[June 3, 18S0. 



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West Virginia— WJieeliTW, Man 28th..— The second match ol 

 the series of contests between tho Canton Rod ami Gun Club, of 

 Colliugsville, Cnnn., and the "Wheeling Rifle Club, nl 200 yards, oil 

 hand, Massachusetts target, came off to-day. Both clubs im- 

 proved ou their Aral, score, and especially tho Wheeling team, who 

 rolled up the magnificent total of 503 points. The scores were as 

 follows : — 



WHEELING RIFLE CLlru TEAM. 



C.E. Dwight 10 12 9 It 9 9 1110 13 13-105 



William Cox 8 13 1110 10 11)12 S 12 9-103 



Otto Jaeger 13 12 10 9 9 1110 10 11 7—101 



H. Stewart 8 10 11 11 12 8 5 10 11 13— IIS 



B.H.Babeoek 8 1110 10 11 7 9 10 10 11—97 



Total. - 



CANTON BOD AND OUN CLCB TEAM. 



O. B. Hull ... - 10 9 10 13 13 (11110 10 11-102 



n. B.Moore 10 1110 11 9 8 13 13 1)10-103 



J. H.Bidwell 1110 8 1110 8 12 10 10 n-loo 



Dr. George F. Lewis 10 10 8 12 12 U 11 8 10-98 



■T. Laubenstine 7 7 10 4 9 9 11 7 9 12—85 



Total _, 187 



On the 27th inst. the long-range team went to Washington, Pa., 

 to shoot a return match willi the club of that place. The first 

 match was shot between teams of three men each, on the 8th 

 tnst., by telegraph, and resulted in a victory for tho Wheeling 

 club by 22 point*. The Washington riflemen not feeling satisfied 

 over the result, the Wheeling club decided to go to their range 

 and have another round. The team was received by Mr. James 

 Woods, and conveyed to the range, and the match commenced 

 about 11 o'clock. A young hurricane camo along about an hour 

 later, which made everyone on the rango seek the shelter of 

 neighboring covered bridge. After the storm bad passed the 

 teams resumed firing at their seventh round, and continued until 

 about! o'clock, when on counting totals the Wheeling team was 

 found to be 11 points to the front— not so many as in the fust 

 match by another eleven, but. considering that a very new man 

 was being substituted for Mr. Stewart, who shot before, it was 

 satisfactory. Mr. Dwight did not make another olean score, but 

 came within two points of it ; while Mr. Babcock passed his first 

 score by one point The Wheeling team and those who accom- 

 panied them had a pleasant trip, and were "glad they went." 

 The followiug are the complete scores (— 



WHEELING HU'LE CLUB TEAM. 



Dwight 5 5 5 ft 5 5 I 5 4 5 S 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-98 



Babeock 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 15 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 ft ft-ir.: 



Jaeger 5 554 2 43545535445454 5-85 



Total _ 279 



WASHINGTON RIFLE CLUB TEAM. 



Kothwell 5 5 3 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5-93 



Enoch .. _ 3 5 445545 5 15 55445454 4-89 



Hazlett 44554544444515ft 4 4 5 4 3-80 



Total _ 268 



The shooting was at 500 yards, under rules of N. R. A. The 

 Washington club use Remington rifles, and the Wheeling team 

 Sharps long range, except Jaeger, who shot, a Maynard. 



The Wheeling Club had anticipated a pleasant long-range 

 match with our neighbors at Pittsburg, Pa., on the 28th, but some 

 of the timid ones concluded that " they did not wish to be put on 

 record in their present state of ignorance of long-range shoot- 

 ing," Too bad ; hut we are in hopes they will let us know when 

 the ignorance which they claim has taken its departure, and we 

 will be glad to give them the chance to put us ou record, even If 

 our names should not be at tho top. White Owl. 



