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FOREST AND STREAM. 



inc. 



— To the mmiH-h/ri: rrrtcks mho go down, to Creedmoor 

 till their shoulders are sore: 



Came, reserve your "hols ami listen awhile 

 To H nice bit of news Hint, will make yon smile. 

 Last Saturday, haw I baw 1 yon must think it strange, 

 For tuere were hears aDd balls at the 9.00-ynrdfi rnufrc. 

 Contending tor Bold, our president the donor, 

 In the mutches to come, " look out for a corner." F. 



CisGKroTooi!,— The spring meeting on the Oreedmoo, 

 range, occupying Thursday and Friday last, was a success 

 gauged by the standard ol the prize list, but a failure con- 

 sidered in the light of what, should be expected from the 

 National Rifle Association, with so many years of experi- 

 ence in its aid. Nothing venture, nothing have, is true 

 almost beyond a doubt in the management of rifle meetings. 

 Liberal prize lists make long entry lists, and the reverse 

 holds equally true. The first day opened with poor weather 

 promise. Soldiers in uniform were glad to slip into their 

 overcoats, and officers drew their cloaks close about their 

 bodies before they had strolled about the range much. 

 Ruin showers came and wentat irregular intervals, while the 

 wind from the 9 to 11 o'clock quarters blew gustily, making 

 altogether a wretched shooting Jay, and accounting for 

 the rai Iter average shooting done. Gen. Wylie made a busi- 

 ness-like executive officer, while Captain Story, in the sta- 

 tistical line, was exact if not extra rapid. Major Korean 

 Morris, Burgeon of the Seventh Regiment, was duly quar- 

 tered in a hospital tent, with yellow flag overhead, waiting 

 for what luckily did uot come — a call for his services. For 

 the opening act in the two days' shooting drama, the thirty 

 targets on the range weie set for third-class practice, the 

 id shoil-raune matches opening simultaneously 

 at 200 yards. In the first named there were thirteen entries, 

 i;il turnout indeed of the "Grand Moguls" of 

 the range. The only remarkable thing about the match, 

 beyond the free antl easy way in which it was fought, is the 

 good scores shown. Only two of the directors actually man- 

 aged toiniss the target, ami the prize goes to Sanford over 

 two tieing scores only on the arrangement of shots. The 

 scores stood i 



Lt. Col. K. 11. Sauforcl, Rem. Sport 4 4 



Ben: I). D. Wjlie, Sharps Mil 4 4 



JUjor H. Fulton, Moytiunl 5 5 



Coi. G. D.Snmt, Kern. Mil 5 4 



Gert. T. 8. Dakln, Rem. Bporl 6 4 



Major J. Holland, Sharp* Mil 3 5 



Oeu. A. Stisler, Sharps Mil 5 2 



Col. tf. A. Gil'lerslfeve, Italian] .4 4 



col. (i. W. WuniaiB, Winchester 4 4 



fin pi. .1. <;. story, Item. Mil 3 8 



Geo, J. II. Woodwind. Hem. Mil 3 2 



lion. N. I'. Stanton, Maynard 3 3 



G. S. Seheruierlinni, Jr., Item. Sport 4 



The short-range match was for all comers, with any rifle, 

 ami it will be noted, with 118 entries, was not won with a 

 better average score than that of the winning director, who 

 appears here as the fourth prize man, I. L. Allen, of long- 

 raoge furne, showing himself as well a proficient at short- 

 range by inking first, place. Eight prizes were won, scores 

 standing: 



ten shots, went to Gen. T. S. Dakin, with 53 points and four 

 cations, as follows: 



T. S, Dakln, Rem. creed. s 5 4 r, o s 4 g r, 5 6-52 



a. Sanrorrf, f< 



Win 



:'l 5 S (1 f, II 4 6 6 



..6 6 4 6 5 



4 6 5 5 6 fi 6 4 



4 « o o 5 



6—5'. 



5 5—22 



4 5—22 



o 3—22 



4 4-21 



3 4—20 



4 4—20 

 4 5-20 



3 4—19 



4 4—10 



3 4— 17 



4 3—16 

 3 4—13 

 2 3—13 



LL.AUet>.B« 



,1 c.Siinrooni 



6. II Si.il-rl, 

 S. sergeant, S 

 ,1. I.e. Clarke 

 ■ . A, lb-l/.m.i 

 J. Le B intiUle 

 The learn 



4 5 5 4—31 



5 4 4 4—31 



S 5 5 4-31 



5 4 S 4— 30 



4 4 5 4-30 



5 4 4 4-30 

 4 4 4 4 -HO 

 4 6 5 4—30 



irp- -port. 5 



in.M.1 4 



.tch at 200 yards opened at once upon the 



finish of the Other off hand competitions. Thirteen teams 

 were in for the three prizes offered. Ten of the teams were 

 drawn from the National Guard of the First and Second Di- 

 vision, N . G. S. K. Y., and three from the companies of U. 

