FOREST AND STREAM, 
553 
CreedmoOR —August 6.—The New York Rifle Club met 
for weekly practice to-rtay. In shooting for the “ C. E. 
Blydenburgn Badge,” 300 yards, off-hand, at the word of 
command, the following scores were made:— 
HANDICAP. TOTAL. 
E. B. Barker.3 i i U H 1 4 5—39 39 
F. J.Donaklsou. .4 4 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 5—40 1 39 
W. H. Dunlap.4 45524454 3-40 2 38 
J. W. Mangatn.8 4 4 1 3 5 4 3 4 4—38 38 
A. J. Hewlett.4 84443443 5-37 37 
Fred Alder,.,..3 43443434 G-36 38 
Y. Daly....4 4 3 4 I 1 3 4 5 0—35 35 
N. O’Donnell..:.. .4 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3—34 , 31 
A. Molimis—.4 3 3 0 4 3 3 0 3 4-27 37 
In shooting off the tie on 39 Mr. Barker won. In the 
competition for the J. B. and H. D. Blydenburgh Badge 
that followed, shooting off-hand, at 500 yards, the follow¬ 
ing were the best scores made:— 
N. O’Donnell. 445545446 5-45 
A. J. Hewlett.5 5 8 5 3 5 5 2 4 5—42 
V. Daly..5 5 4 5 3 2 4 4 4 4—40 
W. H. t)unlap.2 I 4 3 6 5 5 4 2 3—37 
E.B. Barker.4 5 2 4 2 8 8 2 5 4—84 
A. M. Mclnnis. 2 2 0 4 3 2 3 5 3 4-28 
In a match that followed between Mr. F: J. Donaldson 
and Mr. J. W. Mangam, at 500 yards, off-hand, both 
using open-sight military rifles, Mr. Donaldson won, 
making 23 out of a possible 25, 
Schuetzen Festival,—T he New York Schuetzen Corps, 
Captain D. G. Yuengling celebrated their 22d annual fes¬ 
tival at Union Ilill August 4, 5, and 6. Mr. J. Hamer, 
last year’s Konig, and the Schnetzens of Brdgeport, Conn., 
were presen t. 
Vermont— Brattteboro, August 8.—Fort Diunmer vs. 
Fuller Battery. The Battery used the Springfield musket, 
and the Fort Dumrner sporting rifles. The match was 
Concluded at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the score standing 
as follows ;— 
PORT UTJMMBR. 
Rogers.4 5 4 5 2 3 4 3 4 5—39 
Daily.4 5 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4-41 
Childs. -.4 4 4 5 4 5 8 4 4 4—41 
Stearns.4 1 4 3 6 4 4 3 3 4—38 
Lamb.4 0 4 3 4 4 8 4 4 4—34 
Hawley.4 45555444 4—44 
Howe. 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3—39 
French. 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 5 2—35 
Total. . 311 
.4 3 3 3 
4 4 4 4 
...5 2 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 
..3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 
.4 4 3 300232 
...0 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 
4 3 2 3 3 
4 4 3 4 
4—38 
4-.it; 
3—39 
3-24 
3 4 4-31 
3 2 3-28 
5 4 3-39 
4 4 3—35 
.287 
Shields . 
Reed. 
Aplin.. 
Gilbert . 
Cobb. 
Nesbett. 
GUson. 
Hannon. 
Total. 
Connecticut— Collinsville, August 6.—Canton Rod and 
Gun Club, Riverside Range; practice meeting at 200 
yards ; off-hand :— 
MASS. C. 
Hull. . . .10 H 10 10 11 10 11 10 10 11 104-44 
Andrews. 912 S 7 5 12 10 911 7 90-42 
Lewis. 2 9 5 8 8 11,11 11 8 10 83-40 
—Mr W. H. Jackson, captain of the American team of 
1878, is making a tour of the Canadas, partly with a view, 
it is said, of getting a Canadian team to visit Creedmoor 
the coming fall. At the same time the ‘ 1 gallant captain’ 
intends showing the “ Kanuckers ” how to handle a rifle 
before the butts, he purposing, it is given out, to partici¬ 
pate in a few matches before returning home. 
