FOREST AND STREAM. 



469 



We see great force in the suggestion advanced by British 

 riflemen that such competitions Sfcrald alternate, as to locality, 

 between Great Britain and the United Slates. Whether or not 

 the Palma cati be shot for out, of this country, without being 

 previously won hy a foreign team, we think there should be, 

 each year, some sort of an "International Match," based upon 

 the same general conditions as l he "Palma" Match. If, as 

 rumored, we may expect a foreign team to visit this country 

 in 1879, there may he no necessity for immediate action look- 

 ing to 1880 and years beyond. But, if not, it would unques- 

 tionably serve to revive the drooping interest for the lime 

 being, and stimulate it for the future, to send a team abroad 

 the coming year. As to methods and details, we have at 

 present no suggestions to offer ; but we feel confident that the 

 establishment, of the rule of biennial contests in each country 

 ■will insure the ready assent of the foreign riflemen. As the 

 National Rifle Association is I he body which will be looked 

 to for the initiation of nny movement in this direction, wc 

 hope it will take early steps to ascertain and carry out, the 

 ideas of our long-range riflemen in this regard. It is none 

 too early to prepare for the campaign of 1879, if there is to be 

 one. Respectfully, W. H. Jackson, 



Captain of the American Team. 



Massachusetts — Walnut Hill Range, Boston, Dec. 28. — 

 Conditions fair, with a strong 11 to 12 o'clock wind. The 

 November amateur series was first contested with seventeen 

 entries at. 200, the best scores standing : 



J Wemyss, Jr 4 4 5 455644 4—44 



JN Prve 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 S— 13 



JBParker 4 5 5444444 5-4:! 



N .( Stephens 4 34454444 5—41 



W Milam ,3 a 4 4 4 -1 5 4 -3 B— 36 



The Ring Target match was next disposed of, twelve gen- 

 tlemen entering in the competition. Scores : 



WEGuerrler 85 28 51 J N Frje 31 23 60 



W 11 Williams 38 2T 63 J Wemyss, Jr... ,...23 14 37 



Jan. 4.— There was a good assemblage to-day to see tha 

 opening of the newly-arranged Maynard rifle match. The 

 ■weather conditions were not favorable to good marksmanship, 

 and only ordinary scores were made. The wind at times blew 

 a perfect gale from 11 o'clock. The terms are as follows : 



Competitors are classed in three classes; distance, 200 yards; 

 rifle, any within the rules; rounds, ten; re-entries permitted; 

 first entry fee$l: re-entries 50 cents; winners to be deter- 

 mined by ihe aggregate of the three best scores made at any 

 time during the match; first-class open to all comers; second 

 and third only to members of ihe association. Any competi- 

 tor in the second and third class may enter in the first or 

 second, but scores made in such entries must stand in the 

 class in which they are made ; prizes to be awarded whenever 

 the receipts shall equal the value of the same and expenses, 

 the competitors having tiie highest aggregates to take first 

 choice. The list of prizes include (for the first class) eight of 

 •ver §100 in value ; second class, fifteen prizes, valued at 

 $100; third class, seven prizes at $50; prizes were on exhibi- 

 tion at the store of William Read & Sons. 



The result in the first day's contest were as follows : 



JBPaker 4 43544545 4-42 



,7 Wemyss, Jr 3 44645544 4—42 



J H Williams 4 44454444 4—41 



N J Stephens 4 43*44454 5—11 



J N Frye 4 4434 4 454 4—41) 



H Mortimer 4 44443454 4—10 



JB Francis 4 44444434 3— 38 



W Howard 4 44434344 3—87 



EWMtColl 4 33453444 S-3t 



BWAteher 4 35343433 5—37 



The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, 

 for the choice of officers and other business, will be held at 

 Young's Hotel, Tuesday, January 14, at 8 o'clock r. m. , and 

 the Executive Committee have arranged for an association 

 dinner to occur at the same place two hours before the busi- 

 ness meeting, in honor of the success which has attended the 

 efforts of the Massachusetts Kifle Association to promote 

 rifle practice. 



Qardmer. — The Gardner Rifle Club is now holding prize 

 shooting matches at its range every Wednesday. Two 

 matches have been arranged with a good list of prizes for 

 each, one being open to all and the other only to members of 

 the. club. The matches will be kept open until the entrance 

 fees equal the value of the prizes, which will then be awarded. 



