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FOREST AND STREAM. 



late is in waiting lor every finny denize n ? If our Legisla- 

 ture will give us good laws, and such tbat can be promptly 

 and effectively executed, there may yet, be some bope for the 

 "gentle art" in this part of Tennessee; otherwise "ye 

 brothers of the angle" may as well turn their Japanese bam- 

 boos to account as walking-canes and pipe-stems, and their 

 minnow buckets as coolers for buttermilk, for they will soon 

 have to bid a sad and long farewell to everything but the 

 memory of their former joys. Will. 



Savannah, Jan. 1. 



This is a melancholy picture for the Tennessee angler's con- 

 templation. We cannot believe, however, that our friends 

 will find their efforts wholly futile if they will actively en- 

 gage in the cause of protection and urge the economic, rather 

 than the sentimental, reasons therefor. Tennessee subscribers 

 of the JFokbst and Stbeam, having imbibed its teachings, 

 must now entertain the desirable sentiment ; and they are a 

 host in themselves, powerful enough to remedy the evil of 

 which our correspondent complains. Now is an excellent 

 time to combine forces and begin the work. 



A Voice fkom Abizona — Editor Forest and. Stream: In 

 this land of Apaches it is not to be supposed that we. know 

 what "close" and "open" seasons are, and did w T e, it is not 

 possible that we could respect them, nor would they be hon- 

 ored by many of the gentlemen whose sensitive natures are 

 now so outraged at the untimely ending of a little something 

 killed "out of season;" for so long as this country is, and 

 what much of it must ever, remain, an uncultivated waste, 

 known only to the wily redskin and adventurous prospector, 

 so long must game, be it noble or ignoble, come to the rifle's 

 call, whenever occasion demands or necessity requires. Not 

 that I or my companions favor the wanton destruction of any- 

 thing, Apaches and rattlesnakes excepted, but the vocation of 

 a prospector is such that it will not permit him to be over- 

 scrupulous as to the violation of the various seasons, what- 

 ever they may be. Soul-bound to pick and pan through sun- 

 shine and storm, subjected without mercy to the various 

 dangers and privations incident to extreme frontier life— this 

 ■certainly gives him a license to supply his wants, if possible, 

 from his surroundings. More game is seldom or uever killed 

 than the necessities of camp require. Opportunities for will- 

 ful slaughter are no inducements to men who are liable to be 

 called upon to use cartridges for other purposes, and who 

 might have occasion to bitterly regret their waste. But 

 where there is no law— nature's excepted— there can be no 

 transgression ; so I do not write this in palliation of my of- 

 fence, if such it be, for having learned that young turkeys 

 and fat fawns are not to be despised, and that lean buck is 

 better than no meat. H. B. 



Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, Dec. 10, 1878. 



Reply to Mr. Whitoheb. — The following has been sent 

 to us for publication. It relates to the challenge of Fish Com- 

 missioner Whitcher, of Canada, to produce witnesses of any 

 unjust discrimination against Americans in the granting of 

 licenses to fish for salmon. We feel as if the question can find 

 a suitable resting place just here. All conscientious men 

 look to the Dominion Government for needed reforms : 



194 Middle St , Foktj.And, jU-K., Jan. 7, 1879. 

 Editob Forest and Stream : 



HaJ I not already stated that I aid not Intend entering Into a contro- 

 versy about salmon flsuin?, I might feel called upon to reply to the 

 communication from Mr. Whitcher. Would that I had known when I 

 wrote my first letter what I had In store for me, I almost think I should 

 have preferred to suffer In silence. That I have grievances, and that 

 my friends have grievances, I cannot deny ; but tuat I must give my 

 friends' names, and perl.aps subject, them to such harsh ortticism as I 

 received from the chief warden of New Brunswick, I must respectfully 

 refuse, If my first letter has shown that the people of the Dominion 

 sealouslj disclaim auy intention to treat us unfairly, my mission has 

 not utterly fulled. 



