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1 ' bull's-eyes" had succeeded in tying his own record. 
The score stood :— 
. S. SUMNER. 
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The conclusion of the match permitted the making up 
of the prize list as followsIn the first class, J. S. Sum¬ 
ner, total 1,399. average 316.4, gold medal, valued at $60. 
■William. Gerrish, total 1,295. average 215 5-6, takes the 
Winchester rifle, valued at $50. J. F. Brown, total 1,285, 
average 214 1-6, the carbine valued at $25. W. H. Jack- 
son, total 1.288, average 213 5-6, Snider 22-ealihre rifle, 
valued at $18. The fifth prize goes to Mr. N. Washburn 
and the sixth to H. Tvler. In the second class, Saloin 
Wilder, with a total of 1,244, and an average of 207£, 
takes the first prize, a Sharps hunting rifle, valued at $30. 
The second prize, a Ballard 22-calibre rifle, valued at $30, 
and the third, a United States Springfield rifle, valued a. 
$20, were won by L. L. Hubbard aiid Lewis Saunders, 
respectively. The first prize in the third class, a gold 
medal, worth $25, was awarded to W, M. Ward. E. W. 
Law secured the second prize, a Western 22-calibre rifle, 
valued at $2.5, and the (.bird prize in this class, a Reming¬ 
ton rifle, worth $20, falls to J. N. Fyre. 
Boston, Sept. 6th .—A large number of spectators were 
at Walnut Hill this afternoon and witnessed some fine 
Bliooting in the third contest in the silverware match, at 
500 yards range. The wind was steady from the eastward, 
ami registered from 2 to 3 o'clock, while the light was 
excellent. The result of the shooting was :— 
.1. It. Williams 
C. r. Mciggs.... 
J. Borden... . . 
J. Nichols_ 
H. Tyler. 
5 4 4 5 4 4 
.4 4 4 4 4 4 
4 4 4 4 4 4 
.4 4 4 4 4 3 
4-33 
4-31 
.5-20 
Wakefield.—A series of competitions have been opened 
by the Wakefield Rifle Association, open to all comers, to 
beheld at their range each Saturday afternoon during this 
month : distance, 200 yards ; position, off-hand; rounds, 
7. The first of the competitions was held on the 6th, and 
was well attended. Mr. Roger Howard making a remark¬ 
ably fine score with a 33, 32, 31 and two 30’s out of a pos¬ 
sible 35 each. 
Medford, Sept. olh ,—The attendance of members of the 
Raj-mond sportsman's club and their friends, at Bellevue 
range to-day, was fair. The weather conditions were ex¬ 
cellent. The handicap rifle match, at 200 yards, off-hand, 
ten rounds, open to all comers, had 36 re-entries: — 
t). Kirkwood — 
W- Charles. 
J. R. Teela. 
w. 13. With well 
G. B. Blanchard- - 
J. S. Bennett- 
R. Abbott . 
C. D. Harrison 
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.55514141 
, 1 5 3 5 1 5 1 5 
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.4 4 4 1 
4 14 11 
1 5-17 
5 5-40 
1 5-14 
5 4—44 
6 4—11 
4 5-43 
4 4—42 
4 1—42 
Milford, Sept. tith ,—Ground on the Medway road has 
been‘secured for the rifle range of Company M, Sixth 
Regiment, M. V. M. A team will immediately com¬ 
mence practice for the State match, Oct. 14th, at South 
Framingham. 
Vermont.— The National Rifle Club held its twenty- 
second annual meeting at South Verrnon on Sept. 2d and 
3d: the prizes were as follows :— 
P. A. Reinhard, first prize, 10 5-16 inches; D. S. Priest, 
second prize, 10 11-16 inches ; H. J. Huntoon, third prize, 
] 14 inches. Second string: H, W. Smith, 1113-16 inches; 
D* A. Brown, 12 3-16 inches; N. S. Brakeway, 12 7-16 
inches. Third string : H. W. Martin, 111-16 inches ; D. 
