654 
FOREST AND STREAM 
witnessed my exhibitions at the Crystal Palace will agree 
with me that the hammerless gun was put to a very se¬ 
vere test, my rapid firing so heating the barrels as to ne¬ 
cessitate the’ constant application of cold water to render 
the handling of the gun agreeable. I have shot this gun 
one hundred and thirty consecutive days, generally in 
two, and often in three exhibitions per day, often in hail 
and rain storms, and during this period it has never been 
taken to pieces, the locks or action cleaned or oiled, or 
the stock taken off, and yet the gun works evenly and 
smoothly, and is quite as pleasant’ and efficient to use as 
when first turned out. This gun has gone through more 
rough work and has withstood more hard usage than is 
lik ely to occur to any gun during five years’ game shoot¬ 
ing I am acquainted with either in England or America. 
Rifle shooting is my great “ forte ; n but- the way this gun 
breaks glass balls at long distances—60 or 80 yards—has 
called forth muoh applause. 
I feel much pleasure in recommending this gun to the 
notice of my brother sportsmen in the United States as 
being the most reliable, the easiest to manipulate, the 
safest to use, and the best adapted for hard work. W. S. 
Carver. —London Field, Aug, 30 th. [Adv.] 
Bogardus ix THE West,— The St, Paul Daily Globe in 
concluding an extended report of the State Fair of Min¬ 
nesota, which closed on the 6th, says in its issue of that 
date speaking of the efforts of Capt. Bogardus and his 
son Eugene: 
At the close of the racing Capt. A. H, Bogardus and his 
son Eugene entertained the crowd with a most interesting 
and rare exhibition of their skill in shooting glass balls 
and other smaller objects. 
Captain Bogardus’ fancy shooting is so well known that 
it is needless to speak of it specifically. This is the second 
season he has appeared before a St. Paul audience, and 
also the second tone he has given an exhibition of his 
shooting abilities at the present fan’. His performance, 
as did his previous efforts, elicited frequent andunbound- 
ed applause. One of bis remarkable feats yesterday was 
the breaking of 31 glass balls out of 36 in the space of 
two minutes and fifty-five seconds. The time he allows 
himself for the breaking of fifty balls is 4 minutes, but 
yesterday he seemed determined to surpass himself, and 
succeeded most admirably. This feat, it must be borne 
in mind, is done with one gun which he himself loads. 
In short, the skill and unerring aim of the man is aston- 
8hing. and justifies the challenge which he has already 
made, of meeting and vanquishing any man in the world, 
in his peculiar specialty. 
After the Captain had finished, Eugene, his 14 year old 
son. took the stand, and, for nearly half an hour, held the 
audience in breathless attention. Eugene is a youthful 
prodigy. For one so young his feats have never been 
equalfed. AVith his little rifle, resembling more a toy 
firearm than a death-dealing implement, lie astonished 
the lookers on by breaking forty-seven out of fifty glass 
balls thrown into the air, besides accomplishing many 
other odd and difficult feats. When Dr. Carver gave his 
exhibitions at the fair grounds last season, people looked 
upon them as remarkable and wonderful. But now comes 
a mere youth, who, almost with a toy rifle, does equally 
(if not more) difficult feats. Carver used a large rifle, of 
which Eugene’s is but a miniature copy. Eugene’s shoot¬ 
ing record yesterday is ahead of anything Dr. Carver has 
done. Despite a strong wind, he not only showed him¬ 
self able to break glass balls but to hit half dollars, quar¬ 
tern. marbles, nickels, and even three cent pieces. His 
quiet, impassive, retiring demeanor is also a matter of 
wonderment. Apparently unconscious of performing 
any extraordinary feat, he continues to load and fire his 
little piece, in no way elated at his success. Eugene is 
certainly a prodigy, and will no doubt astonish the world 
with still more remarkable performances in his line. 
v Maine — Lewiston, Sept. 6th .—The Androscoggin Sport- 
iHg Club are endeavoring to procure birds enough to 
permit ot extending a general invitation to the sportsmen 
of Massachusetts. Friday, the 26th, will probably be 
devoted ■ to sweepstakes shooting if the necessary birds 
can be procured Lewiston. 
