F011EST AND STREAM. 



213 



Munn can lay claim to 25, and other gentlemen to a lesser 



fltiti :.. 



"Around the lunch-iablc are soon gathered thy anglers and 

 Wends. Aii ii , T) , those present wejce ex-Senator 

 R. L. Luddiagton, Robert B. Roosevelt, Royal Phelps, 

 • ! . W. Hutchinson, ex-Mtivor of Dtiea, N. Y,: Charles 

 Bfolldcsk, editor Forks* and Stbe.\m; S. M. Saunders, Dr. 

 Stephen A. Mmin, 11. N. Munn, D. H. Lawrence. Dr. 

 Stephen A. Main, Dr. Doaron, John J6S, Develin, Charles E. 

 JPbiteboad, II. O. Stephens; ami C. -T. Stephens, loasl 

 w.'i\ ilrnnlr, speeches made, and the day's entertainment 

 Bftnelnded with a rattling drive over the hills to the Pelham- 

 ville railway station. " 



Ckcedmook.— The fine weather tempted a large number of 

 marksmen t" Creedmoor on Saturday last. The principal 

 events were the match tor the Sharp's gold prize of $250, 

 md i eighth competition, for the marksman's bodge. The 

 former is along range match, 15 shots being tired at 800, 

 900, and .1.(1110 yards. The conditions require that the win- 

 ner shall lead alt competitors at each range, and as this 

 r,v . : oceursit eecms pirohahle that the prize will remain 

 unclaimed for some tinia The following are the scorew 

 son two l.ooo 



Name. yds- yds. yds.. Total. 



O. K lllvdenhurg... 



I. 



eelt. 



.,89 



.2 



190 

 193 



L. A .... 



Hiini.i T"l'.hcr <i'J VZ 81 IBB 



L. Welier l« (17 BS J!H) 



E. H. Madison 88 60 64 172 



J. 1' W-it-re. 57 SB 54 167 



AT, s. Blmoodorrer 52 51 62 165 



G. L. Morse 54 55 63 1G'2 



S. Frederick .54 51 4S 153 



In the marksman's badge there were eighty-nine entries. 

 Of this number fifty-three made '25 points or more, and thus 

 wn the right to stand on this record as marksmen in the 

 National Guard practices. 



Comix's tl.iii.Env. — The amateur's competitions which 

 will occur ■weekly at Conlin's Gallery were inaugurated at 

 the old place. The second contest took place last Thursday 

 eyening, much to the satisfaction of many shootists, as was 

 demonstrated by a large number of entries and the interest 

 taken in the shooting throughout the match. 



The badges are throe in number, two of gold and one of 

 silver, elegantly designed; they are to be won three times, 

 not necessarih consecutively, before becoming the property 

 of the winners. , The conditions are: 



Open to all comers, with the exception of those who have 

 scon il better than 46 out of a possible 50 at Wimbledon 200 

 yds. target reduced for 110 ft., and those who have won 

 first prizes in any of the previous matches at Conlin's Gal- 

 leries, 10 shots, rifle 22 cal., off hand at 200 yds. Creedmoor 

 target reduced for the range, 100 ft. The rules of the N. It. 

 A. to govern the match. 



The shooting was very good; the following are the scores 

 made above -12: 



host 38 or under. Geo. A. Reed won the first, and Tkeo. 

 Rogers the second. This match takes place weekly: 



Goo'. A. Eeerl MJno. M. Crane 37 



; .■-■-„: M'jtio. Eyder 37 



Thos.- Lloyd: 41ft.-o. A. Hicks i 37 



i; i li.' r,v, . ..... -to Gen. W. Damon 36 



Win. 8. Elmeudc.rf 39 Beet, B. Floury 38 



■ . v.vell JJSfWtn. Dfjrlaud, Jl ....28 



Ttn-o. Bogota 3". 



Sm&hg Shootlno EEStarAli. — The Newark Shooting Society 

 hold their opening prize-shoot at their Park, South Orange 

 Avenue, Newark, If. .T., Monday and Tuesday. May 1 1th and 

 15th inst. They ofter $115 'rash in 20 prizes on the 

 ring target; $115 do. on the man target, and $100 do. on the 

 buli's-eye target, as well as premiums. .Ail riflemen inter- 

 ested in off-hand shooting are cordially invited. 



