FOEEST AND STREAM. 



515 



would either miss his bird entirely, or reduce it to such con- 

 dition as to be worthless as a bag trophy. 



After an experieuo sra! yearson game — I 



do not shoot at targets much — 1 have found tint what 

 the field sportsman needs is a gun. that, can be relied on 

 with reasonable certainty t i pul sis or eight No. 9 shot in 

 a three-inch circle at forty yards, with penetration to cor- 

 respond with pattern. 



In this connection 1 will respectfully commend to the 

 consideration 6f some of iht> correspondents of FOREST 

 USD STREAM, the advice given by Lord Chesterfield to his 

 son on the practicability of telling the tenth even when 

 opposed to reasonable probability, or when its conception 

 is beyond the capacity of the hearers. Nemo. 



Quogur, Long Island, JntyZl.—'Wb.y is it that in all the 

 letters of the watering-place correspondents we never hear 

 anything of the glories of Qaogue? 



.Situated as if is at the extreme eastern end of the Great 

 South Bay and the western end of the Shirmecock. it is a 

 place visited by all the coolest breeze 



melting heats of the past week ; 



this favored spot have slept under bla 

 seen the mercury as high as BO deg., e 



Bracing, cool, and delightful as we t 

 that is Quogue's least attraction. T) 

 over the flats of the Shinnecock, sta-* 

 half and Coming in with one liuiidret 

 large and fat. The regular flight of 

 in as yet. but there are always a tex 

 the early sportsman bags. Bj start h 

 can always come in with six or e 

 dowiteh before breakfast. In Angus 

 ally very abundant, and old baynren 

 that month. Almost any of the gi 

 decoys may be borrowed from every 

 only need a gun and ammunitior 



stock of patience, to be sure of something in the shape of 

 Another necessary is a pair of old shoes, which 



all th 



;h tin 

 ^sojourners in 

 and have not 



e atmosphere. 



i starting out 

 iving an hour and a 

 5d soft-shell crabs, all 

 snipe has not come 

 >w unwary birds that 

 ing out betimes one 

 ight yellow legs and 

 it the birds are gener- 

 prediet fine sport for 

 ouncls are good, and 

 man you meet. You 

 ith an unlimited 



sportsmen will hod much 

 boots at this season of the 

 of Quogue is its beach ; al 

 are within easy walking 

 you reach it is superb, the 

 not a great deal of dress B 

 so delightful a summer re 

 family with him, as the hi 

 reasonable ; and the she 



nfortable 

 But the cr< 



ut I 



than rubbi 

 wning glon 



ki 



j hi 



-portsman to tab 

 1 good and the prices 

 (suing, the crabbing, 

 and the bathing are all near the houses and near each 

 other, which is an important fact to those who have only 

 a limited holiday, Fred. 



Virginia,— 'Lexington, July 23.— The prospect for quail 

 shooting is more promising by far than for years. Nu- 

 merous pairs and nests in abundance, and without some 

 very dire and unforseen disaster, there can but be a super- 

 abundance this fall. C. P. T. 



Massachusetts — .tf#«u/ m's. July 26. — A Sportsman's 

 Club was formed here July 18, under the name of Cape 

 Cod Sportsman's Club, with Dr. Peter Pierce as Presi- 

 dent ; Chas. If. Nye, Esq.. Vice-President : S. A. Hincklv, 

 Secretary and Treasurer, and Wm. Watts, Esq.. and Capt. 

 B. D. Baxter, with the officers, the Board of Direction. We 

 hope to announce a large membership, and to give a good 

 account of prosecutions of violators of fish and game laws. 

 Quail and partridges promise to be plenty. 



Massachusetts— Marlborough, July 21.— To-day, at 

 the house of the Marlborough Sportsmen's Club, there was 

 a 20 ball match, open to the club members and invited 

 guests. From out of town, there were several Westboro- 

 ugh and Natick shooters. The regular club prizes were also 



shot oft' in the same strii 



N. S. Chamberlain 10 



EI. W. Eager IS 



F. B. Gleason 18 



E.L.Collins.- - - 8 



L. Lanois S 



D. S.Mooney 12 



T. ,1. Beauilry 13 



P. A. Marshall 17 



O. B. Bush 19 



H. S. Fay H 



This was the score : 



W. H. Leiphton, Jr . . ir 



A. D. Johnson 12 



H.M. Rice a 



G. N. Sinallev, \V 13 



G. B. Clark, W 13 



W. B.Eice.W.. if, 



M. Brig ham, N 13 



— Harrington, W.. ja 

 O. H. Gates, W H 



— Jackson. W 



C. White' 13 



J. S. Martin 15 



C.S.Evans IS 



First special prize, Brash ; Second, Eager ; Third, Mar- 

 shall : Fourth, Chamberlain. 



