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ghe gifle. 
Cbeedmoor.—S aturday was a day at which no rifleman 
could grumble, and the scores made in llie various match¬ 
es are above the average. The flrst event was the long 
range match for the Luther badge, open only to members 
of the Amateur ltifle Club, for which there were twelve 
entries. The conditions were, five shots each at 800, 000, 
and 1,000 yards. Mr. W. B. Farwell was the winner, but 
the leading scores, as will be seeu by the list below, were 
remarkably close:— 
N limes. Yards. Score 
l SCO....5 5 5 5 
90H....5 5 3 4 
(1MJ0....4 4 2 3 
t 800....3 535 
200. ...5 5 4 4 
( tOUO....3 3 i 4 
Total. 
W. li Farwell.- 
E. H. Sanford.. 
L. M. Ballard.. 
n. S, Jewell... 
N. Washburne.. 
G, W. Yale. 
;o Crouch. 
IsaacL. Allen.. 
A. J. Hcnnton, Jr.. 
I 81 
.A 900....5 3 5 
(1000....3 2 3 
i 8tK).... r j 5 5 
.A 900....2 4 5 
I 1000....2 0 5 
i 800....5 5 5 
■l 900....3 3 4 
| 1000....0 3 3 
1 800....5 5 3 
-? 900....3 2 5 
I 1000.... 4^3 
.20 J 
,23 y 59 
,11)( 
{» 0.-..22) 
5 $....21- 69 
3 5....16) 
3 5....23 J 
5 5....21V 59 
5 3.... 15 | 
3 5... 23 ) 
5 58 
5 5....16 j 
5 5;... 23) 
f> 4.... 20 > 58 
5 8...*15) 
‘ 4....22 j 
-J 900....5 4 5 5 8 .... 21 J. 
j 1000....4 
1 800....5 
-( 900....5 
1 1000....4 
0 0 
4 5 
5 5 3 (>.... 18V 55 
[ 800.. 
.4 3 
5 4 0 0...,13 ) 
5 5.. 
.22) 
-J 900....5 _ _ 
(1000....2 0 5 
( 80U.... 5 5 3 
-j ii00... .5 3 0 
| 1000....0 4 3 
i 800....0 3 4 
< 900....4 345 6....21 
(1000....3 4 2 2 
1 800....5 4 0 5 5.... 19 
4 3 0 3.... 14 
0....16 V 
5.. ..16 j 
5.. ..22 J 
3.. . 14 V 
4. ..15 
4.. ..15) 
! ’.coo.. 
2 2 0 4 3.. 
M V 
M j 
The second match was that for the Spirit of the limes 
badge, ^00 yards, off-hand, shot, for the first time. There 
was a long list of entries, and the scores made were as fob 
lows:— 
Names. 
E. 11. Sanford. 
W. B. Farwell. 
Henry Fulton . 
II. S. Jewell. 
11. W. Gourley.... 
K. W. Smith. 
B. E. Valentino.... 
A. Anderson. 
J. K. Grohaui. 
M. T. McMahon... 
J. M. Ballard. 
George Ctoucli. 
F. II Holton. 
H Fisher. 
It. 11. Keene. 
J, V. M esc role. 
I. L. Allen. 
C. S. Burns. 
J. McGlen8ey. 
G. D. Scott. 
W. II. Muiphy. 
G. F. Merchant_ 
J. A. Gee. 
W . S. Eltnendorf.. 
b Lloyd.. 
Score. 
..4455333444 
.4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 
..3 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 
..4 4 3 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 
..4 4 5 8 3 4 4 4 3 2 
..3 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 
..2 2 I 3 5 44532 
..4 4 3 4 3 5 4 3 10 
..3340445443 
. .4 2 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 
..35 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 
..4 4 2 4 3 9 3 4 4 4 
..3 248424343 
..3 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 
..3 324234 442 
..2 4 3 8 4 3 3 2 4 3 
..8 4333 0 3435 
..2 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 0 
..4 0 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 2 
. 4442420332 
. .3 2 4 4 5 3 8 2 0 2 
..3 3 4 0 3 3 2 3 8 4 
..8 3 4 2 3 3 0 3 3 4 
..4 4 0 2 0 3 3 1 3 4 
.4 3 2 0 4 3 3 3 0 4 
Total. 
