FOREST AND STREAM. 



315 



the same gauge, used with Schultz powder, as reported on 



Nov. 9, but slightly smaller by selection : 



Left Birrrel. 



Right Barrel. 



No. 



Pat. 



10- in. 



Fenet. 



Recoil 



No. 



Pat. 



10-ln. 



Penet. 



Recoil 



1 



1ST 



40 



1.10 



75 



1 



224 



62 



2.17 



74 



2 



IBB 



40 



1.60 



74 



a 



225 



74 



1.94 



74 



S 



222 



62 



L6i 



75 



a 



202 



67 



2.03 



76 





1 1 1 



49 



1.58 



7« 



4 



178 



40 



1.65 



76 



f> 



201 



45 





76 



5 



236 



64 



1.98 



72 



fl 



210 



01 



195 



74 



6 



183 



S3 



1.58 



76 



7 



ITS 



•80 



1.56 



75 



7 



203 



50 



1.5G 



75 





228 



04 



l.Si 



75 



8 



209 



45 



1.73 



76 



<t 



215 



52 



1.77 



T5 



VI 



225 



m 



1.114 



15 



i., 



195 



46 



1.65 



77 



HI 



218 



54 



2.01 



75 



11 



202 



55 



1.94 



75 



11 



201 



53 



1.70 



TO 



12 



191 



42 



1.52 



76 



12 



210 



60 



2.07 



75 



IS 



19a 



44 



1.69 



JO 



13 











Avernge penetration force 179.16 



Average pattern 204.56 



Difference in pattern 33.661 . 



Average recoil above SOlba 25.03 V 63.64 



Difference In recoil 5.00) 



Figure of: merit 115.52 



Iu the great trial of guns in May, conducted under the aus- 

 pices ol the Field, this same gun of Mr. Maleham's shows up 

 as follows. I give the summary only, so as not to extend this 

 paper unduly : 



•' May Trial.— Same gun, -with C &H. powder No. 6, 3| 

 drams : 



SUMMARY. 



Average penetration 142.56 



Average pattern 19 ] A \ 



Difference iu pattern 141.48) 



Average recol ( BMba 37. 72 Visa. 20 



Difference m recoil 6.00J 



Figure of merit Minus 42.64 



Now, this extraordinary gain in the power of this gun was 

 obtained nearly altogether from the use of the following 

 wads. I transcribe again almost literally from Field, Nov. 9, 

 embodied into a fly sheet of a little later date, giving direc- 

 tions for the Loading of guns : 



"No. 1. A thick wad of fine felt, pink on one side and 

 grease proof black on the other, ll£ to 11£ gauge slightly 

 greased. No. 2. A greased felt wad, carefully cut to an 11J- 

 gauge, and $ to $4nch in length. No. 3. A thin card board 

 wad, 12-gauge, so as to just fit case. JSo. 1 goes first over 

 powder then JNo. 2 gently seated on No. 1. then No. 3 on top 

 No. 2, then the shot, and a final No. 3 on top o£ shot." 



In further elucidation of this result I have to remark that 

 the gun as shown was the same, the powder the same make 

 and grade, only a smaller quantity, the shot the same, and 

 onlylhe wads different ; in the May trial being the usual 12 

 G. black grease proof and felt generally used, with cardboard 

 over shot, whereas in Nov. 18 trial are as described above of 

 11J and Hi gauge; the whole secret of the transaction, as the 

 Field editor very fully explains, being first, in having a cart- 

 ridge case of the exact length of chamber of gun-, second, in 

 having wads of such a size and combining together such a 

 length as will, upon discharge of gun, a little more than fill 

 the cone at the end of chamber and so prevent any possible 

 chance of gas from powder getting in front and mixing with 

 the shot. 1 regret to say that I have been unable to test this 

 system of loading practically as I have completely failed to 

 procure the wads specified in this country. I am told that 

 they are-not in this market and that I will have to import 

 them. These wads were arrived at and the result gained only 

 after every imaginable kind and size of wad had been tried ; 

 doubtless we have not obtained the most out of our guns yet, 

 but this seems to have been the greatest step in advance with- 

 in the last six months. The size of shot as in all English 

 trials was No. 6. MatAban. 



