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FOREST AJND STREAM. 



[February 5, 1880. 



Ohio— JVeJ»omiffle, Jan. 2it/i. -Match between John McGary, of 

 Strailsvllle, and Jas. Roy, of this place ; ground trap ; Ohio rules :— 



Roy 11011111 110111 0-12 



MeQary 10 1110 110 1111 1-11 



Jas. SOT. 



Boo audits' Last Challenge.— The challenge of Captain Bo- 

 gardus has drawn out the following through W. W. Judy, of 

 North T'irth street, St. Louis, Mo.: I accept the offer of Captain 

 A. H. Bogardus to shoot him a match at pigeons in New York 

 some time In June or July, IS80, on the following conditions :— To 

 shoot at 100 best rock or wild pigeons each, from five traps Ave 

 yards apart, 30 yards rise, English rules, guns not to exceed 10- 

 boro, uso of both barrels, U ounce shot, the dead birds to be 

 retrieved by a dog ; for $1,000 a side, $500 forfeit, with the option 

 of raising it to $2,000 a side on the day of shooting, Captain Bogar- 

 dus to allow $500 for expenses, and to deposit that amount, to- 

 gether with $500 forfeit, in the. hands of the Now Y«rk Clipper, 

 as stakeholder, on or before May 1st, 1880, and to give forty days' 

 notlco in said paper of the timo and place of shooting. I reserve 

 the right, id accordance with his offer, of not giving- the name 

 until the time of shooting. As Englishman. 



Jon. ot/t, 1880. 

 Cincinnati, Jan. 28th.— The foUowing is the score made 

 in the sixth and final competition for the champion badge given by 

 the Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club for best glass balls shot. 

 In ( liese matches the Bates ,V Baum rubber-band traps were used, 

 having a throwing capacity of 10 yards, and the rise being 18 

 yards made the shooting very difficult. A screen was used in all 

 matches, and the bails were thrown in every direction. Out of 

 the 120 balls shot at, "Whetstone broke 102 and Caldwell 99, Whet- 

 stone winning by 3 balls. Scores were made by other members of 

 i .'.<■ club, but were not counted, as they withdrew from time to 

 time — 



W. Caldwell 111111111111111101 1-19 



.i.e. Whetstone 01111111111111111 01—18 



MASSACHUSETTS— Boston, Feb. 2d, Mammoth Bi.fie GaUery.-'She last 

 week of the New year Rifle Match has outranked all others in fine 

 shooting, and brought out the crack shots from the several ride 

 associations in this vicinity. Mr. E. F. Bichardson made four 

 clean scores and received $80 in gold. Mr. Merrill made three 

 clean soores and received $60 in gold. Mr. H. L. Lee, Mr. E. B. 

 Souther and James N. Frye were successful in getting one clean 

 score and receiving $20 in gold each. All of the above gentlemen 

 are members of the Massachusetts Rifle Association. One year 

 ago the extra prize of $20 for a clean score was offered by the man- 

 agement, and during the year it has beeu won sixteen times— six 

 times in 187!) and ten times in January, 1880, and hereafter the 

 management will offer an extra prize of $20 to any one who 

 makes the largest number of clean scores during the month. The 

 following are the prizewinners in the New Year Rifle Match, 

 with their scores in detail; 150 feet: rounds, 8; possible, 40:— 

 (556555551 

 E. F. Richardson i 5555656 5V 120 



5 6 6 ay 120 



E. IJ. Souther 



N. W. Arnold. 



W. H. Jackson. . 



5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5) 



455555 55- 

 4555555 5 



5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 \ HI 

 54555 5 65) 



! 5 4 5 5 



5 5 5) 



4555555 5) 



W. H. Harrison -J 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 _ , 



15 5 4 5 5 5 5 5) 



14 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 



S. C. Noyes < 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5^ 117 



(55554555) 



1545555 5 6) 



U.A.Pollard ■>, 5. 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 :- 117 



Boston, Feb. 2, Msgnolia QaUeny — Ibis popular resort for rifle- 

 men has been filled during the week to participate in the favor- 

 ite ring target match, and miexceptionally brilliant results have 

 been achieved. It. F. Schaefer again heads the list with 344, and 

 is tied by S, 0. Noyes for same amount, with the handicap allowed 

 him. Messrs. Richardson and Hollis also tied for 342 each, 

 and Messrs. Farrow and Ellsworth tie Tor 340 each, the 

 best shooting ever done in the gallery. Friday evening Mr. E. F. 