Club prizes of live pounds powder won by Eager in 

 first and Brush in second class. 



Massachusetts— MUfaca\ July 19.— Regular weekly 

 glass ball shoot ; 20 balls, 18 yards, screen trap { 



D.F.McTntire 11 



W. R. Dewitt 11 



C. rs. Fletcher 10 



T. Wilkinson ...10 



R. Best 7 



Quill Driver. 

 Fountats Gun Club— Broolebgn Uricing Perk. L. 1.. 

 July 23. — Ninth contest for Weaver gun ; 5 ground traps : 

 handicap rise : 80 yards boundary : club rules ; ties shot; 

 off at !i birds each ; second tie. miss and out :— 



Yds. Killed. 



C. Winger! 31 111111*11111111 14 



J. White 25 111*11111111110 13 



A. Carta 83 1111110111110 n 



Mr. ishirden 23 11011111110 9 



Mr. Slam- 27 111111*1*1 g 



Mr. Smith 27 111 111*110 8 



Mr. Leuiken 23 1111101011 8 



Mr.Haas 18 *llll*l .-, 



W.H. Hunter 21 00111*1 4 



Mr- Chase 25 OOllllO i 



NEW YORK— Ithaca, July 27.— The Forest City Shoot- 

 iii" Club dedicated their club house the 2otb" with a 

 glass ball shoot and darn bake. The lollowing is the per- 

 centage of balls broken by members present : — 



a. H. BWlefc.. ... 84 



S. R. Tisdale ... 80 



o 72J 



Ed. Van Dorn 70 



F.C.Sherman. .. 70 



W. Spot! 71! 



W. 11. Wills,,!! JO 



L. Coleg-rove (;,j: 



A. ,i- Drake Mj 



Org-lmeister 65" 



T. Debelle <jq 



J. Mcintosh.. till 



Ed. 1 Hsu k . 60 

 J. Coryell 9) 



" ElARO." 



New York Guv Club— Bergen. Point, A. J.. July 26.— 

 Match at 30 yards ; 80 yards boundary : 5 traps, 5 yards 

 apart ; Hurliugham rules : — 



Colonel Armstrong, Colonel Butler, and Dr. Zellner 

 next shot a twenty-five bird sweep, at the same rise and 

 on the same .conditions as the above. The result was as 

 follows :— 



. S3 I Butler.. 



New York— iVer/oVs. 

 of Geddes. against the 

 party to pay : 10 men 



village hoys. Birds. 



Ed Earl 2 



A M. Smart 1 



E K|n,,k 



Gcoi-tre A Cool. I 



Tien Ran, lull 3 



A ttowletl 



ge Gere 2 



I I'm', il!>:. ill "1 



i> Case 2 



Kodii Rogers 4 



July 17.— The North Side Farmers, 

 Village Boys, of Geddes ; the losing 

 i side ; S birds, 3 balls : — 



Balls, fabmers. Bints Balls 



C. K. Steves 4 3 



George Steves. .... ■! 3 



Ike Steves ... 5 2 



RossSteves 3 2 



Steve Winehe). .ft 1 



Cal Lockwood. 5 3 



M. Hall 3 2 



TkeWinehel I 2 



Oay Brand 3 3 



James Bennett . . . 3 4 



Total 27 27 Total 3a 25 



New Jersey— Morgans, July 26,— Match between S. 

 lie Long, of Brooklyn, and J. B. San ford. New York, at 

 25 yards rise, II and T traps : 



De Long—* 111110 11111111*011111*1010110 

 111110 111110 10 10 10 111 I— killed 88, missed 12. 



SiinOlonl-l 111111111*01 1 1 I 11 1101 1 1100 

 111110 1110 110 10 11 1— killed 34, missed, missed HI. 



New JERSEY— Bergen Point, July 'I'd. — Meeting of New 

 York Sportsmen. In a 10-bird sweep M. II. Martin won 

 first inonev, killing fi at 29 yards : C. K. McLean won sec- 

 ond money, killing 8 at 27 "yards, and H. T. Thomas won 

 third money. In another 10-bird sweep. Haswell, at 20 

 yards . won first money, killing 9 : Mr. Davids and Mr. 

