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FOREST AMD STREAM. 



ship cannot be loaned nor transferred, heavy penalties being 

 fixed for such offence. The officers of the associalion are : 



President, J. N. Mills, Wilmington : 1st Vice-President, John 

 McRodney, Wilmington ; 2d Vlce-Pies.dent, James R. Loflmd, 

 Milford ; 31 Vice-President, Chas. M. Cnllen, Georgetown ; Treas- 

 urer, Diehard Haninglou, Dover ; Secretary, George Chnrobman, 

 Wilmington ; Directors tor New Castle Go.— Dr. Linten Smith 

 and Edward Bringhmet, Jr., AVilmington ; Richard Smith, Jliddle. 

 town ; Tilghman Johnston and Anthony Higgins, Wilmington ; 

 Dr. Groves, Now Castle ; John C. Higgins, Delaware City ; Chas. 

 McWhorter, St. Georges; James H. Ray, Newark. Directors for 

 Kent County — John P. Sanlsbury, Dover ; Win. Ellison, Camden : 

 Gen. A. T. A. Torben, Milford ; Chae. Harrington, Farmington ; 

 Wm. M. Reel, Smyrna ; John Goldsborough, Leipaic ; Thomas 

 Gooden, Willow Grove ; Amos Cole, Hanington ; Peter L. Btn- 

 •wiel, DoTer. Direotors for Sussex County— Wm. M. Ross, Sea* 

 ford ; Thomas Curry and Isaac Floneks, Greenwood ; Ebe Tun- 

 nel], Chas. Gum and Dr. J. T. Thompson, Lewis ; Edward T. Gil- 

 lis ana J. T. Rice, Seaford. 



The membership of the new association is very large, and 

 from the influence of the gentlemen promoting the enterprise, 

 there is every reason to believe that the game laws will be 

 hereafter strictly enforced. 



Pboteotion in Mississippi— Editor Forest and Stream : Is 

 uniformity of game laws desirable ? Yes. Is it practicable ? 

 No. Certainly not at present. Did you ever work to get a 

 bill affecting the whole State passed by the Legislature ? If 

 you did not, try it . X remember well the lime we bad to get 

 the present law on the statute books of the State. We wished 

 to amend the game laws last sesbion. " Pious Jeems," him- 

 self a member of the Lower House, will bear me out that on 

 a close canvass we found that if the statute was touched in 

 tbe shape of an amendment even, the law for the protection 

 of game would be wiped out altogether. You advocate the 

 open season for partridges to begin Sept. 1. Ours is Sept. 

 15, and we wanted the close season extended to Oct. IS for 

 at least two good reasons — 1st, because it is too hot, and 2d, 

 because one-third of the birds ate not full grown Sept. 1, 

 many coveys being hardly fledged. About that time last 

 summer I found three coveys within one-quarter of a mile of 

 the house that could just fly. Of another covey I scorned to 

 shoot the little fellows (and I am not over particular in that 

 respecl) in the second week in November. We haven't the 

 same reasons for closing the open season with Jan. 1 that 

 you have — snow. We had the heaviest snowfall last winter 

 that I can remember— ten inches; but in spite of that and 

 the great deal of shooting done during the epidemic, part- 

 ridges are very plentiful. Tbe bane of the sportsmen in our 

 State in regaid to partridges is, trapping by whites and by 

 blacks, and robbmg the nests of their eggs, which latter is 

 done by blacks almost exclusively. If we could stop trap- 

 ping, the birds wculd swarm in our fieldB. On the place 

 ■where I refuged last summer a negro told me that he sold 120 

 trapped partridges out of his field alone the season previous. 

 I am satisfied that a "u iform game law " will never be es- 

 tablished for tbe whole IT. S. You will have to become "sec- 

 tional'-' and "draw the line somewhere," not alone on ac- 

 count of oLr "purecussedness," but because the conditions 

 are entirely changed in the S juth. A desirable law in New 

 York might actually be burdensome in Mississippi. 



Jackson, Miss., June 20, 1879. G. C. E. 



fc MM*. 



Massachusetts— Boston, June 5)5.— The tenth competition 

 in the long-range match at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, was shot 

 at Walnut Hill to-day, and with very good results, four of 

 the competitors getting 200 or more for the three distances, 

 Mr. Gerrieh heading the list with a fine 211 out of a possible 

 225. The weather was delightful, and there were favorable 

 conditions for the riflemen, a clear light and gentle southerly 

 to southeasterly wind rather assisting their efforts than other- 

 wise. There was also a tolerably numerous attendance of 

 spectators. The result of the competition is as follows : 

 William Gerrien. 



