408 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



the speed aVifi grace of a grouse, and the loud whin- of their 

 i i :i cho nl iii Hie nerves Which makes them tingle 



and ihrill in unison with ii . Their Bight is swift and arrowy, 

 but not long continued, and they -drop suddenly. From the 

 noise of their wings in flight 1 can understand that their drum- 

 ming in the spring, when they are .strutting about their lady- 



!"■■. ■! : 'i i-.i|":-n iin il n ucli louder and more whack 



fog than that of the grouse. However, I have never hud an 

 opportunity of beating it. 

 The sage-fowls live altogether on the liutls and leaves of tha 

 f, : . and some other herbs, and their digestive organs are 

 Bpeciallj rnoditted to suit this soft diet, soft- that is for a gal- 

 linaceous bird. Their flesh is not .good eating. It is tough 

 and tainted with flic medicinal flavor of the Bage. 



When in Cheyenne, the other day, I called upon Mr. Frank 

 Taylor, a, p'sidei of Fiiiikst and Stimsam, who has the finest 

 mounted specimens of a pair of these birds that 1 have lately 



eis making a special roll-el ion of all I he birdsTelatCd 



r ■ i ,, ,hoeo„isc, clc :ui 1 lliisr;i,r.;,„ ndcli-hl ■■ ;■.]„■; i. 



, , gyi Mi. Taylor is an enthusiastic Bporteman and nat- 

 uralist. His room abounds in the implements of veneryand 

 ansling, and Hie trophies of the chase, from which, with his 

 inlelligent aid, one can get a fair idea of Ihc birds and animals 

 of all this region, Noooe villi an atom of interest in hunting 

 can resist the charm suggested by his stories, or refuse to 

 promise to accept bis hearty invitation to ulfow him to act as 



• Hi' i nidi al lire first opportunity. 

 I.-S'dhil I his scribbling can't last forever, much as there is to be 



i;i ahoul i' i i ' Tlrip through the game-abounding 



■i, ■iii.n 'i in of Wyoming, a; Iain about undertaking. More 

 anon Ernest Ixgeesole. 



1 , ■■ . i ■ ■■■■'■■ ■'■■■;, 12 I ■ i 



in mean daily temperature, at New Smyrna: 



; he mouth of June, was 81 deg. 45 m. The highest 



temperature was 96 deg.. at 3 o'clock p. ai. ; the lowest, 73, at 







Notice hj Si'OKTSMKH.— Having received SO many communications 

 n.rKini; us for information iu regard to our six-section bamboo trout, 

 i , i a , '■. 1 1 1 . grilse anil salmon roils, we liuve prepared a circular on the 

 : hi , ■, ■!. vmeii we stall take pleasure iu forwarding to any address. 



tell e 



Isi 



V. 0. Cox, 1,294. - Ado. 



Aubey & i.m iikik, -IS .Maiden Lane, 



AN ENGLISH VIEW OF THE INTER- 

 NATIONAL MATCH. 



The Volunteer S&fiiim Gazette, the organ of the rifle shoot- 

 ingdnterest in Great Britain, has a very fair editorial on ilie 

 coming inlernalional match in its issue of June 0, and puts 

 several important mieBtione i» a very sensible way. From 

 Hie full text, we quote as follows: 