 Dart tied on 8 bird.- at 29 yards, resulting on the shoot off 

 in Mr. Davids' "'inning second money and Mr. Dart third. 

 H. S. Dart then shot a 20-bird match with II. F, Davids 

 for the birds, at 80 yards, five traps :— 



Dart-l 1 I illOl 1011101.il 111. Killed, 17. 

 D-.iviils— 101001111 11111111011. Killed. IS. 



—A Glass Ball Tournament, open to all comers, will, be 

 held on the grounds of the Columbia Rifle Association, at 

 West End. N. J., on Thursday next. Shooting will begin 

 on arrival of train on Erie railroad at 10 A.M., from foot 

 of Chambers street. New York. 



First Event— Twenty -five single balls. 



Second Even! — Sweepstakes at twenty -five single balls. 

 Entrance ft * 



Third Ei 

 Entrance ft 



Fourth 1 

 double ball: 



Fifth El 



gle ball, 



Entranc 

 nt— Clai 



istakes at ten pairs of double balls. 

 epstakes at ten pairs of 



Bed 



1 fee, $2.00' 

 .tied sweepstakes at twenty-five 

 Entrance fee, £2.00. 

 Sixth-Team Match — Open to teams of four from an£ 

 Club or Association. Entrance. $10.00 for each team. 



&BNNSYLyANIA— Qatawissa, July 22.— Score of eighth 

 shoot of Catawissa F. & G. P, Club ; Cards rotary trap ; 

 18 yards rise : — 

 G. W, Heifsn viler 



H. B Aldriuli 



All Sharpless . ... 

 T. P. ClierrliifOen 



P. Robinson 



T. E. Harder 



B P. Schmiek .. 



1. Gibus 



1. II. Geary . . 



Total 



A. A. King- 



A.Thomas 



L. P. Kreigh 



W. (. 1 range 



A Stadlcr 



Con. Haley 



W- fitter 



C. M Iirinker 

 E. E. Fessendcn.. 



Corning vs. DANSVILLE. — The Coming Gun Club of 

 Corning, N. Y., challenged the Dansville Sportsmen's 

 Association to a home and home shooting match, with 

 teams of ten each, twenty single rises. The first match 

 was shot at Coming, on Friday. July 25. The Dansville 

 Club wining after an exciting contest. At the close the 

 score was a tie, which was shot off with five extra rises 

 per man. After the regular match a couple of sweep- 

 stakes were indulged in. In the absence of birds glass 

 balls were used. The return match will be shot at Dans- 

 ville. August 5. Appended is the full score : 



I) 



10 



1 1 I 1—5 



1 



1 



110 11-6 











1 1 1-3 



1 







10 110 1—5 



1 



1 1 



0.110 0-5 



1 



101 



10 0-04 



1 



1 1 



0-3 



1 



1 1 



11111-8 







000 



110 0-2 



41 







011 



10 1 0-4 



1 



1 1 1 



10 1—0 



1 



1 1 1 



10 111 0-8 



1 



1 1 



1110 1 1-8 



II 







10 1 0—2 



1 







0—1 



! 







0—1 







1 1 



10 1 1—5 







1 1 1 



10 111—7 



DASSVTLI.E CIXB, TIES. 



ttd-1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1111-19 

 Eoubins ...1101011011010 110111 1—14 



Slate 110 110 1110 10 11111 1-14 



H i "land 1110101 11 1011101111 1—15 



Bryant 10 10 1 1 1 1 11 1 (I 1 1 1 1— u 



Cogan 10 110 1110 1110 10 1-11 



W Sliams. ..1000 01111110 111111 1-14 

 Till.: r 0111110111111111111 1-18 

 Warklev. . .0110111010011110 11 1—13 

 Jeffreys 10 1111111111110 111 1-17 



147 



CORNING CLOU. TIES. 