Louisiana— New Orleans, May 23d.— The twelfth Individual con. 

 test for the Washington Artillery cup came off to-day, at the New 

 Orleans Rifle Park, in the presence of a large number of lovers of 

 the sport. The weather was fair and the wind light enough to 

 admit of good scores. A number of riflemen were present at the 

 range, but only eight contested for the cup. The followiug is tho 



200 Yard*. 500 Yards. Total. 



DudleySelph 19 18 37 



.I.e. Sport 10 17 30 



G. W. CharltoU 20 15 35 



M. Manion 21 14 35 



P. Michel 18 12 30 



H. Villarubia - 15 14 29 



V. Dospaux 14 14 28 



Gus Leefe 12 13 25 



Mr.Selph won the contest, and, this being the fifth time he has 

 won it, the cup becomes his property, and will hereafter be added 

 to the many trophies already in his possession. 



The Status or " Professionals."— 40 Chestnut street, Boston, 

 May 30th.— To the President and Directors of the N. B. A.—QenUe- 

 men :— The resolution offered by Col. Sanford, reflecting upon 

 the integrity of gentlemen who shoot the rifle, who may be re- 

 ceiving or have received favors from rifle dealers, or rifle manu- 

 facturers, or dealing iu or have dealt in rifles, comes at rather an 

 unfortunate time. The lash intended for the backs of some of 

 your own team is so long that. I am afraid it. will cut Lhe team we 

 are to meet. We are invited to meet an Irish team, armed with 

 the new Rigby breech-loader, and Mr. Rigby is one of that team, 

 and probably others interested in the new arm. Do you wish to 

 be impolite to those gentlemen in showing your dislike to mem- 

 bers of tho American team? Will not so broad a resolution be 

 either inoperative, or prevent so many from participating in rifle 

 matches at Oreedmoor that, you had better not have the matches? 



How many of your board can step to the front with no favor s 

 received from the rifle interest? I know that not one of the team 

 or 1877 but what received favors. And all of the teams before 

 and since have received the same probably. Exchanging old rifles 

 not worth a cent for a new one worth S100 is a very great favor. 



I have not found, in ray life's experience, gentlemen above re- 

 ceiving favors, when it does not come in the shape of a bribe. 



The whole cry against the professional comes from those who 

 are jealous of the success of our crack shots. No one would 

 eai'ewere the so-called professionals poor shots, and easily beaten. 



My advice to the Board is to drop the whole matter ; and to 

 those that cry because they cannot win anything, I would say : 

 Do you deserve what you have not earned ? Are you willing to 

 slop smoking, drinking and lal.e hours? Do you love rifle ahoot 

 ing enough to make tho sacrifice necessary to become a first-class 

 shot? It you are not willing to do so, keep still and do not throw 

 mud at those who are. Respectfully, W. H. Jackson. 



How a " Rifle " Company Did Business— The Chichester 

 Rifle Club has its headquarters on the second floor of the Sterling 

 building, No. 31 Montgomery Btreet, Jersey City. The company 

 was organized last December with an alleged capital of $10,000 

 Warren N. Fichett, J. P. Cottle, of Jersey City, and Charles Mon" 

 Sell, of Brooklyn, comprise the company, Fichett owning half the 

 Btoek, and the other half being divided between Cottle and Mon- 

 sell. They have been sending out, principally to country dis- 

 tricts, tempting circulars having a out of a beautifully mounted 

 rifle, which was offered for sale at from 85 to $15, according to 

 quality. The company did no business in Jeisey City or vicinity 



devoting their exclusive attention to oountry trade, and receiv- 

 ing their orders by mail in the shape of registered letters and 

 money orders. Some time ago Postmaster Gopsill, of Jersey City, 

 began to receive complaints against ;the rifle,' company. Corres- 

 pondents informed him that instead of receiving the handsome 

 rifle described and illustrated in the circular, they received a 

 pistol with a shoulder-stock comparatively valueless, and of no 

 use whatever for the purpose of a rifle. The complaints finally 

 became so numerous that Postmaster Gopsill communicated with 

 the authorities at Washington, and an investigation was ordered. 

 It resulted in an order from the Posfmastor-Geuoral to Post- 

 master Gopsill to withhold all regiatereddetters and money orders 

 addressed to the Chichester Rifle Company. The company's 

 office was closed yesterday.— JV. Y. Times, May 25th. 



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Decoration Day Archery— Second annual field clay of the 

 Brooklyn Archery Club, on their grounds at Prospect Park, Mon- 

 day, May 21st:— 



York Round. 



