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The Team Competition. —It is questionable whether 
the autocrats who rule the destinies of the N. K A. and 
the Amateur Rifle Club have acted wisely in stultifying 
their own contracts with the men who have gained posi¬ 
tions among the number who are entitled to compete in 
the second series of matches for places on the team which 
is to represent this country in the approaching Internation¬ 
al contests. The action we allude to is in adding eight 
more men, who have not qualified, to the sixteen who 
have. The object may be, and probably is, to secure the 
strongest team possible, but in view of the difficulty al¬ 
ready existing in persuading rifletiien from a distance to 
come here and compete, we regard the action of the Joint 
Committee ns injudicious, and likely to cause future simi¬ 
lar competitions to be looked upon as farces. It would 
have been better to have admitted the entire body of de¬ 
feated competitors to a new trial; but we fear that in any 
event the result will be to cause Ill-feeling and disappoint¬ 
ment. 
The American Team.— The first competition for places 
on the team of eight men which is to represent this country 
in the approaching Centennial matches, was shot at Creed- 
moor last week, occupying two days. On the first day 
there were thirty-nine competitors, including Dakin, Tale, 
and Fulton, of the old team, with Ballard, Bruce, and Can- 
field. Col. Bodine was absent through sickness. On the 
following day three of the thirty-nine failed to appear. 
The shooting, however, was much better, and Major Ful¬ 
ton, who had shot very badly on the first day, improved 
so much as to bring himself within the list of the chosen. 
The Dames and scores of the sixteen lrom among whom 
the team should have beeu chosen according to the pub¬ 
lished programme are as follows: the conditions being 15 
shots each at 800 and 000 yards, and 20 at 1,000 yards:— 
First Second 
day. day. Total. 
Bakin.ail 222 • 431 
Kalhboue.C0-1 2(18 412 
Anderson.I!W M 401 
llyde.194 20? 401 
Tate.190 20? 397 
Raymond. 195 19? 392 
Ballard.19? 195 392 
Washburn..!9? 190 38? 
T.H. Gray.194 193 387 
Overnaugh.177 198 S85 
Jewell.177 MW 33.'. 
Bnscubury.179 200 381 
Judd.188 195 384 
Brocu.IMS 193 381 
Suffer.190 191 881 
Fallon.173 228 379 
It was subsequently decided, however, by the Joint Com¬ 
mittee to admit eight more men to the second competition. 
The other total scores made on the two days were as fol¬ 
lows:— 
Name. 
Blydenburgh. 
R S. dry. 
Elineiidm-r. 
Weber. 
C. C. llcbbard 
Smyth. 
Farwcll. 
Fieher. 
Lamb. 
Hudg: 
Total. I Name. 
.379 Allen. 
.378 It I owe. 
.3701A II. Mebbaid.. 
.3ti9 Canlield. 
.80? J 1 tool in. 
.SOO.Robbetli. 
.362 Jackson. 
Total. 
.354 
.302,0 aoBson. 
.358| tlemnon 
358] Shew.ea-i 
35 41 Morse.237 
Ceeedmook. —But one match was shot at Creedmoor.on 
Saturday last, the Luther Badge, open only to members of 
tlio Amateur Rifle Club. The Spirit of the Timet badge coo¬ 
lest having for some reason been postponed. The condi¬ 
tions of the match shot were, five shots each at 800, 900, 
and 1,000 yards. The scores were as follows:— 
Names. 700 Yds. 809 Yds. 900 Yds. Total 
W. 15. Farwcll.25 24 19 68 
C. E. Blydcnburg.24 18 2ft 82 
L. Gainer.24 21 17 82 
H. Fisher. 20 18 S3 80 
A. Anderson.. 22 18 211 80 
R. Itathbone ...: .25 20 18 00 
A. K. Swau.22 18 19 59 
Col. Farwcll having won the badge on two previous oc¬ 
casions, it now becomes bis property. 
