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Badge was held at 200 and 300 yard?, 7 shots each. In 

 subsequent contests the winner suffers a handicap of 2 points 

 at each range. There was a team match for a supper, be- 

 tween teams picked trom the men present. In the evening 

 the supper was eaten at the Grand Hotel, and Captain L V". 

 Sun'? was given a surprise, in the presentation to Ufa 

 Winchester Express rifle, won by the club in the recent F, 

 & 8. Tournament. The scores made will be given in our 

 next issue. 



—In tbeFoiiEST am Btbiiam tournament Ool. M. L. Higgs, 

 Of the Zettler team, was credited with Urn use of a special 

 eye-glass. On objection being made to this he at once laid it 

 aside, and with one of the gallery riffles, fitted with the ofdi- 

 nary peep and globe sights, rattled off a score of 47, to the 

 delight of his fellow-teaminen and the dismay of the opposing 

 teams. 



M;/Hw Avenue Park, Brooklyn.— The shooting stands (200 

 yards distance) iu this park are open for practice, free of 

 charge, for all comers, every Thursday and Friday during the 

 season. 



Naw Jkbbby— Mttiarfc, April 22.— Weekly score of the 

 Newark Amateur Rifle Club : 



Win Hayes 5 r, 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4— 4T 



til, _ 3 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 5-46 



J Buyer 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5-45 



TbeoFeletmrg 8 4 r. a 4 5 r. i 4 4—45 



V llnsfe, .If 5 3 5 5 5-5543 6— 15 



GLFreche 4 4 3 4 3 4 14 5 4—39 



EniNTON Range, April 22 —Second competitilion for 

 Whitney ride, value .$75, offered by the Whitney Arms Co. 

 Open to all comers, 200 yards standing, ten rounds, any rifle : 



WM Farrow 6 II 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4—45 



ATUeiir.Dtl 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 14 4-43 



i at C Tl rtonatUon 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 t— 38 



JWWaugaui 4 34344444 4-3X 



ETDaVlB 4 4344452 5 3— 38 



W AMnjloul.Jr .3 4 3 4 4 2 6 4 4 4-31 



E.MS.:Uler 3 4452534 4 3— 3T 



HKBneliman 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 4—36 



April 20.— Sharps rifle, third competition ; 200 yards. Po- 

 sition standing, any rifle ; ten rounds. To be won three times 

 before becoming pioperty of owner; won for the third time 

 by and became the property of W. M. Farrow : 



"VVMFanow 4 B45454 6 5 4—45 



1- frn.lt,™ 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4— 13 



i-M.Mield.L 4 3!)544454 5-43 



J W total. ...•-•■ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4-42 



Homer Uiatttr 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 44 4—41 



-J 1' hill 4 54444434 4—41 



OMct.allnhlm 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5-39 



.1 tj am. Dell 3 44435444 4-39 



IRDcilflul) 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 I -i -:■„- 



R K l.uta.auiu 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4—33 



nift 4 34544344 3-38 



1!j\> '". 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 SS 



RMHumlc'. 4 43433536 4-3S 



WAMulloill.il' 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4-2T 



TFllZ 4 44444 4 33 3—37 



New Jehset Colcmdia Rifle Association.— The first 

 annual spring meeting at the West End RSDge comes off on 

 the 10IU instant, The matches are as follows: 



Competition 1—100 yards, 7shots, any rifle, standing; en- 

 trance lee, t$l. First prize, 50 per cent, of entrance money; 

 second prize, 15 j third prize, 10. 



Competition 2— 200 yards, 7Ehots, any rifle, standing; en- 

 trance fee, $1. First prize, a Winchester repent iug rifle, 

 presented by the Winchester Arms Co.; model 1873; value, 

 $50. beven prizes ; total value, $80 and 50 per cent of en- 

 trance money. 



Competition 3—200 yards, 7 shots, standing with elbow 

 clear of the side or hip, any authorized military rifle ; open 

 to all members of the C. R. A ; entrance fee, $1. Seven 

 prizeB. 