Baxter ... 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 u 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1—16 



Drake 1 1 1 oil 1 11 null 11 1 1- 8 



Monte, 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 II 1 1 1 1—12 



Wat 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1.1 1-17 



Sinclair 1 111101111 1 I 11 I II I I I I— 10 



Clark 111110 10 111110 11111 1—17 



Dennison.. .1 110 1111111110 1011 1—15 



Miller 01111011111111111(11 1—17 



Beatls . .10 111110 10 111 ti — 10 

 Twist 1 11111111111111111 1—19 



14T 



G. TOTALS. 



1111 1-24 

 11 1-17 

 1111 1-19 

 1111 1-21 

 1111 1—16 

 1 0—12 

 1111 0—18 

 1111 1-23 

 110 1 1-17 

 1111 0-21 



O. TOT-tl 



01 It] 0- 

 11111- 

 1 11 1 I— 

 1111 1— L- 

 1111 1-21 



1110 1—21 

 110 1 1-19 

 110 1—211 

 10 10 1—13 



1111 1-24 



185 



First Swbepstees . 

 Remain overtlll next week. 



OHIO— AMora, July 19.— Aurora Gun Club and the 

 High Flyer Shooting Club, of Hudson, Ohio ; 13 members 

 of Aurora Club, anil 8 members of High Flyers. Card's 

 rotating trap, medium spring : — 



AURORA OUN CI.UB. 



A. C Kennedy - .. .11 l 



9. W. Crawford 1 



W. North lllll 



It. Root 10 111 



w, s. Lacy ooooo 



D. P. Kennedy lllll 



F. Bconton 1 1111 



W It, MeClilltnek 1 1 



H. J. Root 1110 1 



H. Brant 10 



A. Hiokox 1 1 



11.11. Bissell.. 11110. 



C. Ni\ei-son 1 11110 110—7 



Total go 



111! 0-7 

 1 i.i 1 1-t 

 111 1—9 

 1111 0-H 

 10 1—2 

 11110—9 

 110 1-8 

 1 1-4 

 11111-9 

 10 0-2 

 10 11—8 

 l-s 



Bishop 1 01100110 1—6 



Lewis 111010 11 1- 7 



lllllllll 1—10 



Hull 1 011100111—7 



Towner.. ..0 1 111 11 11— 8 



HIGH ffliVnfc SHOOTING CLUB. 



Blackuian .10 110 1111 



Ciu-itriH-ht .0 110 10 11 

 -.i-'. ir .1 H II 1 1 1 11 1 



i=! 



Pennsylvania. Erie, July 26.— Fixed match for the 

 Rahtskeller Camp, presented to the Erie Gun Club by 

 Louie Schumacher : to be shot for at eight shoots, fifteen 

 balls each: Mole's rotating trapo. Same rules to govern; 

 IS yards rise t 



W. w. Derby. 10 1110 1111110 1—11 



Louie Sehumahcer 10101011011 1011-10 



W. L. Slack . 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 0—10 



Chas. Hays 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 9 



Jack Love lloilnOOllOllOl—9 



Will Tracy ... . 010001011011110— t) 



C. K.Gregor 10 11110 10 10-7 



Snipe. 



Georgia — Auyiwta. July 25, 1879.— Mateh at glass 



balls between Charleston Sportsmen's Club, of Charleston, 

 S. C, and Merchants and Exchange Club of Augusta. 

 Three Bogardus' traps were used, but on the third round 

 one of the traps broke, and the match was finished from 

 the other two. Bogardus' rules ; Fame's balls : 30 balls 

 each ; single rises : 



CHARLESTON : 



T. T. Hall 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1-27 



w. H . Tarrant .--010111111111111111111111101110 0-24 

 li. A. Kinloeh. ..1 1111110 1 1 1 1101111 1 1 10 1 11 1 1 111—27 

 v.. L. , niph.. .1110 11011 10 1 010 11 011 1110111111—23 



.I.R.Read 1 1 00 11 1 1 111 11 1 11 11 11 1 1010 11 1 11— 2« 



i-. li. I. rr.a-au .. .1 11 111 10111111111011010111 1 101—25 

 L. C,.Tronhohn...ll J 110111111111 010011 11011111—24 

 i.e. IV. i en-: ...... 1 "! I ! 1 ii 1 I e 1 I 1 ! no I I 1 I i i) i l l l i 1-21. 



T. S. (iiKlesliv ...111111111011001111011011 111111—25 



Total 



W. T. Dortic-. 

 W. M. Jackson 

 .1. W. Jackson. 

 M. J. Verderv 

 .1. J. Doughty. 

 K. W. Heard. , 

 Jas. Tobin. ... 

