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alleges. 



Hartakd. — The Fall meeting of the Harvard Athletic 

 Association took place on last Saturday afternoon at Jarvi's 

 Field. Cambridge, in the presence of 2,000 spectators. 

 The mile race was won by C. James of '79 in 5m. 2-J-s.; the 

 mile walk by Taylor of '77 in 7m. 33is. ; the running high 

 -jump by Hubbard of '78, five feet one inch; the 100 yards 

 'dash by Thayer of '78 in lis. ; the half mile by Lowell of 

 '77 in 2m. 10s.; the quarter mile race by Conant of '79 in 

 59£s. ; the hurdle race, 120 yards, over ten hurdles by 

 Thayer of '78 in 20^8. 



It is said that at a meeting recently of the Harvard V. 

 B. C., it was decided to propose to the Yale crew, that 

 Harvard and Yale have a race at Saratoga next Summer, 

 "all by themselves." If Yale accepts tne invitation the 

 acquatic duel will probably come off the day before or the 

 day after the annual University race. 



Union. — The athletic sports of this college were held on 

 the 2d instant. The first event, a hundred yards dash, was 

 won by W. A. Holman, '77, in 10£s. Next on the pro- 

 gramme was throwing the heavy hammer, which J. E. Bold, 

 '78, won, throwing the hammer 83ft. 4in. For the one- 

 quarter mile race but two men appeared— T. D. Frear, '75, 

 beating his opponent^ by 15ft. in 62s. The running high 

 iurr. 

 J. B 

 in 8i— 



ning in 5m. 45s. Throwing the base-ball brought out five 

 aspirants for the prizes : Holman, '77, winning, however, 

 by throwing 294ft. 10 in. Holmes, '79, a non-competitor, 

 threw it 301 ft., and was awarded a testimonial by Presi- 

 dent Potter. P. Jenkins, '77, jumped 16ft. 10 in., thereby 



winning the prize for the running long jump, Moorhouse 



mile run 



Vedder, '79. Time, 21m. 16s. _ A first and second prize 

 were awarded in each contesst in the shape of silver med- 

 als, varying in size. 



Princeton. — The Princeton University foot ball twenty 

 will play a match game here next Saturday with the twenty 

 of Columbia College. Lounger. 



—In a game of foot ball between the second eleven of 

 Bates and Tufts Colleges, at Lewiston, Me., on Saturday 

 last, the Tufts College eleven won. 



M ew ffttblicdUans. 



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BOOKS RECEIVED. 



4 



Manual of Rifle Puacttck: Including Suggestions for Practice at 

 Long Range for the Formation and Management of Rifle Associa- 

 tions. By Col. Geo. W. Wingate. General Inspector of Rifle Prac- 

 tice N. G. S. N. Y. Fifth edition, entirely revised. New York: 

