112 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sei-t. fi, 1883. 



fifle nnd §!5rH£ ^hoofing. 



THE TEAM CAPTAIN'S REPORT. 



,./../ in,--. '..,-.- .11 /'.• National Biffle Axao- 

 -line i.ih- n.,sUon at Captain <u" the Aun-ri- 



. .1 1 1 • . 



'Lilt 



uf t 



■ In 



already been rna 

 ..- palling i.mr 

 Tciun was s.l.-.it- 

 at lirst mi. least j 

 less ttiau three. 



'""•'■ ••I'l"' 



Ctvedmoo 

 No. i. 



nt-1 a Team stnfl'. 

 . Far the particn 



I'll*' .In : CU 



Th.-pnu 

 ba-y, l)iii i 

 IbeTeara 

 which odn 



thill in fill 

 hy having 

 decided hi 

 i.i the sai 



ii. o »r the Team a 



li-ln haiob-.-iii.,. 

 lepii received liv 11 

 ..lllv com- after In 



in- 'Hi- tin fine 



li.Thararl.Ti.rtl 

 ..:, 1.....V- Ihe Teal 



.•I lh:H. while Hi- I.al . 

 thiuk that ther should not 

 •; opinion thurihev ontshol 

 am . ; t .. -i i ,1 i ■ ■ . - wareofany 

 lonor to submit my report 



nur ivnii which you l.uv.. 

 it onlv for tin- purpose 

 • r in which the British 



designated the days for practice at 

 ...I .,,.- i..|. it.- i i.. Genera) Orders, 



■s ther-of with thai . ■• ->.fi. I ..-i 



r Wimiiif. ion, are j rly 



force of the wind are nol 

 limi ..f a change may be 



imic.i thai the National Rifle Ass< 

 i. -rv facility, for Team practice 



The ques 

 rill's of liv 

 British Ass 



on the ground that n 

 The British Associate 

 se of the lateral s 



position or po atii ins 1 1 

 "' his pi. •••-. irreapecti 

 position .mil lliamirr ' 

 Team, when si ootlng i 

 until lie morning of T 



5 nd -i.ii.-. (the three 



titlon commenced. I i 

 be made ai so lute an 1 

 tion consideration and 

 the iv-.. hundred yard! 



n.i tor their Indefatigable 



io sights Willi which the 

 ii the Commiiie.- of the 

 •pool, and was, r...i ,1,-ii 



argument 

 .•omplisli the de- 

 aperture was linally 



lions, the riil.-s of the 

 _;-\- or il,.- led hand 

 lie in America, Now 

 i be in front of the 

 is. I hat the position 

 is rille with anv por- 

 jnmiUtory and thero- 



■ectuess or the argu- 



disposed to favor a 

 tltor the best -hold" 



»y "I'J 



Mild giv. 

 Upon r 



nil thr 



wind rai 



would prevent the individual-, n 

 from ootaimi.g any practice up 

 free of cos-Is. two er.ti i. - p.-r la 

 in an lies, for intltvidual practioi 

 all Hie ranges from I 

 use of live targets a- ' 



V.::.V, 



v.-lii.-h 1 v 



ordinary practice. I was e 

 „,..., ,,l.-i- ..f the British . 

 tendered. 



inal. anil take < 



»rs and men of the. Team had but one object and hope in going 

 ad. and that was to win the International Match of 1883. With 

 obj.-i-t only in view, and believing that nothing creditable could 

 ;conipliKlied without discipline and with no de-ire to require of 

 lid m • 



i. I 



lid served, and lh.it they should uot "o' 



n.I regulations 

 ta] condition ol' 



lease or ,. furnished 

 ired location. I con- 



nd dinner. Arrange 



is .igre.-il i Imi the inaieh should I. .-shot upon one of tie- rnne-s 

 left of the ,-oiiiiuon. and that the tiring on th- li-s.l diiv si, odd 

 I twelve o'clock, with the usual iiiierinissiou for lunch, 

 i-ei.ini day at eleven, with thirty nnnutcH Intermission 



was fitted forten targets, six 01 

 t> pit. namely, number- two. thn 

 i tossing 'for choice of position, ; 

 d selected the three left hand t. 



I do 



v do! 



ingtc 



rides tor tbe 



thoBrc ... 



. on should be atleinpled UUless inert- m bouie .inn... ino, 



in tbo aaiiiiiiiii'ioii used ii Hi guns. 1 think, however, that the 



slow, dirty powder hi-ielol'oro used !•> all our rilleliieli. must 1..- dis- 

 carded for ail -booiinc; w hen cteauin- is nut permuted; and that the 

 indict then us-.cu should be somewhal harder 



i.i. • li-i.i.vr. 4MB m..;i.w.k OF lOOS Trail. 