Massachusetts— Plymouth Go., Sept. Uth .—'The past 
week has been, a poof one for coot shooting, but the bay 
birds have been coniHg along lively, being most y black 
breasts and winters— the latter were in fine condition. 
A few woodcock have been killed, but they are hard to 
find. % s - K -> jr. 
New Jersey Rail Shooting.— Hackensack, N. J. Sept. 
9th .—I enclose the record of rail shooting as follows 
Sept. 1st.—Doctor Atens, 33 birds; John Ryan, 41. Sept. 
2d.—S. F. Knapp, 45; C. R. Terwilliger, 56. Sept. 3d.— 
Fred Ahrens, 23 : John Wright, 26; C. O. Sisson, 2; S. S. 
Rowland, 20. Sept. 4th.— S. F. Knapp, 33; and Brother, 
22 
l would also state that the bass and perch fishing in the 
Hackensack River, is better than for many years. 
John Ryan. 
Forked River, Sept. 18th — Some snipe have been fly¬ 
ing and your correspondent in company with Messrs. J. 
L Kirkland, John Logan and T. Cuthbert shot some fifty 
birds one day last week. The house will be kept open for 
sportsmen during the fall and early winter and we look 
for good duck shooting as there is plenty of teed in the 
bay. A ’ 
Pennsylvania — Pittsburg, Sept. 8f/t.-The prospects 
for quail hereabouts are good owing to the unusually 
favorable summer. A great many people raise the 
alarm at about this time of the year that there are none. 
Perhaps it is only because they are more scattered and tolks 
don’t look for then as earnestly as later, when they are 
on serious thoughts intent. From what I saw at Messrs. 
J. Palmer O’Neal & Co’s., sportsmen are preparing for a 
vigorous campaign against birds and beasts. I was told 
t hat they sell a great many “mussel loaders yet. It seems 
strange that people who can put forty or fifty dollars into 
a gun should put it into M. L., yet that this is often 
done is shown by the fact that this firm has closed out 
and iust received another lot of fifty fine muzzle load- 
ine guns which though retailed at forty dollars or 
thereabouts, cost over a hundred to make. Am told 
thev are great bargains. Bogardus and his son are com¬ 
ing m a week or so to shoot at the exposition, and will 
attract considerable notice from the shooters of this 
vicinity. 
Delaware— Port Penn., Delaware River, Aug. 13th. 
—Rail bird shooting good, and will continue good all 
September. Reed birds yet plenty, but not as plenty as 
about the 1st to 5th (annually). English snipe coming in, 
and will soon he plenty. Some plover about, and shoot¬ 
ing in general is good, and will continue so until the 
river freezes up. Come to S. Lord’s comfortable sporting 
houses on the south bank of the river, four miles from 
Delaware City (by rail or steamboats), where hunting is 
convenient and board $1.20 per day or $8 per week. 
H. W. Merrill. 
Kansas.— Abilene, Sept. 8th . — We made some fair bags 
on chickens but not as good as last year. For some xca- 
san the birds are not as abundant, probably on account 
of so much breaking up of prairie which destroys the 
nests. G. 
TRAP SHOOTING. 
—The Far Rockaway Gun Club shot a, match yester¬ 
day for the cup presented by Mr. Geo. P. Work. 
Maine —Top sham. Sept. 12th .—Return shoot between 
Riverside and Freeport Clubs; Bijgardus trap; 18 yards’ 
rise:— 
ntKiit’OitT cann. 
Webster. 011 110101001011— 9 
Andrews. 0 111111100010 1 0-9 
Soule. 01000 1 1 00 000 01 0—4 
Burr. 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—10 
Thurlow. 1011101111 1111 1—13 
Merrill. 1000101111011X0—9 
Total.54 
Average per man, 9. 
mVEUSniE CLUB. 
