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GAME NOW IN SEASON. 
Woodcock, Phitoltela minor. 
Forest and Stream Handbook, for Riflemen.—T his 
neat little book is now ready for delivery and we can 
heartily recommend it as the most compact and concise 
handbook yet offered to riflemen. Its value will be more 
particularly felt by those who are forming new clubs, as it 
oontoins forms for regulations and by-laws, together with 
lists of all the paraphernalia required, and regulations for 
matches, etc. Besides "flints to Amateur Riflemen,” it 
contains a list of most of the American Rifle clubs. The 
illustrations comprise a map of Wimbledon, the greatest 
rifle range in the world, Glen Drake, canvas targets, score 
cards, etc. And the price is only 50 cents. Messrs. J. B. 
Ford & Co. are the publishers, but the book can be sent 
from this office. 
Ckeedmook.—S aturday was the regular match day at 
Creedtnoor and the usual congregation of long and short 
range, civil and military experts was present. The most 
important match was that for the Geiger Bull’s-eye trophy, 
shot for with 20 shots at 1,000 -yards, 15 at 900, and 10 at 
800 yards. The best score was made by Mr. L. Weber, 
208 points out of a possible 225, but Mr. Farwell made one 
more bull's-eye and took the badge for the second time. 
The scores were as follows: — 
Name. 1000 yds. 900 yds. 800 yds. Total. 
L. Weber, 28 bnllseyes.... 87 07 49 
G. W. Yale, 28 botlseyes.82 60 48 
W. B. Farwell, 29 bnllseyes..80 67 48 • 
E. Rttttabone, 22 bnllseyes.78 03 47 
F. Hyde, 19 bull-seyes.72 02 46 
C. E. Blydenbnrg, 22 bnllseyes...69 64 36 
C. K. Overbau2b.23 bnllseyes-59 69 49 
Isaac L. Allen, 15 bnllseyes.74 62 40 
H. Fisber, 22 bnllseyes.71 68 40 
A. J. Roux, 28 bnllseyes.68 67 60 
G. L. Morse, 13 bullseyes.65 63 43 
A. J. Hennion, Jr., 12 bullscYes. .01 59 41 
A, S. Swan, 8 bnllseyes.26 55 38 
In the other match for a marksman’s badge, 5 shots each 
at 200 and 500 yards, Mr. A. B. ’Van Heuseu was the win¬ 
ner with a score of 41. There were 50 contestants. 
The Third Match with Ireland.—F or some reason 
or other our riflemen have displayed even less inclination 
to compete for the honor of representing their country in 
the approaching match with the Irish Team than they did, 
in the competition for places in the general international 
matches. Tuesday and Wednesday of last week were the 
days fixed upon when sixleen experts were to be selected, 
who were to have competed again this week, when the final 
team and reseives would have been appointed. But only 
fourteen aspirants appeared so that none were excluded 
from the second contest, the details of which are not at 
hand in time for this issue of our paper. We give below 
ilia results of the two days competitions, the conditions 
being 15 shots each at 800 and 900 yards, and 20 at 1,000 
yards, highest possible score:— 
Nome. 1st day. 2d day. Total. 
G. E. Blydenburg.218 159 377 
Isaac L. Allen. 213 190 4U9 
G. W. Yule.200 212 421 
G. W. Davison.205 174 319 
A. Anderson. 203 ICC 369 
It. Kmhuonc. 201 193 394 
Major Henry If olton.199 -19 408 
G. Dnsenberry, Jr.190 198 394 
A. V. Canlicld, Jr..195 187 362 
A. D. Herdsman.182 200 382 
H. Fisber.180 1«4 364 
Gapt. Douglas Siny ill .180 106 310 
O. L. Morse.153 144 297 
T. Lamb, Jr.Absent. 199 199 
The second day was a very unfavorable oue for shooting 
which accounts for the poor score. Mr. C. E. Blyden- 
burgh, who had headed the list on the first day was unfor¬ 
tunate on the second in accidentally disarranging the 
front sight of his rifle. Mr. T. Lamb, Jr., being unable to 
attend on Tuesday, will be allowed another day in which 
to make bis score. The following marksmen abide by their 
scores made in the competitions for places on the Centen¬ 
nial team: Lieut. Col. Farwell, Major Gen. Dakin, Messrs. 
