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was placed in the officers’ competition, and Major Clark 
was the happy recipient. 
The Individual Match was very largely patronized, a 
total of 170 entries being made at the two ranges. The 
weather conditions at Walnut Hill were similar to those 
already given, except that the smoke hung across the 
range, and rendered good sighting very difficult. A good 
deal of interest was manifested by the participants, 
which was enhanced by the uncertainty m regard to 
what scores wore being made at the other range. Not¬ 
withstanding the unfavorable conditions, some brilliant 
shooting was done, as will be seen by a pei-usal of the 
scores below. Major Hodge, First Regiment, led off with 
an excellent 24. The individual prizes were awarded to 
Major Hodge, Private Parker and Sergeant Brown in the 
order named. Following are the scores, five shots per 
man :— 
AT SOUTH FRAMINGHAM. 
Major A. B. Hodges, 1st.*4 
fierpeant F. N. Brown, 1st Brigade ft. C. S.S3 
Lieutenant H. T. Rockwell, D, 1st..23 
Private W. S. Cushman, C, Sth. .23 
Corporal H. J. Preston, C, 5lh.33 
Colonel Nat. Wales, 1st.31 
Major Edward Hobbs, 2d Cadets.21 
Private C. A. Hill, C, 5th.31 
Corporal W. 11. Merritt. A, 2d Cadets.. 30 
Private M.C. baffle, C, 5th.2U 
Private E. C. Snofford, A, 3d Cadets.30 
Sergeant G. F. Jacobs, M, 6th . 
Sergeant. H. L. Carpenter, M, (tth.20 
Private D. M. Houston, A, tith .10 
Private A. I>. Gardner, A,2d Cadets.10 
Major H. Parsons, fith. .. 18 
Corporal W. W. KeUett, A, 2d Cadels.17 
Major D. Clark. 2d .1# 
Private J. I. FarwoU, C, 5th.15 
Sergeant ( '. w. Lang, A.2U Cutlets. 15 
Private E. Kinsman, M, 0th.15 
AT WALNUT HILL. 
Private C. A. Parker, D, 1st Cadets..5 I 4 
Private L. Eddy, D. 1st Regiment ..4 4 4 
Private W. E. Bussell, D, 1st Cadets. - 4 5 4 
Private C. W. Hinman, D, 1st Regiment. .4 4 5 
Private E. Bennett, D, 1st Regiment.4 5 4 
Sergeant J. B. Parker, D, 1st Cadets---5 4 5 
Private H. 0. Gardner, D, 1st ..ogimerit..4 4 4 
Corporal L. H. Wightman, D, 1st Cadets. 4 4 4 
i, 1 T TJ Mnlwiim 1,-4 H nn 1 XT i"’ ft A J. if 
5 5—23 
5 5-23 
4 5—23 
5 4-23 
5 4-23 
4 4-23 
4 5-31 
4 5-31 
5 4-31 
4 5 4-31 
. 4 3 5-31 
..4 4 3 4 5-20 
4 4-10 
3 4—19 
3 4-19 
4 4-18 
3 3-18 
4 3-18 
4 2-17 
3 5—10 
5 4—10 
5 0—10 
■ A 4 
.4 4 
..4 
Sergeant J. B. Osborn, 1st Regiment N. C. S . 
Sergeant P. S. Andrew, 11,1st Rcgimeut 
Corporal W. Lithgow, D, 1st Regiment. 
Sergeant G. S. Bice, A, 1st Cadets. 
Corporal G. E. Everett, 1), 1st Regiment.. 
Sergeant A. S. Dabney, A, 1st Cadets — 
Corporal C. C. Wemyss, D, 1st Regiment 
Private F. C. Brownell, D. 1st Regiment .. 
Private n. Holyke, A, 1st Cadets. 
Private 3. C. Butzer, H, Sth Regimen I. 
Corporal D, Rice, A, 1st Cadets. 
Major W. A. Smith, 1st Regiment. 
Serge.ant W. A. Hayes, jr., D, 1st Cadets.. 
Private E. Brooks, A, 1st Cadets. 
In a private match between teams of ten men, firing 
each ten shots at 200 yards, the team of Company D, 
First Regiment, beat that of the First Corps Cadets by 
385 to 351 points. 