S00 6 4 5 6 5555566646 4— 72 



900 6 4655564365486 5—68 



1,000 6 5666465645456 4—71—311 



J P Brown. 



S00 5 4556444665555 6—71 



POO 5 5545355S55566 5—72 



1,000 5 3465666645406 5-455— MS 



W H Jackson. 



800 ...5 6556658565564 5—74 



900 5 6464535B56556 6—70 



1,000 4 55644553 3 5436 5—61—205 



Balem Wi'der. 



800 3 5536565555654 4—69 



900 .6 55353 56644556 5—68 



1,000 3 6343356645456 4—63—200 



Lewis Saunders 69 07 68 194 



WMWard 69 67 61 ls7 



June 28. — Walnut Hill bad a good day for the short-range 

 men to-day. The atmosphere was fair for good shooting, the 

 light was good, and the wind from eight to ten. In the con- 

 tinued competition in the Winchester match, 200 yards, there 

 were 54 entries. The following summary shows the^work of 

 the leading competitors : 



WH Jackson 5 5646555464446 6—70 



C M Jewell 6 4465654536545 4— 68 



J WeniJFS, Jr 4 6465545454445 4—67 



ABabbtrlge 4 4444545454554 4—65 



J NICbOlB 5 4455664644444 3—85 



H Tyler 5 5844444444454 4—64 



WEGuerrier 4 45644S4544444 4-64 



EWMttler 44644644445864 5—64 



ONMel&ga 4 4404546444558 4—64 



K Davis 4 5444444466444 4-63 



I) J Paige 4 5644454443544 4-63 



C Edward 6 4445454443443 5—62 



CHGrlfflng 4 5444444464433 4— 60 



The 500-yard off-hand shoot did not fill, and consequently 

 was off. 



In the glass ball shoot the best score was made by J. Nichols, 

 who covered 26 out of a possible SO, by getting nine sirjgles, 

 eight doubles and nine rotary. In a second trial, JMchols 

 made 31 out of a possible 30. 



At the range on tbe Fourth of July there will be a 200-yard 

 Bhoot of the Winchester match series; a subscription match, 

 same distance, seven rounds, with GO per cent, of the en- 

 trance fees for tbe winners ; and also a 900-yard carton 

 match, seven rounds, with entrance fee of 31, and SO cents 

 for second trial. In this latter contest the prizes will consist 



of a silver medal valued at $15 for the first, $5 to second, $3 

 to third, and $2 to the fourth. The Ballard match, 900 yards, 

 ten rounds, will also be shot. Tbe laBt of the series of glass 

 ball shoots, inaugurated oa June 17, will be shot on this oc- 

 casion. 



Massachtjbetts— MeSforct.Selleme Range. At the re- 

 newed eompetion in the Sharps Rifle match on Wednesday, 

 25th, there were 36 entries, the best shots being : 



W Charles 5 654464 5 6 X — 47 



C IT Kossell 4 44455654 6—45 



II K Klcttardaon 5 44555464 5—46 



Henry 6 44464544 5— M 



J aaatruan... 6 34444554 5—41 



KSPiper 5 44444 4 45 4— 12 



WJacOUS 4 34444446 4—40 



In the 500 yards match there were twelve entries. The 

 scores were : 



HS Harris 6 6 6 6 6 6 5—41 



11 Witbragton 5 6 6 6 6 6 6—40 



W Cnarita (off hand) 6 6 6 6 S 4 6— 3< 



H K Kichardsou 5 4 5 6 4 6—85 



Springfield, Jane 30.— The U. S. Armory Rifle Team on 

 their last' regular Bhooting day, Friday, June 27, made the 

 following score at 200 yards : 



S 8 Bumstead 5 55466444 6—46 



FRBull 5 4 6 4 4 5 16 6 4-45 



K J Hare 4 44545455- 4—44 



M W Ball 4 45444454 6-43 



JMCranston 4 44564544 4—43 



Lieut Birnle.. 4 44443454 4-40 



RlFLB. 



Wakefield. — The last meeting in tbe June series of compe- 

 titions by the Wakefield Rifle Association was held Saturday 

 afternoon, June 28, at their range. Distance, 200 yards; 

 position, off-hand ; rounds, 7 per man. The six best scores 

 are as follows : 



J a HenrtersoD. ..444665 B-32 D H Walker 544455 4—31 



WBDautel 4 4 5 5 5 6 5— 31 W L Coon 4 5 4 5 4 5 4—31 



O Curcoran 5 5 4 5 3 5 5—32 J S Shepherd ... .6 5 5 4 4 4 4-31 



There will be a special 200-yard match July 4, at which 

 three prizes will be offered, only to residents of Wakefield. 