I have hosts of friends In the Dominion ; friends who have shown 

 me the kindest hospitality, who have shared my feelings in regretting 

 the measures the Provincial Government has recently taken ; and if 

 they and I are assured that we have mistaken the animus of the m 

 ures, even though they seem unjust, the regret will certainly be les- 

 sened. 



yours very truly, Sam'i. Hanson. 



The Shokt-Range Totjenament. — The prospects of the 

 tournament for the short-range championship open very 

 brightly. The arrangements already made insure the most 

 reliable scoring, and every hit will be registered as made, 

 preventing the possibility of a doubling of the shots. One or 

 two anonymous correspondents have called attention to the 

 raising of the entrance fee from $5 to #10. This was done 

 as a matter of justice to the gallery where the shooting is 

 held, and as a recompense for time aud ammunition con- 

 sumed. The medals and prizes are of course provided en. 

 tirely distinct from the entrance fees. If clubs will send im 

 mediate notice of their intention to enter it will accommodate 

 us in making arrangements for the contest. There should be 

 a liberal representation from among the out-of-towu clubs, 

 and some of the Bostou and Chicago rifle gallery teams will 

 ,fiud n hospitable reception among the New York marksmeD. 

 The privilege of putting in more than one team from the 

 ,same club gives the stronger clubs a proper advantage. 



Ma8baohusett8 Rifle Shooting.— A member of the Wal- 

 nut If ill company of marksmen writes in a jubilant strain over 

 the close of the year's work, and twits a bit at the expense of 

 the high and mighty N. K. A. of America. He says : 



The report of our treasurer showB that we are a;real, live 

 organization. We have paid our bills and made over $700 

 the past season. We are all very much in earnest, and have 

 lots ot fun. Our best men are members. No State aid for 

 us. I see that the N. R. A. A. is to become more and more 

 a Si ate affair, and not a small-bore rifleman among its officers. 

 They had belter petition the State to have the last A. turned 

 into a Y., and place it after the N., so that it will read N. Y. 

 E. A.: or N. Y. M. R. A., with its Presidentto receive $3,000 

 salary' from the State, and moat of its officers under State pay. 



Massachusetts— Boston, Jan, 11.— The second Maynanl 

 match brought out a good field of marksmen to Walnut flill 

 to-day, and the 200-yards firing points were crowded. A 

 good many spectators witnessed the shooting, visitors from 

 other rifle organizations being represented in considerable 

 numbers. The light was clear and the wind northwest, 

 ranging, during a major portion of the sport, from nine to ten 

 o'clock. The leading scores stood : 



.INFrye 4 4 



jnleon ,5 4 B 



\v a Jackson 5 6 4 



L L Llubbar.l 4 E 5 



JWemvss, Jr 5 i 4 



HDD Gushing.. 4 5 4 



N J Stephens 5 5 4 



H Wirhingtoo ■ 4 4 4 



KBSoothBt 5 5 3 



a B Parker 4 4 4 



H 'f.yler Eockwell 6 4 4 







O w Hicruan ?. 4 3 



.....-, -1 ■! 



lhaeffer. 



5 6 5 4 5 

 4 5 4 5 6 

 4 S 5 5 5 



5 5-48 



4 5-40 



. 5 4—16 



5 4 5 5 4 4—46 



4 5-45 



5 4— US 

 4 4—44 



4 4 4 5 6 



.545 4 — 14 



4 4 5 5 4 5 4 — 14 



4 5 4 5 4 5 4— 4» 



5 4 4 4 4 

 4 4 4 4 4 



3 4 3 4 3 



LWBlake ,.4 4 3 



4 4 4 4 

 4 3 4 



5 4—13 



5 4— 4:i 



5 4-42 



4 4-88 



4 4-37 



3 6-32 



Fittsjield. — Riverside Rifle Club ; regular weekly competi- 

 tion, Jan. 8 ; 200 yards, 10 shots : 



J H Wool 43 Burbank 45 



Preston 17 Parker 45 



Leonard 46 Farrnigt-'U 44 



Tracy 45 Smith 43 



Wentworth 745 w Wood 43 



D Couch 45 



Connecticut— Bridgeport.— IXi&z matters have been quiet 

 since Christmas, but the boys are planning for the spring, and 

 some of them keep up practice as often as the weather will 

 permit, and others are getting new rifles made, aud I suppose 

 our old guns will have to look out in the next campaign. 

