FOREST AND STREAM. 



'he H£ifle. 



Conlins Gallery.— The Fobest and Stream Badges 

 were shot for on Thursday, December 30th, 1875. It was 

 a spirited contest and many of the best "off-hand" shots 

 participated. The conditions were. 10 shots; rifle; 200 

 yards target reduced for the 110 feet range; Wimbledon 

 rules. The following are the best scores for the respective 

 badges:— 1st badge, best score, T."""'C. Noone, 43; John D. 

 Cheever, "41. 2d badge, average centres, A. G, Hellwig, 

 40; Ghas. A. Cheever, 38; L. V. Sone, 37.. 3d badge, aver- 

 age inners, F. N, DeWitt v 30; H. A. Hynes, 29; T. G. 

 Moore, 29. 



The Turf, Field and Farm cups will be shot for Thurs- 

 day, Jan. 6th, 1876, commencing at four P. M. Shooters 

 are invited. 



, ™The fifth weekly competition shooting, lying position, 

 for a gold medal, a rifle, and a revolver, took place at 

 Hellwig's new gallery, No, 273 Eighth avenue, under the 

 Grand Opera House, on December 29th, 1875. The follow- 

 ing is the score: — . . 



Name. ' Score. 



John Tragesser, first prize 47 



Captain Joseph. Ross 47 



M. L. Riggs. ... 47 



Dr. T. B. Austin 46 



A. B . Vanhusen 46 



J . Brodigan 45 



Capt. L. C. Bruce 45 



D, L. Beckwith 45 



A. G. Holcomb 44 



Frederick Kesler 43 



P. Fcnning.. 4.2 



Name. Score, 



John Dutf ill 42 



Capt. William Lindsey 42 



T. C.Banks 41 



J. McGlensey, second prize 40 



F. N. DeWitt 40 



D. E. Vannett 40 



F. Carpenter 40 



B . Ginger 38 



W. P. Gillette 35 



Geo. Grentzer, third prize 28 



William Grentzer 20 



John Bryan 42 



Mr. Hellwig has added another prize of a double barrel 

 shot gun, to be won three times by the second best score, 

 the same as all the other prizes. The next competition 

 will take place Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock P.M., 

 January 5th, 1876. 



Glen Drake Range. — The matchea of the American 

 Rifle Association in honor of the opening of the centennial 

 year, drew together a large number of the members of the 

 club. The first day of the year bright, clear, and warm, 

 was just the day to shoot; the result was a day of pleasure, 

 good scores and a certainty that the marksman would 

 awake the next morning with clear heads and bright eyes, 

 which might have been otherwise had they followed the 

 time honored custom of the day. Col. J. F. Underhill, the 

 President, was first upon the ground; under his superin- 

 tendence the range has been prepared for the day, present- 

 ing an unusually attractive appearance. The contests were 

 for the Association cup, valued at $50, and a subscription 

 match. "We give a summary of the shooting. 



Association Cup Match. — Distance, 500 yards; any rifle; 

 10 scoring shots; military rifles allowed five points if of 

 fifty calibre; cup to be won twice before property passes. 

 The best scores were: — 



Name. Score. Total. 



David F. Davids 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 47 



C.A. Hodgeman 5 53553 55 55 46 



H. Fisher 4 5 5 4 5 2 4 4 5 5 43 



R Rathbone 5 554525444 43 



C. Dusenbury 5554404 55 4 41 



Col. J. T. Underhill 5 343443425 37 



Mr . Dusenbury would have been second if he had not 

 had thejnisfortune to make a bulls-eye on the wrong target. 

 In the subscription match there were thirty -seven entries. 

 It was also shot at 500 yards, open to any rifle; entries not 

 limited; five scoring shot9; one half of entrance money to 

 Association; balance to three highest scores; entrance fee, 

 $1. Best scores were: — 



Name. Score. Total I Name. • Score. Total 



H. Fisher 5 5554 24!B. C. Gould 54345 21 



II. Fisher 45 4 55 23jR. Rathhone 5 3 544 21 



G. H. Thompson, . . 5 4 4 5 5 23 D. F. Davids. ... . . . .5 4 5 tf 5 21 



C. A. Hodgeman. ..5 5 5 4 4 23| 



The arrangements are such that practice can be kept up 



all Winter at this range, comfortable quarters having been 



provided from which the shooter can fire without exposure 



to the weather. The election for officers for the ensuing 



year will take place at Mount Vernon, on Thursday, Jan. 



11th, 1876 at 5 P.M. 



Creedmoor Jr. Range. — The second of the popular 

 subscription matches inaugurated at this gallery (corner 

 Warren street Broadway) was shot on Wednesday the 29th 

 ult. All day long the riflemen thronged the 100 yard un- 

 der ground range. The "ninety and nine" could have 

 been found there as there were just that number of entries. 