J. B. Holland.003 3 452324 
The programme at Creedmoor for next Saturday will in¬ 
clude Hie second competition for the “Hepburn” trophy at 
800, 900, and 1,000 yards, commencing at 11 A. M., and the 
sixtli competition for the Turf, Field and F’urm badge, at 
K00 yards distance, at 3:15 P. M. 
Conlin’s Gallery. —We give herewith a cut which is 
an exact copy of the champion target Winning the cham¬ 
pion’s pin at tills gallery. It was made by Mr. L. V. 
gone, April 20th 1876,10 shots with rifle, 110 feet, off hand. 
The pin was offered for the flrst full score (50 out of pos¬ 
sible 00) on 200 yards; Wimbledon target reduced in pro¬ 
portion for the range, made in the gallery, and after seven 
months constant practice by the most expert gallery shots 
in the city, Mr. Sone accomplished the almost impossible 
feat. The following is a list of the best scorcsjhighest 
possible BCore, 50:— 
• Name. 
L. V. Sonc . 
W. B. Fur well. 
(Jlvas. A. C'lieuver. 
C. E Blyderrburgh.. 
Win. Hayes. 
.1. B. Blydenbargh... 
G. W. Yale. 
T C. Noone. 
L. C. Brace. 
H. I). Blydenbargh.. 
J. O, Wright. 
Geo. W. E. Strong... 
W. J. Sherwood. 
T. J. Hod worth. 
Geo. P. Work. 
d. Name. 
>0 C. G. Peters . 
19 J. Woodward. 
IK Wilnon Macdonald,... 
17 G. W. Hamilton. 
ITiThnnms Lloyd. 
"* J. D. Chcever. 
D. L. Beckwith. 
T. O'. Batiks. 
M. P. Lennon. 
J. E. Whitley. 
Frederick N. DeWilt.. 
N. Sal tu a. 
W. H. Sabine... 
Ur Uvnoa. 
Win. Klein. 
National Rifle Association. —The Board of Directors 
of the N. R. A. held their regular monthly meeting on 
Tuesday afternoon of last week, Gen, Shaler in the chair. 
Col. Wingate, on behalf of the Range Committee, reported 
the receipt of $1,000 from the Winchester Arms Company 
for the purpose of erecting a parapet behind the “running 
deer” target, which the company also proposes to give to 
the association. On motion of Gen. McMahon the Prize 
Committee were authorized to procure prizes for the matches 
in the spring meeting, at a cost not to exoeed $450. The 
President announced that to erect a commodious head¬ 
quarters at Creedmoor $1,500 had already been donated. 
The term “Special” military guns in matches was decided 
to mean all rifles not in use by tbe troops of any organized 
Government. On motion of Col. Wingate, it was resolved 
that the convention of riflemen, which had been announced 
to be held during the spring meeting, should be convened 
at the head quarters tent at Creedmoor, May 25, at 12 
o’clock noon, when the roll of delegates will be called. In 
order Io give conceit of action to matters regarding rifle 
praclice it was resolved to invite all the rifle associations 
throughout the country to send delegates to Hie convention 
or a written statement to the Secretary of sueb-matters as 
they may desire to have acted upon. After tbe election of 
five life members the meeting adjourned. 
Tue International Matches. —The Joint Committee 
of tbe National Rifle Association and Amateur Rifle Club, 
having in charge 1 lie International Rifle matches to be 
contested at Creedmoor next fall, held a meeting yesterday 
afternoon, Gen. McMahon, the President, in Lite chair. 
It was resolved to limit the expenditure for the Centen¬ 
nial trophy in the long range match to $1,000. Major Gen. 
Shaler, Col. Gilderslcove, and Col. Mitchell were appoint¬ 
ed a committee to prepare a programme for the entertain¬ 
ment of foreign and out-of-towuguesls at Creedmoor on 
tlie.days of tbe matches. 
