FOKEST AND STREAM. 



Kentucky al twenty-five doable and fifty single , 

 prize of $300. The third day the prizes will be IjjfJOu and 

 .$200 for ten double birds and twelve single. Parlies 

 desirou* of farther information will address &ixS JalibBi'l 

 Look Box No. 8. Lexington, K'y. 



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SPORTING ITEMS FROM MINNESOTA. 



Lam C.tv, SBiw., August Slat, 1874. 



ITOR FOHBST I 



We 

 make a pa! 

 every dog 



largest 

 dogsri 



lll'tecn flays . 

 . The season 

 t The day i 



ohll 



i shoot 



! opened ] 



ruEFiwoon.— On Tuesd 

 tiiion matches took place. 

 organized, held its first in 

 native club will contest foi 

 regular Irish icon Then 

 come the lug of war. Tli 

 otV by Mr. Burton shiWi 



D. O. Estes, M. II. 



ty September Sth three eompe- 

 The Irish Rifle Club, recently 

 itch Perhaps some .lay this 

 the palm of victory with the 

 when Greek meet Greek will 

 . first match of the.elub led 

 ry good practice. We give the 



Distance 300 yards, tin shots: — 



»„.. Scon fatal: 



.el IV Burton 8.4 84348388 3J 



•mil A. Wood 12th Regiment t 2 13 11 8 :i 3 3 81 



w. 



Adjutant Murphy. ISO 

 General F. M. Mlll.-i . 

 Captain Collins. ... 

 J.J. O'Kellv. 



J.S. Conliu" 



Majot P. M, llnvurty 

 Mr. 15. Burton carried oil the 



: 3 a 



. SM 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 24 



:i 2 :j ■-> 3 2 2 i 1 21 



2 12 II 3 I) it 



club badge with the very 

 excellent score of 32 in ti possible 40. The Seventy-ninth 

 Kiile Club then shot lor the Bruce medal, where Mr. Ed- 

 mnn.lslone made the best score of 48 in a possible 56, We 

 give the seven uesl a.. re- - 



i •/.■-/.-'. jfttooi* 



Private Edniundstono, Co. A. 



PrivateKeiller.ro. B 



Private Pyle, Co. F 



Captain Clark , Co. E. . . 



Private Stevenson, Co. E 



Captain Lindsay, Co. H 



Private Duke, Co. K 



On the same day the n 

 their contest for the Gild 

 to brag of, most, oT the, ( 

 yard range. We give so, 



2C0 2 3 4 3 •■: i 8 



500 3 4*4- 

 8 4. 4 S ' 



'. I 2 



ngi 



22 

 86-48 



ie 



j.-.- ii 



10 

 33 — 41 



20 

 21—11 



IS 



.11. in 



mtestnnls slipping 

 te of the scores:— 



up on the SOU 



?! 



Serjeant A. Wood, Co. D 2 1 3 n 8 i 12 I S 1 4 H 3 ! 



Private l>,er, Co. B | 2 3 3 4 2 I 14 I 3 3 2 4 2 , 



Sergt. J H . Wood, Co. D .2 8 8 S 4 i 15 | J i 2 2 2 • 



.Sergt.. Kert.lv, Co. 11 3 2 2 3 2 -12 3 2 i 4 2 



Private Dolan. Co. 1) ! 2 2 3 | 7 ] 1 4 3 8 8 i 



Private Beattie. Co. II 3 2 2 3 2 I 12 ; 2 2 2 3 2 



Private Walerburv, Co. .•' ...3233 2 .3 5 -1 :j ■: o 



Private Moran, Co. D | 8 8 S 2 | 9 | 43035 I 12 | 21 



The I earn practice of the Twelfth Regiment, then follow- 

 ed. We append the scores:— 



Nanus- 



D.. 