 The lost odd one put in appearance after six P. M., but 

 "It was too late to enter now." The winning scores were 

 as follows: — 



Name. Score. Total. 



T. C. Banks, best score 4 4 5 5 5—23 



W. H. Sabin, 5th best score .....5 4 4 5 4—22 



P. Backofen, W. H. DeHart, and F. H. Holton 



tied for third prize, 10th best score 4 4 4 5 4—21 



W. B. Farwell, 15th best score 4 5 4 4 4—21 



H. S. Jewell, 20th best score 5 4 5 3 4—21 



In deference to the wishes of many of the contestants in 

 these matches the entrance hereafter will be $1, and the num- 

 ber of shots 10, as there will be less tieing of scores. Also 

 the day of shooting w T ill be changed to Tuesdays, both 

 for subscription and badge matches. There will be 

 matches shortly arranged for any position shooting with 

 something unique and elegant in the way of prizes. 



Morsemere.— The dense fog which prevailed on this 

 range during Christmas day, prevented the shooting of the 

 matches which were arranged. On the Tuesday following 

 George Langran won, for the third time, the Marksman's 

 Match, and the prize became his personal property. His 

 score was the best yet made. At 200 yards he scored 23 

 out of 35, and 500 yards 34 out of 35, making a grand total 

 of 57. 



The Harris Trophy was shot for on Wednesday, under 

 the rule which makes it obligatory to shoot all matches 

 postponed on account of the weather, on the first day on 

 which shooting may be possible, Capt : Douglas Smyth 



was the winner with a score of 75 out of 100. The score 



list was as follows, the distance being 309 yards:— 



Name. Score. Name. Score. 



D . Smyth , 75 ~ 



H. J. Quinn '.'.'.'.'.70 



H. Maynard b8 



E.Cornell 



G. L. Morse.... ., 



B. Cullen 44 



J W. Goodale 40 



G. W. Maiison 23 



59,S. S. Leo 16 



56 



Total. 

 79 

 73 

 72 

 71 



On Hew Year's day, this range was open for off-hand 

 shooting only. Two matches were in progress all day. 

 The Harris match for an elegant short range Sharpe rifle. 

 The conditions were 20 shots, standing, 300 yards. H. 

 Quinn was the winner with thfe^wy handsome score of 

 79 out of a possible 100. The four best scores were as 

 follows. — 



Name. Score. 



H. Quinn 3 3 443545544454434443 



Geo. Frazier. 443444443 4 4344453305 



D. Smyth .433334 3 3434445444334 



H. L. Gaarison 3 2434434343344534443 



This trophy must be won three times before becoming 

 the property of the holder. Capt. D. Smyth won at the 

 first competition on a score of 75. 



An all-comers match for a nickle plated revolver was 

 shot at the same time. The conditions were 10 shots, off- 

 hand, at 200 yards, the prize to go to the best score made 

 during the day; competitors being allowed to enter more 

 than once. There were thirty-six entries . Mr. Morse was 

 twice the victor, having made on his first score 44 out of 

 50, and on his second entry, 41. The best six scores were 

 as follows: — 



Name. Score. Total. 



G. L. Morse 3544545455 44 



G. Ti. Morse 4 444 445 44 4 41 



H. Maynard 4544444444 41 



F. Shonnard 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 41 



E. Connell 444434 4 544 40 



W. P. Constable 5433545443 40 



— As our item, a week or two ago, concerning the 

 relations of the Yonkers Rifle Association with the Ameri- 

 can Rifle Association, of Mount Vernon, was misunder- 

 stood by some to mean that our riflemen had "backed out" 

 of the proposed match, we will correct that impres- 

 sion by giving the facts. The Yonkers Rifle Asso- 

 ciation challenged the American Rifle Association to shoot . 

 a match at 500 yards. The latter club returned an answer 

 proposing that instead of 500 yards the range be 300 yards, 

 off-hand shooting. The Yonkers Rifle Association replied 

 proposing to settle the affair satisfactorily to both sides by 

 shooting a certain number of shots at both 500 and 300 

 yards, To this letter they have received no answer. — Yon- 

 kers Gazette. 



Hartford. — The Connecticut Rifle Association has 

 now been formally organized with the following officers 

 and a ecood membership:— President, Gen. Joseph R. Haw- 

 ley; Vice President, Nathan Washburn; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, B. P. Blakeslee; Executive Committee, O. E. 

 Pilard, G. W. Yale, J. C. Linney, Major L. A. Barbour 

 and T. F. Plunkett. The Manchester range has been de- 

 cided upon, for the present at least, as it offers better ad- 

 vantages for long range practice than any other brought 

 before the notice of the committee appointed to make the 

 selection. The initiation fee to the association is $3 with 

 monthly dues of fifty cents. 