 W. C. & F. P. Caarch. 1875. 



Undoubtedly the best books are written by those having the most thor- 

 ough acquaintance with the subject to be treated. This assertion at the 

 first glance may seem to partake of the nature of a platitude. But 

 should ever the private history of book-making be known it would sur- 

 prise the general reader to learn how much sheer manufacture and ordi- 

 nary job work enters into the compilation of certain volumes, and more 

 especially those called into existence to meet a sudden demand for infor 

 raation on a new topic. Rifle practice in the United States may be cited 

 as precisely one of these novel subjects, which has attracted very great 

 attention of late. From all parts of the country there comes reports of 

 lb« foundation of rifle associations and the opening of new ranges. It 

 might then have been supposed that, according to the rules of demand 

 and supply, the literary market would have been flooded with a mass of 

 commonplace books devoted to rifle practice. For a wonder this has not 

 been the case. The only reason we can deduce for this is that at the 

 very commencement of the rifle movement Col. Geo. W. Wingate wrote 

 and published his Manual for Rifle Practice, a work so exhaustive in 

 character, showing such familiarity with the rifle, and so fully covering 

 the whole ground, that since its appearance there has never been even 

 felt the want for any other book on this particular subject. In fact, the 

 Manual covered the whole field, and there was no room for another. An- 

 ticipating with no small amount of foresight the development of rifle 

 practice in the United States, the author may be truly said to have thor- 

 oughly identified himself with the renaissance of the rifle, and accord- 

 ingly wherever a rifle is shot at a range the Manual is the text book. In 

 fact, so familiar has the name become that we no longer say "according 

 to Hoy le" but "according to Wingate." We have before us the fifth 

 edition of Col. Wingate's Manual, entirely revised. The volume is a 

 neat and handy one, clear in print, and fully illustrated. In the preface 

 the author states:— "When this work was originally prepared, few, if any 

 Americans, had any practical experience upon the subjects of which it 

 treated, and the author was compelled to rely mainly upon foreign pub- 

 lications for everything outside of his own limited experience as an in- 

 dividual. Since then the establishment of Creedmoor and the regular 

 instruction of the National Guard of the State of New York in rifle prac- 

 tice have resulted in developing a degree of skill fully equal to anything 

 that is known elsewhere, and culminating in the triumph of an Ameri- 

 can team over the victors of Wimbledon in two international matches by 

 scores unparalleled in any similar competitions." Very rightly Col. 

 Wingate has paid special attention to the use and practice of the rifle for 

 military purposes, and by means of the Manual the duties of the officer, 

 of the inspector, and regimental commanders can be thoroughly ac- 

 quired. Every detail necessary to instruct the soldier in the use of his 

 weapon can be found in the book, as the preliminary drill of the soldier 

 in the armory, with all the steps to be employed, in order to convert the 

 raw recruit into the expert marksman. It is strange that even today, 

 when State aid is asked for by military organizatitns for the establish- 

 ment of rifle ranges, it should be withheld. It is only on the range that 

 our militia can be taught the use of their arms. For every shot fired at 

 Creedmoor by the amateur a thousand are fired by the national guards- 

 man. Ranges are made for soldiers and not for that class known as 

 sportsmen. Ranges are, of course,. the sources of much rational amuse- 

 ment and health-giving exercise, but military practice is the foundation 

 on which they must stand- all private mateh shooting is subsidiary. The 

 larger portion of the Mannal devoted to this special work— the training 

 of the soldier, will help to disperse all false conceptions in regard to the 

 utility of ranges and the specified purposes for which they are intended. 

 Every day the Forest and Stream is in receipt of questions of various 

 character— how rifle associations are to be founded, how their laws are 

 arranged, and how ranges are to be laid out. Every one of these impor- 

 tant topics are discussed in extenao in the work under review. You can 

 find all about it, even how a scoring card should be printed, with the 

 rules and regulations governing matches. The author himself having 

 been most prominent in founding the N. R. A., and having located and 

 planned Creedmoor and given personal attention to the construction of 

 the targets, butts, mantlets, and screens, is thoroughly at home in all 

 such topics. When we come to the practical portion of the book, as to 

 the absolute shooting, the field use of the rifle, how a gun is to be loaded, 

 what weight of powder or ball is to be employed, what are the positions 

 to be taken, with all the facts regarding elevations, trajectories, allow- 

 ances for wind, effects of thermometries! or barometrical disturbance^ 



the various kinds of sights, how a rifle is to be dismounted or put to- 

 gether or cleaned, we find the Manual thorough in every detail. In fact, 

 within the compass of some 290 pages the Manual is encyclopedic in 

 character, for nothing which can have any bearing, scientific or practi- 

 cal, on the subject of rifle shooting has escaped the diligence of the 

 author. The "suggestions to marksmen," including instructions to in- 

 dividual riflemen and to teams, cannot fail to bring out expert shoot- 

 ing. As has been before remarked by us, rifle shooting differing from 

 other manly sports, must be founded upon a certain basis of theoretical 

 acquirements. To become an adroit marksman sound books must be 

 read and good rifles fired. The rifles have been in existence for some 

 time, and now the book is found. 