Boston, Jan. 1. — Mammoth Rifle Gallery; regular monthly 

 prize shoot ; 150 feet ; possible 40 : 



Wm SEestarick 38 £ W Archer 36 



John A Lowell,., 37 ES PicKering 36 



D V Small -- .37 K F Heiuzen 36 



PI Harris 37 BO Spoflord 85 



Wm H Jackson 36 OI Jewell 35 



B B Somber 38 G w Uavtdson 



Jaokson Rifle Gallery, Boston. — Weekly prize, ten 

 shots, possible 50, 75 feet, with Ballard rifle, .22 caL: 



DF Smalt BO F J Hogan 



J U Carvalho 50 c Jones 41 



KDewson 49 H Tyler " 



B Edwards .^ 48 W Edwards .___ 



E y Emerson -13 V Williams 45 



JCouly 43 T Borden u 



The first competition for the Marksman's badge will be shot 

 on January 14 ; open to all comers. Also, a match for a 

 Winchester rifle, and two money prizes, open to all comers ; 

 entry fee, $1; of re-entries 50 cents. 



Connecticut— ColUnsville, Dec. 25. — At the prize shoot held 

 here to-day, the following were the leading scores made with 

 three pound pillion the Massachusetts targets, in three shots, 

 out of a possible 36 ; off-hand ; 200 yards : 



J D Marks 34 JH PHster 31 



.1 H Bidwell S3 J Laubeustein 3D 



OB Hud 32 Harry Chapin SO 



J D Andrews 32 



Nbw Yohk Rifle Club.— A very interesting contest 

 among the members of the .New i'ork Kifle Club was com- 

 pleted at Oonlin's Gallery on Thursday evening, Dec. 2G. ft 

 was instituted for the, purpose of determining the twelve men 

 who should have the honor of composing the representative 

 team of the club for the year 1879. As this team is to meet 

 in several important, matches which are to take place shortly, 

 riflemen whose skill and nerve have been tried and found Al., 

 the good and the pool points of each contestant were carefully 

 watched. The captain, Mr. L. V. Sone, promised ten band- 

 some gold badges to be given the team men. This proved a 

 special inducement, and iu every instance to "carry oil' " one 

 of the budges " tall " shooting was necessary. The condi- 

 tions of the contest required twelve targets, ten shots per tar- 

 get, to be shot during three evenings, four targets per evening, 

 shooting to he done with rifle .22-cal., trigger, three pound 

 pull ; position, off-hand ; at 200-yarda target reduced for the 



range; rules of the N. R. A. to govprn ; highest possible snore 

 per target fifty points; highest possible aggregate 600 points. 

 The following are the names and scores of those who won 

 places on the team and reserve s 



TEAM. 



LVSone 46 43 41) 49 47 49 46 48 47 49 SO 48— 57ft 



SW Sibley ,..,48 48 50 46 46 47 47 48 49 4C 48 49-6(16 



F Alder 43 41 46 *S 49 49 47 IT 4a 47 J6 40—5114 



JSCOBlm 17 49 42 44 45 48 46 48 4T 46 47 Bfl— 558 



JBBlydenbugh 46 46 43 47 45 48 47 48 48 47 48 «■— 658 



FCnnlin 49 47 47 46 4ii 47 4-t 4fi 41 15 48 iT-r.,i; 



T Fltz 44 46 45 43 47 46 41 48 47 46 46 43—5511 



AJUowlett 41 49 45 43 4li 46 47 45 46 42 48 47—550 



N O'DnnneU 48 41 44 48 47 11; -lit ,15 46 43 46 46—549 



ANDunlap 4i 46 47 45 42 46 47 45 45 46 44 47-542 



BESERVE. 



ED Barker 45 41 43 46 42 47 4* 46 43 43 47 46—536 



D ADaViB 43 45 45 45 41 44 41 46 45 43 46 43—633 



Grand total 0,037 



Mr. L. V. Sone made the remarkably high average of forty- 

 eight points per target, and the teams, 120 targets, averaged 

 46 5-12ths per target. This style of shooting is hard to find 

 equalled and must be encouraging to the members of the club 

 We much regret, not, to have received the scores of this in- 

 teresting match in season for last week's paper, but it being a 

 short week with the printers ("holiday week) we put our paper 

 to press earlier than usual. — Ed. F. and S. 