Chicago.— The Inter- State Rifle match between clubs 

 from Chicago, Jackson, Mich., and Fort Wayne, Ind., 

 came off on the 29th ult. at the range of the Chicago 

 Rifle Club, South Park. The prizes consisted of a magni- 

 cent silver urn, presented by Giles Brother's, jewelers of 

 Chicago, and a beautiful gold and silver mounted revolver, 

 presented by Mr. Alford, agent for Messrs. Remington. 

 The range was 500 yards, and shooting commenced at 11 

 o'clock, Chicago taking the target to the right, Jackson the 

 centre, and Fort Wayne the left. Major Fulton was pres- 

 ent, as were many others prominently interested in rifle 

 shooting. The following are the scores, there being two 

 sighting and fifteen scoring shots : — 



JACKSON (MICH.) RIFLE CLUB. 



Name. Score. I Name. Score. 



G. H. Wolcott 58 1 J. T. Harrington.... 54 



J. A. Parkinson 61 J. L. Parkinson ■ 42 



T. J. Conley 52|R. J. Haire k 52 



Total 319 



CHICAGO RIFLE CLUB. 



Name. Score. I Name. Score. 



J. A. Shaffer 6810. C. Blackroev 69 



S. B. Sexton 64|George Willard 67 



A. G. Alford ..64|K. S.Thompson 64 



Total 386 



INDIANA RIFLE ASSOCIATION, OF FORT WAYNE. 



Name. Score.) Name. Score. 



W. W. Stinnets 46|D. D. Weisell 65 



J. C. Beeks 891 J. H. Stophlet 59 



C. Bundel .65|A. F. Devereux. 36 



Total 310 



The Chicago team winning by 67 points over the Michi- 

 gan team. In the afternoon a thick mist almost obscured 

 the targets, materially affecting the scores. At the club 

 room, in the evening, Mr. J. A, Parkinson, of Jackson, 

 moved that the Chicago Rifle Club Association be empow- 

 ered to make preliminary arrangements for the organiza- 

 tion of a Northwestern Club, and that they call a conven- 

 tion of all clubs organized in the West at as early a date as 

 possible, each club to have an equal vote in said conven- 

 tion; and, further, that the Chicago Association draft a 

 constitution and by-laws to be submitted when the conven- 

 tion is held. The motion was unanimously adopted. 



In a match for prizes, shot at Fuller's Snooting Gallery 

 December 30th, the following scores were made at sixty 

 feet range; Creedmoor target reduced:-— 



Name. Scoie, 



S. B. Sexton, 1st prize 47 



T.J. Conley.... 43 



S. B. Knight 42 



G. Buttenmuller j T , 2d n ' ZP 4C 

 S. B. Sextonf lieonK5apze "40 



M. W. Lyman 39 



T. E. McFarland 41 



Name. Score, 



C. S. Gerrish 38 



S. A. Murray 86 



T. J. Conley.. 35 



J - H 7 de J lsher I Tip on 2d nVe 35 

 S. A. Murray j lieon,<ja pze - -35 



T. J. Conley, 4th prize 31 



The Centennial,— Major Gen. Shaler, commanding 

 the First Division N. Y. & N. G.; Gen. Woodward, Ad- 

 jutant General on Governor Tilden's staff; George W. 

 Wingate, Secretary of the American Rifle Team, and Gen. 

 K, Knox, Chief of Ordinance on Governor Tilden's staff, J 



were in Philadelphia last week, as an executive committee 

 of the Rifle Association of New York, trying to get ground 

 for a rifle match at the Exposition. They require 1 000 

 yards for a match in which all the foreign teams are 'ex- 

 pected to join. Prizes reaching $35,000 in value are to be 

 ottered. 



The Use of the Strap.— This question, which has been 

 discussed in these columns, is likely to be brought more 

 prominently forward, as the riflemen of Great Britain have 

 adopted it and desire to use it in the next international 

 match. 'Says the Times : Sir Henry Halford, Bart., of 

 Leicester, England, has written a letter to Col. Gilder- 

 sleeve, in which he announces that he has been chosen 

 Captain of the English team which will be selected to con- 

 test in the international rifle match during the Centennial 

 celebration at Philadelphia next year. Sir Henry states 

 that the British marksmen have adopted the back position 

 in shooting, and to lessen the recoil, use a stirrup which 

 they attach to the trigger guard and in which they place 

 the foot, and requested information as to whether such a 

 contrivance would be permitted in this country. It is 

 probable that it would not be allowed in an international 

 match. ^ Col. Gildersleeve states that while he will devote 

 all the time possible to the selection of a competent team 

 to represent the United States in the Centennial matches, 

 he will be unable to take any active part in the contest. 



Milwaukee, Wisconsin.— A Rifle Association has re- 

 cently been organized here with over fifty members. The 

 following gentlemen were elected officers : President, John 

 Nagro ; Vice-President, Gen. Edward W. Hincks ; Secre- 

 tary, Q. B. Fran khn burger ; Treasurer, John Johnston. 