— Mr. J S. Sumner has tendered his resignation, which has 

 been accepted, as a member of the Massachusetts Rifle Asso- 

 ciation. 



Connecticut— Collinsville, June 18.— Regular practice 

 meeting of Canton Red and Gun Club ; 200 yards, off-hand, 3 

 lb. pull: 



Hull 103 45 Bldwell 90 43 



Lewis 96 43 Kenold 90 42 



Andrews 93 41 Sanborne 64 40 



Laubenstein 91 41 Sac. 



OosSboiictot— Bridgeport, June 27.— The following were 

 the the leaders at. Sea hide Range to-day in the regular semi- 

 monthly shoot. Wind, 2 o'clock and puffy : 



Silverware match, 200 yards, 7 shots. 



GeoF Hull 4 5 4 4 4 5 6—31 J McCourt 4 4 4 5 4 5 4—30 



HMCbOla 4 4 5 8 4 4 5—31 H S Saesett 5 4 4 5 3 5 4— 3U 



For a military rifle, 200 yards, 10 shots. 



JMcf'OUrt.,6 54445446 4—44 H Nichols. .4 34544444 5—41 

 ueo F Hull. 5 3 6444566 4—44 K SBa63ett,.5 34455444 3—41 



q W Keer..4 55443544 4—12 



Nichol's gold badge, 200 yards. 

 JMcConrt 4 4 4 4 6 5 4—30 GeoFHul)., 4 4 5 4 4 4 6—80 



Handicap 500 yards ; cartoon target. Long-range give 

 mid-range rifles 8 points ; mid-range rifles give military rifles 

 3 points ; long-range rifles give military rifles 5 points. 



Geo F Hull, long-range ,....6 65554664 6—52 



W B Gnnn, ljng-rarjge s 5 6646654 5—52 



H S Baseett, mid-range 6 54665545 4—49 



SC Kingman, lohg-range... 6 345554 5 6 4-45 



D Conger, mid range 



J McC'ouri, mid-range 



H Nichols, military 



Lidies' match, 200 yards, 5 shots. 



Mrs Nichols 4 4 54 4-21 Mrs Slatcher S 4 2 S 4— 15 



Miss Kingman 4 4 4 4 3—19 Mrs Hull 2 6 3 4—14 



Mrs 1'ecK 3 4 2 3 4—17 



,543564543 6—45 

 ,3 55694633 3—48 

 .5 46425364 4—42 



Bchttetzens on Pleastjrb Bent.— The New York In- 

 dependent Schuetzen Corps is one of the wealthiest of the 

 societies of the metropolis, and in its eighty-five members are 

 represented some of the most opulent 'of the city's German 

 population. Each year tbe organization indulges in a pleas- 

 ure trip, and this season Niagara Falls was selected. The 

 party, numbering about 100, left New York City by the Erie, 

 Sunday evening, June 9, and arrived at East Buffalo next 

 morning. Here they were met by the Germania Band, who 

 accompanied them to the Falls. They were driven to the 

 International Hotel, tbe Germania leading them. The officers 

 of the corps are as follows: Capt., J. J. Diehl; First Lieut., 

 A. Geib; Second Lieut., C. Bruns; First Bergt., T. Feld- 

 stein ; Shooting Master, H. H. Hoenack. 



The first exercise on the programme was the shoot for the 

 gold medal of the society. The thirty-seven who were to 

 contest took carriages and proceeded to Port Day, where an 

 80-yard range had been laid out. Each contestant was al- 

 lowed thiee shois, and the individual who scored the best 

 bull's-eye was awarded the prize. No other score was kept. 

 Some remarkably fine marksmanship was displayed, and Mr. 

 John Koster, of Koster & Bial, was declared tbe winner. 

 He was closely pushed by several others, an eighth of an 

 inch deciding the contest in his favor over Mr. C. Waldeck. 

 Besides the sport among the members a medal was offered to 

 the best shot among the guests of the society. Mr. George 

 Aery, President of the Sharpshooters of the Eastern States, 

 proved the successful marksman, his strongest rival be- 

 ing Mr. H. H. Ruetter, President of the Btewers' Association 

 of the United States, who was within a quarter of an inch of 

 him. The afternoon was consumed in viewing the delightful 

 scenery and rugged beauties of the Falls and surrounding 

 country. Goat Island, the Sulphur Springs, the Whirlpool, 

 the historic Lundy's Lane, Prospect Park, the Cave of the 

 Winds, and other localities to which the zealous guides lead 

 the tourists were visited. 