New Jersey.— The following are the scores made at the 

 monthly meeting of the Haekensack Ilille Association on the 

 27th ult, in the contest for the Fream Badge, Mr. Van 

 Strachitz winning for the second time: 

 \An Strachitz -Ill J. Wood SB 



A. Uauttt 41 N'onklin 39 



W, Holl.ertou 40 H. Ilauti 35 



W.V. Clark 3mIe. Arkernian 34 



Van Valon :39 Hruns 33 



B. 8. Earle 3G!Gilkam ; 31 



[This report would havebeen of somevalue if it had stated 



the distance and rifles used. — Ed.] 



Lincoln's Galleey, Boston. — The match for the Smith & 

 Wesson new model revolvers, held at this gallery on Annl 

 30, with 21 entries, distance 150 feet, each marksman being 

 allowed eight shots, possible 40. The following is the 

 record: 



o. L. Beetwtlh 44 



W, H. Smith :4a 



\V. Campbell 43 



51 . B Eug»l ~ 43 



■ mas Wildes, M.I> 42 



M. L. Biggs 46 



K. Zetilor. - 



1-eon Hacker 



Fred Alder 41 



L. o. Bruce 



Thomas Feu ton 



Mr. L. Riggs won the first badge (which had been won 

 once before by L. G. Bruce), B. Zettler the second, and Leon 

 Backer the third. 



The. competitions will take place every Thursday evening 

 with the exception of the nest one, which comes off Saturday, 

 May 12th. on account of the match for the championship of 

 gallery teams taking place this (Thursday) evening. 



Hellwic.'s Rifle Gaixeby,— The Centennial Rifle Club 

 held their second and third competitions for a gold badge, 

 presented by A. G. Hellwig, on April 23d and 30th. The 

 following scores out of a possible 100 points were made: 



Name. Total, |Name. Total. 

 A. Gates PSiT", J. Jewesson 81 



A. E. Long 86 A. Gates ....91 



J. Q Adams Sri J. <J, Adams 8ti 



J. E. LaForae 86 A. K. Loirs 85 



J. Magnile RB]B, 8. Brown.. ..81 



T.J.JewesBon S5 \v. Marxian 84 



Vf. R. Brown ....83 J. Manure 83 



J. Marshall - Slid. IS. Fitzgerald.... 81 



J. Tielllv 7a E. Bryant 76 



W.H. Brown PS J. Beitly 71 



J. F. Murcli ili[ 



Fourth Competitiox of the Centennial RjmssOmtb. — This 

 match took place at HeUwig is. Gallery on May 7th. The fol- 

 lowing is the score: 

 Name. Total. Name. .Total. 



J. K. Fitzgerald 77 •!. Muccb 9] 



\V. Marsiiall si T. J. Jewesson 81 



W. It. Brown 8S John Rielly 07 



,T. CJ. Adams..... 7!) A. E Look. K6 



B. S. Brown 86 A. Oats..... 93 



J. Maguirc. 88 



Zbttlek Rifle Ciatb, 207 Bowery, at thair weekly prac- 

 tice gallery shoot, 100 ft. oil hand, Creedmoor target reduced, 

 possible 50: 



M. B. Eugel 4«I,T. Dntil... 45 



T. Klaisrath .49 O. .1 udsou .45 



C. Zettler 49P. Fleming 



L. Biol -Ian. L. Beck. 



D. MtlL-r,. JSZimmeriuiil 



W.Klein,. 46iM. L.Bigga 



B. Zettler 46' P. Boss.... 



Mr. George L. Petrie, of the Zettle 

 steamer Weser, of the Hamburg lin 

 visit to the Fatherland. Quite a n 

 the Tritonen and Zettler Clubs saw hi 

 made the parting address. 



Glen DbAKE. — The opening meeting this year of the 

 American Kifle Association was held on Thursday last. Four 

 matches were shot, all at 200 yards (any rifle), from the 

 ehouldor. The first match, for a valuable field glass, was 

 won by I). F. Davids, on a score of 21 out of a possible 25 

 points; in the second, for a Holden rifle John Boles won 

 I ii i ti rffi ■■ ' ' end of a possible 25 points; the first sub- 

 i match was won by G. W. Da,vidson, by a score of 



23 out of 25 points. 



