FOREST AND STREAM. 



359 



Total. 

 45 

 39 

 37 



Cbbbdmoor Jr. Range.— -The third match for the Union 

 Metallic Cartridge Badges, open to all-comers came off at 

 Creedmoor Jr. range, 260 Broadway, in the old Under- 

 ground Eailroad Tunnel, on Wednesday the 5th inst. 

 Terms of match: Entrance $1, ten shots, off hand; dis- 

 tance, 100 yards; first badge value $100, to best score; sec- 

 ond badge, $35, to 10th best; third prize, S. & W. $15 

 revolver to 20th best score. The winners were as fol- 

 lows:— 



Name. Score. 



J 1 B'ickofen. first ba<1ge 445544554 5 



W B. Farwell, second badge 4 444434444 



J. Woodward, third prize 44344 3 3543 



The scores at this range are improving every week, show- 

 ing that practice is essential to perfection. The match 

 days hereafter will be Tuesdays. 



The Third Subscription Match at Creedmoor Jr., 

 Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Conditions: Entrance, $1, ten shots, 

 off-hand; distance, 100 yards: one-half entrance money di- 

 vided between 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th best scores. 

 The following are the winning scores:— 



Name. Score. Total. 



John Tragesser, first 4 444545545 44 



John Tragesser, second 4 455455 3 45 44 



K. Miley.... ....4544444544 42 



James Bryan 5354444544 42 



J, McGlensey 4444455434 41 



There were 55 entries, and the scores were better than 

 ever before made at this popular Range. The 4th compe- 

 tition for the Union Metallic Badges comes off next week, 

 Tuesday; open to all-comers. The badges have been won 

 on scores of 42, 42, and 45. 



Second Division Rifle Practice. —The report of Col. 

 Valentine, Inspector of Rifle Practice of the Second Di- 

 vision, N. G. 8. N. Y., contains a summary of the prac- 

 tice at Creedmoor during the past year. It is satisfactory 

 to kuow that the scores in the Division matches exhibit an 

 improvement in the average of each individual of more 

 than seventy per cent in every team in the Division. In 

 the table of team scores below, the scores of this year have 

 been diminished, in order to compensate for change in 

 value of targets, by substracting twenty per cent to equal- 

 ize the two styles of targets: — 



Teams. 



1W75. 



1874. 



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 a 

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J<5 



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Twenty-third liegt 



Forty-seventh Regt, ' 



1 hirty-secoud Regt 



Fourteenth Regt 



Thirteenth Reat 



Fifteenth Battalion 



121 414 



12 1 405 

 121 338 

 12 332 

 12 283 

 12 209 



34.50 

 33 75 

 28.16 

 27.66 



23.5S 

 17.41 



332 

 324 



271 

 266 



22i 

 168 



37.66 



27 00 

 22.59 



22.16 

 18 19 

 14.00 



17.25! 

 12.2.51 

 13.501 

 13.66 

 10.25 

 8 56| 



207112 

 153 I 12 

 162 12 



164 



123 



60 



Although the improvement in marksmanship is general 

 throughout the Division, the greatest gain has been made 

 in accuracy at the longer range. In 1874, out of a total of 

 420 shots fired at 500 yards in the Division match, 818, 

 more than seventy per cent., failed to hit the targets. This 

 year, out of the same number of shots, there were only 

 105 misses, or twenty-five per cent. 



—The Scottish American Rifle Club contested for the 

 Morrison medal at Creedmoor on Wednesday of last week. 

 Captain W. C. Clark was the successful competitor, upon 

 a score of 93 out of a possible 100 points. 



Hellwio's Gallery. — The sixth weekly competition, 

 shooting in lying posiiion for a gold medal, a double-bar- 

 rel shot gun, a rifle, and a revolver took place at this gal- 

 lery, 271 and 273 Eighth avenue, on January 5th, 1876, 

 with the following result. Charles Morris, Chicago, first 

 prize, 46; F. N. DeWitt, second prize, 46; T. C. Banks, 

 40, third prize; Louis Cirker, fourth prize, 21. 



Miley's Rifle Gallery, Brooklyn. — The tournament 

 m aid of St. Peter's Hospital, which commenced at Mi- 

 ley's Rifie Gallery, on the 3d of Dec, 1875, closed on Fri- 

 day evening. The following are the winners, with their 

 targets, ten shots each: John F. Burns, 4 5-16, first prize, 

 Turf, Field and Farm cup; J. L. S. Kellner, 5 3 16, second 

 Prize, medal, presented by Col. B. E. Valentine; Robert 

 Simpson, 5-J, third prize, presented by Robert Miley. 