 S. Engineers stationed at Willett's Point. Volunteers and 

 regulars were thus pitted; the Springfield army musket 

 . ..iv Remington Slate arm. It was a close rub, but 

 to B < !o. , U. S. E., fell the first honors with a score of 137, 

 or a little over 25 points per man in the possible 35. The 

 engineers were highly elated over their success; their first 

 team victory at Creedmoor, where, they are frequent and 

 welcome visitors. The scores stood : 



First Prize, Co. B., United States Engineers. 



Private (.'. Benneii 4 5 3 4' 



Lieutenant li. A. Gritliu 4 4 3 4 



Corp. .1. Lees * , i i 



Private O. It. I'rltalle .1 4 a i 



Private A. M. Miller 3 8 3 4 



Go.D,*isi HeR't im co g,aaa Bjw;t 12s 



Co \ nth iteit't 122 CO. B, 83d Eeg'J 115 



o A 23 lteg-t 121 Co. G, list P.en'1 HO 



: V u Hii; VeH'i I-'': CO.. II :.hl,.'g't i:-9 



Co. A, I.S.E: 119 OO.J.TO1 Key't 101 



< a. i ;, I .S.JS U9 Co. 1, 14th Keg't 94 



The cavalry match at the same distance, but with car- 

 bines, was easily won by the Washington Gray team, and 

 this, loo, with three misses in their score, as follows: 



Sergeant u. A. Fuller * 3 4 4 4 4 4-2T 



it D. Wilson 2 2 



Private E, Pasco 3 4 



Kergeont J. F. Mcllngn 1 3 



p.iviae Miller ^ 



I , ,iry Team 95 Separate Troop, First. Division:, 74 



This closed the "IT hand shooting, and after luncheon 20 

 targets were found iri place, ready for the military and car- 

 lies. The military contest, as before, was for learns 

 of fi«: men each, all the teams coming from the National 

 (luard, and all using Remington .50 cal. rifles. The poor 

 ..ogive some idea of the poor character of the 

 day The Scotch lads from Co. D, Seventy-first Regiment, 

 carried off the first money, and, with the second money in 

 the morning team match, they managed to make a very fail- 

 day's work. Their scores were : 



11 Co., TlBt Bee**. H Co., 7th Eeg't. 



Priv Robertson ■• I 3 i 4-20 Capt. Price 5 6 35 2—20 



erlv Stevenson 3 4 5 5 3-19 Priv. Price 3 2 8 a 4-17 



MiiY Clark 4 2 4 4 4— IS Sergt. Holland 2 5 3 2 5-17 



Priv ' I imlsaV .' 4 a 4 S 1—18 Priv. Waterman 2 8 3 4 0-13 



Priv'. Pyle . . » 5-5 Sergt. Le Boatillicr. . .3 4 4-11 



Total SO IT 



,,,, ■ , i'.e't 70 A Co., 23d Reg't 55 



...it.ei.iu)... .7'. I Co., lltli Keg't 41 



.....69 ICo., 7h Iteg'l (jnnior team)... 33 



The carton match drew out 54 marksmen. It was some- 

 what oi a novellr, but the carton count prevented what 

 inisht have been astnng of ties at, this easy mid-range with 

 my rifle allowed. At the last meeting where tins match 

 wasOIl Major Jewell carried off first with 50 m the possible 

 cartpn match, however, with a possible 60 in the 



5— 28 

 4-20 

 2—25 



4—20-127 



5—23 

 3—23 

 3—21 



5—18-112 



• )..-,. i_.o\veo, i ,ju, m ,, .j ., 



II. Fisher, M.L 5 6 3 



The second day of the meeting was very nearly a dupli- 

 cate of the first so far as weal her matters were concerned. 

 The Leech-Cup match, for the championship of America 

 and the cup, was the only competition called, and its shoot- 

 iug occupied the entire day. Thirty-five entries were 

 squadded over seven targets. The 800 yards firing had an 

 unlucky experience, aud over three hours were spent in its 

 Completion. Several hard showers came down, the marks- 

 men getting the best protection possible from the canvas 

 sunshades erected over each firing point. The posts, how- 

 ever, were, not deserted, and the filing kept ou when the 

 targets could be distinguished through the maze of drops. 

