332 



FOREST AJSD STREAM. 



Bhooling at the word at 200 yards, allowing 5 seconds to a 

 shut in 10 shots, the loading scores of the first match stood : 



JWM&ngan 3 5 4443334 5— 8S 



BOBIydenbu i-gn 3 648 3 3436 4—31 



A i 500 yards, off-hand, the. leading scores in the first match 

 at (Jreedmoor, May 14, stood : 



A Jteltmts 3 45340534 3—34 



<W Howled, 4 5 4 4 8 3 8 3 2 2-33 



In the gallery a peculiar match has been started. Each 

 contestant is given one minute to fire 10 shots, off-haud; for 

 every 5 seconds within the minute saved one point is given, 

 and one point is forfeited for every 5 seconds over the 

 minute consumed in the firing. In the possible 50 on a pre- 

 liminary trial Oapt. L. V. Soul made 45 points in 43 seconds, 

 I. O. Duckworth got 43 points in 45 seconds, and Frank 

 Donaldson made 43 points in 39 seconds. 



Cukedmook — On Saturday last the National Rifle Associa- 

 tion range was well occupied with shooters. The weather 

 was warm, the sky bright, and the wind was more tractable 

 than usual, tilowiag gently from left to right diagonally 

 across the iiue of tire. There were several long-range rifle- 

 men practicing, in hopeful anticipation of the' selection of 

 another American team next month. There were 94 entries 

 in the Diamond .Match with military rifles. Distance, 300 

 and GOO yards ; 5 shots at each range ; possible 50 : 



AliVaa Heusen 43 .lohn Warren 34 



e if rrloe is Jowrtgiit n 



Capt. .1 L Trice 42 9 \V Mun-on 32 



W J Underwood, J t 41 Cap* John Kerr 82 



COrpfJIIKaglo 41 Litnt G W Rand 32 



II T Lo.-i-.weod .11 c J Jt ce :;i 



Lle.ii. \v u DorniuiuK 40 B F Weils 34 



J L Paulding 89 R oiiphant ?,i 



AM Hall 89 PS Bangs 31 



. W Dundee 39 .r DC naiot 3t 



PMcSlorrow 3S SIIDemon.Jr 21 



C-ipi (. P Jjrjooins 39 WFEnglis 30 



W F EngllB 37 E Batcher 80 



J it Denver 37 WN filings 29 



N D Ward 37 k w Burnett 29 



A Mils, .Ir 86 W 13 Starr 2S 



■ i A ' ■ i j • 1 1 - .• : .. i :• ._• i ■ . -, . . :..-. 11 c Tin- a; 



J 11 AUall,.lr till B It Adims 26 



J Ls llomi Her 35 WH Close 21 



f'api A -i Deeker 36 W H Folsora 20 



G !<■ Marcllant 34 



BoiurnrzEN Notes. — Mr. Henry Eischoff, the banker, has 

 received the programmes of the National Shooting Festival, to 

 be held in Basle,~in July next. The Swiss riflemen are pre- 

 pared to give a hearty welcome to any American riflemen 

 visiting the festival, and the list of prizes should certainly in- 

 duce some of your champion schiietzen-bund men to visit the 

 Fatherland and take part in the competitions). 



Union Bill, M. /.—Practice shooting of the New York 

 Schuetzen Corps, May 16. Distance 200 yards : 



Virst Serves— B. Zatler, 199; W. Klein, 191 ; Phil Klein, 

 190; Capt. Geo. Aery, 175 ; H. W. Meyer, 157; H. Lehm- 

 kuhi, 131 ; F. Huner, 121, rings. 



Second Series — Distance 200 yards, each man 10 shots at 

 the regular 25 ring target.— Phil. Klein, 195 ; B. Zettler, 194 

 W. Klein, 187: Capt. Aery, 179; H. W. Meyer, 140; F 

 Huner, 137; H. Lehmkuhl, 120. 



—Decoration Day will be observed at Morsemere Range, 

 Xonkers, N. T., by a match open to all comers at 500 yards, 

 from 12 to 5:30. Any rifle, any position. 7 scoring shots, no 

 sighting shots. Entries $1. lie entries (unlimited) at 50 cents. 

 Only the best score of each shooter will count. Five prizes. 



The special target used is in all respects like the Creedmoor 

 regulation mid-range, except that a circle 14 2-3 inches in 

 diameter will be inscribed inside the black bull's-eye and will 

 count 6, and another circle 7 1-8 inches in diameter, within 

 his, will count 7. 



