mama mu mibiM. 



2W 



ss.shot -no pellets »\H percent. 



s 



83 1-6 '< 



8 No. fl shot H 



1 



1,'j 



875 



Lq several of the targets a large proportion of the shot is to 

 one side, showing that either the gun was not held fairly upon 

 the centre or that the shot pellets had been deflected by the 

 wind which was blowing at the time. Any of the shots would 

 Lave killed a robin, nearly all of them a sparrow, and many 

 of them a bee, piovided they had been at the centre of the 

 fire. The pattern, except uumber 5, ought to satisfy any one. 

 Nos. 3 and 4 were more uniformly distributed over the circle 

 than the others. Nos. 1 and 7 were too far to one side, Any 

 of the charges are effective, but for the best results, as in 

 match shooting, No. 7 is certainly the best. For ordinary 

 shooting No. 3 is perhaps the most desirable. No. was not 

 tested to the same extent as No. 8. but I doubt not the result 

 would he the same. The experiment was limited, but 1 think 

 if more extended there would be no material change in the 

 average result in any of the numbers except 4 and 5. In giv- 

 ing an account of the number of pellets in a given space, I 

 think Ihe writer ought not only to give the size of his charge, 

 but the number of pellets to the ounce in the shot he is using. 

 I have frequently counted them, and never yet have I found 

 my own count to agree with that of the manufacturers. Mr. 

 J. T. Ward wants to know if any one can equal or beat his 

 score, i think mine beats his, but I am not certain. Let him 

 give tho number of pellets to the ounce after actually count- 

 ing them, and then give the percentage in the target, 

 as in my last column. Geo. M. Dews. 



Coatksville, Chester Co., Pa., April 18, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stbbam: : 



A friend of mine in Philadelphia has a Pox gun, full 

 choke, that put 504 grains No. 8 shot in 30in. circle at 40 

 yards; whole number of grains in charge, 565, counted. 

 Who can beat this ? I saw the target, and no one could doubt 

 the word of my friend who knew him, I think. Moreover, 

 he is an experienced sportsman and fully competent to make 

 tc sis or guns. He says it shoots too close for him, and thinks 

 of either having it changed or getting new barrels. Should 

 say from appearance of ^target that the gun would tear a bird 

 at 40 yards. My own gun is a P. "Webley & Son No. 13, 

 plain cylinder bore, and with it madeatestof " Kay's Chips" 

 (concentrators;. The result was, as will be seen below, 

 highly favorable to the " Chips :" 



RJgUt ' 



Lett " 



How loaded. 



With Kay Chip. 

 Wltbout " 



Shooting 40 yards at 30in. circle is equal to 30 yards at 22.4 

 in. circle, when loaded in usual way. There might be a dif- 

 ference, however, when " Chip" is used, from the fact I hat 

 charge goes some distance before beginning to scatter. In 

 test No. 4 charge was not shot straight at centre of target, al- 

 though all shots were made from a rest, else the result would, 

 no doubt, have equaled No. 1 in the percentage hit, the upper 

 lef t hand quarter of target having twice as many pellets of shot in 

 it as either of the others. TJ. M. C. Co.'s paper shells were used, 

 with two wads over powder and none but " Chip " over shot. 

 Number of pellets in charge of No. 8 shot was, counted, 515; 

 of No. 6, 270. Should be pleased to hear of other tests of 

 "Kay's Chips." Aukattam. 



Albany, April 16.— Your correspondents in giving us their 

 exploits at the target do not always tell whose make the shot 

 was or whether measured, weighed or counted. As shot 

 measures do not always prove correct they would do well to 

 state the exact number of shot in the charge used if we are to 

 understand the exact rating of the'performance. For instance 

 last week Mr. J. T. Ward says he put in 350 pellets in a 80 

 inch circle at 40 yards. I saw a $35 Baker 10-gauge do bet- 

 ter by 9 pellets, 1 1-8 oz. measured No. 8 shot, 4 drs. powder j 

 come to count a corresponding charge it was equal to 1 5-16 

 oz., the very charge Major Merrill allows a 10-gauge in his 

 table of proportionate charges. Now we look again and see 

 that Mr. Ward put in 167 No. 4, but gives no charge used. 