New York. —The LeatlicrstockingRifleCliib, of Goshen, 
contested a match at their range on June 2d, which re¬ 
sulted in a victory for Mr. Booth, who led with a score of 
61 out of a possible 70. Seven shots each at 200 and 500 
yards. The following are the best scores:— 
200 yds. 500 yds. I 200 yds. 500 yds. 
Name. Total. Name. Total. 
J. Booth-.27 34 Bl|R. B. Hock.24 29 53 
A. J. Moore.2? 33 60iL. J. Purler.28 la 42 
C. W. Coleman...2b 29 58|W, Murray.20 19 39 
Some of the scores at 500 yards were very fine, indeed, 
as the 500 yards range is a very poor One, it being up hill. 
New Jersey.— The opening festival of the Schuetzen 
Park at Union Hill, took place the 22d, 23rd, and 24th, of 
May, and was very well attended, shooters being present from 
almost all parts of the country, especially from Newark, 
New York, Philadelphia, Troy, etc. Capt. Aery, the 
President of the Board of Directors of the Schuetzen 
Park, distributed the prizes at five o’clock P. M., the third 
day. Wo give herewith a list of the ten first prize winners 
on each target:— 
24lh, the following teams were contestants: One from New 
York, Scbnetzen Corps; one from Jersey, Schuetzen Corps; 
Columbia Rifle Association, and Helvetia Rifle Club. Each 
team consisted of seven meu, each man lo fire ten shots at 
the Centennial ring target, (twenty-five half inch rings). 
The Helvetia Rifle Club came out first, winning a splendid 
gold meual; they made 1,091 rings. Next in rank, and 
also winning a gold medal, came the Newark Shooting 
Society, which scored 1,042; third in line was New Yorker 
Schuetzen Corps with 1,039; 4th, Columbia Rifle Associa¬ 
tion, 860, and 5th, Jersey Schuetzen Corps, with 830; the 
latter two societies say, that they will try to do better next 
time. Three hundred dollars worth of prizes were also 
distributed on the bowling alleys. Music and dance kept 
the company, the visitors and every body together up to a 
late hour. 
Champion of the team was Wm. Hayes, of Newark, 
with 184, followed by .J. Belcher, of Newark, with 183, 
and J. J. Morf, of the fl. R. C., with 181. 
Massachusetts. —A rifle club has been formed at Pitts¬ 
field, under the style of The Berkshire Rifle Association. 
The officers elected are Col. Walter Catting, President; 
James M. Barber, Esq., Treasurer, and Dr. F. K. Paddock, 
Secretary. A fine piece of land has been selected for a 
range, and permanent targets will be erected thereon very 
shortly. The ground allows good ranges for targets from 
100 yards to 1,000 yards distance. 
Connecticut. —On May 24th the riflemen of Connecti¬ 
cut met again for the second time at Willowbrook range to 
contest for a number of medals and badges. The weather 
was fine, and the marksmen enjoyed a pleasant day’s sport. 
The shooting commenced at noon, and a couple of hours 
were devoted to pool shooting, at which 38 bull’s-eyes 
were made. G. P. Babcock, of Manchester, and J. B. 
Rowe, of New Haven, scored the highest number of fives. 
Mr. J. E. Stetson won the first badge of the day at 200 
yards, by a score of 31 out of a possible 35. In the mid¬ 
range match, 500 yards, Mr. Babcock won the badge, 
scoring 34 out of 35, which gives him the badge, having 
won it before by the same splendid score. Then followed 
the long-range match, 800, 900, 1,000 yards, five shots each; 
won by J. Rowe, who scored 52 out of a possible 75. The 
other scores were: J. Stetson, 49; G. W. Yale, 46. Mr. 
Yale won the badge at the first meeting, and the owner¬ 
ship of the badge remains to be decided. 
The military match at 200 yards, for the Centennial 
bronze medal, was won by T. S. Rust of Company I, 
Second Regiment; score 26 out of a possible 35. The 
silver Centennial medal for the best score at 600 yards was 
won by J. E. Stetson of Second Regiment, with a score of 
26 out of 35. 