Seppekfemjt Rifle Club.— 200 yards, reduced Creedmoor 

 target : 



A M Dlerson 49 G C Walters 45 



John Malier 49 John Helen ......45 



B. Holizraann 45 Jolm Cbawijere. 4:1 



John Koenan 47 0» Fitzpalrick 43 



A Keller 47 Tli Brossard 43 



HJaenne 46 O Decker 41 



.7 Garrison 4G W T Leary 41 



i- Breuoan 46 CM Lamp 41 



JohnWAdums ....46 C Basel). 40 



WiuSeppeuielilt 40 Col D Colen 35 



• New Jeuskv.— On the Columbia Range shooting is getting 

 -very lively, and plenty of matches are announced, while the 

 .complete accessibility of the grounds make them a favorite 

 resort. For the month of June the matches announced are as 

 follows ; 



Mondays— June 2, 16 and 30 — Subscription and Bull's-eye 

 Matches at all distances. June 9 and 23— Sharps Rifle Co"'s 

 Match, 500 yards; K. Y. Advertising Sign Co. 'a Match, 500 

 yarns. 



Fridays— June 6 and 20 — Remington Match, 200 yards ; N. 

 T. Advertising Sign Co.'s Match, 200 yards. June 13 and 

 27— Lewis Cup, 1,000 yards ; Fulton Cup, $50, 300 yards ; 

 Subscription and Bull's-eye Matches. 



Bkintoit, N J.— The matches at the Slate Range at Eliza, 

 lieth on Saturday last were for the Sharps and Association 

 prizes. Both were at 200 yards. The Sharps required 10 

 shots without cleaning from any military rifle. Twenty-six 

 entries were made, and the leading military scores ran : 



F IT Hyde 42 F J Donaldson 31 



B A Viiil 42 AXiemond 39 



r, II linve 42 W A Mulford 38 



I'll Uolton 40 H WGourley 3S 



E m Squter 40 D Loder , 36 



BVLSliedou 39 



The conditions of the second contest— the Association 

 Match — were similar to the previous match, excepting that 

 riflemen were allowed to clean their rifles. The leading 

 scores were as follows i 



W M Farrow 47 J L Miller 48 



llm.doll 42 .TIT 1'Olld 42 



KMMjnler 45 W A Mulford 41 



B A Vail it A Nieniond 41 



!I Pialler 43 WJ Donaldson, 40 



I'll Uolton 43 



Brinlon llanye. — The second match of the Association 

 long-range competil ion will take place on the 5th prox. It is 

 open to all members of the N. J. State Rifle Association. 800, 

 SO!) and 1,000 yards ; 15 shuts at each. Any rifle. Position, 

 any without artificial rest. The first prize is a fine double 

 breech loading shot-gun, presented by Mr. Henry C. Squires, 

 No. 1 Cortfihill si., valued at $75; the second prize, i$r>0 

 cash, and the third prize a new Sharps Short-Range Rifle, 

 presented by the Sharps Rifle Co., value $40. The first prize 

 to gO to the person winning the most competitions during the 

 season. Every competitor will be handicapped on each com- 

 petition after the first by deducting from his score as many 

 points as he may have made in any of these competitions 



BLWoodwortn 4 4 5 464356 4—43 



PUSanlOrd 4 S43564 4 4 4—44 



11 Woodworm 4 5 4 5 8 4 4 4 4 4-41 



W t, Burr 3 4 3 s 4 4 4 4 4 i— an 



EPonzelt 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 3 SO 



WSRe-gfirS 2 4 3 4 3 3 5 3 4 4-35 



Coy sectiqvt— Bridgeport, May 23.— Semi-monthly shoot- 

 ing of the Bridgeport Rifle Club. Mr. Harry Nichols was 

 officer of the day. The winning scores, 10 shots at 200 yds., 

 any rifle : 



GeoFHull 42 KH Hubbard 40 



Geo w Kcer „.4i K a Bassetl. 40 



Hull takes second prize, having won a rifle previously. 



Seven shot, 200 yds., any rifle, "for the Nichols sold badge : 

 Geo. F. Hull won with 32. 



Five shots, 200 yds., any rifle-. Geo. F. Hull, 23; Isaac 

 McCourt, 22 ; Harry Nichols, 22. 



Ten shots. 500 yards, any rifle: Geo. F. Hull, 50; S. C. 

 Kingman, 42. 



Military Subscription match, 5 shots at 200 and 500 yds., 

 was won by Harry Nichols, 21 at 200, 20 at 500. 



The wind gusty from 7 o'clock. White Disk. 



