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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Cbeedmooh. — The season sit, Creedmoor was fairly opened 

 on Saturday lust by the contest for the Remington $300 gold 

 coin prize. There were twelve contestants, most of them old 

 "team" men, but the Scores made were far away from usual 

 form. Some said it was want of work, and some said it was 

 the ammunition. Probably both had something to do with 

 it, and the next inatfli will tell a different story. The con- 

 ditions were: Open to all comers; weapon, any Eemington 

 breech-loader, to be loaded at the breech, with cartridges 

 supplied by the company; distance, 900 and 1,000 yards; 20 

 scoring, without, sighting shots; entrance fee, $2. The fol- 

 lowing are the scores; possible score 200: 



Kama. 900 .yards. 1,000 yards. Total. 



T.L.Allen 81 7B 159 



Thomas Lamb 82 77 189 



L. Weber HI 75 156 



T. S.Daktn - 79 69 188 



C. E. Blvdehburgh 78 67 138 



H.9. Jewell 62 67 129 



G.L.Morse 65 60 126 



E. H. Raymond 5t 70 12i 



C.Stiarp 52 '69 111 



E. H. Sanford 61 6G 107 



Hoemer Fieber 25 49 71 



N. Washburn 62 retired. — 



New Yobk. — The Sixth Division Kifle Association will hold 

 its spring meeting on Jane 6th and following days. Many 

 improvements are to be made in the range. The markers' 

 butts will be raised, as will also the targets. The ground at 

 the 200, 500 and 1,000 yard firing points will be also raised 

 eighteen inches 01 two feet, and a shed will be built at each 

 of these points on the side of the range for rise at the spring 

 and fall meeting. The Association oiler S200 in cash prizes, 

 in addition to such as the prize committee shall be able to 

 secure from volunteer sources. 



Ajiatetjb Riele Own. — The attention of members is re- 

 spectfully called to the following resolution, adopted at the 

 annual meeting of this Club: 



••Raolvi, That eight weekly competitions beheldatCreedmoor.cn 

 such days as may be designated by tie Executive Committee, open to all 

 members of the Club, distances 800, 9U0, and 1,000 yards; 15 Bhots each 

 distance; any rifle. No sighting shots, previons practice on day of 

 match, or coaching allowed. Entrance fee, fifty cents each match. 

 That the eight men making the highest average in any six of such 

 competitions constitute the senior team of the Club, and the next eight 

 the junior team, who shall represent the Oiub in any challenge it may 

 receive, and that the person making the big!, est average in such com- 

 petitions be awarded a suitable badge." 



The matches will take place on Tuesdays, April 17th, and 

 24th; May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22d, and 29th, and June 5th. 

 Shooting to begin at 10 :30 a. m. 



N. B. — Railroad Tickets at reduced rates tuny be procured 

 at office of National Rifle Association. 



Oonun'b Benefit Tournament. — This tournament has 

 been in progress for the past four weeks with marked 

 success, there having been shot nearly 500 tickets. The 

 prizes are the gifts of his personal friends and patrons, and 

 are valued in the aggregate at over $250. The following 

 comprise the list of trophies thus far received: one Japanese 

 cabinet, presented by the, Zettler Rifle Association; one 

 valuable gold medal, presented by William Hayes; two fine 

 opera glasses, presented by the Arnold & Constable Rifle 

 Club; one inlaid ardito stereoscope, presented by James 

 Molinarij one fine engraved revolver, gold and silver plated, 

 large size, presented by Henry Fulton; one magazine re- 

 volver, new style, presented by E. Remington & Son; one 

 gold and silver plated revolver, large size, presented by 

 Schuyler, Hartley & Graham ; one fine trout rod, presented 

 by H. D. Blydenburgh; one fine nickel-plated revolver, 

 presented by E. S. Harris; one box fine cigars, presented by 

 Sandy Spencer; three gold-plated medals, five silver-plated 

 medals, 15 bronze medals, presented by L. V. Sone, J. D. 