A Brown, 12 9-16 inches ; H. J. Huntoon, 13 5-9 inshes. 
Mr. Hi rani W. Smith, of Boston, making the shortest thirty 
slrots wins the club medal. 
Connecticut — Collinsville, Sept. 3d.—Canton Rod and 
Gun Club, Riverside range; practice meeting at 200 yards; 
off-hand : 3 pounds pull; 10 shots :— 
Mass. Creed. 
o n Hall .11 8 .10 U 0 10 10 12 II) 11-102 44 
inuhenstoln .. fi 11 « .12 11 12 6 7 10 10- 97 43 
M m re 11 U II 10 II 9 12 8 10 10-101 44 
Andrews . 7 8 8 13 7 11 10 10 9 9- 91 42 
Bidwol) ". 8 10 7 « 12 11 9 8 11 9-91 43 
On Thursday, the 4th, three members at practice made 
the following good scores, Mr. Hull’s score of 111, I think, 
not having been excelled. Mr. Hull shot with extended 
left arm; off-hand, as usual:— 
(I 10 7 11 10 7 9 12— 97 41 
11 11 11 10 11 11 9—105 47 
11 11 10 11 10 12 11-111 48 
Andrews, 
Moore - -. 
O. B. Hull.. 
. 11 11 
11 13 
. 12 12 11 
enough, but the big score is one which I think lias never 
been equalled under similar circumstances. Harry Nichols 
and myself were out practicing and started to shoot a 
string of 10 shots. The result of the string was an exact 
tie on 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4—45. Nichols was shooting 
a Peabody regulation military rifle; and I, a Sharp’s 
mid range. On shooting off the tie, Nichols made the 
enormous score of 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5—49, possible 50. 
My score on the tie was 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4—46, a good 
score, but one which sinks into insignificance besides 49 
with a military, The shooting was strictly off-hand. 
Sherman H, Hubbard. 
New York— Cantin 's Clallery, Sept. 8th . — The second 
of the series of ten weekly contests for Marksmen’s 
Badges took place this evening. Throughout the entire 
competition there was a very interesting “closeness” 
among the leading competitors’ scores. Finally Mr. Sibley 
proved the most proficient with the score of 34, he win¬ 
ning a Marksman’s Badge and making a very good show¬ 
ing for the Champion's Badge, which is won by the best 
aggregate score made in the ten contests. 
The following are the names and scores of the leading 
competitors—possible, 35 ; 300 yards ; Creedmoor reduced 
target 
. 34 
♦Wilson MacDonald.29 
N. O'Donnall.. . 28 
E. T. Davis . 28 
JI. W. Gourlcy. 28 
S. A. Ahecasts . 27 
W. O. Wetherl.ee. 25 
C. E. Overbaugh . 25 
S. W. 8ibley . 
D. A. Davis. 
tV. H. Dunlap . 
(4. J. Seabury . 
W. 11. Caldwell . 
D. S. Hanks. 
*F. ,T. Donaldson_ 
J. B.Stanton. 
* E. J. Donaldson used open sights. 
4 Mr. MacDonald shoots at the word of command. 
Brinton, Sept. 4 th .—Association long-range match ; 
eighth competilion; won by Homer Fisher, Messrs. Gra¬ 
ham. Dart, and Rathbone. making higher scores but being 
subject to handicap, which gave the competition to Mr. 
Fisher:— 
800 I'nnP. 900 Tot’d*. 1,000 Tarda. Total. 
70 
211 
M. J. Graham. 72 
Dr. J. M.Dart.70 71 as aw 
R. Rathbono. 70 72 (17 209 
Homer Fisher. 71 63 70 204 
A. Melnncs. 69 65 #1 195 
A, G. Holcombe. -. 07 57 69 198 
Same Range — Sept. 6th . — Association match No. 2, 200 
yards; eighth competition; 22 entries, the following 
being the best scores :— 
F. H. Holton..47 I D. T. Davids. 43 
T. Fitz. 46 Col. G. E. P. Howard. 48 
.1. W. Todd. 45 C. P. Bonnett... 42 
E. W. Kquier . 44 | J. R. Boyd.. -. 41 
Ihlinois — Chicago . — At the Soldiers’ Re-Union at Au¬ 
rora, III., on the 19th, 20th and 21st ult. the Thomas Post 
Rifle Club organized a shoot for teams from all military 
or rifle organizations present. There were teams enough 
on hand, hut with the exception of one solitary Maynard, 
belonging to the Batavia Rifle Club, there were no rifles 
on the ground save those belonging to the Thomas Post. 
