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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[jAifUAET 18, 1881. 



Kange— Geu. Geo. W. Wingate (Chairman}, Col. Jos. G. Story, 

 and Col. Geo. D. Scott. 



Finance -Maj. D. B. Williamson (Chairmau), CaptW. C. Casey, 

 and Ml-. James Grant. 



Prize— Col. John Ward (Chairman), Maj Henry Fultou, and Col. 

 J. H. CowpeL'thnait. 



The resignations ot Directoi'ships of Messrs. WilliamBon and 

 Casey necessitated a reorganization of two of the atovo Commit- 

 tees, which was accordingly made, in the mouth of March, as lol- 



Finance— Ml'. Jas. Grant (Chairman), Col. J. H. Cowperthwait, 

 and Col. John Bodrne. 



Prize— Col. John Wara(ChaiiiBan), Mr. N. P. Stanton, and Maj. 

 ntnry Fulton. 



The Tacancy in the latter Comraitlee, caused by the resignation 

 as a Director of Major Fulton, has uot been filled. There have 

 been held, dm-iug the paat year, twelve leKiiIar, seven Rpeeial, and 

 two adjom-ued meetings of the Board of DireetorR, and fom' meet- 

 ings of the Executive Committee. This Committee has remained 

 intact, no Tesignationt. or changes ha-viiig heeu made. Of ruem- 

 berahips, there is to bo recorded an addition to the roU of sixteen 

 gentlemen becoming members for life, ot whom thirteen paid the 

 nanal fee, two were offered and won as prizes at the last fall meet- 

 ing, and one was honorary, haraig been conferred by vote of the 

 Board. Two deaths have occurred among our life members, those 

 of Maj. Chas. A. Coliiu, and Gen. Frederick VUniar. the total 

 number rem.iiniug upon the roll at this date being 3S2. The 

 annua! memberships fall below last year's figures by about thirty- 

 flve men. Eleven of this class were offered and won as prizes. 



But live riae clubs or Associations have amiiated with us in 1880, 

 viz. ■. The Amatem- Eiile Club of New York, the Empire Eifle Club 

 of J\ew York, the New York Eifle Club of Now York, and the Dion 

 Ride AasociBtion ot New Y irk, find the Pennsylvania State Rifle 

 AsEociutioii of Penusyli-ania. ao militnvy org.iniy.atious (regi- 

 ments or companies! joined rlu- A-scfiatinn at the half rates per- 

 mitted by theB.v-laws. Three liie members' badges were aold, 

 numbered i-espectiTely »7, 118 and 'X. The Committee which liad 

 heeu iippointed at the last annual meeting (1880) to consider the 

 advisabihty of securing a Managing Director, at a competent 

 salary, to take charge of the affairs of the Association, submitted 

 a written report to the effect that they considered " the objects 

 desh-ed could best be obtained by the passage of a resolution 

 anthoriziug and directing Bient. A. H. Weston, the present 

 Assistant Secretary aud Treasm-or, to represent this Board at all 

 times and in all places, in the absence of any regular Director, 

 with the same power aud authority as a director, and that he sub- 

 mit at the Board meetings, from time to time, reports of matters 

 of interest," etc. The report was finally adopted, aud the salary 

 of the Assistant Secrettiry and Treasm-er was made the same as 

 that of the Eange .Superintendent, until Dec. 1, wheu the salaries 

 of both oiii ors were reduced to S50 that month, and thereafter at 

 the same rate untU -April 1, conditional upon funds being received 

 from any som-ee. 



On Nov. 9 the following proposed amendment to the By-laws 

 was submitted (duly signed by ten life members, as required) to 

 the Board of Dhectors, and by that body approved, and its pas- 

 sage duly recommended, viz. : " Amendment proposed to Ai-tiele 

 III. ot the By-laws management to he paragraph 6, viz. : 



"Sec. 6. Any of the permanent or honorary ex-officio Du-eotors 

 named hi paragraphs two and three of this article may, by a writing 

 filed with the Secretary, from time to tune, designate one of their 

 staff or other subordinate oElicer to represent them at any meeting 

 of the Board of Directors, such oflicer to have the same powers at 

 such meeting as his principal would haTe had U personally 

 present." 



The Committee appointed Sept. 2, 1879, to revise the Begnlations 

 of the Association made a final report on ilarch 2, last, submitting 

 a di-aft ot the proposed new regulutiouH. The same, being ap- 

 proved, was adopted, and 2,000 coijios were [.riuted and most of 

 thom disteibnted. No changes have been made in same up to this 

 time. 