Sbppknhexdt Gallebt.— Regular club shoot, 200_yards, 

 reduced targets, 1^-in. bull's-eye, ten shots : 



ErHoltzmann 50 John McCoy 48 



A H Anderson 49 G O Walters V' 



Aug Greeneberg 48 Chi Joehne 4-2 



Johu Schntz 47 George Straasner 42 



Isaafc Garn-rm 47 chl I.aing 41) 



Wm Sappenfeldt 41; O backer ... . ' '3} 



MaxKeru 46 John Haas as 



P Brennan 46 J Hoffen .88 



JohnHein 48 G E Magark " B5 



JohnWAdama 45 ChlCnien..- 35 



Lonis Bachmann 45 H Hodhcnburg .."...". 34 



Jacob Chambers 44 



Tenth Precinct, second platoon match ,- same conditions : 



Pat Brenan 46 JBaggerty 41 



JJCreed 43 HQiost.u.' 40 



DRyan 43 H Kane ..." ,. 8 J 



M Johnston 42 F Foebs 37 



JMnner 42 W&iuU ."^".'"^37 



Illinois vs. Jbbsbt.— The meet between teams of the Lake 

 View Rifle Club, of Chicago, the champion off-hand club of 

 that region, and the Bergen Point Rifle Association, of Bay- 

 onne, New Jersey, came off on the 1st inst. It was not ex- 

 actly a meet, either, for each team shot out its score on its 

 own range. Each team was of eight men, and the scores 

 when completed were exchanged by telegraph, and there was 

 a simultaneous expression of feeling at each end of the wire, 

 only in Jersey it was one of rejoicing, while far out in snow- 

 bound Chicago it was one of chagrin and disappointment. 

 Mr. Charles B. Protity acted as umpire on the Lake View 

 Range, assisted by H. P. Victor as scorer, while on the Ber- 

 gen Point Range Abe Kleinman was the umpire and C. E. 

 Overbought the scorer. This is the eleventh contest which 

 the Bergen Point Assocsation have had with other clubs, and 

 in every one victory has been with the Jerseymen. They 

 may now be recognized at a distance traveling about, each 

 with a rifle over one shoulder and a new broom over the other 

 They will know their first defeat, perhaps, only when they 

 enter the Fokest and Stream Tournament. The full scores 

 stood : 



Bergen Point Team. 



HMelgS.Jr 5 54444445 4—43 



TJConroy 4 44464544 4—42 



JERathyen 4 54425654 4-45 



A schoverttng 3 345454 5 5 5-43 



A Dame 4 4 2 4 5 6 4 5 3 4—43 



brbart 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 8 4— It 



JTB Collins 4 444454 5 4 6-43 



Richard Roe 4 44440454 6—43—343 



Lake View Team. 



HCBradley .5 65442444 4—41 



LHDrury 4 44446444 4—41 



W H Cheuoweth 4 4 4444444 4—40 



J Poster 3 44446454 4—40 



JAColehonr 3 34445345 4—38 



Ohastatlln. 4 44445334 4-34 



JbGram 4 4 4 444344 4—39 



CASawyer 4 3 3 3 3 s 2 0—21—300 



Ohio— Attica.— The Attica Rifle Club held their first shoot 

 from the new winter shed on the 31st ult. The clubmen use 

 the 14-inch ring target, 2-in. bull's-eye ; lines alternating; one 

 inch margin counts from six to twelve. We use muzzle- 

 loaders, manufactured by P. A. Reinbard, of Loudonville, 

 Ohio. The following are the best scores; 200 yards, five shots,' 

 possible 60 points ; 



It was at once agreed that a team of eight should shoot at 

 200 and 500 yards, reduced targets, ten shots at, each distance, 

 With Mr. Hellvvig as referee. Match to be shot on the even- 

 ing of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 187!). 