 Richardson of the Massachusetts Rifle Association,[stepped into 

 gallery, made 10 consecutive bull's-eyes, and took $15 in gold, 

 offered by the management for the brilliant feat. Monday Mr. 

 Ludw ig will offer $50 in gold to any person with any rifle who can 

 make 10 consecutive cartons, a half-inch ring inside the one-inch 

 ring. In connection with this valuable offer throe other elegant 

 prizes are offered, valued at $40, for the mouth of February. 

 With such inducements offered the gallery will bo filled by the 

 marksmen, and Mr. Bennett, the manager, will be a busy man for 

 the ensuing month. Following is the summary of last week's 

 shooting :— 



JUNG TARGET MATCH. 



R F Schaefer 113 115 110 —344 



S (Vn es . 114 110 111 335x9-344 



B.F. Richardson 113 118 118 -342 



F jjolliB 113 Hi 115 -342 



L, W Famir 118 HO 308 351x9-340 



GWEllworth 113 111 HI 834x8-840 



I M smith Hi 113 112 -339 



w \v Arnold 113 113 113 -338 



.• I). 'Harrison . 108 107 MS 324x12-886 



B Walters 114 110 109 —333 



TBaxtoi '. . 109 108 106 331*08-333 



RCBtotie, no m m _3n 



H. Kimball M9 108 103 325x 6-881 



.1 H . F. Soliaeier 109 110 111 -330 



C. Lawrence 113 111 106 323x9-329 



W Henry HO 108 110 —823 



N. James 108 109 109 , -826 



, . Bennett 104 106 106 316x9-325 



F Otto 108 105 101 -314 



F Dudley 97 94 111 302x13-311 



\C Could'. 105 96 95 293x12—305 



I P Ocage 103 100 101 804 



E. James.. 95 91 104 290x12-303 



C Foy 103 93 97 299x13-311 



A. L. Bracket! 99 03 95 266x12-271 



W H.Faruham 98 93 93 281x15-296 



C if lVussell -Of K 90 ?£lx C-58? 



C A ' Smith. 99 94 100 293x12-306 



S.Hoyte «8 »4 M 262x12-274 



h. W.Blake 70 97 81 244x12-256 



G K Karnbniu -S3 80 78 241x15-206 



RSirums 79 81 54 314x24-238 



Boston, Jan. SIM.— There was a good attendance of members of 

 the Massachusetts Rifle Association at Walnut mil Range this 

 afternoon, the occasion being the fifth competition in " Every- 

 body's Match." The weather conditions, as far as light, shades 

 and temperature were concerned, were good, but a strong wind, 



that varied from 9 to 10 o'clock in direction, and from one and 

 one-half to three points in intensity, served to perplex the bull's- 

 eye seeker to a considerable exlent. In spite of this drawback 

 sral of the competitors succeeded in making very good scores. 

 There were 100 entries, and appended are the best scores ;— 



W. Charles 5 



W.H.Jackson 4 



J. Borden 5 



E. W. Law 5 



C. H. Grifling 4 



W.Howard 1 



E. F. Richardson 4 



H. Max 5 



J.Nichols 5 



5 5 5 5 4 4 4 

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5 5445454 

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 3 4—42 



W. Charles used a military rifle in making the above-recorded 



:ore, ar d in accordance with the rules of the match is entitled to 

 count two additional points, making his record 47. 



Tho return match of this association with the Medford Amateur 

 Rifle Club, which was to have taken place Feb. 4th, at Bellevue 

 Range, has been indefinitely postponed, as several members of 

 the Massachusetts team are out of town and unable to compete 

 on that day. 



