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FOREST AND STREAM 
National Rifle Association.—T he Directors of this 
Assoc-inlion met on the 1st of February. . 
TheTeport of the Treasurer showed a balance of $1,19804. 
On behalf of tho Range Committee, Col. Winnate sub* 
mitted a report, favoring a change of targets from iron to 
canvas. It was proposed that the State be rrquested to 
pay a portion of the expense. The joint committee on 
the intermit tonal match was increased to eighteen. The 
selection of the place for the international match wa-. re¬ 
served for tho Board of Directors to decide upon. Reso¬ 
lutions were adopted which provide that any cluh paving 
the sum of $25 shall he entitled to send ten of their 
number to Creedmnnr, during the, spring and fall meet¬ 
ings, who shall have during that time alt the rights of 
annual members.. in addition, the club wilt he presented 
with a bronze, medal, which shall he competed for by the 
members of tho club. Tho programme for the spring 
meeting was presented and adopted. There will he five 
matches, as follows; All comers, Directors, Military, Short 
Range, Mid Range! Leech Cup, and Patrick Henry Rifle 
Matches. Major Fulton presented his report upon the 
ground selected for a range near Philadelphia. He 1 
stated that it could in no way compare with Cre.otlni'nOr. 
While there is no doubt that C'reedmoor is far superior to 
any other range, we were in hopes t lint, those having the 
international match in charge could find it to their advan¬ 
tage to have it take place at or near Philadelphia. The 
meeting adjourned alter the President had appointed the 
following committees: Range Committee, Col. Wingate, 
Capt. glory, and E. II. Sanford; Finance Committee, 
Inspector General Woodward, Hon. D. W. Judd, and X. 
P. Stanton; Prize Committee, Col.Ward, Cap'. W. C. 
Casey, and Major Gen. Kilfmrn Knox. Joint Committee 
on International Match, Gen. Woodward. Col. Wingate, 
Col. Gildersfceve, Gen, McMahon, and N. P. Stanton. 
Conlin’s Gallery. — The eighth contest for the Turf, 
Field and Farm competition cups, was shot February 8. 
L. G. Bruce, score 43, won the first cup for the second 
time. II. I). Blydenburgh, score 3d, the second cup for 
second time, ami Wtn. M. Tileslon, store 34, the third cup. 
The liexL competition for the cups will lake place Thins 
day, Feuruary 17, commencing at l l*. M. The Forest 
and Stream badges will be shot fur Thursday, February 
10, open to ail comers. 
ChEpdmoou, Jr. —Tltefifth subscription (natch came oil 
on Tuesday, Feb. 8th. The winning scores were F. Back- 
ofen, 44; R. Rath hone, 41 ; D. F. Davids, 39; K. It. Hand, 
30;.I. W. Todd, 37. The lemainittg two prizes of the U. M. 
C. Badge competition will be shot for on these conditions. 
Five competitions; ten shots tiacb; entrance $1; open to 
ail comers, except those who have made over 40 in the 
budge in niches. 'Pile highest aggregate of tile live compe¬ 
titions lakes tlie first prize. The next highest, the second 
prize. Another gold badge equal in value to the other, 
to lie shot for,on the same terms, open to all. The scores 
may be shot oil at any lime before Hie 10th of March. 
All scores made vvill be published weekly. 
Hei.lwio'r Gallery.— T he tenth annual competition 
shooting in lying position, took place at Hell wig’s new 
gallery, 271 and 273 Eighth avenue, Wednesday. February 
2, 1876. The winners of prizes are as follows. Donald 
Cameron, first prize, 4ti; B. Ginger, second prize, 4»; 
M. -L Riggs, third prize. 28. Tim next weekly competi¬ 
tion will lake place Wednesday, February 9, at 6 F. M. 
Glen Drake _The members of - t lies Ametican Rifle 
Association.assembled in force at Pelhamville,. X. Y., on 
Saturday, February 4, 1876. Two matches were shot, one 
for the Association Cnp, the Other a Subscription 
Match. The groimd was covered with snow, and the 
ray8 of the sun were reflected from it in a manner so as to. 
rcuder it extremely difficult tortile marksman to see the 
bullscye upon the while lull 500 yards away. In tile 
match for the Association Gup there were ten scoring 
shots, with an allowance of 5 points for military rides 
of 50 calibre. The best scores were as follows; R. Rath- 
bone, '45; D. F. Davids, 41, and H. Fisher, 40. The Suli- 
scrfntion Match allowed only five hfcoriug shots; the- 
winning scores were: 1). F. Davids. 24; It. Kaihbone, 
23, and Ratlibone 33. Next Saturday the match for the 
Holden ltiile will lake place. On- the 22d of February 
there will tic three matches, consisting of a MHilary, an 
All-comers, and a Subscription Match. 
