FOREST AND STREAM. 



A. F. Decker 4 4 4 4 3— 19 



F, Backofen 4 4 4 3 4—19 



F. Hyde ......4 4 3 5 3-J9 



who tied on the grand total with A. V. Caufielcl, but 

 beat him on the longest range, having 31 to (Janfield's 25, 

 and, according to the rule in use, took first place. The 

 score stood as follows:— 



Hame. 800 vds. 900 yds. 1,000 yds. Total. 



W. B. Farv*rell......80 25 31 88 



A. V Canfield, Jr.. 30 31 35 86 



G.W.Yale ...33 27 24 84 



H. S.Jewell 33 33 17 80 



Glek Drake Ran&e.— It is especially agreeable for us 

 to notice the progress the American- Ri tie Association has 

 made, and how rapidly not only the many difficulties in the 

 way of perfecting an organization, but of building up a 

 range, have been accomplished. This association, which 

 dates back in reality but a few months, has already 

 achieved a marked success, and must draw the riflemen 

 not only from those portions of the counties in its neigh- 

 borhood, but their range will- be used by many of the mili- 

 tary organizations in the northern part of the city. There 

 is abundant scope for both Creed moor and Glen Drake, 

 end the time is not far distant when other ranges in the 

 neighborhood of the metropolis will be wanted. The offi- 

 cers of the American Rifle Association, from their worthy 

 President, Col. John T. Underbill, to their active Secre- 

 tary, G. O. Starr, Esq., deserve the greatest credit for the 

 energy, tact, and patience they have displayed. On Thurs- 

 day, Thanksgiving Day, the range was thronged, the mili- 

 tary display having been remarkably fine. The day was 

 superb, the sun just pleasantly warm, the wind being 

 scarcely perceptible. Company G, of the Seventy -first 

 Regiment, under Captain Webber, were the guests. Com- 

 pany B, of the Twenty-seventh Regiment, under the com- 

 mand of Captain E. Cardoze, receiving them. The New 

 York company were accompanied by their band. Teams 

 of twelve were selected from each company, and a match 

 was shot for a superb trophy, prerented by Colonel Vose 

 of the Seventy-first, and Colonel Underbill of the Twenty- 

 seventh. Conditions— 200 yards, rive shots. Company B, 

 Twenty-seventh Regiment, were the successful contest- 

 ants, scoring 151 to 149 made by Company G, of the Sev- 

 enty-first, so the trophy remains in Westchester county. 



The Subscription Match was then in order. Conditions 

 — Distance, 400 yards-, any rifle; trigger pull, three pounds; 

 position, off hand; entrance fee, $1. One half of entrance 

 money to be for benefit of association, balance divided 

 betweeu three highest scores. The following are the best, 

 scores : — 



jp Hyde.... 3 4 5 5 3-20 



J 'A. Gee 5 5 4 3 3-20 



Capt. E Barker 4 4 3 4 4—19 



In the All Comers' Match the following were the condi- 

 tions—Distance, 300 yards; any rifle; seven lounds; en- 

 trance, $1 to members, $1 50 to others. First prize, $35 

 value; second prize, $25 value; third prize, $6 value, sub- 

 scription to Army and Navy Journal fiee for one year; 

 fourth prize, $5 value, subscription one year to Forest 

 and Stream free. The following are the best scores: — 



■p Backofen 3 3 4 4 5 3 4-26 1 8. E. Condon i 3 4 4 5 8-23 



v'crook?pire....3 3 3 4 4 3 4-24 | F. Hyde 4 3 4 4 3 4-22 



Col G D. Scott.. 5 2 4 3 4 4 4-24 } D. H. Teets 4 2 4 4 4 4-22 



W A French. ...3 2 5 3 4 4 3-24 Capt. Barker 3 4 4 2 4 4—2! 



J.A.'Murphy....33 3 4 3 3 4-23 | 



Mr. W. A. French secured the Forest and Stream 



prize. 



For the De Peyster badge, third competition, the condi- 

 tions were — Distance, 300 yards; open to any bona fide 

 member of the National Guard, military rifles only; seven 

 scorino- shots; contestants must shoot in uniform; badge 

 must be won three times by one person before property 

 passes. The interest taken in this match, the prize being 

 a superb gold badge, was very great. It had been won 

 first by Captain C. F. Robbins, Seventh Regiment, and a 

 second time by Lieutenant J. A. Gee, Eighth New York 

 Infantry. On this occasion it fell to Private F. Backofen, 

 of the Forty-seventh Regiment. We append the ten lead- 

 ing scores: — 



Name. Score. Total. 