Tlopklnton, Jan. 24t/i.— The rifle club held a shoot at their range 

 at Claflin's Grove this afternoon. The light was good, but there 

 was a strong and unsteady 11 o'clock wind. The conditions of 

 the match were 200 yards; off-hand; 10 rounds; re-entries being 

 permitted. Below is the summary :— 



P. W. Smith. 



W. B. Claflin.. 

 G. P. Woods.. 

 C.H.Rose.... 

 O.H.Smith... 



.454555 

 .533444 

 .444444 

 .445443 

 .534343 



4 4 4 5-45 



6 4 4 4—40 



4 4 5 2-39 



5 3 3 3-38 

 3 4 2 3—34 



'.Ml Bedford, Jan. 2Uh— A team from the New Bedford Rifle 

 Association had a shoot at Bay View Kange thus afternoon, mak- 

 ing the folio wing scores by strings : possible 50; 200 yards range ; 

 off-hand :— 



JohnDrowne 45 41 



Thomas A. Smith 43 43 41 



Fred. A. Bradford 43 41 



Daniel D. Briggs 43 37 



SelmaEggers - ...42 37 



Oliver E. Clifford ..42 47 32 



George W. Parker 41 38 87 



II. P. Babcock 89 35 35 



Charles M.Hussey 38 38 31 



Charles A. Grav 37 36 32 



Connecticut.— CoZMnst*We,Ja.ii.28tft,— Canton Rod and Gun Club 

 Riverside Rango : practice meeting at 200 yards, off-hand, left 

 arm extended ; 3 lbs. pull, lOshots :— 



Mass.Crced. 



J.Pflster ....7 9 li 7 9 10 9 2 8—67 33 



-Bldwell 9 6 8 8 8 7 8 10 8 7—79 39 



O.B.Hull 5 10 11 9 10 11 10 10 11 12— 99 43 



J.D.Andrews 10 II 12 8 11 12 11 8 8 10-101 45 



— Laubenstein 10 4 10 10 11 11 7 11 10 10—94 42 



G.S. Case 7 7 10 13 10 10 7 9 6 11—89 41 



G.F.Lewis 11 9 12 8 8 8 8 10 8 10— 90 41 



New Yoek Rifle Club.— Feb. 3d\— The first regular practice of 

 the club at 200 yards actual distance took placo on Wednesday, 

 Jan. 21st, at Hartung's Park, Morrisania, when 10 men shot, 

 making 638 points, shooting 15 shots apiece. Mr. O'Donnoll made 

 a very fine score— 70 out of 75— and Mr. Mangam made 65, with an 

 inner, with a Remington State model rifle. On the following 

 Wednesday (Jan. 28th) the score for 10 men stood 632. Consider- 

 ing that the men are more or less rusty, not having shot for some 

 mths, we think that these two days' work is very passable. Mr. 

 Hewlett led the last day's scores with one of 67, beating his 



jore of the previous day by one point. 



Zettler Club.— The first competition for a Gold Medal, pre- 



mted by Mr. I. H. Brown to tho Zettler Rifle Club, took place at 

 Guttenburg Shooting Park on Jan. 26th. Scores as follows; 30 

 shots per man ; ring target ; f inch rings :— 



Henry Oehl 663 



Peter Fenning 624 



I.H.Brown 013 



D.Miller 609 



C. Judson 606 



C. G. Zettler 603 



M. Dorler 602 



M.B.Engel 692 



B. Zettler 581 



G. Joiner 573 



R. Zimmerman 566 



W. r>. Ward... ....564 



F. Fabarius 549 



T. Broadway 535 



J. Blumenburg Ml 



T.Oniel - .,.506 



9,296 



Grand total 



Next competition will take place at the same place Feb. 8th. 