Competition 4—500 yards, 7 shots, any position, any 

 authorized military rifle; entrance fee, SI. Seven prizes. 



Competition 5—1,000 yards, 20 shots, any rifle, any posi- 

 tion : entrance fee, $2; allcomers. Prize, an elegant silver 

 cup, presented by Ool. E. P. C. Lewis, President C. R, A. 



A curious rule, and one which will be difficult to carry 

 out, provides that "professional riflemen will not be allowed 

 in any match except that lor the Lewis Cup." 



—The Saratoga Kifle Club have decided to invite the Bur- 

 lington, Vt.j Rifle Club to visit Saratoga Springs on Thurs- 

 day, June 12, and shoot a return match with the former 

 club at its new range. The match is intended to be shot 

 over the three distances— 800, 900, and 1,000 yards— with 15 

 shots for each maiksman at each. Teams of 'six or eight. 



Qmo— Akron, April 18.— Score of Akron Rifle Association: 

 200 yards, wind strong i 



YooUg i 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4-45 



CriSf, 5 4 4 554444 4-43 



OTerrata 5 44444554 4—43 



Eves 1 45344554 4— it 



Lawrence.,. 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 1— 12 



•Wing 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—40 



Lake View RtFlS Olto>— Lflfo Vim, 2$., April 20.— The 

 following is the score of the Lake View Rifle Club at prac- 

 tice, at 200 yards off-hand ■, wiud from 4 o'clock strong : 



JSCram 4 4 5 15 5 4 5 4 6—45 



11C Kttull-V 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 5 5 4—43 



,IEF:,ll...' i 15 4 4 5 4 4 5 4-43 



Uatautej 5 44444454 4-42 



('has Cat 1111 ..4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 — 18 



FHemtitiu 4 4 6 4 4 3 5 4 3 5-41 



Wm Burns 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 5 4 3—41 



JACOlCllOUr 4 455 14434 4—41 



BHAD. 



aIilwaukki: vs. TJENTEit— This interesting match came 

 off on the 25th, and resulted in a victory for the Colorado 

 boys by 9 points at 200 yards, while 8 of these were swept 

 away at 500, leaving the Deuvtrites just 1 point ahead. The 

 conditions called for 10 shots per man at 200 and 500 yards, 

 and teams of six men. The Milwaukee Kifle Club men met 

 at the National Home ranges at 1 o'clock. Quite a number of 

 spectators were in attendance, among them Col. Roberts, of 

 Chicago; the veteran deer hunter, C. Simmonda, and Messrs. 

 De Witt Davis and William Sherman, who acted in behalf of 

 the Denver Club. The wind was a bothersome one to a line- 

 man. When the shooting began it was a brisk So'clock wind, 

 ai it at the close it was a gentle chopping 1 o'clock wind, 

 which shows the difficulties our men had in keeping right as 

 to the w hid. 



At the range of 200 yards the shooting was off-hand, with 

 a three-pound pull of trigger, while at the range oi 500 yards 

 any position is allowed, provided no artificial rest is used, h 

 will be seen that all the shooting was most, excellent,. To un 

 outsider it appeared as if there could be no real test of marks- 

 manship shooting 1,000 miles apart, as there must be great 

 differences in weather to be taken into account. Such matches. 



however, cannot but add greatly to the interest taken in the 

 rifle, and tend to excellence in its use. The scores of the 

 club stood ; 



At 2oo yards. 

 ■Welles 5 B 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5-41 



Meutiier 5 46445444 6—44 



Drake 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4-43 



Illtl 4 56444444 4—42 



Jtarklltvni ^ 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 fc-42 



...4 4545446 3 4—12 



Total at 200 280 



At 500 yarits. 



_aTJKS 5 5555 5 555 5—50 



Johnston 4 5 5 6 S 5 5 6 5 5—49 



D ako 6 55655554 5— 4U 



UU1 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 5-4T 



MM'KbMU 4 4 5556565 5-4S 



Murray 3 5 5 5 6 5 r. 4 5—17 



Total at 500, 290 



Grand total 530 



The members whose scores were not counted in the match 

 made as follows : 



At 200 yards. 