F.Backofcn, 47th "Regiment 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 25 



Capt. E . Barker, 8th Regiment 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 25 



T. R. Murphy, 8th Regiment 3 3 3 4 4 2 5 24 



W. A. French. 7th Regiment 4 3 4 2 3 5 3 24 



M. Cochrane, 8th Regiment « 3 8 4 3 4 4 23 



S. E. Condon, 47th Regiment 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 23 



E H. Sanford, 7th Regiment 4 2 34343 23 



I ieut. J. A. Gee. 8th Regiment 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 22 



Col G. D. Scott, 8th Regiment 3 2 4 3 4 3 2 21 



Lietit. O. C. Hoffman, 71st Regiment... 3 3 3 4 4 3 20 



B. Burns, 27th Regiment 4 4 2 2 3 3 18 



A grand old fashioned turkey shoot was in full blast al- 

 most all day. Early in the morning the good Mr. Bergh 

 liad issued his fiat that no live turkeys should be shot at. 

 Obedient to the authorities, the Glen Drake turkey com- 

 mittee procured inanimate birds, all nicely plucked and 

 trussed, instead of the feathered gobblers. By guillotining 

 the defunct bird, and suspending the head, wattles and 

 all, by means of a string on a post, a shining mark was 

 made. In nothing has the gratifying improvement of our 

 National Guard in rifle shooting been shown more bril- 

 liantly than by their skill in hitting this peculiar mark— a 

 turkey's head instead of a bullscye. Whether the turkey 

 shoot was remunerative to the association remains yet to 

 be seen. We should rather think not. At fifteen cents a 

 shot, and ten pound turkeys, not to be had for less than 

 twenty cents a pound, the entrance fee was insignificant; 

 but the skill was great. We saw one well made, handsome 

 little National Guardsman, the embodiment of martial 

 grace, step deftly to front with his military rifle, and at 1G0 

 yards' in seven shots bag no less than "five noble birds. 

 Who will tell us now thai skill with the rifle is not in the 

 ascendant? In the evening a grand collation was offered 

 by the Mount Vernon soldiers to Company G, of the Sev- 

 enty-first, at the regimental armory. The room was hand- 

 somely decorated, appropriate toasts were given, and late 

 in the"night the festivities of the American Rifle Associa- 

 tion were brought to a happy close. 



Saturday last the Remington Sewing Machine Match was 

 won by George O. Starr with a score of twenty-five, made 

 with a Whitney rifle. Hereafter the range will be open 

 for practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays mem- 

 ber's matches will take place. 



Morsemeke.— Here, too, Thanksgiving was celebrated. 

 Prizes were various, from a gold medal down to a cabbage. 

 Shooting was at 500 yards, fifteen shots, with the following 

 scores : — 



D. Smyth 71 I J. 8. Perry. 64 



H. Quinn 70 | J. Chirk ........49 



G. L. Morse..... 69 I E. Conneli 44 



J\ Shonnard t8 I 



Mr. Smyth's 71 in a possible 75 is very excellent shoot- 

 ing. On Wednesday the competition for the sporting rifle 

 •was held at Moraemere, when Mr. Quoin became the win- 



ner, the match between himself and Mr. Shonnard being 

 very close, the latter having made a full score at 500 yards. 

 Conditions— Ten shots at 200 and 500 yards:— 



tt n„;™ J 200—4 3442534 4 5-38 \ ~ 



H - Q amn H00-4 5 5 455 5 5 45-47 f 8a 



tt^a oh„„„.^ - j 200—3 440 3 5444 3-34 (. fi4 



Fred. Shonnard -j 500 „ 5 55555555 5 _ 50 j" 84 



Of. L. Morse ,.i..80 , Douglas Smyth 75 



—On Thanksgiving Day a rifle contest was held by the 



rifle club at Ellenville, Ulster county, N. Y., teams of four 



contesting. Distance, 500 yards. Score:— 



FIRST TEAM— REMINGTON CRBBDMOOR. 



E. H. Wnnson, 47 1 A. B. Mead 47 



N . Rockwell 45 | A . W. Tice 38 



Total 177 



SECOND TEAM— SHARPS CREEDMOOR. 



