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reports will be embodied with the reports of judges in 
other groups, and will be highly valuable in the future for 
reference. Live stock will be divided into two groups, 
horses being embraced under group 29; dogs, group 30; 
neat cattle, group 31; sheep, group 33; swine, group 38; 
and poulfy, group 34. Hay and straw will be furnished 
by the Centennial Commission without charge, and stalls 
free of entry fee. Entries will remain open till August 1. 
gfwt §tm and §ifle. 
GAME NOW IN SEASON. 
Woodcock, Philohela minor. Retl-brtcked sandpiper, or ox-bird, 
Black-bellied plover or ox-eye, S(jua- Tvlrtga americana. 
tarola Helvetica . Great marbled godwit, or marlm, 
Ring plover, JEgialitis semipal- Lirnosa fedoa. 
matns. Wilief, Totanus smipalmatus. 
Stilt, or long-shanks, Him-anlopus Tattler, Totqrms melanoUucns . 
Red-breasted snipe or (lowiLcln 
Macrortuwiphus gristm. 
Yellow-shanks, Totanus Jlavipes. 
“Bay-birds” generally, including various species of plover, sand-piper, 
enipe, curlew, oyster.-catcher, surr-birds, phalaropcs, avocets, etc., com¬ 
ing nnder the group Limacolce or Shore Birds. 
The Centennial Trophy.— The Centennial trophy for 
the International Rifle Match has been selected. The de¬ 
sign was furnished by Tiffany & Co. and represents a 
bronze shield of the ancient Roman pattern, on the upper 
side of which is an eagle with expanded wings and un¬ 
derneath a bar similar to wliat, under the Roman Empire, 
bore the characters “S. P. Q. R.” On this bar will be an 
appropriate motto, and the centre of the shield will bear a 
fitting inscription in gold letters surrounded by ornamental 
scrolls to hear the names of the winners. 
Remarkable Shooting— We noted last week some re¬ 
markable shooting made by Mr. C. A. Hodgman at Morse, 
mere, hut his last performance eclipses anything of the 
kind we have ever heard of. We have now before us a 
diagram of a target made by Mr. Hodgman at Morsemere 
on the 23d Inst., upon winch are fifty bull’s-eyes made in 
fifty consecutive shots at 500 yards. Of these 26 are within 
an eleven-inch carton. t 
Florida.— Jacksonville possesses a club known as the 
William T?1I Rifle Club, numbering 30 members, all Her¬ 
mans, none Others being admitted to members hip. At the 
last meeting the club prize, a silver badge, was won by 
Mr. J. D. Wilscheu. 
The Ristohn Match.— Tuesday and Wednesday of last 
week were the days appointed for the second competition 
for places on the team which is to shoot the return match 
•with the Irish riflemen. The aggregate scores.were as fol¬ 
lows :— 
Name. Total.| Name. Total. 
Blydenonreh. 
-Rollon.. 
Allen. 
Hal Illume. 
Yale. 
Davison... 
Moi 
..417 Lamb... 
..407 Dnsetibury .. 
. .401 Anderson... 
. .400 Fisher. 
. .300 Smyth. 
..389; Hodgman... 
..360!CaliUel(l. 
The number of shots fired at each competition is 20 at 
1,000, and 10 each at 000 and 800 yards. The team is 
to be selected from those making the highest aggregate 
scores on this and the next competition. Those already 
chosen for the International team rely on the scores 
made in the competitions for their present places for posi¬ 
tions in this learn also. 
In the match for the Abercorn cup, shot at Wicklow on 
the 28t.li inst., in which the men competing for team places 
also shot, we have an opportunity of comparing Bcorcs, 
the same number of shots, 20 at 1,000, and 15 at 900 
and 800 yards being fired. The best made were as follows 
N.me 800 yds. 900 yds. 1000 ydB. Total 
SrnVrtT ' 67 68 75 2l)t 
Mune.-::::::::::::.«w «r » « 
Sr.“ f 6 m 
wm. t Ri S hV:::..^ « g 3! 
| g 3 
Fullou. 50 04 88 .01 
The shooting at the 1,000 yards range appears to have 
been very good. The competitions were concluded on the 
29th with thdriollowing result: William Rigby is first, bis 
gross score in two days being 438; Fenton is second by a 
score of 427. The others made the following gross 
Total.I Name. 
