90 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



tively. Mr. Hayes having won the badge three times now 

 retains it in his possession. The scores were as follows:— 



FIRST BADGHE. 



Inches. Inches. 



Wm. Hayes .10 Wilson MacDonald 13 7-16 



W . B. Farwell 13 J. P. M. Richards 14f- 



G. W. Hamilton 13* 



SECOND BADGE. 



Thos. Lloyd 15 12 |A G. Hellwig 17f 



G. W. Yaie 17 11-16 L. V. Sonc lb 1-16 



Wm. Moser 17 7 8 |Edward Browne 19 8-16 



THIRD BADGE. 



M. P. Lennon 22± 



Jos. Woodward 24 7-16 



H. G. Taber '. 26|r 



H. T. Joseline 2Bi 



N. P. Gunther 301 



Wm. (i. Parks 30 11-16 



Winning meas- 

 urement. 



G. W. Hamilton ...14 



M. P. Lennon 13$ 



J. P. M. Richards 13 2-8 



Wm. Hayes 10 



F. Hyde 20 116 



Sherman Smith 20£ 



T. G. Noone 21 3-16 



A. Marsh 20| 



Capt. Bogardus 21 3-16 



Thos. Fent.on 21 6-8 



A. B. Dodge 23 | 



Several others withdrew. 



WINNERS OF THE BADGES. 



Winning Meas- 

 urement. 



G. W.Yale... 12 



John Trag'eser 12 1-16 



Wm. Hayes 12f 



Wm. Hayes. 12 3-16 



— Selecting the Team fob, -the Canadian Match. — 

 The second competition for places on the team to be chosen 

 to shoot against the Canadians in the forthcoming match, 

 occurred on Wednesday last, Mr. Canfield being the only 

 member of the American team who participated. Weather 

 clear, bright, atmosphere very hazy, thermometer 90°. 

 The wind was very variable and opposed to good scores. 

 The following is the list:— 



II. S. JEWELL. 



Yards. Score. Total. 



800 5 5 4 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 4 5 2 4 5-63 



900 5 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 5 5 3 3 4 5-55 



1000 5 5 252533354453 3—57—175 



A. .1. KOIJX. 



800 5 5 3 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4- 68 



000 ' - 3 3 5 3 2 5 3 5 3 5 5 2 2 2-48 



1000. 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 2 5—58—114 



A. V. CANFIELD, JR. 



800 2 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 5-65 



900 5 2424 3 55424353 5—56 



1000 2445055334434 5-51- 172 



W. B. JAHWJSLL. 



800 2 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 4 5-66 



900 ' " " 5 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 2 5 3 3 2—55 ' 



1000 ! '.'.'.'. 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 4—47—168 



E. HYDE. 



800 3 5 5 5 5435555554 5—69 



<j00* 2 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 3 5 3-50 



HO0 2 5 2 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 3-47—166 



It. KATUBONE. 



800 ... .0 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4—59 



')00 5 2 4 4 3 3 3 5 2 3 4 5 9 4-47 



1000! 5 3 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3—38-144 



a. anderson. 



I&r 800 5 5 5 5 3 5 2 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5-67 



900 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 3 ,i— 44 



1000. .' '.'. 4 040 3 305034400 3—33-144 



G. W. SMITH. 



POO 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 4- -60 



900 * " 3253 3 52020 422 4-37 



1000 '. '.'.'. 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 40503 2-39-136 



E. H. MADISON. * 



800 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 2 3 3 5-46 



qoo- 4 2 3 5 4 2 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 2-50 



1000;!]*!!".... 42445003 2 4030 0-31-127 



GEORGE CROUCH. 



800 .. ..3 5443430533553 0-^50 

 Ooo .'. 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 2 4-42 



1000! ! !!!'!!! 33010302155000 4-33-125 



Mr. Canfield lit ads the list with a total score in the two 

 competitions of 360 points, the others being as follows:— 



Tpweil 167 175- -342 1 Anderson... 135 144—279 



Farwell '.". 1™ 168-338 Crouch 153 125-278 



Hvde 185 166- 301 Madison 103 127—230 



RathboneV.V 142 14 4-286 1 



The third and last competition was shot on Saturday, 

 eight riflemen contending. A strong wind blowing directly 

 up the range interfered somewhat with good shooting, par- 

 ticularly at the longer range, as the figures below will show. 

