184 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



(Makc-h 22. 18 



S for id. 



"There are n number d mixliflcationa of the style ol holding which 

 i itural and easy, 1 place 



li '■" I i 'i my shoulder thus, the uituudc rc.»litig 



■ ■■ ; 



ban 1 «nrt« : I I,.. I,,, illv ..>;!.., 



■■ i - ■ ■• stock in BUch a «.t 1 1 1 ' 

 or the first three fingers, tanking nn >i .. i..- n i 



vblcli ■ ....■, ■ , i, 



I the muzzle of the rifle uu to the line of the target : 



f thi i v anil if your con- 



oi i' I li tilt toui li Lb< i ,u, ii il, • i" i.-i . 



ii "liii-li :■. support tne weight of 



'"•'l;,v"ii will ii-r.--.-ive Hi- vihratioii ur trembling of the 

 reduci Irothe minimum and En pool practice nowyou 



(ill II ■ ' t>U( ii gentle 



. -. great deal upon 1 : '"■ ' 'i ■ 



iio.l). Kuw. Hie position ,,f >•• .ur ii i-t n ill help you to overcome this 

 .md evenlj and iiiinh upon bow reel with toes 



well turned out. lie- left side nearly in lino with the inrgi.i ; thi- will 

 " rests upon the check-piece of 



■ i .hi i-. ii teadi Ehehi ii andpri 



"'I- ' ■ " ■ i '■••!! sight. But it your 



- on is mch that your elbow d ,,■■ ■ - i- ,.,. . 



-.vonld advi-" n ii ,. > • i f: i -m i, .[> , .r this position; rest the trigger-guard 



>n In 'i .i" >JE thi band 'i> mil" ' 8 sriii excended undi i 1 1 - 



i ' ' im« the chest ami draw it tight in: you 



will thus form ri'-.'.i-i;. oil i fi i ; rest as in the other, 



,f the second joint 



iii.-ii.-ine ii- well ai-ouud In a booked position, th'-re. so 



.-.- -.e will presume. pullsolTat three and a quarter pounds 



■ :-... put two rounds or as much as is possible upon the 



- i, >fier practice to 'holding.' the 



nrte »tll come t.,e an instant to a deadstop, that is tl 



ipri ireaut] can tin ift tiai . the rifle 



I i ' "I I- ■ I -.1 :l wrung point ; you tun ,1 , . 



your fines-. • is 10 restrain it from a pull al 



such a '•• 



■■- i ■ qiiestliui of uniinunitlo ihdl 



: ,-•.., mysteries the learner is n- .vt intro- 

 i... , i . id thai in- ii-el i ever yet seen factory am- 



'.lUKiiinii >!'. i '■" - iii-d upon tor that accuracy necessary in 



. .ii.. says; 



■1 would hardly trust anyone C. loud cartridges for me. Tin- kind 

 and quant it v of powder used, i he cleaning of the shells, the proper 



. .|l ' ■ ■■!■ the wad is Composed. 



• ■■ . olnta of which l niusi b ell o sur d 



Study uniformity i "ryrhmg. Snpp,.-ew, le,v,-, ., 







■ in the primer to permeate Ihepo 

 depth: we have another primei aarliall; se not rmi la seal 



: I ,w from t lie- hammer will force il,e primer down and wit! 



i ■. . .1.1 . ,,-... '.. : •■' 1 1 1, irgeof pow- 



' . 



il i i i ' ■ 



n ... ,i -• - i :.i :" i : ■ ■ . ■ J ere tie;, indict escapes 

 '■•■ ■■'■■■ n-i i ' I i '...I ii. i , 



' ! " 'leei, 1.1,.. 1 i; i, 



,:.. .i .in inches The shells should be properly 



I'i'i i 1 . ■:-.-'■• I. j -.mere seated well down. I n„, 



. measure, nol weigh the powder, and load each shell 



ii least twenty-four inches in length. This gives 



the powder a tall of -nfhVient force lo pack itself fa the shell with 



greater uniformity and less trouble than by shaking or tapping it; 



.. .. ,.' i. - Er -I Chin card board or stout biota 



lie- powder in its position. If then i sho i 11 - 



chamber, at the muzzle of the shell and base of the rifling, [do not 



consider ii ' ,. mi ii. ..-,,; i In- hnllet in th- shell, hut drop il 



... i i. or instrument 



-i- up into the rifling TOta'1 the base of the bullet is 



iii.- shoulder; th-n insert th. loaded shell. 1 ntu presuming 

 on are using the paper patch hnll.-t, m we know it will give the lest 

 hi bet* r results than one full of 

 . iied del., -is from the cartridge, Chi ire brushes . 



wet with 



plypushed through the barrel ril 



,g: this will In snffiei-m to in-ur- .-. 



