138 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



prize by the Twenty- third of Brooklyn with 304, and the 

 third by the Forty-eighth with 302, Last year the Seventh 

 Regiment with 247 carried off: the Army and Navy Journal 

 prize. Though an improvement over last year, this im- 

 portant match ought to bring out a bigger total. The 

 Connecticut second deserves the highest compliments for 

 having secured the prize. Gentlemen of the National 

 Guard hailing from New York will have to look to their 

 laurels : — 



INDIVIDUAL PRIZES. 



Name. Score. 



Adjutant, Mnvphy. 12th 80 



Captain Smi th, t'Sth 30 



Barlow, 83d m 



Clark, 8th 3B 



Sergeant Boauman, 9th 30 



Bntium, 1st Conn 30 



Sergt, Jacobs, 22d N . Y 30 



Drii ui Major Beavan, 2M k9 



Name. Score. 



Captain Curtis, 48th regiment. 33 



Corporal A lien, 23d, " . . ' 32 



Corp. La Barnes, 2(1 Conn 32 



Ser.'^t . Barrett, 1st Conn 32 



Private Robertson. 79th N. Y 32 



Sergeant Bu rto-n, 48th 31 



Jones, 2d Conn 31 



Laycraft, 71st N. Y. . 31 



Sergt. Smith, N. Y. Eug 31 



Laflin and Rand Match. — Conditions, open to mem- 

 bers of the Army and Navy and of the National Guard from 

 any State in the Union, and members of the National Rifle 

 Association and of the Amateur Rifle Club, excepting only 

 members ot the team that shot in the international match last 

 year or the team that shot this year in Ireland; breech load- 

 ing military rifles only, excluding the special model. No 

 ammunition to exceed 75 grains of powder, nor more than 

 480 grains lead; distances, 200 and 500 yards; ten shots at 

 each range; position, standing at 200, and any at 500. The 

 prizes, first, a gold medal, a silver, and third, a bronze 

 medal. The following are the winners out of 180 contest- 

 ants: — W. S. Oliver, Twenty-third regiment, Brooklyn, 80; 

 W\ A. French, Seventh regiment, New York, 84; Captain 

 W. C. Clarke,- Seventy -ninth regiment, New York, 82. 



Inter-State Match.' — Only two teams, New York and 

 Connecticut entered, which fact is to be regretted. Next 

 year we hope to see every State represented, when the 

 Centennial match takes place. Col. Wingate as Captain 

 of the team had picked the following men as representing 

 the best military shots in the State: Capt. Briggs, 22d Reg.; 

 Gardner, 7th Reg.; Davis, 84th; Sanford, 7th; Frothing- 

 ham, 23d; Pyle, 79th; Beavan, 9th; Cowpcrlhwaite, 23d; 

 Reddy, 12th; Waydcll, 22d; Jacobs, 23d; Robertson, 79th; 

 and as reserves, Messrs. O'Kelly, 09th; Bradley, 47th; Fer- 

 ris, 22d, and De Forest, 23d . Conditions, open to teams 

 of twelve from any State or Territory in the Union; dis- 

 tances, 200, 400 and GOO yards; position, standing at 200, 

 kneeling at 400, and any at 600; ten rounds at each range; 

 weapon, the authorized military arm used by the Stale 

 which the team represents. 



It was pretty much of a walk over, the Connecticut 

 team giving in after the contest at the shorter range, New 

 York having made 823, their adversaries G38. Of course 

 the Connecticut men took the second prize, which they de- 

 served for having formed the only representative team. 



Fjriday Oct. 1st. — This, the fourth day of the Autumn 

 contest, was a disagreeable one. The wind was blustering 

 and a heavy shower fell, which considerably disturbed the 

 shooting. The competition first in order was 



The Mid Range Match.— Conditions: weapon, any rifle, 

 distance 500 and 600 yards; seven shots at each range; po- 

 sition, any, without artificial rest. Competitors using rifles 

 other than, military, to allow those using this class of 

 weapons of .50 calibre, seven points, and all military rifles 

 of less calibre, three points. Those using military rifles of 

 less than .50 calibre to allow those using rifles of that 

 bore five points. Twenty-one prizes, valued at $490. 

