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some feet further down the stream, and flying back, dive 
from the wing again. Such of my readers as are inter¬ 
ested in the habits of this odd little thrush should read 
the charming account of the European dipper, given in 
•‘Audubon ” by Mr. William MacGillivray. It is a gem. 
Summit of the Roclcv Mountains. Yo. 
Jas. H. Roche. 29 
H. D. Blyderiburgh. 28 
Paul J. Cuillnun.- . 27 
J. B. Stanton. 27 
S. T. Martin.27 
„ R..T. Coveil. 2ii 
. 31 L. D. Hearn. 25 
New York Riflemen.—T he New York Schuetzen 
Corps. Captain David Cl. Yuengling, will hold their an¬ 
nual fall shooting at Mauch Chunk, Pa., Oct. 16th. A 
special train will take the party—shooters, ladies, and all 
—to this most beautiful rural district of Pennsylvania. 
A fine dinner at the Mansion House will be had. The 
shooting will then begin and last until sundown. In the 
evening a grand ball will he held at the hotel. For the 
next morning an excursion to Mount Pisgab, on the 
Switch Back, has been laid out. In the evening the re¬ 
turn will be made by special train. Excursion tickets 
for the railroad, including two days’ board in Mansion 
House and a trip to Mount Pisgah and back, only to 
cost $7. 
New York—CV uditi'.s Gallery.— The. third of the series of 
contests for marksmen’s badges took place Sept. 15th. The 
large increase ever the number of entries in the two pre¬ 
vious competitions proves the popularity of the plan of 
the contests. The leading scores were remarkably close, 
three of the competitors making 83 out of a possible 35 
at 300 yards ; target reduced for the range ; but accord¬ 
ing to the rules governing the competitions A. J. How- 
left was declared"the winner, ins shots being the closest. 
He won the Marksman’s Badge and made a good showing 
for the Champion Badge, which will be won by the best 
aggregate score made in the ten competitions. Below we 
give the names and scores made by the leading competi¬ 
tors .— 
A. J. Howlett . 
Dr. S. T. G. Dudley. 
•T. B. rslydenburgh 
D.S- Banks. 
S. H. Hubbard . 
G. J. Seabury . 
•T. W. Naughton.... 
T. Fit*. 
Conlin’s Prize Shoot.—T he fifth of the series of ten 
weekly contests for marksmen’s badges, took place 
Monday evening. Sept. 29th, and was well attended. 
After a spirited contest, Mr. T. Fritz proved the winner 
with the excellent Bcore or 88, possible 85. The following 
is a list of ten of the best scores made ; possible 85 ; 300 
yard target, reduced for the range ;— 
■P pu, S3 IE. T. Davis . . 89 
D S Banks.. 33 ‘WilsonMacDonald ... 2H 
G.‘ 3. Seabury.32 J. B. Stanton. 
John G. Byrue.. SO T. F. Brown . 25 
W. T. Morgan . 29 1 Paul J. CuUinan.2o 
‘At the word. 
The Long Range Tournament.—T he directors re¬ 
ceived another lesson, that there are others who can 
manage then- own business better than it is at present con¬ 
ducted, in the contest of the Long Range Tournameut 
which took place at Creedmoor, Sept. 22d, 28d and 24th. 
The conditions of the match have been given m our col¬ 
umns. S3 marksmen entered for the work in hand, and 
some verv fine work indeed was done. The first day 
opened with a chilly atmosphere, but the light was good 
and the wind was fairly steady, and for the first ten 
ranges scores ran up to good figures. But at tHe last there 
was a falling away under the changing light and wind. 
The score ran :— 
800 9001,000 Tnt't. 