Cohlin's Gallery.— The sixth competition for the Turf, 

 Field and Farm cup was shot January 6th, 1876. L. Y. 

 Sone won the first cup— score, 42; Joseph Woodward, sec- 

 ond cup, 35; T. C. Banks, third cup, 25. A neat and du- 

 rable flask was given as a prize to the best score made on 

 the 60 foot range at 500 yards target reduced in proportion 

 for distance; ten shots; any position allowed. Messrs. W. 

 H. H. Sabin, W. B. Farwell, L. C. Bruce, and L. V. Sone 

 tad on 50. These ties were shot off on the 8th inst., Mr. 

 Bruce proving the winner. The following is a programme 

 °f the matches at this gallery for the next two weeks : 

 January 14th— Forest and Stream badges ; 18th— Lying 

 Down Position; 20th— Turf, Fie$ and Farm cups; 22d— 

 Subscription Match. At the next competition for the 

 Fouest and Stream badges he will present two yearly 

 subscriptions to that journal to the two gentlemen who 

 m ake scores nearest to 25 and 35 respectively. All comers 

 *iU he welcome. 



National Rtele Association.— The first Director's 

 Meeting for 1876 was held January 5th, Gen. Shalor in the 

 chair. Treasurer's balance, $4,334.65. Gen. Woodward 

 ^Ported that his committee inspected a piece of ground 

 Dl ue miles from Philadelphia, and Major Fulton was re- 

 vested to examine the proposed site for a range. The 

 P r °granime adopted, if the Centennial match is shot at or 

 "ear Philadelphia, is as follows; Commence on second 



Tuesday in September, 1876. Match open to teams of 

 eight from each country. Any rifle within N. R. A. rules. 

 Distance, 800, 900, and 1,000 yards; thirty shots at each 

 distance; each competitor firing fifteen shots each day. 

 Match to last two days. The Amateur Rifle Club was re- 

 quested to appoint a committee of five members to act 

 with a similar committee from 1ST. R. A. in the matter of 

 the International Match of 1876. A contract was entered 

 into with Mr. Poppenhusen, of the Flushing and North 

 Side Railroad, to rent or buy fifteen acres of land, lying 

 north and west of range at Creedmoor. The Winchester 

 Arms Company have offered to erect and present to the 

 range a "running deer target." The Range Committee 

 were ordered to inquire about renting more ground at the 

 southern extremity of the range, to make 1,200 yards shoot- 

 ing. 



—The Viley Club, of Lexington, Ky., shot a match with 

 the Paris Jr. Club, Paris, Ky., and the Hunter's Club of 

 Lexington, on the 81st December, and 1st inst., respec- 

 tively. The weather was extremely fine, with a very strong 

 southeast wind blowing, which probably accounts for the 

 scores:— 



PAKIS .TR. CLUB. 



Name. Total.) Name. Total. 



J. E. Clay 6Fr. Lewis .- 4 



J. E. Spears 9 G. M. Davis 6 



O. A. Gilmsn .3|Cal Goodman 8 



A. K. Lewis 1 |G. B. A'exander 6 



Joe Rad-non 9,H. fl. Spears 7 



Dud Talbott 9| Joe Hedges 9 



Total 80 



j VILEY CLUB. 



Name. Total. 



John Lampl eir 4 



S . McChesi ey 5 



J. H. Davidbuii .5 



John Heddley 7 



C. Y. Peck 3 



Joian Gilbert 9 



Total. 



6 



Name. 



June Smith 



Win. D. Lyon 



T. Martin 



V. W. Woolley 7 



G. A. DeLong 6 



C. M . Johnson y 



Total 74 



hunters' club. 

 Name. Total Name. Total. 



J. M. Taylor 9 E. Shelby .8 



J. A. Hweins 6 ff. E. McCaw 8 



A. G. Morgan 6 J. R. Morton 8 



Frank Waters 4,R. A. Thornton. 5 



Jas. B.Beck 7 Dr. Duddlev 4 



Jno. R. Viley 5|J. 11, Bodes 5 



Total. 



VILEY CLUB . 



Name. Total. I Name. Total. 



F. W. Woolley 4 J. H. Gilbert 9 



S. MeChesney 7 G. A. DeLong 4 



Tom Martin 8| James Headley 7 



D. Knoble 7,C, M. Johueon 



Jim. Smith 7 0. W. Bradley 3 



M. D. Richardson 51 R. Gilmore 8 



Total 75 



Amateur Rifle Club. — This club proposes building a 

 club house for the use of its members at Creedmoor, and 

 the following sums have been subscribed for the purpose: — 

 Robert JSehennerhoru, $100; George Crouch, $100; E. H. 