RrPTJB Seootino 43! jASiAir.i. L, I, — The score of the second 

 match for challenge badges on the range of the Jamaica Rod 

 and Rifle Association is as follows: the contest is for two 

 badges, the first for the highest score, the second for the 



....44 



ler Club, left on the 

 for a three months' 

 riber of riflemen from 

 l off. Captain Blench 



[i F small 

 W. Poland. 

 Geo Fira... 

 A. W. Robei 

 O. A. PArkei 

 M, T RotftM 



ill.. 



37.J.H. L. Darris 35 



37|Vv.B. Perkinn .34 



36\Vm E. Guirries 34 



36U. F. J J eck 34 



3311. M. Hinckley 34 



35 J. McGillsearv 31 



J. F FulDiere - 35 1 Kilclne, ,i r .34 



K. B Souther.... SB CM Nal Wale* 32 



Aoam Daln ...35 11. F. U ,rris 81 



W. A. Twombly ..'35 J. J. Kinubaw 30 



J. W. Faller 35| 



R.I. Amatettp. Kiele Cleb. — At the annual meeting of the 

 R. I. Amateur Rifle Club, the following gentlemen were 

 elected officers for the ensuing year: President, F. J. Rab- 

 lieth: Vice-President, J. H. Crowell; Treasurer, G. H. Clark- 

 Secretary, John Howe. Range Committee, F. J. Kabbeth, 

 Geo. W*. Davison, and Chas. H. Perkins. Executive Com- 

 mittee, C. F. Pope, C. H. Guild, C. H. Perkins, G. W. Davi- 

 son, and E. Thomas. 



Connecticut. — There will be a rifle match between teams 

 from Harvard and Yale in June. Harvard challenges to 

 shoot a match with team of six men, 200 yards, Creedmoor 

 rules: and Yale, although her club has been but recently 

 organized, and has but few members, has accepted the chal- 

 lenge. This will no doubt create a new interest in the col- 

 lege sports and rifle clubs, and rifle matches may become as 

 popular as boating. 



The Willow Brook Range was open on the 29th ult. for 

 practice, which was indulged in by a goodly number of 



■i ,.oi ,jj- - . !:■-' ■ ai.a i ;:, 1 . - '_" ■ ■ '. . ,.i '■'. T V aia ol'i- iM i Ti I 



all members will be shot every second and fourth Saturday 

 of each month through the season. The pfbspects now are 

 of a large membership and an exciting season. 



The premium of S5 offered for the best score made in off- 

 hand snooting at the rifle range 32 Church Street, New Haven, 



last '.-e,;.\ ill ?! an 1 V lOi I t'oet, 1V,'> WCI, l.,y E. A. PokDCi. liy ;' 



score of 97 out of a possible 100. The two dollar and a half 

 gold piece, for best score with dead rest, was awarded to YV. 

 H. Layne, on a score of 49 out of a possible 50. Premiums 

 of similar value are offered the ensuing week. 



The Remlngton Rifle.— We have been handed the follow- 

 ing letter from the Rev. Geo. Guyer of Half Moon, Pa., 

 dated April 22d: 



E. KBMINOTON&SoNa: 



The Remington combined rifle and shot tun, SSinch, 10-gauge, 40 

 calibre, you sent me more than ayear past, gives entire i-atisf action. 

 Last fall I shot two live-prom;, d bucks (very large deer) In succession; 

 first one with ball, second with, buckshot. The bnckshot was tally 

 60 yards. 1 also shot with bnckshot a very large doe. I could not be 

 iuduced to handle any othct form of gun for deer shooting. 



Signed G. Gdyeh. 



Yourleilerlo. C. M. Snihfe. At. D..is rather hard on Col. Dorlge. The Col- 

 onel may be rjgot about ihe trajectory, as tbe English Express Hnntlng 

 Rifle will come up tn two hundred (200) yards, with a very small deflec- 

 tion. The way I Hal tola is act •orapliah«l is by making a very lisiht hollow 

 ball flllad up with a wooden ping, and from one lundred and twenty 

 (ISO) to one hundred am! . . i a-:. Cnriin and Hurvey I BtrOOR' 



est powder, wliicb give« less recoil I linn aCreeedmoor forty- four calibre 



ride. This Express rifle will shoot, off-baud very u ell u b II 



dfed 1,3 Oi yard.-: laiyond that, range it. looses power v. ry qnickly, anil iho 

 tli ' ball will it-scribe a perfect parfthola as to Khoiitinp with both 

 c.yen open. I don't think Col. Docge can mean a j in...- : a sh-.t gun is 

 quite a different thing. 1 have been trying lo use both eyes with the 

 rifle but I must eonf.^s I have gi/l dead beat and ennot do it,. 