New York, May 25 —Greener's West Side Rifle Team ; 

 weekly score; 200 yard target reduced ; 10 shots ; possible 50: 



,1 Keltweisner .50 GReesner 44 



A Dory 49 E Holzmau 44 



J Koesner. 47 J AReltweisner 42 



C Welker 46 SR Campbell 42 



G Greener a J Oeehsler 42 



— The Zettler second team won the third and deciding match 

 against the Seppenfeldts on the 23d inst, score 447 to 439. 



Creed jiooe.— The programme for the spring meeting, June 

 3 and 4, is as follows : 



Directors' Match, 200 yards— Open to directors and honor- 

 ary directors of the N. R. A ; rounds, five ; position, stand- 

 ing; weapon, any rifle. 



Short Range Match, 200 yards — All comers ; any rifle ; ten 

 prizes, total $106. 



Team Match, 200 yards— Open to teams of four men repre- 

 senting any military company, troop or battery of the regular 

 army or navy, or marine corps, or the militia or National 

 Guard of any State, or any rifle club m the United States, or 

 any four members of the N. R. A. Number of teams from 

 any company, club or association unlimited. Any rifle ; three 

 prizes, total .$78. 



Military Team Match, 200 yards— Open to teams of five 

 men from any company, troop or battery of the National 

 Guard of N. Y. or other States, or of the regular army, navy 

 or marine corps, to be composed of company officers, non- 

 com, officers or privates, certified to have been members of 

 the company they represent on March 1, 1879. Teams to use 

 the rifle their company is armed with. This match to be flred 

 in thirty minutes. Prize, an embroidered flag, value, $100 i 

 to he won three times before becoming the property of the 

 organization. Won in 1876 by Co. I, 7th Regiment, N. G. S. 

 N. Y.; won in 1877 by Co. B, Engineer Battalion, U. S. A.; 

 won in 1878 by ,Co. C, Engineer Battalion, U. 8. A. Three 

 other prizes, value $46. 



Subscription Carbine Team Match, 200 yards— Open to 

 teams of four men from any troop or battery, N. G. S. N. Y. ; 

 standing; Remington carbine, N. Y. State model. 



Subscription Match, 200 yards — Open to all comers ; stand- 

 ing ; any military rifle. 



Individual Match, 300 yaids— All comers; position, stand- 

 ing; any rifle; six prizes, total $75.50. 



Subscription Team Match, 300 yards— Open to learns of 

 four men, representing any rifle club in the U. S., or any 

 four members of the N. R. A. Number of teams from any 

 club unlimited. Position, standing ; any rifle. 



Subscription Match, 500 yards — All comers; position, any; 

 any rifle. 



Subscription Match, 500 yards — All comers ; position, any 

 (as allowed in "any rifle" competitions); any military rifle. 



Military Team Match, 500 yards— Open to teams of four 

 men from any military organization in the U. S., including 

 the regular army, navy or marine corps. Position, any (as 

 allowed in "any rifle" competitions); weapon, any author- 

 ized military rifle ; four prizes, value $88. 



Subscription Match, 500 yards — All comers ; position, 

 standing (off-hand) ; any rifle. 



Team Match, 600 yards— Open to teams of four men, repre- 

 senting any military company, troop or battery of the regular 

 army, navy or marine corps, or National Guard of any State, 

 or any rifle club or association in the U. S., or any four mem- 

 bers of the N. R. A. Number of teams from any company, 

 troop or battery or club unlimited. Position, any ; any rifle ; 

 three prizes, total $50. 



Subscription Match, 600 j'ards— All comers ; position, any; 

 any rifle. 



Subscription Match, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards— All comers ; 

 position, any; any military rifle. 



Leech Cup Match— Open to all native-born citizens of the 

 United States and all resident members of the Amateur Rifle 

 Club; 800, 900 and 1,000 yards; position, any; rounds, fif- 

 teen at each distance, without sighting shots ; any rifle within 

 the rules. Prize, the Leech Cup, to be held by the winner 

 during the year, and championship gold badge, value $50. 

 Won in 1875 by Col, John Bodine, score 205 ; won in 1670 

 by Col. H. A. Gildersleeve, score 204; won in 1877 by Major 

 H. S. Jewell, score 213 ; won in 1878 by Frank Hyde, score 

 205. 



Running Deer Match, 100 yards — All comers; any rifle 

 (sights to be over centre of the barrel); five runs in each en- 

 try, one shot to each run ; each competitor may enter as man y 

 times as he pleases; entrance fee, $1 each entry; three prizss, 

 total 828. 



—Forty-six in a possible 50 at 500 yards, off -band, was the 

 very good finish which C. E. Blydenburgh made at Creed- 

 moor before starting for his Western homo. 