 Sanford, $50; George S. Schermerhorn, $25; A. Alford, 

 $25. The following are the committee appointed to obtain 

 a contract for building the house, provide plans, etc.:— H. 

 8. Jewell, Joseph Holland, George Crouch, and Jacob Mc- 

 G-lency. In response to an invitation from the National 

 Rifle Association, a committee of five have been chosen to 

 co operate with a similar committee for the purpose of con- 

 ducting the grand international match during the Centen- 

 nial Exhibition. The following gentlemen form the com- 

 mittee:— Robert Johnston, George Crouch, W. G. Coughtry, 

 A. Alford, and G. 8. Schermerhorn. 



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G. H. R., Gainesville, Cooke Co., Texas.— Where can I get prices cur- 

 rent for bird skins? Ans. Of C. J. Maynard, Newtownville, Mass. 



J. W. W., Boston.— Will you please tell me your opinion of Reming- 

 ton's $45 breech loading shot gun? Ans. It is a good serviceable gun. 



E.J. B., Franklin, N. Y.— How much in bulk of areca nut, after 

 grated fine, is a dose for a pup six weeks old, for one suveu months old, 

 also one full grown? Ans. Give two grains to every pound of dog. 



A. B. C, Boston.- -Where can I obtain "Dudley's Pocket Recapper," 

 and what is the price? Can I have it sent by mail? Ans. Address Dud- 

 ley & Co , Pougukeepsie, N. Y. ; price fifty cents; sample sent by mail. 



W. W. W., Unionville, Ct.— Will you kindly advise me what book will 

 teach me fly-fishing. Ans. We have no American work on fly-fishing. 

 Norris' American Angler's guide will give you as much information as 

 any single book. 



J. S. W., Boston.— Will you please tell me in your Answers to Corres 

 pondents, if there is any law in Massachusetts prohibiting the shooting 

 of ducks from sailboats. Ans. No; if not done within the close season 

 or with a battery, swivel, or pivot gun. 



Constant Reader, Syracuse. — If you will sign your name to commu- 

 nications in future, we shall be very happy to answer your questions. 

 We are always willing to respond to queries, but must call the attention 

 of yourself and many others to the notice at the head of this column. 



W. B. W... Boonsboro, Md.— How are barrels bored straight (cylinder) 

 to be made choke-bore; barrels 30 inches long, 12-guage? Ans. Choke- 

 boring consists in enlarging the bore a few iuches below the muzzle. 

 Any gun may be choke-bored if the barrels ate heavy near the muzzle. 



Q,., Uniontown.— Please inform me through your valuable paper of a 

 sure and safe way of removing lice from a dog. Ans. By anointing your 

 dog with any kind of oil or grease, and then some ten or fifteen hours 

 after, washing him thoroughly with carbolic soap, you will rid him of 

 lice. 



E. L. F., Central Falls, R. I —Will you give me a receipt for some 

 mixture of acid, or something else that will clean long range shells nicely 

 for reloading? Ans. Immerse your shells in diluted -sulphuric acid for 

 five or ten minutes, then wipe them out and put them on the stove to dry. 

 Vinegar would answer pretty well, 



W. M. L , Noblesville, Ind.— 1. I should like to have an extra pair of 

 laminated steel barrels for my No. 10 breech loader, made expressly for 

 shooting buckshot at long range. I should like the left hand barrel a 

 choke bore, and the other one a modified choke-bore, and the length of 

 barrels anywhere from 30 to 35 inches. About what would they cost? 

 2. If I send my gunstock to you, can I commission you to have it done 

 by some competent workman? Ans. 1. The expense would be just about 

 one-third the cost of the gun. 2. If you will send your stock to us we 

 will have it well done for you. 



G.,New Haven.— Where can I get from six to twelve pairs of live 

 quails, and what will be their probable cost? I wish to keep them 

 through the Winter and then turn them out in Spring. Ans. Address 

 H. H. Tate, Greensboro, N. C, who can give you the n^me of a party 

 there from whom live quail can be obtained. Probably Whitely & Morris, 

 Of Washington MarkeSajMKgg^ ail. 