Hergeant A . W 



Private Dolan, Co. V 



Capt. Van Renssalaer, Cr, 

 Sergeant Baddy, Co. I) 



Private Yager, Co. B 



Captain Smith. Co. D 



Adjutant M urphy 



Private Waterburv, Co, E 

 Sergt. J. H. Wood. Co. 1). 

 Private Beattie, Co. D — 

 Lieut. Heizmao, Co. B.... 

 Captain Burns. Co. B 



i 3 3 3 1 2 

 12 3 3 2 1 1 

 ! a 3 -3 1 2 i 



Various members of the Brooklyn Nati< 

 their hands. We give the best scores;— 



,v,7„, t .. is.).) 7<ms\ I m 



id Guards tried 



Sergeant Stevens 



I 4 4 I 8 i 



19 



2 13 3 4 



!■ 



..:, 



Private Dibble ,.. 



3-2383 



14 









Sergeant Holi on 



Sergeant Hardy 



i 3 3 2 1 2 



14 



4 2 2 3 3 



in 



30 



. . . . 12 2 2 2 3 



II 



■13 3 3 4 



n 



28 



Sergeant Allen 



IS |S3 



IS 



3 8 4 8 2 



la 



", 



Rifle Club had their practice, preparatory to the final selec- 

 tion of the Americrn team to compeie wii.li the Irishmen 

 on the 36113 iiist. Wind was e,„„i al start, hut. later in the 

 day was gusty and uncertain, Total of points made 

 by ihe eight best, 1.120, in a possible 1,440. We append 



vame, Y~anta. &»*. mob. 



General T. 3. Dakiu 



..'. w. fate 



Captain lio.line 



B, E. Valentine. , , . 



On Thursday the 10th, 

 Brooklyn, Col* Ward in 

 tico. The very best order 

 badge was the prize award, 

 diiion the "Kellogg badg 



and, had their day's prac- 

 kept. A handsome gold 

 he marksman, and in ad- 



;e" -was to he shot, for. Corp. 



Priv. Dibble the second prize. 



Same. I2OO I'V/'*. || 600 fitrdv. 



g j Gn-d 



S J T nt((\ 



Private Earle, Co \..'. T ,'-V-'"'I 2 2 3 2 n 4 3 3 2 



16 j 29 

 14 28 



The Kellog 

 .0 the Regit 



onuer meml 



- M 



the 



very hands, 

 f. S. I. Kell 

 nmrnand. 

 II show :!,<• 



San Francisco, a 



The followieg tab' 

 vidnal scores of th 

 cavalry. Highest possible score 

 twelve men: — 



INFA.NTItY.20l) AND 



average and best indi- 



various regiments of infantry and 



Team composed of 









Beet InM- 



llcr/ih'-iit. 



Temh Score. 



Overage, 



I'ktiwl s,'or e 



venlvninlh . 



351 



29.26 



33 





315 



28.75 



82 





331 



27.83 



31 



itli 



385 



27.08 



32 



•,-irth 



323 



26.91 



31 





304 



25.33 



81 





283 



25.58 



30 







23.08 



29 







22. fit) 



80 





283 



21.111 



20 



. ■■ ■ l.i'i Mnrali. 



a 262 



21.83 



29 



On Wednesday the Utlt, the members of the A.matUffl 



254 

 251 

 246 



21.16 



20.92 



Eleventh 



KlglitV-fnl.rth 24JS SJU.lb 25 



Thirteenth 20.08 24 



Eighth 239 19.91 26 



Fifty-seventh 235 19.58 24 



Fifteenth Battalion 232 19.33 24 



Fifty-fifth 204 17.00 23 



Sixth in 14.25 21 



CAVALRY, 100 AND 300 YAKDS . 



Oaptaia Klein- Ownpaiu 330 27.50 32 



Third Regiment. '. ., 283 23.58 31 



Waal ington Grays 270 22.50 30 



CaptuinSaiidburen'aOonipaDy.. 267 22.25 27 



c,iped:i lie. , eh, is Company. 19!' 16.68 23 



On Saturday, "the team" had their practice. The fol- 

 lowing are the sborsa:- • 



\. . Yaras. , Total. 