G. H. Benedict 24 I J. L. Thompson 37 



C. A. Van Wagener 46 | Ara Bartlett 41 



Total 148 



— Last week the rifle club at Middleton, Conn., had their 

 match. The conditions were 200 yards, five shots each. 

 Scores :— 



H . Woodward S3 I Russell 20 



Aleop 20 \ Harris 19 



Judd -20 Lyman 19 



Coles 20 I 



Mr, Woodward was the winner of the silver cup. 



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

 took place at Conlin's Gallery last Thursday. Conditions 

 — Ten shots, off hand, 110 feet, 200 yards miniature tar- 

 get reduced in proportion, Wimbledon rules. First cup to 

 best score, second cup to nearest score to 35, third cup to 

 nearest score to 25: — 



Name. Score 



L. C. Brace (first cup) 4f) 



Chas. A. Chee ver 4-i 



M . P. Lennon 4: 



W. J. Sherwood 42 



W. B. Fanvell 41 



Fred. Kesslar 41 



T. E. Broadway 4* 



Q. A. Penney 40 



D. L. Beckvvith 89 



F. W. Pope 3K 



J. D. Hexter 3S 



C. J.BIauvelt. 68 



T. G. llaight 3 



G. W. Smyth 38 



J. C. Kinney .37 



T. C. Banks 37 



N. E. DeVise 



Name. Score. 



A. J. Pollock 34 



J. O. Wright 33 



Benj. EL Louder 33 



II. A. Gould 33 



J. D. Cheever 32 



O. E. Batersbury 3i 



II. P. Morice. 32 



BE A. Peabody 31 



P. E. Burgoyne 31 



G L. Volk 30 



M.J. Dally 30 



ri. \. Ludwig 30 



J. E. rcher 30 



J. S. Burdon 2!-t 



O. B. Murray <9 



W. H. Emerson 27 



. Coddington (third cup) 25 



Names. Total. 



W. P. Parmelee 33 



J. A. Cushman 32 



Hon . W. O. Lovermg 32 



W. C. Perry 32 



Edward King 32 



J. C. Sprout 32 



W. B. Ostium 36 \R. T. Scully 24 



T. B. Rome ..3«IJ. W. Woods 24 



VV. Sevbell (second cup) 841 P. C. Knnster 23 



L. W. Sarony 3 1 1 H. A. Parsons 21 



— Tbe rifle match of the Taunton Sportsman's Club took 

 place at Taunton, Mass., Thanksgiving Da}'. The day was 

 clear, but the wind was uncertain and capricious. Con- 

 ditions— 200 yards; ten shots; N. R. A. rules. First prize, 

 a gold badge, to be won three times; second, a field glass; 

 third, a sportsman's vest; fourth, subscription to Fobest 

 and Stream; fifth, Wingute's Manual. The following 

 were the best scores:— 



Names, Total. 



H. D. Atwood.. 3fi 



N. C Graham S6 



W. H. Bent 35 



H. P. Cope.land 35 



Dr. S. D. Presbrey SB 



Lieut. Col. Fred. JViaaon 34 



Jas. Woodward 34 



The CniCAOO Rtfle Club.— On the 20th of November 

 the Chicago Rifle Club met at their range to compete for a 

 prize and positions in the team to shoot at the coming 

 Inter-State match, to be shot in Chicago at an early day be- 

 tween the same teams that shot at Jackson, Mich., on the 

 10th of last month. The prize for the first ten shots was 

 for a handsome book. The total score was twenty shots 

 for positions on the team, but owing to the darkness com- 

 ing on before a number could finish their scores the match 

 was unfinished till the following Tuesday, when those who 

 had not finished their scores were flowed to do so. The 

 first day the weather was very fair "the second, Tuesday, 

 not quite so much so, the wind blowing quite hard. Con- 

 ditions—Three sighting and twenty scoring shots; distance, 

 500 yards; N. R. A. rules. The following ia the score out 

 of a possible 100: — 



J. A. Shaffer 95 



S.B. Sexton 95 



M. W. Lyman 92 



A. G. Alford 90 



It. S. Thompson ST 



O. C. Blackman 86 



W. B. Allen 8t 



T. 1). Williams 84 



U.' Fuller 891 J. K. Rodgers 7 



T. Bradwell 76 



G. E. Adams 75 



C. B. Prout 88 



W. Burn ham 

 Geo. Willara 



Mr. Sexton not entering for the prize the same was won 

 by Colonel R. S. Thompson, he making the highest score 

 "in the first ten shots. Owing to darkness, Colonel Thomp- 

 son was unable to finish his score for position on the team, 

 having two more shots. 