The elected members of the Board of DirectorB in January, 1880, 

 was as follows : 



Tei-ms evpue 1883— Col J. G. Story, Ool. G. D, Scott, Mr. James 

 Grant, Gen. G. W, Wingate and CoL H. A. Gilderaleeve. 



Terms expire 1882— Major G. S. Sohermerhom, Capt. W. C. 

 Casey, Col. J. H. Oowi>erthwait, Major D. B. WiUiamson aud Mr. 

 F, J. Donaldson. 



Terms exph-e 1881— Hon, D. W. Jndd, Ool. J. Ward, Major 

 Henry Fulton, Col. E. H. Sanford, and Col. H. G. Litchfield. 



OnMarch 2, Major Williamson resigned, and Col. John Bodiue 

 was elected to fill the vacancy. On the same date Capt. Casey's 

 resignation was accepted, and Gen. E. L. Molineux was elected in 

 his stead. Business eugagemeuts, however, preventing the strict 

 performance of his Diroctorshii) duties. Gen. Jloliucux resigned 

 thi-ee mouths later, and was aaeceeded liy Gen. Eobert Olyphant. 

 Major Fulton's resignation was received on Nov. 9, and followed 

 by the election of Col. H. S. Jewell, who declined to serve, and the 

 vacancy has not been filled. 



On Jan. 13, Mr. N. P. Stanton, ex-Preaident of the Assooiatiou, 

 was elected an Honorary Director for life, aud on April 6, a lilte 

 distinction was confeiTed upon Mr. E. A. Buck, editor of the 

 Sprit of the Times. For the regular three year term, Hon. Levi 

 P Morton and Gen. .\iison G. McCook were elected to Honorary 

 D'u-ectorships on April 27. 



The resolution passed, early in 1879, laying aside aa a sinking 

 fund to be used upon the range for repairs, etc., all moneys re- 

 c'ived !ia dues from new life members, was rescinded during the 

 pual year, the receipts from this som-ce not being large enough to 

 make the resolution opei utive according to the original intentions. 

 The otfices at No. 2:) I'ark liow were vacated on Dec, 1, for a less 

 commodious, though -.ilmoat equaUy seviceable room, at 37 Park 

 Bow, whereby a very considerable reduction of rental was obtained. 

 Two thousand copies of the annual report of 1379 were printed in 

 April last, iiuil lULut of them ffero distributed to riflemen and or- 

 ,. ... ', ,_.,,,_ I,..-;- ;.:;il iv.iivla. It was hoped 



uld co^-er the ex- 



,1 j. ;, ]j., ;, ii. ,,--,i:i '.- commission had 



to be paid, tliey tell slwit by ovjr «150. The regular mouthlypro- 



grammes of matches were issued in largernumbers than ever beiore. 



from AprU to November inclusive. 



The Thanksginog Match of Nov. 25, and the Christmas Match 



Peo, 18, were anaounoed in apeoiaj prograimnea. The Long 



ui 1 



f U ll 



jitihci^L uf nil ti beirhip 



tht 1111 



Ijoitutiou ic. im 111 ui ' mi_i 11 u, I I 1 c 11 

 Ttsed and put into opeiabon i hv-tem of 

 cards which, whdi lull* niotf, tiuf tb. iiili-al. uupnu, [,a,L, 1 

 bchevp geuei il it ''\\ pumi auv it 



thebc^mmng i mv of our di- 



lectois and olh uoor, at con- 



veniiiitbuii 11 I I 11 111 11 11 i^iiuidaM of each 



wctl Vuliii s ^•ll^ hi i e ^nsliBT to ai-l nowl dge tht uuitoiui 

 .1 oil X All ( 1 1 Al lit lid the t npial Tid Pt Y„. nt of the 

 hue, wlui, u| m it\cial occasions htw e\ meed his mteiest in Uie 

 Association bv accomodating yonr Secretary in mutters over which 

 he has contiol 



The tionps ul JieNatinnil Guard of this State have used the 

 rinue ilm j t mtmuou h upon three days m each week, from 

 Junt 1 tj ^u 1 \a m t niuti vnis 



It istr,itifAm, till' 1 u., uiteic t ttk n b- th. Fnit'd 

 stit. s \imvinii I ,1 themcie sm„pri 111 m- m 



mail Miiauship i i i .-s ot the jr u\ ti ims U Cieed- 



mooi dmm„ tl" nil 'U iMei tmj, 



ThoStnetiivi ii.,j d tj recird the names of Ma]-Gen Wm- 

 held S HinLOi . umui mchug the MOitarv Dmsion of the At- 

 lantic, an 1 Col T C Keltou V tatiut. Adjutant-Geneiil on tbe 

 staff of the Commandei ol th Mu t ii\ Di.isiou of thePai ibe both 

 Umted States \rmv oflicers to wh nu we ueindelted foi then 

 earnest co-operation in the objects of the Association. During the 

 past year there have been shot at Creedmoor 111 N. E. A. matches, 

 nineteen of which were embraced in the Fall Meeting, and the re- 

 maining mnety-two being monthly aud special matches. Thei'e 

 was no Spring Meeting, it being snraiised that, by its omission, 

 the Pall Meeting would be added to in Importance and greatness. 