The Irish Riflemen. —Dispatches from Dublin under 
date of May 2d, announce that the competition for places 
in tbe Irish Rifle Team to visit this country, commenced 
at Dundalk on the 29th ult., and were to be continued dur¬ 
ing the six successive Saturdays. Two squads consisting, 
No. 1 of Messrs. Johnson, Pollock, Patrick, and Pranks, 
and No. 2 of Messrs. Rigby, Traill, Goff, Joynt, fired 15 
shots per man at 800, 900,“and 1,000 yards, scoring a grand 
total for No. 1 of 711, and for No. 2 of 674. 
Most of those likely to compete for places in the team 
come from the north of Ireland or the neighborhood of 
Dublin. Dundalk lies close to the borders of both provin¬ 
ces, and is neutral ground. The military authorities have 
given the use of their rifle range. 
Each competitor will be required to Are each day fifteen 
shots, at each of the three ranges. The ten best men on the 
aggregate scoring will be selected; four additional men will 
be nominated by the captain. These fourteen will again 
compete, and the ten best will form the team of eight and 
the reserve. The actual components of the team will uot, 
however, be finally selected until practice in America has 
decided iheir relative merit: 
The second competition took place on Saturday last. 
The score resulted in a tic. W. Rigby made a score of 
211 out of a possible 225, which has been seldom equalled. 
Of his 45 shots 34 were hull’s eyes. Other scores were: 
Milner, 203; Goff, 190; Traill, 189; Patrick, 168; Dyas, 
177; Joynt, 164. 
8 ctiuetzenfests. —The Columbia Rifle Association will 
hold their opening spring meeting on the 15lh iust., at 
I heir grounds at Uutteuberg, N. J. Shooting off-hand, at 
200 yards, any rifles, open to all comers. Tickets entitling 
the holder to three shots at the Centennial ring target, $2 
each; lifteen prizes to lhe amount of $160. N. B. Centen¬ 
nial ring target means llie target adopted by the American 
Shapshooters’ Society, and which will be used at tlie 
grand shooting tournament at Philadelphia from June 26ih 
to July 7lh, This target is divided into twenty-five differ¬ 
ent rings of one half inch diameter each. Bull’s-eye or 
pool tickets, ten for $1. The opening festival of the 
United Sohuetzen Association of Jersey City will take 
place at the Schuetzen Park at Bergen avenue, Jersey 
City, (Greenville), Tuesday and Wednesday llie 16th and 
17lh iust- They open bull’s eye, man, and ring targets, 
at a distance of 200 yards, and open to all comers. 
—Attention is called to tbe advertisement of J. W. 
Hayes & Co., 922 Broad street, Newark, N. J. We have 
had the pleasure of admiring the superbly executed medals 
this firm have made for the Centennial shooting contests. 
They also made the Forest and Stream badges. Tin \ 
have an artist who is very superior in the conception of de¬ 
signs, and the firm will take great pleasure in furnishing 
badges and medals to suit the taste of the gun clubs, rifle 
clubs, or other associations. 
Massachusetts. —The Worcester Sportsmen’s Club have 
adopted the rules and regulations of tbe National Rifle As¬ 
sociation, with the single exception of the third class tar¬ 
get. Taking the Wimbledon target at 200 and 300 yards; 
8 inch bull’s-eye, 15-inch centre, 28 inch inner, 40 inch 
outer. The following are the scores made on the 4lli inst. 
Wimbledon targets, oil hand:— 
aoo yards, ovf-hXnd. 
Name, Total. | Name. Total. 
Sledmim Clark.14 A. F. Uatek.IB 
G. J ltiiag.16 A. 1.. Mice . 10 
A. F. Calling.17 Erank Wesson. 1 
C. B. Holden...i: i.E. Grimes.10 
A. G. Maun. .. i3j 
coo Yj 
Name. Total, 
Stud man Clark. 2! 
G. J. Bugts.2** 
A. P. Culling.15 
C. B. Holden.2* 
A. U, Manu.18 
Name. Total. 
