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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 15, 1880. 



yesterday that measured six feet and two inches from 



tip to tip' of wings, and was four feet and eight inches 

 from toes to point of bill. It is now in the hands of a 

 taxidermist. Ducks are very scarce here. I killed five 

 blue-winged teal last Tuesday. There are lots of quail 

 here, left over from the winter. The river (Tuscarawas) 

 has been too high and discolored Tor fishing. 1 am told 

 there are lots of salmon in the river besides black bass 

 and perch. As soon as the water is in order I intend to 

 try for the salmon, and will let you know what success I 

 have. It. O. Y. 



Oregon. — Portland, March Wth, — Had a splendid day's 

 sport on the 14th with the ducks,the more so because of its 

 unexpectedness. Went to the Columbia bottoms, about 

 oightnvlles distant, in company with three friends. Kesult : 

 J. R., 7 ducks ; L., 5 ; B., 2, and your correspondent, 18, 

 making a total of 32, mostly pintails and widgeons. I have 

 hung my gun up for this season, and am now looking 

 over fly-books, lines, rods, etc., preparatory to a descent 

 upon the tinny denizens of the brook, and then you will 

 again hear of' Multnomah. 



P. S. — A party of six returned from a shoot last week 

 with six dozen canvas-hacks. 



Wolf Hunt. — Boston, April 2d— Bremer County, la.. 

 must afford rare sport, according to the account of a re- 

 cent wolf hunt in Sumner, a township in that county. 

 John Bracken, with his pack of hounds, ran down eleven 

 wolves, large and small. 



A Duck "Blind.'*— Vail, March 2Wi.— Have just re- 

 turned from tho Missouri River bottom, where we (five 

 of us) have been having a glorious duck hunt. We found 

 ducks quite plentiful, although very wild, which added 

 to the value of those we did kill. Earlier in the month 

 some of the boys tried a new dodge on the ducks : they 

 would place decoys on the ice while it was snowing, 

 wrapping themselves in a white sheet, which made a per- 

 fect blind, and succeeded in killing a great rnany, i. e., 

 something over one hundred for one man in two hours. 



E. B. B. 



Another Man who Likes Them.— In this vicinity, 

 since game has become so scarce and wily, there has 

 been a great need felt for some device to concentrate 

 shot for long distances. Our choke bores are good, and 

 the dear old cylindrical must give way and make room 

 for this modern improvement. Yet, even with this im- 

 provement, how often have we seen the need of some- 

 thing by which to bring to bag this or that particularly 

 desirable game, which has hitherto flown, leaped, or 

 swam so safely, yet provokingly near. But now comes 

 that, which, in tlie writers humble opinion, will totally 

 eclipse everything of the kind yet invented — the thread- 

 wound cartridge ; and with two or three of these in the 

 pocket, as one lias his day's " outing" he may be reason- 

 ably sure of, a part of this high-flying and wild running 

 gatae. Our Western and Southern friends, who reside 

 where game is so plenty that they can easily fill their 

 bags with loose shot, may not appreciate a device by 

 Which No. 3 Ehot may be made to do good execution at 

 120 yards, or more. But I think most sportsmen will join 

 me, and hail with delight this very important improve- 

 ment for long-range shooting, G. W, E. 



North Andover, Mass. 



A GUN NOT EASILY STOLEN, 



THE late recovery in Buffalo of a Fox gun, which had 

 been stolen from the rooms of a well-known sporte- 



ninn of that city, offers a few interesting and instructive 

 comments which may present themselves in clear light to 

 the many who happen to use this excellent gun in pref- 

 erence to all others. It appeared by the police court in- 

 vestigation that a couple of young boys, of fourteen and 

 seventeen years respectively, "entered the room where the 

 gun was kept, and tempted' by the neat aspect of it made 

 a profitable investment of their time by appropriating it 

 without anv further ceremony for their own use. 