— J. S. Conlin has been experimenting with the new re- 

 duced cartridge of the Sharps Rifle Co. It is made of the 

 same length and thickness as the ordinary cartridge on the 

 outside, so as to fit the chamber, but within the thickness of 

 the shell leaves but a small cavity for powder, while a light- 

 weight bullet is fitted to it. In this way the ordinary mili- 

 tary rifle may be used, without; the use of any sub-calibre 

 devices, and without the corking of the cartridges. Those 

 who have tried the new shells, which are of steel, find them 

 capable of use through an indefinite number of recharges. 



—The spring meeting of the Medford Rifle Association is 

 fixed for June 17 and 18. 



N. Y. Rifle Cixk— The New York Rifle Club have re- 

 cently been trying various sorts of tests in markmanship. In 



rectors' " match, was finished. In this, Mr. D. Kirkwood 

 marie the highest score, 24 out of a possible 25, and will 

 therefore hold the Directors' gold budge during the coining 



year. The distance was 200 yards, five shots cc 



score. Following arc the scores, the highest possible 

 being 25 : 



DKIrfcwood S 4 5 5 5 21 J N Frye 4 4 4 4 J— 20 



u Tiler 1 4 5 4 4—21 EBSontner 4 4 4 4 »-20 



L L Hubbard 4 6 3 6 4—21 W Poland 4 5 3 4 4-20 



The shooting in the oiher matches went on during the day. 

 In the Hernia match at 200 yards, were 63 entries. "Ties wiis 

 at 200 yards, and J. S. Sumner, the crack long-shooter, showed 

 that he was us steady on his feet as on his back by running 

 up a best 33. 



The military match at 200 yards had, on this first day, 27 

 entries. The carton match at 600 yards had 30 entries, and 

 the carton at 900 yards had 17 cont'esiants. 



The closing day on the 22 .1 brought a very large attendance 

 of spectators and riflemen, delegations being present from 

 Medford, Lawrence, Andover, Haverhill, Wakefield, Wal- 

 pole, and other places where interest is taken in the sport- 

 Many ladies graced the range with their presence. 



The Herald cup match was the principal event of the meet- 

 ing, for on the second day 237 entries were made in it. and 

 out of the possible 35 the scores stood at the finish : 



J S Sumner 14 5 5 5 3 5-33 w 11 Jaoteon. ... 6 4 4J 4 4 e R-32 



.N W Arnold 4 -I "i o 5 5 3—33 W Churn.-* •( 4 -1 5 5 4 6—32 



,7 BC'Sbornc 4 4 5 .5 .5 5 S— 33 L W ifattell 4 3 4 5 5 4 5—32 



....,-. .-, 4 a 4 a 5-38 II Tyler ., , ., , i :, 



JN Frye 4 5 5 5 5 4 5-33 h o Hubbard 6 i 4 5 5 4 S— 82 



li W Law 6546545— 33 BBSouDier 5 !. 



K P Rielmrdsou. 5 5 4 5 5 4 5—33 W Poland, — 5 4 5 5 4 4 5—3-2 



J O Mattorm 5 4 4 4 6 5 5—32 



The match resulted in three ties for the cup, between 

 Messrs. Sumner, Arnold and Osborne. These were shot off 

 at 5:30, Mr. Osborne dropping out on the fourth shot and Mr. 

 Arnold on the tenth, leaving Mr. J. S. Sumner the winner of 

 the Herald Cup, valued at $50. 



The Military Match was tie next in favor, and 90 entries 

 were made, the highest possible being 35 at 200 yards, any 

 military rifle : 



LLIIuubard .4445550—32 W 1'OlOllii 4 J I 30 



H Tyler 4 1 4 5 1 .5 B— 31 H Mortimer 5 4 4 i 8 4 4—30 



W Killed. 5 4 5 4 4 5 4—31 W Al Jrnrruw 5 4 5 4 5 4 4-311 



J N Frye 44 4 454 5—30 



The 000-yard carton match filled with 70 entries, some ex- 

 cellent scores being made, the highest possible being 42 : 



3 F Brown 6 5 6 6 6-41 WM Farrow. ....4 6 5 6 5 6 5— ST 



W Poland B 1 6.6 6—39 .s.lem Wilder a 4 5 4 6-S7 



.1 OAlaltoon C S 6 6 4 6—30 1M Washourn 6 s 6 (1 6 4 6-36 



WGerrisb 6 6 4 6 c 5-3S S Jonus 5 6 5 K 4 4-36 



W 11 JacUson 3 6 6 6 6 6 6— 33 



The 900-yard carton match was the least patronized, the 

 number of entries on Thursday amounting to 63. Mr. J. F. 