E. H. Sandl’ord. 73 00 05 201 
J.F. Brown .71 tit; 
F. Hyde.. . 71 71 
W. Gerrlsh. 70 71 
l.L. Allen. 72 08 
W. W. Deforest 70 71 
r.H. Laird ... 72 05 
F. Wessel. 68 01 
G. L. Morse.... Si 03 
S. T. G. Dudley 70 03 
W. Parker_ 05 83 
F. H. Gray. 05 03 
S. Wilder. 03 60 
E. Header. 00 02 
G. F. Ferris— 18 50 
S. I. Beott. 72 71 
IV. M. Farrow.. 71 71 
J. S. Sumner -. 72 71 
N. Washburn .. 72 69 
W. H. Jackson. 70 08 
F. W Partis.... 72 71 
R. Itnillbone 71 09 
J. W.Shurter - 70 63 
n. F. Rock woil 70 67 
IV. Poland. 08 07 
E. E. Pray- 65 01 
J. P.Witters..- 60 60 
A. A.Adee. 01 08 
H. Fisher.71 61 
E.A. Perry. ... 05 01 
07 209 
60 209 
67 208 
08 200 
03 200 
05 205 
(H 197 
59 190 
60 195 
55 194 
62 1IR 
01 190 
04 201 
62 20-4 
02 303 
02 202 
04 203 
02 200 
50 18S 
50 184 
50 183 
58 180 
53 1KII 
■10 175 
44 102 
03 100 
The second day was a warm and pleasant one. The 
wind which bad been from 13 to 2 on the previous day 
now blew gently down the range from 7. The shooting 
of the day was really magnificent, 19 of the 30 men com¬ 
peting, getting 200 points or over, as follows : 
800 COO 1.000 Tot’t 
J. F Brown— 73 73 68 213 
IV H.Jackson. 74 71 68 213 
F. Hyde ..... 71 71 09 211 
J. S. Sumner .. 72 60 72 210 
W. it. Fallow. 73 00 70 209 
E.A. Perry... 73 09 06 ,208 
S. I. Scott .... 71 60 70 207 
The other scores were :— 
800 9001,000 T0t% 
E. E. Pray. 68 71 04 201 
G. L. Morse 64 65 08 260 
H. Fisher .. "0 03 67 200 
B. T. G. Dudley 09 05 06 200 
J. W.Shurter.. 69 00 65 200 
F Ferris ... 60 66 07 199 
T. if. Gray... 72 06 63 199 
’ P. Waters. - 68 69 62 199 
N. Washhura.. 69 05 
W. Gerrlsh. .. 70 08 
S. Wilder,. 70 08 
C. H. Laird. 09 70 
W. W. Deforest 09 07 
E. H. Sandfurd. 
It. Hathburn. 
800 9001,000 Tot'l 
V «0 
69 85 
73 206 
70 206 
08 2CR 
04 205 
67 203 
70 201 
07 201 
F. W- Partis.._ 
l.L.Allen .. ..03 08 
W. Poland. 08 03 
L. L. Hepburn. 03 07 
W.Parker. 07 57 
E. Reader. 58 05 
A. A. Adee. 59 65 
The twenty-one men who c-ame down on the last day 
of the tournament found a very good shooting day await¬ 
ing them, but unfortunately at the second range a ram 
storm compelled the men to leave the firing points. The 
great tremble in the scores will make the period of this 
Interruption. The scores stood :— 
800 900 1,000 Tl I 806 9001,000 Tl 
W. H. Jackson.. 73 (19 73 214 J. S. Sumner. 71 55 74 kill 
Frank Hyde. 72 07 72 211 1 S. I. Scott. 70 00 09 208 
The other scores were :— 
600 £1001,000Tl! 800 900 1.000 Tl 
T L Allen... .74 66 68 208 J. P. Waters.60 62 69 197 
J. F. Brown. .74 68 00 268 . W. M. Farrow... .05 06 60 107 
E E Pray .70 72 60 208 F. W. Partis. 72 58 65 195 
R Ratbbone.08 oo 73 206 F. II. Gray. 72 03 59 194 
W Gerrlsh -.00 61 73 202 H. Fisher..72 07 54 493 
” iI Laird . -.05 70 07 202 I E. A. Perry .01 61 01 192 
E. If. Sanford.07 61 73 2t)l I U. W. Moi-so.. .01 54 61 IS; 
\V \v Do Forest- 711 05 01 199 S. Wilder.71 51 all 181 
N.’Washburn.73 07 50 198 1 J. W. Shutter.51 58 48 1»7 
An object of the tournament was to institute some tests 
and comparisons of rifles and methods of loading. What 
the principal marksmen used and how they used it, can 
be seen in the following. The highest score gives the 
man’s best record at any time 
J. S. Sumner, Massachusetts—Highest score, 221 points: 
Sharps rifle; 110 grains powder ; 500 grains lead ; bullet, 
Hyde base, pointed; uses wads; loads at breech; shell, 
2.4-10 inches. 
W. H. Jackson, Massachusetts—Highest score, 330; 
Sharps rifle; 106 grains powder (Laflin & Rand); 050 
grains lead, pointed bullet, composed of fourteen parts 
lead to one of tin ; shell, 3.4-10 incites ; uses wads ; loads 
at breech. 
Frank Hyde, New York—Highest score, 219 ; Sharps 
rifle; 109 grains powder (Laflin & Rand); 550 grains lead, 
pointed bullet; shell, 2.4-10 inches; uses wads; loads at 
breech. 