One diliieulty, however, presented itself, to wit: the 

 successful transportation of the venture downstairs, as 

 the room where it was kept was the topmost of a four- 

 storv building. To accomplish this without any danger 

 of detection it was therefore deemed advisable to detach 

 slock and barrels and convey them separately, well hid- 

 den under the sheltering folds of their overcoats, to soma 

 place of further safe-keeping. This would have been an 

 easy task in case ot any ordinary breech-loader, but the 

 Fox gun, by its peculiar mechanism, presents some diffi- 

 culties which are not welt overcome by any one who is 

 not an expert in matters of gunnery. Though by a few 



Id-be Nunrods succeeded in discovering that 

 action in place of the ordinary tip-up, 



detach the barrels, which can be in- 

 J by pressure of a little countersunk 

 adjusted to meet this requirement. 

 id stupidity was therefore called into 

 t the pressing demands upon short time 

 aud obviate the fear of possible discovery. The barrels, 

 now widely pushed sideways, were thus placed across the 

 knee, and "at last separated from the stock by breaking 

 the solid steel plate, upon which they rotate as smootl 



trials th< 

 it had a 



yet they 

 stan fly 

 knob.ic 

 Main st 

 requisit 



sth 



svatchT This accomplished , a safe r< 

 with the plunder was made. The whole circumstances 

 of the abstraction were instantly placed in the hands of 

 the detectives, who had a comparatively easy task before 

 them in view of the fact that there are at present nut few 

 of the Fox guns in Buffalo, and these of course only in 

 the hands of persons of unquestionable respectability. 



It was surmised by the experts chat the perpetrators 

 would naturally, forprouat solution of the puzzle of the 

 mechanism, enter some gun store, and speedy notices 

 were therefore at once issued to put all dealers upon the 

 alert. Mutilated as the gun was, it nevertheless could be 

 made to work still, and nothing transpired until a trial 

 ii the conviction upon its venturesome owners, 

 hole thing was in a bad fix and that a 



lent of a few dolla 



means to get rid of 



view a v. 

 fore plai 

 amount i 



nitv Of 

 Castle, a 

 to entrap 



it to flu 



ould probal: 

 poor bargai 

 store of Mr 



eqmva- 

 vay and 

 abject in 

 ras there- 

 suitable 

 >r imimi- 

 sen, Mr. 

 ... ., | J ..Id •portsmon, knows how 



thief' a-, well <- to Catally block up the aven- 

 ues of escape of the cunning summer woodcock, and he 

 Comprehended in a moment the situation. Under pre- 

 tence of a scrutinizing examination to determine the 



tie the best: ; 

 With tins< 

 Dan Castle wi 



ch 



proper quid pro quo, some detectives, not far off, were 

 quickly summoned, and by their help the whole pro- 

 gramme was materially changed. The gun, though se- 

 riously damaged, was promptly restored, and the House 

 of Correction assigned as a residence of indefinite time to 

 the chief perpetrator of the robbery. 



If an accident of that kind had happened to an im- 

 ported gun the repairing of it would probably run up to a 

 snug little bill. The benefit accruing to the owner of a 

 home manufactured gun, above those made abroad, be- 

 comes in this instance manifest, as, by reason of quickly 

 adjusted machiue-made duplicates, ' the slow process 

 of costly hand labor is obviated. While often many dol- 

 lars are needed to replace any important demolished por- 

 tions of a foreign-made gun, over and above the long 

 time required to do it, here a couple of horns are suffi- 

 cient to complete the whole job at an almost nominal 

 expense. 



All things even, shooting qualities and excellence of 

 finish, it would appear that in case of accidents, violent 

 or otherwise, the owner of a home-made gun has thus cer- 

 tain advantages which distance to the seat of workman- 

 ship in the other case does not well afford. 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



New Hampshire.— Manchester, April 8(h (Fo.it bay).— Tho first 

 glass bull shoot of the Manchester Shooting Club for the season 

 was held on the club grounds in 'Squog, this p.m. it was a cold 

 day, with a strong northwest wind blowing across the range ; con- 

 sequently scores averaged poor. Card revolving trap; 18 yards 

 rise ; 10 balls each score :— 



1st 2d 



3d 



Score. Score. Score. 



C. J. Danah. ... 7 7 7 



J. E. Wilnn....5 4 w 



M. Wadleigh.. . s 7 



H.P. Young,.. 5 w — 



B. F. Clark 8 8 6 



W. H. Vickery 4 w — 



A.Hall 2 1 w 



C. C. Clark 5 w — 



P. S. Wiggins.. 4 5 



C. Ti. French.. .10 fi 



G. V. Klliott 4 2 w 



G, E. Morrell., 6 8 5 



E. A. Durgin. 5 5 w 



1st 



3it 



C. A. Jackson.. 



F. Duwst a 



F.J. Drake ... * 

 X. S. Drake.... 5 

 r. H. dross. ... fi 



A.. Walker « 



L. Huntoon 6 



!. \: r>. v:t. r. 



I.. K. Mead 1 



Dr. H. Wheeler 4 

 F. G. Taylor. . . — 

 C. S. Mnsseck. — 

 N.A. Robinson — 



tii-i.re.. Sour. .Scire. 



