FOREST AND STREAM. 



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—Mr. A. H. Weston, Assistant Secy., of the N. R. A., has 

 published his book on "The Rifle Club and Range." A 

 notice of its many admirable features will appear in our nest 

 issue. 



Maine— Portland.— The Maine Rifle Club held their first 

 long-range prize shoot of the season at East Baldwin, May 30. 

 The day was not favorable for fine shooting, the atmosphere 

 smoky, and wind strong, changing between 12 and 3 o'clock. 

 There were a good number of shooters and spectators present. 

 Below are the three leading scores : 

 Ban lie, 



500 5 8*85853455356 4— 6T 



000 5 5 4 3 8 5 a 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 8-68 



1,000 4 4 8 553 8 5 543554 5— 63-193 



800 yds. 900 yds. 1,000 yds. Total. 



Farrington 68 44 30 142 



Heraey £2 37 24 113 



Massachusetts— Walnut Hill,'. May ; 28.— The long-range 

 men here are beginning to settle over the 200 mark in their 

 matches, and those falling below it now deserve little con- 

 sideration, unless they be new comers. To-day the weather 

 was delightful, the atmosphere bright and clear, and a good 

 light plainly showed up the targets to the shooters. The 

 Wind, though, was very aggravating throughout the shooting, 

 and the hand on the registering dial made a complete circuit 

 before the match was concluded. The leading scores were : 

 W H Jackson. 



SOU 5 S555555845465 5-73 



900 5 3 5 4 4 6 5 6 5 3 5 5 4 5 4-67 



1,000 5 8445 4 5545 5*55 3— «8— 208 



J F Browu. 



B00 r 5 55654545 4 5445 5—70 



BOO 5 45544855545 6 4 5— 70 



1,000 4 4654355044545 3— 65—' 305 



V/ Gerrisn. 



800 5 5565554555565 5—74 



900 5 5355556563535 5—69 



1,000 4 5 43853384445 4 3— 6".— 204 



Salem Wilder. 



800 4 53 5 53 5 5545555 4— (18 



900 5 4 445555555355 5—70 



1,000 4 3535335 5 5 B 4 4 3 5—62—200 



WMWard 62 62 59 183 



BWLord 68 62 62 1S2 



May 31. — Magnificent off-hand shooting was the order to- 

 day, and off-hand it really was, for Capt. Jackson has not 

 only talked and written against the hip-rest, but he practices 

 as he preaches, and his fine score for 15 shots was made in a 

 bona fide off -hand way. Though, if we mistake not, E. T. 

 Osgood, on Feb. 26, 1876, made even a better 72. The day 

 was beautiful, the light good, and the wind steady from the 

 southwest, indicating 8 to 9 o'clock. No trouble was experi- 

 enced from this quarter, but the heat told upon the riflemen 

 sadly, although sheltered from the sun. The match was 

 called promptly, and capital results secured. Capt. W. fl. 

 Jackson made the highest score in the first entry, and wins 

 the principal prize, the Winchester rifle, made expressly for 

 this match and valued at $55. The conditions were that any 

 competitor making the highest score three times on the first 

 entry made should become the possessor. Mr. Jackson won 

 it on 66, 67, 68, out of a possible 75. President Fry, of the 

 Massachusetts Rifle Association, presented the rifle to Capt. 

 Jackson, who generously presented it again to the associa- 

 tion, and it will remain still in the Winchester match as the 

 first prize, in connection with the other valuable prizes pre- 

 viously noted. The Schueizenfest "king," Mr. William M. 

 Farrow, on his visit to Walnut Hill a few weeks since, made 

 71 in this match, which went upon record as the largest score 

 ever made at this distance. To-day his elegant score was 

 eclipsed by Capt. W. H. Jackson, who made the superb score 

 of 72 out of a possible 75, which places him at the head of all 

 short-range riflemen for 15 rounds. Out of 46 entries is given 

 the following summary : 



Capt W H Jackson 5 55655545455 45 5—72 



OMJewell 6 4555455445544 5-69 



EF Brooks 4 4554544454545 5—67 



F K" Richardson 4 4455455448455 4-67 



J B Osborne 5 4454554544444 5—66 



JNFrye 4 5 5 44435445454 S— 65 



ABabbldpe, 6 4544444664644 4-F4 



EBSouther 4 444545646445s 6— lis 



CTTMelggS 4 4654454444 4 44 4—63 



FHollis. 4 3434564454445 4-6'' 



CRGnflUlg 3 455 4 454454343 4—61 



Boston vs Abington. — Three members of the Massachusetts 

 Rifle Association went down to Abington on the 27th ult., 

 and on Arnold's range met the Abington team. A cross wind 

 did not prevent fine scoring. The conditions of the match 

 called for four men from each club. The Massachusetts team 

 being one man short, it was agreed, in order to equalize num- 

 bers, that the scores for the three men be averaged, and that 

 the average be taken for the fourth score. The conditions of 

 the match were : 200 yards ; off-hand ; 30 rounds to each 

 man. The highest score ever made at Arnold range was 247 

 —same conditions— made by N. W. Arnold. Yesterday Mr. 