 As the number put in equals 1{ oz. Tatham's soft shot, and 

 within 14 pellets of ]} oz. Leroy's, it seems he must have 

 used a large charge for a 12 gauge gun. I think it would be 

 much belter if they would give the charge they know for a 

 certainty, also state the grain and make of powder used, as all 

 makes are not numbered alike. Then divide their target into 

 squares, say about the size of a pigeon's body for No. 8, and 

 of a duck's for number 4, then we could teil by the number of 

 squares missed what chance the game would have to escape 

 from in trcnt of their guus. I do not wish to take issue with 

 Mr. Ward or any others, but write this that we may have a 

 general understanding with each other and perhaps save the 

 editor a few questions. Dexter. 



—See Bogardus' advertisement. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Maine— Top&ham, April 21.— Riverside Crab; 

 son : Bogardus trap, Is yards rise : 

 A A Fisher— 1 111000C 1 1 01 U 001 



~3 S* Bonney— 1 OOIOIQOOIOOIOOOI 

 0— IS. 

 C Qoud— II 10101311111111110 



M C Ball-1 01O111001O1U10101 



~c" Keyes-l 10111101110111110 



~G H G0D.<1— 10011010100000000 



_ H sStetsott-0 01000000001001001 

 —6. 



O Wlnslow— 1 1101111011011111 



0-20. 



U L York— 1 110 111110 10 10 111 

 -19. 



A H Perry— o l o o 1 i 1 o o I I 



-13. 



first shoot of the sea- 



111110 10 

 000101101111 

 10 1111111— 



o o 1 1 o i o j i i o i 



1101101010 11 



looioniioio 

 oooioooioooo 



l 1 00 1 1 1 1 



o 1 1 i 1 o i i o n o o 



1 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 



H Knlght-1 1 o 1 1 (Mi 1 (i 1 l 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



— lis. 



A Q Goud-1 11111010111111001010111110111 

 CM Baker— 1 oonoiioioooioioiono 00100 00 

 B Lakey-0 1 o w W. A. S. 



New riAjrrsHTRE— AsIUand, April 22.— Match of the Ashland Gnu 

 ClffB at halls ; Bogardus trap Willi screen, 13 yards ; 



EPWarner 1 1 1 1 1 l 1— 7 



LAIIana ,. o lOiioilii—t 



as ciam o liiiioio i—v 



J « Morrison i oiiiioii i-s 



S C snepard 01011110 1—6 



CHHeuth 11110 11 1— 7 



Ties on seven won by Warner. M. 



Connecticut— Redding, 'April hi.— On Fast Day a number of onr 

 country sportsmen met and organized themselves into a club for nn. 

 provement in the use of the shot gua. They drew up a series of by- 

 laws, etc., among which is one mat I think would make glass ball 

 shooiing much more popular than it la among our best amateurs, 

 namely : That no stake of any kind shall be made on any match of the 

 club by any member or members, under penalty of expulsion. [A 

 good move.— Ed,] The following seores were made under Bogardus 



A E Meeker 1 111-4 



VV 11 Hil] ....1 110 1—4 



,1 F. Miller 1 1 1 0—3 



Thomas Witcheer 1 1111-5 



Second match, tlrst team : 



A G Meeker 1 1 



WH till! 1 1 



....1 



oporter i 1111—5 



HMOlnutead 1 1 1 l 1—5— IS 



CD Meeker 1 1 1 1—1 



FN Porter 1 l l l l— s— 17 



irge • 



1 







HMoimtead.. 



Second team : . 



Thomas Witcheer ..1 



CD Meeker 1 1 



FNFortcr 1 



T SEorrer ..0 



FL Porter 1 



JEMiller 1 



Teams of seven, three balls: 

 First Team. 