 The following are the totals made:— 



H S Jewell 185 IE. H. Madison Ill 



W B Farwell., 150, George Croud) 102 



A "Anderson -. ...135|R. Rathbone 87 



p" Hyde. ...!!!! 130|A. V. Canfield, Jr Retired 



A! J. Hennion, Jr 124| 



—On Saturday the Irish- American Rifle Club competed 

 for a challenge cup at 200 and 500 yards distance, seven 

 shots at each range. The best scores were as follows:— 

 Gen. P. P. Millen 58jT. R. Murphy 



J. 1. C. Clark 52 



B. Barton &U 



J.J. Meagher • • -50 



E. Daffy , 43 



J. J. Collins 42 



E . Browne 42 



—The third contest for the Turf, Field and Farm badge 

 took place on Saturday. The conditions were: distance 

 -200 yards, standing; any rifle; two sighting and ten scoring 

 shots. There were no less than eighty-eight contestants. 

 Private W. Robertson of the Seventy-ninth Regiment was 

 the winner, with a score of 44 out of a possible 50. The 

 last winner was Corporal Linton of the Seventh, whose 

 score was the same as the winning one on the present oc- 

 casion. The best twenty -five scores were -as follows — 



W Robertson 44. T. W. Linton 39 



J T B.Collins 43|J. H. Stearns 39 



C. P. Robbins 42| W. Lindsay 39 



W II Murfey .4liC. E. Huntington 38 



A P. Clark 41 p. Chauncey, Jr 38 



L ' C Bruce 40 J. I. C. Clarke 38 



D. E. Vannet • 40 ^' T p- P lark ' 



P. E. Sciymser 40 



J. A. Gee. 39 



J. K.Bnrlew,-. 39 



Samuel Schwartz 39 



Thomas Lloyd 39 



D. C. Pinney. ^ 



—The London Times notes the arrival home and recep- 

 tion of the American Rifle Team, giving them high praise 

 for- their bearing and achievements during their European 

 trip. It thinks their visit there, aud the consequent 

 rivalries will be beneficial in many respects. 



Mr. J. H. Steward, of London, optician to the National 

 Rifle Association of England and the National Rifle Asso- 

 ciation of the United States, has presented the same prizes 

 this year, for competition at Creedmoor as he presented 

 last, viz. ■ a Steward's new Wimbledon Camp binocular 

 field glass as used by the official scores at Wimbledon this 

 year, a Steward's improved watch aneroid barometer, 



...38 



B. Burton 33 



T. R. Mnrphy 33 



W. H. II. Sabin. 38 



Alonzo Dutch !...3g 



W. J. Oliver g7 



for measuring mountain heights and foretelling weather, 

 with the addition of compass and thermometer, a. Lord 

 Bury telescope, all amounting in value to $135. 



Mount Vernon Amateur Rifle Club. — The fifth regu- 

 lar shooting meeting of the Amateur Rifle Club of Mount 

 Vernon, N. Y., was held on the 11th inst. This club is 

 composed of a limited number of members, who have no 

 expectation of becoming "crack shots," but are shooting 

 for amusement. The first meeting was held on August 7, 

 and the shooting has improved at a rate which is at once 

 satisfactory and encouraging. A handsome gold badge is 

 to be competed for on the 25th inst. at the 100 yard range. 

 The targets used are of canvas, and at 100 yards the bulls- 

 eye is 5 inches in diameter. Following is the score of 

 last meeting; highest possible score at 100 yards, 35; 200 

 yards, 25. 