 The wind during the day danced about. Irom the 11 o'clock 

 to 2 o'clock quarters, but during the 1,000 yards firing kept 

 very steady troni 9 o'clock. Candor compels the assertion 

 that the shooting as a whole was poor, very mediocre, in- 

 deed, excepting of course the two leading scores. Before 

 the 800 yards firing had been half completed, the match had 

 narrowed itself down to a competition between Maj. Jewell 

 aud Col. Sanford. At the first distance they were lie on the 

 v.ry excellent run of 71 each. At 000 Col. Sanford passed 

 his oppouent a couple of points, and the 1,000 yards work 

 was watched by all with the keenest interest. S&nford on 

 one of the inside targets received such coaching as Col. 

 Gildersleeve, who shot on the same target, was able to give 

 him, while the Brooklyn boy, Jewell, went it alone. It was 

 nip and tuck, until Sanford lost his chances in a miss. 

 Amid the rush of counsellors he omitted to note the change 

 of elevations wdiich comes with the change of light as twi- 

 light approaches, and scored a miss, while Jewell, giviug 

 all his attention to the work in hand, changed a point and a 

 half, keeping on with pnly the lapse to a centre, and coming 

 out wilh the magnificent score of 213 points in the possible 

 235, better than which has never been shown in an individual 

 match at Creedmoor, nor, so far us the official records show, 

 at any other range. Higher scores have beeti reported from 

 private practice, but never iu match shooting ; but a few 

 days before (Tuesday, May 23,) Major Jewell had virtually 

 accomplished the same feat, though from lodging one of his 

 bulls on the wrong target but 209 was scored. 



The third Leech-Cup match was witnessed by a good 

 number of spectators. Fourteen of Ihe competitors fiudiug 

 their scores running low, preferred discretion to fight aud 

 backed out. In the case of Ralhhonc the retirement was 

 compulsory, he having been taken with a chill. Some of 

 the old experts were about with Other distinguished visitors, 

 among them tiie Count liallardiuo, Duke tie Vonkcrs, who 

 encouraged the " dear boys " with points aud hints on how 

 to do it. The leading scores stood : 



H. S. Jewel', Kern. Creed. 



800 5 5 5- 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 5—71 



1,0110.. 



SIM.. 



.5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5—13—213 

 E. 11. Sanford, Hem. Creed. 



5 5 6 5 5 5 



5 5 4 5 4 5 



. 6 5 5 

 1,000 5 55545035555 



C. E. BlvUenhurgh. Item. Creed, 

 son 5 345545 4 s 4 .'. :. 



900 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 



l.llljj 2 44435K55455 



1. L. Allen, Item. Creed. 



S00 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 



i'OU 5 445503 5 5 o 5 4 



1,UU0 4 04355555455 



H. Washburn, Rem. Creed. 



..44355 



4 5 3 3 



4 4 5 5 5 3 5 



5 4 



800 4 5 



36332555545 5 

 Frank Hyde, Sharps Creed. 



9U0 . . 



65 5 45335 



.552546 



5 5 5 5 5 3 

 5 5 3 3 4 5 



5-71 



. 6-71 



4 4-65—207 



5 4-03 

 G 6—70 



4 5-59—197 



5 5-69 



5 8— 6i 



a 0—65—190 



3 5—65 



6 4—64 



3 4 — ij2 — llll 



4 5-63 



5 5—69 

 0—54—191 



1,000.. 



I,'""'- - 



1,0.0 2 



H. A. Gildersleeve, Sharps Creed. 



BOO 3 343540 3 564445 4—50 



■wm s«S. 4 5648583434 5-66 



505455445055 4-60-1S2 

 U. Fisher, Fisher !!. 



4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 3—65 



4 3 45654463 3 3 4-59 



5536550 2 50U5 4-56— ISO 



c. E. Elder, M. L. 



800 5 4401563444 5 4 



Hill! 4 533450464644 



1,1100 3 2 55544545035 



E. H. Madison, Rem. Creed. 



800 2245 5445554 



9il" 5 5420545445 5 5 



1,000 5 434434554463 



T. S. Dakin, Rem. Creed. 



800 4 4456 5 45553 3 4 



5 4 5 



5-65 

 B 56 



4-5S— 179 



5—54 



. 3-66 



I 3—56—176 



1,000.. 



3 5 3 



2 4 6-4S-17G 



..2 4 3 5 5 4 



John A. Lowell, Pea. M. 

 ,.S 14 5 5 3 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 3—62 

 ..3 3K55565544443 6—60 

 ..'10 54344524445 5-49—171 



■\V. M. Farrow, Bal. 



