FOREST AND STREAM. 



CREEDMOOR. 



MATCH OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION 



—OCTOBER 1873. 



COMPETITION III AND IV. 

 COMPETITION III — FIRST*DIVISIO:N MATC1J. 



Open to "teams" of twelve from each regiment and bat- 

 talion in the First Division of the National Guard, S. N. 

 Y. All competitors to appear in uniform (full dress or fa- 

 tigue), and to be certified by their Regimental Commander 

 to be regularly enlisted members in good standing of the 

 regiment they represent, and to have been such on August 

 .1, 1873, as required for the State Prize. Weapon, Reming- 

 ton Rifle, State model; distance, 200 and 500 yards; five 

 shots each distance; position, standing at 200 yards; any 

 position at 500 yards. 



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Pvt. Cocks ,22dN. Y 



Kergt. Maj. Roux " 



Sergt. Freeman " 



G. A. Strube " 



Pvt. L. Backer 



8erg\ Murphy I " 



Lt. Horafall I 



Pvt. Barry | 



Sergt. Magner i 



Capt. Hauling I " 



Lt. Dunning j 



Pvt. Lockwood I " 



Sergt. Wood 18th N. J 



Lt. Col. Gilder.-lfe\ v. . 



Pvt. Smith 



Pvt. Waterbury 



Pvt. Beattie 



Pvt. Cudlipp 



Adjt. Murphy 



Sergt. Batemau 



Sergt Keddy 



Sergt. Harte 



Sergt. Brown 



Pvt. Doerlc 



Lt. Col. Hitchcock 9th N. Y 



Corp. Engle 



Sergt. Henderson 



Sergt. Vail 



Sergt. McAvev 



Sergt Pihct 



Corp. Manse 



Sergt. Phelan 



Corp.SHilhu- 



Sergt. Watkliis 



Sergt. Jeffary 



Sergt. Bel sen 



Pvt. Hobertson I&thN.Y 



A. Pv!e 



Pvt. Duke 



Pvt. Stephonson 



G. Eddington 



Pvt. Ma-lloy 



Pvt Keeler 



Capt. Clark 



Capt. Boss 



Pvt. Moore 



D. Cameron 



Pvt. Rplsta 



P. Coylc (Wtl! N.Y. 



P. M'Grugau 



Sergt. Harkins 



E. Maker 



Sergt. Daniels j 



Cjrp Leddy I 



Cjrp. Collins I 



Sargt. Clerson j " 



C)l. Cavanauh i " 



John Mulhem 



Lt. Col. Dempsey j 



M. llennesy | 



F W. Ilofel StilN. Y, 



Corp. Bnckbee 



Sargt. Gee 



Pvt, Murphy 



Sargt. llanestell 



Carp. Campbell 



Ssjrgt. Munroe 



Pvt. Harth 



Pvt. Lohman 



Cot. Scott 



Lt. Berry 



Sergt. Brodigkn 



Sergt. McNight SlthX.Y. 



Capt. Fullerton j " 



Sargt. Douglass 



Sargt. White 



L. Nolte 



Col. Conkling 



John Lang 



Sergt. McNeily 



Sei'gt. Andersoi 1 



Lt. Col. Mitchell 



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3 3 3 3 3 



3 3 2 3 4 



3 3 2 2 3 



2 3 2 3 2 



2 2 4 2 3 



2 2 3 4 2 



2 2 2 2 



3 2 3 2 2 

 3 2 3 4 2 

 3 2 3 2 2 

 3 4 3 2 2 



2 2 2 3 3 



2 3 2 2 3 



3 2 2 2 3 

 2 3 2 2 2 

 2 2 3 3 2 



2 2 2 2 



3 2 3 3 2 

 2 2 2 2 2 

 2 3 2 3 2 

 2 2 2 2 3 

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2 13 2 3 



4 3 4 3 2 



2 2 2 2 3 



2 3 2 3 



2 3 2 2 2 



2 4 3 3 2 



2 2 2 3 



2 4 2 2 



3 2 2 3 2 

 2 3 13 2 

 2 2 2 2 2 

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3 4 2 4 3 



2 4 2 3 2 



2 2 4 2 



2 3 2 2 



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4 2 3 2 



Sergt. Waiing.. 



Pvt. Motley 



Pvt. Humphry^.. 

 Pvt. Doolittle . . 

 Se-gt. Laycraft.. 