A Rifle Range m Brooklyn. — The members of the 

 Division Staff are talking seriously of the institution of a 

 short range for rifle practice in the vicinity of Brooklyn, 

 and Bay Ridge and Fort Hamilton are mentioned as desir- 

 able locations. It is not improbable that steps looking to 

 the leasing of lands and fitting up such a range will soon 

 be taken. If no better plan presents itself, a range is spo- 

 ken of to be managed and controlled by a joint stock 

 company. 



BOSTON 



RIFLE 

 - — *- 



CLUB. 



Grautvillb, Mass., Nov. 28, 1875. 

 Editor Forest anj> Stream:— 



At the meeting of our rifle club at Spy Pond, on Saturday, the 27th of 

 November, tbe new targets, 5x4 feet, with bullseye, centre and inner 

 of the same size as in Wimbledon targets were used. The club is gain- 

 in^ strength every day. The following scores were made, the gentlemen 

 present being divided into three squads of ten each. Spy Pond Range— 

 Conditions-Distance, 200 yards; rifle, any; position, standing. Wind, 

 fresh from the targets:— 



SQUAD B. 



Mp^eneer ■■■•- 39 I Souther 39 



LSkSS''.... ..27 Wemv SS5 C. C 87 



SS yss ' Sr :::::::::::^|wffieV-:::-":v:::::::::::::i 



Clark. V.'.'.V.V.V.'.V. -....40 1 Robinson. 26 



Average— 34 9. 



* squad c. 



Sawyer 



.11 



Souther 36 



Shattuck 17 



Hazeiton 11 



Sanborn , 39 



Dittman... 82 



Oegeod ■••41 



Gerrish •••80 



Short. 40 



Chaffln 6i 



Average — tf-i.l. 



e^rj-AB D. 



Hebbard .....0 I Parker.... 



Adams..... ...87 ^rsons 



jlxxtxt . .39 I J.- Wemyss, Jr , ,a» 



Kirkwood '.'.['";..'. ^ii ac, T n ;, ?i 



Hobbs 3D)Kneeland , .18 



Average— 36,3; grand average, 35,1. * 



\tn Hitd Bcivtr 



.56 



.38 



FISH IN SEASON IN DECEMBER. 



Striped Bass, Rooms ilmatus. Weakflsh, Cynoscion regatts. 



SOUTHERN WATKRS. 



Pompano, Trachynotus carohnus. Grouper, EpintpJielpus nlgrltm, 

 Drum (two species.) Family Scice- Trout (black bass,) CehtivpHstte 



nidm. atrarius. 



Kingfish, Mmtldrrus nstntlosus. Striped Bass or Rockfish, Boccut 

 Sea Bass, Scicenops octUatus. lineatvs. 



Sheepshead, Archosargus probato- Tailorfi*h, Pomapmvs saltatrlm. 



cephaliis. Black bass, Microptems salmotdes: 



Snapper, Lutjanus caxus. M. nigricans. 



[Under tTis head of "Game and Fuh in Season" toe ean only specify in 

 general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much 

 'that were we to attempt to particularize we c&uld do no less than publish 

 those entire sections that relate to the kinds of ga?ne in question. This 

 would require a great amount of our spare. In designating game we are 

 guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and 

 our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re- 

 spsciive States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to asskt 

 them will only create confusion.'] 



Fish in Market. — Tbe cold snap of the present week 

 has interfered somewhat with the operations of the fisher- 

 men and temporarily lessened the supply of fish. "We 

 quote striped bass from Rhode Island, 20 to 25 cents per 

 pound, according to size; smelts, from Maine, are abun- 

 dant at 18 cents; blufish are still being caught in quantities 

 in southern waters, and sell for 12 cents per pound; frozen 

 salmon, 50 cents; mackerel, 20 cents each; white perch, 

 15 cents per pound; Spanish mackerel, frozen, 60 cents; 

 green turtle, from Key West, 20 cents per pound; terrapin, 

 from Savannah, $8 to $12 per dozen; frost fish, 10 cents 

 per pound; halibut, 20 cents; haddock, 10 cents; codfish, 

 10 cents; blackfish, 15 cents; flounders, 10 cents; eels, 18 

 cents; lobsters, 10 cents; sheepshead, frozen, 25 cents; 

 pompano, frozen, $1; whitefish, 18 cents; pickerel, 18 

 cents; salmon trout, 16 cents; brook pike, 10 cents per 

 pound; hard shell crabs, $8 per 100; scollops, 80 cents per 

 gallon; soft clams, 40 to 60 cents per 100. 