..I inn. 

 I . . | ' ■. I - ' ' 



.' ■■ i ome general advice .'i ! 



the u I I,. and With them ih.-se lihcal ei- 



. oulrribntioii to the bibliology in marksman. 

 ■i . • i i ' ; ■!'. close, Il is. he thinks— 



A i - - i i :l,lv .11 , he range if f OU desire to become a 



n anxious or slightly ner- 



i, .. ... ■ i by ever* marksman thai ... . 



and realh -tri- , ...... little in advance 



., :., other i iiiemeu tins feeling has time to get worn off. and 

 ■ .1 - i - 10 ShOOt. And here is a ri- 



li.;, t let your mind dwell on bow many competitors 

 in ■ ire. or what their record— strive to think of 



l..i . I' I- i n ' ed with what; you are about In ,ln. 



This Muticipatiou of events, has broken up many a sure-winner. If. 



o. .ginning ..f van- experience, you cultivate thai i..u. ... 



,, .:: ...in- competitors, seeing what they are doing, n ii Bn 



.•..i.s instead of attending entirely to your nun atTan 



tlljnki: i. • I- else is doing, hdw many bulb-eves tit is 



oueor thai one is making u.n will -urcly gn-the way of the ordiu- 



. -.. . ' n ible, eliminate from your mind all 



,.!■■■ doing! give your whole at- 



tention !■> making a brfllseye of each individual shot." 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON. March i,. -A large attendance of riflemen gathered to- 

 d-ay at Walnut Hill, entice i by lie- charming -leather, Uut they found 

 i leahle for n run in the country. 



i.,,;... ... mi., .,,-., i... i..r line work. Tiie wind was high andsome- 



i ! _h.g l.rlw. en 7 mid s o'clock on the dial, but 



i he light wns gool and the patience of the seekers after bullseyes iu- 

 i-xbau- i i.i ■ . i .1.-. all things c-oii-i.iereil. J - >, 



i he practice match, and Mr. Duffer's 81 in the record 



mulch was nl«o n handsome sere. The following ur. II,,- 



elude: 



' Ireoda 'ri 



II Wilhinglon I :. :. I I I 1 :. 



.1 p Hates i ■■■ 5 S t 3 6 t I 1—43 



il w Whin., ml, ;; s I i I ! I 5 1 -1—10 



,. iintfbr Practice Match. 



. Hows-. 6 ■> S J -I ■"• -"• "■ . i i- 



■. "Duffer" li 5 I I I 1 5 s .'. a ".—Hi 



3 -1 3 a I 3 a i 4 4—13 



.' HIidwar.ls 14 4 4 3 3 4 4 II IS 



"J ... ..'I I t 3 3 -1 4 I 4 .(-I] 



i, ■.,, .,1 .,444444111 l-lu 



a.i k. inpton I :; I l ;i 3 I r. i i -m 



R M French . . , 9 Z 3 3 S 4 1 3 4-:!7 



F X Baxter .... i I " :i n e :i :; 1 :•-:;:; 



li-ciinal Match. 