L. Weber, C. E. Overbaugh, and L. O. Bruce. 
We are able now to compare the practice scores of the 
Irishmen with our own, and the result as shown from the 
following table indicates that they are better than ours. 
The first of the series of competitions for places on the 
Dish team was concluded on the 10th inst., at Dundalk, 
and ten men selected for the final competition to be shot on 
the 28th and 29th inst. At this last competition Major 
Leech, Captain of the team, is authorized to nominate four 
or more additional competitors, among whom will be Mes¬ 
srs. John Rigby, Milner, and Wilson. In examining the 
table below, it must be borne in mind that the number of 
shots fired at each range was fifteen, while in our competi¬ 
tions 20 shots were fired at the 1,000 yard range. The last 
column denotes the "selected” scores of two days:— 
Johnson.183 136 192 378 
Goff.‘82 — 194 376 
Rigby. William.190 177 — 307 
Clarke.172 175 19D 305 
Joynt.109 185 175 800 
Djtts. 174 185 174 3r, 9 
Grceulilll.167 173 179 352 
Smytll. — 157 181 348 
Creed.154 177 169 846 
Thynne .152 107 172 339 
McKenna.175 - 15b 833 
Bollock.16* 156 160 330 
Seymour.105 — — — 
Taylor. .... — 166 — — 
Traill. .151 146 39 297 
Major Leech had a very narrow escape at the last com¬ 
petition. The markers being new to the work, Maj. Leech 
had gone up to the targets to instruct them. While lie was 
engaged in washing out the bullet mark from target No. 2, 
one oi the riflemen who was firing at No. 1, missed his own 
target and hit No, 2. The bullet splintered in the rebound, 
and some of the splinters penetrated Major Leech’s hat, 
cutting the right forehead; others struck his face, contus¬ 
ing the left cheek for fully three inches immediately under 
the left eye. The eye narrowly escaped. The hat was 
quite riddled. The Major will have the sympathy of all 
riflemen in this country, and we rejoice sincerely that the 
accident was no worse. 
—The members of the International team, which, by the 
way, should not be confounded with the other American 
team which is being organized for the purpose of shooting 
a match with the Irish team (why would not one team 
have answered?) have elected Gen. Sbaler Captain of the 
team. Col. Gildersleeve was the first unanimous choice, 
bill, politely declined. Major Joseph Holland was chosen 
adjutant. The regular practice of the team will commence 
after July 4th. 
Morsemkke.— Mr. Charles Hodgman, of the Yonkers 
team, says the Yonkers Gazelle, was successful on Thursday 
of lust week, in making the largest run ever recorded in 
the annals of rifle shooting at 500 yards. The target was 
made in the presence of two oilier members of the team. 
The feat was thirty-eight shots at 590 yards in which he 
made 185 out of 190, Creedmoor count; or, 208 out of 228, 
Mofsemere count. This latter count gives an extra point 
lor all shots in a 11-inch carton, within the Creedmoor 
bull’s-eye of 22 inches. We print Ibis score in full ns a 
matter of record and curiosity: 40556(565 4 5 4 5 
5555545666 5 66000665 5 46065 0. 
New York. —A match was shot on the 20lh inst. at 
Reeseville, N. Y., on the range ol the Reeseville Rifle 
Club between C. W. Rennell of that place and J. D. Wilk¬ 
inson, of Plattsburgh, for the championship of Northern 
New York. The conditions of the match were, 25 shots 
each at 200 yards off-hand; old Wimbledon target, 8-inch 
bull’s-eye and 16-centre. Wilkinson won by a score of 109 
against 89—possible score 125. The scores were as fol¬ 
lows:— 
Name. Score. Total. 
Wilkinson.5 4 444544 3 444555554 4 45554 4....109 
Kennull. 4435324232445444443544332...89 
The winner used a Wilkinson rifle and Mr. Rennell a 
Winchester. 
—The Brooklyn Rifle Association elected fifty-six mem¬ 
bers at their last meeting. General T. S. Dakin is Presi¬ 
dent and Colonel B. E. Valentine Secretary of the Associa¬ 
tion. 