 There were 137 entries. Consequent to the handicapping, the 

 results- of this match were not published on the day of the 

 shooting. We are enabled, however, to give the following 

 as the correct list:— 



THE PKIZE LIST. 



Yards. 



600 

 34 

 30 

 33 

 33 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 SO 

 32 

 31 

 30 



Total. I Name. 200 



03 1 J. S. Conhn....:-<2 



Yards. 



61 

 67 

 6' 

 66 

 66 

 65 

 6a 

 04 

 64 

 01 



L. Uciger 33 



&. S. Swan 34 



T. J. liabbatte..30 

 (J. W. Coleman.. 30 



11. Fulton 31 



E II. San ford.... 31 

 H. Raymond.... -33 



ff. Hyde 30 



O Lto Schneelock . . 30 



600 



Total . 



31 



63 



30 



63 



29 



63 



32 



62 



32 



ti2 



31 



62 



31 



62 



2>j 



62 



32 



62 



23 



53 



Name. 200 



A. Anderson 31 



W. CI irk 31 



II. S. Jewell 34 



L. C Bruce 34 



E Karhboiie 34 



J. T. 13. Collins. 35 



M. Fislier 34 



W B. Farwell..35 



A. J. Roux. 33 



G. W. Yale 33 



li. C.Cokman 34 



The Gatlin Match was shot for, or concluded from the 

 day before. Conditions: to be shot for by any team 

 of twelve in the National Guard of th State of New 

 York; weapon, any military ride; distance, 500 yards; 

 position, any; seven rounds; first prize to the regiment 

 whose team makes the highest score, Gatlin gun, presented 

 by the Gatlin Gun Company, valued at $2,00*0. To be 

 won twice (not necessarily consecutively) before becoming 

 the winner's property. The gun to be held for the year 

 by the winning corps. It is now held by the Twelfth Regi- 

 ment N- G. S. N. Y., which won it last year. There are 

 twenty-one prizes in all — the first three team prizes, the 

 seventeen others money prizes:— 



THE PRIZE LIST. 



■RnmmpTir Totals . I Regiment. 



rv*i nrv-second Regt. . . .317 3 missjTwelfth Regt 309 3 



levSy-ninth liegt....317 5 miss|Seventa Regt 309 5 



INDIVIDUAL PKIZES. 



•vromo Score. | Name. Score. 

 EB Smith, 12tlx regiment 33 J. L. Price, 7% regiment 31 



Totals, 

 miss 

 miss 



W. Boorman, 22d 30 



Sergeant W. A. French, 7th.. ..40 



C. A. Barton, 48ih 30 



Lieut. Edmundstone, 79th 30 



Corp. E. H. Sanford, 7th . . ...30 



Private E. Purine, 48th 30 



Private J . Munginzer 30 



Private G. Williams, 7lst 3, 



D. W . Greve, 22d. . . . .. g 



Sergt. J . S . Burton, 48th 32 



Captain E. A. Perry, 47th. dj 



Private W . Robertson, 70th 31 



A. Pyle, 79th |1 



W. Stevenson, 79th 31 



F. H. Holton, 29th 31 



Last year the best scores made for this match were, by 

 the ?9th, 206, 22d, 196, and by the 12th, 194, and a score 

 of 25 took the first individual prize. 



Tress Match. —This most interesting match where 

 gentlemen attached to newspapers contest for the mastery, 



iiad the misfortune of bringing out no end of protests, 

 though as a counterbalance to this, the marksmanship was 

 excellent. It was won by Mr. Bruce, of the Turf, Field 

 and Farm, in a most creditable wa}*-. Such is the advance 

 of civilization to day that journalists sometimes are repre- 

 sentative marksmen, Mr. Bruce having been one of the 

 American team. Conditions: open only to bona -fide re- 

 presentative employes of any newspaper or periodical; 

 weapon, any rifle; distance, 500 yards; position, any; 

 rounds, seven. There were ten prizes altogether. The 

 following is the score: — 



Winners. Score. 