 Blydenburg, C. A. Cheever, C. E. Blydenburg, the total 

 number being thirty-four, thus insuring to every marksman 

 of average skill a beautiful trophy, as no one competitor can 

 receive more than one, but is privileged to shoot as many 

 tickets as he desires, his best target only being taken into 

 account. ThiB tournament closes on Saturday, April 21, 

 and it is therefore hoped, in view of tho uniformly 

 courteous treatment which all have received at the hands of 

 Mr. Conlin, that those who have not availed themselves of 

 the opportunity to help him relit his new gallery will 

 ow step to the front and lend their aid by purchasing 

 tickots according to their ability. 



The tickets are fifty cents each, and can be had at the Zet- 

 tler Rifle Gallery, 207 Bowery, where the tournament is 

 being held, or by applying to any inemberofthecommitt.ee: 

 L. V. Sone, M. L. Biggs, C. A. Cheever, I>. L. Beckwith, C. 

 G. Zettler, J. D. Blydenburg, B. Fenning, C. E. Blydenburg, 

 post-office box 5529. 



Conlin's Gaixebt. — Judging from the present ••outlook" 

 the new place Mill be even a more popular resort for rifle- 

 men than the last one, which was destroyed by firo on the 

 11th of last March. Mr. Conlin's gallery is now located at 

 1,322 Broadway, and besides having "A. No. 1" firearms and 

 perfect arrangements, two now features have been added. 

 During the day-time the marksmen can shoot in either 

 natural or artificial light, an advantage which no other gallery 

 in the city possesses. 



A nicely furnished apartment has been added to the estab- 

 lishment, to be used as both a "sitting" and a club room; 

 here the patrons and their friends can find all the sporting 

 papars, Fobebt and Stream included, This room is offered 

 to all shooting clubs for their meetings, etc., free of charge. 

 Last Thursday evening, April 12th, was the "opening night." 

 The attendance was largo, and the shooting was kept up til! 

 a late hour. 



The following are a few of the scores made during the 

 evening : C. E. Blydenburg, 48; M. L. Riggs, 47; J. B. Bly- 

 denburg, 17: Charles A ■■■■.. r, ti;-. B. Zettler, 45; W. R. 

 Brown, 41; L. V. Sons, 41; W. H. Smith, 41; L. O. Bruce, 

 40; J. F. Muich, 40; T. E. Marshall, 38; H. A. Berrien, 38; 

 Paul I B. O. Brown. 117; 1'. R. Murray, 37; 



T. C. Bftflks, 36; H, R. Trayson, 311; D. F. Lcbniu, 36j and 

 man v . i imexouB to mention. As everything was 



new an ■ tran;; to . hooters, the scores are good, Mr. 

 Conlin v,-as in iiaramn's American Museum. 



On tli ■■ iionof this noted* show-house, he was 



minus a rifle range. On the. erection of Barnurn's new 

 museum, his second gallery was built; another fire came 

 along and ended its existence. 



The nest attempt was made at Wood's Museum, when first 

 opened; from there the gallery was moved to the southwest 

 corner Broadway and Twenty -second Street; on tho expira- 

 tion of the lease of the building, B removal was made to 930 

 Broadway, where "Conlin's Gallery" became noted through- 

 out the country for its superior arrangements, excellent fire- 

 arms, large collection of shooting records, and as the head- 

 quarters for the long-range riflemen. But the work of years 

 was carried away by the old enemy, fire, in a few minutes. 

 Besides the above mentioned galleries, numerous branches 

 have been started. All of these changes have given Mr. Con- 

 lin considerable experience in "fitting up" and "running" 

 galleries, and he has used it to an advantage in building 

 his present place. 



Mxley'h Gallery. — The Creedmoor tourney at Miley's 

 Range, Brooklyn, terminated on Saturday night, April 14th, 

 in the success of Messrs. Dougherty and Onstne* as the 

 winners of the first and second prizes. The contest was 

 very close toward the last, as the appended scores show: 

 W. H. Doughtertv, 291; E. B. Castner, 290: W. LiUiston, 

 289; A. S. Swan, 286; F. P. Pike, 279; A. H. Anderson, 274. 



Among those present at the close of the match were E. R. 