Wisconsin— Milwaukee, June 22d.—The fifth contest at 
500 yards, for the Broadhead field glass prize began at 
Milwaukee on the 16th inst., hut owing to bad weather, 
rain, fog, and drizzele, the shoot had to he postponed at 
the 8th round, and was Tesumed the 21st. The greater 
number of the competitors failed to put in a second ap¬ 
pearance to finish their score, but the "rifle on the brain” 
ones were on hand and did the best they could. Fielding 
won the glass the second time, by getting in a centre to 
Bangs’ inner. The score now stands, Bangs winner twice, 
Fielding twice, and Turner once. The next trial will prob¬ 
ably settle the matter. Bangs thinks he has got a sure 
thing, and Fielding smiles all over. The following aie the 
scores:— 
Name. Score. Total. 
Fielding.5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 09 
Bang#.,.8 5544545465 6555 09 
Turner.5 55345455445455 63 
Juhnston.5 44555544445444 00 
Won Watt. 
North Carolina. —The' members of the Wilmington 
Rifle Club shot a team match on the 20lh instant, the prize 
being a gold medal for the best score, to be won three 
times. The following are the scores:— 
TEAM no. 1—200 TABUS. 
Name. Total. 
Fyfe.4 3 5 4 3 4 3 5 4 4. .39 
Davis.4 34533444 
Kenan.1 4434 4 443 2..37 
Brown. 4 4 1 1 4 3 4 3 3 4..34 
Ctttlar.3 84444443 4..37 
DeUoaset...3 4 4 0 4 4 4 5 8 3..34 
Campbell....4 4 9 3 4 4 3 4 8 3..32 
Harrison....2 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 3 0. 19 
....278 
TEAM NO. 2—200 VARUS, 
Name. Total- 
Crow.4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 4. 41 
Cazaux.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3..39 
Woody.3 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3..3d 
Bernard.2 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 J 3..38 
Lilly. .5 2 4552334 5..33 
Rankin.5 3 3 2-1 5 3 3 3 4..35 
Giles.4 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3..34 
Hargrave. ...4 4 4 4 ? 8 8 3 4 8. 34 
Smallbones.,5 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 8..B4 
Folder:.3 48343234 4..33 
Lilly, Jr.3 3 4 0 3 4 4 3 4 4. 32 
Grand total...396 
Average of totals, 36. 
California. —The summer meeting of the California 
Rifle Association was held at San Bruno range on the 8lh 
inst. The principal event was the Kellogg Challenge (-up 
match, for which there were 29 entries, the conditions being 
5 shots each at 300 and 600 yards. Tlio cup was won by 
Corporal Thos. E. Carson with scores of 18 and 30 at each 
range, the next competitor being eight points behind him. 
The second event was a Regimental team match, shot with 
U. S. Springfield of .45 calibre. Two teams from tbe 
First and Second Regiments contended. The conditions 
were 10 shots each at 200 yards off-hand, ten men in each 
team. The First Regiment team won by a score of 380 to 
347 points. Following this match, the best shot of eacli 
team, Capt. Burns and Lieut. Brockhoff fired five more 
shots each, under the same conditions, for the McCloud 
medal, Capt. Burns winning by a score of 20 to bis oppo¬ 
nent’s 19. The last event was the Military short-range 
stakes, for which there were 42 entries, under the same 
conditions as the previous match, five shots each. The 
best scores weTe: A. P. Raye, 22; J. Robertson, 21; C- 
P. Le Breton, 21; J. P. Warren, 30; A. H. Henz, 19. 
The Rifle Abroad.—A dispatch dated London, June 
24th, says lliat Scotland lias won the International Rifle 
Challenge Trophy competed for at Ediugburgh by the 
Scotch, English, and Irish twenties. Scotland scored 1,220, 
England, 1,201, and Ireland, 1,140. 
CHICAGO RIFLE CLUB. 
Chicago, June 19tb, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Following are tbe scores made by the Chicago Rifle Club at-their range 
at South Park Thursday, June lfit.li. Weather wa# very flue up to three 
P. M., afterwards very changeable, showery, &c. No sighting shots. 
Name. Distance. Score. Total. 