Brooklyn Club— Nash, 30—118 ; Hoyt, 23—85 ; Johnson, 18—69 ; 

 Constable, 16-60 ; E. A. Stoutenborough, 13-55 ; Parker, 16-50 ; 

 Pearsall, 18-46 ; Miller, U— 41 ; Nast, 9—28 ; X. Stoutenborough, 

 3—11. 



Ascham Archers— Brown, 18—78 ; Chapman, 17—59 ; Geyor 

 31-59; Gerow, 8-30. 



New York Archery Club— Roper, 30—124; Sutton, 28—112; Fra- 

 zer, 25-89 ; McLean, 22—88 ; Pond, 16—76 ; Auten, 19—63 ; Hill, 15— 

 47 ; Do Luna, 11—39. 



Toxopholite Club, Dover, N, J— Hurd, 28—90. 



Pequossett Club, Boston, Mass.— A. S. Brownell, President, East- 

 ern Archery Association, 2S— 111. 



American Round. 



Brooklyn Club— Hoyt, 53-239; Nash, 60—238: Johnson, 49— 189 ; 

 Pearsall, 47— 169; E. A. Stoutenborough, 39—138; Parker, 35—134; 

 Constable, 31-125 ; Miller, 22-84; Nast, 15-49. 



Ascham Archers— Chapman, 55 — 295; Geyer, 41—179; Brown, 

 50—164; Gerow, 23— 74. 



New York Archery Club— McLean, 68—324 ; Roper, 70-275 ; Sut- 

 ton, 50-234; Frazer, 57— 323; Auten, 44— 164; De Luna, 37-148; 

 Hill, 19—65. 



Toxophilite Club, Dover, N, J.-Hurd, 54-212. 



Pequosett Club, Boston, Mass.— A. S. Brownell, President East- 

 ern Archery Association, 73—330. 



Prizes TTo)!.— Mr. Nash wins the badge, total 90 hits. Mr. Nash 

 wins the first bow, best score York Round. Capt. Hoyt wins sec- 

 ond bow, best score American Hound. A. S. Brownell wins third 

 bow, best gross score, York Round and American Round, total 

 444. First gold, Capt. Hoyt. 



" How to Train in Archery."— X. Stoutenborough, 3 hits, score 

 11. Most golds, American Round— J. L. Chapman, 10 golds. Best 

 score, 50 yards-J. K. Hoyt, 31 hits. 111. Best score at 40 yards— 

 A. S. Brownell, 21 hits, score 146. Most reds— A. S. Brownell, 25 

 reds. Whites at 40 yards, Mr. Brown. Poorest score at American 

 Round, Mr. Fan. 



Ladies— 30 arrrows at 30 yards.— Miss Morton, 23—99; Mrs. An- 

 drews, 21— 98; Mrs. Dr. De Luna, 25—83; Mrs. Horsman, 11— 47 ; 

 Mrs. Pearsall, 10-30: Miss Horton, 6-24 ; Mrs. Hill, 10—22; Miss 

 Brett, 7—21 ; Miss Woodward, 2— 10. 30 arrows at 20 yards— Mrs. 

 Dr. De Luna, 28-173 ; Mrs. Andrews, 39-153; Miss Morton, 29—147; 

 Mrs. Hill, 22—94; Mrs. Horsman, 20-72 ; Mrs. Pearsall, 15-57 ; Mrs. 

 Hoyt, 16—56 ; Mrs. Peckett, 14—49 ; Mrs. Horton, 13-47 ; Mrs, Stur- 

 tevant, 8—38 ; Mrs. Brett, 8—26 ; Mrs. Woodward, 5—9. 



Prizes Won by Ladies.— Best gross score at 20 and 30 yards, Mrs. 

 Dr. De Luna, score 255. Best score at 30 yards, Miss Morton, score 

 97. Best score at 20 yards, Mrs. Dr. De Luna, score 172. First 

 gold, Miss Morton. Most golds at 30 yards, Miss Morton. Most 

 golds at 20 yards, Mrs. Dr. De Luna, Second best gross score at 

 20 and 30 yards, Miss Morton. Most reds at 20 yards, Mrs. An- 

 drews. Poorest score, Horsman's "Book of Instruction," won by 

 Miss Woodward, who shot for the first time. 