Corp. Steele 



L. Montgomery. 

 J. F. Farlev ... . 

 E. H. Pollock... 

 Pvt. Bailey 



:71st N.Y. 



E. Labitsky , 



J. Winter 



Sergt. Lipman 



C. Brown 



W. Haizer 



Corp. Ernst 



Lt. Seewald 



Pvt. Meahan 



Corp. Deitrhht 



Sergt. Gran? 



Col. VanWjck 



Capt. Hei ns 



6th N. Y. 



Pvt. Renter 



Corp. Schrceder 



Pvt. Pasnt 



Corp. Kaufman • — 



Sergt. Alnes 



Cor >. Heinbeck 



B. ftenhoff 



3ergt. Jaeoby, <....... 



96th N.Y 



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WINNERS. 



rnzc Name. 



State Divis'n Prize. . .22d Regt. N. Y 



Silver Medal Pvt. Cocks, 22d N. Y. 



Silver Cup 12th Regt. N. Y 



Silver Cup 9th Rest. N. Y 



Silver Medal Sergt. Wood, 12th N. Y. 



Life Mem. N. R. A...Lt.Col. Gildersleeve... . 



Rronze Medal Sergt. Maj. Roux, 22d.. 



Bronze Medal Sergt. Freeman, 22d. . , 



Bronze Medal Dr Maj . Strube. 22d 



Bronze Medal Pvt. Smith, 12th N. Y. 



Bronze Medal Pvt. Robertson, 79th.. . 



Bronze Medal Pvt. Backer, 22d 



.4;! 200 

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■ 155 -108 263 



• 14 -15 29 



-134 -101235 



•142 - 68 209 



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-12 2 2 343-14 26 



-16 20 4 03-9 25 

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24 



COMPETITION IV — SECOND DIVISION MATCH. 



Open to teams of twelve from each regiment or battalion 

 of the Second Divison of the National Guard, N. Y. S., 

 upon tha same condition as prescribed for the preceding 

 match. Weapon, Remington Rifle, State model; distance, 

 200 and 500 yards; live shots each distance; position, 200 

 yards, standing; 500 yards, any position. 



Sergt. Bunce |23d N. Y. 



Sergt. Frothinghain 



Pvt. Malloy../ 



Pvt. Kellogg 



Pvt. Ecker,: 



Pvt. Atwater 



Pvt. Allen 



Pvt. Drummond 



Pvt. Sterns 



Capt. Sands 



Pvt. Carrington 



J. T. Hull . '. 



Capt. Lntz 



Sergt. Battcithausen. . . . 



Pvt. Schneelock 



Corp. Clemens 



Capt. Rosg 



Pvt. Cupi'cr 



Pvt. Kunzer 



Pvt, Roch 



Pvt. Bopp 



Pvt. Komg 



Pvt, Rit.ier 



Pvt, Werner 



!32d N. V. 



Pvt. Snyder 28th X.Y. 



Pvt. Payer 



Pvt. Kidman 



Corp. Ihn ; 



Corp. IJcinrichs 



Pvt. Sehiellcn 



Corp. Fogate 



Sefgt. Itussemcler 



Sergt. Feisler 



Sergt, Rodefeed 



Corp. Engsluigrr 



F. E. Molton 



Pvt. Denelow 



Pvt. Kavanagh 



Sergt. Kellner 



Pvt. Dean 



Pvt. W. Jonee 



P. P.. Grim 



W. Benedict 



Pvt, McNevin 



Corp. Jones 



13th N.Y. 



Pvt. Conic 



A. Blixt 



P. Nyburg 



H.Niitt 



S. Swanson 



J. Pin-pus 



P. Casey 



Pvt. Btogb 



J. IT. Buhner 



M.J. Sheeny 



llthN. Y.| 



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2 3 2 2 3 



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2 3 2 2 2 



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4 3 4 2 2 



2 3 2 3 4 



2 4 2 2 2 



3 2 2 3 

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 2 3 4 

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4 4 2 2 



3 2 2 2 4 



3 3 2 2 3 



2 3 3 3 4 



2 3 3 4 2 



2 2 2 2 3 



2 2 3 2 2 



2 3 2 2 



2 3 2 



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2 2 3 2 3 



2 2 2 2 3 



2 2 3 2 



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State Divis'n Prize 

 Woodward Prize. . 



