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C'oweuhoven 27 " 



ShoMdm 23 " 



Polhemus 23 " 



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H-jlmatedt, 25 " 



Hike 21 - 



Ties Bhot off, 



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CWiliiains 1 0111 <> 11111100 1-11 



Total— Boiling Rilled 19, Williams killed 18. 



BaooKtA'N CtUM Cj.vB.—Clu.b Qrou/nli al. Better's.— Handieap match 

 for gun : 

 West B| yds 1 1 1 



Waite ... 



Bromlvr.iv 26 



Dr \V?du 30 



Madison 26 



i,ihi.-rsieeve 25 



plrver 2tf 



DrRice 20 



Eddy 88 



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Jkbskt City IlEiaar Gun Club.— Jan. 22.— Regular pigeon match 

 of c.uo : flrst sweep ; live Dtrds ; so yards boundary : 



J Powell 1 1 1 1 1—5 KC Johnson 1 1 u 1 1— i 



G 15 Eaton 1 1 1 1 1—5 T W Smith -..1 1 1 11—5 



Wllays 1 1 1 1—4 .1 BBurdeU 1 111 1—5 



Second sweep : 



j Powell 1 10 0—2 J BBurdeU 1 l l l 1—5 



T w smith i 1 i " 1—4 B C Jonnson o l i i i— i 



w Hays l ioo l— a 



Third sweep : 



TW Smith l 10 1 1—4 KO Johnson 1 Oil 1—4 



J Poweil Olio 1—3 J Cole i I 110—4 



WHays 1 1 1 1 1—5 G B Eaton A 1111—5 



Wm Moglos ...11111-5 Alleritage 1 1 1 1— i 



J B Burden 1 110 1—1 



Fourth sweep: 



Wm Hughes 1 1111—5 RC Johnson .....1 1 1 1—1 



Win Hays 1 1 1 1—1 T W Smith 1 1110-4 



J BBurdeU 1 111M J Cole 1 1 1 1 1—5 



January 53 — Ke.nular weekly shuotfor fifteen ball badge, 18 yards, 

 three B'lgaidus traps: 



J Powell 11001110110 0—7 



RC Johnson 1110 111110 10 0—9 



.IB Katon l 1 l o u l o l o i l o ii— 7 



T Cuming 1 1110 111010 111 1—12 



JB .-urdel.l 1 1 11111111111 11—16 



A Heritage 1 10 11111111111 1—14 



Janm' y 25.— For twenty ball gold badge, three traps : 



JB Burdett 1 010 011101101111111 1—15 



li c Jouason l'l 001 (I 0110110111111 1—14 



A Heritage 110 11111119 1111111 1—11 



3 Cole u 111 ii 11111 1011111 1—14 



JPowell 110 01110 10 10 10 0—8 



February 1,— For ten-ball badge, three traps, is yards : 



AHeritage ...0 111111111—9 



J Harrison 1 11100030 0-5 



J B Burdett 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1—8 



RCJohnaun 1 10 110 111—7 



JPowell I o u 1 1 1—4 



JCole, 1 1110 1111 1—9 



Ties of nine shot off, won by A. Heritage. 



JACOBSTAFF. 



NEW JESEET— /!«() Bank, F, 5. 1.— The Red Bans Amateur Gun Club 

 held i^s tirat match to-day for all mezabblfl under eighteen years of age, 

 ten glass Lulls, revolving trap, eighteen yards rise : 



J Clark lo W Chandler 



K Burdge 7 W Alexander Ii 



LFnctc 7 WCreeland. 3 



The elnb will Bhoot next baturday for a gold badge. 