Morsemeke.—T he seventh competition for the Harris 
trophv on Tuesday of last week, resulted in the following 
score:' H. W. Blabemore, 75; Henry J. Quinn, 73; 
Douglas bmythe, 71; G. Livingston Morse, 68; Henry 
Maynard, 06. Mr. Blakemwre has now won twice. 
tin Monday the return match between two’teams of 
Hie Yonkers Rifle Association, commanded by G'apt. 
Dougins a my 111 and Major Freddie Shonnard, respociively 
was contested. Although the weather was fine, Hie wind 
in the earlier part of the match was variable ami trouble¬ 
some. Tuts snow which covered the ground, by its refrac¬ 
tion and glare, also in t erf erred with t lie shooting. Fol¬ 
lowing arc the scores of the several members ot each learn: 
SMYTH'S TEAM, 
J. L. Morse.169 
11. U Garrison .183 
S. G. l'eray .‘SB 
Total. 
SUONNA lill'S TKAIU. 
j,. M. Bullard.1M.11. Quinn.IS¬ 
C' . Duseiitmrg, Jr . IMS l' - . Suuuiiard . '. . 1TJ 
A. It. Jocelyn.185| 
Towil. . WTo 
Major Slionnai'd’s team having won the first match on 
Jan. illth, Hie third and decisive contest will be shot in 
March next. 
Connecticut. —The Norwich Rifle Club arc making ex¬ 
tensive arrangements for work and praciice as soon as the 
season opens. Negotiations are in progress for a new 
range, at which there shall be accommodations for spec¬ 
tators’ and early in the spring the members hope to occupy 
it, with weekly meetings. The cluh have received an invi¬ 
tation from Gol. Gildersleeve, of t|ie National Rifle Associa¬ 
tion to attend the proposed grand rifle tournament this 
year. 
Rhode Island Amateur Rifle Club. —On Saturday, 
January 29, 1870, a match took place during a heavy rain 
for a handsome badge. Distance, 209 yards, off hand. 
The heat scores were: Keyes, 43; Babbe.lh, II; Thomas, 
Jlj Howe, 38, and Ferkina, 37. 
Syracuse. — A rifle match comes off at the Yates Dra¬ 
goons range. In Syracuse, on Thursday' of this week, be¬ 
tween Rochester and Syracuse shots. The teams will con¬ 
sist of six men each, firing fifteen rounds at 130 feet 
distance, position: standing, rifles to he 32 calibre or less, 
Wingate’s rules to govern. A report will be given in next 
week's issue. 
New Jersey Scitc’tzen Park. —A grand Centennial 
shooting match will he held at theabqve place’ on February 
22. Prizes to the extent of $250 will be distribiilCft, and 
ilie question of a team or teams to contend with the 
Western shooting societies at the Centennial match will be 
discussed. 
Maryland Rifle Club. — T his club was organized on 
January 29, 1876, witli one hundred members. Constitu¬ 
tion ancl by-laws were adopted, and the following officers 
were elected: President-, Gen. James R. R. Herbert; 
Vice-President, C. D. Fisher; Secretary, W. P. Herbert; 
Treasurer, A. V. Canfield, Jr. An Executive Committee 
consisting of D. II Thomas, Capt. Zollinger, Capt. Post, 
A. F. Gibson, and W. C. Keener, was also elected. The 
following committee was also appointed to select a suit¬ 
able range: Capt. Zollinger, O. D. Fisher, A. V. Canfield, 
Jr., C. P. Kaltler, and D. tl. Thomas. Another committee 
on Incorporation was appointed, composed of Messrs. 