 That this course was wise aud advantageous has not been proven, 

 though the Secretary is of the opinion that a spring opening m 

 .\prik with one or two popular matches anl a large nuinbcT^ of 

 prizes, would be preferaiile nud more successful than the aucient, 

 cumbrous spring meetings. The Fall Jleeting eommeneed on 

 Tuesday, Sept. 14, and lasted fom' days, for recin-ds and statiatics 

 of which you are respectfully referred to the olficer's reports and 

 the tabulated scores in the Annual Eeport. Dm-mg the past year 

 the following monthly matches were concluded, the prizes being 

 finally won according to 11 . rinTIi ;;-— viz: Remington EiUe 

 Match, thirteen competitifn iv i i, 1.S80 ; Remington Shot- 

 gun Match, 12 competitioi,,-,, , i. .: ;: >5iJ ; Socretar.v'.s Match, 7 

 Com])etitiou.s, all shot in issu ; (;iir..rapiou Marksman's Badge 

 Mat'b, 7 com]iBtitions, all shot in 1890 : Alford Match, 20 compe- 

 titions, 10 shot iu 1880 : the Winchester Eifle. the Remington Gold, 

 the We Will, aud the Ballard Rifle Matcbes hold over for another 

 year. At the beginning of the season, with a view to encourage 

 loug-rauge shooting, a series of matches were inaugurated under 

 the auspices of the Association. Imowu as the Weeidy Long Eange 

 Subscription Matches, the lirst eumijelition for which was au- 

 notmcedfor and contested on iluy 1. Smcc that tuue and until 

 the month of September they were published in the regular pro- 

 gramme, though not again shot, oAving to the failure of two or 

 ore competitors to appear. The monthly and special matches of 

 le year, with the number of entries in each and the amounts re- 

 ived as entrance-fees thereiu is shown : 



Inilividual off-hand— Competitions, 18; enti-ies, 685; entraace- 

 fees, •'r'683. Team, off-hand— Competitions, ; entries, 64 ; entrance- 

 tees, t25i;. Secretary's— Competitions, 7 ; enlTies, 397 ; entrance- 

 fees, .4195.50. Winchester tUfle — Competitious, 1 ; entiles, 25 : 

 entrance-fees, 46.25 : Kemington Gold— Competitions, 3 ; entries, 

 30 ; outrance-fees, SGO. We Will— Competitions, 7 ; entries, 87 ; 

 eutrtmce-fees, .^18.50. Balltu'd Eitle— Competitions, 8; euti-ies, 

 134 : entrance-fees, S67. Remington Eifie— Competitions, 6 : en- 

 tiles. 54 ; entrance fees, S27. Alford — Competitions, IS ; entries, 

 552 ; eutranco-fees, 8276. Remington Shot Gun— GompetilioiiB, 

 8; entries, .55; entr.ance-feea. sllO. Weekly Long Range Subscrip- 

 tion— Competitions, 1 : entiiea, 8 : entrance-fees, c24. Champion 

 Marksman's Eadge-CcmpL-titions, 7 ; entries, l,'.i-4 : entrance- 

 fees. .3542. Any Ritle. Individual— Competitious, 1 ; entiles, 195 ; 

 entrance-fees, .4iri7.50. Any Rifle Team — Competitions, 1 ; entries, 

 20 ; entrance-fees, irSO. Tbimksgiving— Competitions, 1 : enblee, 

 348 : euti-ance-fees. .421J7..00. ChiiBtmas— Competitions, 1 ; entiles, 

 062 : entrance-fees, i?34S.5n. This gives 92 competions, with 4,602 

 entries (of which there were SI teams of 4 men each), and -$3,003- 

 .75 in entrance-fees. Add to this .■sl49,15 net prouee'i- .!' ii"'' 'sv- 

 getsitm, duringmonthly orBpecialmatche8,.-Jiy liiL 



coUectfid, and $11,25 net balance proceeds of rirst-. ; i 



wo have the total receipts, $3,183.15. The following „i„ bu ...i j.- 

 terest : 



No III 

 Prizes. 