 J. B. Osborn made the elegant record of 270. The follow- 

 ing is the summary i 



Massachusetts Team. 



(» 11 9 10 It 11 6 10 6 11-941 

 JBOsbora W6 a 6 9 11 10 10 11 3 11— S2 1 - 270 



1.9 9 11 9 10 6 10 11 io 11—94) 



Average, 64, 64, 69—197. 



f7 10 9010 654 7-491 



W Charles -IS 8 12 545761 6— 61V 177 



(.6 93866994 10—67) 



ft 11 0620048 11—49) 



EBSouther ^2 T 2 10 4 5 7 Id— 47^ U3 



(7 10 9 1 S 6 — 17J 



Abington Team, 



f0 65983594 9—561 



NW Arnold ....Jo 5 6 9 8 7 8 U 10-7o^ 168 



IS 9 S 11 10 11 4 10-72J 



{ a H999562B fi— 74-, 



* 10 8 4 6 I 8 1 tZlil 19Q 



S H 3 10 7 2 6 8 4 7-62J 



(5 26379027 9-501 



SCNoyes h 9 10 u 6 4 4 6 S-ISi us 



(.0 8 7 5 2 5 12 4 S »-6oj 

 f u 83047056 1-3)1 



S«I»S ,» • j| I 3 11 10 12-56ll46 



U 12 5 8 6 10 6 3 S-Sol 

 Recapitualatlon. 



Massachusetts Team 7S7 Abington Team ;oo 



The Massachusetts team was victorious by 87 points. Mr. 

 Osborn's score on the Creedmoor target was : 



(5 56555454 5 IS! 



JBOsborn U 44556554 6— jsl 142 



(.4 55554585 5-4BJ 



The largest three consecutive scores on record. A return 

 match will be fought. 



Hopkington.—iS&y series ; final shoot; May 30 ; 500 yards : 



N Jewell 4 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 4—44 



C A Sumner 4 384435 5 4 4-40 



WBCIaflin ... 4 i -I 4 5 4 3 14 6—41 



DDorchsster 4 S 4 3 o 3 2 4 4 4—33 



JMWebb 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 S 3 5-30 



OCWblte i 3 2 5 2 2 14 J— 29 



FGSteorns 0284II4S34 3-28 



SFPblpps a 2 3 2 6 4 3 4 3— 28 



Haverhill.— Mount Washington Rifle Club weekly shoot ; 

 200 yards ; the gold badge was taken by Charles A. Kimball, 

 and the silver by Winn A. Willey ; 



Kimball 3 3454544 + 4-41 



WUley 3 3 4 4 4 9 S 4 4 4—33 



PlllSbnry 4 3 3 4 4 14 4 5 3-3S 



Richardson 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 i 9 4—36 



Atbott ...5 3 S 4 2 4 4 1 4 3-36 



Wakefield.— Conclusion of 400 yards series on May 81. 

 The prize, a Sharps' long-range rifle, was won by William B. 

 Daniel by a score of 130 out of a possible 126, D. Ogilvic com- 

 ing second with 119. At a meeting of the association it was 

 vdted to hold a series of matches in June at 200 yards (open 

 only for riflemen of the town), when threo valuable prizes 

 will be offered. 



Medj'ord.— Last competition of the May " Amateur series'' 

 at Bellevue Range. The weather conditions were all tbat 

 could be desired for the attainment of good scores, and there 

 was a large attendance of riflemen and their friends. There 

 were 91 enteries in yesterday's competition, the best of which 

 are given as follows, ten rounds per man at 200 yards i 



W Charles - 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5-4S 



H K Richardson 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 8-46 



HHDCu9hing 5 55644454 4—45 



JBOsborn 4 5445 5 444 5-44 



CHRussell 4 4 4 4 5 4nn5 4—44 



KSawytr 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 4—44 



HAbbOtl 4 4 4 5 .'. 5 4 4 5 4—1? 