Milford, Oct. 22d .—Company M, Sixth Regiment, 
M. V. M., held their annual company target shoot to-day 
on their range at Felton’s Farm. For the prize of a gold 
scarf pin for best individual score by the selected team, 
following were the scores made :— 
Whitney.4 5 4 4 4—21 1 E. C. Carpenter.2 3 4 4 3-16 
Jacobs.6 3 4 4 4—20 ] G. D. Carpenter .3 4 4 3 4—18 
For the prize, a nickel-plated clook for best individual 
score by other members of the company, following are 
best scores, out of twenty-six competitors 
Kinsman.. . 19 I Harden ... — 13 
Carpenter . ..IS I Osborn. 12 
Cook ...— 17 l Howard. 11 
Bailey.14 MeLoughlin. 10 
Buxton.14 | Hfemenway . 10 
For the prize of a silver and glass flower-holder to best 
individual score by honorary members, the following 
were the best scores ; three shots each 
Morgan.. . . .11 1 Claflin. 4 
Wilcox. 9 Hale. 4 
Sumner. 8 1 Chaffin. 4 
Jewell... . 8 Spaulding.3 
Rice. 6 Littlefield.11 
Fales..—. 6 | 
Upon conclusion of the shooting, which was at 200 
yards distance (Springfield military rifles, Creedmoor 
targets), the company marched to their armory, where, 
after the supper, came the presentation of prizes, in a 
few happy remarks by Lieutenant Cooke and speeches by 
guests. Sumner. 
New Jersey —Columbia Range, Oet. 23d.—A match 
took place to-day between the Zettler and Empire Rifle 
Clubs ; 200 yards ; ten men a side ; Creedmoor targets; 
possible, 50. The weather was very disagreeable for 
shooting :— 
ZF.TTLR 
C. G. Zettler.... 
M. Dorrier. 
D. Miller. 
T. Fenning. 
H.Oehl. 
M. L. Riggs. 
B. Zettler. 
William Klein.. 
J. H. Brown_ 
G. Joiner . 
EMPIRE TEAM 
H. Holton. 
M. Todd. 
W. M. Farrow. ... 
C. Falco. 
H. Fisher . 
Hr. Malhy. 
R. Keene. 
R. Davids . 
H. F. Clark. 
H. Cobb. 
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Greenville, Fa. — Oct. 30 th .—On Tuesday, Oct. 2tst, 
Otto C. Wilkins of Cooperstown, Venango Co., Pa., did 
the wonderful feat of breaking 985 balls out of 1,000 with 
his rifle, shooting a distance of 15 feet. This entitles him 
to the championship of the world. Wilkins is a young man 
of nineteen summers, of pleasing address, whose sense of 
honor is too high to be made a tool of by the gambling 
fraternity ; he was accompanied by his father, a. social, 
genial gentleman. Dr. Carver who has a world-wide re¬ 
putation as a rifle shot, only broke 885 out of 1,00Q, and 
only shot 12 feet. John E. Graham, of Erie. Pa., re¬ 
cently beat his own score by making 944 out of a possible 
1,000. Now Otto C. W il k i ns comes to the front with a 
score of 985 out of a possible 1,000. The shooting was 
done at the grounds of Greenville Sportsmen’s Club, the 
balls were tossed by Master Will Highlands, who did it 
admirably. J. C. Hobaugb acted as referee. We append 
the following summary of the score:—First hundred, 
98; second, 97 ; third, 100 ; fourth, 98; fifth, 98 ; sixth, 
100 ; seventh, 100 ; eighth, 99 ; ninth, 97 ; tenth, 98. 
During the shooting he made one run of 272 without 
a miss. He used a Remington rifle, 32 calibre and the 
Carver target composition hall, manufactured here by J. 
H; Waugh & Co. M. H. B. 
