FOREST AND STREAM 
73 
GAME PROTECTION. 
—There was an error in the proposed amendments to 
the game laws of this State, as printed in our issue of 3rd 
ulto., which occurred in the engrossing and which it is im¬ 
portant should be corrected, as it alters the sense of the 
whole clause. In section No. 2, referring to the killing of 
ducks, it should have read “between sunset and daylight,” 
instead of sunset and sunrise as now printed. 
—A conviction was obtained against parties in Newborn, 
North Carolina, last week, for violating the fish laws as 
applying to the waters of Neuse River. What made the 
case more complicated, was that two parties claimed and 
exercised the right to fish in the same spot on the same 
day, and as both had violated the section of the law, which 
forbids any person or persons from using more than one 
seine in the same seine hole, all were liable to conviction. 
Pound Nets. —An effort is being made to secure the 
passage of a law which shall at least regulate the size of 
mesh used in the pound nets. It is said that tons of small 
fish are taken in the spring of the year, too small to be 
marketable and only fit to be thrown on the ground for 
manure. The mesh used in these nets is unquestionably 
too small, and while the law is being passed why not fix 
the date, say at June 15th, when it shall be lawful to set 
them. This will let the spawners escape. There are nets 
used, however, which do a thousandfold more damage 
than the pounds, and yet we hear nothing said about them. 
We allude to the fly-nets or run-arounds. 
Yonkehs Sportsmen’s Club.— This Club held its first 
annual meeting at their commodious club rooms, and 
elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Pre¬ 
sident, Hon. Joseph Hasten; Vice-President, Peter N. 
Fowler; Secretary, G. Rayner; Treasurer, H. A. Sims; 
Executive Committee, Messrs. E. L. Thomas, Joseph 
O’Brien, and Chas. W. Austin. The Club shows a record 
of 74 active members during the past year, and has suc¬ 
cessfully sustained four suits for violation of the game 
and fishing laws with very beneficiel results. 
Game La ns of Kansas 
Lawrence, Kan., February 28lh, 1876. 
Editor Forest ahd Stream:— 
For the Informs tton of all concerned I beg to tncloec you the within 
game law, just passed by the Kansas Legislature. Would tbat tt had 
the brevity aud conciseness of the Japanese law given in yonr issue of 
24th Feb. This law ia the result of a fierce struggle between the intelli¬ 
gent sportsmen and the unintelligent granger, which has been going on 
for several years; the latter having the idea that he had a right of 
property in all game found on his land, and that he could net and trap and 
'sell to any extent, Or at anv time, and that no one else should have the 
right to kill "his birds" at any time, while the former would, if possible, 
stop the wholesale trapping aud netting for shipment which has been 
exterminating our game. (I know of one Btation on the L. L, & G. R. 
R., where over two tone of pinnated grouse were Bbipped by express, 
caught entirely by farmers in 1874). As yon will see, this law is some¬ 
thing of a compromise, though the granger has the advantage, as w o 
have a law making it a misdemeanor, instead of a tresspass, to bunt on 
the inclosed grounds of another without permission. However, as it 
stops netting and trapping for market, we are satisfied. W. A. H, 
The first section of the new act referring to close seasons 
is as follows:— 
It shall be unlawful Tor any person or persons to bnnt or pursue, kill 
or trap, net or ensnare, destroy, or attempt to kill, trap, net, ensnare, or 
otherwise destroy any wild back, doe or fawn, wild turkey, prairie hen 
or chicken, ruftea grouse (commonly called part idge or pile isant) be¬ 
tween ibe 1st day of January and the 15lh day of August, in each and 
every year; or any quail between Ihe let dav of January and the 1st day 
of November: or any woodcock between January let and .July 1st; pro¬ 
vided, however, that it Bhall not be lawful for any person at any time to 
kill any quail other than upon the parties own premises, unless permis¬ 
sion first be bad. 
This stops the salfe during a portion of our now close sea¬ 
son of quail and grouse in our market. 
—The Trustees of the Oquossos Angling Association 
met at the office of the President, Mr. Geo. Shepard Page, 
10 Warren Btreet, on Friday last. The profits of the sea¬ 
son of 1875, as shown by the Treasurer’s report, amounted 
to ten per cent, on the business transacted; a very gratify¬ 
ing exhibit. The headquarters of ihe O. A, A. are at 
Camp Kennebago, the junction of Rangely and Kennebago 
streams, Franklin county, Maine. The record for the sea¬ 
son's catch shows that over a hundred Bpeckled trout were 
taken exceeding three pounds weight. The largest weighed 
nine and a half pounds. 