Wm. Gerrish, Massachusetts — Highest score, 218; 
Sharps rifle; 115 grains powder; 550 grains lead (fourteen 
parts lead to one of tin): uses wads ; loads at breech. 
J. F. Brown, Massachusetts- -Highest score, 315 ; Sharps 
rifle ; 110 grains powder to 550 lead (fourteen parts lead 
to one of tin); uses wads ; loads at breech. 
S. I. Scott, Maryland — Highest score, 314; Remington 
Creedmoor rifle; 110 grains powder to 550 lead (fifteen 
parts lead to one of tin); Hepburn pointed bullet; uses 
uo wads ; loads at muzzle; shell, 2.7-10 inches. 
I. L. Allen, New York—Highest score, 313; Sharps ri¬ 
fle ; 107 grains powder (Hazard’s) to 550 lead (eleven parts 
lead to one of tin); uses no wads; loads at muzzle ; shell, 
2.4-10 inches. 
H. F. Rockwell, Massachusetts—Highest score, 211; 
Remington Creedmoor rifle; 10 grains powder to 555 lead ; 
loads at breech; Remington special bullet; shell, 2.7-10 
inches. 
C. H. Laird, Washington — Highest score, 210; Reming¬ 
ton Creedmoor rifle ; 110 grains powder (Hazard’s) to 550 
lead; Hepburn bullet; loads at muzzle ; shell, 2.7-16 
inches. 
W. M. Farrow, New York—Highest score, 209; Ballard 
rifle : 100 grains of powder to 550 grains lead; straight 
shell; uses wads; loads at muzzle, 
Tbe Creedmoor Matches. —The following matches 
will be called on the range at Creedmoor dui-ing the rest 
of tile present month :— 
Saturday, Oct. nth.—" Ballard Rifle Match”; open, to 
all comers : winners to be handicaped one point for each 
time won ; 100 and 200 yards; weapon, any rifle; rounds, 
seven at each distance, 
Same Day— Tbe “Alford Match”; open to members of 
N. R. A. and to members N. G. S. N. Y., in uniform ; 200 
yards ; any military rifle; rounds, ten. 
' Wednesday , Oct. 15th— The “ Remington Shot Gun 
Match”; open to all members of the N. R. A.; rifle and 
position, any; 800, 900, and 1,000 yards ; rounds, fifteen 
at each distance. 
Saturday, Oct. 18th.—“ Champion Marksman’s Badge 
of 1879”; open to all members of N. R. A. and all mem¬ 
bers of the N. G. S. N. Y. in uniform; 200 and 500 yards; 
five shots at each; Remington rifle, New York State 
Wednesday, Oct. 22d.—' 11 Secretary’s Match”; 200 and 
500 yards; position, standing at 200 ; at 500 yards, any 
without artificial rest (as allowed in N. R. A. regulations, 
governing ‘‘position” in “ any rifle” competitions); wea¬ 
pon. any military rifle (excluding specials); rounds, five 
at each distance. 
Same Day—“ ‘Wo Will’ Match”; open only to mem¬ 
bers of the National Guard of any State; 800 and GOO 
yards ; seven shots at each ; weapon, the authorized mil¬ 
itary rifle in use by the organization of which the com¬ 
petitor is a member. , _ 
Saturday, Oct. 25th.— The “Remington Shot Gun 
Match.” . „ 
Same Day— 11 Cowperthwaite Match”; open to all mem¬ 
bers of N. R. A. and N. G. S. N. Y.; 400 yards; position, 
standing and kneeling ; rounds, ten for competitors using 
military rifles ; nine for all others. Handicap—Winners 
of any first prize or place in any monthly or other match 
of the N. R. A. shot at Creedmoor; two points. 
Wednesday, Oct. 20th.— ‘“Alford Match.” 
The practice of the affiliated clubs has been fixed as 
°Empire Rifle Club— Wednesday, 1st.— Spirit of the 
Times Match ; 200 and 800 yards; ten Rhots eacli distance, 
off-hand. Wednesday, 8th.—“ Daly Trophy” Match: 800 
and 500 yards; ten shots each distance, off-hand. W ednes- 
day loth, at 1 p.M.—Competition for N. R. A. bronze 
medal; 800, 900, and 1,000 yards; ten shots each distance. 
Wednesday, 22d, at 1 P.M.— “ All-Comers’ Class Match ; 
200 yards; ten shots ; military rules allowed three points ■ 
entrance fee, fifty cents; re-entries, twenty-five cents. 
^SeveiM Regiment Rifle Club— Saturday, 11th, at 3 P.M. 