Perry. 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0—6 
Fisher. 10 11 1 11 l 1 0 0 1 0 1 1—11 
York. 1111 0 0 11001101 1—10 
Winslow. 1 0 01001 0 010110 1-7 
C. (loud. 0 10 1 11 101001110—9 
Bouncy. .. 11110111110 100 1—11 
Keay. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1—7 
A.Q.Goud. 0 1111110 111110 1-12 
Hall. 1111010 1011 1 11 0—11 
Grtsenleaf—. 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1—10 
Total ..414 
Average per man, 0 2-5. 
W. A. Stinson, Secretary. 
Massachusetts.— Marlboro, Aug. 21111 .—Last weekly 
shoot for the season of tlie Marlboro Sportsmen’s Club ; 
rotary trap ; chib rules ; 18 yards rise, N. S. Chamber- 
lain, holder of the club champion badge, was challenged 
by three members with the following result:— 
N. S. Chamberlain -10111 11110 lllll 1111 1—18 
O. B Brush. .0 110 1 lllll lllll 0111 0-16 
N. 8. Chamberlain. lllll 01111 10111 1101 0—16 
H. S. Fay .. 1110 1 lllll 111-11 1111 1-19 
H. R. Fay . lllll lllll 11011 1110 1-18 
A. D. Johnson. lllll lllll 00011 1010 1—15 
Regular shoot:— 
01010 10000 10111 1111 1-12 
lllll lllll 11101 1111 1-19 
11011 lllll 111110101 0-16 
11011 0 1110 01110 1111 1—15 
11010 lllll 00110 1111 1-15 
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .1 1 1-15 
00000 00001 01100 01010-5 
lllll lllll lllll 1111 1-20 
.. 11101 0 1010 lllll 10110-14 
A. E. Leighton. 10110 0 0 100 10101 1101 0-10 
W. H Loighton, jr. 11011 0 0101 lllll 11011—15 
Brookfield, Sept. 9th .—Brookfield Sportsmen’s Club; 
glass balls:— 
S. L. Moulton. 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0-5 
H.D. Mathowson. 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1—6 
H. E. Cbapen.. 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1—3 
J. P. Crosby.. . 0001100013-3 
H. L. Butterworth.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1-5 
Albert Sheparda. 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1—5 
Hiram Richard . 000011101 0-4 
J. Mlddagh. . 00000 1 000 0—1 
Mendon, Sept. 10 th. — A. C. Cook broke 46 out of a pos¬ 
sible 50, the halls being thrown to the left and toward the 
shooter only. After this a string of 40 balls was shot, with 
the following results : Frank Taft, 21; Geo. Whitney, 20; 
Chas Evans, 22 ; W. R. Dennett, 17; Chas. Taft, 18; 
Chas. Whitney, 17; A. H. Harris, 15 out of a pos¬ 
sible 20. 
NarraGAnsett Gun Club. —Newport, R. I., Sept. 11th. 
—Handicap sweepstake match for a subscription cup ; 10 
birds each ; three misses out; seventy-five per cent, of 
entrance to second man. 
O. B. Brush. 
H. W. Eager. 
F. B. Gleason . 
F. A. Marshall . 
A. D. Johnson — 
T. J. Bonndry. 
J. G. Howe. 
N. S. Chamberlain 
H.S.Fay ... 
E. W. Davis, Providence. 39 
Edwin A. 11 Locust, New York.. 28 
Fred P. Sands, Newport. 30 
HarrvE. Jones, New York.28 
—n . wi 
110 
10 1 
t 0 1 1 1 1 1—9 
1101111-9 
111111 1—9 
1111111-9 
110 1111-9 
Campbell Steward, New York.. ... 