Il is satisfactory to know thai the Council of the National 

 tation has this year determined to organize a team 

 i, i.ie-eiiiing the United Kingdom to go to Creedmoor in 

 Septamher^aud there to contend for the International Cbal- 

 I, o ', trophy, li appears to us quite unquestionable that our 

 . to be represented at Creedmoor by the nest possi- 

 i,i, i, i;u winch we can draw from I he little group of islands 

 we call the United Kingdom. To others it seems that the 

 ljujied oughl i" be disunited pro tempore, and that three 

 ,, luisoI Englishmen, Irishmen and Scotchmen, respectively, 

 Should uphold our marksmanship in the I in ted States, 

 llie.vcver. Sir Henry llaltord, than whom a more competent 

 Captain COUld not bu found, is this year about to get up the 

 ],', ,.i. Irani he. can Irom England, Ireland and Scotland COIU- 



toeether there can be no doubi thai he mac get together a 

 team Which will be iound hard to beat even by the brilliant 

 American marksmen. We hear nothing this year of any re 

 strieiioiis. We believe thai the Irish accept the leadership of 

 Sir Henry Halford. and we have uo reason to doubt that the 

 Se.,n h will lollow their example. Jt would corlninly be most 

 dent if 



otic 







Hut even if o 

 to send a sc 

 Rifle Associs 

 pursuing the 



learn, il appears to us Unit the National 

 d Sir Henry Halford will now be wise i„ 

 course, and gomg to America with ihc 

 adhere to the V„w we cs-pr, 

 year thai thev were then justified in refusing to organize a 

 , n when Scotland insisted pa her right to send a 

 representative team of her own Bui Ihe Tinted Kingdom 

 caunot always stand aloof because one of its component pari a 

 laking separate action; and this year Sir Henry 

 Halford must lake his team to Creedmoor and do his best to 

 win the International Prize, whether he has or has not lo 

 ligbl against a Scotch team. Hoi we have little fear thai I he 

 schism of last year, which was to a great exfeenl to be exensod 

 bv the somewhat careless aclion ot the organizers of the 

 match in the I niterl Slates, will nol survive in l.siT, and thai 

 ill- ie mi which will go to Creedmoor will be ''united" in 



id i ems I ask before him in 



There have been lung and 



est mode of selection iu such 



Sir Henry Halford hi 

 selecting the men tor hi 

 frequent eontrov 

 Cases. Generally speaking we ai..- iir-po-iu lo mink tnal tlie 

 judgment of the <-.'|.taiu . aig M to be I he best guide, hut 

 competitive trials relieve ttat officer, .no i doubt, from » ««« 



o™ort!von,e;;"hl:'svst,;n will probably work better than 

 any other In thepresenl case the selection involveBSpeoiaJ dif- 

 ficulties and we doubt whether if Sir Henry Halford were lo 

 take upon himself to select the members of a mixed team ol 

 En-dish, Irish and Scotch, he would give satisfaction, though 

 his .judgment and experience are such that he would probably 

 choose 'really the best, men hi iwever, that some 



form of competition will be adopted for the selection, and we 

 m-v express a hope that if this is the case the competition 

 will be as wide as possible. It may or may not be advisable 

 to reserve one or two places in the team for the captain's 

 nominees, but with such a possible exception the beat scorers 



al the competitive trials en ',, tl Q lo go to Creed- 



moor. \Y K are aware that some people bold that provision 

 ought to be made for what is called a fair representation of 



id Scotland Wo cai (agree with this view. We 



want to choose the best men, and il is. or ought to be, a mat- 

 ter of perfect indifference whether those best men turn out to 

 be Englishmen, Irishmen or Scoiehnieii. No rule should be 

 laid down as to any particular number of men of each na- 

 tionality being admitted into the team. A place iu the team 

 should lie open to any rifleman of the United Kingdom who 

 shows that he can shoot better than his fellows. 



We are glad to see that these visits to and from the rillc- 



raen of the United Slates bid fair to m - i miiual iosti 



tution. It, is, we believe, understood that the rein 



riflemen will not he represented in England thin year, but we 

 hope that in 1878 they will return the visit which Sir Henry 

 Halford and his men are preparing to pay them. It ought not 

 to be dillictill to ai range a, mutch at Wimbledon which should 

 be worthy of the skill of the famous American small-bore 

 shots. 



♦.-♦-»*. 



Creeomoor, Jul!/ 14.— Saturday last was a day of moment 

 at Creedmoor, and the riflemen out had quite an exciting 

 topic of talk in the protest in I hi Spirti of the Times match, 

 Tuesday's weak opened with the lilth competition for Sharp's 

 prize ot $250. The wind was from the 11 o'clock quarter, 

 but so puffy and unsteady that iirst -class scores were qtdte out 

 of the. question, and the shooters were compelled to be con- 

 tent with the following record. There were 10 entries. 