We shall print next week a report of the London Field gun 

 trial of 1879. 



Mtjskbgon, Mich., May 6, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



I have sold a number of Parker's plain twist guns, and have 

 made targets with each of them, and notice but little difference 

 in the shooting qualities. All shoot well. I own a 12-bore, 

 30 inch gun, such as they sell for $55, which shoots as well as 

 any gun I ever saw. I loaded two shells, each with 4 drs. 

 No. 3 Oriental powder and 1^ ounces No. 7 Tatham's chilled 

 shot. My papers would only admit of 16in. circles being 

 made on them. I shot at 85 yards, and with sight barrel put 

 200 pellets in the 16-in. circle, 128 in 12-in. circle, and 60 pel- 

 lets in the G-in. circle. This is the only time I ever used 

 chilled shot. I have frequently put 40 pellets No. 7 soft shot 

 in 6-in. circle. I used Dixon's measures in loading. Two 

 felt wads on powder and a light one on the shot. In that way I 

 get good penetration. Jay. 



Rushvelle, HI., May 6, 1879. 

 Editor Forest and Stebam : 



Mr. Reese Knapp, of Browning, of this county, the best 

 duck shooter 1 am acquainted with, and in my opinion as 

 good, if not the best, in the State, uses a single-barrel muzzle- 

 loader, No. 5 (1 inch) bore, 40 inch barrel, and 16 lbs. weight, 

 choke bored. This gun, with proper charge, he claims is 

 nearly certain on a single duck 75 yards if properly aimed. 

 Charge, if ducks are hying low, 4 drs. powder and 1+ oz. 

 shot ; if flying high, 6 to 8 dw. powder and lj to If oz. shot, 

 No. 3 or 4 St. Louis size. It will be observed that his charges 

 of shot are not much heavier than most sportsmen use in a 10 

 or 12 bore, also not much more powder. Tet he says it kills 

 much cleaner than a short, light gun, and if he does not kill a 

 duck dead he never goes after it, His shooting is not flock- 

 shooting, but mostly at single birds over high timber, where 

 he can make a good bag when ordinary sized guns will not 

 reach them. This spring he has killed about 1,200 ducks, 

 shooting only when prices were good and the weather cold 

 enough to ship. During the mild winter of 1877-78 he killed 

 8,0007 One day in Ihe spring of 1872 he killed 106 ducks, the 

 following day tiG geese, the next 143 mallards, and the next 

 afternoon 86 ducks and 8 geese. Other noted duck-shots who 

 hunt on the Sangamon bottom use heavy single-barrel muz- 

 zle-loaders, among whom may be mentioned Fred. Kimble, 

 of Peoria, 111. While, on the subject of single-barreled guns I 

 wish to advance a theory of my own in regard to what may 

 be a superiority of single guns over double. Double-barreled 

 guna, especially breech-loaders, are thick at breech and light 

 at muzzle, thus causing the barrels to incline inward, caus- 

 ing the light barrel to shoot to the left, and vice verm, and the 

 top rib Is elevated at breech, causing it to shoot high. With a 

 single barrel these difficulties do not occur. I know that my 

 Remington double gun shoots considerably to the right and 



left and above. I think a double gun should be so fitted to- 

 gether and the rib elevated at muzzle in such a manner that 

 ft will throw the centre of its charge where it is aimed as ac- 

 curately as a rifle, and I have been surprised that gunmakers 

 have not given it some attention. Arrow. 



— See BogarduB' advertisement. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Glass Ball Challenge.— Jersey City, May 17 —Editor Forest and 

 Stream: The Jersey City Heights Gun Clnb will shoot a friendly 

 match (for honor and glory) at glasa balls, with any regularly organized 

 gun Clnb In the United States. Teams of from ten to afteen men on 

 each side ; twenty balls each man, thrown from three Bogardns traps, 

 and BogardnB RuleB to govern. Said match to be shot at the Jersey 

 City Heights Gnn Club Grounds, Marion, N. J., at such time as shall 

 hereafter he decided upon. P. W. Levering, Sec'y. 