I As soon as darkness had set in, the evening's programme 

 was opened with a beautiful display of fireworks, the band 

 playing. At nine o'clock the large dining-room of the hotel 

 bad been cleared and otherwise prepared for the devotees of 

 the light fantastic. Many of the citizens of the town had been 

 invited to participate, and a large and distinguished party oc- 

 cupied the floor. 

 During the ball the prizes were distributed, and on Tues- 



> day evening the entire party left the Falls on their return 



' trip. 



New jBTiasx—West UMi Oohmbia Range, June 27.—A 

 large number of entries were made in the handicap match. 

 The following are the best scores : 



Actual Score. Allowance. ToWL 



JLPauldlog 30 2 30 



N D Ward 30 u 30 



CH Seymour 29 28 



B F Hart 88 2S 



R M Seymour 23 S3 



W V7 Dodge 26 26 



CoL B. W. Spencer made a score of 29, but it was thrown 



out, under tbe rule which prohibits two competitors using 

 the same rifle. 



June 30.— Two competitions were shot to-day, viz.: Turf, 

 Field and Farm, and Dudley. The best scores were : 

 Turf, Field and Farm Match. 



Actual Score. Allowance. Total. 



ELFleld 12 3 45 



JUatuiiton 41 3 45 



STGDudley 43 43 



J L Paulding 10 S 43 



A Hunbel 42 42 



F 11 Hoi ton 41 41 



C H Eigie 38 3 41 



WAEouioson 40 40 



Dudley Match. 



Actaal Score. Allowance. Total. 



F H Holton 41 41 



JLPauidmg 38 3 41 



KM Seymour 40 40 



The Fulton Cup will be shot for on July 4. 



Columbia Riflb Range Trans Table. — The managers of 

 the Columbia Rifle Range, West End, 3J. J., have displayed 

 a most commendable degree of enterprise in securing frequent 

 and rapid transit to and from the range. Following is the 

 time-table of tha New York, Luke Erie and Western Rail- 

 road, trains running daily except Sundays, and stopping at 

 the Rifle Range on signal only ; 



From^Iew York, 53d street— 7:45, 9:45 and 11:45 AM ; 12:45, 1:45, 2:45, 

 3:45, 3 46, 4:15.4:15, 6:45 an 0:15 P M. H'lOmN. 

 at.eet— 1:60, 1030 auu 12:00 A M ; 1:00, 1:5 \ 3»i 

 4:50, 6: 10 and 6:30 PM From Jersey tai; 

 1:15, 2.06, 3:18,4: 6, 4:15, -::..'. 5:55, 0:1 5 6:25 and 6 

 Kifle Itange, arrive— -:H and 10:24 A At ; 12:24, 1:2 



:S3, 5 



; 1 -i:-i >. i:-n, z:*o, 



York Cuam .era 



,:!>, 6:10, 



irrl l.,:ii-, A Jl; 12:15, 



:4i PM. V.'t.si Bud 



, !: 14, 4:24, 



.'r:15and 

 id 6:1a P M. Ji-isey 



r. ei, arrive— S.40, 



To New York, leave West End Rifle Hangs— 8: 

 9:55 a M ; -lfcie, 12:36, 2:26, 3 



Guy, arrive— y.27. -vS5. S: 5, 9:*5 and 111:16 AM ; 



4:15, 4:26, 6: 5 and ti;25 P At. N w York, chanrbei- . . 



-y.b'J, 9 2 ', :i-m and 1H-.-20 A M ; 12: JO, 1:0 c, -.:i'o. 4:1m, r.w, 4:40, 6:5U elU 



5.411 P M. New York. 23d sirem, arrive— 9:uu, 9: 11, 9:a0, I0:o0 audl0:30 



AM ; 1:00, 1:00, 3:00, 4:ui), 4;3.>, 5:u0, 6:i.O ahd 7:0o P M. 



The Ad. Sign Co. and Remington matches at 200 yards 

 will be open all day to-morrow, July 4. 