100 TAROS. 



Prescott 4 5 4 5 5 4 4--31 1 Allerfon 2 534 43 3—24 



W. Wilson 5 5 4 4 4 4 4— 30|P. Wilson. ...... .4 4 2 3 3 4 4—24 



Z. Close 3*5 5 4 3 5 4— 29iEinbury 3 4 3 4 5 3- -22 



Rav 4 4 3 4 5 4 4— 28 M. Hubs 3 3 4 3 3 3—19 



J . Mitchell 4 4 4 3 4 3 4—26] 



200 YARDS. 



Z. Close 3 4 4 4 4— 1&|P. Wilson 3 3 3 0-- 9 



W . Wilson 3 4 3 2 3—141 Ailerton 3 3 w'hd— 6 



Prescott 3 2 5 dr— 10| Embury 2*032—9 



It was almost dark when the shots were fired, so nearly 

 so that the bullseye could not be seen through the sights, 

 and next time we will show' a better score at this distance. 



— The match between a picked six of the Parthian Jr. 

 Rifle Club, of Hudson, and the Saratoga Rifle Club, took 

 place September 8th, on the Saratoga Club range beginning 

 at half past 10 A. M., aud ending at 2:15, each man firing 

 three sighting and twenty scoring shots. The contest was 

 between breech and muzzle loaders, and resulted in a 

 victory for the breech loaders, by a score of thirty-three. 

 At the conclusion of the match both teams were invited to 

 an elegant dinner, at Myers' Cedar Bluff Hotel at the lake. 

 After dinner were speeches, strolling, viewing the lake 

 and course of the college cre'ws, &c, and a drive back to 

 Saratoga, ended the first amatuer team contest in this 

 country. The following is the score: — 



PARTHIAN, JR., CLUB. 



Club. Rifle. Yards. Score. Total. 



L. Geiger, Remington.. .500. .4 55555 3 5 55454544 4 55 4-91 

 S. B. Newcomb, Rem. . .500. .3 54455554454445 5 545 4-89 

 A. Bush. Remington ....500. .3435454545* 545554455 -84 



E. 8, Elmer, Remington.500. .5 454 5 5 455554555 5 455 4—94 

 T. E. Denegar. Rem..,;5nO..S 5 55554555 5 544554 5 3 5—92 

 J. A. Smith, Remington 500.. 4 5555555*5554555553 5—95 



Grand total 545 



♦Caused by a bad ballet. 



SARATOGA RIFLE CLUB. 



F. A. Weller, Lewis. . ..500.. 3 5555454442444 54454 5-85 

 Udell Gates, Amsden. . .500. .4 5 3 5554 3 55544555544 4- -89 

 Joel Bay?, Lewis 500. .4 2544434 4 5444445445 4—80 



G. W. Ainsworth, Lewis.500. .5 543555 4 5 45 5 5554345 5-91 

 W. II. Hndgman. Ams..50">..2 533255455444523435 2-75 

 W. H. Benson, Lewis.. 500.. 4 5554454555*5555555 5—91 



Grand total 512 



*A bullseye on the wrong target. 



The Franklin Rifle Club, of Hartford, will hold 

 their annual meeting on Saturday the 18th inst. A number 

 of valuable prizes will be shot for and the occasion, it is 

 anticipated, will result most successfully. 



Dominion Rifle Association. — The annual prize meet- 

 ing of the Dominion Rifle Association opened at Rideau 

 Ranges on the 7th inst. The targets used were the new 

 Wimbledon, or Brunnel canvas targets, described in these 

 columns two weeks since. A large number of riflemen 

 were on the ground. The All-comers' match had 134 

 entries; the distances were 200 and 500 yards, seven shots 

 at each range. The winner of the first prize was private 

 New by of the Foot Guards, with a score of 56. The Do- 

 minion match was shot on the second day. This comprised 

 a first stage at 300 and 400 yards and a second stage of 500 

 and 600 yards, five rounds at each. In the first stage, 

 Capt. Gibson, Toronto G. A. took first prize with a score 

 of 58. In the second stage, which was shot on the fol- 

 lowing day. Lieut-Col. Morris, Seventy-first N. B. took 

 first prize with a score of 40 points. The Battalion match 

 for teams of six men at 300 and 600 yards, seven rounds 

 each, resulted with the following scores for the five highest 

 teams: — 



Foot Guards 138iTenth Royals 130 



Sixty-third Halifax. . .-. 132 Thirteentn Battalion 130 



Forty-second Battalion 131 1 



This match was concluded on the third day and won by 

 the Tenth Royals of Toronto, with a total score of 262 

 points. The McDougall Challenge Cup, shot for at 400 

 and 600 yards, five ronnds each, had 124 entries. Sergt. 