.0 3 



1,000.. 



.'.'50545555065 



4 5 



6 4 



530545456 



800 



900 

 54 



1,000 

 S3 



4-52 



a— 07 



0—53—172 



Total, 

 lfiti 



J. B. Waters, Rem. Creed 



G. W. Davison, Pea. M 59 



II. L.iMuise, Kern. Creed 6J 56 BO Vb 



U. G. Woleott, FiBlU C 54 69 hfl 159 



0. E. Overoangn, aharpe Creed oil eo it IM 



H. F. Clark, Rem. Creed 61 47 SI 144 



\\ rn. Hayes, Hal 54 64 S3 41 



Geo. Waterman, Sharps creed 46 26 3. 1"» 



F. Wesson, Wes 23 37 46 MB 



fMirrf— -V. Anderson, Henry Fulton, J. E. Holland, A. D. Hodgniaii, 



,1 AieGleiiie), 1. A. Hodgman, V. pusenoeny. Jr., John P.udiue, 



Wsllaee Uunn, .1. C Kingman, F. Sbonjufrd, G. W. Vale. 



N. Y. Statk Abw Imi-hovkmest.— Circular No. 5, from Ihe 



Office of the General Inspector of Rifle Practice, S. N. \., 



permits the following changes in the rifles used by infantry 



(Remington .50 cs 



1. The rear sight to have the Bbonlders or the leaf (the part whieli la 

 raised for long-range shooting) cat. away to within one-eighth ol 1111 iueh 

 from the base, so as to permit the bar to be lowered to that extent 

 The opening between the bars of the iejf to be correspondingly 

 lowered. 



2. The steps of Ihe rear sights to be altered into an Inclined plane, 

 so as to permit elevations to be obtained without putting anything 

 under the sight. 



8. Scales of any kind may be marked upon the rear sight. 



The lowering of tlie shouhleis of the rear' sight was pre- 



cisely the terrible crime which, in the eyes of the N. R. A. 

 direr tots, was sufficient to deprive ihe Forty-eight I 

 team of the several prizes won by them at the last, fall 

 men iug. Then it was an offence, now it is an improve- 



Statex Island. — The Rossmbre clubmen were out 011 

 their rauge at Huguenot Heights, on Wednesday, the oOth 

 nit., and enjoyed a very good day's sport, a large a 

 blage of ladies and gentlemen overlooking ihe sport* Sherifl 

 B. Brown, won the Wright Medal, making a score of 22 at 

 200 yards, mid a like score at 400 yards. The contestants 

 were: Messrs. 11. Mn-0,1. Jr., George W. Kllis, W. M. 

 Wright, J. R. LeRoy, W. T. Elliott. (' C. Ellis, .T. Segwine, 

 G. C. Dean and S. Ellis. The rifle badge was wpn by II. 

 Mason, Jr., and the lieutenants' bin I ire by W. T. KHi.-M. 

 wilh a score at 200 yards of ill. Mr. George W. Ellis won 

 the cup by making the best aggregate score during the day, 

 counting 74 out of a possible 125, The chili grounds will 

 be open for shooting every Saturday. The present officers 

 of the association are: Mr. Henry Mason, President. ; .1. 

 Rutgers LeRoy, Secrclary and Treasurer, and George W. 

 Ellis, Captain. 



—The Lawrence, Mass., Lille Club had a prize ahool at 

 Merrimack Range Saturday afternoon. Out Of St pi 

 at 500 yards the best scores were: 



Name? Total. Names. Total. 



R. P. Sargent— Mavnarl .mi C. l. Austin— Sharps 40 



H. H. Brann— Mayiwrd 40 A. ! - . :,,-a 40 



O.M. Jewell— llaj-nai'd 49 U.F. Lordi-Kemlngtcni ->•'■ 



—The dates for the spring meeting of the Massachusetts Rifle 

 Association have been definitely Hxed for Monday and Tues- 

 day, June 18 and 19. There w'ill be seven nial'li 

 programme, three of which will be open to allcomers. One 

 will be confined to members of Ihe Shite miliiia. The tofeU 

 amount of the prizes will be nearly $1,000. 



'The friendly match between teams of the Massachusetts 

 and Walpole Rifle Associations took place at the Walpole 

 range on May ;j0. The rules allow each member of "the 

 respective teams ten shots in firing at sod ami !MXi yards, and 

 15 shols at 1,000 yards. The following is a summary of ihe 

 match : 



H tSSAOHUSKTTS. 



•sin siffl) 1 (inn Total. 