 L.pou Icaviut-'.Vew York T assured your honorable body that the 



..lav thai then 

 f.il'h aceouiu. 

 ills, for lie- ml- 



lection of the Hcores made on the fimi 



lisses recorded, and both of those were 

 :aks well, int only for the Team, but 



.nance. 1 mar say ne< -ssii v. ..f 

 e preliminary practice the Team 

 sights by leveling the bar on the 



preliminary practice [or level 



s 



baturdav, ihe s-'isi of July, 

 storms nf rain and wind, shoi 

 l fair day. Slich. In 



int.- 



■olsdii: 



hid. At 11 o'clock, t 

 tin- ruin fell in torrents 

 iiiesariei- 11. and win- 

 out faintly and the wii 

 able i 



from 

 anil diirln 



nd the 



t strong, e 

 iindred yai 

 ed a few n 



gain fell heavilv. 

 iilih fired the first shot for the 

 itlon for the three squads. The 

 icneflts to be derived from dis- 



m- 1 ill-- n-.-es.-an wind :illov. aii.-- 

 wer- duly noted and all-. wed f..r 

 ci the Team shot as a unit, and 



force of the wind and the 

 latisfactory. No bettereoi 

 training and skill of a teai 

 e wind and the sun shinii 



ig, and 

 jn had 



linns. But 

 peared. am 

 fishtail, gi 

 rounds wet 

 brightly. 



sty" wind from 

 e lired with Un- 

 say of the chooli 

 ell on the targe 

 rdiuary and sud 





vp.-rience-l in A 



tenally. mi 

 The Britii 



1 ^ Team scori 



nd i' 



, fall i 



mpl< 



n still fallint: i 



gat this range Unite 

 - itabot. • 

 both i 



nd seldo 



n Team, fell 

 it storm, ac- 



The first pr 

 '•Kboosh liiu 



i.it.-.i ■• 





p-rmitle.t to compete in tie.- 

 meeting with the serew wind 

 rocured a list of prizes which 

 embers of the American Team 



the elegar 



,. ..eiiledby 11 

 The next prizes were two medals, on 



presented by the Midland Rifle Club, and . 



vas-s presented liv lie- Honorable Wilson Kim: 



at. Birmingham. 

 ,Ii..^sr S . (ir.-gorv .t Co. and Messrs. Steward 



ilver eup, known as ID 



osM Bitters ' lompany. 



.1 the other gilve 





iatioti of (Jreat Britain or.— -ni-l El I; the 

 ted £90, autl certain olliccrs of the British 



the use of targ< n at Wimbledon 

 suggested that the "Khoosh " ci 

 tional Rifle Association, t-ogethei 



might be, dona'- I. lie ilispoj 



rallies. It was finally arrange 



half an hourai each range, [orthepurpos 



prizes. 



The members of thr Team • 

 shot for by squads, giving each squad a 

 artangemeut was dually a,l.j|,i.- 1. m,d h.-iv . 

 were formed, each s, 1 1 1 ,i • I receiving n perci 

 t':.-.' Is.- donated. 



The other prizes were di-po— d i.,i io ih- 

 making the six highest scores in tin i 

 "Khoosh" Cup being the first, prize, the 'It 

 Steward gla-s ih- -lord (lie "Iviur" vas— 

 presented bj tU.- Midland Club the fifth n 



competition over all the 



the usr of Ave targets, for 



ting for the above 



icrceniagi) thereof, which 

 ig live targets. M-.- sunad- 

 itage of the total unioimt 



■ ix members of ihe Team 



l-dei- of their merit, th.- 

 ■gory glass tin- second, the 

 he f- .ml I, . and the moduli 



tion, consisting of sir Henry Hulford and Major W.ill-r welcomed 

 the Team to'flraal Britain and eseoned II ••• Birnringham \i Bir 

 nringh am the Midland RifleClubtend-r- - -.i.c.-ar Snn.l 



in honor of the Team ' Ml .if* tii,-1ne:„i„-rs ol th'e'clob seemed to'vie 

 with each other In showing attenli..n. and l.i-ut. l-'r-d. A. Hird. the 

 Secretary of the Club, end Thomas K ) Unvies were constantly in 



The Englis 

 ,t Wimbledn 

 Sir Willmn 



h London Rifle (Jlub ei.-ci-d Hi- members o! ihe Team 

 u-iiib-i-s of th.-ir l dull during lle> Team's -t.-iv in Kngl.ind. 



i itiile Club extended the privileges of their Club t-ni 



,. -in, ,„>.- ii,- meeting. 



Siemens and the Council of in- So.-t-iv ..I Alts Invited 



..r the Team to meet their Koynl Highnesses, the l'rince 



nf Wales, at the fisheries exhibition. 



of the London Irish Ritles entertained the oflleers of 



i :•:, 



iunteers em enabled the 



;i-um were repealed ly ,-uiertained ai camp by 

 .«-. an-l ill ■■- T.-.-im were .ov..-n a i>i...,uet BJ th.- 



OwnlOW 0U i| i-ina.:-.f July '41. „l which. 



..i'i-..-: -.here were 



■I .,- l.iu:n--s ..f T.-ck. 