—The trout season opened in New Jersey on the 1st inst., 
but until the snow water is out of the streams there is not 
much fishing done. The law expires in this State on the 
16th. There will he the usual rush to the preserved waters, 
on the South Side of Long Island, and fishermen will he 
more fortunate, in the condition of the water at least, than 
they were last year. Then, it will be remembered most of 
the streams and ponds were frozen over and the catches 
remarkably small. 
Split Bamboo Rods.— We have on hand a valuable 
article on the Manufacture of Split Bamboo Rods, recently 
returned to us from Florida’where it has accompauied our 
Editor-in-Chief for the past six weeks. It will appear in 
our issue of March 16th without fail. 
—Mr. Fred. Mather, who has been placed in charge of 
the live fish department at the Centennial, offers for sale 
his entire establishment at Honeoye Falls, this State. The 
advertisement giving particulars will be found in another 
column. _ _ 
—A herd of buffalo, extending over a stretch of coun¬ 
ty forty miles wide, appeared near the Cheyenne agency 
recently, and the Indians are making great havoc among 
them. This is the first buffalo herd seen so far east for 
twelve years. The bill to prevent the extermination of 
buffalo passed Congress last week. We trust it will be 
rigidly enforced. 
ghe gifle. 
THE INTERNATIONAL MATCH. 
T HE muddle over the international match, or at least 
that portion of it referring to the English team, 
still continues. The question “to be or not to be,” yet agi¬ 
tates the minds of English riflemen, and as far as the latest 
light has been thrown on the matter by correspondence 
and telegrams, it seems almost certain that no Imperial 
British, or purely English team, would participate in the 
greatest match of the year. In fact, Sir Henry Halford’s 
last letter was very much to the point, and stated most posi¬ 
tively that should an Irish or Scotch team be allowed to 
participate, his team, or rather what might belter be term¬ 
ed the team of the N.R. A. of England would not. A 
letter was to have been sent this week, however, from our 
side, the purport of which was to offer Sir Henry a match 
for his own team, independent of the other organizations. 
It occurs to us, however, that the officers of the National 
Rifle Association of England had no right to consider the 
Circular which was sent to them in common with all other 
nations in the light of a “challenge." It was simply a 
resolution reading as follows:— 
fiteolved, That the President and Secretary of Ihe National Rifle As 
soclation be authorized and requested to notify, in the name of this as¬ 
sociation, riflemen of England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, etc. 
ana ail other countries having rifle associations or clubs, of the oppor¬ 
tunity presented to them to particlpn e in the competitions instituted. 
And besides, we hold the tide of champions, aud chal¬ 
lenges are generally issued to, and do not emanate from 
champions. Whatever invitation may have been given 
to the English riflemen by Col. Gildersleeve when at Wim¬ 
bledon could neither be regarded as official or as excluding 
the riflemen of Scotland and Ireland from the competition. 
The Irishmen, it seems, are determined to send a team to 
try their luck for the third time. The cable tells us that 
under date of March 4th, the Secretary of the Irish Rifle 
Association has addressed a letter to Sir Henry Halford in 
which he says that “the original rules of the N. R- A. (by 
which wepresume ho means the rules applying to the selec¬ 
tion of a team to visit this country) caused the withdrawal 
of the Scottish Club from the contest in America; unless 
these rules are withdrawn, the Irish Asssoeiation will 
also be obliged to follow the example of the Scot¬ 
tish riflemen and enter an independent team. The original 
were limited and some of the most' eminent Irish shots 
were not invited. Unless the principle of local prelimi¬ 
nary competitions, and an equal representation in the final 
competition is conceded, it is hopeless to expect that Ire¬ 
land or Scotland will consent to waive their right to enter 
independent teams." 
The substance of this communication we take to be that 
the Irish riflemen consider that Ihe rules for the selection 
of the team as promulgated would shut out some of their 
best shots, and that the clause requiring them to go to 
England for the final competition was too irksome, It ap¬ 
pears probable that we shall have an Irish and a Scotch 
team over, but that the long anticipated pleasure of greet¬ 
ing England's grealesL rifle shot, in the person of Sir 
Henry Halford, will be denied us. 