J A Lowell 37 47 ir, 149 



W H Jackson 4i 44 on Hi; 



A P Clark 40 i-i 6J ua 



William Poland.. 34 37 V) l.o 



CCflibtmrd S4 44 35 103 



Totals 181 



214 



261 



GG2 



Totals 192 



Wn.i.owr.r.ooK, May go. — The semi-monthly shoot of the 

 Connecticut Rifle Association at the Willuwbrook range:- to- 

 day was a successful gathering. Shooting opened at. 11 a. 

 ST., the principal matches being the second contest, for the 

 champion's loug range, Is;?, at 800, 000 and 1,000 yards. 

 The top scores were : 



Orange .Tudd, Remington Ttltle. 



800 4 r, r, s 5455 6 6— 4s 



I 4 :i 4 1 r, 5 r, 5 5 S— 43 



1,000 1 1 a 2 1 3 5 s 4 :;—:u— '.20 



N. Washburn, Remington Pitle. 



sllll 5 E 5 S 4 5 3 5 '1—40 



910 3 'J 5 2 3 S 3 r. 4 1— ?.7 



1,000: a 4 3 5 4 4 4 a 5— 39— 123 



The iMiddletown sage beating the weighty Hartford cham- 

 pion by three points. 



The champion mid-range badge, 500 yards, was taken by 

 C. Smith, as follows ; 



C, Smith, Sharps Creed 4 H ( it 5 1 t 3—45 



I : ',', .. ,.ii; :|l i : _... . :,,n-|.-. 1 n-.'i ... . :. 1 4 1 ', .'- ., :, 1 1 1 



N. Washburn, Item. Creed s 5 15 4 4 4 5 4 4—14 



Orange Jiidd. Rem. Creed B 5 S 5 5 0*4 5 6 0— 14 



Henry Woodward, Shurns 1 creed 4 08455544 4-41 



* Bad cartridge. 



Sec. Sluilley took the oOO-yiitds all-comers' badge for 

 rifles of any weight or trigger pull of .40 cal. or under. 

 The wind was variable and lish-taily, and at 1,000 yards a 

 shower of rain fell. 



Mr. T. Sedgwick Steele, of Hartford, donor of the " T. 

 Steele <3c Sou Silver Cup," wdiich was won by Middlclown 

 last year and will be contested for some time, during Ihe 

 present season, was made an honorary member of the asso- 

 ciation by a unanimous vole. 



Tiik Am.vtecr Kii'i.F. Team of Hoi:.\-ki.lsvm.i.k. — 'Hi Mon 

 day a rifle team was organized at Capt. Shunt's rifle gallery 

 OttBroad street. The score was very tine. The distance 

 flred was sixty feet, the center of the target being three- 

 quarters of an" inch in diameter. B. Fellows hit Ihe center 

 ten times in succession, aud all of the shots can be covered 

 with a dime. Possible 100. The following is the score 1 



Fit Loornls 97 II A Todd 9S 



It Ilawtey 9S J II Kodjrers :■:, 



B F. Rolenson OS II K Spuipirl i'l 



J O Fellows (17 FA nuruharn no , 



B Fellows 100 A llackeu '.'9 



DCarduer 97 Stuliii.:,. 



Hidoewood, N. J. — The championship badge at 200 yards 

 was competed for by members of the Ridge WOod Sporting 

 Club on Wednesday last, the scores running : 



G.W.Jones 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4—48 



F.J. Walton 5 5 3 4 14 4 3 4 3—10 



N. A. Calkins 4 4 4 4 5 3 ) : 



C. W. Walton 3 5 3 4 4 4 3 :) 4 1-17 



JamcsGiyler 2 2 4 4 5 14 i i i— 37 



CAr.iFor.MA.— In the first of the competitions to llBC > 

 the marksmen to send to Creedmoor, held at San Bruno, Cal., 

 May 28, Sergeant EL Hook won the match by 11 score of 160 



over his competitor, Corp. O. Nash, whose score was 157, in u 

 possible score of 200. and the number of -.hots flred by each, 

 •10. 



r rg, N. J.. June 1, 1877.— On May 30, fDecora- 

 tion Day, a few members of the Ogden 

 visited their long range for the third time this season lor 

 the purpose of decorating their target from a dirt..:. 

 yards, Creedmoor rules, 15 shots per man. The following- 

 named rifles were used and scores made 1 

 ReminKton Creedmoor. ..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5—74 

 Ballard " ..Bottle-neck, shell, —'■: 



■> ... .... . — C4 



" " ...New style, Btraiy ■ —71 



Wind strong, nearly down the range from firing point. 

 The club has but pccetSfly poma 