The day was fearfully hot, likewise the guns, as you will 
readily understand from the fact that two, and in some 
cases three men, were using the same weapon. The im¬ 
mense crowd—about 40,000—closed in on us to witness 
the shooting, giving us a living lane about fifteen feet 
wide and 200 yards long for a range, and occasionally this 
width would be abridged by a bucolic idiot craning for¬ 
ward to see the bullet leave the gun. Under the circum¬ 
stances the shooting was creditable, two ticing on 43 out 
of a possible 50. The cups were both ^won by Thomas 
Club men. On the 30th the third competition for the 
Giles Brothers’ silver cup occurred among the members 
of the Thomas Club. This cup is to be Slot for on the 
last Saturday of each fnonth until it is won three times by 
one member; 200 yards; off-hand; 15 shots; the score was 
as follows:— 
Austin.— 5 
Tyrrell.5 5 
Hobbs. 4 4 
Freeman,.. 4 4 
Ohenowet.h —. 5 3 
Borolierdt.4 3 
4 5 554344 4 554 
4-65 
4: — 65 
4—62 
4— 62 
- 5-aa 
44 5 4 4 5343335 4—58 
Drury. 
44444545446 
5 .4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 
45 454484 6 44 
54 4 44344 3 44 
Bridgeport, Sept. 4 th .—Scores of a match between 
teams from the Emmet Club and Robinson Independent 
Zouaves, the Zouaves using the old 50 cal. Springfield 
and the Emmets the 45 Borebardt Sharps. 
ROBINSON zot 
llooUon 045333434 3—82 I Curran 5 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 3—37 
Kerr 1 ' 4 44344455 5-12 | McKinney 43333 42 2 5 3-32 
Steady Off-band Work— Bridgeport, Sept, 6th.— 
Bulo'V please fiud scores, two of which, am common 
5 4 4—67 
5 5 3-67 
4 4 5—62 
5 4 4—58 
5 4 0-58 
0 5 0-66 
Bay birds ” generally, including various species of plover, sand 
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher, surf bird, phalaropes, avocets, 
etc., coining under the group Limaeolee or Shore Birds. 
(pWThia table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to 
represent the game which Is generally in season at this time. State 
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here 
mentioned. 
53T The seasons for shoot ing pinnated grouse or prairie chick- 
enB and other birds are as follows In the States named herewith 
States 
P Orou 3 c\ 1 Ruffed Grouse 
Quail. 
Ill. 
IUfl--, 
Iowa,, 
Minn.. 
Wig... 
Neb... 
Kan... 
Aug 151» Deo 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1 
Oetl to Fel) 11 Nov-1 to Jan 1 
Sepl to Dee 1 Oct 1 to Jan 1 
Augl4to Oct 1 Sept 1 to Dec 1 
Aug 25 to Jan 1 Aug25 to Janl 
Aug 15 to Foil 1 — 
AugltoFebll “ 
Oct Ito Jaiil 
Novi to Janl 
Oct 8 to Janl 
Sep lto Dec 1 
Aug 26toJanl 
Oct 1 to Dec 1 
Oct 1 to Jan 3 
"Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Aug. 29f7i.—At 900 yards, this 
afternoon, the members of the Milwaukee Rifle Club en¬ 
joyed a good match, though the scores did not rim very 
high. The record stood : — 
Johnston.. 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 5 
Yale .. 533533 555 
Markham . 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 
Drake . + 4 5 4 5 0 i 5 5 
Hill .... 3 4 n 5 5 5 4 4 4 
Bangs. 4 0 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 
Hamilton, Ohio. May 2,1879.—Mr. Carl Dittmar, Bing- 
hampton, N. Y. Dear Sb’: As there is much discussion 
being had lately through the press in regard to the use of 
the Dittmar powder, and its effect upon game when used, 
X thought it not improper to inform yon of the test and 
experience I have had with it for the past few years. 