Another Challenge— Chicago, May 17— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 1 will shoot from twemy to twenty-five men, buna fide residents of the 

 State of Illinois, against the same number of men of any other State 

 in the United States, who mast, at the date of this challenge, be bona 

 fide residents of the State accepting the challenge, for twenty-live 

 hundred dollars or more a side, Ihe birds to go with the match, at flf ly 

 single wild birds each man, twenty-five yards rise, plnnge traps, For- 

 rester Olub, of Chicago, rules to govern (IX oz. shot). The acceptors of 

 this challenge will be allowed $400 for expenses. The match to be shot 

 in Chicago the latter part of July or first part of August, or within a 

 reasonable length of time after acceptance of challenge. One-half 

 the amount to be deposited in the hands of the Editor of the Fokest 

 and Stream at the time the challenge is accepted, and the remaining 

 half to be deposited the day before the match is shot. If not accepted 

 by any State in America, it is open for acceptance by any country In 

 the world. Notification of acceptance of challenge, accompanied by 

 deposit, to be made to the Editor of the Forest and Stream, which 

 will be promptly covered by a similar amount by me. 



S. H. TURRILL. 



P. S.— If the above stake Is too large, any State desiring to make a 

 match will please Btate how much willing to shoot for, which will re- 

 ceive my consideration. 



New UAMPinrBE— Ashland, May 17.— Ashland Gnu Club; Bogardns 

 trap and rules, IS yards rise : 



OH Heath 1 1 1 n 0-3 



ASCIark 1 00001110 1—5 



.1 G Morrison . .1 1110 111 1—3 



LA Ham o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—9 



IS P Warner n 1 1 1 1 1 1—6 



SC Shepard... . 1 1110 11111-0 



Ties on nine— 21 yards. 



Ham 1 1 0—2 Shepard 1 o 1—2 



Second tie. 



Ham w Shepard 1 1—2 



M. 



Massachusetts— Somerville, May 16.— Mystic Glass Ball Clnb; Card's 

 rotary irap, 10 balls each, is yards rise, Bogardus rales; strong west- 

 erly wind : 



Ellsworth S Clark 7 



Mullay 8 Morse 



Johnson S Mills 5 



Foisom s Woodbridgo 5 



Messrs. Ellsworth and Mullay then shot a match of 25 balls for $25 a 

 side, losing party to pay for balls : 



Ellsworth 17 Mullay 19 



L. E. .1. 



BaaoKLTN Gun Club— Oppress Hills, h. I., 

 for double bird trophy, soon tor at pairs 

 traps, SO yards boundary, club rales : 



Barker, lSyardB 11 



Giilett, 21 yards 00 



Robinson, 19 yards 10 



Durlee, 21 yards 00 



Livingstone, 20 yards )l 



Atkinson, 19 yards 01 



Broadway, 21 yarda 10 



Creed, 18 yards 10 



Shields, 21 yards 01 



Willard, 21 yards 00 



Farrell, IS yards 11 



Dr Steele, 19 yards 00 



Derrick, 21 yards 00 



TieB on twelve. 

 Barker 01 11 11 11 11— 11 Giilett. 



11 11 01 11 



11 11 11 11 



10 11 11 11 



11 11 11 11 

 11 10 01 11 

 10 10 11 11 

 10 11 01 01 

 10 11 11 10 



10 li 11 10 



11 11 01 11 



10 10 10 11 



11 00 00 10 

 11 11 00 10 



10 11—12 



11 11—12 

 10 11—11 



10 11—11 



11 01—11 



11 11—11 



11 11—10 



10 11—10 



11 11—10 

 00 11— 9 



10 10— 9 



11 11— I 



10 10— 7 



..11 01 11 00 



NEW YoftK Gun Club— Bergen. Point, S, J., May 17.— Handicap 

 matches of tne New York Gun club, Hurlinsham rules. There was a 



heavy mist in the afternoon, and the smoke of the powder, settling 



heavily down, seriously interfered with the shooting: 



Zelner, 30 yds 1 110 1—4 Templeton, 30 yds 1 1 1 1—4 



Bntler, 30 yds 1 0—1 Reblm, 25 yds 1 1 1 1 0— i 



Lee, 89-yds 1 1 1 1 1—5 Manning, 29 yds 111 1—4 



Zelner took second. 