- 5 



11 11 11 11 11-ID 19 



01 11 11 H i' 



00 10 11 11 10- « 12 



01 11 01 10 10- 6 14 

 H 11 11 11 11-10 20 



J. E. W. 



Massachusetts— trorcester. April lOtfi.— The following officers 

 •ere elected for tho ensuing year at the annual meeting oE the 

 Sportsman's Club last month : President, A. P. Pond ; First Vice- 

 President W. S. Perry ; Second Vice-President, E. T. Smith; Sec- 

 retary, Stedman Clark; Treasurer, G. J. ftugg; Directors, A. 

 Houghton, Jr., C. B. Holden, John B. Goodell, and M. D. G-illraan. 

 Fast Day, April Sth, was very generally observed by the shooting 

 fraternity in this city and environs by glass ball shooting on the 

 grounds of both clubs. The occasion probably brought together 

 shooters than were ever before gathered in this city for 

 glass ball shooting, and considering swift, traps aud a decidedly 

 ild dar, very creditable scores were made. The day's shooting 

 opened with a friendly match of twenty balls (ten thrown from 

 Holden's rotary trap, and five pairs thrown from stationary traps 

 18 yards rise, between teams nt ten men each, selected from the 

 Marlboro Sportsman's Club, of Marlboro, Mass., and tho Sports- 

 man's Club of this city, which was won by the Marlboro team, as 

 shown by the score :— 



mahlboro ci.rn. 



H.W. Eager 1111111111-10 10 11 01 11 00- B 16 



F.B. Gleason 111111111—9 II 01 II 11 11—0 18 



W. F. Fav 1111111111—10 01 HI 11 11 11- 8 18 



F. J. Boudry 1111110 111—9 "" 



D. F. Howe 110 10 111 0- B 



0. li. Brush 1000111110 



A. D. Johnson ... .1011011111-8 



1, &. Howe .111111111 1—10 .. 



W.H. heighten. Jr. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 10 11 11 01 01 11—8 18 

 N.S.Chamberhiin. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 8 11 01 11 11 11-10 18 



Total 167 



WORCESTER CLUB. 



A. P. Fond 1111111111-10 00 11 11 11 11-8 18 



h. 11. Hudson. .,.1110101111-8 11 11 II 11 OU 8 1(1 



J. B. Goodell 10 1110 10 0—5 11 111 11 til 11— S 13 



N.S.Johnson ..1111011111-0 11 11 11 II It -HI 19 



E. S. Knowlcs 1 111000111—7 01 00 II 10 00-4 11 



A. Houghton 1 1 0.11 11 1 n 0- 7 11 01 11 11 01-8 15 



E.T Smith 1111111111—10 U 11 11 II U 10 20 



J. E. Browning ,10 11110 10 1-7 11 10 .11 11 10- 8 15 



&. J. Hogg 1110 111111—9 01 10 11 10 11—7 16 



W.S.Perry 111111111 1-10 11 11 11 10 11—9 19 



Total 102 



The remainder of the day was spent in sweepstakes shooting. 

 and in doing justice to the ample collation which the g< 

 of the Worcester Sportsman's Club know how to provide so well. 

 The Worcester Gun Club offered three prizes for Bach of three 

 classes of shooters, Viz., (1), for members of the club handioapDed; 

 i2', for those tuning some experience in glass ball shooting but 

 not members, of any shooting club, and i3J, for those having no 

 experience whatever in glass ball shooting. The modesty of the 

 gentlemen of the Gun Club (which some of its members claim is 

 in inverse ratio to then success) will not permit me in ji fl} lr 

 score before your readers, but I am permitted to say that a large 

 number of shooters contested for the prizes in classes 2 and 3 and 

 made very creditable scores. BOO, 



Massachusetts— Qaio.ni, ApiilSlh. The Merry Mount. Shooting 

 Club held a glass ball shoot this afternoon, at Black's Creek, 

 Quinsy, at 25 balls. The following is the summary T— 



■ ■ ■•..■ I Me. Total. 