I M Treadwell 



WlJEill 1 



o Porter' 1 



C Gilbeit 



GeoKead o n o— o 



II it O, instead 1 1 1—3 



Geo Dickens 1 1 0-2-13 



1 l 1—5 

 1 1 1—5 

 I 1—3 



1 0—2 



1 1 0—2 



1—3—20 



1 1 0-3 

 1 1 0— t 

 1 1 1— I 

 1 1 1— s 

 1 1 0-3 



0-1 -18 



1 1 1 1-5 



1 1 1 1—5 

 1111-5 

 10 0-2 

 0-0 



1 1 1-4—21 



i i l i-r, 



1 1 l 0-4 



111—* 



1 1 1 0-3 

 111—4 

 10 1—8—23 



1—2 



i-a 



1—3 

 (1—0 



Second Team. 



Thomas Witcheer. ..l o 1—2 



C D Meeker 1 1 c— 2 



FN Porter 1 o— 1 



TS Porter I 1 l— ■>, 



FLPorter 1 1 1—3 



JEMiller l 1—2 



SS Edmonds 1 1—2—15 



J. E. Miller, Sec. 



Brooklyn Gun Ci.cb— Dexter's Park, Cyjiress Bills, April 22.— 

 Monthly contest for a gun presented by the eiub, to be Bliot for twelve 

 the winner the greatest number of times to own the gun. Shot 



Billings 24y 



-.111111111 1—10 

 ..111111111 1—10 

 ..0111111111—9 

 .." 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— s 

 ..0111011111—8 

 ..1111101011—8 

 ..111111 



. .1 1 1 1 " 1 1 1 1-; 



1 



1 1 1 



1 1 



* 



..0 11111 



1 1 1 1 I 



111 

 10 1111. 



1 1 1 1 1 1 »- 1 



1-7 

 1—7 

 0-7 



Atranson 22 



Silaera eeve 26 



Martin S6 



Broadway 26 



iUunn 21 



Zeilue. 24 



Eddy _ 21 



Emendorf 24 



Long 21 w 



Tie on ten. 



Billings 1 11 111 111 1*1 111 111 111 11 1-23 



Bryar Ill 111 111 110 ill 111 ill 1 l-2j 



Oat of 34, Billings killed 33 ; Brj ar 32. 



Ntnv York Gun Clcb.— The New York Gun Clnb, a new organiza- 

 tion, has leased four acres of ground at Bergen Point, N. J., which 

 will be inclosed and used by the members as a groun 1 for glass ball 

 shooting. The new ground is only a short distance from the Bergen 

 Point depot. 



Fountain Gun Club— Brooklyn Driving Park, Parkmlle, L. I , April 

 23.— Segular mcuthly coutest for a gun presented by Mr. Weaver, to 

 be competed for monthly for twelve months, the winner of the great- 

 est number of contests to become the owner. Conditions— To shoot at 

 seven birds each from Ave ground traps, handicap rise, 100 yards 

 boundary, using both barrels ; club rules : 



A Eddy 27 yards 1 



C Wl If 



1 110 11 



.1 1111 



..110011 



.10 10 11 

 ..1 1 I 1 



,.001110 



DrKa.e.... 25 



J F Slane 27 



J BolUing 27 



' 



A Parlm 23 



EMadlson 29 



.! White 25 



G Henry - 25 



H Miller 25 



F- Clarke 2t 



Waits 20 



H Burner 21 



Lemken. 25 



Cowenho.en 27 



J De Frame 25 



D Bvrnea 21 



Howell 21 



Judge MeMahou 23 



Sherdan..... 23 



Long Islasd Shootino Club— Cypress Hills, h. /.— Regu'ar monthly 

 meet ng for the championship cup ; H and T traps, handicap rise, SO 

 yards boundary, club rules : 



Madden 21yds 1 1 1 1 1 1—6 



Hughes ,25 



.001100 



..00001 



Shields 25 



Miller 21 



tilnnhiy 23 



'.:i. ::.■.■■!! -:■'■ 



Walker 



Fardy 



Madison 



..011111 1-e 



..111101 



..11001 



..0 1101 

 . .1 1 1 01 



1 



- 1 



1 



Brown 26 



Rivers 25 



Smith 25 



1—0 

 1-5 

 1 1—5 



• 0-1 

 1 1—4 

 1-3 

 ' 0—3 

 0—3 



0—3 



1 n— 2 



Ties snot off. 