The Centennial Match. —The Joint Committee of the 
N. R. A. and Amateur Rifle Club met on Monday after¬ 
noon and received- the report of the committee recently 
appointed to prepare the scheme upon which the next in¬ 
ternational team shall he chosen. The plan is substanti¬ 
ally as follows:— 
Eight men shall constitute a team, who with four others, 
to be known as reserves, shall be selected for their merits, 
to be determined by competition at Creedmoor. The first 
competition shall be open lo all native born citizens, to 
take place on May 31st and June 1st, 1876; 50 shots each 
day by each competitor; 15 at 800 yards. 15 at 900 yards, 
and 20 at 1,000 yards. The second competition shall lake 
place at Creedmoor on June 6th and 7tli, 1876, open to six¬ 
teen men making the highest ageregate scores in the first 
competition. They shall have the same number of shots, 
and at the same distances, as in the first competition. The 
twelve making the best recotds shall constitute the team 
and reserve. 
The third competition shall be open to the team and re¬ 
serve only, to take place June 1st and 14th, 1876, same 
number of shots and distances as in the first competition. 
The scores in this competition shall determine the places 
of the team, the highest taking first place in the team; the 
best eight making the team; and others ranking according 
to scores, in the reserve. Regulations of the National 
Rifle Association of America to be followed closely. 
Weapons, any rifles within said regulations. No sight¬ 
ing shots in any of the foregoing competitions, and no 
raetice by competitors on the days of said competitions. 
f a competitor who has entered for the foregoing compe¬ 
titions shall for aDy reasons satisfactory to the committee 
charged with the conduct of said competitions, be unable 
to finish his score or compete on any day above named, 
then said committee shall in their discretion fix another 
day or days for such competitor to finish his score, or 
shoot such part of the competitions as he may have missed. 
The said committee shall have the power to say when, if 
stall, a competition or any part thereof shall he postponed 
on account of stormy weather, and name the day or days 
when the same shall be resumed or completed. 
As soon as practicable after the completion of the second 
competition the team and reserve shall, by a majority vote 
of the twelve, elect a captain, not of their number, The 
captain, when elected, shall have the management of the 
team, and prescribe the rules for its government and prac¬ 
tice. Each person entering for the competition shall sub¬ 
scribe to the following:—“I desire to compete for tt place 
in the American Rifle Team to represent the United States 
in the international long range rifle match for the cham¬ 
pionship of the world, and hereby agree to conform to 
the conditions prescribed for the selection of said team. 
If I am a successful competitor I agree to perform such 
practice and submit to such discipline and government as 
tile captain of said team shall direct." 
Entries for the competition may he made at any time up 
to ten o’clock A. M. of May 31st, 1876. Persons desiring 
to enter are .requested to so inform the Secretary of the 
Joint Committee by letter at- as early a day as possible. 
Messrs. James Gordon Bennett, Gen. John B. Woodward, 
and E. H. Sanford, were appointed a committee to select a 
Centennial trophy for the International Rifle Match for Ihe 
championship of the world. H. A. Gildersleeve, G. W. 
Wingate, and George Crouch, were appointed a commiil.ee 
to superintend the shooting at Creedmoor, which is to de¬ 
termine the formation *f the American Centennial Rifle 
Team. 
—Cspt. M. P. Pierce, formerly a commander of sharp 
shooters and a long range rifleman twenty-five years ago, 
writes to us of the Centennial matches as follows:— 
Wbnonah, GlonceBter Co., N. J., March 8th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Myself and others interested in rifle shooting, and residing in the vi¬ 
cinity of Philadelphia, are much surprised to learn that the Executive 
Committee of the National Riflo Association can And no suitable grounds 
near Philadelphia on which to shoot the Centennial matches, and there¬ 
fore fix upon a point ahundred miles awayfrom the Centennial grounds, 
which will dobar nearly all tbo visitors who would desire to enjoy the 
matches from witnessing the same. 
Wo have right here close to Philadelphia, on the West Jersey Branch 
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, as good sites for rifle ranges as can bo 
found anywhere, and so convenient to the Exhibition grounds, that all 
visitors desiring to do so conld witness the matches. The ranges and. 
all necessary paraphernalia wonld no doubt be prepared by parties in¬ 
terested here. Milton B. Piebok. 
—The military matches during the Creedmoor Spring 
Meeting promises to he very interesting as teams from the 
48th and 51st Regiment N- G. and others located in the 
Central and Western parts of the State will compete. 
Conlin's Gallery.—A rifle tournament is to be held at 
this gallery, 930 Broadway, from March 8th to April 29tli, 
inclusive, the proceeds of which are to be given to defray 
the expenses of one of the excursions for sick children of 
the “St. John’s Guild Floating Hospital.” A medal, to be 
called the “St. John’s Guild Medal,” will be awarded to 
the best score, in addition to which there will be several 
prizes for other scores made in this competition. The 
uumber of competing targets will be limited to three hun¬ 
dred. Competitors, by renewing their entrance fee each 
time, will be allowed to shoot as many targets as they wish, 
until the limit has been reached. Further particulars may 
be obtained at the gallery. 
