254 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



[Apku. 31!, 18B8. 



the patch in shooting. Tlio reason 

 Jf I urn « rung in me ,-or.,- 



"Whi'o admitting rhi- ■ :■ 

 . ■ dO 11"! >'"' urn' ll 

 «n linn nig i miii,.-. W..uld ii -t Q r 

 dive sfcots in ;i t .-ii null cirule, at SCN 

 .i reliable wro! Shew are pertlne. 

 iiii'iii frankly. 



lo ,|,i ■•-iii.ii ..ii- I reply nolaud Hi 

 .a rill.' wlni'h carried Km c'ose i,> --. 

 hunter, as well as hi sua ■ isi 

 in., gun, A- :m instrqlnflnt for kil 

 just in proportion :i< n la sure to 

 will, in. I will shy liKiyds.. which is r 



us. I." il ivi 

 llic mililii'i; 

 /....pic-el. 



.■.•„•>• „r 



■alnable 

 animals 

 t of the 



c Ims made a mistake which nullifies hiswholo argument in favor of 



rpHE F 



THE BROWN RIFLE. 



ti Ritle shown In its general features a 



f its tune that be 



! 



1 i ' 



take 



win plntol 



quired to l 

 And how no w 

 bullet. And 1 

 using n ligb.1 l 

 ii,.- righuesl ■• 



Tbo muBBle-loailera 

 n is baaed on the pb 

 Practice, of coarse < 

 1 will now add nno 

 . .. rule) bni 

 loader, an 



powder force or to t 

 a prroKl di 



:„iii. muzzle-loadci 

 loader give a gi'pati 

 Halter eurve tl.ni> til 



along ilie barrel is bi 



friction to be a i 



quantity, ' 

 greatly to m-'i-'ura 

 :,i I bat He 

 charge "f powder f.. 

 produce tie' flattest 

 quicker and Btronge: 



Die bullet is the be 



iniaflj^lli. Iii-eecli I., 

 en shuts. And now 

 I will only add a re. 

 hunting rifles in you 

 I. there i- a good deal of 8 



■einetl. 



diug military 

 the subject is 



mnnoiidalioii 

 last issue by 



hibiiealing wads a 

 stores in vain. 

 Aran. 8. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



CREEDMOOR. 



e range, with the 

 ..o the first of the 

 • directors fur the advance- 

 on lb- international Team. 

 I he formal competitions On 

 in- ranges to be used In the 



is a llli.lv linl.'llle- 



i ivot'k ai 



Ilil.iUgl ■ 

 l,„l !!,.;■■ 



■ 



ohiln.l, 

 i.--. ■ I, ■ 



and .'-I 



sequent stripping of the bullet. 



madeat Beunlng'.s. 

 ight, sunny day. but with a medium, strong and 

 Our practice at th- lung ranges has been confined 

 ins. etc. We will probably begin tri-we.-kly prac- 

 u far the weather has been abominable. 

 W. L. I 'ash. 



i 4 .". 5 5 5 5— 88 



i 1 r. 5 4 r> ft- 32 



B 4 4 I ft 4 B— !J1 — 00 



Dr. B. I. Scatfe 



II I 4 4 -t 4-28 



li 5 ft ft 5 5 4— 34 



6 5 .'. 4 5 4 5-38—06 



J. M. Pollard. 

 -I 4 I 4 I i 5-29 



:. i i .-• .-. ■■ ft 33 



I I ft I ft 5 6-82—04 



WASHINGTON, D. C, April 14.-I inclose 

 We had a i -*- u 



very niel 



200yd* 

 .Wvds... 

 ononis . 