Massachusetts— Walnut Hill, August 6.—The long- 
range match went on to-day with a fairly large attend¬ 
ance of riflemen and spectators. The weather was delight¬ 
ful, hut the wind, a “ 9 to 10 o’clock,” proved somewhat 
amioyiug to the marksmen, at the 1,000 yards distance 
especially. In consequence, Mr. Sumner, who had gone 
back from the 900 yards with a fine 148 out of a possible 
150, had to content himself with 211 at the three distances. 
800. 
.. 5 
5 
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
■1 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5-75 
900. 
-.5 
5 
5 5 5 5 1 5 5 
5 
4 
5 
5 
5 
5-73 
1,000 . 
........4 
4 
0 5 3 5 5 3 5 
WILLIAM GERRISIT. 
5 
5 
5 
4 
5 
5—63! 
800. 
.5 
5 
1 5 5 5 6 3 6 
5 
fi 
5 
5 
4 
5-71 
900. 
.5 
5 
3 3 5 5 5 5 5 
4 
4 
5 60 
1,000 . 
_5 
5 
3 5 5 5 5 4 5 
SALEM WILDER. 
5 
3 
5 
5 
4 
3-67 
800. 
.5 
5 
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
5 
5 
5 
5 
4 
5-74i 
900. 
. 4 
5 
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5 
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4 
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5-07 
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5 5 5 4 5 5 5 
5 
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3-63 1 
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Walnut Hill, August 9.—There was not so large a num¬ 
ber of riflemen present as usual, owing to the absence of 
many prominent marksmen in the country, Forty-three 
well-known shots faced the “ butts,” and took advantage 
of the weather conditions to put in good scores in the first 
competition at 800 yards, in which brilliant shooting was 
done by Mr. J. C. Mattoon, who achieved the elegant score 
of 34 out of a possible 85 at 800 yards, off-hand, and this 
is believed to be, by the shooters here, the best score on 
record at this distance. The day was propitious for good 
scores, the wind giving no trouble, blowing at the begin¬ 
ning of the match from the north down the range and 
indicating 12 o’clock. The sky was overcast, and the dark 
clouds wliich flitted across the horizon made the light 
exceedingly had for good sighting, and the little eight- 
inch bull at this distance looked very, very small, and was 
very hard to find by the “bulls-eye destroyers.” The 
range presented an animated appearance, as the long-range 
targets were occupied by a party of Lawrence gentlemen, 
and the military were out in large numbers. Among the 
many spectators was Mr/A. A. Parker, of Chicago, whose 
reputation as a first-class" shot is well known here. His 
capital shooting at mid-range, off-hand, was thoroughly 
enjoyed by the riflemen. The spectators were numerous, 
and many ladies graced the range. The best stood :— 
J. O. Mattoon. ..5 4 5 5 5 5 5—34 I J. Borden. 4 4 4 4 3 4 5—28 
E. B. Souther. ...4 5 5 1 3 5 4-30 E. F. Rich’dson 4 5 3 4 4 4 4—28 
C. U. Meiggs. 5 3 3 5 4 5 4^-29 | W. E. Guerrier. 4 4 3 5 4 4 3—27 
Medf ord, August 9.—The mid-range match at Bellevue 
range was well attended. The light proved exceedingly 
bad, and the wind also added to the discomfort, blowing 
in all directions and very unsteadily. Messrs. Witliing- 
ton and Teele carried off the honors of the day, cartons 
counting six. Below is the summary, 500 yards : — 
H. Wl thing ton.. 4 6 5 5 5 6 5—36 I TV. Henry. 6 4 4 5 5 8 4—33 
J. R. Teele. 11 4 4556 6—36 H. Edmands. .3 5 5 5 4 5 3—30 
T, R, Jones. 5 6 4 5 4 6 5—34 | J. Riohardson. .3 5 6 423 6—28 
—Natick vs, Coehituato. The Cochituate Sportsman's 
club accepted the challenge of the Natick Sportsman’s 
club, and the match took place at Whitney’s grounds, 
Natick, on the 9th. The conditions were; 30 balls, ten 
BogarduB, ten double, and ten votary, with eight contest¬ 
ants, four on a side. The Natick team carried off the hon¬ 
ors by two balls, as the following score will show :— 
NATIOK8. 
|B—1 10111111 0—8) 
W. W. Clark.-D-l 0- 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1-5^20 
!e-i 11110 110 0-7) 
IB—1 011001111—fi 
Judson Hall. { D-l 00 1 00000 1—3M6 
(R—1 1 1 0 1 I) 1ft 0 1—o) 
IB-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1—2) 
0.W.CH11 . D-l 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0 1-3 V 9 
|R-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1-4) 
(B~4» 1110 1111 1—8) 
J.H. Wright, M.D . 4 D-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-1V1T 
lR-0 110 111111-8) 
Grand total. .02 
COCHTTUATE. 