Matches . 



Prizes. 



..ITtf 



cash. IB '\''alu6. of Prizes, 



$782 (10 $«,959 80 i7,72I 50 

 2,482 33 1,'241 OO 3,703 93 



Gutllli 

 nnii,. 

 m :moiii 



■frail -Meetiu-f. ITC prizes. ,?7,791 50 

 " 3,703 93 



welcome to the shooters. Mi-. Weston, I am sure, leaves the N. 

 R A w ith the best and heartiest wishes of all connected with it, 

 tmd with a record for kindness, courtesy and thoroughnessin allho 

 undertook that we are, indeed, proud of. He goes from us, after 

 thf ^e -e\^ n years' untiring industry in the interests of the Asso- 

 eiition Iciviug behind him none but friends, and we part from 

 him "With regret, aud with the hope that, in his new walk in li fe, 

 he may hav e unbounded prosperity. 



In conclusion, I beg to call the attention of the Life Members to tlie 

 uecesbity ot being represented by Du-ectors, who will take au ac- 

 iw c not a passive, interest in its affairs, for there is every prob- 

 abihtv that during the ensuing year the Association will have 

 only itbclf to look to for the necessarj' expenses to keep Creed 

 moor open Therefore, yoiu- new Directors should be selected 

 vMth a viei\ to obtaining those who will exert themselves to obtain 

 ea IS well as subscriptions, if Creedmoor is not to be a thing ot 

 th > a.,t Vb general dissatisfaction exists with the management, 

 tnd IS tn my of the more prominent frequenters of Creedmoor 

 hue expte eed themselves to the effect that the best interests of 

 the Absotntion would be conserved by the election of an entirely 

 Uf w Eoaid of Directors, and not wishing to be a stumbling-block in 

 the wsv of such a change, I cheerfully tender my resignation as 

 Director Respectfully submitted, 



Fkaxk J, DosALDBOs, Seoretttiy N. K. A. 



The last paragraph raised a storm of objections and some loud 

 talk was md Iged e h „ the dopt o f th apo t with the 

 exception ot that pa j h T e ele t n f Du t suited in 



the choice of J P Ynii n P H H It W '\\ Ju Id X Alford, 

 Geo. G. Seal urv 1 th e ah I Col Po t and W. H, 



Mm-phy for the a t 3n t o f Major 



Henry Fultou t 1 t th s A o mt on cons der it in- 



expedient to a t Eail Rtanh i e f i a match at 



Wimbledon u T I t on he sa d was made because 



the Palma was t bauds aud this and this alone was 



the championsh p mblem Col Cowperthwait seconded the mo- 

 tion and it was an d 



The Boiird ot Directors organized iu the choice of E, A. Buck, 

 as President ; Geo. W. Wmgate, Vice-President ; D. W. Judd, 

 Treasm-er ; F J. Donaldson, Secretary, and W. H. Murphy, Geo. 

 H. Schmerhorn, Jr., aud Col. J. H. Cowperthwait on the Executive 

 Committee. 



Th 



•un-ies^ 1,363 "5 



s shows gains for 1880 over 1879, outside of the meetings, of 



Ifi cash and value of same, 2,000 en- 

 tries, in 1, niiits. You are familiar with tile 

 fu^gjg -l^i dun of an American rifle team to 

 shoot a iriruu.\ iiKLnu ..iw. i. .oilmen upon their own soil, and the 

 unequalled victory achieved by that body at Dollymount, on Jtuie 

 29, is stUl fresh in yom- memories, aud I need but to add what, 

 perhaps, you already know in this connection, that oui- success up- 

 on that occasion was largely due to the able captainship ot " Old 

 Eohable," 



After a service of seven years, our f8.ithful Assistant Secretary, 

 Mr. Weston, has handed iu his resignation. This is a loss that all 

 riflemen acquainted with him will deplore, more especially by those 

 who have experienced his uniform courtesy and kindness at Creed- 

 moor, where his pleaaant voice and face alwayn seemed to be a 



RANGE AIJD GALLEBl'. 