Pabtbllo's Shooting.— Mr. J. M. T. Partelln, nf Wash 

 ington, made 11 very good start on his rifle record of 1379 by 

 visiting Bemjing'fi Station Knngeon I lay, and 

 putling in a record of seven consecutive bull's-eyes at .-(00 

 yards. There was a bit Of flnOw flying at, the time, but with 

 his usual range rifle, with his peep sights, the score was made. 

 Col. J. n. V. Burnside was not, tar behind with 84 points. 

 With a few more such scores at the varions ranges, Mr. Par- 

 tcllo will put, himself in a fair way of becominga professional, 

 Or al any rate of setting everybody on the anxious scat, to see 

 him repeat his line displays on other runtres and iu all-comets' 

 matches. Although the match Was decided by the seven shots 

 first, tired, Col, Burnside whs s.i delimited hy the eood record 

 that he proposed a continuation. Partello's eighth shot was a 

 bull's-eye, got, off on the ninth, put another mill in on the 

 tenth. Broke again on the eleventh. The twelfth and thir- 

 teenth were bulls, the fourteenth a rilTer just off the I 



then with six more bulls the score of twenty shots was closed 

 giving a total of seventeen bulls in the twenty ahol 

 Col. Burnside also fired twenty shots, his shots off the bull's- 

 eye being on the fifth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth and 

 seventeenth shots, or fourteen in the possible twenty bull's- 

 eyes. It would bo interesting in view of the suggestions of 

 W. H. J., in this issue, on off-hand positions, to know those 

 used by Partello and Burnside in this very excellent exhibit. 



ABtjsinkss OeAKSB.— Mr. A. AJford has succeeded to the 

 business of the sporting department of E. Remington & Sons, 

 and will continue the same at the old stand, 883 Broadway 

 New York. 



Armokv Matches.— The. regimental rifle clubs are setting 

 out in earnest for their winter work on the Armory ranges. 

 In the Twelfth Regiment the members are divided into three 

 classes. First, Those who made 86 or over for the marks- 

 man's badge ; second, those who wun the badgedn Br) or less 

 and third, those who failed to qualify. The first class prize 

 is a .45 cal. Sharps special military rifle, to be fired for in four 

 matches. The second cla«s shoot for a trophy in seveu 

 matches, and the third class will compete for a regimental pin 

 iu five contests, best aggregate score to win in each rase 

 The range is fifty yards long, and targets are reduced for 200 

 and 500 yards firing. The rifles in use are the .44 cal. Whit- 

 ney rifles, using rim-fire cartridges. The Seventh Regiment, 

 have five series of matches, using the regulation rifle and am- 

 munition. The Rifles are shot for Standing, seven shots ; the 

 Diamond Badge, standing and lying ; the Senior Armory 

 Championship Match, seven lying'and seven standing. The 

 Junior Armory Championship match, and a Regimental 

 Team match, for teams of three from each company. Thus 

 far the Juniors seem to be putting on record better scores than 

 the Seniors. 



oil producer. 



In the last practice Mr. Neely put in five bull's-eyes. 



Sum. 



[Our correspondent neglects to give specific information 

 about the rifles used. Are they hair-triggers, have they tele- 

 scope sights, and is the shooting strictly off-hand ?] 



Michigan— East Saginaw, Dec. 25. — Amateur Rifle Club; 

 eighth practice, 200 yard target reduced ; possible 50 ; 



Captain J W Shaw , 3 5444 4544 5—42 



C (J Yawkey 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 3—42 



HGHamilton 3 33446444 5—39 



KFCOibjn 1! 34424445 4-36 



JHllowry 1 4 4 10 14 4 4 4— 3a 



In shooting off the tie between Shaw and Yawkey for the 

 club's medal, the following score was. made out of a possible 

 20 : 

 Shaw 6 4 4 5—18 Yawkey 5 4 4 4—17 



Politicians vs. Riflemen. — Colonel Gilon, of the old 

 Fifty-fifth Regiment, does not stand long on a challenge to 

 try his skill as a marksman, and the following challenge was 

 promptly taken up by him i 



IlBABQUAimCBS JACKSON KlFLB CLUB, > 



Seventh Assembly District, 

 New York, December 17, 1878. j 



'To Hon. Edward Gilon, Chairman JVinth Assembly District 

 Committee : 

 On behalf of the above-named club, I am authorized to issue 

 a challenge to any team composed of members of the General 

 and District Committees of your Assembly District — six or 

 eight— to shoot for the championship of the Fifth Senatorial 

 District, at 200 or 500 yards range at Hellwig's Gallery, 

 Sixth avenue, near Fifteenth street. Should this challenge be 

 accepted, then name a date as early as practicable for the 

 match to take place. Very respectfully, Jab. Riley. 



