VUKEHT AJND STREAM. 



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The following dates have been fixed under this act : 

 Dee— 14 Oct. to 14 Feb. (for rod and line only). Teign— 

 1 Oct. to 2 March (for rods and nets). Dart— 2 Oct. to 28 

 Feb. (for rods and nets). Ogmore— 2 Bept. to 14 Feb. (for 

 rods and nets. ) 



Tennessee.— Our correspondent, Mr. J. D. Hill, of Nash- 

 ville, Tenn., in his connection with the Nashville Banner, is 

 dealing some good blows in advocacy of game protection in 

 his State. Intelligent discussions of these questions by news- 

 paper men who know what they are talking about is sure to 

 prove an effective agent in seouring the desired ends. 



New Jersey State Association.— Delegates from the 

 different sportsmen's clubs throughout the State, and others 

 of their persuasion, met at the Clarendon Hotel, Newark, on 

 Saturday last, for the purpose of discussing the proposed 

 tournament this spring, Geo. B. Eaton, Pres. of the State 

 Association, in the chair. Speeches were made by the Presi- 

 dent, Dr. Bird, Mr. Fred Mather, J. Hays and others. 

 Much enthusiasm was evinced. Several clubs, who had not 

 joined the State Association, presented their credentials and 

 were enrolled. The convention adjourned until Saturday, 

 the 12th inst., at the same place, when the committee who 

 have the tournament in charge are expected to report definite 

 arrangements. 



The Ohio Law— CVu'fficoi/ie, March 28— Editor Forest and 

 Stream : The game laws of Ohio have been changed so as to 

 make it a penalty of from $5 to $25, and imprisonment, for 

 shooting on a man's place without a written or verbal permit, 

 and does not require notice or posters on place. Quail 

 promise to be scarce this season. Ducks and geese are not 

 stopping long with us. Some few snipe have been seen, but 

 . are scarce as yet. C. E. L. 



1 Wisconsin's New Fish Law — Editor Forest and Stream : 

 For several years money has been appropriated for the stocking 

 of the waters of the beautiful lakes surrounding our city, but 

 doing absolutely nothing for the preservation of the fish. The 

 following law was passed and approved by the. Governor at the 

 session of Legislature just closed, and will, if duly enforced, 

 be a move in the right direction. The kw reads " that no 

 person or persons shall take, catch or kill any food fish of 

 any kind in either of the lakes known as Kegonsa, or First 

 Lake; Waubesa, or Second Lake; Monona, or Third Lake; 

 Mendota, or Fourth Lake ; or Wingra, or Dead Lake, situat- 

 ed in the county of Dane, or in any stream of waters connect- 

 ing said lakes or either of them, or in any stream of waters 

 emptying into said lakes or either of them, between the first 

 day of March and the tenth day of May in any year ; or 

 with any net, seine, wire basket, spear, grapple, trap or de- 

 device whatever, except hook and line, at any time whatever; 

 provided, that minnows may be taken with the net, and that 

 suckers may be speared at any time of the year, and white- 

 fish may be speared except from March 1 to the 10th of 

 May in any year ; but it shall not be lawful during the win- 

 ter season, or time when said lakes are frozen over, for any 

 one person catching fish through the holes in the ice, to use 

 more than three hooks and lines, nor more than one person 

 from one household or family to use that number." 



For the violation of the above provisions a fine is provided 

 " os not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, 

 with costs or suit; one-half of such fine shall go to the use 

 of the prosecutor, and the residue as provided by law. In 

 lieu of such fine and costs, the proper court may in its discre- 

 tion, upon such conviction, imprison the party so convicted 

 in the common jail of the proper county not exceeding thirty 

 days." Rover. 