TON, April SI -The i 



to the third ii 



ges covered v 



■ "be genei 



-. hoi 



; the 



the breeeh- 



nu'/.l,- loader has the inside I 

 i 1. 1. ll-i. and the lightest of 

 Ii vol icily, and ih- highest c 



r is wiped nearly clean as 

 dow n, an I ©very shooter 



is well a-, a .lean one. 

 el< as follows: 

 rj oJ equal bores, 

 any-of ecjiial bores and 



a llai 



ii.l low eurve, anil the flattest of any— of equal bores 

 il, and much the least of any— of equal I... res 

 .1 stronger powder than the breech-loader for 



and powder eharg, 



4, In the le. 

 and ponder 



ft. In using 

 equal bores. 



(1. In cleanliness, and belter cleaned [ban ilu- bre.vh loader. 



7. In steadi: 

 loader. 



8, And the ell 

 enee, and the b, 

 only ranges uov 

 sential. Tbeai 

 50yds. the roui 



lOllydS. 



, , .,.,.. 

 do make high 

 powder as are g 

 your readers tc 

 reliable corresr. 

 diitercnt kind o 



s of shooting, and much steadier than the breech- 



your most. 



. 1881, with 

 . as will be 

 se. I have 



really wisli Inle.ii'ii the solid, y-i plain faces of nil- snooting. Soni 

 there are T see who never care to learn them. 1 do not allude to Ml 

 Dunne. 



II will be seen that the, majority ot these curves prove that th 

 bull-ts would have -one quit- high over the hack of a deer at mil 

 rang-, or belter at. 1 lords, aiming on the center. As many may nc 

 I,. > .i , ;-. to these curves 1 will stop here to introduce them. The 

 valuable. 



i a i 4 I ft t- 28 

 I :, t l i ft ft 31 

 4 a I 4 4 I 1 81 



I i 4 l i 8 8 -36 



4 ft 4 ft I 4 i-an 

 •I I I ft ft I ft 81 

 4 1 I I | M 4-27 

 3 4 4 4 4 4 4-27 



6 S 3-110 3-24 



^.j 8aturday, April 

 tricky wind knocked ll: 

 follows: 



.. _ 'eflecied in the comparatively poor 

 The leading ones were as follows: 

 A. B. Van Heusen -Brown Kill-. 



500yds. (100yds. Total. 



-28 4 96 55 54-81 8 4 5 5 8 5 6—89 88 



W. Milton Farrow- Brown Ritio. 



" I- -l.'S. O H ll 



1 Match, at the Walnut Ii 



Ii 



lid the 



11 o'clock. The 



..6 6 4 b 4 5 5 4 S 



.4 4 ft ft ft ft I ft 1 

 ..ft 4 ft 5 45543 



3 



4 



5 i 5 5 4. I 5-82 

 J. Ii. Brown— Brown 

 Ii 6 4 5 5 4 4-82 

 O. Joiner— Brc 



n -i s ft a ft i 2i 



T. W. Griffiths— Brow 

 ft 14 3 6 6 B 81 



ft ft 2 4 4 5 3-28 88 

 Rille. 



3835352 -24 87 

 Bine. 



I ft 4 ft 5 4 4—31 86 

 Rifie. 



3 5 3 5 4 4 5-2!) 8li 

 T. J. Dolan-Remlngton Rifle. 



ft 2 I I I ft 4-28 3 4 5 3 5 4 4—28 86 



F. Stuart— Sharp Rifle. 

 I 4 'I 4 4 4 5-28 4 4 14 2 4 ft 27 86 



U. E. Wood— Brown Rifle. 



I ft a 4 ft 4 ft- 30 4 15 4 3 2-34 81 



J. Paulding— Brown Rifle. 



8 5 3 2ft ft ft— 28 82023 4 4-18 73 



C. E. Robbins— Remington Rifle. 



2 4 5 4 2—17 Retired. 



but a most 

 standing as 



4 5 3 2 4 5 3-26 

 2 4 4 4 3 4 5-26 



4 5 5 4 5 ft— 27 

 2 2 2 2 4 ft 4—21 



4 3 5 4 13 4—27 



5 2 5 4 4 5 5—30 



3 4 3 8 5 0—18 

 2 3 5 5 1, 5-24 



3 5 2 2 2 3 5 — 10 



C. F. Robbins-Gihbs Rifle. 



900yds. 1,000yds. Total. 