- C Mian ssi B ,s , 10 8 ]i) JL_gO 



, ,, . in tl .. i 'i ; s— ti 



.10 10 i i. . - . i 



'.■ Hi 



,\ iMiii.-i ,,..10 S 8 10 id '■! t" i - 



BDavis m -. .. i 



11 L Let s 3 10 « B ■ is B T- 71 



RReed . 16 2-8885 5 7-08 



J B Thomas . .. 3 S 7 3 3 7 ', H 3 t-SO 



II Whirling , 10 7 S 7 8 8 « 4 6 5—53 



1 S 9 5 7 IS 8 .4 7 7-S 



Rest Maion. 



i. Warren. -..10 9 rO 10 to 10 B 8 10 ■ 8 



gw wi. ,i.-i, mi, ... in g m g in in a g 8 - 93 



new ORLEANS. 'Ihci, is (,, p.- no ,; , ,; ,nal contest here in 



•Inly ' ' ■ ..-I ..,,.-.■• ' in, el, aichoritie. i . .).. 



with Ihe invitation of lie ■ l.o,ii-an' .-men, |i willlie 



hut .on theasthof October last. Gen. John <■! 



1 1 ■ ■ .i '■,,-. i i ernational military 



rifle in v Orleans on the 1 oi ruly next, 



■ ; i' n. -h (,'ousul asking him lo ol.tuiu from 



bis gov... I. ni I,.,. , , i n -., rcpresJut France in the, 



.. i .ived the following answer from, the 



i 'r----.i'- 1 . Consul; 



' i i i i i ,i i -..s.-a i., , 

 . ■ • II, :il, IfiSif. | 



■| . ' i ' ' . li '. flu ,..!... , ... 



I tl i • . i . i 



x '.. -.I ■ • ■ to,- taking pari In an Inl i ii 



Dl ii'.' . . I -" .1 



standing hi 



en 

 for the con;, 

 regret win.-, he feels .; 

 Both Ministers have se 



ings which unite the Uni 



|,i i 'i ' ... li Liepublic 

 'i i-iv.-. Oeners 



: in vour proposition. 



ss, to you the thanks of Lieu. Billot 

 en toivaid his department, and the 

 'able to entertain it. 



i- ■■■ i'.-o.-'t ..I thi ii ti 'mi' i' el- 



■-. ."el I. on: -.., n in purtieular, with 



l my high consideration 



tne Consul Gem ral 



Vii'ikt. I'-o i. n'Atraic 

 i" ' ■ ■ io.,- i ,, li ... ■■,,. ,in,i,r,e Louisiana sen, •-, ,i ......,i 



(iuurd. Xew Orleans 



"I | ' ITfiH -Mass.. March l.-i.-Tbe Wore. ■■ : li:', \-,-,i;c 



' " I.--..-I-,; .'- I'un ' ■ ' ■■ - ■ - 



orih the weehiv meet in thev.m i. it it was a 



„ i '. !-i*grapb between ... .,i,,| the one at 



; Hie wind waa blowing strong and gus - il eing 



from li to 11 o'clock on the dial. In the telegraph match tlie distance 

 ' " ,.' nil'-!,. in d. Mtis-.-tebusctts turgei. iiiihu pos-ible score of 

 120 t" each man. The following is what was done: 

 Worcester Team. 



A I. Rice. li pi in n 11 7 11 h VI 11 Ml 



11. . 7 8 I--' 11 H 11 11 11 J! ' 



Stedmun l.'lnrk 11 9 til in 7 8 111310—9° 



C A Allen Ill K 7 liiu 11 11 10 in i 



Kirkmun. (lore. Waterman : ','iti .sweep, Witli-reli. Foster, 



sweep, Kaing, (lore, Witherell. 



',.-,, Is' una,.;,- guns, not exceeding slt.s., English rules: 

 I-l sweep, tJhiirehill. Kirkwoo-l. Oore; ad sweep, Eirkwood, 

 ■hill, Kirk wood. Foster: 4tbsweep, 

 P. Churchill, Foster, Gore. The 



Churchill,.. . 



(lore. Churchill. K -mini.. , 



■ -hot off in all matches. 

 Twenty-bird scores result-,! as foil, 

 l.i'ln ' 



. t'hu'rchlli 14" A.'w. Gore 12, I;. Btanswortht; P. W. Eaing vi, J. 



Waterman 10. il, chin. ,i..-i 1 ,' . :. wood PI. L. S. KeudaU 1U, J. 



.,,,. ...I,- ,1 H* Tt IT,.,. ,.- I, ,., I f. t- .1. , IT ~, 1! f\ t. 



ell 12, -1 



-.-, Jr. 