WGerry 4 44555544 4-44 



EWhltHer o 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 1 4-44 



JRTeele 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4—43 



ABabblilge 4 444 4 4554 4-42 



B Wvnmo 4 45445444 4-42 



FEGarden 4 44544445 4—41 



ESFlper 5 4544453-4 3—41 



Mammouth Eifie Gallery, Boston. — The regular prize shoot 

 for May is ended, and some very fine work has been done. 

 The following is the standing of the several competitors ; 150 

 feet; rounds 8; possible 40: 



F Hollis 5445555 5— 3S It O Johnson. .4445655 5—37 



Wm Bradford. .6 6 4 4 5 5 5 5— 3S C Edwards 4 4 4 5 s 5 5 5— g7 



Geo Lamb 4 S554555-3S G JlcKlnzie.. ..4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5—37 



Geo W Barry.. .5 6 5 4 5 4 5 5—38 VV H Kestark'k. t 5 4 4 5 5 5 5—37 



H W Eager. ...5 5 6 5 4 5 5 4-3S H Tyler 5 4 45455 5—37 



Henry Lowell. .4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5—37 ST W Arnold. ..554545 4 5— 37 



Gm-d)i,-r, May 28.— Scores of the rifle club at Hackmatack 

 range to-day ; 200 yards ; off-hand : 



K. C. R. c. 



GFEllsworth 165 90 Wm Austin 137 87 



AERobblns 181 88 F H Knowlton 130 £5 



HCKnowlton 160 80 Chas Hinds 135 fo 



COBent 153 89 AlexKnowlton 110 is 



AColem.n 13S 69 OMFitz 114 81 



Connecticut — Collinsoille, May 25. — Canton Rod and Gun 

 Club, Riverside Range ; regular practice meeting, held May 

 23; 200 yards; off-hand; 3 pounds pull; 10 shots : 



Mass. Creed. Mass. Creed. 



Laubenstein 98 44 Lewis fg 4-j 



Bldwell 98 43 Konold fcS 41 



Moore 94 43 Andrews so 3s 



Hull 93 42 P/lBter 86 31 



New Yobk — Prospect Hill Rifle Club.— The resignation 

 of the secretary, J. L. Paulding, is accepted and Mr. T. G. 

 Williamson, of 247 F. 82d street, is unanimously elected 

 secretary. Mr. J. L. Paulding was unanimously elected 

 captain. 



South Brooklyn Risle Ci/ub. — The following officers 

 were elected for the ensuing year: Pres., Dr. A. W. Ford; 

 Vice-Pres., Dr. G. W. Welty ; Sec'y, J. B. Hazleton, Jr.; 

 Treas., J. N. Naughton ; Capt., Jas. M. Roche. Regular 

 days for out-door practice have been decided upon, and the 

 club, as well as counting upon a season of social enjoyment 

 among its members, promise to make it lively for any simi- 

 lar club who may desire to dispute their claim to superior 

 marksmanship. Btjll's-Eye. 



Jamestown, May 20. — The Chautauqua Sportsmen' Associ- 

 ation has always had stated times set apart for ladieB 

 to practice in the gallery, and last Friday we invited the 

 ladies to the range for practice at 200 yards oft-hand, 

 which invitation was accepted by four ladies, who after 

 shooting five shots each to get accustomed to the hair trig- 

 gers, which bothered them considerably at first, made the 

 following score on a regulation target, ten consecutive shots: 



MraDrWard 5 5. 5 444554 4—45 



MrsHVPerry 5 44444544 4-43 



MrsNJFenner 5 34453354 3—39 



Miss May Parkhutat 4 30354434 5—35 



The two best scores were made with a gun used on the 

 range by one of the members, who tips the bar at 2121bs. 

 avoirdupois. Length of barrel, 21 inches; 41 cal., 35 grs. 

 orange ducking No. 2 powder. " Pinacbktbe." 



Morsemere, May 30.— The prize winners on Decoration 

 Day, in the match at 500 yards, any rifle, 31bs. pull, special 

 larget, were as follows : Messrs. Quinn and Morse tied with 

 the brilliant record of 44 out of a possible 49. Quinn won 

 on firing off the tie. When it is remembered that the 7 is 

 smaller than the 200 yards bull's-eye, the closeness of the 

 shooting will appear : 



HJQninn 5 7 6 7 7 6 6-44 



SLUOree 7 B 8 7 6 7 5-44 



C A Hodgeman o 7 7 a 4 7— »s 



CDoseuberry 6 6 7 5 6 6 a— 42 



A B Hodginan 5 7 7 5 7 6 0-42 



Cart (7), 7 Jin. in diameter; carton (6), 14|in. diatn.; bull's- 

 eye (5), 22in. diani. 