3 4 5 2 4 5—23 5 5 3 5 4 3 3—88 73 



T. J. Dolan— Remington RlUe. 



i 3 3 3-24 

 J. II. Browu-Bron 



W. M. Farrow— Bro 



F. AMen— Memingl 



5 3 3 4 3 1 5-27 

 lith— Bi 



5 3 3 5 2 2 2—20 

 Rifle. 



3 2 4 2 3 4—17 

 I Rifle. 



4 8 3 4 0—18 

 i Rifle. 



5 2 3 2 3 3—17 

 Rifle. 



The shooting all along 

 1 1 , mi: pass over a 

 one. So much for pro, 

 abonl one-third, in ordei 

 will see that, a majority 

 nary sized elk at 110 yo 

 the aim being in Ihe eeu 

 Now look at my proof. 



es quite slowly. Every c 



that I 



,i,il, in- 



v. tha 



,',.:! hull 



ad it will take but a fei 



in the old 



tie later un - 

 1 bullet was 



m 'il: | la, 

 .1. II. W. 



3 4 5 3 3 4-22 3 4 4 2 0—13 



F. Stuart— Brown Rifle. 

 2 5 3 0.2 3-15 5 3 2 3-13 



5. S. Guy, Jr.— Remington Rifle. 



3 3 2 0—8 0000000—0 



ii. Joiner— Brown Rifle. 

 4 4 4 3 5 5—24 5 2 Ret. 



T. W. Griffiths-Brown Rifle. 

 2 4 2 5 3—16 Ret. 



4 4 i 4 5 4— 



5-47 

 0— 16 

 4—16 

 4 -4ft 

 •1—14 

 4-4! 

 •I - 44 

 4-43 



Creedmoor Prize Match. 



JNKrye 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4-47 



W Fisher I 4 ft 4 4 5 5 5 5 4—45 



W Gardner 4 4 ft ft I 4 I 5 5 5^15 



J B Thomas 5 I ft ft 5 4 I 4 4 5-45 



J Francis (mil) 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4—14 



C B Edwards 4 4 5 14 1 ft 4 4 4—13 



Decimal Match. 



W Gardner ..« 5 8 8 7 5 7 B -76 



F Dvvlght 8 4 8 4 5 10 l| 4 5-64 



Rest Match. 



W Gardner 10 10 10 n 10 10 8 10 » fl— 05 



SWil.lcr 10 II) 8 10 10 7 10 8 10 10-93 



AStevens 10 10 10 8 5 7 1-86 



THE TRAP. 



PROVIDENCE, R. 1., April 20, 1883. -Record of the two lafil Shoots 



of the Narragansett Run Club, for their silver cup, fifteen clay 



pigeons, eighteen yards rise. March 22. IHSl 



VV H Sheldon.. .111111011111111-1-1 11 .1 L-randall . 1'MlXltll 1111010 —10 



G W Gary 010111111111111—13 G Anthony 001001111001101— 8 



B W Tbiker. . . .01)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 101 11— 13 O A Baker. . . H lOOHXiOIOOlOli— ti 

 I'll Raker. . . .1 111 liXXU1101.il — 11 



April 5, 1883. 



AiiMi, 



loll. . 



ZETTEER vs. ESSEX.— New York, April 21.— The. rille match 

 between the Zcttler Team and the Essex Team of Newark, N. Y., 

 .-esulted in a victory for the Zcttler Team with the best score ever 

 made on our range. The match was shot Wednesday evening, April 

 10. C'ouditions-i'iee.luiooi- targets redu.'ed to gallery distance, ten 

 Shots per man. possible fifty points: 



Zettler Rifle Team. 