 Darveau, R, H. Campbell, E. F. Smith, A. S. Swan, H. 

 Castner, F. P. Pike, and a number of gentlemen who take 

 an interest in rifle shooting. The points made were out of 

 a possible 50, and the aggregate out of a possible 300. 



Caijfobxia.— The Pacific Life prints an appeal to the 

 National Guardsmen of the State to organize a team to visit 

 Creedmoor this summer, to compete in the inter-State rifle 

 match for the bronze statue (The Soldier of Marathon) 

 donated by the State of New York. It is advocated that the 

 scores made at the semi-annual meetings in California show 

 a higher average than those made at Creedmoor, the climate 

 giving the advantage of practice aU the year round. It is 

 further claimed that San Francisco can show the best mili- 

 tary marksmen in the United States. A match in which 

 teams from California and Nevada were pitted against the 

 best men in New York and other States on the same ground 

 would be productive of great interest, and we trust that 

 the wealthy men of California will furnish the "sinews of 

 war" necessary to bring a team from the Pacific slope. 



Canada. — The Dominion of Canada Rifle Association has 

 issued a report of its annual meeting held at Ottawa in Feb- 

 ruary last. Among the most important items of business 

 transacted was the appointing a committee to revise the. rules 

 and by-laws; also that the Wimbledon Team be selected in 

 future by competition in the different provinces under rules 

 to be established by the council. In future the provinces of 

 Manitoba and British Columbia will each be entitled to send 

 one member of the Wimbledon Team under certain restric- 

 tions. The Association has provided for affiliating with it 

 Provincial Associations upon their subscribing not less than 

 $40, and any other Dominion Associations upon the payment 

 of $20, each to be entitled to a number of memberships. 

 Each affiliating association receives a silver medal for compe- 

 tition, the winner of which shall be entitled to compete once 

 for the Prince of Wales' prize- of £100 and badge at the 

 first meeting of the N. R. A., at which he may be able 'to at- 

 tend. 



Rifle Association op France. — A correspondent asked us 

 recently for some information regardin g the Rifle Association 

 of France. The following extract from the Louden '• ■ 



8ertiiee Unzeile will throw some light on the subject: 



We have received a courteous letter, addressed by M. 

 Danger, the President of the Havre de Grace Rifle Associa- 

 tion (La Societe Havraise de Tii), inviting all members of 

 Rifle Associations in France and of "friendly countries" 

 (des pays amis) to the meeting at Havre at Whitsuntide. 

 'i'lii.' programme is not yet published, but we are told that it 

 will include prizes to the value of 10,000 francs (£400), dis- 

 tributed amongst all sorts of weapons, from the saloon rifle 

 ami the revolver up to military rifles; and it is confidently 

 asserted that every marksman, even of moderate skill, is 

 sure to carry off a souvenir of the meeting. The remem- 

 brance of the great courtesy with which the English riflemen 

 were received at Havre two'or three years ago will probably 

 induce some of our riflemen to join in these pleasant gather- 

 ings, though their doing so as Volunteers is now wisely pro- 

 hibited. 



— From a history of the English Rifle Brigade j ust published, 

 it seems that when the "corps of riflemen" was first formed 

 in 1800, a committee of field officers assembled at Woolwich 

 to select a rifle. The principal gun-makers of England were 

 invited to attend, and several rifles from foreign countries 

 were also experimented with. Theweapon eventually selected 

 was one made by Ezekiel Baker, a London maker. It was 2 

 ft. 6 in. long in the barrel, grooved with a quarter turn; it 

 had a flint lock. It was only sighted up to 100 yards. A 

 triangular sword bayonet, 17 inches long in the blade, was 

 fastened by a spring. The inventor boasted that at. 200 yards 

 22 out of 34 shots struck the representation of a man. 



What would he think now if he could see the shooting 

 done with breech-loaders at a thousand yards ? 



UNACCOUNTABLES, 



Tonoxro, March 17, 1877. 

 ECITOn FocEsr akd Stream. 