Madden oil ill 111—8 Hughes 110 111 1 0-6 



shields 110 010 —3 Miller llo 110 —4 



New Jersey State Tournament.— Tlie New Jersey State Sports- 

 men's Assoolo mi ' n 9 mo.-t of the arrangements for a State 

 tournament. The following gentlemen are chairmen of the several 

 committee!) appointed by President. Eaton: Dr. J. Q. Bird, on Printing 

 and Rules ; F. M. Thomson, on Grounds and I ir is ; Wm. Hayes, ou 

 Rifle and Msioi Practi e ; Fred Matner, ou Fiy Ca ting ; B. Payne, on 

 Stale Club Eidne; 1 tins II. Raymond, .lohn Q. Bird and V. M. Thorn- 

 Bon, together with the President, Committee on Prizes. The tonrua- 

 iai - . utiuue three days, perhaps four, days at VVaverly Perk. 



I iy HE ihhts Guk Club— April 1C— Regu'ar contest for ft 

 gun, shot for the n s' Wednesday in each month, to go to the member 

 that wins the moot times in one ye_r. Gitus balls, 3 traps, is 3 arus, SO 

 balls : 



Wm Hughes ..18 THHill 18 



PW Smith IV Winner 18 



J cole IS G rowel 13 



CLeroy 13 J Powell, Jr. is 



J Gilder 14 J Carman 10 



C Lewis IS J B Eaton 15 



Ties on eighteen won by J. Powell, Jr. 



April 23.— Regular contest for 15-baU badge ; 3 traps, 18 yards rise : 



J Powell, Jr 10 C Lewis 10 



F \V Smith 13 J Glider B 



J Cole 10 THHill U 



—Regular contest for 20-Ball badge; sumo?.- 

 ■! &><*> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 1 1 1 1 n t-]« 



AHerltngo 1 llll] 1111111111111 1—80 



J Harnett 1 miiliii 1 ti 1 i. t 1 1 11 ) wis 



0'' C ' WIS 1 Hi ttllllllllll OOl 1-19 



J ' ;;, el 1 (111111111111110 10! 1—17 



RCJohnson ..,.0 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i_h 



J t'oivell, Jr. 1 111111011111111101 1— ir 



■TTnllia 1 1110 10 11111111110 1—16 



['Gilford 1 110 1111110 111110 1 1—56 



VV Hiighea.... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l-is 



Match for lo-ball badge ; 3 traps, IS yards : 



■T , S ,1 » 1 001101110—6 



^Heritage 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—10 



JBuweti 1 11101111 1-9 



1 ii . 



gE° T w £ 11110111 i-s 



RCJohnson 1 1 1 1—5 



J Powell, Jr 1 11111100 1—8 



J^' fin - 1 110 110 1-6 



1 11111111-9 



WmHugnes 1 11111111 i_io 



Ties on ten won by Wm. Hughes P. W. Levebino, Sec. 



The Gli?s Bill Tournament.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 



fiiii. l.-rnen of Monmouth are engaged In another rnr.no: ic ; lint in ren- 



1 11 Battle Monument." Lasryear, 



1 ".v, !; i ..i Jay, 3 grand glass ball rnurniim-til. w:i= be:.; unon the 



Fair Grounds, and, although rim weather wa=i ur.iavnrnbip, Ir, reniiz-d 



clear of hi; fsj.>n :en, ihe liandpnrne sum rf $11 0. This year the same 



;. .- 30) is fixed to hold another tournament upon, and if the 



■ ■ ' ae .. .a.:. ,r. ' ... ....,! , . ,,. ; 'II.,- 



marksmen are already mantfe^iieg merea-ed enthusiasm in oil part* 

 of the county, and it is earnestly hoped that a full representation of 



sixteeu teams will be preserj anfl c ; I e for prize?, hanor, etc As 



another good result of these meetings, it is desired by pro einent 



" ■ n 1 tent association, under a recent statute, 



to promote the flsh and game interests of the section. M. 