Pennsylvania— Carlisle, Jan. 31.— Glass ball match ; 21 yards rise; 

 Bogardus screen irap and rules : match was for same porker shot lor 

 last weeK at Huntsvllle, and wan by Kupp and Wolf at mat match : 



JCRupp , 1 1 1101101111011111 0—15 



KauDiuan 1 111100111101010 111 1—15 



Grahm l o 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 l— u 



l-i r iMiniB 1 001111011000111011 1— J3 



ClllhOliz 1 11100110 110 00 000 1—9 



Geo MuKeeghan i 1 0-1 i o o l l u l o o 1 o 1— 9 



W H Miner o o o ii o o l u 1 l o o i o 1 1 o l o— 7 



H WOlf 1 O 1 1 01 1 1— 6 



G D lieller 1 1 u 1 1 1 il o o 0— 5 



AD Boas 10 1 l 1 o o o ii o o 1— 5 



J J Rlngwalt oioooouuDiuoouoom— 5 



Ties— Miss and out. 



Bupu 1 1—2 KaulTman 1 0—1 



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Twin Valley bhootinu Clue.— A pigeon shooting 'tournament Is 

 hold, uuiiei me auspices of the Twin Valley Shooting Club, neaj 

 Alexandra, Ohio, to-day. 



WmcuNsiN— Bamboo, Jan, 20.— North Side. Club match, at glass ballB; 

 Bogardus trap and rules ; weather fine : 



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Brewer 1 1111110110 1 1—11 



Warren 011111011111 1—11 



Wieataace l o o i i l 7 l o l 1 o i l— 10 



Oberi 1 l o o o o o o l o u 1 1—8 



pmnlon 1 10 1110 10—6 



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.Scarcity ol balls nre\ ented thootmg off ties. ED. Holland. 



Tennessee— A'aaheillc, Jan. ill.— Malches shot at the Fair n rounds, 

 Tenness.ii- siaic ~r") i-mtn'B Association rales; plunge trap ; 20 yards 

 rise : >0 yutd.i boundary ; ti.iss and uu . M.:s.-.is. ijuuk, i'ci'kms and 

 Wells tii-d on nvij eatii', ( 'not winning i ne snoot off at 81 yards with 5, 

 In i'i.. second mi.i.ii lvrsms won wan 1. Third match CooK and Hig- 

 each. Fourth match won by Perkins. A series of 



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Flniiinu a sun ton Bogahdub.— JU-.IV* Life says that a London gen- 

 tleman, desirous oi promoting cue spurt oi pigeon shooung, and to ilnd 

 a man good enougu to contend against the American Champion, 

 Bogardus, will, under the patronage of the leading gunmakers of Lon- 

 don, give a monster champion challenge cup, value loo guineas, open 

 to the world, to be shot for at-i5 pigeons eacn, so yards rise, under the 

 Gun Olno rales ; entrance ree, 6 guineas. The winner to hold trie sa me 

 against ail com. rs i r the space ol twelve months, and should ho suc- 

 ceed in doing so it no liccome his own property, t leeup to be delivered 

 into his possession on giving a guarantee to Mr. Ii. Smith, of FttVu Life, 



to whom all entries must be made. The winner oausl b :ecl to 



acceptauy elialltnee and to shoot whlitn sis weeks from Che time of 

 being challenged, (or th 



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Thr. 



niuncy to be staked previous to shooting 

 of EcU's Life, viuo wid act as stakeholder and reieree in an matches, 

 A m-Bt-olass shooting ground will ue selected, and every attention paid 

 to the comfort or the snootera and visitors. 



—See Bogardus 5 Advertisement. 



j§ationnl fflastimqs. 



ARCHERY. 



The Chabaotkk and Constbuotion op Bows. 