Your issue of 15th March contains an article on "Unaccountable 

 Misses with theKifle." Those Creedmoor rifles are cut so very lias Out 

 the ball will pass over the rifling without tailing the twist or turning; 

 the lining is neither more nor less than a screw, and every machinist 

 knows what stripping the thread moans. I hr.vr, bean making 

 shooting with rifles for fifty years, take a great delight in the l 

 and am a machinist to boot, so 1 have bad some experience i 

 rifteB. The breechloader should be cleaned out every shot, particu- 

 larly if you uso a paper patch, Therels always aorustof bur 

 at the breech which the ball must pass over, li it is not cleaned out, 

 itwill tear the paper off the ball. It should, be taken off with 

 a hairbrush. Oil is not aogood, as it will glass lhaCn 

 over it, while water will dissolve it at once. The rifle tlieii wants to 

 be cleaned out with a clean, dry rag, and 'there should be no oil or 

 grease of any kind used. A muzzle-loader ifl quite a different rifle, and 



does not require to be cleaned, as the ball never passes over that crnst. 

 but is only shovel down to it. Then there is the thin paper wad, 

 which is shoved down the barrel before the ball, and tales down all 

 the burned refuse from the powder, and the next shot carries it "IT 

 again; also can bo used with all those hui I : I are deeply 



cut, and their is no dauger of stripping the rifling. I 1; . both 



lington 10-calibre and a Sharps 40-calibre. , use 

 of powder for eaoh. When the shells are new th,.y are loo small for 

 the ball to go in, and are very apt to destroy the paper patch, and I 

 swedge them out before using; then I can ehovo tho ball down to 

 the powder without crushing the powder. I weigh the powder as care- 

 fully as f can, and for all that the shells are not equally {Mil, and when 

 the balls are loose they go down to thapowdei without crushing. My 

 Sbarpe is that loose that the balls wouM fell oat "f the shells, and nothing 

 can shoot better. I know this by actual experience, and was often 

 puzzled about my bad shots, but a little study convinced mo that it 

 was the ball smashing over tho rifling, which was too slippery with oil, 

 and it would soon wear the rifling out. Tho finer and shallower a 

 rifle in cut the better it will shoot, and a hardened ball with nine, clenn 

 paper, like tho rifling— well, such rifles aa the MayBard 'uniting rifle, 

 must have soft, load, aa tho ball has to cut Its way into the rifling. 

 Hoping I have said nothing to do any harm, if it does no good, 



Yours, respectfully, Tobonto. 



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FLAT TRAJECTORIES. 



Liraxu.F., 111., March 26, 1877. 

 Editob Fobest asp Stream. 



I noticed in a recent number or FoBBsr a>t> Stkiuk an extraot from 

 Col. Dodge's work about "Hunting Rifles," in which he says, "The beat 

 rifle I ever owned was a muzzle-loader, which would throw a ball two 

 hundred yards without, cutting the line oi" sight, i. t„ the bullet had a 

 porfoctly flat trajectory." He says, "I drew the same fight at two 

 hundred yards that I did at ten paces." It seems etrange to me that a 

 man of Cot. Dod;:e's reputation and education should make such a 

 statement. He evidently knows nothing about gravitation, or he 

 aBsumea that no one will read his works who does, otherwise ho would 

 not have matte BUCh a Statement, for any man knows it to be utterly 

 impossible to shoot a rifle ball two hundred, or even fifty yards, 

 without the bullet "cutting the line of sight.'' If Col. Dodgo 

 would read up a little, he would easily learn that a falling hndy 

 will drop sixteen feet in one second; also that a bullet, no matter 

 what its velocity may be, will drop sixteen feet the flrel • 

 elapses after it leaves the muzzle of the gnu. The earth bsa tie same 

 affinity for a body in a rapid, horizontal motion which it has for one 

 that falls from a height. 