O. C. Blackmer.800 yiuds.5 53654555454554— 69 
900 yards.4 43355355545054— 60 
1000 yards.3 3454244485330 4— 50 
Grand total—.179 
W. E. Strong.800 yards.4 35 4 54455545454— 66 
9110 yards.4 0 4 3 3 0 3 3 6 4 2 5 4 4 5- 49 
1000 yards.4 0 664553654564 5— 04 
Grand total.179 
J W. Roberts. . 800 yards.2 866454544 -3 545 0-68 
9U0 yards.5 0533030 5 54553 5- 51 
1000 yards.3 4554233553340 4— 53 
Grand total ... 
Walter Burnham... 
... (83 
800 yards.054 5 5 455345545 4- 63 
900 yards. 00003253440556 5- 41 
1000 yards. 8305 5-3 8 55 535504—53 
Grand total... *.157 
R. S. Thompson, 1000 yards only..2 3445554551040 4— 51 
On the 22d last., under the same conditions Colonel Shaffer ecarcd 172, 
Mr. Blackmer 167. Chas.Fuller 141, and J. W. Roberta 127. 
A new rifle club is to be formed here tbit week. WI1J send you pap 
titulars in my next. a. 
The Rifle in Canada. —At a meeting of the Council o 
the Dominion Rifle Association held at Ottawa on the 21stl 
it was arranged to hold the prize meeting on the 5th Sep 
tember and fellowing days; it was decided to allow small¬ 
bore shooting only with Martini-Heui'is, wliich will be 
supplied to members by the Association. The following 
is a list of the matches to be shot: All-Comers Match, $600; 
Dominion of Canada Match, $425; Battalion Match, $840, 
McDougall Challenge Cup, value $200; Provincial Mutch, 
cash prize $150; London Merchants’ Cup, value §1,000; 
Affiliated Association Match, $280; Governor General’s 
prizes, gold, silver, aud bronze medals; prizes for the 
highest aggregate scores, $155, with medals of the National 
Association aud two field glasses; Wimbledon matches in 
two stages, $1,265. 
Lieutenant Colonel Gzowski, President of the associa¬ 
tion, accompanied the Canadian team to Wimbledon, sail¬ 
ing from Quebec on the 24th inst. A Canadian trophy is 
to be offered for competition at Wimbledon this year. 
—A Murray (Iowa) correspondent says that prairie chick¬ 
ens will he plenty in Iowa the coming season. 
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PIGEON MATCHES. 
New York— Penn Tan, JuneSith .—Six sportsmen went 
to the trap with ten birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards 
boundary, one barrel, with the following result:— 
Name. Total-1 Name. Total. 
Pratt. 10 Rumor. 8 
Smith.10 Gilbert. 8 
tsheldon. h| El mend or f. b 
All used II oz. of shot, except Elmendorf, who used 
but an ounce. Smith used a 10-bore gun, all the others 
were smaller. Gilbert’s gun was a muzzle-loader, the 
others were breech loaders. 
Michigan.— A match was shot at Ann Arbor on the 22d 
instant between the Plymouth and Ann Arbor clubs, re¬ 
sulting in a win for the’first by two birds. The conditions 
were 10 birds each, 21 yards rise, 14 ounces shot. The 
following are the scores:— 
plvmoctii cum. 
Name. 
M, Kenyon. 
W. Wherry. 
D. Ford. 
H. Whipple.. 
F. Wherry. 
E. Pelham. 
C. Harrington. 
G. Whipple. 
R. L. Root. 
G. il. Sly. 
Name. 
i'm. Porter_ 
C. H. Manley.. 
' J.Kintner.. 
. Retail. 
L. Moore. 
n. Bros#. 
G. Buckley. 
W. Sortie. 
T. Bailey. 
J. Lawrence... 
Grand total. 
Grand total. 
CONCENTRATING CARTRIDGES. 
Lowrli., Mass., Jane 12th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The article by “Old Sportsman,” on page 274 of earrent volume, leads 
me to relate a fchort trial with Kay's aud Elay's concentrating cartridges 
and the common ronnd pasteboard concentrators, which, I believe, arc 
also made byEley, and which for short please allow me to call “paper." 