BosTox, Jail 7. — Maimiiolh Sijle Galleri/.^T'bo opening week in 

 the New Year Rifle Match, at the IMaiutriotb Gallery, has ahovm 

 some very fine shooting for so early in the month, aiitt the crack 

 ot the Maynard, Ballard, Wesson, ^tevcn^. .sud F.eiinnyton rifles 

 have been incessant. Mr. .1. Merrill, ol i;,. i. --: ,,:, .-tts Rifle 

 Association, was sufcossfnl iu getting a .:-l.-:i I •- '^ht con- 



secutive buUseyes, and receiving ilS t. .r ui. -iin. He made 

 eleven consecutive buUaeyes, the same number that Mr. N. W. Ai'- 

 nold made hi the any-rifle match in December. These tivo geutie- 

 men are as yet the only ones who have made clean scores sinco the 

 new targets were put in the gallery, aud to Mr. M..u-rill aud 

 Mr. Arnold should be awarded all praise tor their sldU and ac- 

 curacy. Mr. Men-ill followed his clean score with a 39, which was 

 a remarkable performance. The proprietor, Mr. W. W. Newton, 

 wishes to annormce that he is ready to pay SJ15 to any cms uialiiut; 

 a clean score of eight consecutive bnllseyes. This places Jlr. 

 MertlU in the lead with five scores which will bo hard to excel— 

 two tiu-ty-eights and two tliirty-ninoa and a forty, makmg 194 out 

 of a possible 200. Mr. A, L, Eames is second on the list with 182. 

 ^Ir. Eames is a member of the Rod and Gun Club of Springfield, 

 Mass. Mr. CSeo. D, Edson is thud with 179, Mr, A. C. Gould, of 

 the Alassachusetts Eifle Association, is fourth with 178, followed 

 closely by Mr. C. E. Bartiett with 178, butoutianied by Mr. Gould. 

 Mr. J. J. Itoss is sixth \rith 177. Mr. Newtou has lately purchased 

 a new Mayiuud rifle of .22 cal., and he has now a complete set of 

 gallery rifles. Any ouo can find their favorite rifle there, and to 

 all who have a Maynard stock, and not a .22 barrel, cat; bring the 

 stock aud fit the gallery barrel to it, and no doubt many will avail 

 themselves of this opportiiuity. 



The Foitt-sT Aso SritEAM riOe match bas not had many entJies 

 as yet, it being early in the month, and, as the prize l» a very 

 handsome meerschaum pipe valued at 850, it no doubt will prove 

 au incentive for fine shooting before the match ends, and large 

 scores wUl be in order. 



The following are the leading competitors to date iu the New 

 Year rifle match (50 yards, rounds 8, possible 40, five scorea to win 

 or possible 200) : 



J. MerriU - -'■ -'' - 'i 



A. L. Eames ■■;■ ■ 



o'eoVDVEdsoii",'.'-'...^.' •■' ■ .s 



(J. R. Baruett ..,— ,.= 



J. ,1, Hoss- :;.- i;i 



A, C. Goodspeed " 8i)— 177 



F. J. Snow US— 176 



G. Warren ;; .. ;^ ■;;: 3ii-]75 



o T. Hart --. ^ =■' ■'-' ■'" 85—174 



BH. Daley M 34 85 35 8r.-17!l 



H.E.KllOWleS , .-.- 34 34 84 35 3i>-17!J 



Pistol Practice.— This favorite arm has also been lively daring 

 the week, and the match which began January 1 is fast becoming 

 popiUar, many avaihng themselves to practice at tliis favorite 

 range. Mi-. J. Ames, of the Massaehnsetts Eifle Association, has 

 shown good holding with this arm, and leads the list with 104 out 

 of a possible 1-20, Mr. F. J. Babbcth is second >sith 103, and Mr. 

 ,1. R. Scott is thu-d with 100, The ehootmg for so eai-Iy in the 

 month IB good, aa the following scores will fihow (50 foot, rounds 

 8, possible 40, three scores to win or possible 120) : 



J, Ames.,., - ■% 



F,.T,Rabheth 



•f.K. Scott '•— g 



F.J, snow » 



O.T. Hart .38 



L. T. Folsom •■'= 



33 



36-104 

 36—103 

 84—100 

 33— M 

 SS— 98 

 3S— 96 



Magnolia Rifle Gallekv.— The shootmg has proved quite at- 

 tractive. In the No, 1 match Mr. Famham is at the front. In the 



FfiEEST Axo Stki.ui match for the elegant pipe, Mr. Edwards is 

 iiliead witli a good 47, Mr. Wright takes the lead in No. 2 match 

 with 4-1. Mr. Oihnau, with 117 for the pistol, leads all comerB for 

 the past week. The following is the result tor the meetings sinoe 

 January 1 ; 



ilatcU No. 1. 

 W. H. Farnham * * 4 » 5 5 4 5 4 s — W 