Madison, Wisconsin. 



fo Mifle* 



Massachusetts.— O-ardner.— There has been a series of 

 interesting rifle matches at Hackmatack range this winter, 

 under the direction of the Rifle club, contests having taken 

 place every Wednesday for prizes in two classes. Some 

 good scores have been made, and on Wednesday the 26th 

 the prizes in the first class were awarded. This class was 

 open to all comers, distance 200 yards, off hand, ring target, 

 five rounds to the score, winners to be determined by the 

 aggregate of two scores whenever made. The best possible 

 was 120. The first prize of an ice pitcher, goblets and bowl, 

 valued at $25, was won by Mr. H. C. Knowlton, whose ag- 

 gregate was 98 , second, a cake basket valued at $15, Mr. 

 L N. Dodge, 97 ; third, card receiver, valued at f 12, Mr. 

 C. O, Bent, 96 ; fourth, sugar bowl, valued at $10, Mr. 

 .George F. Ellsworth, 94 ; fifth, spoon holder, valued at $5, 

 Mr. A. E. Bobbins, 87. The contest for the prizes in the 

 second class is not yet closed. 



Massachusetts— Medford— The last competition in March 

 series, winter ahed match, of the Medford Amateur Rifle As- 

 sociation occurred at Bellevue Range on Wednesday, March 

 26. There were ninety re-entries. Appended are the best 

 shots : 



First olass. 



JBOabOm. 4 4 5 5 B G 6—33 



J B Oaborn (re-entry) 4 6 6 6 4 5 4—32 



HHBC.UBlllOg ••••4 5 6 5 46 5— 33 



H H D Gushing, re-entry ) - 5 4 5 6 5 5 4—33 



H WltlllDglon B 5 S 4 6 4 5—33 



H Wlthlngton (re-entry) 5 6 4 5 5 4 t-82 



CHRuBBell 5 4 5 4 5 4 5-33 



C U Uusbp-U (re-entry) i 4 4 G 5 4 5—31 



O D Harrison 5 5 4 4 5 4 6—33 



O a Harrison (re-entry) 5 S 4 S 4 5 4—31 



Second class: 



DNIloward 4 4 4 4 4 4 5-80 



FKGardner 5 3 4 5 4 5 4— ao 



•Q Henry 4 5 4 4 4 4 4—29 



K Hunt 4 4 4 4 6 4 3—28 



EFKendrlek - a 4 4 3 4 5 3-26 



The Medford Amateur Rifle Association will hold meetings 

 every Wednesday (if stormy, following Friday) during this 

 month (April). Competition series open from 1 p, m. to sun- 

 set. Match (AprilS) Fast Day, from 9 a. ii. to sunset. Con- 

 ditions as follows : Distance, 200 yards ; rounds, ten ; rifle, 

 any in rules ; position, standing ; open to all comers ; the 

 best individual score to count whenever made. Prizes to be 

 60 per cent, of the entire entrance fees received for each class, 

 divided into five first, five second, five third, five fourth, and 

 five fifth prizes. First prize, 18 per cent.; second, 15 per cent. ; 

 third, 12 per cent.; fourth, 9 per cent.; fifth, 6 per cent. 



Boston— Walnut Bill, March 29.— There was a good attend- 

 ance of riflemen and spectators at the regular meet of the 

 Massachusetts Rifle Association to-day, at the Walnut Hill 



range. The wind was east, and quite steady. W- M. Far- 

 row used his 38-cal. rifle, naked bullet, and fired his score 

 without cleaning. There were fifty-one entries in the Win- 

 chester Rifle match, and the best scores made in that match 

 were : 