SnuKwsECKY Gun Club.— Klghtk annual match for the gold ehatn- 



aeief ; I.", glav; oatl ;. .:: v II-' I i.M , M ' ;■,- 1 - .■; Ivi - i la; ■■. 



screened ; Bogardus rules : 



LOimpbe-J 1 0111111111111 i_i4 



HC White 1 Ollliliiiiiii i_] 4 



!■■,■ ....I I , , _ ; j , „ . 1 , „_,, 



A R Coleman 1111011110111 0— 11 



g n Wild 1 111101 1011011 0—11 



iraden 1111011110101 0—10 



JBBergen 1100001101011 1—8 



Ties on fonrtefn. 

 L Campbell 1 110 1— 4 HC White 110 0— 2 



Washington, D, C, April 22.— Quite an interesting and much-talked 

 -a-iiigeon shooting mateh Ke.a p. ;il . fi yeu en. ;na af ' enio n between the 

 two crack- shots of this district, .Mr. Derrick arid Mr. Lipscomb Con- 

 ditions— 15 birds each, v;l yards rise, Long Ishvo.i ;,-■ , , ,- ■-,- rn ■ Col. 

 Moorhouse, referee ; Messrs Simons and Qettyings, judges ; score 



Derrick , 1 1111100011111 1—12 



Lipscomb 1 0100101001010 1—7 



Mr. Lipscomb used a very flne No. 10 Nichols & Lefevereun; Mr. 

 Derrick used a No. 10 Daly. Woodcock. 



DttFiiNT Gla'8 Ball Shooters— Murfreesbaro, Tenn., April 22 and 

 23 — Having been indicted by the Grand Jury to appear Before tnat 

 august body to answer to the charge or gamb I I an ilpatlngin 

 several glass ba 1 matches there last summer, thirteen of our crack 

 £ho;a, and your humble servant, had to put man appearance according 



•'" _ t ■- - iO ■.' 1 . ;. .:■ .. , ._- . 1 . •■ .,! ,,,■ ,,; 



whole matter was a farce, they determined to have a jolly time while 

 gone. Guns, glass balls. B tterlich traps, and the master of cere- 



i,ir. lie '. it. 1 : . ' . he ,i ,. 1. - : .. . , . 



of the two days' shooting : 



Shot at Brol e; 



J H Nelson, Mnrfreesboro 33 la 



F Mitchell, Nashville 40 .32 



Gilbert, " 31 21 



Buekholz. " 32 gi 



Klmbro, Murfreesboro 27 21 



Smith, " 17 9 



Anderson, Nashville 83 26 



Boone, " 9 5 



Watson, ) 13 7 



Cook, " 23 14 



Arnold, MurfreeBboro 21 ig 



J. D. H7 

 Wisconsin— Neillsvilh, April 21.— A few days since the Neillpvllle 

 . Inb was organized o'ilh t lie following officers: CiDt. J. W 

 i- -■•'- '< -•■■■ ■'-■■ 1 -■ ' i r r icb, "' i e-P Bident; c. H. Gates' 

 ■'--' ; La ,aniy, Treas.; Directors— Levi Archer, L. Arno'd Hiram 

 Palmer ; Wm. HalsK-tt, store-keeaer. April is n„ Irs; n»i,a meet- 

 ing was held, with the score standing 11-3 rohow- 15 audi, riogardus 

 trap and rules): ' 



JW r Tolford 1 11000011110—7 



I ' 'i ! !l I! . f ;■; 



RJSawyer 1 1 1 1 1 1- B 



uadj i 1 1 1 1 1 0.1— 7 



L Arnold — n 0011000110— 4 



G Archer 1 oloillllli 1-10 



esiee 1 10101111 100-8 



HPalmer ....0 0011111101 0—7 



" '.d-.ie I. . . , ., i. . .; ■ ;._ ,; 



U Ferguson 10000110110—5 



We hope to be able to report better shooting after a little practice, 



and shall endeavor to make ii in: eiebJna, lui some oi rae ae'-uiionng ■ 

 .ubs before the season is through. 