Maryland — Baltimore, Oct. 21sf,—An exciting contest 
took place at Patapseo Rifle Range to-day between rifle 
teams, six a side, of Company A, Fifth Regiment, and 
Bond Light Guards, a crack cavalry company of Wor¬ 
cester county, Md. Tlie contest was a return one, the 
cavalry team having outshot the city soldiers at Ocean 
City in July last, during the encampment of the Fifth 
Regiment at’that resort. The terms of the match, for 
six silver Maltese crosses, were off-hand shooting with 
Springfield rifles, 50 calibre; Creedmoor target ; atlOO and 
200 yards range : ten shots to each man ; the highest pos¬ 
sible score at each range per man, 25. The teams were : 
Company A, Fifth Regiment: F. T. Redwood, captain ; 
J. P. Henry, J. T. Blacldston, J. W. C. Johnson, C. 
Irving Dunn and J. K. Randall. 
Bond Light Guards : J. W. Pitts, captain ; William J. 
Pitts, James P. Henry, Joseph Miller, A. J, Powell and 
Charles Taylor. 
When the teams arrived on the grounds the sky was 
overcast with leaden gray clouds and a slight 
rain was falling, which later changed to a regular down¬ 
pour, rendering it exceedingly difficult for the riflemen 
to shoot well. At the close of the 100 yards shooting the 
total score stood 125 to 129, in favor of the Worcester 
County team. Interest now centered in the 200 yards 
range, in which the Baltimoreans were resolved to do 
their best. The last man to shoot was Capt. Pitts, of the 
Guards ; on his third shot his rifle was accidentally dis¬ 
charged before he caught sight, and the bullet plowed 
the field half way to the target. His fourth shot scored 
four more points, and as the Baltimore team led by only 
three points, his fifth and last was watched with great in¬ 
terest. Capt. Pitts took careful aim, and fired, but the red 
flag of the markers soon signaled those who were wait¬ 
ing in anxious expectancy for the result that he again 
scored nothing, so that the victory was with the team of 
Company A, Tile official score was as follows :— 
F. T. Redwood . . 
W. J. Pitts . 
J.P. Henry, Co. A.. 
J. P. Henry. 
J. T. Bliiclriston. 
Joseph Miller ... 
C. r. Dunn. 
A. J. Powell . ... 
J. W. C. Johnson.. 
Charles Taylor. 
100 Fils. 290 YiU. Grand Total. 
..5 5 4 4 5—23 3 3 4 4-4-18 
.5 4 4 4 4-21 3 3 4 0 3-13 
..5 4 4 4 4-21 3.5 3 4 0—15 
.4 5 4 4 4-21 3 0 3 3 3—12 
.4 4 4 5 4-21 2 3 3 4 3-15 
.4 4 5 4 5-23 2 4 3 3 2-14 
.4 4 3 3 4-18 0 2 4 3 3-13 
.5 4 5 4 4-22 2 4 4 5 2—17 
.4 4 4 4 4—30 2 4 4 0 4—14 
5 4 4 5 4—23 3 4 3 3 ' 
J. K. Randall. 5 4 5 4 4 -23 3 4 3 3 4—10 38 
J. W. Pitts.5 4 4 4 4-21 3 6 0 4 0-13 33 
Totals...Company A, 125; G uards, 139. 
Grand totals.Company A, 215; Guards, 213. 
In the evening the visiting riflemen were entertained 
by the Baltimoreans with a supper at the Athenaeum. It 
is thought these matches will he the means of en¬ 
couraging target practice among the military of the State, 
and there may soon be in Maryland an inter-State con¬ 
test for prizes, as is the case in New York. 
Washington, D. C., Oct. 25 (A—The twelfth and last 
contest in the Harkness badge match was held by the 
Columbia Rifle Association on the Benning’s Range to¬ 
day. The day proving very unpropitious for fine rifle 
practise at long range, the scores were very materially 
knocked down below the usual averages of this club. The 
afternoon was chilly and rough, although the sky was 
clear, the thermometer being down to 58 deg. when the 
firing began at 1,30 o’clock, and was 52 deg, at the close, 
at 4.15 o’clock. At the beginning the wind was a stiff, 
unsteady “twelve o’clock flsli-tail,” and during a part of 
the time at 900, and afterward it increased in strength 
and changed direction to two and three o'clock on the 
great dial, and good scores were simply out of the ques¬ 
tion, owing to its sudden freaks. The following are the 
aggregates made;— 
COn. J. O, P. BURNSIDE. 
800 yards. 68 11,000 yards. 