During the past three years, I have done a large amount 
of shooting, both duck and quail, and I have during that 
time used a large quantity of the Dittmar powder. I shoot 
a Francoate gun. No. 10. which weighs about eight pounds. 
When shooting duck I use from 4-J to 5 drachms of powder 
and II oz. of shot. For quail I use much less powder. 
During all my experience and use of the powder, I have 
found it perfectly safe, and it certainly fouls a gun much less 
t han any powder I have ever used.and when properly loaded 
the power of penetration is equal to the very strongest 
black powder, and as there is but little smoke from the 
use of it, it to me is much preferable for field shooting. 
I spent nearly three months last winter shooting 
in Georgia, with Dr. Metcalfe of New York, and Judge 
Hopkins of Georgia, neither of whom had ever used the 
Dittmar powder. I had them try it, and for field shoot¬ 
ing. which was the only shooting we did, they much pre- 
fered this powder, and" pronounced it perfectly safe. Isee 
another objection urged against it, which is this : If your 
shells are loaded for some time before being used, they 
will miss fire, as the powder makes and contracts damp¬ 
ness. This certainly iB incorrect. While in Georgia last 
winter I used shell which had been loaded with Dittmar 
powder for nearly three years, and out of nearly one 
hundred of these shells I never had one to miss fire. I 
U 3 e nothing but the Dittmav powder when I can get it, 
either for field or trap shooting, and I era clearly satis¬ 
fied that it is fully as safe, and will do a*'good execution 
as any black powder, and is much preferable both on 
account of cleanliness and absence of smoke. 
Yours respectfully, J- C. McKemy, 
P. S.— The greatest objection agains’ it here bus been 
the expense, on account of the high price, 
§iW(e m\d §nt\. 
GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER. 
Moose, Alee Americana. 
■fbou, Rangifer caribou, 
or wapiti, Cervus canadensis. 
Bed or Va. door. C. viryinianus. 
Squirrels, red, black and array. 
Haros, brown and gray. 
Heed or rice bird, Dolichonyx or- 
yzivorous. 
Wild turkey ,Meteagris gallopavo. 
Pinnated grouse or prairie 
chickens, Oupidonia cuptdo. 
Bulted grouse or pheasant, Bo- 
nam umbellus. 
Quail or partridge, Ortyxvlrgini- 
aim. 
Black-bellied plover, ox-eye, 
Sc/uatarola Helvetica. 
Ring plover, JEyialills semipal- 
matus. 
Stilt, or long-shanks, Himanto- 
pm nigricollis. 
woodcock, Philoheta minor. 
Hed-brensted snipe, ordwiteher, 
Macrorbamptis grise its. 
Red-backed sandpiper, or ox- 
bird, Tringa Americana. 
Great marbled godwit, or mar¬ 
lin, Limosa fedoa. 
Willet, Tetanus semipalmatus. 
Tattler, Totanm mekinoleucus. 
Yellow-slianks, Totanus flavtpes. 
Woodcock. 
July 4 to .Tan 1 
July 1 to Jan 1 
July 10 to Jan 1 
July3to Nov 1 
Aug 25to Jan 1 
No Restrictions 
Forbidden 
Maine.—T he Maine State tournament will be held Sept. 
24th, 25th and 26th. 