Illinois.— The members of the Chicago Rifle Club met 
for long range practice at South Park near that city on the 
lstinst. The best scores made were as follows: 15 shots 
at each distance:— 
Name. 800 Yds. SCO Yds. 1,000 Yds. Total. 
Gen. W. E. Strong. 59 57 80 176 
O. O. BlacBnier. 55 40 -It 136 
Chas. Falter. 59 86 35 130 
A. G. Alford. 51 38 42 129 
J. W. Roberts. 40 39 79 
This was really the first time the club had shot at the 
three long ranges. Mr. Alford was suffering from severe 
indisposition, or he would undoubtedly bave made a better 
score, as the week before he made 25 out cf a possible 30, 
at 800 yards, and 27 out of 30 at 900 yards. 
Louisiana. —The Crescent City Rifle Club, of New Or¬ 
leans, held their regular meeting on the 28th inst. Some 
of the best scores were as follows, all the matches being 15 
shots. 500yards off-hand:— 
Dudley Selph, 64; Jules Piffaut, 55. 500 yards lying 
down: Dr. George Howe, 82; Wm. P-erce, 65; A. D. 
Babbitt, 50. 1,000 yards: Dr. George Howe, 59; Col. Jolm 
Glynn, Jr.. 57; Dudley Selph, 50; L. B. Hollingworth, 44. 
The above score of Dr. Howe at 500 yards (special) car¬ 
ton target, is particularly good, the charge being 100 grs. 
Hazard F.G., in the Orange Judd position. 
Milwaukee, May 27lh, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The third contest at BOO yards for the Broudhcad Held glass prize came 
off a lew days ago. Bangs won by a score of 71 out of a possible 75:— 
Name. Total.I Name. Total. 
E. B Bangs.71 J. Meun’er *.,...66 
E. Fielding.70lH. P. Yale.6U 
C. Turner.'....68| 
The score now stands, Turner winner once; Bangs winner twice. 
The lifth contest at 200 yards off hand, for the Broad head prize, came off 
yesterday. The following is the score: Fielding wins by n score of 
43 out of possible 50:— 
Name. Total. 
John Ci Wells.38 
H. F. Yslc.35 
J. Ormsby..34 
■J. M. Arnold.32 
Name. Total. 
Fielding.,.,......48 
C. F. Hawley. 
J. Mounter... 
O. Turner.....38 
F. W. Hawley.88 
After the competition for the prize, a few of the gentlemen went over 
to the l.COO yards range, to try their lack. As no one of the party had 
shot at that distance to exceed three times, the fallowing may be called 
a very good score:— 
Name. Total.I Name. Total. 
E. Fielding.45iC. Turner..-.24 
J. M. Arnold.-40|J. Ormsby.28 
U. P. Yale...311 
_ Wau Wat. 
fag and ; 
>un. 
Aug. Ermiech 
H. Kiieg- I ... 
Wm. llayes. 
J. J. Morf. 
1*. Meyer_ 
Name. 
Pni’l. Klein.. 
Wm. Hayes— ,. 
John Kein..... —.. 
J. J. Morf ... 
Capt. Ruschcn. 
bull’s-eye tahoets-4 i: 
Name. Begrecs. 
J. J. Manz.324 
J. Morr. 004 
J. Cl. Neff.61 
Wm. Hayes. 76J 
J. Burgmann. -. 93 
ring target. 
Kings.I Name. Rings. 
.72 C. Koegel.59 
.07 N. Crusiers.53 
.113 J. Bluinenberg.57 
.BslPM’1. Klein.57 
.6U|Jobo Uascben.57 
N TAROET. 
Lines. 
.40 
.y 
.4 i 
..41 
Name. Lines. 
A. Zengner. 40 
J. U. Sell. 40 
A. Sertz.40 
J. J. Itathjen .40 
•1. Bluinenberg.39 
DIAMETER, measured by machine. 
Nome. Begrees. 
N. Lewis,.... 1094 
Wm. Klein.-.121 
J. J. itathjen.125 
Cuss. Kruse. 127 
•J. Blnmenberg.. . .13114 
The most bull’s-eyes (4 inches in diameter) were shot by 
J. J. Motif, of Jersey City, who made 60; .Nelson Lewis, 
of Troy, following with 41. 