TOUCNTO. 



RECOIL. 



Newport, R. I., April 13, 1877. 

 Editob Fomest asij Stkeam. 



I cannot help trying to point ont to "Onicko" a little discrepancy in 

 his article on "The Causes of Recoil." Re says: "The explosion of the 

 powder, when driving the bullet out of the barrel communicates to the 

 arm itseir a motion which is not perceptible until the projectile 

 has left ihegnn, etc." Again, "As the point of resistance (the shoulder) 

 is beiieaih [he line of recoil, the explosion has a tendency to throw the 

 muzzle up and send the ballet high." Query: How can the explosion 

 send the bullet high when the recoil is imperceptible until the bullet 

 has left the rife- banvl J My opinion is, that tbe recoil begms with the 

 starting of the bullet, and increases as its load is increased by the lifting, 

 the column of air and the friction in the rifle barrel. "Shot. " 



Toronto, April 27, 3877. 

 Editor Forest and Stream. 



In your issue cf April T2th there is an article from "Onicko." With 

 . yonr kind indulgence, I will give you my definition. The recoil of a 

 gun is caused and governed by the same law as the bursting of a steam 

 boiler; tbe expaosion takes ptice In-twixt Ihe breech and ball. The 

 ball acts as a safety valve giving way to the breech. It is the BUdden 

 generation of a quantity of gas or elastic vapor, equal to one thousand 

 (1,000) atmospheres, which is the cause of the recoil. If the ball was as 

 heavy as the gun. no man could withstand the shock or recoil. Bursting 

 anything with ivuter is quite a different aci ion. Water, being a non- 

 clastic body, will burst any vessel that il is confined in without any 

 shock whatever. Von have only to apply a powerful force-pump, and 

 man cannot make a vessel strong euouga to resist the pressure. 



There is no recoil that cun lake place with a gun until the ball leavos 

 the muzzle. If it was not so, it would be impassible lo shoot so well 

 with a rifle. There is many a man who will take the head off a partridge 

 nearly every shot, and if the recoil was to take place while thehall was 

 passing through the barrel, it would be impossible to hold on so steadily 

 to the mark. Suppose a steam boiler of the olden style, twenty feet 

 long by twenii -two hicii diameter; the common pressure exerted on 

 '. I ..ouid bo equal to live hundred and sixty-four (564) tons 

 over the atmosphere; that boiler will lie perfectly still with that 

 pressure, but suppose that, one of the ends gives way, the recoil would 

 immediately take place— the head would go one way, tbe boiler the 

 other. The recoil of the twenty-foot boiler issogreatthatItiaveaee.il 

 one go through both walls of a house and land in the middle of the 

 street. It is exactly the same law that causes a gun to kick. 



We shall feel obliged if Secretaries Of Rile Clubs in for- 

 wavding us reports of the. matches shot on their various 

 ranges will name the rifle used by each competitor. By ob- 

 serving this particular the Interest of the report to the gen- 

 eral reader is greatly enhanced. 



Notice to Sportsmen. — Having received so many communications 

 asking us for information in regard to our six-section banibuo trout, 

 black bass, grilse and salmon rods, we liave prepared a catcufai on the 

 subject, which we shall take pleasure in forwarding to any adttreBa. 

 We keep on band all grades, tbe price's of which range Irom $1~> to $150. 

 Wo put our stamp only <m the best, in order, to pro* 61 our customers 

 and our reputation, for wo aro unwilling to sell a puor rod with a false 

 enamel (made by burning and staining, to imitate the geunine article), 



itliout letting oar customers know inst what they are getting. 



P. O. Box, 1,204.— jUs. Abbey k Imbbie, 48 Maiden Lane. 



$nme |j\*# and (§iik. 



MAY IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME. 



SHOoxrNG Match at Flushinq.— On Saturday, May 5th, a 

 pigeon match of an interesting character took place at the. 

 Hoffman House, Flushing, L. I., between Dr B Talbot of 

 New York, and Mr. Charles Hur.cn of Flushing. The match 

 was for a cup given - by Harry Hill of New York, to become 

 the property of any one holding it for one year. It was first 

 shot for at Flushing in April, 1876, when Dr. Talbot won it 

 against thirteeen competitors, and has since held it against 

 all comers, winning also the present, champion contest. 