800 900 1000 



It ^ Cildersleeve 55 47 51 153 



II. Fulton 58 51 48 152 



i ,.\i ,-r 50 48 54 147 



1, M Ballard 49 49 49 147 



nfifilfl -lr 52 48 45 145 



A \..,le.>.m 54 50 39 143 



G \\ rale 51 51 38 143 



E II. Saoford 55 43 44 142 



j.T. P.. ''ollins 58 47 39 136 



1! C. Valentine 46 49 36 131 



tieueral T. S. Dakin 50 31 39 120 



,) s Conliu 5fi 32 32 120 



V. s. .ou-.lnu . 50 86 29 K5 

 It huh' be interesting just hen: to compare the scores 

 made by Ihe Irish team, when they won the Elcho shield, 

 with Ihe performances of the best eight, at Creedinoor on 

 Saturday -. - 



, Tarae . 



1000 Total. 



.Mil 



l.loy 



.l.,!l!, 



55 

 55 



49 

 54 



52 

 46 



156 



155 



Total- 



Irish total 1,195. .Vnierici 

 leaving a .lillercnce of twenty- 

 Irish riBemeu. 



I 379 390 1,195 



ital (best eight) 1,172, 

 points in favor of the 



Tnc Puiiss Ru-m Match.— W 

 thai the NT. IJ A. will have a Pres 



i, ! i eefluioor, open to rei..ivs...| 



til -.jiaper or periodical, each qo 



employe i hereof. The weapon 



military rifle, distance 51)0 yards, 

 lowed seven shot-;. No entrance f 

 the following prizes will be aware 

 i'i. i. i gold badge, $50; second a 

 be seieele.l by the winner, (presented 



pleased lo notice 

 ch at the fall meet- 



lay be 



ny 

 ntestant to be al- 

 ii be charged, and 

 n the order named: 

 ng tackle outfit, to 

 >y Peck & Snyder,) 

 $35; third, fine gold and silver mounted pearl-handled re- 



vi, her, in -■:!',,', p\'e ell' '1 I'V T, F.. Fish et Co.,) $a0; 



i,, i.,, ii, ; lilt .,, ■,,.,'!,,'■ .'jc: nitii, a gold pon, uoldet and 



fish 



case, $10: sixth, a silver badge, $8; seventh, asilver badge, 

 $6; eighth, a silver badge, $6; ninth, gold pen and holder, 

 $5; tenth, gold pen, $5. 



We think that General Hawlcy, of Connecticut, will dis- 

 tinguish himself in this match. 



^nnwep ^a (^orvesgondentg. 



H. N. T., Woo.isiile. 



ear and a hal 

 oui()any of a' 



G-. E. R„ Maplewood.— A friend of mine has a spaniel dog which lie 

 thinks a gTcat deal of. and uses him for hunting grouse. In running 

 down hill one day in the woods t he dog ran against a stump and struck 

 his head so hard as to knock him over,, and in ahoitt, two or three weeks 

 after the dog hecame stone blind. Is it possible to restore his sight do 



yen think? His eyes look perfect! 

 they seem to look glassy, hut ther 

 seon? Ana. We should advise yi: 

 Muskoka. — Do you know if tl' 

 abounds in large size speckled trot 

 be the best place to get guide, boat 

 ern Railroad from Toronto to its t,< 

 steamboat to Bracebridge, v 

 provisions. For trout, take 

 In- ;ni eli 



ipt that in certain light* 



over them that, can be 



city as the only hope. 



iver. in Ontario, really 



, and if bo where would 



C.J Ans. Take North- 



shago, thence stage and 



~e you can get. guides, wagons, boats and 



th branch of Muskoka; no trout in north 



boat it from Bracebridge thirty miles or 



Trading Lake and Gravelly Rapids are the best objee 

 At some points trout will average a pound: at others not more than 

 three ounces. We give our information from personal observation. 