Sweepstakes at pigeons : 



Butler, 30 yds 1 1 1—3 Tenipleton, SO yds..... 1 1 1 1—4 



Zelner, 30 yds 1 111 0—4 Manninsr, 20 yds 101 1—3 



Lee, 29 yds 10 1—2 Eeblln, 25 yds 1 10 1—3 



In shoot off Tenipleton won first, Butler second. 



Sweepstakes at pigeons : 



Butler, 30 yds 1 1 1—3 Zelner, 80 yds o o 1— l 



Rehlin, 25 yds .1 1 1—3 Lee, 29 yds n l— 1 



Templeton, 30 yds 1 1—2 Salmon, 27 yds 1—1 



Manning, 29 yds 1 1—2 



Bntler won first and Templeton second. 



Glase ballB, 25 yards rise : 



Butler 1 1 0-2 Eeblln 1 10—2 



Zelner 1111 1—5 Salmon o 10 1—2 



Templeton 1 1 1 1—4 Dexter 1 10 1— S 



Lee 110 1 1-4 



Templeton won second. 



Sweepstakes at birds: 



Zelner,31yds 1 1 1—3 Dexter, 29 yds 1 1 0—2 



Bntler, 30 yds 1 1—2 Dnnleavy, '-'5 yds oi 1—2 



Templeton, 31 yds 00 1— 1 Warner, 25 yds l 1 1—3 



Kebllu,25yds 11—2 Manning, 29 yds 1 1 1—3 



Salmon, 27 yds 110—2 Lee, 29 yds 111—3 



Manning won first money, Dnnleayy and Bntler divided second, and 

 Tenipleton took third. 



Sweepstakes at birds : 



Zelner, 31 yds l 0—1 Warner, 25 yds o 1 1—2 



Bntler, 30 yds 1 1 1—3 Manning, 29 yds 1 1 0—2 



Templeton, 31yds 1 1 0—2 Lee, 29 yds 1 i 1-3 



Eeblln, 25 yds o 1— 1 Armstrong, 29 yds 1 11—3 



Salmon, 27 yds 1 0—1 Stone, 26 yds l o— 1 



Dexter, 27 yds o 1 1—3 Fox, 25 yds 10 1—2 



Dauleavy. *6 yds 1 1 1—3 



Bntler first, Dunleavy second. 



SweepBtakes at birds : 



Zelner, 31yds 1 1 1—3 Warner, 25 yds 1 1—2 



Bntler, 31 yds 1 1 1—3 Manning, So yds i 1 0—2 



Templeton, 31yds .1 1 1—3 Lee, 29 yds 10 1—2 



Reblin, 25 yds 1 1 1—3 Armstrong, 29 yds 1 1—2 



salmon, 21 yds l I l— 3 Stone, 25 yds l l 1—3 



Dexter, 20 yds 1 1 1—3 Fox, 25 yds 1 o l-j 



Dnnleavy, 25 yds l 1 1—3 James, 25 yds 1 1—2 



Walters, 28yds.-. i l 1—3 



Zelner, Bntler. Dexter and Templeton divided first money, and see 

 ond and third moneys were divided between Armstrong and James. 



The eighth and closing match was at three birds each, miss and go 

 oat, the stakes to be awarded to those killing alL 



Zelner, 31 yds 1 1 1—3 Stone, 25 yds 1 w 



Butler, 31 yds 1 1 1—3 Salmon, 27 yds 1 w 



Templeton, 31 yds 1 1 1—3 Walters, 2S yds w 



Dexter, 29 yds 1 1—3 Eeblln, 25 yds w 



Armstrong, 29 yds 11 1-3 Manning, 30 yds w 



James, 25 Yds 1 1 1—3 Lee, 29 yds W 



Warren, 25 yds 1 1 0—2 Fox, 25 yds w 



Dnnleavy, 25 yds 1 w 



New York— Cazenovia, May 15— Second shoot of Cazenovla Gnn 

 Club for $25 gold medal, at Frograoor. Hereafter matches will occur 

 fortnlgatiy. This shoot was put in to make up the number to fill the 



b.ll until Nov. 1. Card's trap, Bogard 

 high wind blowing : 