—Owing to the absence of several gentlemen, who were to tako 

 part in the match between Boston and New Vork, and want of 

 support from the majority of the New York archers, the match 

 will have to be postponed for the present, W. Holberton. 



Oritani Archers— Hackensack, N. J., May 27th— Notwith- 

 standing the Intense heat yesterday, quite a number of the mem- 

 bers of the Oritani archers took part in the first monthly contest 

 for the two badges. Mr. W. Holberton won the gentleman's 

 badge on a score of only 263, American Round. Mr. C. de R. Moore 

 would have won it easily had he been ablo to have finished 

 his score, as he had 258 at the forty and iltty yards' ranges. 

 Mrs. Holberton won the ladles' badge with a score of 151, at the 

 Columbia Round. The frightful heat told on tho scores and out 

 them down ; but those who attended deserve great credit. 



New York Archery Club.— The Park Commissioners having 

 notified the club that practice would necessarily have to be dis- 

 continued upon the archery lawn in the Central Park until 

 after it rained, the club was unablo to hold their annual field 

 meeting Decoration Day, as intended. A number of its members 

 took advantage of this notice, and visited the Brooklyn Archery 

 Club Monday, May 31st, and had a very enjoyable visit. At the 

 meeting held Wednesday, May 36th, six new members were 

 received. The club expects to resume practice again this week. 



Those Challenges Once More.— New York, May 28th.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream .-—Archery being really a royal game, it seems 

 a pity that envy and jealous fooling should in any manner actu- 

 ate those who practice it. it should escape the bickering and 

 controversy that fall to the lot of most other sports, and which 

 do them no good. It is with this spirit I once more take your 

 space lo answer the communications in your last issue, called 

 forth by my letter the woek previous. 



In answer to Mr. Holberton's courteous letter, T am Sony the 

 necessity arose to agitate the question In print, still the fact, is 

 uncontroverted that the New York Archery Club did accept the 

 challenge of the Oritani Archers with the proviHO I stated. Re- 

 garding the letter from the person who imagines he hides his 

 identity under the name of "Oritani," it could only have been 

 written through envy, ignorance or design, containing, as it. does 

 false statements from beginning to end. The author may yet 

 find that the New York Club, being organized Cor tho pleasure 

 and physical advancement of Its members, who are bent in doing 

 everything in their power to make it a success ; to advance the 

 interest of archery, and fostor the kindest, toolings of good fel- 

 lowship among neighboring clubs, does pride itself upon its 

 " high moral principles," and that such slurs only react upon 

 their author. The New York Club has never presumed nor at- 



tempted " to constitute themselves censors over the membership 

 of other olubs," but they do claim the right of regulating their 

 own membership in whichever manner they may deem best for 

 their Interest, and shaU exercise it every time, whether it pleaseB 

 outsiders or not. The overwhelming challenge which closes tho 

 communication, Unfortunately for the writer, cannot be noticed 

 even if he does " regard It as official," for he may yet livelong 

 enough to learn that " official" communications areneve ranony- 



In conclusion I want to say, once for all, that our organization 

 being for the objeot abovo stated, we do not. propose to enter 

 Into newspaper controversies, and that hereafter all communica- 

 tions of the tenor of the one now noticed, will remain unan- 

 swered, whatever their origin may be. Jas. W. Auten, Jb . , 

 Secretary New York Archery Club. 

 New York* Jam Ut.— Editor Forest and Stream :— Whatever at- 

 tempts are said to have been made by the New York Archery 

 Club to securo the membership of certain Oritani and Manhattan 

 Archers, spoken of by " Oritani" in your last issue, were by indi- 

 viduals, unofficially, and In accordance with the conditions of our 

 constitution, allowing only the admission of archers connected 

 with no other club. S. S. Roper, N. Y. Archer. 



Tho Forest and Stream hopes soon to be able to cnroniole a 

 settlement of these differences in the shape of a score which' 

 shall determine the relative merits of the two clubs as marksmen 

 Let us have a friendly recourse to arms. 