110110 1—7) 
. 4 D—1 0000 1 110 1—6 V18 
(R-l 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1—o) 
(B—0 11111110 1—8) 
Jesse Inker . < D—1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1—3V18 
(R—1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1, 0. 1—7) 
IB-0 11001000 0—3) 
George Leach.4 D-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 
(R—0 00010100 0—2) 
l B—0 10000111 1—5) 
J. N. Cochran. < D—0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1-5 V19 
|R—1 1110 11111—9 
Grand total.. 
—A sweepstake match for prizes followed, with the fol¬ 
lowing result out of a possible 5 : C. W. Gill, 5 : G. W. 
Hall, 5 ; J. Hall, 4 : J. N. Cochran, 4 ; F. Stevens, 4 ; J. 
Locker, 4: J. H. Wright, 3 ; Ralph Bent, 3 ; G. A. Leach, 
2. The first prize lies between C, W, Hall and C. W. Gill, 
who tied on 5, while the second went to J. Locker, and 
the third to J. H. Wright, M.D. 
Medford, August 8. — There was not so large an attend¬ 
ance as usual at the last meet of this growing and popu¬ 
lar organization, owing to the weather conditions. How¬ 
ever, capital results were obtained. In the glass-ball 
shooting Mr. G. B. Blanchard carried off the honors of 
the day, followed closely by Mr. Kirkwood, from Bingle, 
double, and rotary traps. Below is the result: — 
G.B. Blanchard. 10 8 9—27 I A. L. Smith. 9 8 8—25 
D. Kirkwood. 9 9 8— 28 J.R. Telle. 7 7 8—22 
W. B. Withered." 8 7 10—25 | M. B. Morriss. . 6 5 5-16 
Boston, Mammoth Gallery. — The regular August 
monthly prize shoot has begun with good shooting, several 
competitors following closely in each other’s steps for 
leading place. Following is the summary, 150 feet; 
rounds, 8 ; possible, 40 :— 
U. A. Pollard. 
S. S. Bumstead . 
George W. Morse 
11. A. Hopkinaon .. 
Charles Tup ikt. ... 
O. W. Clapp. 
George Estes. 
M. O. Johnson. 
George M. Smith. .. 
...4 4 4 4 5 4 5 
.5 4 4 4 4 4 5 
... 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 
,.. 5 4 4 5 4 I 4 
...4 4 4 1 5 5 5 
...5 5 4 4 5 4 4 
...5 5 1 4 5 4 4 
...5 5 5 4 4 4 4 
5-37 
5—35 
5—35 
5- 35 
6 — 85 
4-85 
4-35 
4—35 
4—35 
New Jersey— Brint.on Range, August 9,—Winchester 
match; third competetion ; ' thirty-two entries ; best 
scores; 200 yards :— 
Ailow- 
Name. Rifle. Score. ance. 
F. J. Donaldson.Military. ..4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5-45 3 
.7. W. Todd.Sporting. .4455545545 — 
E. M. Squier.Sporting.. 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 
- 46 
3 
46 
— 45 
- 42 
— 39 
T. Fits.Sporting.. 45445554 5 4 
D. F. Davids.Military...! 444 5 4454 4—42 
F. L. Sheldon.Military... 444445444 4-41 
Col. C. H. Houghton. .Sporting. .5 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 5 
J. F. Hill.Snorting. .4434545 5 44 
B. A. Vail.Military... 4 4 1 4 3 4 4 4 4 4—39 
J. K. Green.Military... 3 43 4 34433 5—36 
Same Day.—Association match ; fifth competition ; 
twenty-two entries :— 
F. Alder.5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5-47 
F. Fltz. 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4—47 
H. Fisher.3 5 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 5—16 
J. W. Todd. 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5-4t 
D. F. Davids. 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4-44 
Col.C.H. Houghton.5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3—43 
E. T. Davis. 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 4—37 
J. K. Green.3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3-36 
August 7.—Sixth long-range competition won by M. J. 