II llel 



11 1" '1 e !| I.I I! 11 |ll 11- 0; 



»i ■' i"' ■ ■ ' 1 m »- m 



B s ii 11 11 ia in a m 



• 11 n ;i (1 is a " " " 



« 8 7 11 6 li i" in 11 :i W 



T 7 410 9 11 B li 7 id— Sl_!i48 



Brultlehoro Team-. 



i12 10 II 10 11 It H 11 11 11 -105 



io 11 lo ll 10 III II » II 10—103 



.... li 9 li 13 It li IS 10 11 10—101 



li 12 in 10 9 8 M 10 io 11—101 



; :i 8 11 10 7 11 11 i 

 ... 10 IS 11 9 10 s 11 r. in i , 



s s si,, s in is 10 is s :u 



,. 10 li in B 1" 12 11 8 II— si 



li 11 10 B 7 r 10 11 10 ID— F* 



ii T 111 a 12 12 u 8 11 B - 91-4177 

 h with the Wheeling ,-W.Va. 1 

 flay April... 



today mod- by 



Howe 



IV,. ,, 



Lamb 



Dale ,, 01 



... 10 1 



Cobb 101 



I -uiniue i 



n ! 



Nichols 11 



Harmon . (I 



It is expected that a telegraph in 



kill.- 1 Tub 11 ill he shot Fast Day, Thi 



In the winter series the following record-, w 

 members of the association: 



Creedmoiir .Uuleh -JOiivils 



5 5 5 1 3 1 3 1 4 3-48 



13 3 3 13 -I 3 3 3—15 



.51-1 I 1 5 5 1 4 5—14 



4 4 5 5 4 4 5 t 4 3—14 



3 .4314 .5 4 4 3 4-44 



Decimal Match. 



C Dnsenhury 7 8 10 1 10 8 ! 8 3 in — 78 



.IX Morse. Jr J B 11 i in , 5 4 a 5—70 



MOarter 7 B 7 s :S 3 3 8-60 



Decimal Rest Match. 



E i' ark 10111101010 11 10 in 11 8—81 



.1 N Freeman 7 7 8 810 I I 8 I - 



BULLSEYES AT ALBANY.- Mr. Wm. E. Fitch made a Kenre at. 

 the Reusselaerwy.-k range. Ali.nnv. \, V I- 

 nil,', of v.hieii In give- th- folio iii, , • 







I ,, , , i ;n ; 



about 7iu. below lb- hull. 1 put the elevatioi 

 11-. •„,- and lir.-d th- renaming 1- -: 1 -.. _ 



. nine bllllseves; S<HI).ls. off llUllll : III. 



ground i-ovei-ed with snow: wind strong: 



I I - , r. - - , -. e .,■ - - 



.1 s Morse. Jr. 

 Stedman Clark 



VW Games. . 



■ 

 Arthur 



u Maynard 



..II and wind 

 light hnlht: 



I I ;. 1 5 5 



: :. : 1 



I 5 5. 

 5 5 5, 



.;.; 5 5 5 1, 



.1; 





5 5 ., :, of 250. 



.'.■ 01 ji uuuc'i .-it Rensselaei-wyek ..ntbelst 



Uayhard. which -I,,, ,,,,,, , , , 



eident rhere w, . .■ . Hi'vils.. -Core being 



I 3 

 3 5 



3 I .17 



4 5 14 5 5 I. 



5 5 



5 5 I 



5 5 5 5 B 5 3 4 



5 5 5 , -, 



celebration, wit 

 CCrHPARATlA 



break six more 



■I 



inn I'll, ", as -, l! 



superior to the I 



sent us by liold 

 -FKKXCHY'; 



'ITI.' BDRGH 

 columns, ' I- i" ' 

 Pa.ineonnecti. 



v pigeon 

 larch ll 

 arch 15, 



completed rapt. Bbgar- 



- . i-.ifh Buffalo 

 ,.,1.11-th-of-July 



on, Mass — Editor Forest 



should be obliged to 



Bh , in order to equal the 



It is line the Worcester 



averaged is 1-5 balls per 



1. ours is for fifteen, oui 



■„ [consider as 



, ■'■ thai Is if the one 



our advertising 



I at Pittsburgh, 

 rdas and Carver 



jjjnchtinQ ntjd jjfemwemg. 