J.H.C., West Troy.— Please inform me who spays bitches, and 

 whether there is any work on the subject I can buy, as I wish to leara to 

 perform the operation? Ans. Capt. Anderson, of Trenton, N. J., is the 

 only one we know who can spay a bitch properly. There is do book 

 giving directions as to operations that we know of. By seeing the oper- 

 ation performed a few times one could learn the art. 



W. N. S., Philadelphia.— 1. Are Spencer repeating rifles for sale any- 

 where in the United States, if so where, and what are they worth? 2. Do 

 you consider the Wesson rifle, 41-100 calibre, accurate at 500 yards? 3^ 

 What is your opinion of the Robinson repeating rifle? Ans. 1. The 

 Winchester Arms Co. now own the Spencer patent; the rifles are no 

 longer made. 2. The Wesson is a capital weapon at that range. 3. We 

 know nothing of the Robinson rifle. 



Brown Hackle, N. Y.— 1. Can you inform me in what part of the coun- 

 try the rough-biiled pelican is found? I have never met with it in 

 Florida. 2. What is the English whitebait? Is it a distinct species of 

 fish, or is it the small fry of ascertain species, or are the small fry of fish 

 generally so termed? Ans. The rough-billed or white pelican is a bird 

 of the Pacific Slope, accidental in the Eastern States. 2. The character 

 of the white-bait is a disputed question. 



S. A. A., Rochester.— Can yon give any information respecting the 

 merits of the breech loading guns manufactured by Robert Mortimer & 

 Sons, London? Also do you regard the double vertical bolt (for breech 

 loaders) as strong and durable as the Scott, or whether you have any 

 prejudice against that fastening? Ans. 1. There is no such firm of gun- 

 makers in London. 2. The vertical bolt, such as is used in the Greener 

 gun, is as durable as any other kind of fastening. 



J. M. K., Philadelphia.— I have a very nice setter pup four months 

 old that is troubled with worms I gave him a dose of oil and he passed 

 what I thought was a tape worm, the worm was flat and linked together, 

 and about five inches in lenghth. Please inform me whether it was a 

 tape worm or not, and if young pups are troubled with such worms. 

 Where can I obtain areca nut, and what is a dose? Ans. It was prob- 

 ably a tape worm. Have sent to you some areca nut with directions 

 for its use. 



T. C. R.. Brooklyn.— I have a rifle R. Johnson, f TJ. S., 1822; barrel 36 

 inches long, seven grooves with a twist once in full length; throws a half 

 ounce ball and has small back and top sights. Is it long or short range? 

 What calibre is it; would you advise any alteration of sights? About 

 how many grains of powder is needed for a charge? Ans. Your rifle is 



34 calibre; use conical balls and 50 grains of powder for 500 yards and 

 more for longer ranges . Can say nothing about altering sights until we 

 know how it shoots with those it now has. 



Fields, Fort Wayne, Ind.— -Will the foreign gun manufacturers be re- 

 quired to pay the duty on guns which they exhibit at the Centennial Ex- 

 hibition at Philadelphia, this year? Ans. No— unless they are sold, or 

 otherwise disposed of in this country. What does it cost to enter a gun, 

 and what assurance do they give that the gun will be taken care of and re- 

 turned to the owner? Ans. There is no charge; the Forest and Stream: 

 has charge of the special Government Department, which will include 

 guns as an exhibit, and will take charge of such articles, returning them 

 to owner after the Exhibition closes. 



Thompson, Talladega, Ala.— Please give me some information on fish 

 culture. T have a small pond, one only. Will the fish destroy their own 

 spawn; what is the best fish to raise that will not eat their young? Trout, 

 perch, and red horse are the kinds I thought of. Give me all the infor- 

 mation you can . Ans. We would advise you to communicate with the 

 Fish Commissioners of Alabama, who are most familiar with your re- 

 quirements and the waters of you» section. Address C. S. G. Doster, or 

 Robert Tyler, Montgomery, or D. R. Hundley, Courtland. D. R. Met- 

 calf, of Montgomery, is a reputed authority on Southern fish, but we 

 never can evoke a reply from him, although we have addressed him re- 

 peatedly on important subjects. 



Ed. Schweyer, New York.— I received of Messrs. Whitely & Morris, 

 of tbis city, on December 23d, forty-eight live quail, of which seven were 

 dead when I received them, one died next day, ten on December 25th, and 

 five on December 26th, making a total of twenty-three out of forty- 

 eight; the balance hang their wings and heads and will no doubt die. 