WM Farrow 5 6644665454555 5— Tl 



WM Farrow (re-entry).. .4 6544556455664 5—70 



LLUnhbard 5 6464554546554 6— 10 



U Kirk wood 5 54455 4 5 4654S6 4—69 



JKOnbom 4 4 5 44445545645 5-«T 



JNFrye 4 545454444B5G5 4—67 



E T Klehardaon 5 4544446455464 4—60 



J B Parker 5 4 554 4 44544B44 4—06 



JWWll'iams 4 4 4*5444844454 6—64 



HITyler 4 4454465544444 4-64 



DFHunt 4 4446643564455 3-64 



H 0avl8 4 4 444454444454 5—63 



E B Souther 4 5444484544455 4—68 



OHFarker 4 45454444444 4 4 6—62 



G S RlCO 5 4444454454443 4—62 



N Kinsman 4 4444456484444 4-61 



EWLaW 4 4445444444554 4—61 



W C hartes . ...■■ ■■■■■44 4 jt_3 _4 4 4 4 54 3_4 5 4—60 



—The politicians made a good showing at the target on 

 their match at Hellwig's Gallery on the 5th inat. The teams 

 were those of the Fifth and Ninth Assembly Districts of the 

 Fifth Senatorial District. The scores stood : 



Fifth Assembly District Team. Ninth Assembly District Team. 

 200 600 T*l 200 500 T'l 



Devlin , 44 48 92 Decker 45 49 94 



Uavanagh 43 94 77 Coouan 37 48 88 



Murray 41 42 83 Hoagland ..44 44 88 



Keenan 45 44 m Lehrnfce 44 45 89 



CJachne 46 46 92 Voaburgh 42 48 90 



Harney 46 41 87 Doubtney 42 45 b7 



Cook 46 46 92 Glton 45 89 84 



HJachne 46 49 95 Uavanagh...., 42 -IS 90 



Totals 356 351 707 Totals 341 364 705 



Mr. Henry Jachne was presented with a gold medal by Mr. 

 A. G. Hellwie on account of his having the beat score of the 

 evening. 



—Captain L. V. Sone, of the New York Rifle Club, made 

 forty-two consecutive bull's-eyes in Conlin's Gallery on the 

 28th ultimo; distance, 65 feet, at Creedmoor target, reduced 

 in proportion to the distance ; actual size of bull's-eye 1 l-16th 

 inch in diameter, with Ballard .22-cal. rifle, 3-lbs. pull; Win- 

 chester cartridges ; position, off-baud. 



— H. D. Blydenburgh bit a silver dollar, tossed in the air, 

 with a pistol, at fifteen paces, while a bullet tossed in the air 

 was hit at the same distance. 



—The New York Rifle Club has sent a challenge to the 

 Geo. H. Thomas Post, of Chicago, for a telegraphic match. 

 Date not yet fixed. 



— A special meeting of the N. R. A. was held on Monday 

 evening last, and a vote taken to reduce the dues from $3 to 

 $2, annually. On a count, however, it was discovered there 

 was not a quorum present. 



New. Jersey— Newark, March 26.— The following is the 

 score of the Newark Amateur Rifle Club made to-dsy : 



WCGardner 4 665S54B6 5— 49 



WmHayea 5 4565545S 5—43 



WPMcLeod 5 46646555 4—47 



JBayer 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 6 4— (7 



JFH1U 5 45544555 4— IS 



FHarrlaon 4 54555454 4—45 



VHease, Jr 4 4S454544 5^4 



TheoFelBburg 3 2 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5-41 



Michigan — East Saginaw, March 12. — At the twentieth 

 regular weekly practice of the East Saginaw Amateur Rifle 

 Club the following scores were made (200-yard target re- 

 duced, possihle 50) : 



CaptWJSaaw 6 45446454 5—45 



OOYawkey 5 65554545 4—47 



.THHowrev a 45 4 44364 5—tl 



H <•» Hamilton 5 44434544 4—41 



K R OSbOrn 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4-41 



RFCorbyn 8 44464444 4—40 



J. H. H., Sec'y. 



Ohio— Cincinnati, March 23.— The Cincinnati Shooting and 

 Fishing Club had their fourth competition for club prizeB to- 

 day ; distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand : 

 First Class. 



W Hall , 4 55546444 4—44 



GHenson 4 56454446 4—44 



LFender 4 44644454 5— 43 



W Cttlowell 4 44446444 6—42 



MGendlllB 4 55 4 54434 4— J2 



Second Class. 



WCampbell ...6 44444444 5-^2 



J WeBton 4 55488454 4—41 



AKoehler 3 43444445 4—40 



CMEpply 4 44443453 4—39 



C. 