A FOOL AND A uUN. 



BBADronn, Pa. , Dee. 28, 1878. 

 Editor Forest and Stkk.ui ; 



Having just witnessed a (to me) wonderful exhibition of the strength 

 of the breech-action of a Ballard rifle, I give It to you for tlie heneflt of 

 those who peralst fu -aying that breech-loadmg rifles are not sale ; and 

 the number of men who hold to that opinion is much larger than is 

 generally supplied, as any day in my store would prov,'. The fa".tR 

 about the Satlard are as follows : We sold a Btbi 

 He got a rug fast inilsrille in trying to clean rh< 

 tng any too ranch about a <<un, he put in a cartridge and fired it to 

 blow the rag cut. He pulled the trigger. >'b report followed. 

 He threw down the lever, when bang went the gun from the breech- 

 leaving ball, rag and rtlit fast wedged mid-way in the rifle; then lie 

 filled up ihe -pace from the ball to the breech with Kb. 3 Orange Rifle 

 Powder (full 4 (lis ), put in another oartrirjge, and lire I that. The bait 

 did not stir, but the shell was blown to atoms. The rifle wa8 not hurt 

 a particle. The man tried that four times, did not, blow out r.ho ball 

 and when the gun was given to me i found i he breech action in per- 

 fect order— not a thing out of place ; and after taking out the ball and 

 rag, etc., found the gnn as good as new. I believe Unit it, woiim , 

 possible to give a gun a more severe test, nor do I believe the 

 breech-loading rifles wonld stand the ssme test. 



A. Bottles Smith. 



OFF-HAND SHOOTING. 



_ „ „ Boston, JaD. 1, 1878. 



Editor Fokest and Stueam: 



1 would like to invite the opinion of riflemen upon position In off. 

 hand practice. 1 mini that off-baud practice should be divided 

 into two classes .- First, Wheu ihe man stands erect, left or fire-hand 

 seizing the stock, little finger not less than six im:liea in front of the 

 trigger guard, left or Are elhow clear from the body ; second, When 

 the man stands in any position, left or fore-hand and elbow anywhere. 

 The flrut is off-hand pure and simple, the second is liip-rest. These 

 two classes should not compete upon equal terms in our great matches. 

 I am in hopes that, the N. K. A. of America will take llil.-i matter linaei 

 advisement, and give us a rule for oar guidance. Should they think, 

 however, that any rifle may be held in any way, there is a strong need 

 that a rule should be made for military rllks. The whole school of 

 the soldier is to make him erect, llrm upou bis feet, and easy in , i.; 

 position; and yet, have you not seen a soldi, r In uniform shootinga 

 military rifle iu a military match in anything bm * military position 

 and hi? score allowed ro count a-,inst his neighbor, who aims US la 

 does, any < fhn- part of the manual win, a trm- soldierly bearing. I 

 hope my brother riflemen will glvsthfa matter tlta attention which I 

 think it deserves, irad we may add to our grace as well as to our i-kil. 

 at the firing points. \y_ u # j 



gftfiif I gag and §tm. 



GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY. 



UareB, brown and gray. wild duck, geese, brant, etc. 



rna fxqmdA. 



Deef, Wild Turkey, Vt'ooucock, Quail, Sulpc, T.mcks and Wild Fowl. 



"Bay bints" generally, Including various species of plover, sand 



p £ er .V 8 r, n pD ' cu !" le ^; '" ' ' ' ' ! ' " ' ifialaropea, avocer*. 



etc., coming under the group Limncolir or Shore Birds. 



A Wobd of Explanation. — our esteemed correspondent, 

 •'Blue Wing," of Elkton, Vd., writes that " W. K.," iu his 

 communication of Dec. 26, bias placed him unfairly before 

 the readers of this ji it 



This party— a sttangar— (krhe here without g ving me 

 nonce, found shooting poor and myself sick. I .did all J. 