1st prize— L. C. Bruce, Turj\ 

 Fi<M and Farm 34 



2d prize— A. V Canflelcl, Jr.... 33 



3d prize— 1) . Cameron 31 



4th prize— W. Robertson 31 



5th prize— Thomas Lloyd, Har- 

 per's 30 



October 2. — The Champion Match.— The 



Winners. Score 



9th prize—I). F. Acker 30 



7th prize— W. H. Murphy, Eoe- 



ning Mail 39 



Sth prize— ,T. E. Whitley, World.29 

 9th prize— J. 1. C. Clark, Herald. ..29 

 10i,h prize— W. II. Clark, jSun — 



various sums of 

 35. There were 



day was a 



fine one, with a rather strong but steady wind blowing 

 from VIII to IX. The champion match attracted a great 

 deal of attention. Couditions: weapon, any rifle or rifles; 

 distance, 200, 600 and .1,000 yards; ten rounds at each 

 range; position, standing at 200 yards, and any, without 

 artificial rest, at the other two ranges; entrance fee, $2; 

 ten prizes'. The first three were the grand gold, silver 

 and bronze medals of the National Rifle Association, and 

 the remaining seven were made up of 

 money, amounting in the aggregate to 

 thirty-nine entries: — 



THE riUZE LIST. 



Names. 200 Yds. 



II. Fulton....... 42 



J osepb Mason 37 



R. C . Coleman 45 



li. C. Bruce 38 



F.J.Rabbath 41 



F. Hyde 42 



A. Anderson 37 



II. S. Jewell 3(3 



W. B. Farwell • 42 



W, S. Mandeville 42 



Major Fulton's score, 181, is a fine one, the 47 at 1,000 

 yards showiug this accomplished marksman's powers. The 

 scoring of all the men might have been higher, had it not 

 been for the late? hour when the match was concluded, 

 which made the buts obscure. 



Long Range Match. — Conditions: weapon, any rifle; 

 distances, 800 and 1,000 yards: ten shots at each distance; 

 any position: — 



Yds. 



1000 Yds. 



Total. 



42 



47 



131 



40 



43 



120 



47 



41 



123 



44 



40 



122 



48 



31 



120 



44 



33 



119 



43 



38 



118 



40 



35 



117 



43 



32 



117 



42 



33 



117 



Yards. 



Name. 800 1000 



R. C. Coleman.... 41 43 



Win . Robertson . . 17 39 



FMI>de 43 42 



Henry Fnlton. . .40 36 



A, Anderson 45 3!> 



L. Weber 43 'At 



George Crouch. . .43 89 



A. V. Canfield,Jr.45 3(5 



E. 11. Sanford.... 44 30 



T'tll 

 87 

 8o 

 85 

 85 

 84 

 8i 

 81 

 81 

 80 



Name. 



801) 



Yards. 



R. Rath bone 45 



G. W. Yale 42 



b\ J. Robbeth. ..32 



J. S. Con "in 43 



L. Geiger 44 



L C. Bruce 43 



A. S. Swan as 



II. Fisher 44 



J. T. B. Collins.. 36 



loOO 



T'tl 



33 



79 



30 



78 



4 I 



76 



33 



?£ 



30 



74 



30 



73 



34 



72 



34 



6R 



31 



68 



Consolation Match. — Conditions: the match was open 

 to all members of the National Rifle Association and com- 

 petitors in the foregoing matches, but excluding all win- 

 ners therein; distance, 500 yards; weapon, any military 

 rifle; position, any; number of rounds, seven; entrance 

 fee, $1; competitors using military rifles of less than .50 

 to allow those using 1 , rifles of that calibre three points. 

 Fifteen prizes . — 



the raizis msT. 



Name. Score. 



A. Wood 28 



J. Buckley 27 



J. Bettenhausen 27 



J. Cavanagh 26 



Name. Score. 