At the team shooting, which took place Wednesday, the 
Woodcock. —Many correspondents wishing to be in¬ 
formed as to the action of the late Legislature upon the 
Woodcock question, we will state here that the proposed 
amendments did not pass. The law remains the same as 
last y ear, > an A sportsmen may shoot woodcock, after July 
3d with impunity—provided they have guns. 
Massachusetts. —The Worcester Sportsmen’s Club had 
a pigeon shoot at their grounds east of Lake Quinisiga- 
rnond, on the 1st inst. The club prize was won by W. S. 
Perry, who killed 14 birds out of 15. The weather being 
dry and the pigeons lively, the general shooting was not 
as good as usual. 
Salem, June 4<7c—A flock of about twenty winter yel¬ 
low legs w ere seen in the mill-pond branch this A. M.; 
this is rather late for theih. Mattel’s generally quiet. 
Teal. 
The Championship. —Tn the match shot at Philadelphia 
on I he 6th inst. for the championship between Capt Bo- 
gardusandDr. Talbot, the former was the winner. Thescore 
stood as follows: Single birds, fifty each, English rules. 
Bogardus scored 38, and Talbot 39. Doubles, fifteen pairs 
each. Bogardus scored 26, Talbot 15. Singles of twenty 
each, American rules, Bogardus 10, and Talbot 14. Bo- 
gardus’ total 76, and Talbot’s 68. 
Iowa. —A pigeon match was shot at Council Bluffs on 
the 30th ult., between Co). Hoffmayer, J. W. Chapman, 
J. F. Oliver, and Robert Mullis, The match was at 10 
birds each, 26 yards rise, 80 yards boundasy, ground traps, 
If oz. shot. The following is the score: Robert Mullis, 
9; J. W. Chapman, 7; J. T. Oliver, 8; Col. Hoffmayer, 8. 
There being a tie between Oliver and Hoffmayer, they pro¬ 
posed to shoot it off at 3 birds each, 31 yards rise, and 
Chapman was also admitted. The following is the score: 
Chapman, 8; Oliver, 2; Hoffmayer, 1. E. P. A. P. 
—At St. Paul, Minn., on the 27lb May, in the shooting 
match by the members of the sportsmen’s club, 15 birds, 
21 yards rise, Messrs. Baldwin and Zimmerman killed 14 
birds each, with one bird each just outside the limit. In 
shooting off the tie at Z birds, 26 yards rise, there was an¬ 
other tic, when the distance was increased to 31 yards, 
Baldwin killing 4 and Zimmerman 3. 
Wisconsin.— Mr. B, S. Patten, of La. Crosse, Wts., re¬ 
cently received a present of ten dozen wild pigeons from a 
friend in Michigan and very generously invited some 
gentlemen to assist him in disposing of them over the trap. 
The following are the scores made upon the occasion: 12 
birds each, usual conditions of boundary, etc.:— 
Name. 
E. S. Patten.... 
J. C. Bane. 
Harry West. 
Thos. Bunbar... 
Tbos. Hogan_ 
Name. 
IV. W. Crosby.. 
E. A. Hatch _ 
Ous. Ease!. 
•f. J. Hogan_ 
D. A. McDonald. 
Virginia.—A number of matches were shot at Rich¬ 
mond on the 29th inst., the first being between Messrs. A. 
B. Duesbcrry and John Beatty at fifteen birds each; the 
former won by a score of 11 to 8. Messrs. Harvey and 
Rabcock then shot nine birds each, Mr. Harvey killing five 
birds to his opponents three. A club match was then shot, 
8 birds each, with the following result:— 
Name. Total. I Name. Total, 
L. Harvey.....-.3 J. I catty.? 
J. L. Schoolcraft. b|F. M. Sherry.6 
A. G. BllbcOcTl.5.C. Epps.8 
A, B. Bnuatitn-ry.5| 
TALLOW FOR GUN BARRELS. 