The tenth and final competition for the Turf, Field and 
Farm Challenge Cops was shot March 2nd, at this gallery. 
L. V. Bone won the first cup for the third lime after a very 
close competition with Chas. A. Cheever and L. C. Bruce, 
who have won it twice each. Mr. Bone, finally carries off 
the first cup from the best gallery shots in the city. H. 
B. Beydenburgh won the second cup, finally, after a close 
contest with J. O. Wright. Frauk II. Lord, the “crack” 
pistol shot of the gallery, al-o finally won the third cup. 
The following is the summary of the ten competitions for 
the cup:— 
1st enp, best score. 3d cup. score ncareetSB. 3d cup, nearest 36. 
1— Robert Faber.,..41..M. J. Duffy.J. Burns. 
2— T. C. Noone. ...48. H. D. Blydenburg.W. H. Richards. 
3— L. C. Bruce.44..F. A. Seyhell.C. Coddington. 
4— W. B, Farwell..46..J. O. Wright.Frnnk H. Lord. 
5— Chas. A. Cbeever40..J. O. Wright.J. Woodward. 
6— L. V. Sone.42..J. Woodward.T. C. BaDks. 
7— Ohas. A Cheever. 13..Frank Houghton. H. Smith. 
8— L C. Bruce.43. H D. Blydcnburgh.W. M. Titeaton. 
0-L V. Sone.43 .0. G. Peters.Geo. P. Watson. 
10—L. V. Sone_ 44.It. D, Blydcnburgh.Frank H. Lord. 
Winners—L. V. Sone, H. D. Blydenbnrgh, FrankH. Lord. 
Creedmoor, Jr.—T he teams attached to the Citizens 
aud Home Insurance Companies, shot a very exciting 
match on Saturday last, Ihe former winning by one point, 
although there was no remarkably fine shooting done on 
either side. The scores were as follows:— 
CITIZENS. 
Name. * Score. Total. 
G. W. Jones.3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 
it. Chapman....•. 434444344 3 37 
,T. W. Edwards. 3S433455S3 36 
J. Donaldson.3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 33 
F.M. Parker.2 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 4 31 
Total.. 
BOMB. 
Name. Score. Total, 
W. R. Hobart.4 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 8 38 
J. W. Hitchcock.3 345344434 37 
W II. Uacey . 465443224 4 37 
W. ,1. Ferris.....324 4 453434 36 
F. B. Southwick. 2343332228 27 
Total.*.176 
Hellwig’s Gallery. —The fourteenth weekly compe¬ 
tition in lying position took place at this gallery, 271 and 
273 Eighth avenue, Wednesday, March 1st. Scores: B. 
Ginger won first prize second time, 47; J. McGlonsey won 
second prize the third time by hard work, making it his 
own property. 
Schutzen Park,' Union Hill, N. J., February 22 d, 
1876.—The fine weather which prevailed brought a large 
attendance of riflemen to their grounds, their being a con¬ 
tinuous firing at the targets from 9 A. M. till 5*P. M., 
this time being fixed by the programme. There was pool 
shooting as well as shooting at the ring target. The rings 
were twenty-five, of one-half inch. These targets were 
open to all comers. Tickets good for three shots were sold 
for $1 each. Number of tickets for each shooter un¬ 
limited. Sixteen prizes in all value $250. Mr. Wm. 
Klein, of New York, made 65 rings, but having finished 
after 5£ o’clock P. M., the time fixed by programme to 
stop firing, he was not entitled to the first prize, which was 
awarded "to Mr. George Baier. The prize consisted of a 
fine target rifle, value $80. Messrs. Wm. Klein, J. Mort, 
j. Tobler, A. Ermisch, J. Dittmar. J. Miller, G. A. 
Kimdahl, etc., were the most successful shooters follow¬ 
ing, some of them making less than 54 rings in three shots, 
which is similar to three consecutive bulls eyes in Creed¬ 
moor style. Mr. Baier made a score of 62 rings, those 
measuring only 7 inches together. 
Practice shooting will take place on the above mentioned 
grounds, every first and third Wednesday in March and 
April, to which all riflemen are cordially invited. 
March'Sd, Practice Day.—Mr. Geo. Baier took the first 
prize with a score of 161 rings in ten shots. Mr. Wm. 
Klein, second prize, with 152 rings in ten shots. If your 
space allows me to do so, I will give you the full scores in 
future. 