 The Fourth Regiment, C. N. G. , have received their rifles 

 from the Quartermaster-General of the State, and turned in 

 their old Peabody rifles, which are to have new barrels of the 

 government pattern. The ones they now have are the Pea- 

 body, with new barrels, .45 calibre, and use the United States 

 service cartridge. It is expected that the Fourth will make a 

 good showing the next year at the target. There is a grow- 

 ing interest in rifle practice here, aud some independent com. 

 panies are going to take strongly to target work as soon as 

 weather permits. A number ot the boys were out on New 

 Year's day practicing, and some, good scores were made with 

 military rifle: Hull, 47 and 44'; Nichols, 46 and 44 ; other 

 scores ibout average ; possiblo 150 points. I understand there 

 is to be a new gun club organized here this winter, and then 

 look out for a consumption of glass balls in this section. We 

 must have a change, as walking is played out ; in fact we 

 have hnd an awful attack of this walking fever here this 

 winter, but our chief got laid out by Mr. O'Leary in New 

 York, and since then it has been convalescent. I am some- 

 what surprised by the statement of one of your advertising 

 firms of gundealers that a New York man has made the 

 largest score in ten shots off-hand at 200 yards. I think to 

 Mr. O. Gore, of Denver, Col., belongs the championship of 

 the 200-yards range, for he has a record in a match, on Feb 

 24, 1878, of making 49 points out Of a possible 50, off-hand, 

 and I think he is considered one of the finest and most relia- 

 ble shots of the day at 200 yards. 



I take great pleasure in reading my F. & S. & R. & G.. for 

 I think unless one does take a paper devoted to these healthy 

 sports they lose some interest in them. White Disk. 



BlBW Yoke — Buffalo, Oehmig's Rifle Gallery, Jan. 1.— 

 Gold badge shoot, 61 yards, 2|-in. bull's-eye, 32-cal. rifle, 

 five shots per man : 



J Welsh 19 B Ij Stocking 22 



W Eansom 23 c John 81 



CA Kolb 21 FBissIng 18 



Thomas Wilson.... 19 J stratllick IS 



CHelnold 18 



Twxeftb Regiment Armouy Matohes, Jan. 13.— Second 



class marksmen : 



Tl 200 yds. boo yds. 



38 Maj Jones 18 13 



36 Capt Henley 14 13 



32 Prtv Fraser 12 15 



200 yds. 500 yds. 



Priv Shaw 19 19 



Setgt Horn 21 14 



Prlv Beattle 17 15 



CaptMcGr>wan..ao 18 



Orebdmook, Jr., Range. — The; Ballard match at the 100- 

 yards tunnel range is very closely fought between the Zettler 

 and Empire clubs. At the first match the Zettler team won 

 with 222 points in the possible 250, each of the five men firing 

 10 shots with ,22-cal. rifles. On the 4th instant, the scores 

 stood: Zettler, 232; Empire (first), 221; and Empire (second), 

 208. At the third match, on the 11th instant, the Empire 

 team went to the front with 225 points, with the Zettler team 

 223, and the Empire (second) at 206. 



— The New York Rifle Club have sent a challenge to the 

 Bergen Point Rifle Club for a match at 200 yards, ten men 

 per team, ten shots per man, on the Bergen Point range. 



— The New York Rifle Club challenge, team are full of 

 fight and wish to have a trial of skill with the Empire Club 

 on Feb. 22 at 300 and 300 yards, off-hand, ten men per team, 

 ten shots per man at each range. The match will probably 

 be fought on the Brinton Range. 



—There is much talk about the gallery champion of this 

 city. Let the matter be settled by a test of 100 shots per 

 man, and let there be less talk. 



— Governor General Lome, of Canada, has accepted the 

 post of Patron to the Dominion Rifle Association of Ottawa, 

 Canada. 