C.H. Colt, Hartford. 28 
Martin Van Buren, New York.. 29 ij.uiaauij 
N ewton Earle, Providence ...29 111110011 
Elliot Zborowski, New York.. . 28 110101110 
H. W. Halleck, New York. 28 1 0 0 1 1 0 
Travis C. Van Buren,New York 29 1 1 0 0 0 
Ties:— 
H. E. Jones. .1 1 1 I E. A. “ Locust". 1 
C. Stewart..1 1 0 F. P. Sands.1 
E.W. Davis. 1 1 Oj 
Fountain Gun Club.—T he Fountain Gun Club yes¬ 
terday held the first of a series of matches for four 
prizes, to be contested under the rules of the State Asso¬ 
ciation. The object of the series is to attain excellence 
in plunge-trap shooting and to maintain the success of 
the club's representation at the State Convention. The 
matches will be shot on the Wednesday next to the third 
Monday of each month to, and including, May, 1880. 
Fountain vs. Midway.— Morgan Station, N, J., Sept. 
10 th .—On Wednesday, September 10th, the Fountain Gun 
Club with about 100 guests left Brooklyn via steamer 
Nelson J. Hopkins (chartered for the occasion) at an 
early hour in the morning, for a third contest with the 
Midway Club of New Jersey on their own grounds. The 
steamer was handsomely- decorated with flags and re¬ 
ceived repeated salutes throughout the route. Soon after 
its departure a sumptuous breakfast was served by the 
well-known caterer John C. De Frame, who is also a mem¬ 
ber of the club, and the supply of edibles provided were 
not consumed during the entire day. We can freely say 
that it was one of the most enjoyable occasions of the 
period, and we were sorry to see the Fountain Gun Club 
worsted after their lavish expenditure, but they all en¬ 
joyed the picnic and closed with three hearty cheers for 
the Midway dub. The following is the score—Fountain 
Club rules; ground traps; 21 yards; 80 yards boundary ; 
use of barrel:— 
MIDWAY SHOOTING CLUB. 
Total. 
.1110 
.110 1 
.0010 
Oil 
1 1 
h. A p ?vam te :::. 
Charles Muirhead. 
Frank E. Hyer. 
George L. Evorett. 
K. Vandeveer. 
George Waitt. 
James Ivins. 
James Lamborton. 
Jerry Straut. 
William Clark. 
D. Arrowsmit.h. 
H. Haight. 
James Van Brackle. 
S. Lamberton. 
J. Selovcr. 
James Terhune. 
William J. Conover. 
E. Everett. 
P.Disbrow. 
Total.•. 153 
After the second round Mr. Dunlap took Mr. Conover’s 
place. 
FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB. 
. 1 1 
1 0 
1— 9 
1- 7 
0- 8 
0- 6 
1—10 
1- 7 
1—5 
1-10 
1 0 
1 0 0 
0 10-8 
0 0 1-5 
0 0 1—6 
1 1 1-10 
George A. Chappell.. 
J. J. Bennett. 
.1110 1110 1 
.111111010 1—8 
111111 
111111 
0 1-7 
1 0—9 
11—9 
Harvey Smith. _ ____ 
William Garrett. 001011.... . 
George Ilelmstcdl . 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 * 0 1—6 
W. U. Selover. 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1-5 
John McMahon. 1101011110-7 
David M. Brown. 1110011 110—7 
E. H. Madison . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10 
Arthur P. Carlin. 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-4 
G. P. Cowenhovcn. 111111111 1—10 
Dr. Bridges. 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1-8 
John T. Blaine. 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1-9 
Plank P. Pike. 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0—7 
John C. Do Fraine.- 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1-9 
H. W. Hass. 001100101 1-5 
Thomas Skidmore. 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8 
George F. Gildersleeve. 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1—7 
Total. 150 
Tenth Annivf.usary of the First German Hunting 
Association of New York.-G rand pigeon match for the 
gold club medal at the Sea View Race Course, New Dorp, 
Staten Island, in connection with the Kensington, the Ger¬ 
man Kensington, and the Philadelphia gun clubs from 
Philadelphia:— 
Karle. . 01100100 
Gross. 
Igdl. 
Bauman. 
Nagel . 
Landschritz 
Metzger. 
Hebding. 
Thiest. 
Demmerle. 
Heller. 
Geiger. 
Voelker. 
Holzschelder.... 
Nagel II. 
Bcutler. 
Pfarndor. 
Sonneck- 
Ncebe, Ex. Pr.. 
Brown. 