ARCHERY is by no means a novelty in ihe United States, 

 Lull it has never become popularized. In Canada it was 

 in vogue twenty years ago. There clubs are numerous ana 

 "meets" common. Fully live years ago we attempted 

 through the columns of this paper to present the attractions 

 of this pastime in alight to encourage its growth ; but pastimes, 

 like diseases, are epidemic. When the spirit moves, the prac- 

 tice and infatuation of archery will spread like a prairie fire, 

 but isolated or intermittent efforts to stimulate its growth seem 

 almost useless. "Whatever may be said or written serves as a 

 preparation of the soil for its future culture when all condi- 

 tions are the most favorable. In England there are societies of 

 lady archers which have been organized aud kept alive for one 

 hundred years, The ladies of Arden have twanged their 

 bows ever since 1794, and the Golden Bugle and Arrow, won 

 on such occasions, are treasured as heirlooms. Some of our 

 more interested correspondents have requested us to give them 

 some information concerning bows. We have no objection 

 to repeat what we have several times written since 1874 ; but 

 there have been marked improvements in the construction of 

 these implements since that date. Until recently we imported 

 our best bows from England, where archery, as a pastime and 

 as a useful art, was indigenous in the early centuries. Now 

 we have American bows which will bear favorable comparison 

 with the foreign, and we are happy in the possession of two 

 materials far superior to anything known in England, namely, 

 the bamboo and the osage orange, or hois ci'are of the Plains 

 Indians. We have already printed some description of the 

 bamboo bows : the curious can inspect them at their leisure 

 at the house of Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, in this city, 

 which makes a specialty thereof. Those of our readers who 

 have friends in the far south weBt who will obtain a hois d'arc 

 for them, will secure a treasure beyond estimate, as bows go. 

 Of the standard bows sold in the shops there are two varieties 

 or descriptions, termed "Self" and "Backed Bows," the 

 former made from one piece of wood ; the latter of two or 

 more pieces joined together longitudinally. Of the latter is 

 the bamboo bow. The outside is usually made flat, and is 

 called the back ; the inside is round, and is technically known 

 as the belly. 



As regards the manufacture of the', bow, when nearly 

 finished it is strung and suspended by the handle at one end 

 of a steelyard ; the string is then drawn down to the length 

 of twenty-eight inches for a gentleman's, and twenty-five 

 inches for a lady's bow, and the weight of the bow is indi- 

 cated at that point of the graduated scale where the bob (as 

 the weight of a steelyard is called) balances; the number, 

 which indicates the weight, is then stamped on the back of 

 the how. Ladies' bows range from twenty to thirty-two 

 pounds, while gentlemen's from forty, sometimes exceed 

 sixty pounds ; but for the generality of gentlemen's, from 

 forty-seven lo fifty-two may be recommended ; while for 

 ladies one of twenty-five pounds will be found sufficiently 

 strong to commence with. 



No directions, however, can possibly be given on the choice 

 of a bow, as it depends entirely on the strength of the pur- 

 chaser, his height, and length of arm. It has been considered 

 by some that the height of a man should be the length of his 

 bow ; this rule, however, will not hold good under all cases. 

 A man under five feet nine inches ought not to use a bow 

 longer than five feet ten inches, and we would not recommend 

 one above six feet even for a person over six feet in height. 



A bow too strong causes fatigue, and from the inability of 

 the archer to draw the arrow up as far as is requisite, one too 

 weak is to be rejected, as it may easily be over-drawn and 

 broken, from no other cause than the application of too much 

 strength. The proper weight, then, for the bow, is that 

 which a person can draw r somewhat easily, and without distor- 

 tion of countenance or position. As he acquires skill in 

 shooting, he will also find an acquisition of strength to the 

 extent of several pounds weight. 



With regard to stringing and unstringing the bow, there 

 are innumerable rules aud directions given, more or less com- 

 plicated. The best plan is for the novice to have it shown to 

 him practically. It may, however, be here stated that a gen- 

 tleman's bow should be strung up six inches, and a lady's five 

 inches and a half ; the string opposite the handle should be so 

 far from the belly of the bow. 



It is not necessary that a bow should be unstrung during 

 shooting, when, from the company being numerous, some 

 little time will probably elapse before the archer's turn to 

 shoot arrives; but after the shooting is over it must be un- 

 strung j aud if wet, or even damp, should be wiped dry befo e 

 it is put into the green baize case, which may be well protect- 

 ed from the ill effects of rain by India rubber or oil silk cover, 

 made large enough to admit the bow and green baize bag 

 easily. 



A piece of ribbon is generally put through the hole in the 

 extreme end of the upper horn; it is theu passed through the 

 eye of the bowEtring aud tied in a bow-knot. The object of 

 this is to prevent ihe string from slipping down the upper 

 limb of the bow when taking it out oi the case, or from com- 

 ing Off the lower horn altogether, as in either case the siring 

 would untwist and receive injury. It is sometimes necessary 

 to lengthen or shorten the siring ; previous to doing this the 

 ribbon must be untied, and when the string is adjusted to the 

 required length the ribbon brings it up to its proper place and 

 keeps it there. 