 Brown excelled his score of Wednesday by one point, taking 

 the first prize with a scire of 41 out of a possible 42 ; 

 ■1 w I rowa 5 o e, e 6 s— M a w Howland....5 e s 6 6 6 5-33 



S Wilder 6 6 5 6 II 6-40 V, J Angell 6 4 5 6 6 6 0—30 



W(i rnsa .; (i 6 6 5 5 6— to -I O Mauemi 5 4 li o u 1: v.e 



w '.1 Farrow 6 1 6 6 6 6—40 W 11 Jackaoo e 5 6 c 6 s B— 88 



11 Poland 5 3 5 6 B—39 G C Hebbard 4 6 6 5 5 6-33 



The prizes were presented at the close of the shooting by 

 Mr. L. L. Hubbard, who made a few appropriate remarks to 

 each recipient. The association has received a challenge from 

 the Medford Rifle Association for a team match, ten men on 

 a team, three rounds of ten shots each to each man. The 

 challenge has been accepted and the date will be fixed in a 

 short time. 



MASSAe:HrsiiTT8 ye, Colorado. — The detailed score made 



by the Denver Rifle Club in its recent telegraphic march with 



the Massachusetts Rifle Association, in which the former was 



beaten by one point, stood as follows : 



200 yards. 



OGove 5 4455 6 455 4— 47 



OG0V6 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 6—44 



W V Sedam ..6 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-44 



WBemrose 4 56443554 4 — la 



MBpangler 4 5 4 4 15 4 5 4 4— 13-22) 



600 yards. 



OGove 5 45655555 S-49 



H Miner .5 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 5—40 



WJFay 4 56656560 5—19 



WmBemrose ,6 5666 5 546 5-49 



OGore 4 56654560 5-48—242 



Grand total, 364 points ; possible 500. 



Massachusetts— PitUfield, MayZi.— Score of the River- 

 side Club; 200 yards: 



J H Wood 4 6444456 4 4-43 



BSnilth 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 4 4 4—43 



O Prostou .4 6 4 4 4 3 S 



DrWentwort.lt 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4^12 



P Leonard 4 34544444 4—10 



SMayO, I 4 4 8 4 4 5 3 4 3— 3J 



PHKiOg 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3-39 



DMCOUCtl 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 S i 4— 88 



Massachusetts— Boston Mammoth Rifle Gallery.— No 

 clean scores have been made as yet this month, though the 

 shooting has been of high standing, many riflemen of the 

 ont-of-town clubs availing themselves of the gallery for prac- 

 tice. The standing of the several competitors to date is as 

 follows ; 150 feet, rounds 8, possible 40 : 



p HOllis 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5— SS At O Joln.ton. .4 4 4 5 5 5 u 5-37 



Will BraufnriL.5 6 1 4 5 5 5 5— S3 C Edwards 4 445555 5—37 



Geo Lamb 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 5-38 G AleKiUKlu. .. .4 4 4 5 5 5 6 0—37 



Geo w Barry.. .6 554545 5— as w h HestancK.i 54-1055 5—37 



H W F.auer....5 5 5 5 4 5 6 4-3S U Tyler 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5— ST 



Henry Lowell..! 4 4 5 5 5 5 5—37 N W ArnoJd...,5 5 4 & 1 S 1 :. 



Medford, May 31.— The regular competition of the "May 

 series," on the Bellevue range to-day, resulted as follows ; 200 

 yards : 



H H D Cnabing 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 S— 46 



O H Rnasell 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 1 



CD Harrison 4 5 4 6 4 6 4 4 4 5-41 



II Wittimgton 4 5 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6-M 



E Wyman 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4—44 



JDHenshaw 5 5 4 4 4 4: 



J R Teel 4 445 4 4553 3-43 



Gardner,, May 21.— The following are the scores of the 

 rifle club at Hackmatack range ; 200 yards, off-hand : 



K. 



c O Bent 154 



II C Knowlton is? 



GPBllsworili 150 



C. 



li. 



C. 



ss HPteree laj 



S4 Win Ausiin.,.. 103 as 



88 CarlZeraim IBS Si 



The club has built an addition to its house, which is now 

 92 feet long by 1 2 feet wide. 



tUnah Vraminghtm, Kay 24 —Score of the rifle club for 

 this week \ 200 yards ; 



W A Swan 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 6-43 



WU Trowbridge .4 34444344 4— 38 



CO Trowbridge 3 38444444 4—37 



■■ -, May 19. — Regular weekly prac- 

 tice of the Saugatuck Rifle Olubj 200 yards, off-hand; 

 weather clear; wind 3 o'clock: 