;s. ihe link- of Teck. Th- II treble Mr, Lowell 



manager, the Team atle'nde.l a p-rlormaii, .- ai 

 -1-. in London. 



, the officers of the iv«in»,-i-.- eotgnalsed by 

 •h in her town mansion, after which they were 

 of Parliament, ,-ind subsequently attended n 

 i- II. K. II. tin- Prince of Wales, ai Marlborough 



erlained th- oitieers or ihe Team at a gartlBn 



w.i.- entertained ai limcn by the 



uisiou House. London, after which, under ihe 



Scriven, the Team i isited tbe Rank 



y 86. un. Ir the escort of Uajora Waller. Scriven 



ihe T..w-r..i I. -.n 



toy S Perkins, at 



minuet 

 Sir Henry Halford 



riained at lunch by Mel 



|SW| ■' .-■-; ili-mplir n| 



In the evening the oiiii-.-rs wei 



ick Cameron. 



(in l-'ridav. Jnh cr. ih.- lean: v 



.m was escorted by sir Henry Halfi.r 1 



d Waller, to Windsor ensile and I li- 

 ned at liiii.h by Mrs (e.-|s„ii 

 ire ..•ntertained nt dinner by sir Hod- 



London. The bO 



-.'at A'shbridge. hei 



ten I to im- 



Among which 

 i- Worshipful 

 ipany of l-'istl- 



.. ...i.i ii ..lie' 



remained, and 



r.C.TEsrs 



.IU!--lll-lll 1 



ir hut two i 



regulations of neither astoeiati..n. mad- and promulgated for 

 th- government of ..th.-r matches upon the ran-.-esot Ih- r- i.-.-nv.- 

 associations, have any reference to, or bearing upon, tlieiui.rrmtional 



I thiuk the British Association, but more particularly the | ]■'•■■ <ft 



Greal Britain, fully recognize the beneflt derived bj Bie voluntaers 



from these intenia'tionol competitions, and would be pleased i i- 



tlnuc them. Asan [Uustratlan thereof, I hnve the pleasure lo inform 

 you that the money to defray the expenses of a Team of British 

 volunteers to compete at Creedmoor next year has already been, guar- 

 anteed. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted by your 



Very obedient servant. 



1 1. B I' IIowabo. 

 < iaptain of American Team 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



CLIN'TiiN, Mass . Auk- 23 Last week this correspondent 



U-lllll 



. Thi 



•n'sCIubat the! 



Shi 



■achninii: 

 l« Points. 



CFTuflS .. -I'i B 1' C ' .hi 



S A Tyler ? a AH Pniiniui .... 



ii ii Baldwin ... . r 8 QA Parker M IS 



CKSliaw i" -' G B ii olden sa h-j 



....IB 3 RSchaelter . .. V, 



|| H Hovler •-T 16 T.I r.e.'lll.lrv I".' - 



-J i.. liiu.."; : i'i .T.i 



n w rrueU '-''■ -" - 1 - '• Lark'n. sfl -in 



JDHoyes '-'■'i l-i W I. sii.-p-ird -•» -IB 



W II I'nirlmiiks '-il 14 A Ilnutthtnn 70 58 



■WBRice 38 V, JBGoodell IS 38 



1, H Hudson ... 2a r. W I. Perry HW 09 



I. Il Parker II 87 n II Bmflley ci r>n 



A AS.i-.-.i-r . V. -n A W Smith 74 48 



. . .till SO W L 1 Iftvis '•.''. is 



CeoMcAl-.-r 68 8a H \\ Kac-r 183 IM 



hi s.-,w., i 38 S3 Tl Bamej 



SH llin'sl,.,,-,, . . H |fl K K :l;--.ilev 88 M 



v E Barrlraan B 38 Q ll WUrm m 80 



\V fi Klwoid '-" 31 (1 A Sampson . ...122 108 



NI-:W\ltK. N -i- RIFLE NOTES. -ThsNen u': Rifle Asso.-cuio-, 

 estauds an imitation to all new clubs, now formed or being form-d 

 in the city or suburbs, t . joiu lb- A— o-iaiion so a- io i-omp°te in tbe 

 coming fall tournament " Clubs iron, m-iw. Eli/.ibeth. Monielair 



and HI iitl-M ai'.- .-specially invii -.1 All coiu'.-iunication ; should 



b- ad.irv,se.l io tii.-s-r.-'.iy. A. i '. Neumann. -.■ 

 Newark. N .1. 'In- fall loiirna I will probably upeu 



.'. i,. ai.-i Hayes. Jo] -. 

 ■ an- -i 1-.1 ihe si ling festival of the Haltui 



a dtimore, Md . on Ittou taj 

 A'ednesdai u i fay, i!7-30, and eiitered in ai 



the most impoi-iain match. -. Their .--mp-l ili.i - were -nil.: -f tlio 

 b ( .-i shot- in the eoiintrv. C 7 } .f..-i -'mill was .[into ill and nimbi- 

 to shoot. Mr. Bugerow bc'ctu-ei! the first prize at the man target by a 