The conditions "on Saturday were, each to shoot 'at 11 

 pigeons, from H. and T. traps, 31 yards rise, old Long 

 Island rules. The result was that each killed all his birds" 

 As there were no more pigeons on hand, the only way to de- 

 cide the match was for each to shoot at 10 glass bulls to be 

 sprung from two of Ca.pt. Bogardns' patent traps, under the 

 former conditions. Of these Dr. Talbot hit 8, and his 

 opponent. 2. making the Doctor the. victor; 



Massachusetts. — Flymoudi C 

 of geese have been shot this 

 Marshfield; and on April 16ti: 

 flocks go over in one afternoo: 

 almost a total failure, for in on 

 also have been wild and 

 especially so. The great a 

 passable barrier on snipes, an 

 for trout without getting w 

 storms and rain for a month. 

 along, and we hope for a shot 

 remain with us. 



\unly, May 1. — Large numbers 

 season on the North River, 



I saw at least one hundred 

 .. Brant shooting has been 

 i week I only got three ducks; 

 cry scarce, and shelldrakes 

 mt of rain has put an im- 

 d no one can get to Ihe brooks 

 it. We have had northeast 



Yellowlegs are just coming 

 >r two during the week they 

 S. K., Je. 



"Blue Glass" Match at Pkotidesce.— Another shooting 

 match took place at the base-ball grounds at Providence, R. 

 I., on May 3d, which was a success, perhaps owing to the 

 fact that blue glass balls were employed. Three of the Bo- 

 gardus traps with blue glass balls ware used, and were 

 placed ten yards apart, the shooter not knowing what one was 

 to be sprung. The first match was for three prizes, $10, $6, 

 S4, each participant to shoot at fifteen balls while tb -. rt are 

 in the air, and to stand eighteen yards from the trap' when 

 firing. There were twenty entries, and the shooting was ex- 

 citing. Appended is the score: 



Name. Toial.iMame. Total' 



E. Pratt 8;Jitu Tinker { 



F. Burbank H|AI. Tinker.. a 



G. Anthony !> ; V7. TallrOM a 



W. Horton 18 H. G. Place " ~ 



W. Herbert 10 W, Heodrich */'" . 



J. B. Peck 10; Frank Carper ter " s 



W. Smith lc .lolm Smith u 



B. W. Tinker f William Crandall .' ],', 



C. F. Baucock 9 Georae Crandall ii 



E. W.Babcock 7, George Craudall, Jr I:"*I.>0 



\V. Horton took the first prize, \V. Smith the second, and 

 George Crandall the third. A sweepstake match for five 

 pairs of glass balls v<as next contested, and E. W. Tinker 

 was awarded the $10. Phixtx. 



Washtngtok, D. C. — May 5th. — Glass-ball shooting has be- 

 come a popular amusement here. We shoot from a trap (or 

 series of traps) that throws the balls in five, different direc- 

 tions: one to the right, one-half quartering to the right, one 

 driver, one-half quartering to the left, and one to the left; 

 the shooter not to know which trap is to be sprung. I give 

 scores of those of our first matches : 

 1st Match. 

 Conditions, 111 balls each, is yards rise, 



MoLeod 0,1'erriek g 



Mills TTuppan a 



Janseu O.Keuly a 



Mi Match. 



Williams , 7 . Jausen 



Mills in|Dcrrick.... 



Jlerbous 51 Wimsatt .... 



Tappan 1| 



3nn Match. 

 Breech-loading shot gun 

 Mills ..'5|J'i 



R A 





Derrick , ffuMexuudtir 3 



Williams 1 Alexander ± 



Fergusou .4! 



Mr. Mills won the gun, making a olean Boors on the tie. 



Messrs. Williams, Derrick. Kcnly. Ferguson and Mills are 

 somewhat celebrated as pigeon shuts. Sir. Ken ley having di- 

 vided the first prize, with Turn South of Kentucky at the 

 Centennial Tournament. I think these scores will be inter- 

 estino by way of comparison between ball ,n d 



sllOOtlng. SlMUiTSMAJt. 



—In a letter from ,1. C. Dene of La Omsse, Wis., of the 

 25th ult., we find that the ducks have jumped that place in 

 their northern ilight. but pigeons have come in large num- 

 bers, notwithstanding a severe, snow storm wasjraging. 