H.O.Studley ? 8 



G.H.Bent 8 



Myron Clark 8 8 



Perez Chubbiur 10 5 



C. I.. Preseott '. 9 6 



D. H. Moore G B 



W. W. Mitchell 10 4 



T. E. Fernald '1 « 



W. Nightengale] .' '. '. '.'.'. '. '. '.'.'.','.'.'.'.. '.'.'.'.'. '.'. .'.'.".. '. 9 2 



I.H. Payne 5 3 



Jebsey City Heights Gcn Club.— Mm-ch 31— Regular contest 

 i ladge from three Bogardus traps and Bogardti3 rules; 21 



yards rise -.— 



Wm. Hughes. . 1 1 1 1 I (I 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I 0-18 



T.Hill ,.,. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1! I 1 1 1 1 It 0-15 



I rlB .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-1.5 



.1. Cadmus 1 1 I) 1 1 o I I I Ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i' 1 1—18 



F.W.Smith i u i i ii ii u a withdrawn. 



O.Leroy l l l i i i l i u I l l i l n i u i o 1 l I i I— 19 



A. Heritage I 1 1 I 1 . 1 1 1 1 il 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—20 



ApHLIth.— Regular monthly contest tit 20 balls; three Bogurdus 

 traps ; 21 yards rise ; for a gun, the member winning it the uiosl 

 rimes In twelve contests becomes the owner, It having been 



shot for nine limes and Mr.Hedden and Mr. Hill having won it each 

 three times, It is looked on with great interest with the members, 

 who shall be the winner, for the rest of themembers consider 

 themselves out of she I 



J. Headden 111110 11110 11111111 1-18 



A. C. Lewis 10 I 111 1 I on 1 1 1 1 1111 15 



T.Hill ,. 11111101011111(0111 1-17 



W. Hughes 1 11 1 1 I I ill o 1 1 10-11 



W, Cannon .... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1 1 1 -11 



J. Adams I 1 1 I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 u 1 0113 (5 



F. Smith... 10 1110 10 10 1111111 0-18 



J. Van Gilder (I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1—13 



", Leroy 11110 1111111101 111 11—18 



Ties on IS. 23 yards rise : 5 balls:— 



J. Headden. 1111 1-5 , C. Leroy 110 1 0-3 



P. W. hovEUlNU, Seo'y. 

 c— POrt M'O-ri*. April lWh— Glass baU match on the 

 grounds of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, for the Gun Club 

 medal ; handicap ; 15 balls ; rotary trap :— 



Tarda. | ruin's. 



F. B. Chedsey.. 

 W. Potter. Jr. . . 

 T. N. Jacques.. 

 W. Fulton, Jr.. 



13 A. E. Miller 18 



la I II. !•'. Caugblan 25 



101 G.Dcnnerlein 25 



10 | J. Riley 18 



PasjreriVAUiA— TiMtsviHc, Anrfi low.— First match ; 10 smoke 



target balls ; 21 yards rise :— 



.I..I. McCrnm 111111111- 



Charles V. Boughton - 1 11111111 1-10 



J. J. Wheeloek I l I o l o l l 1 1-8 



It. H. Boughton, Jr 111111111 1-10 



A.Bown 1110 11 1- ti 



J. Fleming ..,,1 111110111 9 



L.L. Shattuck I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1-10 



- Second match ; 10 smoke target balls ; 21 yards rise :— 



J..1. McCrum 1 1110 10 



Charles V. Boughton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



J. J. Wheeloek 1 10 



R. H. Boughton, J r 1 I 1 



.1. Fleming 1 1 1 



L, L. Sliutiuck 1 1 1 



F. Eeide 1 1 i t i i * ■ 



Third match ; smoke target balls each ; 31 yards rise ;— 



J. J.MeCrcui 1 1 1 0-3 1 J.Fleming... Jill 1-4 



lea V. Boughton! Ill 1-5 I L. L. Shatluok-- 1 



- 1 1-8 

 11110-4 



1111 1-9 

 110 1 1-9 

 0-5 

 11111-9 

 1111 1-9 



. 1 1 1-4 I 1 . R( -ido .11111-8 



1110-31 



icUB.— WasMBfltofti D.C., .March 31st.— Score 



06 of this club ,\esterday. which waspost- 



ir practice day (Saturday last) on account 



The Card rotary trap was used nt 18 yards rise : - 



111111111111110101 11-19 



. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1-111 



1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—15 



....... 1 1 101 10 11 1 11 11 111 15 



.., . 1 I) 1 1 1 1 1 t I I 1 1 1 1 1 0-14 



Peok * :: ..... ... oiiioooiiiiiiiiooii i-i4 



Stoddard 11 1 1 1 11 1 11 HH L- U 



, Capital City Gun Ci.ru.-iruslii»:/tnii, D. C, .Ipril 10th.— 

 Regular practice meeting. There was a strong wind blowing 

 during the shooting. Card tra 



match of 211 balls, luul 10 yards r 

 balls each. 