 Open to all comers; any rifle ; distances, 800, 900 and 1,000 

 yards; 15 shots at each distance ; no sighting shots or pre- 

 vious practice on the day of the match; one-quarter of the 

 entrance money to be awarded to I he competitor CD [l 

 highest score, the winner of the prize to fead the scores at 

 each distance: 



800 yds. U00 yds. 1,000 yds. Total. 



WaJBSJetreU, Bern Greed int oil S3 19: 



W" At Faiixnv, JJailai-a Oreeii 59 fiis 61 186 



i i. in, . Bern Cr i - 03 ;o ou 1*3 



I. M.i 



llil 

 EH ■ 





c.i.. 



!>.'> 



K h .M 



Before the long-range match had concluded, the lime for 

 .,il„ 7V»„s m-.iich had arrived, and Col. Wingate. 

 the Vice-President of the association, informed the long-range 

 men that such as chose might enter then for the olio-yards 

 shooting, and come down to make their score upon the com- 

 pletion of their long-range work. Tin- rule of t lie association 

 is that in matches of this character all ihc members of a tiring 

 squad shall shoot alternately until their scores are completed. 

 The match opened at 3 O'clock, and ihc shooting of those then 

 and there present was over before four o'clock. At 4:30 i-. 

 •i. the long-range men came down, but were met by a protest, 

 signed hy three (,i 'ho contestants, denying ihe right of Col. 

 Wingate to abrogate the rule or set it aside. The shooting 

 weni on, and the protests were entertained by Major Fulton, 



the executive officer ol the match, a c ma- protest being 



also placed in his hands by Col. Sanford, who. on his leading 

 score and the" assurance ot CoL Wingate thai bhc infraction of 

 the rule would be allowed, claimed Ihc badge. The matter 

 will be referred toljie Executive Committee, who, no doubt, 

 will sustain tin- protest, the case nine almost similar lo the 

 barring out. of Van llciiscn in the contest for the Schuyler, 

 Hartley & Graham prize, on August 19th last, by which de- 

 cision Col. \\ ingate. then using the bogus n one ol Ceo. Wood, 

 look the iirst place. The scores of the ten-shot competition 



for the Spirit <'fl.hr. Twnes medal, at 800 yards, B I i 



B H Sanford, Hem SuOrt 38 II l'uniev, Rem Mil V9 



\ \| I ;..;„«. u.iii.ini US Dr A. Stuha, Sharps Spori 89 



It 11 Keen", shiups spurt :|ii M F run, is. Item Mil is 



i, I, .M..1.-I-, simiiis S|h.i-i ;■■ II u le.urlev. Ui-m hport -J! 



!■' A liuui-ii, MiariiH S|iorl :if. .IN Univn, |;..ni Spun .■■; 



O W Mnmr, hlnirin N">rl :i-l .1 I. li ■■-..... :-i ■..-..* i.iecil 27 



« Kover (.') siiarp- s|„,n... ;:, .1 ai;,.,. lam. Mil ao 



.1 1. Ciici:, nliiirp* Sill al Al .\1 Muliliy. .sharps Spott ill 



K \V ITlee, K.-in Mil 'la N IIW am, .s.mrps Spurt M 



W H Mnrpiiy. Item MiJ m t' II llnlnai. KoaiStort 20 



.1 Mii.i.'iis.'v, llallard -J'J II Pislior. Sharps Sport HO 



A Anderson, Bern Mil ''■' W C KetKly, Mem Mil M 



The third eonipeiiiion for ihc Irish American trophy took 

 ■laud 500 yards distance. Sergl. >.. \). Ward, ol 

 Company A, Ninth Regiment, was the winner, upon the 

 ft mi! ol a possible 70 points. 



Tun Hai.i m:ii Kit i :■: Ma-imi. The mid- week matches inc. 

 proving groai favorites al Creedmoor, and the Ballard r.te 



match on Wednesday, the tltb, was 

 tendance and the quality of the si 

 on. I competition, open to all com. 

 lith : 15 shots without cleaning. 