—The Boston Herald says : "It is saidthat the prospects of 

 an Irish team coming over to euter the lists for the palma 

 during the approaching summer are very good- It is under- 

 stood that Mr. John Rigby, who stands very hisrh indeed 

 among the Irish riflemen, and who won the Wimbledon 

 Cup with an unprecedented score last year, is very anxious 

 to again measure the Rigby rifle against the "American 

 Sharps and Remingtons. 



Oaxo—ColUmvilk, Jan. 1.— The leading scores to-day of 

 the Rod and Gun Club, at 200 yards off-hand, were 



Mass. Oreed. Mass. Creed, 



J Laubensteln 93 tl J It riklwcil M 43 



OB Hull 95 4.1 JO Andrews 82 42 



Mr. Laubenstein won the first prize, also, the same day for 

 best three shots (Mass., 33 J in the prize shoot. 



Michigan— -SmC Hagincm, Jan. 4.— The nmth practice to- 

 day ol the East Saginaw Amateur Kille Club stood, at 200 

 yards •. 



CaptWTShaW 4 44454453 4—41 



CUYaukey 3 4 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 5—40 



KKCorbyn 4 4 2 4 5 3 4 6* 4—38 



JHllourV 3 4 4 3 3 6 4 4 4 4-SS 



H G Hamilton 4 I M i > i I I s— SS 



IuvraoiB— Ckkago, Jan. 4.— The cold weather o 

 few days has made outdoor shooting unpleasant and uearjy 

 impossible. The match between the Lake View and Bergen 

 Point Rifle clubs came off on the 1st, inst., and resulted in a 

 most disastrous licking for us. A snow storm set iu about 

 ten o'clock, flakes about the ordinary size at the beginning, 

 increasing to that of buckwheat flap-jacks at eloven o'clock, 

 and gradually to the size of pillow shams athalf-past eleven. 

 It was discouraging to the boys to stand at the firing point 

 holding their rifles dead on, waiting for an occasional glimpse 

 at the bull's-eye, and then, after delivering the shot, have 

 telegraphed back the exasperating fact that it was a three, 

 or a two, or a goose egg. In spite of the careful handling 

 of the men by Capt. Mucauley, the team succeeded in mak- 

 ing the worst score on record. I append the score : 



LHDrury 4 44 4 45444 4—41 



HCBradley 5 5 5 4 4 2 4 4 4 4—41 



W H Chenoweth 4 4 4 4 14 14 4 4 — io 



J Foster 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 3-40 



JAOOlohour it 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 4— 3!> 



JbOram 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4—39 



Chasiatllu 4 44445334 4— 3a 



CASawyer 4 3 3 3 3 S u 2 0— 21— 300 



It is but justice to Mr. Sawyer, who is one of the most re- 

 liable shots we have, to state "that, in addition to the effect 

 of the snow storm, his shells were off in quality as well as 

 the target, the lubricant which he used having incorporated 

 itself with the powder. If our New Jersey brothers think 

 we are going to quietly lie down aud squeal under the weigh 

 of this crushing defeat, they strangely underrate the amount 

 of sand in the average Western rifleman. When the spring 

 time comeB they are liable to hear our gentle accents solicit- 

 ing the favor of another trial. Mr. Charles Proul f acted as 

 umpire for Bergen Point iu the absence of Gien. Win. E. 

 Strong, who was chosen by them. 



The rifle range of the Thomas Post Rifle Club is in pro- 

 cess of completion. The range is bounded on the north by 

 Madison street, south by Barry Point Koad, cast and west 

 by 43d and 41lh streets. It is 220 yards wide by 1,250 yards 

 loDg. The targets will be iu echelon, commencing on the 

 east 200 yards south of Madison street, where the fitst firing 

 shed is already located, with the 200 yard target directly 

 south of it. The other targets— 300, 400 and 500 yards for 

 off-hand shooting, and the 800, 900 aud 1.U00 yards— will 

 be erected early in the spring. The lumbermen and hard- 

 ware dealers of Chicago have generously donated the ma- 

 terial necessary to the completion of our range, and we do 

 not doubt but that wo shall have as fine a resort as there is 

 in the country when it is completed. 