 Executive Committee— John Nagro, Chas. L. Pence, D. B. 

 Frankenburger, James H. Walker, Rev. Myron Reed. 

 Finance Committee— O. B. Hopkins, W. A. Collins, H. H. 

 West. Range Committee— Col. J. M. Arnold; J: C.Welles, 

 C. Simonds. Through the courtesy of General Hincks, 

 the Association has one of the finest ranges in the country' 

 at Wauwatosa. The members have so far principally prac- 

 ticed at 200 and 400 yards, and a good many can now make 

 48 out of a possible 50, at the latter distance. They now 

 intend to practice at the 500 and 600 ranges, and by-and~ 

 by some first rate shots at all ranges may be looked for at 

 the Wauwatosa Range. As there are now clubs at Chicago, 

 Elgin, Jackson, Milwaukee, and other prominent cities~it 

 would be a capital idea to get up a Northwestern tourna- 

 ment for a badge, or some other prize to be shot for bv 

 teams next Summer. 



)*m* &%8 wul @lun. 



GAME IN SEASON IN JANUARY. 



♦ , - 



Hares, brown and gray. Wild duck, geese, brant, &c. 



FOB FLORIDA. 



Deer, Wild Turkey, Woodcock, Quail, Snipe, Ducks, and Wild Fowl. 



♦ 



Game in Market. — Fair receipts of game during the 

 week and prices are somewhat lower. Ruffed grouse (par- 

 tridges) are being received largely from Maine, and sell for 

 75 cents to $1 per pair; pinnated grouse (prairie chickens) 

 are worth $1 to $1 25 per pair; quail, $3 per dozen; can- 

 vas-back ducks are much lower, many of the birds receiv- 

 ed from Havre de Grace and Currituck not being in first- 

 rate condition, they sell for $1 50 to $2 50 per pair: red- 

 heads, $1 to $1 25; mallards, 75 cents to $1; widgeon, 50 

 cents to 75 cents; black ducks, 75 cents to $1; broad bills, 

 50 to 75 cents; sprig-tails, 75 cents to $1; teal, very scarce, 

 75 cents to $1 25; brant are also scarce and sell for $1 to 

 $1 50 per pair; wild geepe, 75 cents to $1 25 per pair; 

 hares, 40 to 60 cents per pair; venison, saddles, 20 to 25 

 cents; steak, 25 to 30 cents. 



— We have just had the pleasure ofc inspecting a gun 

 made to order, for Mr. N. P. White, of Palatka, Florida, 

 by J. & W. Tolley. The gun is of their Paragon brand, 

 and in poise and workmanship we have rarely ever seen 

 one more desirable. 



Kansas — Fort Scott, Dec. 27th. — As I predicted last Sep- 

 tember, we have more quail than ever before for six or 

 eight years, and the finest sport ever known. Prairie 

 chickens are here by the thousand. On bright sunny days, 

 at noon, they lie as close to the dog in the grass as in Sep- 

 tember. S. 



Texas. — Gainesville, Cooke Co., Dec. %0lh t — William True- 

 love, Dr. Salmon and Ed. Flectcher spent one day and two 

 nights in the *' Nation" last week, and killed two deer and 

 twelve turkeys. The Winter has been very mild and dry 

 so far, and geese and ducks have not been so plentiful as 

 they generally are at this season. I saw a mocking-bird 

 (Mitnm Polyglottus) yesterday, and do not remember ever to 

 have seen one so late in the season before, and what is 

 more strange, only one bird, appearing to remain " solitary 

 and alone." * 



Choke-Bores.— A correspondent of Turf, Field and 

 Farm, writing from London under date of December 8th, 

 does not speak very enthusiastically regarding choke-bores, 

 as we find the followiug paragraph in his letter: "My ob- 

 ject in writing this letter is to give publicity, through your 

 ubiquitous columns, to the many American sportsmen 

 whose minds may be in suspense, to the fact that choke- 

 bores have failed here as they have done with you, that the 

 Field trial has established nothing, and that a great deal of 

 worry, trouble and nseless discussion has been the only 

 actual result, unless I add the annoyance given to sports- 

 men by having had their expectations unduly raised, and 

 the probable injury to the gun trade through suspension of 

 orders." 



— Wm. Fage, who has held the gold medal of the Onon- 

 daga Sportsmen's Club for some time, was last week ob- 

 liged to part with it to Thos. Kimber, Jr., who won it in a 

 match in the town of Onondaga, the followiug being the 

 score, fifteen birds each:— 



Name. Score. 



Thos. Kimber, ....1 1 111 1 1 01 M0JJ 

 W, Page,....,,.....^ i n^irnrrr o i I o 



Total 



1 13 



2 10 