.1 1' Kathvsn. Ballard 



J T UCulliiiH, Item sport 



W Have?, Ilulord 



spruit'ii.-ld 



■loader 59 PMoMorro 



rp.-.-i-.it... . :' v '■■ H i.-. 



port 6B J J. Price, 



s spurt -'.s • 



i .',,-,■ i .. ...is I. Ca<s, Kci 



lid 5S L II (ln:ve, 



sp..n is c w Minor 



eai Mil .11 -l i 



.-I nl one in at 

 was the se- - 

 auding, any 



13 



8L Morse. Hem Sport « A M MUler, SprinKfleW 4T 



port Al E HamfB. Jr. BallanJ it 



,T RaBS, Eoni Mil. •"'■'• J E PttuWjng, Winchester .'is 



,1 F ■ e.,,irn„iii. Item Mil 5i K Dcinmier, Rem Mil 33 



N i) Ward, Hem Mu 05 



Roohestee vs. Kkwakk, N. Y. — The Rochester men have 



been meeting their friends and neighbors from "Newark, 2f. 



Y., at a return match shot at the latter place, July 11, with 15 



vols., off-hand, any rifle. Rochester.? iised muzzle- 



loaders; Newark men breech-loaders. At the previ 



icrs beat by 10 points. 



The results came wonderlully close, and show that 

 are well mat died, standing : 



RDl'HE&TJJR TEAM 



,r FtTimivn 63 G T si.ills.ni 61 



CE Rider oa HP Hart r-.o 



SAServls hi lisconUKi :- 



nbwaur tram 



RJ Wii..,, A 



i, ■o.-lioluy. . 

 61 Vll II 



Zhtti.hu's BlPLB (Uii.kuy. The fourth oompetition rot 

 a tine gold medal, open to all comers, look place Friday even- 

 ing, .July Kith; this medal to be won by the best score of 

 centres | '10 points), Creedmoor rules, ten shols each em rei ' 

 be won three times. Il has been won once by M. Lennon. 

 once by P. Feuning, once by Win. Brown and. last compel i- 

 noii, by .1. Miireh, and will be shot for every Frids i EVi ai is 

 until finally won. 



Rifi.e Ci.iui held their Weekly shoot July 10, at 

 207 Bowery, 100 feet, offhand, at ClWdmnor target reduced, 

 for a bull's-eye badge, presented by Mr. li. Zettler, A 001 n§ 

 master of the club. .Most bull's-eyes during July take the 

 medal. 



P'ts B's-eveg. Pis 



r.'l BS Brmvn ., 



is M Holler ft .!. 



IS 1! /.filler 4 4» 



•IT F Ifllhariua , ii 



47 1. A Beiles S 4* 



47 D I.Bei.k 4 43 



if, i; a Selmrmao 3 41 



■to K A M ', 4 40 



West Side Gun Cur.- A firm -class club of amat, m hoc 

 ing men has been organized on the upper part of the city. 

 The list of members is a strong one. including many profes- 

 sional men, who wish lo enjoy Ihe sport, but do not care to 

 court the publicity of 1 !ri edrhoor. Headquarters arc at Elm 

 Park, Nile it; reel and -Ninth avenue. Thi 



are E. Schwi ei ui , l>. Berber, Treasurer; II. J. 



Lippe, Secretary. 



Berges, N J. vs. .1 am mca, [j. I.— The crack shoot- 

 rangemen of the Bergen Point KihV Association :H i,i n l( ; 

 Jamaica Rod and Rifle Association mel for the return match 



al Bergen POrul July 10, and resulted in a New Jersey victory. 



HKHIiKS TEAM. JAMAICA TEAM. 



PKiilhyon li ,| w come 



Alluanc ■!, T ia,e..rs • 



Wm Klein in 



LBu.l - 



J Until , , 



C Zettier X 



OJtiller 7 



CTU.JsOD s 



PFeni.iDg B 



M B Euijcl r. 



HJ S . 