Fisher's GAllbby.— Brooklyn, X. r— The Empire Ciub match 

 for Ballard rifle was ended last week, J. W. Todd being the win- 

 ner. Homer Fisher was the winner, in Saturday night special, 

 with the score of U7-possible 125-Germau ring target. The re- 

 duced ring targets arc meeting with a great deal of favor, as be- 

 ing a better test of marksmanship than the Creedmoor. Mr. F. 

 H. Holton, on January 14th, made off-hand a score of 239 in ten 

 shots— a possible 350— in the target fired at the centre of bull's- 

 eye, counting 35, measuring only 3-16 of an inch. A prize of $10 

 (ten dollars) is offered to any one who will excel it. 



OHIO— Cincinnati, Jan. 11th.— The following is the scoro made 

 by the Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club in the sixth compe- 

 tition for the Baker Mcda! ; 200 yards; off-hand ; IB shots \ Massa- 

 chusetts-Crecdrnoor :— 



Names. 



J. H. Westoi 



w. Oaldwel 



L, Fender. . 

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 G. Hansen. 



W. Campbe 

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147 55 



117 Si 

 145 ill 



143 D4 



111 



I Caldwell 8 10 10-28 10 



Cincinnati, Jan. 24t/i, 1880.— Scoro made by the Cincinnati 

 Shooting and Fishing Club in the seventh competition for the 

 Baker Medal ; distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand ; 15 shots at 

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 marched to tho : 



Jim. 23d.— To-night tho members of the Ores- 

 uniform, under command of Captain Pleasants, 

 •esldence of Mrs. ThibauH, on Euterpe street, 



where Miss Ella T. Thibault presented tho company with a hand- 

 some guidon. 



Mr. W. C. Flower, First Sergeant of the company, accepted the 

 gift with appropriate remarks, and in return of the compliment 

 on behalf of the company, presented the fair donor of the guidon 

 i one of tho company's badges. 



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WITH BOW AND ARROW AltONO THE 

 PIGEONS. 



AMONG the numerous articles written for Fo best and Stheam 

 on the subject of archery is. a 



Thompson, whose views agree ver 

 and early experience. But I beg lc 

 in tho belief that ho and his brotl 

 archers in the United States. Um-ii 

 close proximity to a tribe of Indiam 

 i in the use of the bow, and si 

 taehed to that kind of sport. Parti 

 and numerous small fry fell victims 

 practice of shooting with the bow- 

 became familiar with the use of the 

 especially for young people; it stri 

 and toughens the muscles 



inication from Will H. 

 r well with my own opinions 

 save to correct Mr. Thompson 

 cr were at any time the only 

 ig my boyhood days I lived in 

 I, of whom I took my first lea- 

 bsequently became much at- 

 ■idges, wild pigeons, squirrels 

 to my aim. I continued the 

 and arrow until long after I 

 rifle. It is a, healthy ex. -r r-ise, 

 iugtheus the arms and chest 

 :c -rcise has never wholly lost 

 its charm with me, and although out of practice for many years, 

 I think that I could pull a pretty strong bow yet. 



The bows which the Indians used in early days (say fifty or sixty- 

 years ago) were made of white ash orjhickory, worked out of sea- 

 soned timber and washed over at different times with hot oil. 

 They became impervious to water and still retained the natural 

 strength and suppleness. However plenty hickory and ash rrecs 

 may be, there are comparatively very few which arc. of tho qual- 

 ity which is required to make a good bow. The strings were made 



ingle straud Of rawhide evenly cut and slightly twist i 



made perfectly round by rolling, being about the size of common 

 fence wire and apparently about as hard. Blunt-headed arrows 

 were used for killing birds and small game, and were invariably 

 used among the wild pigeon roosts and nesting grounds. 



Among the happiest recollections of these latter days, are those 

 that carry me back to boyhood sport among tho wild pigeons. 