 Mitchell of the Thirteenth Battalion, Hamilton, was the 

 winner with a score of 44 out of a possible 50. The next 

 match, in which considerable interest was also manifested, 

 was the Provincial match for the London Merchants' Cup, 

 value $1,000, to be shot for by five competitors from each 

 Province. Ranges — 390, 500, and 600 yards; seven rounds 

 each. There were four teams entered, as follows: — On- 

 tario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The 

 following are the scores : — 



Nova Scotia 350! Quebec 330 



Ontario 330 1 New Brunswick.. 326 



The Affiliated Association match; ranges 500 and 600 

 yards, seven rounds each, was won by the Thirteenth Bat- 

 talion, of Hamilton, their score being 125 points. 



—The second annual match of the Lenox and Addington 

 Rifle Association was shot at Napanee, Canada, on the 

 9 th inst. The foil owing is the result of the all -comers' 

 match, 5 shots at 200, 400 and 600 yards each. The wind 

 blew in puffs across the ranges: 



Paymaster Strachan, 47th Bat 421 Capt. Hooper, N. B. G. A.. 40 



Sergt. M. Strachan. 47th Bat 43 Sergt. Kincaid, 14th P. W. O. R.39 



James Loyst, 48th Bat 43|H. Ruttan 39 



Robt. McDonald 42 ( Lieut. Coburn, 15th A. L. I; '. '. . . .29 



—The Rod and Rifle Association of Jamaica, Long 

 Island, contested for the second time on Wednesday last 

 for their marksman's gold badge. Jfo\ Wm. S. Elmenclrof 



who was the first winner, was obliged to surrender posses- 

 sion to Mr, George H. Creed, the President of the club. 



No scores have reached us. 



. ♦ 



Holyoke, September 13th, 1875 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



The Holyoke Rifle Club, in their nineteenth field meeting, September 

 11th, scored as follows:— Distance, 400 yards: position, any without rest- 

 Creedmoor second class target; seven shots; possible 35. 



D . H. Smith (winning the badge) .31|D. Keiton. *. 



H. White 30IS. Chapman ' "S| 



E. A. Whiting 29'R. Goodall ™ 



A. Knight 28 



R. Rhodes 28 



J. Frink 25 



R . McDonald 25 



Respectfully, 



H. J. Frink 



J. L. Mercier "" $ 



J. Chase ' '"10 



G. Parker * '.".'.'.".'.'. '15 



S. 



GAME IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER. 



Moose, Alces malchis. 



Elk or Wapiti, Cervus Canadensis. 



Hares, brown and grey. 



Wild Turkey, Mileagris gallapavo. 



Woodcock, 'Scolopax rus'ticola. 



Ruffed Grouse, Telrao umbeilus. 



Esquimaux Curlew, Numtnius bo- 



realis. 

 Plover, Charadraius. 

 Godwit. Limosinw. 

 Rails, Eallus Virginianus. 



Snipe and Bay Birds. 

 Caribou, Tarandus rangifer. 

 Red Deer, Garicxs Virginianus. 

 Squirrels, red, black arid grey. 

 Quail, Optyx Virginia. 

 Pinnated Grouse,' Tetrao cupida. 

 Cmiew, Numenius arquaria. 

 Sandpiners, Tyingance. 

 Willets'. 

 Reed or Rice Birds, Dolichonyx oriz- 



von. 

 Wild Duck. 



Game in Market.— Trappers are getting fairly at work 

 at the West and the result is shown in an increased supply 

 of pinnated grouse killed by this means. Iowa fur- 

 nished the bulk of the supply, and the price in our mar- 

 ket is $1.25 per pair. Ruffed grouse are being received in 

 fair quantities, principally from Connecticut; price, $1.75 

 per pair. We saw at the Messrs Robbins, some woodcock 

 from the same State, very neatly packed in dock leaves 

 and ice; they retail for $1.50 per pair. Reed birds from 

 Savannah are in very fair condition and sell for $1 per 

 dozen; rail at present are very poor and scarcely worth, 

 quoting; teal have appeared and bring 75 cents per pair; 

 wood duck, $1 per pair; mallard, $t 25; Bay birds sell 

 for from 50 cents to $1.50 per dozen according to size; 

 wild pigeons, from the northern counties of this State are 

 worth $1.75 per dozen; squabs, $3.50 to $4. 