Brinton Range, June 28.— Eighth competition for Sharps 

 military rifles. Rifle won by Gol. D. Lodor, A. Niemand 

 leading all competitors, but having previously won a rifle, 

 scored one. Competition for final prize; there were 51 en 

 tries, the following being the best scores : 



A Niemand 4 4 4 3 



ColoLodor ^_ 4 5 4 4 



uoi G E V Howard 5 4 4 4 



W A Muit.-rd, or 4 4 5 4 



LtLHGreve 3 4 6 4 



15 A Vail 4 4 4 6 



A Huobell 4 4 3 4 4 



D F Davids 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 



J A Stearns 4 6 5 3-1 i 8 



JRisyrd 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 



W Haddeuhorst i 4 4 4 3 S 4 



n w bouncy 4 5 s 4 3 4 i 



J W Martin 3 13 4 3 4 6 



D Gilbert 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 



4 4 



4—41 

 3-41 



544 S— 41 



4 4 3 4—40 



4 4 4 4-39 



3 13 1—39 



4 4 6 3-39 



4 3 4—33 



5 4 B— 38 

 4 3 3-37 



4 3 3-36 



5 3 4—30 

 8 3 3—35 

 3 4 4-35 



Frank Hyde.. 



A Niemand.. 



June 26.— Third competition; Association long-range 

 match : 



800 5 6565450655545 5— 78 



900 5 56 4 665555 5 65 3 5—72 



I0II0 4 4554464565556 5—69—214 



' S00 555566555545S 6—69 



91-0 5 665 5 545 5 66565 4-73 



1000 8 4 15 3 5 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 6-1,9—211 



I S00 5 464 3 5 5055 5 554 4-61 



M J Graham < SMJ 5 4334555355345 5— e-1 



I 1000 S 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 6 5 4-71—198 



800 yards. 900 yards. 1,000 yarda. T'l. 



A Mclnnea 60 62 52 18* 



WAMallold.Jr 47 49 43 139 



June 30. — The first Association match of the season was 

 closed on Saturday, 28th inat., the total amount of §150 for 

 300 entiies having been received. Under a restriction as to 

 first prize, tbe second prize was won by W. Milton Farrow 

 with the following score of totals: 46,47,48; aggregate, 

 141 out of a possible lo0 : 



A Hubbell 44 47 46 137 



FH Hn.ton 45 46 86 137 



J W Todd 45 45 47 137 



Are a tie, to be hereafter determined, for first, third and 

 fourth prizes. 



186 

 IBB 



Are a tie for fifth and sixth prizes. The four remaining 

 winning scores are F. L. Sheldon, 134; B. A. Vail, 133 ; D. 

 A. Davids, 132; A. Niemand, 131. This match will be fol- 

 lowed every Saturday afternoon by one of similar character, 

 of which particulars may be found in the July programme. 



June%5. — Canton Rod and Gun Club; Riverside Range ; 

 practice meeting at 200 yards, off-hand ; 3-lbs. pull, 10 shots : 



M. t\ 



Moore 11 11 7 10 8 12 10 11 10 n— 101— 45 



Audrewa 12 8 9 13 10 S 12 8 10 1 1-100— 44 



Hull 10 11 8 11 10 12 10 9 11 7—90-44 



Laubenatoln 11 11 10 9 12 8 7 8 8 10—94-43 



Lewis 9 111 H 9 t S 11 » U 7—93-43 



Bidwell 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 10 T 9— S.2— 40 



The Chicaso Shoot. — A private dispatch from Chicago 

 says that the Manhattan Rifle Club, of this city, under leader- 

 ship of Capl. Geo. Aery, is the champion team of the great 

 shooting fete. Mr. Wm. Hayes, from Newark, is King. 

 The team made 1,164 out of possible 1,500, shooting at 200 

 yards and off hand. Mr. Hayes made 210 rings in 10 shots. 

 Our predictions last week that the Eastern shooters would 

 teach a lesson to the Westerners seems to have been fulfilled. 



Louisiana — New Orleans, June 22. — The fourth contest for 

 the new Lilienthal cup took place to day at Frogmoor. The 

 number of riflemen on band was as large as usual : the inter- 

 est taken in the competition is still on the increase. The day 

 was fine, but the wind irregular, blowiDg in puffs directly 

 across the field. Notwithstanding this disadvantage, tbe gen 

 eral average of points made was much superior to the avtrage 

 of the last contest, June 8. (.apt W. Gowland, Co. A, Sec- 

 ond Regiment, has but lately appeared at Frogmoor, his firet 

 performance in public having been on the Sth ult., when in 

 the third competition be scored 21 out of fifty points. He is 

 the firet representative of the Second Regiment who has been 

 successful at Frogmoor. Appended is the score (new Lilien- 

 thal cup, fourth competition, with military rifles, 200 and 

 500 yards, five shots at each diatauee and two sighting shots. 

 Three winnings entitle the winner to possession of the prize ; 