J. J. Whe 



R. H. Boughton, Jr 



Capital City Gt: 

 of the glass-ball pn 

 poned frt 



of tliewt 



Mills.... 

 McLcod. 



Flrlrid-e 



Nagle.... 



X. E. King.... 



rt.ls rise for the single ball 

 lie double ball«nateb of 10 



Single ball I 

 E. L. Mills... 

 C. J. Stoddan 

 T. K. King.. 

 E. M. Mcl.eoc 



iatch : 



....1 111111110 011111111 1-18 



,,,;i ii ii mill ii oioiiii— 18 



...0 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 111 I 1 11 1 1-19 

 ....1 110011011101111111 I— 16 



H.L Shepard 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 18 



E S Peck L100111 100110 1111 11 1-15 



\V \V FJdvi.ige 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I 1 I I 15 



p f. Nagle °. . : i i l o 1 l o 1 11 l l 1 l i l il 



Double nail match:— 

 II I shemtrd 01 11 HI 10 11-7 



p " ■',,;.' in in in H H--7 



(V I ^..ddurd 1" 1l !l M> '°- 7 



wiv Bldridffe " 10 U n -1 



E L MilH 10 J I 10 



. ,. 01 11 00 10 10-5 



-i^K.'Kin^..;.. ':;:.;:,:;;:: oo 10 oo w oh 



IVL.xiCfivY— .Vioi/i-irdi'iltr,. March 30t;/.— Yesterday the Mini lor. 1- 

 ville Gun Club met on their grounds and divided, three, on a side,; 

 ,um -ii"'. Coi a silver pitcher. Each shot at2!i halls; rotary mu> 

 18 yards rise, With the following score:— 



E H fhanlinc 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I t 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1-20 



' i 'i,,„,.:i„-, .il I i 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 11 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 18 



. . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii I 1 1 1 1 1 11 — Jo 



: r "< 



.1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 1 1-20 

 , 1 1 I 1 I II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 17 



1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 I HI I 1 I 0-10 



Total 53 



PARUEIi. 



B. 



.1. W.Smit 

 II. A. Sum... . 

 11. II. Hughes.. 



" NICK" ON FALSE NAMES. 



THE bogus name bogie has once more made Its appearance In 

 i-i of the directors of the National Rifle Association, 

 and strange to say, the Hist movement ol ''Did Relic 

 Bodine, in his new seat as a director was to secure the passage ot 

 a rcsolnii.ni by which he may be "unreliable" John Smith. The 

 children of older growth in the Board do not appreciate the old 

 motto that a bu rut child dreads the lire. Does not the Board recall 

 IfOYI . i mh,.. t L . 1 1 . in -in l:ir n -solu tion was passed, and how Hat ly 

 and squarely the journalists (whose dilta II is to lei the world 

 know what it wants to know about Creedmoor and the doings 

 .... ...,,, I ■ a to be pai ...... 



i eh i 



has 





his services for certain hour, certain dOJ fthewi ecan- 



IIOI -expect to have the National Rifle Ass... i. , 



Creedmoor and the press, both daily and w-eckly, toen 

 conspiracy with him to defraud that corporation by hiding Hie 

 Tact that A spends his time at Creeditioor while he lr; . , , : , 

 vcv the impression thai it is spent in the service Of the hiring 

 body. It is tho same when n business or professional man sets 

 out to draw the WOO) over the eyes ot a company of his clients. 

 a the office bortoioatruoted to say thai Lawyer Stfbtl hal 



very atlcriio.-jn B I - Oi \ppeals at 



Albany, he may do » ■-,..:.. ttatoj ni ruction or the on ,.i 



morals, though he saw Lawyer S. siart not an hour I.. 1 ... i.. , 

 afternoon before the bulls; but ir is rather iinreasoiialili- to sup- 

 pose that the lie is to be carried out as far as I 

 wish, and the columns of papers to which wc look for 

 of the shooting would be burdened even tnore than 

 with bogus entries. Another man who has an honest | -. i.l e n. hfj 

 abilities as a marksman and passionately lores the! i 

 con: petitions at long range, may accept a public olli. 

 a consideration he ervice ii. tnaj .".- 



a court Officer with merely perfunctory duties, .-, 

 regarded as of value, aud it is an infraction of that ... 

 assume other duties and participate in other enga.r. menu entirely 



at variance B itb Ulei I I led, i- 



tinn to. seek a shield trorn somi ' BQTienCi unpli 