 The food I give them is wheat screenings and buckwheat and sand. I 

 have opened several and find tfreir lungs are discolored. Have they possi- 

 bly been chilled on their transit? This is discouraging to me, as I had 

 made preparations for wintering 200 this year, having wintered 100 last 

 year. Ans. For instruction how to raise and winter quail, see Forest 

 and Stream, Jan. 7th, 1875, illustrated article. 



W. F. W., Gloucester, Mass.— I have a muzzle loading gun, 10 bore, 



35 inch barrel, marked on rib between the barrels. Smith, London, bar 

 locks, weight 10 pounds; I have the gun on trial. Please tell me what 

 you think of the style of gun, and of the maker, if there is such a maker 

 in London; what charge of powder and shot should I use at 40 and 60 

 yards. I am using Orange Lightning No. 6. Is there such a rifle as 

 Sharps improved? Ans. The style of your gun is all well enough, but 

 the name ' Smith 1 ' is indefinite as to the real maker. It is a name we 

 have frequently heard of, but not as a gunmaker of London. Four 

 drachms of powder and li ounce shot would be a good charge. The 

 present Sharps rifle has all the late improvements, 



Tremont, Boston.— Is J. P. Clabrough & Bro. on the list of gun- 

 makers? 2. How do their guns work compared with Scott's Greener's 

 or Tolley's? 3. What is your opinion of the quality and shooting pow - 

 ers of their No. 8 breech loading guns? 4. Will you please give me the 

 names and addresses of the Fish Comissioners of Maine, New Hamp- 

 shire, and Virginia? Ans. 1. They are not London, but Birmingham 

 gun makers. 2. They do not rank with Scott, Greener, or Tolley, as gun- 

 makers. 3. Their guns of all gauges are good reliable guns, and shoot 

 well. 4. Of Maine, E. M. Sillwcll, Bangor, and H. O. Stanley, Dixfield; 

 of New Hampshire, Oliver H. Noyes, Henniker, J. S. Wadleigh, Laconia', 

 and A. C. Fitield, of Enfield; of Virginia, Dr. W. B. Robertson, Lynch- 

 burg, A. Mosely, of Richmond, and M. G. Ellzey, M. D,, of Blacksburg. 



J. E. S., Philadelphia.— 1. Will the Oriental Powder Co. inform me 

 through your paper where, in this city, I can procure their best coarse 

 sporting powder. I wish it for experiments. Is there a gun-smith 

 in Boston named Fonks, and if so, can you favor me with his ad- 

 dress? 2. I have a 12-gauge 8 pound Scott breech loader, very broad at 

 the breech, (2-i inches) in fact, thicker at this point than my 10 pound 

 10 gauge duck gun. Can you give me the address of any gunsmith who 

 can fit a pair of 12-gauge barrels to the same stock, without interfering 

 with the working or fitting of the present one? The gun (with new bar- 

 rels) to weigh 10 to 11 pounds; to be choked so as to pattern at least 240 

 under regular conditions? Ans. 1. We can ascertain nothing of the gun- 

 maker mentioned; perhaps some of our Boston correspondents will fur- 

 nish the information. 2. We question if it could be done satisfactorily 

 in this country, and would suggest your sending the gun to the maker. 



A Subscriber, Baltimore.— 1 . After reading "Camp Life in Florida," 

 I have decided to spend a good part of my time with Mr. Jones, at Ho- 

 mosassa. Will it be necessary to engage accommodation there a long 

 time ahead? I should think, from "Al Fresco's" account of the place, 

 that a great many people would want to go there Ans. Will probably 

 be crowded; engage at once. 2. Can I get ammunition at Jacksonville, 

 ar would you advise me to take a supply of shells, &c, from Baltimore? 

 Ans. Buy in Jacksonville. 3. How many paper shells ought I to take 

 from Jacksonville for a three weeks' stop at Homosassa. Ans. Two 

 hundred 4's, 7's, and 12's. 4. Could I have a fresh supply sent to me in 

 case they gave out? Ans. Not readily. 5. I have a 10 bore Greener gun 

 weight 8£ pounds; how should I load for wild turkeys? Ans. 4£ drachms 

 powder and li ounce No. 4 shot. 6. Is it safe to shoot buckshot with 

 my gun, and how should I load my shells? Ans. Chamber 1£ ounce of 

 buckshot so as to have them lie evenly. No danger in using buckshot. 

 7. Do you know whether Mr. Jones has any decoys? Ans. Do not 

 know. 8. Would you advise me to take my rubber boots to 'Florida? 

 Ans. No; we never advise their use. 4ife~r-— -—■ -——-„„ 