W.J. A. McGrath 25 



13. A. Collins 25 



W. S. Smith 27 



VV . Ferchlembnrg 24 



W. E. Droge 20JJ B. Holland 24 



W. Lindsay 26 F. E. Scrymser 24 



F. F. Millen. . . 26 B. Burton 26 



T. M, Henderson 26| 



On the evening of Saturday, the State Arsenal was crowd- 

 ed'by the riflemen who were in attendance to receive their 

 prizes. Major-General Shaler presided, and the Hon, W. D. 

 Judd and Col. "Wingate addressed the assemblage. The 

 numerous trophies were tastefully displayed, and were 

 distributed to the skillful ones, and so ended the Autumn 

 Creedmoor contest of 1875. 



If any modifications occur, as to prizes, which is not im- 

 possible, they will be reported in our next issue. 



— The Crouch Bullseye Match will be shot at Creedmoor 

 on Saturday next. 



— A number of the members of the American Oil-hand 

 Rifle Club were at Union Hill target grounds on Friday. 

 Among those present were Mr. MacDonald, President of 

 the club; Mr. Rathyen, Mr. Hellwig, Capt. Klein, tLe win- 

 ner of the $1,000 prize at Baltimore last year, and Mr. 

 Noone. These are all accomplished marksmen, who have 

 made splendid scores. Although the day was stormy the 

 shooting was far above the average, and great skill was 

 shown in handling the heavy rifles. The scores were as 

 follows: — Mr. Rathyen, off-hand, 200 yards, made 210 out 

 of a possible 250 points; Mr. Hellwig, 198; Capt. Klein, 

 197; Mr. MacDonald, 173; Mr. Noone, 171. Mr, Rathyen 

 has made 225 out of 250, which is very remarkable. His 

 ten shots would make a string of but twenty-four inches, 

 which would give an average of 2 4-10 inches for each shot. 

 There are other members of the American Off-hand Team 

 who have fully equaled this shooting. 



The Empire State Rifle Association Tournament. — 

 The first semi-annual tournament of the Empire State Rifle 

 Association was held at Syracuse on Tuesday, Wednesday, 

 and Thursday of last week. The weather was, for the 

 most part, quite favorable, though the wind was consider- 

 ably too strong for fine shooting. The tournament was to 

 have opened with a match between J. W. Fowler, of Croton 

 Falls, and H. V. Perry, of Jamestown, but the latter gen- 

 tleman declined to shoot and paid his forfeit, $200. A gen- 

 eral sweepstakes was held instead of the proposed match 

 with twenty entries, forty rods distance, no restriction as 

 to sight or rest, odds being allowed in proportion to the 



Name. 



Jnche: 



a. W. Fowler,Croton Falls ?K S' 

 John Shout Syracuse ly |- 



M. Hatch. Syracuse. ' ^t*H 

 II. V. Ferry, Jainestowu"^ 



weight of the gun. Mr. John A. Nichols, of Syrac 

 made the shortest string, 9f inches, and was award 1 "^ 

 first prize; Mr. Charles Frazier, of Syracuse, won the ^ 

 ond prize; Mr. H. V. Perry, of Jamestown, the third ^ 

 Mr. W. S. Barnum, of Syracuse, the fourth. On w'i^ 

 day, the second day, occurred the shoot for the Secretar^" 

 gold medal, same distance and same restrictions a ^ 

 Tuesday. The following were the best strings made T 

 by the contestants: — ' ^ 



Name. Inches. 



W. S. Barnum. Syracuse.. 27 

 J. A. Nichols, Syracuse. . 3S 5-16 



C . Frazier, Syracuse 29 3-16 



M. Wilbur, New York 30 10-16 



II. D.Warner, Kidgway, Fa. 31 1-16 

 J. Williamson, New York.. 33 4-16 



Mr. L. J. Peck acted as judge. 