New Jbbsby— Newark, May 28.— Weekly score of the 

 Newark Amateur Rifle Club ; 200 yards : 



T Frtsbnrg 6 565 5 4564 5—48 



W C Gardner 5 55554555 4—48 



J Bayer...."-" 4 55555454 5-47 



WPMeLeod 5 4555 5 444 6—46 



VHe.-se, Jr 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4— 46 



GLFreche 4 54454454 4-43 



New Jersey— Brinton, May 31. — Fourth contest, Associa- 

 tion match ; 200 yards ; open to members of N. J. State 

 Rifle Association s 



JTBCollinS o 545 4 4644 5—45 



JWTodd 4 555 4 4545 4-45 



FLSheldon 5 54444445 5-44 



A Niemand 5 44456464 4—44 



JLMlder 4 54444 5 44 5—43 



PBounen 4 44464544 4-42 



WARoblnson 4 45453543 4—41 



LHGro.e 3 44483443 6—37 



ColGEPHoward ...5 64344323 3—36 



Same Day : Fourth contest, in Sharps match, for military 

 rifleB ; 200 yards ; military rifles ; no cleaning : 

 Lieut, L H Greve i 44444445 5—42 



J L Paulding 4 44444444 5—41 



FL Sheldon 4 4 4344455 4-41 



ANlemand 4 44 4 44453 5—41 



B A Vail 4 43544444 4—40 



ml Tile 4 34444434 5-39 



3 L .Miller 345543443 4-39 



3W 5 4443344 3 4-88 



Col (4 E P Howard 5 3 3 5 4 3 4 8 8 4—37 



'01 l> Lolor 3 46 4 43433 8—36 



Lieut IR Demnan 2 3444444 3 4—36 



Columbia Rifle Bangs, West End, May 31— Lewis match; 



1,000 yards ; 20 shots, any rifle, any position ; to be won 

 twice -. wind and weather bad : 



James King 5 5 65563554554333646 5— 89 



R Kalllbone 5 3 4 5 4 5 13 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3—62 



Same Day : Fulton Cup match ; first contest; terms fixed 

 by rate of entries ; 200 yards ; 7 shots ; military rifles re- 

 ceived two points ; to be won three times ; value of cup, $50 ; 

 wind, fish-taily: 



N D Ward 4 4 14 44 4—28 Capt G Griffiths. .4 24433 3—23 



B I'Mher I 4 4 3 4 4 4—27 R M Seymour ...3 3 4 4 2 4 3—23 



G II Seymour 4 4 4 3 4 4 4—27 T Q Williamson.. .4 8 4 3 4 4—22 



W W Dodge 3 14 4 4 4 3—28 J R Washington.^ 2 5 4 3 3 2-21 



BF Hart 4 3 2434 3—23 



Riele Wobk at thb Capital.— The Columbia Rifle Asso- 

 ciation has renounced its programme for a spring meeting, 

 and has made preparations for active practice and record 

 shooting during the month of June. Its printed schedules set 

 down, between May 30 and July 4, three club-badge matches, 

 two subscription matches, and a special badge contest, all 

 open to all professionals. On the 7th of Juno a gold badge 

 match takes place at 500 and (300 yards, on the 14th a gold 

 badge match at 200 and 300 yards, and on the 21st a match 

 for the gold Maltese cross club badge at 1,000, 1,100 and 

 1,200 yards. On the Fourth of July a special match is an- 

 nounced for a handsome gold badge presented by Mr. Adee, 

 to be shot for at the three long ranges. 



Decoration Day was devoted by the Columbiads to sub- 

 scription matches. Intense heat and glare with the usual 

 provoking concomitant of "gin-and- sugar" mirage, followed 

 by dense clouds and a passing shower with tricky winds, gave 

 the riflemen a chance to show their judgment. A number of 

 crack shots from the Second Artillery Regiment TJ. S. A., now 

 stationed at the Washington Arsenal, embraced the all-comers 

 privilege, with an allowance of five points on their total 

 scores for military rifles and pull, and, considering the appall- 

 ing pull of the service Springfield musket, amounting in the 

 case of one contestant to 18 pounds, did work which promises 

 well for the performance of the regular team they hope to 

 send to Creedmoor in the fall. The following are the leading 

 scores, 10 shots at 200 and 300 yards : 



James B Bnrnslde SI PJLauritzen 75 



Col J O P Eurnnide 79 Lieut Tavlor 73 



Corp Hatton 77 Private Bollinger 66 



ChasHLaild 76 



A long-range match followed, up to 1,200 yards. But one 

 practice day had been had, and then Col. Burnside's aggre- 

 gate of 195 without sighting shots, and followed by Mr. U. H. 