Graham ; Rathbone and the winner noth subject to hand¬ 
icap, but with one point of difference in favor of Graham : 
11. RATHBONE. 
800. 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4r-72) 
900 .4 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5—721-205 
I, 060.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2-61) 
M. 3 . GRAHAM. 
800 .5 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5—73) 
900.4 5 6 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4—65 1204 
1,000. .5 5245555555 5 53 3—87) 
Columbia Rifle Association— Washington, D, Q.— 
The second announced contest for the Harkness Badge 
on the all-summer series, took place at Benning’s to-day. 
Light clouds gave the steady gray light that so overjoys 
the old rifleman’s heart, but the wind Was provokingly 
tricky from seven o’clock, and strong enough to cause 
“ mag.,” or even an outer for the unwary. All the con¬ 
testants led off at 800 yards with centers ; but on the next 
round the Colonel “got on” for a fine bull’s-eye, and, 
with one close exception, on his fifth round, staid on for 
the remainder of the string, making 73. Laird followed 
with a hard-earned 71, while Lauritzen, who was treated 
by a sudden puff to an “ unaccountable," got but 05. At 
900 yards the Colonel found the bull on the first round, 
got off it on the third, again narrowly missed it on the 
eighth and eleventh rounds, and wound up with a total 
of 72 to Laird’s 66 and Lauritzen’s 64. The 1,000 yards’ 
stage was very trying, but Colonel Burnside fought 
through pluckily and dropped only two points in the 
string, winding up with 73 points to the good and an ag¬ 
gregate of 218, the best yet made hi a regular match on 
the Columbian range. The scores are as follows 
COLONEL J. O. P. BURNSIDE. 
800 yards.4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—74 
900 yards..,.5 5 4 5 555 4 554555 5—72 
1,000 yards.5 55454555555 5 4 5—73 
C. K. LAIRD. 
800 yards.4 44555 5 5564555 5—71 
900 yards . . 4 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4—60 
1,000 yards__1 5523545445454 5-04 
Total. .......... 
P. J. LAURITZEN. 
800 yards.4 5 5 4 4 5 0 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—65 
000 yards.4 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 3 5 4-64 
1,000 yards.4 4 6 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 1 4 4—63 
Total..193 
The Harkness badge match will be shot every Saturday, 
weather permitting, until November 1, when each con¬ 
testant’s best three scores will be aggregated, and the one 
having the highest will be declared winner of one of the 
finest and most valuable badges ever shot for in this 
country. TJie prediction has boon ventured by some of 
the members of the G. R. A. that the winning scores will 
aggregate over 650 points. 
On Saturday, August 2, the Columbias had their third 
shoot for the Harkness Badge. Out of the seven or eight 
long-range men who belong to the Association, only four 
entered, one of them being the new comer, Dr. Scott. A 
very warm day made things favorable as far as low tra¬ 
jectories were concerned, but the glare gave a “ gin-and- 
sugary” unsteadiness to the “bull,”so that his “eye" 
fairly winked at times, and the wind was shifty in direc¬ 
tion and force, standing oftenest at seven o’clock. Time 
being called, Colonel Burnside went to the firing point and 
handled his shooting-iron*- for a fiver. So did Dr. Scott 
and Laird. On his fourth round a momentary inattention 
to the pennants gave the Colonel a “mag,” followed up 
by a center before he got the hang of things again ; hut 
all the while Dr. Scott banged the “bull ” and netted a 
clean string to the Colonel’s 72. At 900 hundred yards, 
however, Burnside turned the tables; and, while the 
Doctor got blown off twice into the center circle, and 
once as far as the magpie’s nest, the Colonel rolled up 
fifteen bulls without a break. Neither was able, however, 
to hold the fine start thus gained at 1,000 yards, the wind 
proving too treacherous, and Laird came m ahead with a 
capital 69 considering the difficulties in the way. The 
Doctor came next with 68, and Colonel Burnside toted 
up 67. The result was a tie for the Doctor and the Colonel, 
at 213, the former leading with the fewest inners. Laird's 
208 should have been better, but for a gusty “ outer” at 
800 yards. The following are the leading shot-for-ahot 
scores:— 
DR. B. SCOTT. 