Nobthwesteen Rifle Range — Thomas Post Club. — 

 Chicago, March 29.— Distance, 200 yards; wind strong at nine 

 o'clock at commencement ; light and fitful at close. Score : 



Schaffer 4 45554656 5—47 



Tyrrell 4 54544465 4-44 



J Freeman.... 4 545S4644 4—44 



D Freeman 4 44544854 4—43 



Drury. 4 44543843 4—38 



Swain 5 53343543 3-88 



HobbS 3 45342443 5—38 



Boreherd 3 24554343 4-87 



The Lake View Club did not shoot to-day. Lu .H. Drtjry. 



Pacific Slope Riflemen. — The California Rifle Associ- 

 ation announce the spring meeting for 1879, to be held at 

 the San Bruno range, beginning Sunday, April 27lh. There 

 will be five competitive matches, as follows : First, the 

 Kellogg challenge cup, open to members of the National 

 Guard of California and officers of the army and navy ; 300 

 and 600 yards ; all scoring 15 points or over out of 25 at the 

 first distance to enter at the second. The cup, ordered at 

 §150, is to become the property of the person who shall win 

 it three times. Cash prizes for the best scores at 300 yards 

 are also offered. The second competition is for the Pacific 

 Life cup, open to all comers, distance 200 yards, to become 

 the property of the person who shall win it twice. The fol- 

 lowing have won it at the previous meetings : Frank G. Ed- 

 wards, Henry C. Smith, H. J. Burns, John McComb and J. 

 W. Guthrie. Value of the cup, $45. Cash prizes are also 

 to be given to the three best scores, The third match is be- 

 tween regimental teams, to consist of ten men from any of 

 the regiments, battalions or unattached companies of the 

 militia and the United States army. The first-class gold 

 medal of the rifle association is to be given to the team mak- 

 ing the best score and $20 to the team making the second 

 best. At the close of this match the highest marksman in 

 each team will have a match between them for a gold medal, 



which will be the property of the winner. The fourth will 

 be a subscription match, open to all comers, 200 yards. The 

 fifth is the military match, 500 yards, open only to members 

 of the State militia and members of the Rifle Association. 

 One-half the gross receipts will be divided among the four 

 highest scores. All of the above matches will be under the 

 rules of the Association, and will be shot with regulation 

 rifles or carbines, the minimum " pull " of each trigger to be 

 not less than six pounds. 



Santa Rosa Club.— The Santa Rosa Sportsman's Club, of 

 Santa Rosa, Cal., have elected for the following year the fol- 

 lowing officers : — 



President, Frank H. Swett j Vice-president, E. L. Whip- 

 ple ; Secretary, E. T. Crane, ; Treasurer, A. L. Justice . 

 The club has a present membership of twenty active and 

 about ten honorary members. The club has concluded to in- 

 augurate a series of matches for the prize rifle, the first of 

 which has already come off. There will be five contests, at 

 which each contestant will be allowed twenty shots, and the 

 one scoring the highest average will be awarded the prize. 

 The distance in each contest is to be 200 yards, and. the 

 shooting will be conducted according to the Oreedmore rules. 

 The matches will be held every two weeks until ended. 



Honesty the Best, eto. — I have read with pleasure the 

 leader in Forest and Streak of Feb. 20, on " Honest Ex- 

 perts." It has the true ring about it, and it is just such tone 

 that has been and will continue to extend the influence of 

 your paper. The transaction upon which it is based may or 

 may not be as charged, and they should not be condemned 

 without a fair hearing. But if all parties implicated do not 

 clear their skirts, I hope you will not let up on them, and not 

 only in regard to this fraud, but every species of fraud attach- 

 ing to the shootiug fraternity. P. 



Montana, March 6, 1879. 