A new string requires lapping with silk to prevent the nock 

 of the arrow from cutting the fibres of the hemp, or the string 

 itself from being frayed by constantly striking the guard. 

 Oommence the operation by first stringing the bow, then rub 

 with shoemaker's wax about six inches oi toe siring opposite 

 the handle ; three pieces of stout netting silk of contrasting 

 colors, about a yard in length, should be well waxed with 

 beeswax ; with a firm beginning, lap these three pieces of silk 

 round the string, drawing each turn as tightly as you think 

 the silk will bear. A piece of floss silk, about anjineh in 

 ength, should be laid along the string opposite the top of the 



handle, and at each alternate round made to appear by being 

 held up, and the silk lapped round the string under it. The 

 lapping should be carried on about an inch and a half higher 

 than opposite the top of the handle, and there fastened off. 

 The part may be rubbed with sorno beeswax, and afterwards 

 with a piece of leather : the heat caused by the friction makes 

 it both smooth and uniform. The entire string should occa- 

 sionally be waxed and rubbed in this manner, The object in 

 inserting the floss silk is, that there may be a dislinguishing 

 mark on which the arrow should be nocked. The best of 

 strings will, at first, stretch a little ; consequently, the differ- 

 ent gradations on that part of the lapping where the floss silk 

 appears, will point out exactly the proper place for the suc- 

 ceeding arrow when it has been ascertained from the flight of 

 the previous one. The space of an inch will allow for any 

 little alterations of the string. 



The best strings are imported from Germany and Brussels, 

 and it is good economy always to buy the best. 



An archer should always have with him, when engaged in 

 shooting, a spare string, previously lapped, and adjusted to 

 the length of his bow. 



, — .». . 



The Babtell Fizzle. — Annie Bartell, the y^ung woman 

 from Westchester County, has signally failed in her attempt 

 to walk 3,000 quarter miles in 3,000 quarter hours, having re- 

 tired from the track last Sunday at the close ot the 568th quar 

 ter. She endured an amount of physical agony which might 

 have done credit to a martyr, but in this time and place were 

 simply shocking to decency. Hughes, the hero of two 

 former disreputable fiascos, it appears, had a hand in this 

 also. The, public has now had enough of him ; he should 

 retire behind his beer counter. We have had also enough of 

 female pedestrianism to last until the next century. We 

 have had enough of the didos of designing sharpers who do 

 not hesitate to induce weak-kneed young ladies to torture 

 themselves for gate money. It behooves respectable people 

 to withhold the sanction of their presence from such exhibi- 

 tions. 



Boston Pedestrianism.— The contestants in the g5-miles 

 professional walk at Boston last Wednesday were: E. C 

 Holske, formerly of the Harlem Athletic Club of New York' 

 and the amateur champion for one and three miles in 1877 • 

 Christopher Toole, Bangor, Me.; John D. Wayne, Boston 

 Athletic Club; R. F. Nelligan, Cambridge ; Owen Thomas 

 MeDermott, Boston; Frank F. Dole, Lawrence; F. L. Ed- 

 wards, New York. iNelligan led until the end of five miles 

 with Dole second and Holske third. Then Holske took sec- 

 ond and went to the front in the eighth mile, and after the 

 next mile had the race to himself. He won in 3h. 56m 13-ts • 

 Toole second in 4h. 16m. 23s.; Harriman third in 4li 25m 1 



21^3. 



In the amateur contest of the following evening there were 

 seven entries in the quarter-mile run, the winner being A. L 

 Brackett, of the Union Athletic Club ; time, lm. 13s. The 

 hard work in the one-mile walk was done by Armstrong of 

 the Harlem A. C, and Merrill, of the Union A. C. In the 

 closing laps both made spurt after spurt, Armstrong holding 

 the lead and finishing in 7m. 3|s., while Merril's time was 

 7m. 30|s., a difference which is merely nominal. J. M. 