 The Brownell Method of Scoring.— The plan devised by 

 Mr. A. S. Brownell for scoring In 

 archery has been aceepted by the 

 Boston archers as an improve- 

 ment over the old styles formerly 

 in vogue. The chief advantage 

 claimed is that the score Is com- 

 plete with each ond, and the time 

 and labor devoted to reckoning up 

 are therefore unnecessary. The 

 method is described as fol- 

 lows:— 



"A space is given for each end, 

 in the upper part of which the 

 value of each hit or miss is re- 

 corded. To illustrate : The first 

 end of arrows hit black, white and 

 blue, recorded 3—1-5, and the 

 total value, 9, is placed In the 

 lower part of the space. The 

 second end of the arrows hit a 

 black, blue and a miss, recorded 

 3—5—0. The value of this end, 8, 

 is added to the value of the pre- 

 vious end, 9, and the amount, 17, 

 plaoed in the lower part of the 

 space for the second end, show- 

 ing the total value of the two 

 ends. In this way each end is re- 

 corded, and its value added to the 

 total of the previous ends, giving 

 tho total value of hits after each 

 end, and the value of the last end 

 added to the previous total gives 

 the complete 6core. Columns for 

 colors are given, in which the de- 

 tails of hits and colors can be 

 kept, and by figuring these In the 

 old way scores may be verified." 



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FIXTURES. 



Forest and Stream 



JuneS, atStaten Island.— Manhattan (3d) vs. Stat en Island (2d). 



Time :;. at. Trim N". J.— Gennuni"'., n i.;'.: ',. !r.-ii.u 



Juno 5, at Stenton.— Young Ameriosi 1W. Chestnut Hill. 



June 5, at. Ardmore.— Germantown iv. Morion. 



June 5, at Haverford.— Oxford (1st) iv. Dorian (3d). 



.Iu nc 5, at. Nicctown.— Ourmanrnwn (3d) vs. lieliuont (3d). 



June 9, at Chestnut Hill— Chester City rs. Chestnut. Hill. 



The Canadian Cricketers.— On May lfth, the team of Cana- 

 dian cricketers arrived In Glasgow, Scotland. They had a capital 

 passage across, and were in fine condition. As we propose to pub- 

 lish their principal scores in full, wc only mention, at this time, 

 what cablegrams to the dally press have already announced, that 

 they came off winners in their first match, against the Wcsl of 

 Scotland Club, and wore do featediu the second, by the Edinburgh 

 High School, by ten wickets. 



— " The Cricket Tour of the Gentlemen of Ireland in the United 

 States," is the title of a witty little volume written by "one of 

 them," showing how they taught the Amerioaus how to play 

 cricket— (In Philadelphia?). 



—The St. George's Cricket Club are talking of moving from Ho- 

 boken to the upper part of Manhattan Island. 



Australians vs. Eighteen of St. Luke's Crioket Club.— 

 Played at Southampton, England, May 13th and 11th. Won by 

 Australians by one innings and 33 runs. The old saying, that 

 " many hands make light work," certainly cannot be said to have 

 applied to the Inaugural match of the Colonists now in England; 

 for as we have shown abovo, they won iu a canter against a good 

 eighteen, including the two cracks, G. F. Grace and W. R. Gilbert 

 As far as the all-round strength of tho team goes, Belt's Life 

 speaks as follows :— 



" Now that we have had an opportunity of Judging in positive 

 match play, we can unhesitatingly say that they are one of the 

 best teams that we have ever seen banded together. The batting 

 ability is patent, every man 'can bowl,' and to our country 

 cousins we say, go and see the 'Kangaroos' field; their ability 

 in this, the very backbone, heart, and everything that makes up 

 true cricket, is so unquestionable that a fairly good batting lot. 

 found themselves doubly handicapped." 



From the annexed score It will be seen that A. Banuerman, 

 " the pockot Hercules," did not come off, but Murdook had a day 

 worthy to be marked with a white stone in hia career. Boyle 

 played the soundest kind of cricket, and Bonner, tho man of feet 

 and inches, knocked the bloom off tho eataer whenever he got a 

 chance for " l a m ming." Spofforth, " the dem.m," breathed de- 

 struction as of old, and Boyle cooked no less thun a baker's dozen 