Beall. Frick and Terrett, who were instructed to ineoipor- 
ate the organization under the name of tho “ Maryland 
Rifle Glut).” Major Fulton, of the American Rifle Tt am, 
was present, atm joined the new club, together with one 
hundred others, The club is not, as many'suppose, com¬ 
posed exclusively of members ot the Fifth Regiment, but 
has many members from the Stale at large. The lirst 
annual meeting will take place in April next, when new 
officers will be elected. 
Chicago.. — B elow are the scores made in tlic first cum 
petition lor the .Hamilton, Rowe & Co. Badges, at 200 
yards off band, wtich came oft Saiurday, 29: h of January, 
at. South Park Range. The individual making the highest 
score in Hie first ten shots, to take Hie badge. The indi¬ 
vidual making the highest score iri the last five shots, to 
lake a substantial purse. Co), bluffier won in each case. 
Thu weather was simply horrid, mercury trom 10° to 15" 
above; wind blowing very hard mid gusty. Tne scores 
made are excellent considering tbe day, which is as follows: 
Name. Score. ' Total. 
J. A Shaffer .4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 B 4 6 M 
It. G. Howe..4 3 3 4 4 a 3 a -I 4 5 <1 5 a 3 65 
O. G. Blaokmm-. 3 3 3 344444 J 34 54S 65 
W. Burnham . 4443 5. 44334334 4 4 55 
J . L. Yale . 58344 3 4. > 4 4 34253 55 
J. Muir . 4 3 e 3 3 ‘j 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 :f 4 40 
S. W. Bumlimu:.3 4 4 4 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4<i 
Milwaukie —The weather being very tine on Monday 
last, January 31, a few of the members of our Rille 
Club thought they would improve the opportunity, and 
have a shoot at their range at YV auwautosa. The sun shone 
bright, and the air was warm and pleasant; the wind mod¬ 
erate but not very sternly. Five hundred yards was the 
distance. The foliowing is the score; 
Nome Uriel Arm, Score, * ■ Total. 
Fifalmog -Sharps Rifle.. .5 5 5.5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 08 
skin ell — Ri-lliibgt oil .5 555555455554 5 555555 98 
Turner-lCl-miugtun . 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 )5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 !H 
Bangs— llemmgum. I 5 5554544 5.4 5 5 a 5 5 3 5 5 5 (13 
jJeumer—Remington_5 5 4 -1 443 5 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 91 
After the score Of 20 shots was finished. Fielding and 
Bangs made three shots more each, scoring builseyes on 
every shot, making a total of 113 out of lib for Fielding, 
and 108 out of 115 for Bangs. Wad Wac. 
THE RIFLE IN ROCHESTER. 
Rochester, N. Y , January 2S0i, 1876. 
Editor Forest anit Stream:— , 
The recent revival of the interest in rifle shooting has spread to 
Rochester, and all lovers of this spurt are aglow-with the fever. Early 
lust yeur the military. In coimeciion with some civilians, organizid the 
Rifle Association of the Severn ii Division, which soon purchased exten¬ 
sive grounds and proceeded to tit them up for practice, A nact of fiity- 
tfve acres, tying a,bout lonr miles north of the city on the river bank was 
chosen as presenting the greatest advantages. • The grounds consist, of a 
level plateaus twenty-live feet above the water level, bounded on toe 
west, by tho Genesee River, and east by tile skirts of a mill higher 
plateau seventy five feet above the first. This bench lakes such a direc¬ 
tion that firing can be done siinidtanmisly lit the BOB and 1,0U0 yards tar. 
gets (also at 500 mid 600, 400, aud 800, etc). The bank is of sand, and is 
quite steep enough to catch the balls wiLh certainty. The firing is 3“ or 
3" id the south of east,, aful herein lies, perhaps the only undesirable 
realure of the -whole range. The range has bet-u in use’ up 10 the 60U 
yard point since September, and several matches have been shot. At 
the opening match, Dr. C. E. Rider took the ill-si prize with 13 oat of a 
pnssibio 15. Mr. Schwartz, the mconil w Un-a score of 13, and Mr. V\ T . H. 
Heighurpwith 11, all at’.SO yards. On a subsequent match, Air. Seth 
Green took a gold medal with a score of 33 out of a possible 35 at 300 
yards. 
In addition to the above the only matches open to all comers were 
for the Briuker Aledals, one for the best seore at 300 yards, any rifle, 
a-id one for the best score at 500 (with military rifles) or 600 (with any 
rifle), 10 be won three times be'fore becoming pioperty. Only one 
lniucii has been shot at each dbtauce. Dr. Rider won at both distances, 
at SOU With a score of 38, and at 600 with 31 ont of a possible 35. 