.423 John Rieby.. 
.420 Armstrong... 
.41? Green hill_ 
.406 Banks.. 
.40ft | Bay e. 
.4021 McKenna — 
.4021 Tbv nne. 
..396|Birch.... 
Total 
scores:— 
Nome. 
Fulton. 
Johnston. 
Smyth. 
Milner. ... 
Wilson. 
Cooper. 
Joynt. 
Goff. 
John Rigby won the ten-guiuea cup presented by Smith 
for the best score at 1,000 yards. 
The Scotch Team.— The last competition of the rifle¬ 
men for places in the Scotch Team for America was held 
on the 27th ulto. The weather was delightfully fine, but 
the breeze was fickle. The following are the score made:— 
800 
Yds 
Name. 
Clark, r .58 
McVittie.66 
Win telavv.68 
BDfd 
800 
Name. 
Rae. 
Paton. 
rjaoriibnrn, 
Findlay_ 
Fraser. 
KiddeJl.. 
Whyte.59 
Yd’s. Yd's. Yd’s. 
Menzics. 59 65 
Mitchell. 08 5S 
Luke. b6 63 
During the shooting at the 1,000 yards range the breeze 
was unfavorable and interfered with the efforts of the 
marksmen to make first-class scores. Of tbe gentlemen 
above named the first ten, having won their place by mak¬ 
ing the best aggregate scores in the three days’ shooting out 
of four, will constitute tbe Scotch team for the Interna¬ 
tional match in the United States. 
The Iiush Riflemen.— At Wicklow, on the 301 h ulto. 
Ulster won the All Ireland Challenge Shield, which was 
competed for by the various Irish clubs. Each man fired 
Wnty shots at 1,000 and 1,100 yards range, Ulster was 
represented by Wilson, Fulton, Fenton, and Ward. The 
following is their score:— 
1000 1)00 I 1000 1100 
Name. Yards. Yards. Name. Yards. Ya,ds. 
Wilson.71 68 Fenton.9ft 86 
Fulton.8i 68 Ward.79 S« 
Total for Ulster,632. 
Dublin was second, with a gross score of 614. The team 
comprised Wm. Rigby, Johnson and Cooper. Waterford 
made 573. The team consisted of Goff, Rea, Greenhill 
and John Rigby. m 
Connecticut. —Two matches were shot at the Willow- 
brook range, June 24th, The first being between Hart¬ 
ford and Manchester teams, each consisting of four shooters. 
The conditiong were 10 shots each, at 500 yards. The 
scores were as follows:— 
HAltTEORDS. 
Name. Total 
C. S. Davidson. 45 
N. Washburn. 44 
T. C. Rinney. 40 
F.T. Studley.. 
MANCHESTER. 
Name. Total. 
G. F. Babcock. 46 
J Wordbridge. 44 
T. F. Flunket. S3 
Johnson. 32 
Total.159 
Total.. 
. .155 
The Hartford team winning by four points. 
The bull’s-eye match was next in order, for which there 
were ten competitors representing Hartford, New Haven, 
Middletown, Manchester, and New Britain. Conditions of 
the match being 20 shots each, 10 at 800 and 10 at 1,000. 
The weather was rather unfavorable. The prize (a badge) 
was won by C. S. Dayidson, who scored nine bull’s-eyes. 
The next shoot for the badge will take place on Saturday, 
8th. In boili matches, Messrs. Davidson and Studley used 
Sharp’s rifles of 40 calibre, all the other contestants shoot¬ 
ing with the regular Creedmoor rifles. Meetings at the 
range will take place hereafter on the second aud fourth 
Saturdays of each month. 
PIGEON MATCHES. 