The initial velocity of powder is estimated by some to be sevon thous- 

 and feet per second. Admitting that the Cole gun throws a bullet at the 

 rate of Reven thousand feet per second for ono second, it would fall 

 sixteen feet, but he shot two hundred yards, a little more than one- 

 twelfth of seven thousand feet; one-twelfth oi sixteen feel I oil i 

 one-thirtoenth feel tho bullet would fall in trarorsSng thatdistanco. But 

 the initial velocity of a bullet is not one. thousand six hundred feet per 

 second, and ere one-half second is passed, not overdone thousand feet 

 per second. If his gun throws a bull tun hundred yards at one thous- 

 and six hundred feet per secoud.it would have been in the air six 

 sixteenths or a second, consequently it fell six feet. But a bullet does 

 not retain its initial velocity; i.e., its velocity constantly decreases. 

 The bullet falls at tho ratio of one, three, five, etc., for one, two, three 

 seconds; sixteen feet the first, forty-eight feet the serond, eighty feet the 

 third second, and so on. At that rate, it of conrse falls faster tho 

 second or third sixteenth of a second than It does the first sixteenth. 

 This proves that Col. Dodge's bullet must have cut tho lino of sight in 

 its flight of two hundred yards. My opinion .is, that he Dr any other 

 cannot draw as fine a tietui on an object at two hundred yards an at ten 

 yards, and e bair's-broildth difference on the bead wall mat.e a difference 

 of sixinches in the shot at two hundred yards. Let any man try sight- 

 ing at a mark near by, say ten steps, then off two hundred yards, with 

 open sights, and I think he will soon satisfy himself. If his rifle throw 

 a ball two hundred yards without cutting tho line or sight, it wonld aa 

 well have gone two thousand yards, fir to make a flight of two hnndrod 

 yarda level it must not eousume any time, and it can travel n 

 the world as well us two hundred yards at that rat-, , i - ■'■' '1 the !>» 

 polling force ware great enough. I think Col. Dodge's advice of shoot- 

 ingwith both eves open is good, I havedono considerable, riflesbootlng 

 at game and at target, and aa a rule use hoth eyes, as the Colonel says, 

 one to look at the target with, and one to see my Bight with. Hoping 

 this may meet the eye of Col. Dodge, I am yourB, sportingly, 



O. M. Surtax*, M. D. 



— The mean mid-day temperature at Xew Smyrna, Florida, 

 for the month of March, as furnished by onr correspondent, 

 Major Geo. J. Alden, was 68 degrees; at 7 A. M. 58 degrees; 

 at 9 p. m. 66 degrees. 



(§ame ^hq and (§nn. 



GAME IN SEASON IN APRIL. 



Wild Ducks, Brant, Geese, Etc. 



— Honk! honk!! honk!!! Here they come again, and from 

 nearly the same old spot. Our friend C. DuBois 

 came up to the city to-day with a face as red as a full-blown 

 peony— the result of a week's goose shooting at Atlantioville, 

 The result to us was a brace of the aforesaid geese, for which 

 we return our thanks. Atlanticville is situated at'tl 

 of Shinnec.ock Bay, and the gunners, under whose guidance. 

 Mr. Wagstaff made his bag of sixty-two geese, were Washing- 

 ton Howell and John and Tultle Carter, who have a capital 

 rig, and will be found able and obliging by nil sportsmen. 

 The best dtiy's bag was twenty-five birds— that is, geese, for 

 ducks were not counted. 



New Yobk. — At a meeting held on the 4th insfc. at the 



Orchard House, 933 Third Avenue, a party of sportsmen 



organized themselves into a Club, to be called the South 



-.tiortsmen's Club. The following gentlemen were 



John Bowie, Jr.. 



ttt; Paul A Bafcringor, Secretary; Aaron Witt- 



iftgurer. The object of the Club is hunting and 



Sportsman. 



New.Tehsey. — Kinsey's Asldeij JTotuc, lianteiint IM, X. J., 

 AprilSth.— Some thousand g f 'ding in the cove 



in front of this pl.'ii-F, ritnl B luring the 



pastweek, some sixty head having heen shot. Brant 

 plenty until Friday and Saturday hist, when they too] bh 

 northern flight. Very few are left, and the 

 follow. 



Pennsylv.vnuw —Pi '■;.:." 



.in trolling on,- 

 ■i. 

 others report that BCaree this 



season, though we think i y opinion. 