For ourselves, Col. Wingate's Manaal has for the last two years been 

 our book of reference, and as we know of no other which eqnals it, we 

 most unhesitatingly recommend the fifth edition of the work to all mili- 

 tary organizations and riflemen in general throughout the country as 

 being the most useful aud comprehensive volume yet published on rifle 

 practice. 



The "Travelers' Official Guide for November is at hand, 

 with its usual amount of handsome maps and carefully compiled infor- 

 mation. Tne editor is also Secretary of the Convention of Railway Gen- 

 eral Managers and General Superintendents which meets twice a year to 

 arrange the time for through trains, and in this edition the schedule is 

 published which takes effect on November 21st. Travelers who propose 

 commencing their journeys about that time will find this woik an invalu- 

 able aid in laying out their routes. Price 50 cents per copy; $4 per year. 

 The National Railway Publication Company, of Philadelphia, the pub- 

 lishers of the above named Guide, are also issuing a pocket edition of 

 the same called Official Time Tables, at the law price of 25 cents per 

 copy. With its description of towns, giving population, hotels, tele- 

 graph stations, etc., the numerous small railway maps, and the handsome 

 colored general railway map bound with it, make it an invaluable hand- 

 book for the tiaveler. 



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No IVotLce Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



Reader, Albany.— Can procure a cloth target 4x0 by writing to Post 

 Office Box 26, Taunton, Mass. 



W. W., New Haven.— Will it hurt the shooting of a gan to shoot balls 

 or buckshot from it? Ans. No. 



Akketel, New Carlisle, Canada.— We have received to-day from the 

 printer the first specimen copies of our "Camp Life in Florida," and 

 can fill your order by the time it reaches us. 



Apologetic— apology is due to several valued correspondents for 

 neglect in replying to their favors during the absence of our chiel editor. 

 Prompt attention is pledged henceforth. 



F. J. P., Ellenville, Ulster county.— Will yon please tell me through 

 your columns where I could get iron targets and bullet moulds? Ans. 

 From any of the gun dealers advertising iu our columns. 



J. L. B., New York.— Will you please inform me where I can get some 

 good quail or partridge shooting within two and a half or three hours' 

 ride of New York? Ans. Address A. J. Hnyler, Tenaily, N. J. 



G. H. S.. New York.-- -Please tell me are J. Hollis & Son, London, 

 considered good gunmakers? 2d. Is New Dorp, Staten Island, a good 

 place for ducks? Ans. 1st. Hollis & Sons are good gunmakers. 2d. No. 



J. C. B., Secretary A. R. R.— Can a strap be used in anyway in shoot- 

 ing according to therults of the N. R. A.? Ans. The use of the strap 

 would be decidedly contrary to the rules of the National Rifle Associa- 

 tion, and would not be allowed. 



S. S., Cazenovia, N. Y.— The maker of the gun I wrote you about is 

 Chas. Daly. I f has top snap, extension rib, double bolt at bottom in 

 lump, and two bolts iu extension rib, making it one of the stoutest fas- 

 tened there is. Both barrels are No. 10 gauge. 



W. S. S., Boston, Mass.— Will you kind enough to eend me some of 

 the areca nut, with instruction?, as you are doing to some of your cor- 

 respondents? My setter pup has worms. Ans. Have sent you some 

 areca nut by mail, with directions for its use. 



D. M. S , Rogers, West Va.— Where can I get a sing:e barrel breech 

 loading choke bore shotgun? Are they to be had of American manu- 

 facture? Ans. You can purchase an American or foreign made single 

 barreled breech loader from the gun dealers advertising in our columns, 

 who will have it choke bored for you. 



Dead Shot, Phi'adelphia. • Do you know of any responsible gun- 

 maker who alters Colt's army or navy revolvers into cartridge revolvers? 

 What would be the cost, and would they be satisfactory after it was 

 done? Ans. Address Geo. Hayden, No. 143 Fulton street, New York. 



J. F., Xenia — I have a breech loader marked Dean on the locks. Can 

 you inform me whether Dean has any standing as a gunmaker? Ans. 

 Dean & Sous are first-class guumakers. But guns made by other and in- 

 different makers often have the name of good makers engraved upon 

 them. 