Tit iHxo.ri.- prompt attention, coutrnnnirotions should be to'- 

 Iri'sxrd to the Forest nnd Stream PltblUhtlir) Co.. and not to 

 ndiridnah. in it'hone aiisenee from the office matters of /,,,- 

 nuton,;- are liable to delay. 



FIXTURES, 



June 



Juue B— Larch, a, on 1 V. c. PennauOlatcb, classes I. :i. 3. 



May Sit- Sou: I.-: ■-■ ■. ' ' ■, ' 3t a tehes. 



- * Y. C. Penna-it Match classes 4. .v. 

 C. Annual Matches, 

 r. C. Annual Matches. 

 a Corinthian Matches. 

 Y ' I mini', i ,"H nil. 1 I'.-- ■ 



■1 oh I h- i.m-1,:, 



Y. C. Pennant Match Classi- " 



ant Match. Class-s I, 5 



June SB— Larchi 

 Julj 7-Beverl 

 July 14 -Larch 

 July it- -Lurch- 

 July SB— Lattshl 



I'm | '...-- 



'', II ' . i I 



Aug. 18-^Larch 



This score. 287 out of 280, is bul ■-■ , ■.,,. 1. - 11,.,., |he 

 l-el.ru.irv 21. and .,11 the pin shots giving Mr. l-ili h a total of 

 of., possible !)00. 



l:\li I.AIKF.v- si LOUIS. K..11 1 hole. Wis, .March II. 1 

 the Kan Claire Kill- llul, and ih 



t Y. 



moat Y.C.Peanai 

 l.v A". C.Swampse. 

 mom Y.l ,. I'ennn 

 m out V C Penna; 



m6, , 



nship 



IBS 1,3, ik 



nnion-hij. 

 ' 



MS If, e 



Range 

 11 was 



ihere 

 lou log 



I, to 



k plBC< 



all, 1 



i laiie Rifle Club St. I is Kin.- chili. 



,ush- 5.-..-.r:.5.,-..- Ko. kwell ... .51551153.;, i; 



C M Hell . . ,.Y.-55I1„:.5 is pi:, I, ,1155415 15 



HC Anderson . il'.55l55MI li; II llilel I, (1431,333,1 |5 



Ii .1 M..II, -1, 5515 1 -.:.;. i5 11. 1 H smith 515(151445-11 



M W Burns ;■;;!. 331. -,-55 1:1 Dr. .1. Mmuic' . I55I54I3II- 41 



F Bot.ell 1I5III15II |2 I -C Koroma 5545*44445— 48 



-•; 1 ~m 



\\ 1.1.1. IM.1'",\ Ma-. M.ovhi;. Ihe gl ,,.ll„U of I he Maiden > Inn 



1 lub ..1 \\ , llingion. w.-i-e thronped with -portsinon loihiy. But four 



eieiits iiei .;.! .—I .-.1. li< ih.- large number of entries an, I ties in each 



prevented further mulches. The winners were: 



I" 1 - -in. ai live birds- K T Noi.ie. Itrsi; a. I-. \. lams and T. C. 



.1. 11..]. kins, second, and .1. c I -3.si.-r 



Third event, bird- CJ. C. FoRter. iii 



■ ,,| E, s. brown and .1. smli 



Fourth event, birds 1'. T. Noble. 



li - I llooliinsand W H llooch. 



fi. It. Inirand, fourth. 

 .1 vMI-.vr. iWN. v V . March n, -| 



club medal occur:.- 1 thi- .11 teru..on. ; 



vailing, which in, i.-a—d i,,-.i,-,i.l He- 

 Name. ' ' Rifle.' Cal. i 



Burns Hal. 



Ayres Stevens 



1 Stevens ,33 



Ward Muzzle I. ..-.-. 



Frank Kern. .:is 



-. I N.hle. lirst: 



.111 her. third, 

 •i.l.-and .1. Hopkins, 



•weekly title shoot f.-r the 



"I -H ' Il o'clock wind pi-.-. 



-hooting. goOvils., 



"THE FENDEUR IN THE EAST." 