Reaueu Of Foeest and Stream:.— Are breech loading guns of Ger- 

 man manufacture reliable? Ans. Very few come to this market. The 

 Germans are noted as makers of gnn barrels, and export them in large- 

 quantities. The breech loaders are low in price, and therefore inferior 

 in qnality, with one or two exceptions. What action in unlocking the 

 barrels is the best? Ans. The gnn that will show the least displace- 

 ment between the breech and breech block after a season's shooting. 

 There are so manv styles of action that it is a matter of fancy. Are re- 

 bounding locks preferable to others? Are they ordinarily as sure? Ans. 

 In the last fonr or Ave years rebounding locks are much used by our Held 

 sportsmen. They save some trouble, and being a novelty, are fashion- 

 able. 



Mabk Right.— 1. What do yon consider the nearest point to New 

 York City at which the following requirements are obtainable: -a good 

 farm, healthylocntion, good upland— what, of Orange County?— shooting, 

 respectable neighbors, church and school opportunities? Ans. The back 



u willing to slate your choice of the two 

 nrl will yon ? Ans. It is a matter of opin- 

 setter preferred, of moderate size, steady 

 you. if a business man, attempt, to break a 

 a of itself. 4. For a useful breech load- 

 -uirlight summer gun of 7} pounds, or tray 

 ns. For a general gnn, Ihe weight shontd 

 $100 and upwards. There would be no 

 5. What is the safest reservoir for gun- 

 Ans. Any kind of crockery ware. 



who discussed with yon the snb- 

 ■rror. Perhaps those marksmen 

 become ejlgfbla as members of 

 i we have for long ranges in the 

 •e any men in the United States 

 v. of shooti ng (see to day's pa- 

 per) la not up to that of the Irish team. For 200 yards, snap "h" 1 ". Amer- 

 ican riflemen are quite as grfod as any marksmen in the world, and per- 

 haps better. The assertion that there were on t West, "linntireds of men 

 who could strike a bullseye (three inches in dinmeter) at 1.000 yards, is 

 ridiculous. A man, at a thousand yards, looks hardly bigger than a cap 

 . How. then, would it he possible to see a three-Inch bulla- 

 .__. at 500 or 1,000 yards? Nothing is looser than the general ideas 

 of distances. A noted rifleman of Cretdrooor told us yesterday, that to 

 And, outside of Crcedmoor, a range of 1,000 yards, save on the sen beach, 

 was almost impossible, and that to shoot, over a clear around of BOO 

 yards was even hard to find . Practical gunmakers and rifle manufactu- 

 rers, when brought to Creedmoor, are Homewhat. astonished at what a 

 Uii.nnmd yards really is. 



of Peekskill, N. T. 

 rifles, Remington and Sharp, i 

 ion. 3. Twant a good dog 

 and sure nosed. Now. would 

 pup? Ans. No, it is a busine: 

 ing shot, gun. would you nse \ 

 a cheaper and heavier one? / 

 be about 8J- pounds, and cost, 

 risk in loading with buckshot, 

 powder while loading sheik? Ans. 



G. W. H., Philadelphia.— The pers 

 ject of rifle shooting at, 1,000 vards is 

 now practicing at Creedmoor in orde; 

 the American team, are the best ridei 

 United States. We do not think i.her 



lalletler 



Douciihstek Yacht Club.— The fifth regatta of this 

 club, and the fourth for champion prizes, will take place, 

 to-morrow, September 18th, off Commercial Point, Boston. 

 The contestants are the yachts Bristol, Maud, and Water 

 Witch, and the prize a solid silver cup. 



The sixth and final regatta of the season occurs on 

 Saturday, the 10th, for first, second, and third-class centre 

 boards, "keel schooners and sloops, over course No. 3, and 

 for fourth-class centre-boards over course No. 8. First 

 prize will he $15, lodges: W. A. Gilbert, Coolidge, Bar 

 narii, uii.l K. Wales. 