Game Laws of Michigan. — The game laws of Michigan 

 were amended at the last session of the Legislature, and 

 some important changes made which it would be well for 

 our readers in Michigan to note. The law now provides 

 that no animal of the deer species shall be hunted or killed 

 in the Upper Peninsula from August 1st to December 15th, 

 and in the Lower Peninsula from September 15th to De- 

 cember 15th. Wild turkeys shall not be hunted or killed 

 except from October 1st to January 1st. Woodcock can 

 only be killed from July 16th to December 31st, and prairie 

 chicken, grouse, partridge, pheasant, and wild water fowl 

 from September 1st to December 31st. Any railroads or 

 common carriers who shall transport such game ten days 

 after the expiration of the time prescribed are liable to be 

 fined from $10 to $100. The transportation of live quail 

 is, however, lawful, and common carriers may also trans- 

 port game from other States where it is lawful to kill such 

 birds or animals at the time of such transportation. 



Game Laws op Connecticut. — At the last session of 

 •ho Connecticut State Legislature the game laws of that 

 State were so modified as to do away with July woodcock 

 shooting, and making the close time for woodcock and 

 grouse from July 1st to October 1st, and extending the close 

 time for quail until October 20th. 



Amendment to Section Seven, Laws of Ohio.— An 

 act passed March 29, 1875, declares it unlawful for any 

 person, between the 1st day of December and the 1st day. 

 f November, to kill any wild deer." The section, other 

 wise, is correct as printed. 



—By the laws of 1875, chapter 183, the shooting of 

 ducks, geese, brant, partridges, prairie chickens and rab- 

 bits is forbidden in Suffolk County, N". Y., prior to Oct. 1. 



— Rail used to be abundant on the Hackensack River, 

 and we have known of seventy-five being killed on a tide. 

 What is know as the English Neighborhood is perhaps the 

 best locality. However, returns this year are meagre as 

 yet. Nine boats were out on the first day of the open sea- 

 son; they brought in eight birds, but we expect to hear of 

 better results than this ere long. 



— Wild geese appeared at Prince Edward's Island, Gulf 

 of St, Lawrence, on the 7th instant, which is unusually 

 early. 



Canada. — Cornwall^ Ontario, Sept. 7. — Our duck shoot- 

 ing season has commenced on Lake St. Francis; (about ten 

 miles below here), but the birds themselves have failed to 

 make their appearance. Three years ago you could hardly 

 find better duck shooting in Canada than we had in this 

 vicinity; but now the ducks, alas! where are they? Prob- 

 ably frightened away by the army of breech loaders. I 

 took my canoe and Indian down the day the season opened, 

 expecting to have a good time, but came home disap- 

 pointed enough, scarcely firing a dozen shots. We are 

 sure, however, to have them plenty lust before the lake 

 freezes. ^ •? J a. H. W. 



Maine.— Calais, Sept. 4— The young dusky ducks have 

 been very plenty; have killed about fifty. Within a few 

 years there had been quite a change in the breeding 01 

 birds upon our river. A few years ago we had no pickerel 

 to eat up the young water birds. Several kinds of grebes 

 that used to breed abundantly have all gone, the woodducks 

 and hooded meganders are getting quite rare; and the 

 flocks of young dusky ducks have a hard time to keep out, 

 of the pickerel throats. I have no doubt the pickerel win 

 make the salmon a rare fish in the St. John River, as they 

 have been put into the Upper St. John, as they will eat 

 up the young fish. Our time to commence shooting ruiiec 

 grouse (1st of September) has got along, but the birds are 

 small, not more than two-thirds grown, but the flocks ai 

 very abundant. Woodcock are more abundant than last 