A. F. Hatch. 4 
A. L. Rice.. 6 
Frank Wesson. 7 
W S. Perry.5 
E. S. Knowles....:.10 
New Orleans Rifle Club.— At the range of the New 
Orleans Rifle Club there was very little shooting done 
April 30tli, the heat no doubt keeping the members at 
home. The shooting is almost entirely on the Centennial 
target. Mr. A. Wattenhofer, the champion last shooting 
day, again walked off with the honors on the latter target on a 
score of 105. The following are the names of the winners 
on the off-hand cartoon targets: First prize, M. Wintsler; 
second prize, H. N. Soria; third prize, A. Wattenhofer; 
fourth prize, J. C. Shipley. 
The Crescent City Rifle Club tried the red bull’s-eye in 
place of the black. As there was some controversy some 
time since in regard to tbe superiority of the red over tbe 
black, I shall report next week if it works satisfactorily or 
not. The following are the leading scores at 1,000 yards:— 
Name. Total ! Name. Total. 
George Howe.56iJohn Glynn, Jr.45 
J. K. Renand.56 James Buckley.42 
Dudley SeJpt.55|»Vm. Arms. 37 
New York.—A match was- shot last week between the 
Geneva Kille Club and tbe Amateur Club of Rochester, the 
former using muzzle-loaders weighing from twenty to 
thirty pounds, of .53 calibre, while the Rochester men 
used guns weighing but ten pounds. The former were al¬ 
lowed to rest the muzzles of their guus on artificial rests, 
but tbe Amateurs were not allowed that advantage, but 
had to bind fast their Crecdrooora in a sort of living vice, 
made by twisting their bodies into tbe peculiar position® 
known as ‘‘Pulton’s position.” Tbe advantage of greater^ 
weight in a gun and liberty to rest its muzzle artificially is 
enough^ skill being equal, to win a victory every time, 
and although the Genevas are to be congratulated on their 
skill and good fortune, justice requires that the probabla 
cause of the result should be stated. The following is tho * 
score at the long range:— 
GENEVA TEAM. 
Ntmie. Score. Total. ■ 
Gaylord.4 444545555 45 
D Utile.3 5 3 4 0 5 3 4 5 2 .85 
iSniilb.4 422045 3 55 84 
Fleming.2 6 5 4 0 3 6 4 0 3 31 I 
Millar. 0 3 5 3 3 2 2 0 3 8 24 1 
Robert8.(I 3 0 0 2 2 5 8 5 4 21 , 
Pott.. 2 5233022 3 0 22 
Grand total.....,..215 I 
ROCHESTER TEAM. 
Rider.3 3 4 4 0 3 5 3 5 3 33 
Yates .3 3 3 5 3 4 4 5 3 0 33 I 
Combs.0 342555330 30 
Hart.4 30 4 560045 30 
Stillson.3 003435408 25 
Brown.4 0 0 5 0 4 4 2 3 3 24 
Bervis.2 3 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 5 23 
Grand total. f .198 
The time consumed in shooting this match was so long! 
that it became impossible to shoot a full team match at ■ 
short range, but three individuals from each club shot an 
off hand match at 200 yards, which resulted iu a triumph 
for Rochester by the following 
SCORES. 
Name. Score. 'Total. 1 
Rider, of Rochester. ...5 5 4 4 1 4 I 4 4 5 43 
Smith, of Gouova.4 42 1 443325 35 
Rider winning by eight points. 
Sliilsou, of Rochester.... 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 43 I 
Miller, of Geneva..3 444554454 42 
Stillaon wmnitig by one point* 
Yates, of Rochester.3 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 36 
Gaylord, of Geneva.24 24 4 334 3 4 33 
Yates winning by InTee points. R, M 
SHORT BARRETS FOR RIFLES. 