—Competition for the “Shells”; 500 yards ; live shots ; 
onen to the regiment. Saturday, 18th, at 3 p.M.— Com¬ 
petition for the “Rifles”; 200 yaids ;s^ shots ; open 
to club. Saturday, ‘25th. — The “1879 Match , 200 and 
500 yards; seven shots at each distance ; open to club. 
New York, Aug. 30 th. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Will you please correct the mis take in the account or 
the Champion's Match in your last issue, where lam 
credited with using both “ Ballard” and “ Sharps” idles. 
So many of my friends have asked for the particulars, I 
wish to say to them all, t use no Other rifle but the Bal- 
iard in ah the matches I shoot, excepting those confined 
to military rifles. Very truly yours, 
J w. Milton Faerow. 
The error orignated in a blunder of the officer at the 
firing point, who entered the rifles as printed in Forest 
and Stream. 
Morrisania Schuetzen Parle, Sept. 28th.— Team shoot¬ 
ing between teams of eight men each from Now Yorir 
City Schuetzen corps and the Seppenfeld s Club, at 200 
yards, at 25-inch ring targets; 10 shots each, possible 
250 :— 
Bin 
Senpcnfeld's Team. 
Wm. Seppenfeld,. - 
J. Holztnann . 
IT. Jaclmo. . 
-Adams ... - . 
Joint Rein. 
Qh. Keller, Jr. 
L. Vogel. 
Andrews. 
.... 180 
Total. .L421 
_ w. Corats.. 
J. W. Schneider. 
.T. Lurch.. .. 
li. Knhlmann— •• 
II. ft it bio j t . . - 
J. 41. Grolmtann. - — 
F. Sebroedar . 
F. A. Gruaeberg . 
Total. .it, 
The New Jersey State Rifle Association,—T he fall 
prize meeting opened at Brinton, on Tuesday, Sept. 30tb, 
with a very good attendance. The meeting was well 
managed, and the State Government, by liberal appro¬ 
priations, has brought Brinton Range almost to an equal 
standing with Creedmoor. The prizes were liberal, and 
nearly every rifle club in the vicinity of New York sont 
its quota to compete in the matches. The first match 
was the short-range match, open to all; 200 yards; any rifle; 
10 rounds. The best scores were as follows : E. M. Squier, 
44 ; A. Mclnnis, 44; J. K. Gorham, 44; G. J. Seabury, 
43 ; J. W. Todd, 43; G. Joiner, 43 ; W. M. Farrow, 42 ; 
A. W. Gibbs, 43; D. S. Banks, 43; E. E. Lewis, 43; T, 
H. Holton, 41 ; E. T. Davis, 41; T. J. Conroy, 40 ; H. F. 
Farrell, 88, The second match was the military short- 
range match, open to all; 200 yards ; any military rifle ; 9 
seven rounds. The best scores; W. M. Farrow, 32 ; 
32: W. Robertson, 32; B. F. Davids, 31 ; Capt, W- 
P. Wood, 30; Capt. T. W, Griffith, 29; Lieut. 
L. H. Grere, 29 ; H. W. Gowley, 29 ; Peter Bonnett, 28 ; 
J. R, Byrd, 28 ; B. P. Holmes, 28 ; Col. J. E. P. Howard, 
27 ; E. E. Lewis, 26 ; Col. D. Lodor, 25 ; James Hatry, 25; 
H. F. Farrell, 25 ; T. J. Rache, 23 ; J.R. Beck, 22, and P. 
Coulin, 22. The other match which was shot during the 
day was at long range, open to all; 1,000 yards ; any rifle; 
position, any ; 10 rounds. The best scores were as fol¬ 
lows : Major R. Rathbum, 48; F. II. Holton, 46; J. P. 
Waters, 42‘; A. Mclnnis, 41; J, W, Todd, 36, 
The second day was taken up with the military team 
match, opeu to teams of 12 from each regiment in the 
State at the 200 and 500 yards range; 40 rounds at 
each range per man. The scores made were as fol- 
ows: — 
200 Yards. 600 Yards. Total. 
Ninth Regiment. 453 877 830 
Fourth Regiment. 413 325 730 
KitIh Regiment... 409 300 7110 
Seventh Regiment . 464 270 674 
Third Regiment. 383 203 646 
First Regiment. 35S 139 497 
The Ninth Regiment won this match last year. The 
best score made by any member of any team was that of 
Ca.pt. T W. Griffiths, of the winning team. At 200 yards 
ho made 43 out of a possible 50 ; and at 500 yards 48, or 
91 out of a possible 100. 