Canvas Back.— Are Mr. Glahu's gyro pigeons in market yet? What 

 are they selling for? vVhen will "Camp Life in Florida" be out? Ans. 

 The new birds to be used with the old gyro are manufactured, but 

 we have not seen the gyro itself. "Camp Life in Florida" will be ready 

 next week, and can be had at this office. 



Tremont, Boston.— Will you have the kindness to inform me through 

 the columns of your valuable paper as to the reputation and merits of 

 the breech loading guns made by J. P. Clabrough & Bro., London? How 

 do they rank as compared with Scotts? Are they on the list of London 

 gunmakers? Ans. They are on the list of gunmakers of Loudon, and 

 rank favorably. 



J. B. M., Brooklyn.— Would you recommend the Palisades (on the 

 Hudson) for punning? or will you please advise me where to go on Long 

 Island to get robins? Ans. Yon would find very little game near the 

 Palisades, and in New Jersey and other States there is a law against 

 shooting robins and other insectivorous birds. We know of no place on 

 Long Island where they abound. 



G. G. H. Jr., New York.— 1st. What is the best place for duck shoot- 

 ing the Chesapeake during January? 2d. What ducUs are to be found at 

 that place at that time? 3d. What weight gun would you advise me to 

 use? Ans. Havre de Grace is a good place for duck shooting generally, 

 but January is too late in tne season for good sport. The guns used for 

 shooting on Chesapeake Bay rarely weigh less than 12 pounds. 



R. B. B., Sparta, Ga.— Where can I get targets for testing the distribu- 

 tion and penetration of breech loading shot guns, and the. price per 

 dozen? 2d. How will I remedy the fault of my too close shooting gun? 

 Ans. 1st. We think there are no such targets as you need in this city, 

 but any of the gun dealers advertising in our columns will procure them 

 for you. 2d. Any practical gun maker can remedy the difficulty. 



Subscriber., New York.— 1st. Please tell me what is considered a first 

 class pattern as to spread and penetration of one ounce of Nos. 6 and 8 

 shot at 30 yards, 30 inch circle? 2d. Where may targets by which pene- 

 tration can be ascertained be obtained? Ans. Half the load of shot in a 

 30 inch circle at forty yards is a good pattern. For pads to ascertain 

 penetration address J. & W. Tolley, No. 29 Maiden Lane, or H. C. 

 Squires, No . 1 Courtland street, New York. 



Constant Reader.— I have a No, 12 Scott gun, called the "Western 

 Gun," price $110. I never held a closer and stronger shooting gun to my 

 shoulder; it does not recoil; the charge is three drachms of Oranga me- 

 dium sized duck powder and li oz. shot. At 32 paces I put 11 out of 14 

 buckshot into the bottom of a bucket and through an inch of pine be 

 hind it. If anything, it shot too close and strong for grouse. It killed 

 a loon with No. 4 shot from a boat.— W. C. W, 



J. C. K., New York.— Am using Hart's metallic shells in a No. 12 

 breech loader, and find that the discharge of one barrel loosens the wad, 

 or drives it from the other, although I use over the shot a No. 10 Ely's 

 pink edged, which is the thickest the length of the shell will permit. Is 

 there no way of preventing this? Ans. We know of no other means. 

 Perhaps some of our readers can suggest a remedy, or perhaps you are 

 using a heavier load of powder than necessary. 



Blue J at, New Hamburg.— Will you be kind enough to inform me 

 whether there is any statute (among the State game laws) forbidding 

 the shooting of partridges in any part or parts of Sullivan county, N. Y. ? 

 I am told by some that you yre not allowed to shoot partridges in Sulli- 

 van county for Ave years; others say it is not so, and as I usually resort 

 to Sullivan county every Fall to shoot partridges I would like to know 

 how the law is on the subject. Ans. No such clause in the game laws. 