Banra 3 3 5 454554 4—42 



Murray 5 8 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 •1—41 



Williams 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 5-41 



Johnston 3 5 4444444 4—40 



At 500 yards. 



Meunier , 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 3 5 5— 47 



FieMllifT 5 66455444 5-48 



Welles 5 4 6 6 3 6 4 5 5 5-46 



During the afternoon the following came from Denver : 

 " Dexvek, April 25.— Best six at 200 yards, 269. Best six 



at 500 yards, 282. Total, 551. F. W. Pitkin, 



"N. B. Lord." 

 Gov. Pitkin and Col. Lord acted for Milwaukee at Denver, 



as DoWitt Davis and William Sherman acted for Denver at 



Milwaukee. 



Tbe Best ok Reooed.— Our Washington friends have been 

 making some very good records, but they are a trifle hasty 

 in claiming tbe best on record for Mr. Chambers' 134 out of 

 150 at 200 yards. That has been beaten within two months 

 half a dozen times at Walnut Hill, by liirkwood, Jewell, Far- 

 row, Poland, Frye and Tyler, and I do not know but by 

 others. I have not the figures of the others, but I know that 

 Tyler has a record of 139, and he does not claim the best by 

 any event. Ttlee. 



Boston, April 26, 1879. 



Springfield, April 28.— In your last issue you remark that 

 Mr. Chambers' score you believe to be the largest on record 

 of 30 consecutive shots. On last November one of our team, 

 S. S. Bunislead, with a Springfield military rifle, without 

 sighting shots and without cleaning his 30 consecutive shots, 

 scored 136, possible 150, and going on with 5 more shots 

 scored 157, possible 175. This was witnessed by our team. 



3. F. CBAKSTOS. 



Moee Creedmoob Matches. — At the meeting of the Exec- 

 utive Committee of the National Rifle Association, on the 

 24th inst., it was decided to employ paid assistants in the 

 executive and statistical departments of the spring meeting. 

 For the several monthly matches the members of the Board 

 of Directors will act as executive officers. Hon. J. G. 

 Dimoud offered a $75 trophy, which was accepted and ar- 

 ranged for competition as follows : 



"Dimond Match— 1st competition April 30 at 0:45 p. m.; 

 1st prize a trophy presented by Hon. J. G. Dimond, value 

 $75, and 20 per cent, of the entrance money ; 2d prize, 10 

 per cent, of the entrance money ; 3d prize, 10 per cent, of 

 the entrance money ; 4th prize, 10 per cent, of the entrance 

 money. The trophy to become the property of that com- 

 petitor who, at the close of the season of 1879, shall have 

 won it the greatest number of times. In case of a tie, the 

 highest aggregate score of all the competitions participated 

 in up to that time to decide. The 20 and 10 per cent, divi- 

 sions of entrance money to be awarded to the highest and 

 second, third and fourth highest aggregate scores respective- 

 ly in each competition. Open to all members N. JB. A. and 

 all members of the N. G. S.N. Y. in uniform. Distances, 

 200 aud 500 yards; five shots at each distance; weapon, 

 Remington rifle, N. T. State model ; position, standing at 

 200 ; any, with head toward (he target, at 500 yards. Mem- 

 bers of cavalry organizations will be permitted to compete 

 in the match under the same conditions as are required of 

 them to qualify for the N. Y. State Marksman's Badge. En- 

 trance fee, 50 cents. Competitors allowed two entries in 

 each match, but only the high test score to lake a prize. 

 Members of the National Guard may, with the consent of 

 their Inspector of Rifle. Practice, count lheir scores made in 

 this match as a qualification for the Marksman's Badge 

 issued by the State. 



Schoverling, Daly & Gales sent for monthly competition a 

 Ballard rifle, to be shot for at 100 and 200 yards, off-hand, 

 seven shots each distance without cleaning. 

 , It was resolved to invite the opinions of the press and of 

 the various rifle clubs throughout the country on the barring 

 or handicapping of what are styled professional marksmen. 