On the third day the short-range teams competed seven 
„i all of four men each. The conditions were : 200 yards; 
15 shots off-hand. Empire Club No. 1, Sergt. N. D. Ward, 
Captain, took the first prize on the score of 260 out of a 
possible 300 points. The second prize went to the Zettler 
Rifle Club, on the score of 249. The military champion¬ 
ship gold badge, offered for competitor! by members of the 
First Brigade, New Jersey National Guard, was won by 
Capt. T. W. Griffith, on the score of 41 out of a possible 
50 points. 
The New Jersey National Guard was well represented 
at Brinton on the fourth day. The first contest, wiiich 
was open to teams of twelve, began at 10 o’clock. The 
conditions were: Distances, 200 and 500 yards ; five shots 
per man at each range. There were four teams entered. 
Tiie winning scores were as follows, the highest attain¬ 
able score being 600 points: Ninth Regiment, 418; Sev¬ 
enth Regiment, 863. The Fourth Regiment scored 859, 
and the Fifth Regiment made 845, in the same match. 
The State prize for company teams was contested at 2 
o’clock p.m. The conditions were ; Open to teams of four 
from any company in the New Jersey National Guard ; 
distances, 200 and 500 yards; five shots per man at each 
range ; highest passible score, 200 points. The trophy, a 
pair of silk guidons, was won by Company F. Ninth Reg¬ 
iment, upon the score of 144. Tlio other scores made were 
its follows • Company A, Fourth Regiment, 129 ; Com¬ 
pany B, Seventh Regiment, 123; and Company D, Ninth 
Regiment, 119. A military long-range match was shot at 
800,1,000 and 1,200 yards, five shots at each range, with 
military rifles, for a gold medal, given by Gov. McClellan, 
on behalf of the Sta te. The trophy was won by Sergeant 
Isaac R. Benman, on the score of 88 out of a possible 75 
points. The State guns are only sighted as high as 1,000 
yards, consequently the contest at 1,200 yards was alto¬ 
gether a matter of guess-work. Capt. T. W. Griffith won 
the Mott badge at 200 and 500 yards, with a military gun, 
on the score of 44 out of a possible 50 points. 
The meeting closed on Saturday with the contest for 
the Directors’ gold badge, by the directors and honorary 
directors of the Association, and the completion of three 
matches which began on the first day of the tournament, 
and were continued during the week. The Directors’ 
match was shot at 200 yards, five shots, off-hand. Dr. J. 
M. Dart made 21 out of a possible 25 points, and took the 
medal for one year. In the Short-range Match, with any 
rifle, the winner of the first prize was W. M. Farrow, 
with a score of 49 out of a possible 50 points. Other lead¬ 
ing scores were ; S. W. Sibley, 48 ; W. H. Jackson, 48 ; 
J. B. Osborn, 47; A. H. Cobb, 47; and F. Fitz, 47. The 
leading prize in the Military Short-range Match was won 
by F. 5. Donaldson on the score of 33 out of a possible 
85 points. The first and second prizes in the Long Range 
Match were divided between Frank Hyde and I. L. Allen, 
each of whom scored 49 out of a possible 50 points. The 
latter also won the aggregate prize on the three scores of 
48, 49 and 49. The meeting was a complete success in 
every way. 
New Jersey .—Brinton Range, Sept. 20th ,—Association 
match ; 200 yards 
Name. Score. k i k 4 k k r 
n, i,. 6 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 5—46 
D - . 544555445 4-45 
. 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4-45 
. 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5-44 
. 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4-43 
.4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4-43 
.445443556 4-43 
„ ttKur . 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 4-42 
Winchester rifle match; 200 yards ; 3 entries. The lol- 
lowing were the best scores; military rifle allowed three 
(3) points:- Allot*- 
B. S—Bum stead.Mfiftary. B 5^4 f~tn hZjk 
W. P. McLeod.Military.H 3 Hs 
E. M. Squier. .Sporting.R = u 
S. W. Sibley.Sporting. o \ t ■> i ‘ 5 2 * * „ “Jl 
M' “harn ta0, ‘' V V' Mliimry .! 11 •' 4 44444145 4—H 3—44 
I ' TI n i linn Military.4 1 4 345444 5—41 3 — 44 
F Bimvn ' r.JWwy . 4 3 5 3 5 4 5 4 4 4-il 3-14 
W. O. Witherbeo.Sporting. 4545544.1 54 —« 
fcMBSazvjBBSR- :: ‘ r*^ 
tasSsi»c:::«SS=:: ItttilUtt dt 
F. Brown. 
F. Alder. 
D. S. Bauks ... 
C. P. Bonnet.. 
J. a. Conliu.... 
J. R. Byrd.... 
I‘. Baker 