Axe, Portsmouth, N. H.— Will you in your next issue give me the ad- 

 dress of your correspondent "Al Fresco," so I # can communicate di- 

 rectly with him regarding what points to go for quail, snipe and duck 

 shooting, making Jacksonville my headquarters, and what distances 

 from there to arrange for? Ans. Dr. Chas. J. Kenworthy, or "Al 

 Fresco," resides at Jacksonville, Fla. All the information you require, 

 gathered in great part by this gentleman, is published in "Camp Life in 

 Florida," the first numbers of which will come from the press next 

 week, and can be had at this office. Price $1.50. 



Reader, Brockville, Ontario.— 1st. Do you know if Remington's $75 

 gun, 12 bore 30 inch barrel 8J pound3 weight, will shoot 4 drachms pow- 

 der and 1^- ounces shot with good results and little reeoil, or would 3$ 

 drachms do better? 2d. Can you tell me how it is that their 12 bore guns 

 w r eigh more than their 10 bore? Ans. 1st. Four drachms of powder and 

 1£ ounces shot is frequently used in such guns; 3$- drachms would give 

 less recoil, and for ordinary use would be sufficient. 2d. The 12 and 10 

 gauge Remington gun barrels are made alike, and in order to make the 

 10 gauge the 12 gauge is bored out, which, of course, reduces the weight 

 below that of the 12. 



W. N., New Haven. —let. Is there such a gunmaker in London as 

 Manton? 2d. What charge would you recommend for a muzzle loading 

 gun 28-inch barrel 13 bore, weight 7£ pounds, for upland shooting, and is 

 it heavy enough for ducks; if so, what charge shall I use? 3d. What is 

 the best book on trap shooting? Ans. 1st. The famous gunmaker Man- 

 ton has been dead many years. Guns with his name engraved upon them 

 are frequently met with, but not made by him. 2d. Use from 2J- to 3 

 drachms of powder, l£ ounces shot for upland shooting. Your gun is too 

 light for duck shooting. 3d. "The Trap Shooter's Referee," price 50 

 cents. 



A. O. J., Philadelphia.— I am going West to reside permanently, and 

 would like advice in the purchase of a shot gun. Would you recom- 

 mend a $45 Remington breech loader or a $50 muzzle loading gun; the 

 latter is all I feel able to pay . What make would you advise? Where I 

 am going there ia no Dlace to purchase breech loading ammunition. 

 Which gun would shoot the strongest and capable of standing the 

 heaviest charge. Would an English gun be better than an American? 

 Ans. A $45 breech loader will probably give you satisfaction. An 

 English breech loader would cost you more. By using metallic shells 

 you would have no difficulty in the way of loading. Good judges differ 

 as to which is the best gun. 



J. B. V., Fall River.— As a constant reader of your valuable paper I 

 wish to trouble you for the recipe of a preparation for the coating of 

 gun locks and gun barrels to prevent their rusting when in contact with 

 salt water. 1 have used a waterproofing which I prepared from a recipe, 

 but which proved too sticky upon applying. Ans. A thin coating of 

 shellac dissolved in alcohol is excellent; also a coating of best copal var- 

 nish, first heating the barrels to the temperature of boiling water, not 

 any hotter, or they may be injured; let them remain hot for half an hour 

 and then rub them with a soft rag. The barrels will show no sign of the 

 varnish. Belmontyle oil is prepared for the purpose, and can be had at 

 gun stores. 



Val, Nashville, Tenn.— 1st. I shoot a No. 12, 8 lb. W. & C. Scott & 

 Sons' breech loading gun, and am desirous of obtaining a set of choke 

 bore barrels that can be used with s nne stock. You would greatly oblige 

 me by stating where the same could be had, and about how much 

 would be the cost. 2d. I have an Irish setter pup six months old which 

 is extremely timid, although she is petted and much fondled with. Am 

 afraid to take her into the field, for I think she will "break on the first 

 fire." What's to be done? Ans. 1st. There are several gunmakers in 

 this city who can fit a first-class pair of choke bored barrels to your gun; 

 by sending it to us we can see that it is properly done. The charge is 

 from $25 to $55. 2d. Nothing but time and gentle handling will bring 

 your pup around all right. 