 Laird's very creditable 183, gave promise of better shooting 

 than actually took place in the match. The light and wind, 

 coupled with the fatigue of the marksmen, all of whom had 

 shot in the previous match, ran down the aggregate reached. 

 The following are the leading scores : 

 „,,„„„ ,, 1,000yds. 1,100yds. 1,200yds. Total. 



Col JO P Carnside 65 65 46 166 



AAA-lee 52 47 63 162 



PJ Laurllzen 56 37 39 132 



CH Laird 48 59 Retired 



The breaking o£ the mainspring of Mr. Laird's rifle com- 

 pelled his retirement. Mr. Partello took friendly part in the 

 1,100 and 1,200 yards stages and made 65 points at each dis- 

 tance, his shooting at the latter being distinguished by nine 

 consecutive bull's eyes ; thus showing his determination and 

 ability to keep up his reputation at the extreme ranges. . 



On Saturday, the 31 ultimo, a friendly return match of ten 

 shots at 200 and ten at 300 yards, was held between the 

 Columbias and the Montgomery county teams of five men on 

 each side. Owing to the hazy glare, the contest became a 

 comedy of errors, the wrong target being fired on four or five 

 times, without serious injury to the markers, however, who 

 expressed their perfect willingness to be shot at all day for 

 the fines exacted from the marEsmen and paid to them as 

 compensation for the peppering sustained. The Maryland 

 team, comprising several of the best shots in the State, came 

 out one point ahead on the shorter range, but succumbed at 

 the longer distance. The following are the scores : 



Columbias, D. C. Montgomery County, Md. 



:i.'i 4: 1 "i. 200 yds. 300 yds T'l 



B Chambers 39 39 78 Dr S I Scott 43 36 79' 



JBBurnsiae....3S 39 77 H H Miller 40 30 70 



ColBurnaide....41 36 77 Wetherall 41 28 69 



P J Launizen...40 33 73 W Scott 35 31 «a 



D W Bruce 30 24 63 Brooks 39 23 62 



19T 



171 



368 



198 



148 



At the conclusion of the match, Mr. D. W. Bruce of the 

 Columbias, and Mr. Wetherall of the Maryland team, did 

 some notable shooting, off-hand position, at 500 yards. The 

 former, in five shots, with a Sharps rifle of the new pattern 

 made 23 points, registering thiee consecuiive bull's-eyes! 

 while Mr. Wetherall pressed him close with a score of 21 

 points. With these encouraging results of ihe first experi- 

 ment in this directum, it is probable that the Columbia Rifle 

 Association will add off-hand contesis at the mid-ranges to 

 the regulation series of matches. 



VinonsiA— Richmond, May 30.— In a matth at the Brewery 



yesterday, the following score was made by Mr. C. P. Stokes: 



Crcertnioor 5 555 5 5554 4— 48 



Massachusetts 11 11 11 12 12 n 11 n 10 9— 109 



The distance is 150 yds., the target was one of Dcnnison's 

 accurately reduced to 150 yards practice ; 6 in. bull, 10 lbs. 

 rifle, 3 lbs. trigger pull. I am assured that the 48 has never 

 been bealen. and the 109 never equaled under similar con- 

 ditions (distance, trigger pull, etc. ). What is the fact ? 



Ohio— Cincinnati, May 15.— The Cincinnati Shooting and 

 Fishing Club had their first shoot for club prizes to-day the 

 conditions being 30 shots and a possible 150 ; 200 yards ;' off- 

 hand : 



First Class. 



WCaldwell 5 80545554643444 



4845054 5 545445 4-130 

 GHeUBOU. 4 4 4 5355444455J4 



54444454864444 4— 123 

 LFender 4 45534444454444 



4 4 5 44444445454 4-126 

 OTOpt 5 4445 4 44544 5 4 4 3 



54444450854354 5— 128 

 WHttll 3 44454444644444 



64444 4 43 3 35544 4—191 

 MGindCliu 4 4444 2 444345045 



43433*35446354 8— U2 