 A. M. Benson.. 

 D. F. CargilL.. 



Total 



- -225 



AOtrSTA : 



.11111111111111111111110111110 1-28 



11111111111111111111110111011 1—28 



.111111101101 000011111 111111111-24 



.00111110011111101111010111111 1—23 

 .11110 111111111111111111111111 1—29 

 .11110111110111011111110110111 1-25 

 . . lllll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-25 



.11111111010111101110101111111 1-25 

 .11111011011111001110110101110 1-23 



DlTTMAR. 



WISCONSIN — Milwaukee, July 15.— The Championship 

 Badge of the Kinnikinic Shooting Club, lately held by Mr. 

 A. C. Jones, changed hands July 15, and is now held by 

 Mr. Robert McElran. The two gentlemen above named 

 tied on nine out of ten, and shooting off Mc. come out 

 ahead. K. 



Toronto Gcn Club. — Toronto, Canada, July 19.— Wind 

 south-east ; pigeons. Squad No. 1 ; 26 yards rise :— 

 C.C. Small 1 1110 1 



H. .Millar 



..11111111101 



J Jam„.. 



.1 Barrett 1111111111 



J. Kennedy 



Squad No. 3 ; 24 yards rise : — 



E. Perryman. 1 1111110 11 



W. Kennedy 1 111110 111 



B Moore 10 10 111111 



Robert Wilson 1 i l 1 1 l 1 1 l 



W. Williams 1 110111110 



Squad No. 3 ; 20 yards rise : — 



R. Morrison 1 110 1111 



Thomas Taylor 1 111011101 



R, perries 1 l ° ] 1 l ° ° * 1 



Sweepstakes ; 21 yards rise ; 80 yards boundary:- 



1-12 



1-11 

 1-U 



, 111101010010— 8 



1 1-11 

 1 1-11 

 1 1-10 



1-10 



1 1-10 



B. Moore 1 10 11-4 



J. Farrall.- 10 1-2 



H. Millar 1 111 1—5 



Dr. Elliott 1 1110—4 



C.C.Small 1 110 0-3 



W. Thomas 1 



i. -....-. o I 



T.Tavlor 1 



J.James 1 C 



Elliott won second. 



1 0-4 



1-3 



1 1-3 



With'w 



" Look at Charles L. Ritzmann's list of second-hand 

 guns, advertised in this issue." 



iiitiatml Mistimes, 



For Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun. 



THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED IN 

 ARCHERY PRACTICE. 



When Mr. Horace A. Ford said that there are "about 

 twenty-four little things to be remembered " every time 

 an arrow is shot, he came near the truth, but beginners 

 would have reaped more benefit from his book if he had 

 given the twenty-four things in their order. Without be- 

 ing sure that I have not omitted several important tilings, 

 I will give my idea of the twenty -four chief things to be 

 remembered/ Taking it for granted that the archer has 



ad be 



Ethi 



- lapped in 

 irked, and 



ta 



three finest 



his belt ; a good 



■ly fitting linger 



drawing hand, 



ap upon his head, then the 

 s come somewhat in this 



aim guard neatly buckled on, and close 

 gloves upon the three first fingers of hi. 

 and a closely fitting, rimlei 

 twenty-four important th 

 order : 



1st. Let. the feet be flat upon the ground with the heels 

 six inches apart, the left toe pointing forty-five degrees to 

 the right of the mark, the right toe pointing ninety de- 

 crees tarther to the right, so that in shooting- south', the 

 left toe points to the southwest, the right to the north- 

 west. 



2d. Grasp the bow with a firm but easy hold by the 

 handle with the left hand, and hold it about one foot" from 

 the left thigh, the left forefinger dosing round even with 

 the top of the handle, the thumb closely bent round the 

 inside of the bow. 



3d. Draw the arrow from the quiver by taking hold of 

 it just below the feathers, and pass the point over the 

 string and across the bow just above the handle till the 

 arrowhead extends (en inches beyond the bow. Raise 

 the left forefinger and place it over the arrow to hold it 

 in place, until the right hand is shifted to the nock of the 

 arrow. Take hold of the nock with the thumb and fore- 

 finger of the right hand, pass the arrow forward (slightly 

 lifting the left forefinger) until the nock reaches the string, 

 when the cockfeather (the one which is put on directly 

 at right angles to the nook) should be turned to the top 

 and the nock placed exactly upon the mark upon the 

 string. 



4th. Hook the lingers around the string so that the 

 string will draw upon their tips about half way from tha 