Geo Joiner 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6—50 



ill Broun 5 ft 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—49 



M Horrler ....'. 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5--19 



Jake Lew ft ft 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4—18 



BZettler.' 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4-48 



13 Etigel 6 S 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5—13 



W M Farrow ft 6 5 S 4 5 4 5 4 5-47 



YvKJein 5 5 5 ft 5 4 5 4 5 4-47 



OGZetUer ft ft ft 4 4 5 ft ft 4 4—40 



DMilter 5 6 4 4 14 4 5 5 5-45-477 



Esse, I',-:, i:-J. t'oppeisiiiilh 18, .1. MeCullin 48, J. Bayer 47. L. 

 PhalsF.i Mei-.el H',. V Hesse 40. W. Watts 46, W. Felts 46, A. Wel- 

 ters 44, J. llug.'l 12: total -OKI. .seventeen points in favor of the. Zet- 



NF.WARE, N. J.— First match in series of three, shot on range of 

 the Celluloid Club: 



Celluloid R. C. Plymouth R. C. 



r i-' mi .:,'-l.'-. Ms. 1-43 M S Tirade ft;5j:mi-lft— IS 



W O Lyons 4i4ft.,;:,:,ift — hi c IT Tow ns-ud . i.-,.-,t.-,-..i.Lft.i-jn 



,,'. ■. \'V: . land 1545555454—46 JLSommers 4555155555—48 



Mc-Avov 544553S444— 45 P L Summers 555 1 -1554 H_i(> 



U Turner 6436465445— 11 J F Hill ..,5545545455—47 



H Babbitt. .iv. 1 1:::..:,-; . i: .:,., Hi-,,w,-i- ■y.:,5r,.)}5.l, ; i_4s 



CF Jackson. l.v;54Mftftft— W E Pollard 4455454 155— 1ft 



VI 1'ude, . ill 11 li ij-lftj— 37 C E Baldwin . -45 



- r -,ie mis !55 1555,55.1-48 J O'NeU .34M456145— 48 



F Parberry 4554554555—17 GMTownsend 4455554544—15 



W H Sheldon... 1111 UllllilllO— 14 

 J B Valentine.. 1101OI1 1111 1101-12 

 \V GCraiidall.. 110101111111101- 12. F E Perkins . i 



C H Perkins. Jr.lllOOllOllllllO— 11 A C Green 



SI) Green, Jr. .011011100111110 11 



LOCKPORT, N. Y.-There was a large attendaiu 

 shooting match, held under the auspices of tin 

 Sporting Club, on the Fair Grounds, Many shod 

 from out: of town. Buffalo. Rochester, Niagara Fall 

 Catherine's. Out.. Yuuugstown, Elartland and N.-v 

 scnted. The balls used were the ini]irovr-d produ, 

 Composition Target Ball Co., of Lockport, and ga 

 faetion, the uiiiversal ,:];,iiii,,ii tieing that glass Lai 

 thing of the past, as the composition balls are v( 

 than glass, and are better in every way. The Niag 

 ing Club have used nothing but composition for rhr 



lst match, ten composition balls, i ard rotating tl 



EH Smith llllOOOlll— 7 Jas Carter 



Geo Barker 1)001110011-5 14 Freeman. . 



DrBeam 0011100011—5 CH Freeman.. 



Win Gombert 01111 10011—7 11 Killick 



11 C Howard 1000111110—6 C Ripson ... 



I K Andrews 0111110111—8 EdWhitconib. 



H A Rose 1 10011 1001— 6 F J Moyer 



JHJewitt 1110010111—7 J Doweling.... 



J B Pease lOllOilOlHO— 4 Geo H Moody. 



A Welsh.-]' i.k.hhioiioM— 2 H Moster 



"" I.H. Andrews, of Speueeijiort., took li " " 



oll'HU'niii: 



448 



456 



■ond match was shot on the Freliughuysen range, on Friday 



- J. L. Bciuiiiicrs 47, J. O'Neil 46, C. E. 