Gun used is W. A C. Scott & Sons, 12 gauge, 71-pound, 28-inch barrel, 
not choke-bored; powdei—3 drachms 1.1 lizard ducking No. 3 With 1 
oz. Tatkam s No. 7, which con tains, I think, 291 pellets, I get (torn iilU 
to 114 shot inside 80 inch selected circle, 40 yatds. The same shot was 
usedwitbpaperconcentrator. The Eley were No. 6 shot (English, of 
course,) Ibe Kay No. 7 (American, I of course suppose). One Eloy, 
counted, contained 270 pellets; one Kay, 398 pellets, or the large number 
of 128 in fnvor of Kay’s. I used paper 36x40 inches, fired from rest, aud 
and selected circle afterward 30-inch diameter. Results arranged in or¬ 
der of merit were: Paper concentrator, 147, 134, 109, 62; Eiey cartridge®, 
154,126,82,57; Kay, 134, 112, 109, 102. Reckoning by simple propor¬ 
tion it seems fair to assume that had Kay’s contained as lew pellets aa 
Eley’s, his (Kay's) figure would have been 91,76, 74, 69 in whole num¬ 
bers. Brass shells were used for Kay's, paper shells for others, and both 
printed direcvions carefully complied with. The paper concentrator 
gave best distribution in first two patterns, Eley’s first pattern being 
next; all others were poor. If yon have any trial to snggest with same 
shot cartridges, bat otherwise different conditions, I have ft few left aud 
some leisure time, so call on. Comment would Beem ns noodless as on 
results mentioned by “Old Sportsman.” WannalaNclt. 
Hating—The Crop. —From present appearance we are 
likely to have morethan an average crop. With this prom¬ 
ise before us it becomes us to look well to the securing of 
all the piofit and advantages arising from this condition 
of things. A large majority, in their practice, seem to 
think that grass for grazing and grass for hay are two 
quite different things, and that while the first is the very 
best when kept rather closely grazed—not allowing any 
seed Blalks to form — that the latter must send up seed 
stems, blossom, form seed, nnd often ripen, so as to scat¬ 
ter tbe seed before being harvested; such are greatly in er¬ 
ror in the opinion of the writer. 
Practical, as well as theoretical experiments, determine 
that grass in the blade holds a larger amount of the ele¬ 
ments which go to build up all parts of the animal system 
than the same varieties after having passed the blossoming 
stage. Such being the fact, grass designed for hay ought 
tc be harvested soon as, if not previous to, its blossoming. 
Many make it a practice to begin haying at a set time, say 
the Monday following the fourth of July; or perhaps 
somewhat inter in this Beetion; but there is a growing 
class who find it to thoir advantage to begin their baying 
earlier, and thus secure a richer and belter feed for their 
stock, something which is not so far removed from green 
grass, the natural food for ail herblferous animals. 
The harvesting of grass previous to its blossoming ne¬ 
cessitates a considerably greater amount of labor, but is it 
not a fact that we are generally overwise in making hay by 
over-d tying it ? Hay will keep, and sweet, too, where there is 
no foreign moisture in it, or allowed to enter it after hous¬ 
ing, if not so thoroughly dried before bousing, always 
provided it is stored in light, suitable buildiDgs. Barns, 
as too commonly found, are apt to be poor places for stor¬ 
ing cured grass, the wide cracks affording too free cir¬ 
culation. A barn to stow hay in should be a tight one, no 
cracks to admit air, sun, or wet to the mow to blench and 
spoil the hay which lays contiguous to thjm.— German¬ 
town Telegraph. _ _ _ 
—Ten mules attached to a wagon loaded heavily with 
lumber went Over a precipice near Virginia City, Nevada, 
and rolled down a nearly perpendicular bank two thousand 
feet to the bottom of a canon. The driver, who saved his 
life by jumping off the wagon in lime, says that he could 
see the iuui.t ling uuiinala durlug only several hundred feet 
of their fall, hot after that a cloud of dust hid them, 
abbongh he heard their agonized ctp* longer, 