Hales, 4; Preston, 
divided. Mull 
Iowa.—A shooting tournament was held at Pacific Junc¬ 
tion on the loth ulto. In the first match there were seven 
entries. Entrance fee $5; 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary; 
60 per cent, to 1st, 80 per cent to 2d, 10 per cent, to 3d; 10 
birds shot at from plunge traps. The result was as fol¬ 
lows:— 
Name. Total. I Name. Total. 
c. Hollmayr. 9|T. Parker.10 
It. Multi*. 9 John Petty....10 
Geo. Hales.10 U. Hey wood .. 8 
W. Prestoi;. 81 
Tie on 10. Hales, Petty, and Parker, shot oil, same rules, 
26 yards rise, at.5 birds, and each killed 5. Second tie, 
same persons, Hales, 4; Parker. 3. Hollmayr anil Mullis 
tieing on second prize, divided. Preston and Hey wood 
divided third money. 
Entrance fee and rules in the second match same as. 
above-.— 
Name. Total.I Name. Total. 
Halos.. lOlHofltnayr.10 
Folly 8 Jackson. 3 
Preston""-.. 111 l>arker . 8 
Mullis.9|Ueywood. 
Ties on 10 shot off at 26 yards rise 
Hoffmayr, 5. Preston and Iloffmay 
took second prize. Ties on 8, Petty, 4; Parker and Jack- 
son, S each. 
The tliiid match was shot same distance, rules and pel- 
capita as above:— 
Name. Total. I Name. [ Total. 
Hales. 10 Parker...10 
Champlin. 'ul 
Double-uird match between Hales, Champlin, Hoffmayr, 
and Parker, at three pairs, 18 yards rise, 100 yards bound¬ 
ary, resulted as follows:— 
Name. Score. Total I Name. Score. Total. 
Hales.10 10 01 3 Hoffmayr.II 11 10 5 
GbampUn.11 00 11 4lParker.It It 11 6 
The judges in tbe above matches were B. Haskee, Red 
Oak; John Killer, Council Bluffs. Referee, Mr. Sutphen, 
of Omaha. The contest in each match was spirited and 
harmoniously conducted. 
SECOND DAY. 
The first match on this day was at five pairs, double 
birds. Entrance and prizes same as on previous day. 18 
yards rise, 100 boundary:— 
Name Total.I Name. Total.. 
J T Oliver.. J. H. McGee,.9 
J. C. Hoffmayr." JJ-S. Mills.... < 
H. C. 'Champlin.»|J-W. Holdridge. I, 
R. Mullis.W. Petty.. .7 
Oed. Hales.« Thos. H. Parker.8 
B.F. Buzzard.9|H. Evans.5 
In shooting oil ties of nine, Mullis won. Hales and 
Parker divided second money and Oliver took third. 
Second match was at three double and tun single rises. 
In this mutch the winner of the first prize took the silver 
eup :-— 
Name. tumble. Single.^ Name. Double^ Single 
8 Petty.11 11 11 
8 Geo. Hales.... 11 11 01 
7 McGee.11 11 11 
10 T. Hales.01 01 11 
7 W. D. Joues.00 10 00 
9 U. Evans.11 II 11 
6 strait.11 11 11 
10 White.11 10 11 
7 N, A. Thayer.II 01 00 
H. C. Champlin.. .11 10 11 
J.C. Hoffmayr....11 11 10 
R. Mullis.01 10 10 
Buzzard..11 ri 10 
Holdridge.10 00 00 
Mills.....11 10 H 
Hall.11 00 11 
J. T. Oliver. ...,.01 11 11 
J. S. Smith.10 11 11 
Parker.10 ll 11 • 
Ties on 1st prize at 5 single rises at 26 yards nse:— 
Name Score. Total. I hams. Score. Total. 
Petty .1 0 10 1 31 McGee.1 0 10 1 3 
Second tie, 5 single birds, 31 yards rise: Petty, 3; Mc¬ 
Gee 4 first prize aud cup. Ties on second prize, 5 single 
rises’ at 26 yards rise: Buzzard, 3; Oliver, 4; Strait, 3. 
Thos Parker took third prize, and H. Evans, fourth. 
Judges H. B. Williams, of Glenwood, and John Hastee, 
of Burlington; referee, A. C. Graham, “Initial Point ." 
Ban Francisco, Cal., June 20th, 1876. 