Gen. Hawley sent the following, which explains itself. 

 The Secretary replied suggesting the omission of the sight- 

 ing shots and the provisions about loading : 



House op Representatives, ) 

 Washington, D. C, April 10, 1879. [ 



Dear Sir— I am uncertain as to whether you are. a Direc- 

 tor of the National Rifle Association; but. if you are not, 

 you will oblige me by passing this to some friend who is. I 

 beg leave to recommend for tbe next annual meeting a long- 

 range off-hand match ; any rifle under the rules; distance, 

 880 yards — half a mile — the marksman to stand erect ; the 

 forward sight not to be changed during the contest ; the ele- 

 vation may be corrected at will; fifteen shots; two trial 

 shots. The marksman may have his rifle handled, wiped 

 and loaded by a fiiendor assistant. The distance is but, 

 half a mile that it may be better appreciated by the public 

 at large. You would be surprised— perhaps you have ob- 

 served it yourself— to see how many people do cot compre- 

 hend Without explanation just what' 8()0 or 1,000 yards mean. 

 Half a mile seems longer to them than 1,000 yards. The re- 

 striction about changing the lot ward sight is intended to 

 compel judgment on ihe instant upon the effect of the wind. 

 The marksman will soon learn that one point on the wind- 

 fgmge ia equivalent to !) ot tea inches, or a scale of 1-40— 

 about 35 inches— as the case may be, and hold his rifle to the 

 right or left accordingly. 



This practice would necessarily be required in war of all 

 except a few specially detailed sharp shooters. I would 

 permit the marksman to have an assistant clean and load Ibe 

 rifle, so that his arm might remain at rest, in the interval and 

 his nerves be kept more steady. This is not material, how- 

 ever. The whole proposition has in view silencing the criti- 

 cism of those who say that Crtedmoor does not train men 

 for practical purposes. I know thry are wrong, for the most 

 Of the tiring in battle hereafter will be done trom a horizon- 

 tal position; but the critics can be completely silenced by 

 such a match as I propose. You are aware that many men 

 have become extraordinary shots at short range, off-hand, 

 within a few years. I am sure they can shoot equally well 

 in proportion off-hand at long range if they have had prac- 

 tice iu lying down at the great distances. That Is to say, a 

 good Creedmoor long-range shot, who is also a first rate off- 

 hand short-range shot, could do well off-hand at long range. 

 A man who caii put nearly all his shots within an 8-inch 

 bull's-eye at 200 yards, off-hand, should put veiy nearly an 

 equal proportion into a 30-inch bull's-eye at 900 oft-hand. If 

 a dozen of the best meu can be drawn into this match, I am 

 sure that the result would astonish the world, and the asso- 

 ciation could issue a challenge that would amaze our English 

 friends. lam authorized to offer a small sum toward work- 

 ing up a few prizes for such a match or one similar in its 

 general character. Jos. R. lliwtsr. 



Gen. M. T. MoMaiion, 



Wanted— Elbow Room.— Newark, N. J., April 23.— 

 Being an amateur marksman and a constant reader of your 

 valuable publication, 1 take the liberty of asking your 

 opinion, as well as that of all riflemen who may feel an in- 

 terest in the matter upon the question of professional marks- 

 men. 



First — Does not the issuing of a professional challenge, and 

 the publication of the same, make a man a professional ? 

 Second — Is not a challenge for the championship of the IT. 

 S., when a certain money consideration is mentioned to- 

 gether with it, a professional challenge ? Third— Is it not 

 directly contrary to the universal custom to allow profes- 

 sional marksmen to compete for prizes in the " allcomers' " 

 matches at Creedmoor, Brinton and other ranges of like 

 magnitude and government, where nearly all of the shoot- 

 ing is done by beginners ? 