Monaco, March 31.— Editor Forest and Stream : The final event of tho 



' 'a.'-: '■■ .".'-■ en; , ,. ej. , . ,-, j ..■ '. II a ;, el ■ ■ T i I ,.i 



March. The birds were of a tlrst-class nslure, and it will be observed 

 ■■; ' '■" " : a- le ed score that mleses were numerous and often. No one 



it in killing the twelve, but tho victor of the Grand Prix 

 at, at best ceuid be cone by bringing down ten— live at each 

 distance. The laftfour bird-, he grasseii v/ith ei.ie .aaiiamai e at; 1, show- 

 ing .hat neither his nerve nor his a, in failed iiimat.ihs prefer moment. 

 ■I as (,/ataii Prix di Cloture raukB next to the great (iran-i Vrix du 



to tee a; .a la; i.e. a r .... ... ;.., . .. ,,, ..;.,'.. :■ 



uear In m nd that Sir. E. It. G. HopvvcoJ has won all three, we feel 

 that, as such form has never been amicipated, it may probably never 

 be repeated unlets by iinu-.e.f. The second winner, Mr. A. G. A. Hash, 

 was the winner on the previous year, and thus came very near carry- 

 ing it off a second time. But for missing his last bird he would have 

 tied with Mr. Uopwood. However, he managed to hold his own and 

 n.n .,-Avihe four wno were left in with him. Capt. Shelley, In his 

 tie with Mr. Rush, missed his last three birds, while Count du Ohastel, 

 an elder,y sportsman and steady shot, grassed his last, three with Ida 

 usaa.\ sang f raid. The winner, Mr. Hopwood, a , ■■ ■ a am Count du 

 eaacel. used i.ae capital Express bored guns of Messrs. Duugall. of 

 St. James street, London, and Capt. Shelley a gun by Reil y. Mr. 

 .1 has th s, In three shoots alone, cleared 16,0 rancs, be- 

 sides the value of the works of an, which is considerable. 



'!■.■' ''I'. :r; in ..'..... o an. e , .,: d ,:i . eh ..' ... 



a sweepstir. ^ . 1 n 3 1 1; bjres at. 25 metre , i 1 id 6 a 28 



metres {•%% yards) : 



ERG Hopwood (objet-d'art and Sl,000)..l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



ARush($3fJ0) 1 10111011110 



' ■'■:- '-!.■- ■:■-'■ 111 1 1 1 1 (i 1 1 1 



; n Ciiattel ($100) 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 n 



11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



Braithwaite-V> il:Oii 1 1 llllilODU 1 00 



C Penned 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 00 1 



M Liuianti 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 



ATavernoai 011111 1 1 



MF Jlarcy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



Lord StopEoru 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 



M Chouquet 1 7 1 1 1 1 



Sargent 100111010 



in . '■ . ...'.1 ■ ... . .. 1 



M Nagemackers 11 01 111 1 



S:gnoi Frascari 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 



Signer Besaua Oil 110 



MVitton , 11 10 111100 



Baron Mecklenburg 1 1 1 1 



Mr Soamea 1 1 1 1 



M Drugman 1 1 1 1 



iialford _ 1 1 1 (i 1 n 11 



Baron st Trivier I 1 t 1 



M Wamcqnl 110 10 



MariiQlB Campo Sagrado , 1 11 1 1 u 



M-Boswall IT lid 



Eartde Qiej 1 1 1 



M de Haussy 1) 1 1 o 



Maccallsier 01 1 DO 1 



..;. d. 