•u gave ih- peculiar feature-, and working 



i.ont 1 ha; to t s. 01 It- essential features. 



if va. I, tine 1 raft. and. by a distinct type. 1 

 ..lung in their construction principles that 

 Ith those found in the ordinary sailing 



.-. ning what he s.-eins,,, think is a boat of the 



-1, he make- ni.'i'.-i he'|.„, .'- -lik.-all'the 



THE TRAP. 



Unas,.. March 1 1. The i-th shooting match of the Prim- 

 rose Social was heid at Fourth and Murk-' -• i-.-.-t - Following are Hie 



niioi- !.- in . rder nut I: I. \. Slein. P. (;. Smith. W. Stein. Jr.. C 



H. Stein K. Au.st.-rtnubl. C. « .1./. <;. L-vboid. \ w-b.-r. 11 Wirth. 

 P. S. Unwell. H. Plum. J. llassong. S. Martin, p. C. Hott. K. Weuz. ('. 

 Preiiseh, F. Woolston. C. Uogin. Jr.. (' Br.!-. .1 - .1., •.,,-. \ . M- v.-,--. 

 II. Blackweii Team shootug between beams captained by W. 

 Stein, ■''■.. and K. C. W.-nz. 



W Stein Jr 7 12 10-21) L' C Wen/. 10 3 10-23 



LE Stein K II 10 2'J (' li. Stein ... in 11 12 32 



Pi'Smiih 6 4 7-1U E Austermuhl .7 11 5-83 



F Woolston ..8 8 0-22 A Weber 1 4 9-14 



s Martin ..1 21 II Plum 10 ; 10 2". 



PS Ih.well. .. 7 811—186 11 Wirth I 7 8-10 



AMeiers I 16 CHogia.Jl, .. •; 12 8—36 



CPreusch .. B fi 12— 28 C Brav 7 6 .3— is 



G l.-vl.ohi ,i '., 5 17 II Blackweii .11 - ; .- 



JHassong. ... B 6 7-21 < Y. w eat 10 s 8—26 



PCl.on I p> 9— S8-SB3 .IS Jacobs. .5 2 10-17-2,51 



Th. Primrose Hide T-:im are expecting a challenge from the Cam- 



-.io. us 11 has 1 n published that they have organized 



for that purpose. 



ID CLUB SHOOT. A large number of members asscm- 

 hled at Welluigioii. Mass., to indulge in clay pigeon shooling last 

 Friday. The wind blew a gale, sendi,-. is from the 



ttup. ti Id and --xp :-.■■, 1 -1,.'- finding z :,»s for firm and steady 



an, .in,; Fifteen si 1 epstakes were shot, and tin- Feathers dusted du1 

 of some 650 birds. In tie- ., |. 11 eight guns, 



the following tells the story, the names being 1st, 3d and 

 respectively: 



, . v. itherelt, Adams 

 ■in. ,,ii- Pore;" 3d sweep, Kirkwoo.i, Gore. Witherell 



Kaing, Adam F : -ill weep. Kniug. Wilhe:elJ ('h^mb.-r.-: 0: 1: 



sweep, Nirkeoiei, Co,-.-, Kaioer, ith sweep, Kuine, A.iuin-. \\ itherell; 





the plan certaj 

 familiar with thi; 

 pointed, should 

 pattern, think- he 



build a fewuilhonl 

 niukiug the Fendei 



IT. S. AliMV. 



|Wehope'G. E. 



which commend themselves to all 

 1 construction. I should be disap- 

 ji who has seen one of the (inward 

 lueidation and practical test of the 



is set forth in the above, when she is 

 n be under water. In a blow she 

 ireful handling. Keudeur provide, 

 ck by her form admitting sufficient 



SHADOW AND KOB ROY.— In reply to a .pi-i 

 Shadow canoe is one that has wood ribs with can 

 outside of them. For I raveling tins mode of con 

 able I'he Rob Koy is plan I.... 

 11 h.-n lap streaks an- used .-he is called "clench v 

 built canoe is preferable as in rough v- 

 under 1 he lands of the planking of a clench wi 



.lain: The 

 hed on tin- 

 is prefer- 

 verl build, 

 [be carved 

 the wati r 

 is not, uu 

 jhtens the 

 11 it i- pi.- 

 - • pi ipei 

 r.;,e used 



