— 18-3S 

 6 S 2 4 0—14-23 

 Hull 4—18—23 

 3 2 3 4—1 1—26 

 4 0— 4—23 

 3 U 3— 5—21 

 2 0- V— 18 

 "020— 2-16 



OaptA WHersey la F H MeKeivey 



Ui. We.iuvuitli U corp WHIllluluna ...'. s 



» it earn 10 



No. 5.— "Skirmishers" match, open to every member of 

 the company ; 3. ven rounds— lour in advancing and three in 

 retreat. Winners: 



HTHj'kwell 2 3 3 5 3 5 3-21 JCHrwm-r 4 4 4 5 3-J0 



4 A Pjl/iam 3 2 2 5 4 5 3-21 U (J Gn-uuer 4 2 4 5 5 0—20 



Sergea 1 .tGrd(jg...5 4 3 6 4 3 6-24 



—The Medford Kiflo Association had a very satisfactory 

 Utile fall meeting on ihe 21st instant, at its range about a mile 

 Irom the Boston and Maine depot, Medlord Centre. The 

 weather was delightful, a gentle westerly breeze blowing across 

 tbe range during the early part of the shooting, dropping to 

 almost a calm as the day progress., d. The light was good, 

 though at times the bright sun causeda mirage, and the condi- 

 tions may be said to have been every way favorable to good 

 scores. Numerous ladiis witues-ed the sport: several car- 

 riage loads of sight-seers coming upon the grounds. Ample 

 arrangements, too, had been made for the bodily comfort of 

 the marksmen. The targets were opened at 9 o'clock for bull's- 

 eye practice, and shortly afterward the regular matches were 

 called. The first d< cided was the "State team " match, at 200 

 yards. This competition was open to teams of five from any 

 organized rifle association ; ten rounds per man ; any ufle and 

 position within the rules; entry fee, $5 per team, lb - prizes 

 were: First, one-half ihe entire amount of entry fees, and for 

 the second, the entry fee was refunded. Tbe scores stat ding: 

 AblngtonKlfloClub. 



VW Arnold 5 6 4 4 6 6 6 5 6 8-46 



h%.F*\F" •» 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4-43 



Sf; 1 ' 1 '*' 4 4 4 3 6 4 5 5 4 4-lS 



r\w^ C8 * 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4-41 



DWAllon , i 4*663444 4-41~»» 