Shooting Position.— Mr. W. M. Farrow, who has made 

 good records at all the ranges takes up the matter of position 

 in shooting in a recent letter and makes several good points, 

 though the real merits of the military position have not y 4 

 been touched upon by any of the multitude of writers ^ 

 the subject. Mr. Farrow says : 



Noticing that the National Rifle Association has under 

 consideration the allowing of "any position "in military 

 matches at 500 yards and longer distances, and feeling taa"t 

 the views of some of the riflemen should be publicly con- 

 sulted, I take the liberty to write on a few points that wil 1 

 interest every military marksman visiting Creedmoor 



First — Why do we go to Creedmoor '? Is it not t« prepare 

 ourselves for what transpires in actual action ? Would it 

 not, then, be a funny sight to see two contending lines pop- 

 ping at each other over or between the soles of their up- 

 turned army shoes, while in the " back Dosition," which 

 General Wingate wishes (for the sake of the Seventh, per- 

 haps), to allow in the coming competitions at Creedmoor ? 

 Would not the soldier sooner assume the "front position " 

 and rest his rifle over some friendly stone or stump ? Fail- 

 ing in this his knapsack could be utilized. At Wimbledon 

 the " back position" has been allowed, and now what is the 

 result ? I have it from a reliable source that great pressure 

 is being brought to bear on the council to return to the 

 "front position" for a number of reasons. In the latter 

 position one consumes less time in firing. He is also less 

 liable to shoot on the wrong target, and by so doing injure 

 for life an unoffending marker. Who that has seen a marker 

 coming up from the pits with bleeding hands or arms, head 

 bandaged, or as happened at Creedmoor once, an eye put 

 out, would not regard with disfavor the alluring innovation ? 

 It is true better target scores can be made in the "back 

 position," for the natural variations of the rifle in the "back" 

 and " front " due to the pulsations of the heart and other 

 causes is as three to five; but give the contestants their 

 knapsacks to rest their rifles on and the practice gained in 

 matches could be utilized in actual service. 



Second—In small bore shooting at 500 yards and over the 

 National Rifle Association should put a carton ring, counting 

 six, in the bull's-eye. It would do away with the unavoid- 

 able ties at 500 and 600 yards at least. Such a count was 

 tried at the, spring meeting of 1877, when the late General 

 Dalrin took " first," with a larger score than an avrace of 

 22-inch bull's-eye, at the 800, 900 and 1.000 yards. A 36-inch 

 bull's eye to count five is too large. One shooter puts his 

 bullet within an inch of the very centre of the bull's-eye, 

 but gets no more credit than another, indifferent marksman 

 perhaps, who strikes eighteen inches from the same spot. 

 Let the National Rifle Association take an advance step 

 and put an 18 inch carton circle in the long range bulla-eye. 



New York, March 17, 1879. W. M. Farrow. 



§mn$ §zg and §mu 



GAME IN SEASON IN APRIL. 

 Wild ducke, geeae, brant, eic. 



— S. Nugent Townsend, correspondent of the London 

 Field, who has just completed a three years' sojourn in 

 America, and who at one time contributed a series of interest- 

 ing letters from Texas to the columns of Forest and Stream, 

 sailed for England last Saturday by the City of Richmond. 

 Speaking of hunting antelope in Texas, he says : 



"Killing an antelope had for me consisted of two operations, 

 viz.: bringing it down and cutting its throat; but once I 

 fluked a shot at a running antelope and severed his windpipe. 

 Wasn't it a near chance of a miss ? As it was, it proved a 

 very deadly kilL" 



— Capt. Bogardus returned from the South on Wednesday 

 morning. He shortly opens a shooting gallery for glass ball* 

 and rifles at 158 Clark street, Chicago. This will also be 

 Capt. Bogardus' depot for the wholesale sale of his glass balls 

 and traps. 



Cartridge Loader. —We call attention to the advertise- 

 ment in our current issue of the new cartridge loader of Wm. 

 Read & Sons, Boston. 



The Hamjiebless Gon.— A hammerless breech-loader, 16- 

 gauge, 5| weight made by W. W. Greener, was recently 

 shown us by Henry C. Squires, No. 1 Oortlandt street. It 