C. M. T., Erie.— Will you oblige me by answering the following ques- 

 tions through the columns of your valuable paper:— 1st. Is a Scott <fc 

 Sons' breechloader^ bore, 32-inch barrels, 7* pounds weight, too light 

 for general shooting? 2d. Will such a gun burn four drachms of pow- 

 der? 3d. What is the proper test to ascertain the amount of powder a 

 gun will burn? 4th. What is the best method of keeping wads down on 

 shot in paper shells, by use of crimper or creaser, or by using wads a sizo 

 larger than shell? 5th. Will two pink edged wads on powder make the 

 gun recoil more than using one only? Ans. No; but we prefer 30-inch 

 barrels. 2d. Yes; but for ordinary upland shooting 3* drachms of pow- 

 der is enough. 3d. We know of no certain test, but any skillful shooter 

 can soon ascertain the proper load for his gun. He should shoot just as 

 much powder as his shoulder will comfortably bear. 4th. Crimping, or 

 Hall's creaser, answer well, but we frequently use a little mucilage to 

 keep the wad in its place, and find it answers the purpose. Some use 

 Spaulding's glue and approve of it. 5th. Two wads on the powder 

 causes more recoil than one, yet the gun shoots harder for it. 



D. F. E., Pond Eddy.— In what respect are moccasins better than or- 

 dinaiy boots besides being softer and easier to the feet? Could a rattle- 

 snake inflict a wound through them easier than ordinary leather? Are 

 they waterproof, and what is the best boot for Florida use? 2d. What is 

 the best large (very large) hook for fish weighing twenty and thirty 

 ponuds? 3d. In changing your powder from fine, say No. 5 Orange 

 Lightning to the coarsest No. 7, do you use the same number of 

 drachms or more; also in changing from the lightning to the ducking? 

 4th. Can I obtain Kay's concentrated cartridges yet; when will they be 

 for sale? 5th. What is the lowest priced Greener muzzle loader? 6th. 

 I can only find about 86 shot of No. 6 in my shot pouch of one-ounce 

 measurement. Ans. 1st. We should prefer long thigh boots, with moc- 

 casins perhaps for camp wear. Those of porpoise leather are the best.. 

 2d. Either a knobbed O'Shaughnessy, Nos. 10-0, 9-0, 8-0, 7-0, 6-0, or Vir- 

 ginia 3 0, 2-0, 1-0. 3d. Increase the measure slightly in changing from 

 fine to coarse powder. 4th. The Kay's concentrator is now for sale by 

 gun dealers. 5th. About $75 new. 6th. Your pouch must be wrong; 

 there should be over 200. 



W. H.,Greenburgh, N. Y.— 1st. Where is the best place in West- 

 chester county, N. Y., for a day'8 duck shooting or snipe shooting? If 

 none in that county, where m the immediate vicinity of New York could 

 I go and return the same day? I reside in Greenburgh, twenty miles 

 from New York city, on the line of the New York Central and Hudson 

 River Railroad. 2d. Is there any way to prevent or help a gun from scat- 

 tering shot (muzzle loader, 12 bore, 30 inch barrel,) without it being re- 

 bored? 3d. What would be the proper charge and No. of shot for duck- 

 ing and quail shooting with such a gun? 4th. Where can I obtain the 

 different rules for pigeon shooting, and if the New York Society for the 

 Protection of Game will send me a list of the close seasons in this State? 

 Ans. 1st. At the Embough, or Rodgers' Island, near Catskill, we are in- 

 formed, there is good duck shooting; possibly a few snipe on the marshes 

 in the same vicinity. 2d. Try different charges of powder and shot at 

 targets. 3d. For ducks, 3£ drachms powder, :j ounce No. 4 shot; for 

 quail, 3 drachms powder and 1 ounce No. 8 shot. 4th. Write to Chas* 

 Snydam, No. 149 Chambers street, for "Fur, Fin and Feather" and 

 "Trap Shooter's Referee," for game laws and rulsg for trap shoe-tins; 

 price of both P A - 