J TB Collins. i.i i; ,\ i: ,i ..; |l( 



UMeips 13 w S Cogswell ■> 



J LBeacli ;i i, . r, ■ [] 3 



AVtedenbhrgD u t} Damon 



FA Schi'.lmg as W S Elmeu-lorr 33 



Total :..s Total :..l, 



Utica, J %i li/ 14. I'liouhnsat last organized a rifle associa- 

 tion. The first meeling, held on the I lib inst., was very en- 

 couraging, the list ( f members fooling up 316. The grounds 

 have been selected, and il is hoped everything will be in work- 

 ing order. Thefoh President, Edward 

 A. Tallman: Vice-Presidents, h. I.. Hepburn, of Ilion. James 

 G. P. Kincard, Utica: Sec'y, Major MattMurraT; Treaa., 

 Kgberi Bagg, Jr ; Directors, John S. Hill. John D. Flower, 

 CoL •). Siiiari Dowery, T. Jay Urillith, IJeui. \V. D. Stuart 

 Edward Roche, .1. J. Flanagan. K. Prentiss Bailey, CoL Geo 

 Young, K. V.. Wright, Laeut. Col, P. V. Bulger, R. Winegar,, 

 Gen. J as, McQuade, C.I. T. AI. Davios, Jas. II Brand, Gen 

 S. Dcving, Col. \V. Wingate, Li ut. Cohjas. Manning, Major 

 Mat! Murray. 



Saratoca. -On the afternoon pf the Fourth the Saratoga 

 rillcinen were out for a couple of matches, both al 300 yards, 

 ten shots each, off-hand, any rille. For the .1. II. Farringlpn 

 prize the scores were : 



OJ Wine n w t Howard.. 



Il'- 111 DaVU •!■. H II llrieie,,... 



Win Laggoti s A i. 



H .lulu, U-el,l, 



II W llny« 



""•I Hays 



J II Aioiidy 84 



For ihc Club's badge of honor the score stood : 



»'l! Il.-iisan -II !• I) Wheeler, .li •... . 



i> Eildl )l Irvin I). vi- . . 



W V llowurrt II W I l,ee L .,.|, 



II W Il.i.vs 41 K A Wilier 



■lael ll.iys 41 O.I Wing 



A. F Mitchell It Kr.rii Davm.. . 



J 11 Moorly II C Myers 



37 



411 



Anotueu Atthaction is S.m:atoo\.- Jerome I'ilncy, 

 Esq,, wishes u.s lostate lhal there is now a rille ran 

 900 and 1,000 yards al Saratogas also an. oil'-hand range, which 



strangers will be w. loom- to use free of charge, li 1 , 



one mile from ihe hotels. The targets are canvas, and show 

 up beautifully againsl a side bill. I'.v calling at Brown's rifle 

 gallery, No. li Grand Hotel block, they will always find some 

 of the Saratoga. Rifle Club, who will be pleaded (,, 

 range with them. 



Oswego.— CoL (i. V. Houghton, of the 48th Regt., X. G.8. 

 N. Y., Ik s offered two gold medals under the following con- 

 ditions : 



1-1 r,Miiiiissi.iie;fli,||iecr«l 

 . M. Q 8. S V i, 

 - 1 " 1 ■" - my at 51)0 

 man. Is m ■, . 



day, July 14, 

 ' "Mu, ill. Ml 



At the first contest the scores stood i 



21)0 5110 T'l. 3 n0 500 T'l 



E Purple I< hi 34 P O Wrlgot 10 14 Si 



T Watson IS 15 :i.l A Snell..... -a ,, ,, 



HC Thompson,. 23 7 >.i wmSbelil ■ ,X 



John McCanu....iT 11 B3 P Conors..., is ia 



DC Hull —.li! n , \% g 



GeoWhiU 20 2.1 11. a Humess ... .11 ,, S 



X Donivaii, 1st.. .1.1 li 20 J C Slight-, in j« os 



LLBarnos M IS 35 A Cavalier... M in fi 



J S Barton -21 J3 44 Vm Johnson is 



C A Barton 19 20 39 GeoHugdnin .-16 3 is 



E Cm. 21 s 20 CTKongatoij, ai r, an 



f £$£%£::$. 2S £ **-*****, a U 



— Fir^-sisGalifornian riflemen have already qualified in tha 



first stage to shoot for places on tie i , , .y, t<iam< 