At Peck's Gallery on the West 8 i d ably good 



shooting has been done lately. On the 24th lilt, Mr. W, 

 Lyman challenged Eclon Kellogg, both members of the 

 Thomas Post Club, for a match ot 100 shots each, which re- 

 sulted in 470 out of a possible 500 lor Lyman and 469 for 

 Kellogg. A return match was shot by the same gentlemen 

 on the evening of the 31st, which resulted iu ttuTfollowing 

 score, which we don't believe csrn be beaten by any two 

 members of Capt. Bone's team at 25 yards oil-hand, 22 cal. 

 rifles, 3 lbs. pull. I give the totals of each ten shots; score: 

 Lyman si <H 4T 40 45 4-1 41 -it i . 



Kell'igg 4S 4(i 43 17 41 4-S 4S»4J 4S 49—474 



Ltj. 



Mors Palma Legislation.— The Board of Directors N. 

 R. A. at their last session, after several hours' discussion, re- 

 solved the following. Nothing was said about taking stops 

 toward having another match for the trophy 



Whereas, The programme issued by this Association in 

 lS7ti for annual competition for the International Trophy- 

 " Palma" neglects to provide for competitions after the year 

 1884, the date last engraved upon the medalionsof the trophy, 

 and also fails to provide any guarantees for a duplication of it 

 in the event of its loss or destruction ; and, 



Wheueas, Much of the matter in the paragraph under the 

 head of '• Prize," is applicable to the year 1870 only, thereby 

 making it necessary and desirable that said paragraph should 

 be corrected and republished ; therefore, 



Resolved, That the following be 'substituted for said para- 

 graph headed " Prize " - 



Pkize.— The American Centennial Trophy " Palma," to be 

 shot for annually in the country of the last winnii 

 until the year 1884. After 1884 the Trophy to be always 

 held subject to challenge being received from more than one 

 Country or Province, in the same year ; the competitions 

 shall take place at one and the same time, and the Country 

 or Province whose team makes the highest score shall be en- 

 titled to the Trophy. Such Trophy shall be considered for 

 the lime being the property of the recognized head Rifle 

 Organization of the Country or Province which the winning 

 team represents ; and such head Rifle Organization shall keep 

 the Trophy insured and take all needful steps to ensure its 

 safe keeping ; and, in the event of its loss or destruction, shall 

 have it replaced by a counterpart as exact as may be, and 

 shall deliver it into the hands of the successful competitors. 



It shall be the duty of such head Rifle Organization to fix 

 the time and place for holding the next competition, and to 

 give at least six months notice of such time and place to the 

 rifle organizations of all countries. If no entries lor the next 

 competition are received by such head rifle organization lie- 

 fore the date fixed upon for the competition, such rifle organ- 

 ization shall require its team to shoot over the distances and 

 have inscribed upon the Trophy the name of its country, the 

 total score made and the words " No other competitors.'' 



Resolved, That nothing herein contained shall deprive the 

 American Team of 1878 of any and all rights aud privileges 

 they were entitled to when they won the ** Palma " by their 

 magnificent shooting in September, 1878. 



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NATIONAL. RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



Seventh Annual Meeting. 



The seventh annual meeting of the National Rifle Associa- 

 tion, at the State Arsenal on Tuesday evening last, was at- 

 tended by some sixty life members. President Stanton pre- 

 sided, and reviewed in an annual address the work of the past 

 year. 



Treasurer Wylie reported an expenditure of §20,040.43 dur- 

 ing the year, and a balance of $146.56. 



The Range Committee reported receipts of 81,256. 28 against 

 $1,440.98 in 1877. The expenses on the range during 1877 

 were $5,590.64, and in 1978 they were 84,040.92. 



For Directors, G, S, Scbermerhorn , Jr.; Dspt W« C. Casey, 

 7th Regiment; Col. J. II. Cowperthwait, of Gen. 

 staff; Major D. B, Williamson, of the 3d Brigade, and Major 