Morse 1 



Card l o 1 



Dean 



TlUotson 1 l 1 



Egglestone i 



Mather 1 



Dwyer 



Wells 1 



Webber I u 1 



Crattendtn . 1 1 1 



Curtiss o o o 



as, IS yards ruse; ; a very 



1 



1 



1 



1 1-9 



1 







1 



1 1—10 







1 







1 1-8 



I) 



1 



1 



1 1-11 



1 



II 







1 1—6 



1 



1 1) 



1 



1 0— g. 







1 







0-1 



n 



1 1 







0— 6 



1 



1 







1 1— I 



l 







1 



1 1—18 



u 











0— 





Hai 



I1IERLE8S. 







Bxoelsior Gun Club.— Rtgular monthly contest for champion: 

 badge, Brooklyn, E. D., May 13. Mr. Otto Huber, who won the nadge 

 last month was handicapped at 25 yards rise. It was au exciting con- 

 test between H Hedetuau and H. Altenbrand, and resulted In each 

 grassing nine out of the ten biros In shooting off the tie Mr. Alten- 

 brand killed his three birds straight, end Mr. Hedtmman missed one. 

 The badge was thereupon handed over to Sir. Alteubrand, who has 

 won it c u one or two previous occasions. 



H Altenbrand 12 E Behriuger 6 



II Hedeman 11 Otto Huber 7 



B N Waltz 7 PMcGill 7 



W Karopf ibb tier 6 



New Yoke vs. Maryland-PtoiWco, May 19.- Match at pigeons be- 

 tween teams of four members each troui the Maryland Gun Club, of 

 i , and V e New York Gun Club ; 25 birds e'aeh ; 30 yards rise ; 

 12-bore guns, lv oz. shot. Won oy the New Yorkers, with a icote of 

 73 to 69 : 



New York Club. 



Colonel Bntler 1 (11111 101 81101 1 1 II 1 I 11 1—19 



,\ 8 Dexter 1 o 1 1 1 tl 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-14 



E G Mnrphy 1 1 11 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 liinooill 1—22 



Dr Zellner 1 111100110 10001111011111 1—18 



Total 73 



Maryland Gun Club. 



J F Sloan 1 01111110110011 lllllllll 1—21 



D Bambrlil o 00000110001101111011101 11—12 



FTydings 1 110000111110111111110110—8 



Donald Swan 111101111100111110011011-18 



Total 69' 



EG Murphy 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i_io- 



D Swan 1 lllllill l—io- 



C B Moore 1 lllllill 0— 91 



ooionei Butler 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —7 



J F Sloan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u — T 



A B Dexter 1 1111101 — z 



. ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 — i- 



UBidgeley 1 111100 — s 



WMOrein 1 11110 —6 



SArmstrong 1 11110 —6 



G UambriU 1 1110 — t 



AMcComaB 1 1 1 1 —4 



Dr Zellner 1 1 —8 



Dr Barlow 110 — s 



TTydlngs 1 —1 



Ties on ten. 



EG Murphy.. 



1 1 1 1—4 D Swan 1 1 1 0— S 



Jersey City Heights Gun Club, May 1 —Second contest for a gun ; 

 20 balls, from three Bogurdus traps ; Bogardns rales : 



T H Hill, 18 yards 1 0111 UOOlllOlllUl 1—16 



F W Levering, 17 yards 1 0111 1 11111111111 1 1 1—18 



J Vangilder, 18 yards 011010011111110111 —14 



AC Fowler, lBjurdfl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



J cole, IS yards 1 0101)111001 1 1 001011 1—12 



1 - 1 . ds 11*111111111111011 1—18 



W Hughes, ih yards 1 011111111111111111 1—18. 