Sines the Winter set in the Amateur Rule Club, formed last Autumn, 
opened a gallery for the use of its inembevs, and work has been brisk 
ever since. Ten prizes, from $30 gold, downwards, were offered for the 
ten best strings of. teu shots eaou made during the month of December. 
An unlimited number of shots were allowod with the gallery rifles, ,33- 
calibre Wesson) at HI feet, off-hand, C’reedmoor rules; second class 
targets reduced to oiie-tentll size, (buils-eye8 1-10inches, etc). Foriy- 
fl i lies were abundant, and Mr. S. A. Servis and Dr. Rid,r tied for the 
til-81 prize at 481 ont of a possible 500. On shouting off, Air. Servis won 
veil h.43 to Rider's 39. 
, A mau-h is now i« process of negotiation between teams of eight from 
the Rochester-'Club, and the Yates Dragoons Club, or Syracuse, and 
when it has been shot I shall tty to flbd time to advise yon of the re¬ 
sult. lA, » ua - 
—Thfe Detroit Free Press lately made a staument placing 
the expected cut ot the Saginaw and shore districts, .or 
more properly the east side of the State, at 778,000,000 
feet, but it now says that unless .the present indications 
change mighty sudden, not one-half of that amount will 
reach the streams. Operations in the woods have been en¬ 
tirely suspended, and hundreds of men have been dis¬ 
charged- The cans# of the trouble is lack of tinpw. 
(gmne mxd %nn. 
GAME IN SEASON IN FEBRUARY. 
flares, brown and gray. Wild.duck, geese, brant, &e. 
FOR Pl Oli i da . 
Deer,Wild Tm-ltey,Woodcock, Quail, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl. 
Game in Mabket. —Game continues remarkably Ecaree 
and dear. At this time last year the prairie chickens were 
coming in by the car loa.l, and the present condition of 
Hie supply indicaies either a closer attention to the 
game laws in the Western States, or a greater scarcity of 
birds. We quple; Ruffed grouse, at $1.50 per pair; 
pinnated, do., $1.40 to $1.60; quails, $5 to $5.50 per 
dozen; canvas-tack ducks, $8 to $4.50 pur pair; red heads, 
$t to $1 25; f prig-tails,- black ducks and widgeon, 90 
cents to $1; broad hills, 60 cents; teal, 75 cents to $1; 
brant, $1.50; geese, $1.25 lo $1.50 each; rabbits, 50 to 65 
cents pet' pair; hares, 40 to 50 cents per pair. 
—We regret being obligee to allow letters from Mr. John 
Rigby, “Gloan,” and others, on choke-boros, to remain 
over until next week. 
X New York — Rochester, February 3d, 1876. — Sport with, 
tile shotgun is almost limited to fox hunting. A grand 
hunt is being organized. Report says that there is an 
unusually wise old Reynard living a short distance from 
this city, and it is proposed to try the effect upon him of 
many dogs and men. I am inclined to think Mr. Fox will 
soon meet with a violent death. ' Iatiios, 
v ' New Jersey, Atlantic City, January 27th, 1870.—A few 
mornings since a party of our gunners had scat celv left 
the depot, when old Watch routed |t fox, who took to the 
woods, and gave Hie hunters a merry chase for four hours, 
when he was killed. Flo weighed twelve pounds, the 
average weight of the gray fox living not more than nine. 
Our hunters do not go fox hunting on horseback, but lake 
' to-tho woods on foo., and when the dogs have foutid their 
fox, head them off at old roads and fields. Reynard. 
\ Pennsylvania. —“Wish’’Miller, of Uniontown, Fayette 
Go., L’a., has lately relumed fron'ra a three weeks’ hunt in 
Hoy's wilderness, outlie north branch of the Potomac, river, 
thirty seven miles trom Oakland, Maryland. He made his 
headquarters in a shanty, with J. L. Browning and 8am u el 
Hoovet, who were herding hogs on the beech nuts, which 
are very plentiful there this W finer. The forest was liter¬ 
ally alive with wild pigeons, feeding on th t e great abund¬ 
ance of mast. He killed only four deer, however. They 
were very scarce, being driven off by panthers and bears, 
which were numerous. He shot one ot the largest bucks 
that lias been brought to Unioniown for uiauy years. 