Editor Forest And Stream.— 
The second regal ar match of tbe season of the HiL or Miss Shoot 
iu» Club, took place at the “Seventeen Mila House,” on the line ot the 
S "p. R. R. on the 18th inst. A very numerous company assembled to 
witness the shooting, and all the arrangements in connection with 
the affair were earned out in the best manner by the officers of the olnb, 
with the assistance of the proprietor of the grounds, Mr Kuniear. A 
more pleasantly conducted match haB not taken place in this locality for 
years. Considering the strong wind which prevailed* and the fact that 
the members of the dab wer* handicapped, English style, the shooting 
b* oQBrfteittd goofi- Tb« bird* wire a nwd Is*. and baviog IV 
wind in their favor, the majority went briskly from the traps. The no- 
boundary rule was adopted for the first time In California* and worked 
well; four minutes time for retrieving a bird; 12 Dir s each member:— 
24 
26 
Name. 
J. Fancy. ... 
F. Potter. 
R. Renner_ 
A. Young.... 
U. Cameron.. 
T. Hart. 
T. Mullin.... 
..11 i!li 
>11 
Name. Total. 
J. W. Kennedy...11 1 
,J. Johnson.6 
J. Lymigrcn.8 
J. Galbraith.10 
W. FT. Kelly.10 
G. Gilpntrick. b 
Tieso 
Score, 
11 shot off nt 3 pairs. 
Doable birds. 
T. Hart.11 10 10 an prize. 
P. Mullin.11 11 10 2d prize. 
J, W, Kennedy. 11 U 11 lstmcdal. 
Mr. Kennedy winning the medal of the club, making It the third time 
in four he hns contended lor it. The medal mast be won three times in 
succession tQ become tbe property of the winner. Q,oaii.. i 
MISSISSIPPI NOTES. 
Corinth, Miss., jnno 23d, IS76. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The man that directs the Signal Service Department at Washington— 
he that beareth the euphonious title of “Old Prob”—seems to have lost 
his grip on pluvial affairs in th's part ef biB dominions altogether, ae, in | 
the expressive language of the disconsolate granger, the bottom seems* 
to have dropped out of the clonds, and the fountains of the mighty 
deep to be broken up. We have had some fearful rains, doing mneh. 
damage to the growing crops, and we fear destroying many of the youDg 
broods of quails and turkeys. Quails promise, if not destroyed by the 
recent rains, to be more plenty this season than for several past, and aj 
number of broods of ^onng turkeys have been seen in places where, 
none had been raised within the last fouror live years. The game law is 
not being violated here, and I have the same report from different sec¬ 
tions of the State. 
A lady friend, who lives in, as “Windy Jim” poetically calls it, “Sweet-1 
Coahoma-by-the-river side*" told me, a few days since, that a line young 
gobbler walked up within twenty yards of her front door. She said] 
that, having the fear of the game law before her eyes, she would not. 
shoot it. She informed roe that the negroes had greased and laid up-l 
their guus nntil fall. T am certain the game law will result In great, 
good towards the protection aud consequent increase of gome in thfd 
section. 
An incident worthy of mention, showing the affection and care, and; 
InBtinct in averting danger, or reason, as you please, of a bird, occurred] 
here ata lire recently. A mocking-bird had a nest in a box-eldor tree,- 
containing three callow young, within fifteen loet of the house that was 
burned. The tree was charred and almost consumed. A gcntlcmaid 
who had watched the birds daring their nesting, and who had been, 
charmed by their songs, said sadly the next morning after the ffro, as I 
passed: “Our friends the mocking-birds ‘went up' last night, nest 
young and all; 1 snppose tbe old birds, blinded by the (lames, must haves 
flown into the fire;" but before noon ho saw the old birds feeding the] 
young in a-potaloe patch far enough from the scene of the fire to be oat 
of danger. They had evidently carried their nestlings to this place of 
safety, and had deposited them all together. 
1 have just received from J. & W. Tolley, Birmingham, a 10 gauge, 
33-inch breech loading gnn "National” brand, made to order, with which.! 