Massachusetts —Plymouth Co., Sept. 2d.—Bay birds 
have not been plenty this week, with the exception of the 
22d, which was a good day on the North River, good shots 
getting from twenty to thirty big birds. One party killed 
thirteen uplands on the Fourth Cliff at two shots. Coot 
shooting during easterly weather of four days last week was 
unusually good for so early, and one hag of twenty was 
taken at Black Rock by one of our best gunners. Too hot 
to tramp ; few woodcock; only three being killed that I 
have heard from. S. K. Jr, 
Hampton Marshes — Amesbury, Mass, Sept. 6th .—In 
regard to the Hampton marshes I would say that your 
correspondent “ W. W. J.” thinks my communication 
referred to the Hampton marshes only. I would say 
that I wrote from Amesbury, Mass., and spoke in par¬ 
ticular in regard to the Salisbury marshes, which adjoin 
Hampton marshes at a distance of about two miles, and 
on the same line. The birds, which were reported to be 
so plenty at one place, failed to put in an appearance at 
the other. If your correspondent resides in N. 
1 : \, and if he could have read my communica¬ 
tion in full, he would agree with me, that although there 
may be shooting on Hampton marshes, it is very seldom 
we get any shooting on Salisbury marshes. O. F. G. 
Medford, Sept. Tith ,—Tlie following is the result of the 
glass-ball match; 30 balls in all;— 
Single Bauble Rotary 
Trap. Trap. Trap. Total. 
G. B. Blanchard. 8 10 R 27 
J. B. Trele. * § 7 23 
W. B. Witheroll. J> 8 5 22 
n. Kirkwood.-7 < J 20 
W. Charles. 8 i 5 20 
Brookfield, Sept. 2d.—A sportsman’s club has been or¬ 
ganized here, and officers elected as follows :—H. L. 
Butterwortli, Pres.; H. Mathewson, Vice-Pres.; H. P. 
Gerald, Clerk; J. P. Crosby, Treas.; Samuel Moulton, A. 
Sheppard and C. H. Gif fin, Executive Committee. This 
afternoon the club were out for a shoot, eleven members 
of the club participating. H. Mathewson came out 
ahead, with 9 out of a possible 10 balls; C. H. Giffin 
next, with 8 ; S. Moulton, 7 ; A. Sheppard, G. Fiske and 
H. Richards, each 6 ; H. E. Capen and H. Heredean, 
each 5; H, L. Butterwortli went back a little on his 
former score, breaking only 4. 
New Haven Gossip ,—New Haven, Sept. 1st .—A few 
members of the New Haven Gun Club have been spend¬ 
ing their time as follows :—Leet has-been educating a 
pair of squabs for the first pigeon flight. Beere and Han¬ 
son have been camping out with their families at the sea¬ 
shore. Josey, Penn and Thompson have been exercising 
their dogs for Oct. 1st, to have them in hunting trim for 
the migratory quail. Sanford has been on the salt 
meadows after wild pigeons. E. A. Holsom has started 
for Massachusetts with three hundred loaded shell and 
his dog. He promises a game supper to the boys on his 
return. 
Bryan Brothers are making twelve new duck boats, 
and their hotel near the Thimble Islands will be opened 
for duck shooting in September and October. Bronsen, 
Haward and Culvin are practicing on balls in private 
grounds, and no doubt will surprise some of the team 
at the next medal shoot. Morris has just returned from 
New York State, and reports woodcock shooting. very 
poor. Porter, Ingersoll, Smith and Mervin are rail shoot¬ 
ing. Diokerman, with his 16-gauge, has spent some 
time shooting at swallows. Waterhouse has just suc- 
ceded in drawing his- boat off from the potatoe field 
where he was left by the last storm. lie reports no 
damage. 
Armstrong is busy watching for ducks from the wharf, 
and reports that a large number have arrived during the 
past few days. Next week, no doubt, about all the duck 
boats will receive a coat of paint, and old lines be re¬ 
placed by new ones. Most of the other members are 
on vac ation, and have not returned. I. Lute. 
New York— Cazenbvia, Sept. 2d .—The opening day 
for grouse shooting was taken advantage of by a number 
of sportsmen yesterday, but owing to the absence of rain 
for the past two weeks the birds were hard to find. Til- 
lotson and Atwell, bagged six grouse; Cai'U and Coon. 