New York, May I7tb, 1876, 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
In your issue of 11th inst., you advise “G. A F.,” West Meriden, 
Conn., to use good sewing machine oil or Belmontyle oil as a preventa¬ 
tive against rust on guns. My experience may be of benefit to some 
person who is troubled us I have been, keeping a gun in a damp locality 
for months. I oiled my gun with every known article. After muny 
experiments, I came to common beef tallow, where 1 rested on my 
swab and rag. Now my gun is easier cleaned alter a day’s sport, and 1 
may say has not had a particle of rust on it in three years. I always 
carry a piece of flannel soaked iu tallow to use in the bnsh during wet 
weather for wiping my gnn and rubbing tallow into my boots or shoes, 
and If I expect to have much fording of streams to do carry with mo a 
cap box filled with tallow. The same piece of tallow answers for boots, 
outside and inside of gun. The smutch from the inside of gnn barrels 
improves the color of one’s boots, ana the rubbing of tallow on boots 
improves flannel for wiping the gnn, Another advantage in constantly 
having tallow wilh one is, much chafing Is avoided by keeping boots 
from getting soaked with water, und thereby stiffening the leather. I 
often shoot in tie shoes when I expect to wade in Water, they are so 
easily emptied, but never am tronbled with stiff leather. At first 1 dry 
in by stove heat ali it is possible to do; repeated rubbings with the 
flannel keeps them soft. A year ago last autumn 1 rubbed my gnn out¬ 
side and inside with a tallow flannel and left it In the coniilry, last 
summer. 1 was nnable to shoot, bnt took out the gnn from its case to 
see if any rust had accumulated. I was suprised to And none, as I he 
house was without Are all winter, and damp. I returned the gnn to its 
case; left it there last wintor without reuewing the tallowing. This 
spring, in April, I was at my country house, the gnu caine in for its 
share of inspection. There was no rnston it. If any kind of oil will 
go as far as the tallowed flannel I have yet to discover it. Wollat. 
Maryland Style. —The epicurean Nestor of the Turf, 
Field and Farm does not relish terrapin cooked after a 
recipe printed in our paper last week. That may be true 
enough, and the gastronomic reputation of our friend still 
suffer no damage. Men’s tastes differ. It may he that 
the caviller enjoys the ingredients separately—the flour, 
the eggs, the cream, and the wine—very well, let him take 
them so, and eat his terrapin au mturel, with no condi¬ 
ments but its own juices. Perhaps he will be persuaded 
to reveal the secret by which terrapin are made fit for his 
own noble palate. We submit that it were more generous 
and reasonable to attempt to convert us than to hang ns 
for heretical notions. Faith! onr Nestor would have 
graced the old Inquisition, condemning without a hearing. 
No doubt had he lived in those days, he would have served 
up martyrs in Maryland style, instead of Toasting them at 
the steak. Hear what the venerable sinner says:— 
“Alas! our good friend and neighbor, the Forest and 
Stream, has destroyed forever its gastronomic reputation. 
It has committed an outrage on the sacred bird of the 
Chesapeake—the diamond-back terrapin—by the publica¬ 
tion of a recipe for its cooking which would make the 
late Col. Jack Thomas or Mother Temperly shiver with 
hoiror in their graves if they could read it. What fate 
should be awarded the rash barbarian who would dress a 
diamond-back terrapin with flour, eggs, cream and wine J 
Hanging would be too goo.d for him." 
— “Yell, fare,” said a Centennial restaurant keeper, 
shrugging his shoulders when a customer from Arkansas 
demurred to paying one dollar for a cup of coffee and a 
roll, “zo price he may luke large, zatladmete; but zen, 
sare, reflect zat you nafer liafe anozzer shanee like zese for 
une liuhdret year." 
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Intuit tint. — Core-shonld be taken, in buying Fishing or Hunting Suits 
lo get ugcDiiloe HolahirdSuit, and not onoof the worthless imitations 
\t hjoh uvu being put on the market. Tlte best is the cheapest.—A<(V. 