Wish saw two panthers killed by Mr. Conway, and one by 
Mr. ICusmiller, and killed a catamount himself. One of 
the panthers measured nearly eight feet in length. In 
speaking of this magnificent lmuting district, the . Standard 
says; “Yon can travel through this wilderness for hun¬ 
dreds of miles without seeing an inhabitant.. The hem¬ 
lock, beech, sugar and wild cherry trees, from eighty to a 
hundred teel high, grow 'in abundance. The rays of the 
sun never penetrate thiough tlic matted brunches of the 
tall trees. The country is level. It is just as nature made 
it, a wild, howling wilderness, the home of the bear, Hie 
panther and the wolf. Such a ihiug as a snake, or toad, 
was never known to he found in this place. Foxes and 
rabbits are plenty, and other small game in abundance.’’ 
iiaodturg, February 1st, 1876.—Just as we predicted, 
partridges are again, we raigbl almost truthfully assert, 
entirely exterminated in this section, as other game is also. 
It is a disgrace to the honor of our county (Berks) that 
no stricter and more vigilant laws were enforced, aud we 
now see the results. 'In a comity where the local journals 
speak boldly of “big catches' 1 with a seine, nets, and 
other unlawful means, it is evideut that no attention is 
given to the doings of our ** wise Legislature,’’ aud of 
course, so the laws are powerless in that direction. Our 
disciples of “Walton” are also rniuus any water here for 
displaying their powers in “ enticing the finny tribe,” 
1'itno Nixon. 
THE MEGANTIC AGAIN 
Montreal, January 20th, 1616. 
ffiuiToa Forest ahd Stream.— 
Iu yottr paper of tlio Bih rest., I saw a communication signed “rinr- 
pout,” and hunted Guides’ Wages tn Megantic. In lire lirst place, 1 hero 
is no occasion for parlies to go to Scotslown When they can reuch the foot 
of Lake Megantie via. Iiooinson, Gould, and Stornoway, and thence to 
Megantic l’ost Ofltoe, where there is H large settlement of Highland 
Scoich fishermen who are always willing to act as guides for reasonable 
wages; those we had last fall were paid at Ihe rate of §16 or §30 per 
month. Each man enpplymg a large flat;bottomed boat to convey us aud 
our irape up and clow n the lake. Megantic is supposed by most, people 
tp he neatly umuhabUcd. which is a great mistake; every acre or laud is 
lakeu up from ihefootof the lake nearly to the basin, and nearly ul) the 
lota have a clearing and a small house erected thereon, consequently 
there are are plenty of able-bodied men who are glad to earu reasonable 
wages by acting as guides to sportsmen. At the head of the lake there 
are but few settlers, and only the nrau McDonald and an ludian (the 
only one freqneuiing this pla.e), who act as gulden. McDonald ia a 
regular impostor us regaids exorbitant charges, and “Mr. Lo tlm poor 
Indian" is not to be trusted at all on account of his fearful love for 
fire-water. A person once on ihe lake can send for provisions, etc . by 
boat to the fbot of the lake. AalOre, hotel, and Post Office is carried on 
here by a very obliging fallow, by name. Juhu B. McDonald, who will 
arrange Tor guides, etc., on reasonable lerma. Major Mc.Vliun, and Ar¬ 
thur Bruce, Esq., at Ihe same placG (the latlur a subscriber to your valu¬ 
able paper . would 1 am sure do all in their power Tor any sportsman 
going their Way. Escl-i-apios DE.NTah.t-a. 
CHI LLED vs. TAT HAM SHOT. 
Editor Forest and Stream: — 
IndiAsafoiis, January, 1S76. 
As there bas been considerable dismission upon the merits of chilled 
shut, I will aive yon the result, of a trial with it, nud if you think H of 
sufficient merit you can publish them m the Forest asto Stream. The 
gnus were two of Mr. \V. W. Greener's No. 10, 83-ineh barrels, aud 
weighed 8) ami 9 pounds. Tbft rlli-lis Used w ere Elny brown, haul, it 
VVOb -I) drachma No. Dtn>fi,‘ dlli-hltnc povv.I. r, v-Rha pink *-dV« < r " 
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