Silver Cup 



Silver .Medal 



Bronze .Medal 



Brdnzq Medal 



Bronze Medal 



Bronze Medal 



Bronze Medal 



SECOND A 

 TION 



WINNERS. 1 



23d Refit. N. V..... 125 -5! 1R1 



.. 32d Petit, N.Y -125 53 179 



. . 28th Regt. N.Y -107 -13 120 



_egt. N. Y -107 -13 120 



. . ( 'apt. Lutz. 32d Inf. . . . 4 8 4 2 2- 15 2 3 3 2 2-12 27 



. . . Set. Batteidiaiisen 82d. 2 3 2 3 4- 14 4 2 4 2 0-12 1(1 



. . . Sergt. A . Buflce, 28 1 . 2 2 2 2 2- 10 3 4 2 4-13 28 



. Pvt. Corrie. 14th 2 8 2 3 2- 12 2 3 2 3-10 22 



. .. Pvt. Selmeeloek.23d .. 2 4 2 2 2- 12 30232-10 22 



... Pvt. llolton. 13th N.Y. 3 03 4 2- 12 3 3 2 2 0-10 22 



NNUAL REPORT OF THE NA- 

 AL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



E cannot but congratulate the National Rifle Asso- 

 ciation on the occasion of their second annual re- 

 port, through their effective Secretary, Captain George W. 

 Wingate, and with the thorough rind comprehensive docu- 

 ment .before us we only regret that wo have not space in 

 our columns to reproduce the report in full, and arc obliged 

 to give but a brief r&ntmS of it. 



The Secretary gives in full detail the whole history of 

 l he organization, and speaks of the rapid advance made by 

 American riflemen, especially the National Guards, at 

 Creedmoor. In order to show the benefits that the Associ- 

 ation seeks to develop, it makes the comparison between 

 the shooting of the various regiments at the fall and spring 

 competitions. [See Forest and Stream of October 16th 

 and of to-day. J In the 79th regiment, from an, average of 

 7.9 at the first opening match, the shooting was increased 

 to 21, an increase of 13.3 There has been no retrogade 

 movement, all the regiments, in the short space of a few 

 months, having improved. Of eight regiments who made 

 an average of 9.6 at the opening match, the average at the 

 October contest, was 15.4, showing an increase or improve- 

 ment of 5.8. 



The following brief table, compiled from the Secretary's 

 report, is interesting, showing the improvement in rifle 

 practice of the various regiments at Creedmoor: — 



June— First Match. October— Second Match. 



Regiinent, 



No 



of 



Men. 



Average] 

 per 

 Man . I 



! Average 



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l Man. 



Average 

 improvement, 



points. 





7 





4 

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3 





2 





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12 



7.9 





21. 



13.3 





19th "sr. e 



12 



8. ! 



16.1 



8.1 





9th N. G 



12 



3.7 | 



17.9 



5.9 





2KthN. a 



12 



5.9 | 



10.3 



3.2 





32dN. G 



12 



9.2 





11.2 



2. 





23d N. G 



12 

 12 



13.2 





15.1 



8.5 



1 9 

 1.5 





14th N. G 





22d N. G 



12 



21.9 

 9.6 





1.4 













Average ,.... 



15.4 



5.8 





The financial condition of the National Rifle Assoeiaii<m 



is quite good, though their expenses at the outset have been 

 heavy. The Secretary hopes that the Association will re- 

 ceive during the coming year such financial aid from the 

 State and local authorities as will enable them to carry for- 

 ward to completion the erection of a suitable building and 

 the other improvements mentioned in his report. They 

 also hope to obtain the sanction of Congress in such a man- 

 ner as to make the Association a national institution. 



Captain "Wingate states that one of the greatest needs 

 upon the range is a building which can be used as a head- 

 quarters not only for the Association, but by the different 

 organizations using the range. Several regiments, includ- 

 ing the Seventh, Twenty -second, and Twenty-third, have 

 applied for leave to erect a building for the accommoda- 

 tion of their members upon the range, and the Association 

 has under consideration a general plan upon which permis- 

 sion will be granted to such regiments as are desirous of 

 availing themselves of this privilege during the coming 

 year. 



The whole business of the Association seems to us to 

 have been well and carefully managed, and to the efficient 

 officers of the National Rifle Association, who have devoted 

 an enormous amount of time and lab«r to furthering the 

 interests of Creedmoor, are due the thanks of all citizen 

 soldiers and sportsmen in the United States. 