800 yards.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5—75 
900 yards. 55453565545555 5—71 
1,000 yards.4 63455 5 5635554 5-68 
Total. ..214 
COLONEL J. O. P. BURNSIDE. 
800 yards. ..5 55 3 456 5 555555 6—72 
900 yards.5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—75 
1,000 yards.3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 5-67 
Total...,...314 
0. U. LAIRD. 
800 yards. .5 555525555 4 555 6-71 
900 yards.5 5 5 5 4 5 4 1 4 4 5 5 5 5 5-68 
1,000 yards.5 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4—09 
Colonel Burnside’s score in this match is now the lead¬ 
ing one, with an aggregate as follows : — 
Saturday, July 19. 203 
Saturday, July 2(1 . 218 
Saturday, Ausust 2. gu 
Total. 635 
—M. T. Partello, of Washington, D, C., the celebrated 
long-range shot, is an applicant for one of the vacant 
second lieutenancies, U. S. A., and has been ordered to 
West Point for examination. 
Illinois — Chciago, July 26. — At the shoot for the Giles 
Brothers’ sil ver cup by the George H. Thomas Rifle Club 
to-day the following was the score ; 
Austin . 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 6 -1—67 
Tyrrell. 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5-66 
Church . 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4—63 
Freeman. 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 4—63 
Smith. 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4-62 
Drury . 4 5 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 4—Ul 
Hobbs. 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 5-61 
Chenwith. 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5-59 
Bircherdt. 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 1 4 4 4—50 
Higby . 5 4 4 8 4 4 4 8 4 5 4 8 4 4 3-58 
Nye . 3 4 3 44444343233 4^52 
200 yards; off hand. 0. K. 
Minnesota. — T he Minneapolis rifle club have elected 
the following officers : President, Dr. A. F. Elliot; Vice- 
President, S. W. Hankinson; Secretary, H. L. Ashley ; 
Treasurer, E. Bacbner. An executive co mm itte was also 
selected to take charge of the recently secured rifle range 
on the East Side of the river, provide targets, etc. This 
committe consists of Drs. Elliot and Skinner, Hoblet, 
Hankinson and Quam. 
The club decided to have practice meetings at 2 o’clock 
each Friday afternoon. The club propose during the first 
week in September—during the great northwestern Agri¬ 
cultural Exposition and Trotting Circuit — to he held that 
time, to hold a grand tournament for the riflemen of the 
north-west. 
California. — T herifle tournament of regulars for posi¬ 
tions on the Creedmoor team was concluded at Presidio 
range, August 2d. The following are the highest twelve 
scores, the makers of which will represent the Pacific di¬ 
vision :—Sergeant Woodall, 246 ; Sergeant Wells, 243 ; 
Lieutenant Landis, 240; Lieutenant Boutelie, 239 ; Lieu¬ 
tenant Gordon, 238 ; Sergeant Hickey, 232; Captain Mil¬ 
ler, 229 ; Lieutenant Anderson, 229 ; Lieutenan: Bloom, 
226 ; Coiporal Harman, 226 ; Corporal Wilson, 225 ; Pri¬ 
vate Jackson, 225. 
The California marksmen have found a new idol in Mi-. 
John Ruth of Oakland. Recently, at Piedmont Springs, 
Mr. Ruth in shooting at glass balls, broke 48 and 49 out of 
50, and 98 and 99 out of 100. He also broke 42 out of 50 
by raising and firing the rifle with one hand. Prepara¬ 
tions are being made for a match between Ruth and a no¬ 
ted shot of Utah, for a purse of $200. The gentlemen are 
to shoot at 500 glass bails, Mr. Ruth using a Ballard rifle 
and his opponent a shot-gun. Mr. Rut h opens a challenge 
to the world. He proposes to beat the best record ever 
made by Carver, 885 out of 1,000 glass balls. 
Louisiana —New Orleans, August 3.—The. chief interest 
to-day centered in the contest for the Mobile trophy. The 
absence of the Louisiana Field team, wliich on three con¬ 
secutive occasions made the highest scores, and which 
yesterday was off with the command on an official visit 
to Donaldsonville, left the field open to the Washington 
and the Continentals, As will be seen from the scores 
given below, some good scoring was made, especially by 
Rosenberg, Selph and Anns, The winning team’s score, 