 Soule, of the Union A. C, won the half-mile run in 2m. 29s' 

 Four contestants appeared in the three-mile walk. Mo'tt of 

 the Ltarleni A. O., was the winner in 25m. 391s. The one- 

 mile run fell to Bibber, of the Union A. G, who covered Ihe 

 ground in 5m. 53f s. In the seven-miles walk Armstroniz 

 won in lh. 2m. 58s. ; Holt was second, in lh. 3m. 8s.; O'Keeie 

 third, in lh. 4m. 32f s. 



New Jebsey Pedestrians.— The pedestrian tournament 

 at Asbury Park, N. X., was completed Saturday evening. 

 In the twenty-five mile walk the best time was made by Edl 

 waid Brand, which was 4h 41m 12s. The one mile walk was 

 won by D. Sullivan in 8m 28s. William Fletcher made a 

 mile in 9m. Uriah White, weight 284 pounds, the largest 

 man in the township, walked one mile against James Kipp 

 weight 130 pounds, the shortest man in Asbury Park. The 

 following time was made : White, 12m 34s ; K'ipp, 12m 26s- 

 Commissioner Githens, 10m 45s, against unknown,' 10m 45s' 

 White then walked one mile against A. D. McOab'e the lat- 

 ter carrying 90 pounds. Time: White, 12m 53b ; McCabe 

 L2m 53s. The five mile walk was won by A. D. Baily in. 

 55m 45s. The running race of two miles was won by Frank 

 Tilton in 14m 52s ; John Carroll, 15m 2s. Runnine onp 

 mile : W. Stout, 7m 29s ; R. Wortman, 7m 41s. 



National Pedestrian Association. — This is the name as- 

 sumed by a party of speculators who propose organizing a 

 great pedestrian tournament in Brooklyn next March 

 Among other feats for which " champion diamond badges' ' 

 are to be given arc walks of 4,000 quarter miles in 4 000 

 qua iter hours; 3,200 quarter miles in 3,200 quarter hours. 

 These contests are confined to ladies only. Six days' walks 

 for ladies and gentlemen, and a score of other competitions 

 make up the extensive programme. 



Weston's English Wale. — Weston, the American pedes- 

 trian, is making 2,000 miles in England over the turnpike 

 roads. His task is 2,000 miles in 1,000 hours. He also de- 

 livers a series of fifty lectures during the task. This is a 

 new wrinkle which we hope will be confined to the sea-girt 

 isle. The Fates forefend that Hughes or Campana or Mrs. 

 Tom-Ri-Jon should inflict fifty lectures upon the American 

 public. 



wuu o, itoi v , uiuDcuu, « uu i, lust. j. j ocxton, won 4, lost z • 

 Daly, won 3, lost 3 ; Rudolphe, won 1, lost 4 ; Gamier, won 

 2, lost 4 ; Gallagher, won 3, lost 3, Heiser, won 1, lost 6. 



Skahhg Championship.— The contest for the skating 

 championship of America was held at the Manhattan Rink 

 this City, last Saturday. The race was for the distance of. 

 twenty-five miles, "aud the following contestants started : E. 

 G. Gurney, G. D, Phillips, Frank Fromel, Charles Pfaff, Jr 

 W. T. Livingston, W. H. Griff en, Floyd Sherwood, Al! 

 Ryan, W. K. Brown, Harry Hauiberg;, George Montgomery 

 and Thomas Clare. Gurney fell at the end of the fourth 

 mile, seriously injuring his knee-caps. Ryan at the end of 

 the fifteenth mile fell I Hinting on the ice. Others had al- 

 ready dropped out, aud the race was easily won by Mr. 

 Phillips, who kept al. the front from the start. He skated 

 the twenty-five miles in two hours, five minutes and forty 

 seconds. Mx. r'io.v.l Sherwood, ofBrooklyh, oamein second, 

 about one minute after Phillips, while, ; Harry ■-, Bamberg, of 

 INew York, captured the tlm-d prize. The [sharp turns of 

 the^course affected materially the time made. 