I expect to mako some havoc among the gallos and cermets next falH 
Like the other gun they bulU for me, it is oil that I could desire. .My 
frieud LeNoir baa one same size end weight, “Paragon” braud, and! 
sayB he would not lake five hundred dollars for it; and that re minds me 
that “Old Pious” gave me a whack once, in Forest and Stream, 
about going into ecBtacies ovsr my other Tolley gun, aud sporting un 
altered muzzle-loader. I’ll explain that, Mr. Editor, infer nos, between 
yon anil me and the lamp-post. When I go into the field with such men 
ns Jcems the Pious, to save my reputation as a shootlst I have to take w 
gun along that will make a pattern as big as a cirena ring. 
Tu mentioning the sportsmen’s club with the name of Forest and-, 
Stream, in a recent issue, you neglected to say anytliiug of the Forest 
and Stream shooting of Coriuth, Miss. Tu prove that we have done: 
something individually, if not as an organization. I have only to refer 
you to the fact that a game law has, as you are aware, been passed in our 
State. Gtnros.i 
FLANNEL SHOT CARTRIDGES. 
Morgantown, N. C., June 22d, 1576. *■ 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I thought the “flannel shot cartridge” question defunct, till "Wing, 
Shot,” in your issue or Jane 1st, gave his opinion, which, though alto¬ 
gether favorable, would have been of more Value if he had tried them* 
much ofteDer than three times. 
In last week’s paper E. L Harris steps to the front with his testimo¬ 
ny io favor of the flannel choke bore syBtcm, My experience was jUBt 
the reverse from that of both these gentlemen. After reading what 
wonders the F. S. C. would accomplish, I made a few to try. and started 
out bent on destruction. The first shot delighted me; It was at a duck, 
and the distance was about seventy yards—in fact, it. eeetned so long 1 
had no expectation of killing, hut not beiug able to lessen it, concluded 
to give him a blezzaid anyhow. To roy ustonisliment I killed that mis¬ 
guided bird as dend as Jephtha’s daughter, indeed a little too dead, for E 
suspected the shot of bunching. I carle home aud cnrerully made if. 
dozen cartridges or different material, viz .: thin fliumnl cloth and buclt- 
Bkin carefully sewed over my loading-stick, so ns accurately to fit the id-3 
side oi cartridge case. 1 fastened the ends securely, turned the cer- 
tridge case well down, made some targets, and proceeded to the field, 
where 1 patiently tried them at each distance I would be likely to need 
them for, and I found them to bunch sometimes aud fill the target, but 
mote frequently to do no better than loose shot. As for tbu'ir being; 
cheap, just try making a few, and soy what it is worth. I should charge 1 
one dollar eucU (orders not solicited). J 
With regard to the Kay shot coDcentrator, it suits rue exactly. I have 
only tried them at a target, but the patlern they give is so excel]tint and 
uniform that] look forward to next season’s shooting with increased; 
pleasure, intending to use them in the loft barrel when birds get up 
wild. Perhaps Mr. Hams put them in his cases wrong end up. 
G. H> Moran. I 
TO MAKE A GUN SPREAD. 
Granbt, Conn., June 34th, 1876. I 
Editor Forest and Stream:— - 8 
Wishing to mako my gun (which is a choke bore) scatter more I loaded 
some shells the following way : 31 drs. powder, 1 Bley's black-edged wad, 
i oz. shot, then card-board wad, then shot, Ac., using wad over eveiy 
f oz. shot. 1 fiuil by so loading shells yon cma obtain a spread *f about- 
thirty inches at ten yards, which is about double the distribution my 
muzzle-loader gave at same distance, loaded the ordinary way. I would 
like to have sportsmen try the above method and report the result,1 
which I think will he milisfaotory. _ A. Elko.ee . I 
—A Shakopce, Scott County, Minnesota, correspondent 
says ptairie chickens will he plenty next season. 
—Mr. Hiram Cranston, formerly proprietor of the New 
York Hotel, has again resumed the control of the house. 
Air. Cranston made one fortune in the same locality, and 
we doubt, not will so well meet the wauls of his friends tha$ 
»T>oihcr awaits In*?*. 