Vov.'.isend 111, P. L. Sommers 47. G. 



I. Brower48, J. Rhodes 11-447. Cel- 



■ --i.i-i : " .,'.,, . ... ■;., l r.i, 



oy 40, C. F. Jackson 44-^184. 



bads, 



t divided 2d 

 Geo. H. Moody won 4th 



Ten composite 

 18yds. rise: 



J H Andrews 



E H Smith 



"Wm Gombert..., 

 1IC Howard 



-. Howard ( 



Mr. 



isCa 



Geo Moody 



MMoGowau. ., 

 Chas Ripson . . . 

 GeoWhifcaker.. 



JH Jewitt.... 



HABose 



Geo Woods.... 



Geo Barker... 



Fred Lewis .. 



Mr. J. H. Je\ 



Hen 



> shol 



•y Killick wo 

 xen compositio 

 rise: 

 J H Andrews.. 



J n Jewell 



H C Howard. . . . 



EH Smith 



J Carter 



G Barker 



HARose. 



G Moody. 



W Gombert. , 



. I.HMII.H. 10001— 1 . 



oulU! .1- " .1 Hover . 



...1111001111-8 H Killick 



. ..loiiOOilUiO— 4 H Hosier 



...OOomooii-5 Ed Whitcomb... 



i Mi ii oo 1000— 2 N H Whittaker.. 



I ii « h ll 100000— 

 and Wm. Gombert divided 1st. 

 u) Andrews and Moyer, and we 

 8d. H. A. Rose and Ed. Whiteou 

 balls, every direction, Card rota 



.1111011111— 9 MMcGon 

 .1000111111— 7 G Whital 

 .1110001111—7 G Woods 

 ,1111111111—10 FJMoye: 

 .01101101100— 4 H Killick 

 .1111011101—8 EWbitco 

 1110111011—8 WDewhii 

 .1111001111— 8 I) C Free 



0111100111- 7 



E. H. Smith took first, J. H. Andrews took 

 and J, A. Jewitt. divided fourth, Geo. H. Mooi 

 off ties. Many of the above gentlem. 

 State tournament to be held al Niag, 

 the op.-nhii; match of the season the s 

 gunners as well as the guns must havi 

 LONG- ISLAND SPORTSMEN'S ASS 

 assooiai. ii:,;: will be held at ■'.:■ : ,,.;.- 



Elatbush avenue, on Friday evening'. 



the report, of the committee appointee 



tournament, to receive the names of t^. 



the association, and for the transaction of othe 



be presented. Y'ou 



notify nnv members of vour 



Secretary. 



001 10.10000— 2 



001 1 1: 1 



ooiooi 



(Kkmoono.-a 



... ,0010011001-4 

 001111 - 5 



onoiooioio-3 



.... 0001110110— s 



,, .0001001010-3 

 :. Smith Gombert 

 divided 3d; Mr. 



r straight away, 



iiooooim— ti 



. . .0001000000—1 



I.'IIIK.HI : 



OlOOllOlHSl— ■', 



0111001110— li 



. ...0110111000-5 



0001000000—1 



10I101IIOO0 — 1 



.....oooimioo— 5 



Ties for second 

 l then divided, 

 divided 4th. 

 ng trap, 18yds. 



..0111000110— 5 

 ..1011000000— 3 

 , 0011110110— 6 



,.0111100010— r, 



..0001111011— u 

 ,1111001111— 8 

 ,.1011111000- '', 

 ,.0011111000— ft 



md, Wm. Gomhei t 



on third in shooting 



xpect to take part in the 



Falls in June. Tuts being 

 s -.'.ill easily show that the 

 it rusty. -H. K. 



JS that iu:i;. 



eiiinestb, n is.'osied to be present, and to 

 our club as far as possiblo.— Henhy Thohpb, 