Mr. Wm. M. Farrow a few months since issued, and caused 

 to be published, such a challenge as is referred to above, and 

 is now generally spoken of as a professional, and he is al- 

 lowed to enter all amateur matches and of course carry away 

 nearly all of the prizes, leaving nothing for the amateurs, al- 

 though there are some very good marksmen among them. I 

 would think that if the National Rifle Association arid the 

 New Jersey State Rifle Association desired to make their re- 

 spective ranges popular and have them well patronized, they 

 would look into tbe matter and try and devise some means 

 of protecting amateurs against this professional. I do feel 

 that amateur marksmen are entitled to some protection and 

 encouragement. With all due respect for Mr. Farrow, I 

 must say that I think he carries the matter decidedly too far, 

 and I would think that common courtesy would keep him 

 away once in a while in order to give others a chance. 



Amateur. 



Round Bullets. — River ton, Conn.," April 20.— I have 

 read the interesting articles signed "Bear Paw," "Sunny 

 South " and " P," and now desire to ask for information as 

 to the manner of using spherical bullets. Does "Sunny 

 South " place the round ball in the end of the cartridge 

 naked, or does he foice it down from the muzzle with a 

 linen patch ? I .have experimented with round bullets, but 

 have never been able to do even tolerable shooting when I 

 inserted them at the breech ; but when loaded from the 

 muzzle in the old-fashioned way, with a patch, can, with a 

 .40 calibre and GO to 70 grains of powder, shoot quite accu- 

 rately up to say 125 yards. After inserting the cartridge 

 (which has a dry felt wad over the powder) 1 put down 

 from the muzzle one or two thick wads which are saturated 

 with a lubricant. This leaves the bullet well up in the bar- 

 rel, which it will leave with accuracy. A correspondent of 

 yours once illustrated with cuts how he patched round 

 bullets, but I have never been able to get as good a result 

 with them as when the bullet was put into position as I have 

 desctibed. In order to load in this way it is necessary to 

 carry a loading-rod, of course, which in this part of the 

 country we can do well enough ; there being no large g.trne 

 to encounter, haste is unnecessary. Considering the flatter 

 trajectory, I can shoot at ordinary hunting distances with 

 gi cater certainty of killing with the round than with the 

 elongated bullets. I want to ask also — referring to enor 

 mous charges of powder, which it is claimed are necessary 

 in order to tlevclop the Express principle — if say 135 grains 

 will burn in a rifle of .44 cal ? Long-range experts have told 

 me that they obi ained no flatter trajectory with 110 grains 

 than with 95. If it is true that a 34-inch rifle barrel of ,44 

 cal. will burn no more than 95 grains, huw is it that tbe 

 shorter barrel of a hunting rifle develops the terrible effect 

 claimed for the Express bullet ? 



For Forest and Stream and Hod and <Jun. 

 THE EXPRESS SYSTEM. 



IN a late number some writer raises a doubt as to the accu- 

 J- racy of the Henry Match Rifle in using light Express 

 bullets. There is before me Alexander Henry's last cata- 

 logue, in which he advertises " Breech-loading match rifle, 

 made also as an Express rifle and Match rifle combined, 

 £26." It is not to be supposed that a rifle maker of Mr. 

 Henry's reputation would advertise and put out a rifle as an 

 Express that, was not as accurate as any of his other Express 

 rifles, and I hops "G. J. R." will communicate with Mi. 

 Henry on this point. Though not familiar with the Henry 

 rifle, I will hazard the opinion that this " Match and Express 

 rifle combined " will equal in accuracy, with the Express 

 bullet, any double Express, either of his own or any other 

 make. The fact of an arm being made as a Match rifle 

 argues superior accuracy. The sole province of the groov- 

 ing of a rifle is to give the ball the necessary " twist" to keep 

 it " straight " in its flight. Any properly built rifle, with 

 such a system of grooving as will invariably give the proper 

 twist to a properly shaped light, Express bullet, will throw 

 that ball ti ne and accurate within the proper range for that 

 weight of ball. There may be difference of opinion as to 

 twist, aptness for fouling, wear, etc., but that does not af- 

 fect the question when the rifle is kept clean. A Target or 

 Match rifle, designed especially for extreme accuracy and 

 uniformly close work, that has such asystem of rifling as will 