 __ -**-^- ■ 



—Let us Look to our Mutton. — There is an excellent 

 article and a suggestive one in the January number of the 

 American Agrimltu-mt in regard to our native races of 

 sheep in which it is stated "that as a general rule the sheep 

 we have imported hitherfrom England have not been found 

 to thrive." The same authority asserts, "that it would 

 pay farmers to devote their attention to producing a class 

 of sheep which would give a carcass of one hundred 

 pounds without being overloaded with fat, instead of the 

 wretched mutton which now mostly comes to market 

 weighing about ten to twelve pounds or less per quarter." 

 We fancy one of the great reasons why our mutton is poor 

 and flavorless is that we are not mutton feeders, and that 

 if the taste for the best and most wholesome food in the 

 world does exist at all it is as yet but in a nascent condi- 

 tion. We can remember the time, and probably the same 

 thing exists to-day, when though the farmer raised sheep 

 which he butchered for market, he would not taste mutton 

 himself, ff asked the reason why, the agriculturist would 

 reply, "Oh, because a sheep has wool on it." Oh, taste, 

 prejudiced, depraved, ignorant of what is the rarest, and 

 the juiciest, the best flavored meat! What visions we have 

 of lordly saddles of mutton wheeled in in a dish which 

 stood on a platform which went on rollers; and of the won- 

 derful slices all ready and crisp which were cut for us at 

 the "Londo,." on the Strand; or of the delicate Pres Sallee, 

 a sheep that crops, in northern Gaul, the delicate salt marsh 

 grass, and makes minute mutton cutlets, which are delec- 

 tations and joys to eat! As agriculturists, we are as nothing 

 and bow to the the. judgment of authority we have cited, but 

 as mutton gastronomists we wield a discriminating knife and 

 fork. h\ regard to such matters, we always recall the expres- 

 sion of that intelligent Frenchman who restored the drooping 

 spirits of an accomplished American gourmand by saying, 

 "A r c desesp&rez pas, mon <nni, do not despair, there is a glo- 

 rious future in store yet for your country." 

 « » i0»i — — 



Tiik Toronto Sporting Times. — We thank our friend 

 and brother editor of this "Canadian Gentleman's Journal" 

 for his repeated kindly notices of the Forest and Stream, 

 and his efforts to circulate our paper among Canadians. 

 We are glad that our sportsmen across the border have so 

 able a representative as the Sportiiu/ Times, and appreciate 

 the value of such a paper to us of the United States. We 

 attach much importance to a free and unrestricted inter- 

 change of opinions, experience, and records, between the. 

 sportsmen of both sections, for thereby we can profit much. 

 Though our interests are mutual, and.should be reciprocal, 

 we are by no means homogeneous in our qualities, charac- 

 teristics, methods, and practices. The Canadians are of a 

 hardier race than we, and wrought in a sterner and heavier 

 mould. The greater severity of their climate and the size 

 of the game they follow, compels the endurance of greater 

 hardships by them than by us. The axe and the heavy setting 

 pole, both wielded with a skill made perfect by continual 

 ucccssily and practice, are as much a sine qua Hon in their 

 outfit as are the rifle and hunting knife. Ours is a field for 

 JiiicM^ nice points, quick manoeuvre, and dexterous play; 

 theij;s for hard knocks and deliberate daring. When we can 

 learn to assimilate, or rather, to combine these qualities, 

 we shall all be able to graduate with honor fas sportsmen, 

 and not before. To encourage a study of these correlative 

 traits, we urge the fraternity on both sides of the line to 

 avail themselves of the medium of interchange which our 

 respective journals that are devoted to their interests afford. 

 Gentlemen of the United States will do well to place the 

 Sporting Time,"! upon their files; and of course all Canadians 

 will take the Forest and Stream. 



—There is a valley in Montana 5,000 feet above sealevel, 

 and north of the forty-sixth parallel of latitude, where snow 

 never falls. Indians, trappers, and old settlers say snow 

 was never yet seen on the ground in "Valley Eden." 

 While snow falls to" the depth of seven inches on the sur- 

 rounding mountains and valleys, never an inch falls in this 

 favored spot. 



True Merchant Princes.— The Forest and Stream 

 has had occasion to notice from time to time the individual 

 efforts of the mercantile house of Ces&s Godeffroy & Co., of 