— We saw last week an old relic in the shape of a Castle- 

 Conneli rod, which did duty seventy years ago on the Dee, 

 the LiU'ey, and Shannon, when poachers and close seasons 

 were unknown, and all the efforts of the anglers of the 

 day could not deplete the populous streams of Ireland. 

 It is a ponderous implement of greenheart, full twenty 

 feet in length, in three sections, splice jointed, and looks 

 as though it could lift a hundred yards of line if thero 

 were only muscular power enough at the but. It is the 

 property of T. C. Clarke, Esq., of Philadelphia, Pres- 

 ident of the Phenixville Bridge Company, and we regret 

 that we have forgotten who was the original possessor. 

 We know, however, that he was contemporary with the 

 earliest disciples of old Izaak; and in contemplating tie 

 rod we are jealous that it cannot speak and tell of its vic- 

 tories won long ago, when fly-fishing was in its infancy, 

 and the art coeval with its primitive excellences. It was 

 the best of its day and generation, but must now take sec- 

 ond place to ihe inimitable split bamboo, which, we are 

 informed by friends on both sides of the Atlantic, is rap- 

 idly gaining favor with tranatlantic anglers, who are con- 

 strained to concede its superior merits. A large number of 

 split bamboo and trout rods have been exported to Europe 

 within a few months, and no angler considers his reposi- 

 tory complete without one; just as our sportsmen are fain 

 to include an English gun in their field outfits. 



A great many whitefish are now being taken with 



spear and net in Keuka Lake, Yates county, New York. 

 They are large and fat. 



— Shad have made their appearance in the St. Johns 

 River, Florida. The editor of the Jacksonville Press de- 

 voured the first one caught. 



— The city of Rochester is to be supplied with pure wa- 

 ter from Hemlock Lake, situated twenty- five miles distant. 

 A correspondent says this lake is noted for its fish and fish- 

 ing; in the Summer months it is a favorite place of resort. 



"At the foot of the lake is the Jacques House, a large 

 and commodious building that is thronged during the Bum- 

 mer months with visitors, who ever delight in the kind 

 hospitality of the proprietor, Mr. A. Kendall. On the 

 western side is the Lake Shore House, a newly erected 

 structure of modern style, under the immediate supervis- 

 ion of Gough Brothers, whose courtesy will ever be re- 

 membered by their many visitors. Situated also on this 

 side are many cosy cottages, the property of private indi- 

 viduals. On the eastern side is located the Lima House, 

 Mr.F. P. Bishop, manager, and Half-way House, made fa- 

 mous by the abundance of trout caught in that vicinity, 

 and the regular stopping place for the steamer Seth 

 Green, that plies its way regularly each day to the head of 

 the lake." 



—The Lancaster Examiner says: "Yesterday while a raft 

 belonging to Mr. Weaver, at Marietta, was passing down 

 the Susquehanna River, just at the Conewago Falls, above 

 Collins Station, it was beset by a school of black bass num- 

 bering probably 200, all of which leaned up out of the 

 water on to the raft. The raftsmen tried to secure the fish 

 and succeeded in getting about twenty-one of them, which 

 weighed in the average from three quarters to two and a 

 halfponnds. Judge Libhart is ,our authority for this item, 

 and he also informed our reporter that several boys who 

 were lifting outlines, a day or two ago, in the Susquehan- 

 na River, were astonished somewhat when five black bass 

 leaped into their boat." 



Black bass have a propensity to jump over obstructions, 

 and incidents are frequent where they have leaped into 

 boats and been captured. 



The Fisheries. —There have been 40 arrivals of the 

 fleet the past week, as follows, 29 from the Banks, 9 from 

 Georges and 2 from the Bay. They have landed 1,450, 0U J 

 pounds of Bank codfish, 63,000 pounds Georges codnsh, 

 116 000 pounds fletched halibut, 45,000 pounds Bank hau- 

 but*, 2,700 pounds Georges halibut, 150 barrels of Bay 

 mackerel. .- 



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