 Reader, have you ever visited the nesting grounds of wild pig- 

 eons'; If not, I believe you have missed seeing one of the wonders 

 in natural history. The lirst and most csunsii nesting grounds 

 that I visited was in the western part of the State of New York as 

 early as 1833. Tho nesting began in Cattaraugus County, near 

 the AUegheny River, reaching north to the town of Collins, Brio 

 County, covering a section of country about thirty miles in length 

 and supposed to average six miles in width, including a part or uU 

 of the following towns : South Valley, Cold Spring, Napoli, Now 

 Albion, Dayton and Towanda, most of which have been organ- 

 ized and settled long since the date above mentioned. Here was 

 an area estimated at 180 square miles, covered with a thick growth 

 of timber, every tree bearing from one to fifty nests, according 

 to size of top. Here I enjoyed the satisfaction of rambling through 

 this enormous hatchery Although I was a youngster at that 

 time, the remembrance brings many fond recoiled ions. ! h.-ivo 

 visitod some considerable number of hatcheries gino 



small i 

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tf.building, hatching u 

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 fore if the spring- is fa 

 product of the year 



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sticks and Iwi 

 they are so sti 

 tnat winds or 

 One of the I 

 ered, which w 



>Od while 

 istinetive 

 ct to their 



3gins about the 1st of April, orbe- 

 ; of course the supply of food is the 

 ng, which has remained under the 

 ie nest consists of a bunch of dry 

 to be slightly thrown together, yet 

 liously connected with the branches 

 iislodgc them. 



e all i he sticks and fangs were gach- 

 ionstruetion of those nest.s. 1 1 t here 

 id the material could easily be found 

 but when the number reaches up into so many millions, we are 

 at a loss to know where all the nesting material could be col- 

 lected. It was seldom that more than one young pig n a 

 raised on a single nest, but occasionally two wore found. During 

 the time of building and hatching, the mast on tie- hatching 

 grounds would be mostly consumed. DOE » in ml I I ha old birds 

 were compelled to forage for long distances to collect 

 feeding their young ; and not the least wonder is tin 

 knowledge by which each pair Is enabled to return di 

 own nest, which is a counterpart of the thousands Of others in 

 close proximity. 



Perhaps there ia nothing that will draw out a whole tribe of 

 Indians, old aud young, like a pigeon hatchery. The flesh of 

 young wild pigeons is fat and juicy aud fine flavored, and doubt- 

 less a young pigeon is the sweetest and daintiest morsel that ever 

 tickled an Indian's palate. Here were gathered at different points 

 most of tho natives, old and young, from three or four tribes Of 

 Indians. Here the beet archers from the Buffalo, Cattaraugus, 

 and Alleghany reservations had mot for a trial of skill. 1 am not 

 well posted in the scores of modern times, but il was then and 

 there thai I saw greater feats in archery than lever wii n md ' 

 fore or since. 



It. seems that the Seneca nation of Indians bavewholly or nearly 

 abandoned the use of the bow, save among the small boys. 

 Piney Fa1U x Jan. 13tft. Astlek. 

 1 vi «■ 



SCORING IN ARCHERY. 



San Francisco, Cal„ Jan. — th, 1880, 



ics to the 



wanting inorcp.o til 



One of his propositions is t 



-iod shots to poor,- r nui -'• A natural ii 

 "Bowman" is one of the few who so 

 ever they appear before the target meaning b 

 natural inference (from this distance, deeidedl 

 is that he is among the army of archers, win 



ice Mr. "Massasiit Bowman" 

 i present system of counting, 

 the gold Stand well in figures. 

 additional rings arc a conees- 

 Anaturalinfcrence. is that Mr 



wered by more .. 

 -' 

 Id is the mark for all archers ; 1 have 



atch it every time, or who desj 



o his or in -i- score. That the riflemen 

 target about right, is evident enough ; 

 a "four " as much S 

 instead of one againsl I hem. Whj 



should an archer have a greater penalty than B 



spending shooting ? The two are more nearly alike than any othei 



i I, make ui- 

 blacks, while his tfppl 

 reds. Granted, that 

 yet to hear of one wh 

 red or blue when ere 

 have found the Creei 

 an 1 1 hey don't worrj 

 made a differc 