Hebding II. 
Stoes, Pr. 
Klein. 
MuenchPr. 
Schiller. 
Schaufele. 
Hommer. 
Zahn. 
Wiedraer. 
Nagel I. 
Ill 0-7 
0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1- 
.11110 0' 
.1 0 0 0 1 0 
.0010*0 
0 0 
.10 .... 
.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 
.1111110 1 
0 0 1-3 
110-6 
111-7 
0 0—3 
. 1 * 11 * 11111-8 
111111111*- 9 
.101101111*— 7 
.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1-5 
11 * 1111110—8 
1—10 
1—6 
1— 8 
1— 9 
.111111111 
001110110 
.011111011 
. 1111101111 -!! 
11110 11 
1*110 0 0 
.110 1110 
.11110 11 
.1111111 
.001111111 
- 1—8 
110—5 
1 0 0-6 
0 11—8 
0 1—9 
ltubsam. - 
Bohling. 
Craemer. 
Schail. 
Munch . 
Sauter. 
Zetter. 
Broierls. 
Gioken. 
Kunz, Pr. 
Schcuringor. 
Burkls, Pr. 
Wolf. - - 
Diegiopsor. 1 0 
0 10 111 
.1111111 
. 1 1 
111111 
1111111 
110000101 
101111111 
111110111 
10*111101 
0 0 1 0 0 0 Ow 
111000*01 
011111110 
111101*11 
101110101 
111111111 
1- 6 
0- 4 
0-4 
1— 9 
1-9 
1—10 
0— 4 
1-9 
1— 9 
1- 7 
1— 5 
0-7 
0— 7 
1- 7 
1-10 
1— 9 
Catawissa, Pa., Sept. 12th.— Catawissa, F, & G. P. Club 
shoot, at Boughton’s explosive balls; 18 yards rise ; 10 
balls each ; Card’s rotary trap ; prize, trout rod, offered 
by our President, Mr. H. B. Aldrich, and won the second 
time by himself :— 
111111111 1-10 
.1111101111—9 
.1111111110-9 
. 1111100111—8 
. 0110111111-8 
.10 10 110 1 
.00111110 
0 11110 10 
0 0 10' - - - 
10 0 0 
. 0-8 
11-7 
11-7 
_ _ _ . 0 1—6 
1 0 1 0 0 0-5 
10 0 111—5 
10 10 11—5 
H. B. Aldrich 
W. Orange. 
A. Thomas . 
Teeo. Fox. 
T. P. Cherrington. 
G. Laycock. 
G. W. Reifsnydor 
Wm. Eyer. 
G. Waters. 
C. E. Fessenden .. 
P. Waters. 
A. Menseh. 
A. Stadler. 
J. H. Geary. 
—The regular monthly trap shoot of the Social Gun 
and Rifle Club of Philadelphia, will take place on Satur¬ 
day the 13th inst. 
The regular monthly glass ball shoot, will take place 
on Saturday the 20th inst. 
The regular monthly rifle match will take place on the 
27th inst. 
Ohio — Hudson, Aug. 6th .—Aurora Gun Club of Aurora, 
vs. Highflyers of Hudson; 18 yards rise; Blackman trap; 
Bogardus rules :— 
AURORA. 
Hits. Miss. 
G. Seonton . .1000 1 1111101100 9 8 
Crawford . ...001111101101111 H 9 
Kenedy. 111101000000111 8 7 
Taylor .. 10001111001011 1 9 6 
S.Scouton. 010101111001111 10 5 
Hiskox. 001001000101101 
GillB. 110101101110111 
11 
Total. ..64 41 
HIGHFLYER. 
Hits. Miss. 
Cartwright.. 1111110 1111110 1 13 2 
Weaver. 111111011111101 13 3 
Hodge . 111011001011101 10 5 
Wilson. 01111110100011 0 9 6 
Hull . *••• . 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 7 
Sevmour.-.10 1111111111111 It 1 
Blackman. 011101001101000 7 8 
Haqaon ... 01 101 0 1 01001110 8 7 
Total, 