F C Tnompson, 18 yaTds. ...1 1 1 11 1 01111 I 0111 11 1—17 



JjB Butdett, IS yards 1 001101111131111010 0—14 



C Leroy, is yards 1 HI 0111 ill ill 01101 1—17. 



May'— 15 ball badge, three trapB: 

 JHadon, 18 yards, 



1—14 

 1-14 



1-15. 

 1—10, 



I 1—10 

 11—9 

 1 1-8 

 11—9 

 1 1-9 

 1—8 



A C Fowler, 16 yards 1 111111110 



Wm Hughes, IS yards....! 11111111 



T H Hill, IS yards 1 011011100 



J Cole, 18 yarns 1 1 w 



J Vangilder, IS yards low 



F W smith, 21 yards 1 1 1 1 w 



A Heritage, IS yards 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



J B Buidett, IS yards.. ..1 1 w 

 P W Levering, IS yards. .1 1 1 w 



Ties on fourteen won by A. C. Fowler. 



May 17.— Eegular contest for 10-ball badge, frota three Bogardns 

 traps, Bogardns rales : 



AHeritage 1 1 1 1 1 



JBBordett 1 1 1 1 1 



J.Cole 1 lioi 



PWLevermg 1 10 11 



CHHFowler 1 1111 



WniHugheB 1 loll 



May 17.— For 20-ball badge ; three Bogardus traps, Bogardus rales : 



AHeritage 1 01111 lioillllliin 1— ia 



C H Fowler 1111111111111111011— ]g 



P W Levering 1 lllioioilllllllioi 1—17 



J BBnrdett 1 111 ill 110111101 101 1— n 



J Cole 1 110100111111011111 1— la 



J Vangilder 1 0101 1111 01111111 11 0— 16 



Win Hughes 1 lllllllOU 11010001 1— 16 



Ties on is— 21 yards. 



A Heritage 1 1111-5 CH bowler Him 



P. W. Lkvbri.ng, Sec. 



Pennsylvania— Greensburg.- Last match of the Greensburg Guno 

 Club for silver cup : 



AKlehl 11011110111111011111101 1— str 



C IChait lllOOllllllllllllliiiii i— 2S 



111111111111111100101110 1—21 



S Henry 1 110111101 01 llllli 1101 01 1—20 



J Bntler ..1 11 1 11 110001 101 1111 11001 1—19 



C Cross 0100111111110111111 1101 1— 1» 



1 1 10111111111110111101101 1—21 



H Thomas 1 0101 1 1 111101 t 11 111 11 1 11 1—22 



J Hirsch 1 00000101000100011100101 1—10 



E W Trauger 1 11111001001111101111011 0—18 



Almmell 1 111 111111 1 lilino 1 01 101 0— si 



KT. auger 1 11111111111 1101 mini 0— S2 



Ties on twenty-two. 



Ehalt 1 1 1—3 Trauger 1 1 1 1 1— 6 



Thomas 1 1 1 1 1—5 



Second tie. 

 Trauger 1 10 1—3 Thomas 1 111 1—6 



An Ohio Club.— Youngstoicn, Ohio. May 12.— Editor Forest and 

 J •< tug gentlemen oi thlsei ] tietd a meeting last Saturday 

 and organized astne •' Buckeye Ball Breakers." A prominent youDgat- 

 this city was ejected President, but he immediately resigned; 

 they then proceeded to elect another President, and as he did not re- 

 Blgu, they then elected a Secretary and Treasurer. This done they 

 then went into a committee or the whole and passed a bill appropriat- 

 ing $15 for current expenses. Ttiebii having li---,: ved the unanimous 

 vote of the committee, the p he had better not vt to it, 



as several members of the club are red hot Democrats ami go tu for 

 lavtsh appropriations, no matter where the shad scales come fiom. 

 The bill now being a law the treasurer was instructed to buv u. barrel! 

 of glass balls and have them ready for the first monthly contest of the 

 cluo. The question was then put before tne committee; What make 

 of a trap to purchase. A Greenback member from the South Side 

 made amotion that the treasurer be instructed to bay the cheapest 

 trap that he could find for sale ; he said he was a Greenbaoker unci 