Onto ago, 111., May 3d, 1876. ■ 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
In r^ply to one of your correspondents, in your paper of 27tb ult., you m 
gay “200 yards is rather too far for a 20-inch barrel." Tun years ago, " 
after a great deal of experimenting with barrels of different lengths, I 
adopted the 20 mch Maynard as my favorite arm for all sporting service, ■ 
having convinced myself that for any but the extreme ranges, which - 
are sometimes required on the plains, it was equal to any possible de¬ 
mand, and the convenience with which it can be packed and carried * 
making it the beat weapon 1 know to carry oil journeys, and lo hav& I 
ready at ail times for real work. J have won matches with it at 220 fl 
yards in competition with muzzle and breech-loading rides of great | 
number and variuly. I once puf leu successive shots in a live inch ring I 
at 200 yards, killed a wild goote at 400, cut off the head of a bittern at 
150, and, generally, have found it more reliable than the old jnuzzle J 
loading ride, which for many years 1 thought to be the best that couldfl 
be produced. Mine is a 4-10 calibre, which of comae would be more re-il 
liable than a 83, which yoor correspondent asks for; but for any distance* ( 
required in ordinary service, aud for a much longer range than 30U yards, 
I am*sure from my own experience, and that of many others with which 
I have been familiar, that a 20*inch barrel ia all sufficient. 
H. W. S. Cleveland. 1 
Philadelphia, May Sd, 1876 * 1 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
1 sco In the “Answers" you say “200 yards Is rather too far for a 20* fl 
inch barrel." May I ask do you refer by this toimply to tbe .32 cal., 20- • 
inch barrel, or to that length in general? 1 have used a 20-inch Wiucbeo-flj 
ter, 1866 model, for several years, and apart from my attachment to the 
piece from associations, I have never changed it for the new pattern or 
longer barrel, becansel have always fonod that for ordinary hunting it " 
shot well enough. It has coarse eights and no elevator, but I have at 
various limes shot docks with it, shooting at them in the water at 200 
yards off-hand, and at more than that. 1 never shoot at a mark once m 
six months, so I cannot say bow regular it would be in a number of con- fl 
secutive shots at tbe same object; but at game it seems to have ins Line t- 
ive faculties, which it exercises as to direction. I may add that 1 have u J 
bard-looking 14-bore shotgun, only 18 Inches hi the barrels, with which fl 
I have killed deer running at 80 yards and over, using Eley's green car¬ 
tridges, with 3| drachms of powder—Dupont’s No. 2 ducking. C. O. " 
[Tlie disadvantage iu a short barrel is iu- its incapacity-l 
for buruiug more than a limited quantity of powder, par¬ 
ticularly where a small calibre is used. Besides, the an¬ 
swer to our correspondent referred to the Wesson pistolM 
fitted with a skeleton stock.— Ed.] 
$mm §<i$ mid §im. 
MAY IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME. 
—A number of genllemeu of Philadelphia and New ■ 
Ycrlt liavo formed themselves into a club and purchased A 
iwo acres of laud on Ludlam’s Bay, Cape May county, N. 
J., where they have erected a two aud a half story house, 
60x40 feet, with sixteen sleeping rooms, which is under i 
the supervision of T. F. Shiite and wife. The officers are 
G. M. D. Peltz, President; T. F. dilute, Vice President; 
James F. Wallace, Secretary. The title of the cluh is the 
Curlew Bay Club of Philadelphia. 
—A Boston correspondent relates a singular circumstance 1 
that happened last week to a lover of the dog and gnu liv¬ 
ing iu the suburbs of one of the adjacent suburban cities. 
He was awakened quite eariy with the intelligence that the 
grounds were full of snipe, and one dog that was already | 
loose was “pointing iti all directions.” Then there was 
hurryiDg lo and fro. He seized his gun with a promptitude 
that would put to blush the Minute man of 1776, anu with¬ 
out waiting for reinforcements, was soon in the field. In 
a short Lime he bagged nine snipe, losing three from too ■ 
close proximity to windows of tlie houses. Me. 
PIGEON MATCHES. 
Philadelphia Sfobtsien's Club.— The seventh annu¬ 
al spring meeting of the Philadelphia Bportsincn’s Club 
was held at Tinneum on Saturday, May 6lh. A great num¬ 
ber of invited gueets were present, and the day was passed * 
in the most social manner, nothing occurring to mar the 
general good feeling that prevaded among the members. 
The Usual shooting maich took place; 550 wild pigeons . 
were furnished by Mr. S. T. Martin, of Chicago, which nr- 