On Thursday, the third and last day, the "shoot for tl 

 silver challenge cup was to have come off, but owinc? jqA 

 high wind it was deferred until the Spring meeting of tl 

 association. A contest for one of Malcomb's celebrate 1 

 rifle telescopes took place, however, and several shooter 

 participated. Mr. 31. Wilbur won the telescope, and the 

 following gentlemen won money prizes in the sweepstakes 

 which followed: — 



A.Iiibbard.CanibMg'pt^Mass.ST 7-16! A. Warner, Ridgway. Pa -^ . < -, , 

 J. A. Nichols, Syracuse. . 34 MtijW. S. Barnum. Syracuse!' ' 33i- 

 The next semi-annual tournament will be held next 

 Spring. The attendance at the first tournament was not 

 very large, but otherwise it was a decided success. 



— On Saturday, Oct. 2, seventeen members of the Holy, 

 oke Rifle Club competed for the badge. The following 

 are the scores, seven shots, 200 yards, standing, off-hand : ~ 



Name. Score. 



A. Knight 31 



W. J. Bishop 29 : 



J. L. Mercier 28 



E. C .•Smith 27 ; 



A . M. linger 2? 



Henry White 27 J 



J. Suover 25 



K.„ McDonald 25 i 



II. A. Smith 24 



The same members competed for the B. and B. Cup on 

 the same day, fit teen shots each, at 200 and 400 yards, 

 Creedmoor regulations. This cup, which is valued at $50, 

 was won by W. J. Bishop on a total of 131 out of a possi- 

 ble 150-68 at 200 yards, and G8 at 400 yards. The day 

 was very windy, which bothered the boys considerable. S. 



The Fokust and Stream Badges.— The first competition 

 for the new badge presented by this paper will be sliotat Con- 

 lin's gallery, 980 Broadway this evening. The conditions 

 have been somewhat altered since the last badge was shot 

 for. There will now be butten shots each at a Wimble- 



a .^ m % Score. 



Sidney Chapman. qa 



D. H." Smith :,' 



B. A. Whiting '.'.!.".'." "8 



li. Rodes "(M 



11. E. Nash in 



G. Parker '."..""."'..W 



R, Goodall J5 



C . W. Brown .....U 



don target reduced to scale to correspond with the 200 yardi 

 range. The distance is 110 feet, and the scoring will not 

 be by measurement as heretofore, but by the Wimbledon 

 code. The best score will secure principal badge, the best 

 score of centres the second, and the best score of inners 

 the third, The competitions are open to every one. Further 

 particulars can be obtained at the gallery. We give here- 

 with a cut of the principal badge. 



A Merited Compliment.— F. P. Fairbanks, Esq., Hi* 

 former efficient Secretary of the Amateur Club, lias been 

 presented with a handsome French clock, with appropriate 

 inscription, by the Amateur Club, as a token of their ap- 

 preciation of his valuable services. 



Resignation.— Major Fulton, so well known as the lead- 

 ing American rifleman, has resigned his position as Secre- 

 tary of the N . R. A. Very certainly the duties of tins 

 gentleman as the working officer of the association were 

 onerous to a degree, entailing a labor which was en31es3 

 and without remuneration. Practically and theoretically 

 all riflemen in the United States are largely indebted to 

 Major Fulton. We are pleased to state that he will take 

 a leading position in the well-known house of Messrs. 

 Remington & Sons. 



Rifle Shooting at Easton, Pa.— The Greys, of Easton, 

 had their match last week. Distance, 200 yards; three shots; 

 targets, old Creedmoor style. F. A. Stitzer won with 9. 



Belgian Rifle Shooting.— While we were making the 

 field at Creedmoor ring with our rifles, Belgian riflemen 

 were doing the same thing at Brussels on the occasion 

 the Belgium Tir National. Their trigger pull is ni 



about 



Belgium Tir National. 

 pounds. Distances generally not over 225 metres; 

 245 yards; target, eliptical. We hope to see some ot 

 liege men here at the Centennial. 



—The Amateur Rifle Club have not yet replied to t 

 challenge of the Off-hand Club for a 200-yards matcft ^ 

 reason of the delay is doubtless owing to the fact o ^ 

 recent Creedmoor meeting having occupied so niuc 

 their attention. We shall doubtless soon hear of the ] 

 liminaries of this match. 