900 yards. 05 I 
Grand total....190 
o. H. LAIRD. 
800 yards.— 05 11,000 yards. 
900 yards.64 | 
Grand total. .191 
A. A, ADEE. 
800 yards. . 64 11,000 yards. .. 
900 yards. 04 I 
Grand total .. .188 
P. J. IACRETZEN. 
800 yards. 6111,000 yards.. 
900 yards-- 59 | 
Grand total. ...186 
Gen. Jonn Coughlin acted as range officer and umpire, 
and Dr. John Parsons as scorer. 
This last contest did not change the leading scores in 
this match, which was begun on the 19th of July. There 
have been twelve contests shot, the highest three scores 
of each contestant which are counted in the match being 
as follows:— 
COL. J. O. P. BURNSIDE. 
BOO yards. 214 11,000 yards. 
900 yards.216 I 
Grand total.......618 
CHARLES II. LAIRD. 
800 yards. 314 11,000 yards.217 
900 yards. 215 | 
Grand total.646 
p- J. IAURMZEN.- 
800 yards. - 80311,000 yards.223 
900 yards.217 I 
Grand total..042 
dr. s. I. SCOTT. 
800 yards... 209 11,000 yards.214 
900 yards.210 | 
Grand total.633 
Col. Burnside shot in ten of the twelve, contests, and 
averaged for the whole 207 8-10. C. H. Laird shot in ten 
contests, and averaged 206 4-10. Mr. Lauritzen entered 
and shot in eight, averaging 1984. Dr. S. I. Scott 
entered and shot in six, averaging 205jf. J. M. T. Partello 
shot in one match, and made 208. 
—There may bo no connection between good pigeo 
shooting and the manufacture of a table sauce, but ou 
friends who long ago knew Mr. King as an extraordinar 
pigeon shot, now claim that the excellence of the Kin 
Sauce Royal is due to the manufacturer’s principles c 
always hitting the right spot. 
—A correspondent who has used the Law's patent coi 
rugated brass shells writes in liigh praise of their relii 
bility and general excellence. 
§ u n< 
GAME IN SEASON FOR NOVEMBER. 
Moose, Alec Americana. 
Caribou, Hangtfer caribou. 
Elk or wapiti, Ceram canadensis. 
Red or Ya. deer. C. mrginianus. 
Squirrels, red, black and gray, 
narc-s, brown and gray. 
Heed or rice bird, Dalicfoontfx or- 
itzimro ui.. 
Wild turkey ,Mekagrifi gallopam. 
Pinnated grouse or prairie 
chickens, ('upidnnia c.upida. 
Bulled grouse or pheasant, Bo- 
nasa uml/ellm. 
Quail or partridge, Orlyx.virgini- 
(711118. 
Swans, Braut, Wild Ducks, Geese, &c. 
SS’This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to 
represent the game which isgenerally in season at this time. State 
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here 
mentioned. 
THE HAMMERLESS GUN. 
Editor Forest and Stream. 
Knowing that you are interested 'in all improvements 
in guns which add to the comfort or safety of sportsmen, 
I would like to call your attention to a fact in regard to 
hammerless breech-loading guns, as made by Mr. 
Greener. To show you how true what I say is, I would 
beg leave to ask you to look at the lock of the gun I now 
have apart. This gun was sold four months ago. and has 
been used incessantly since that time. The locks 
are now as clear from gas and foul as when first, put to¬ 
gether, and I am sure you will be surprised at their 
wonderful simplicity, there being fourteen less pieces in 
the locks of a Greener hammeriess than in tbe old-fash¬ 
ioned locks with hammers. This abolition of fourteen 
separate pieces, taken in connection with the fact that 
the parts of the hammerless are much larger and stronger, 
will of itself eventually drive guns with the hammer out 
of the market. When we realize that nine-tenths of tbe 
accidents from breech-loaders are directly traced to the 
catching of one or both of the needless hammers (which 
in a few years will be as objectionable as the old flint and 
tinder box of our fore-fathers) surely no sportsman who 
buys a new gun will be satisfied with something that in 
a few years will be entirely superseded. I can see but 
one side worthy of notice to the discussion which has 
been going on in the London papers on this subject, and 
if there are any American arguments in favor of hammer 
guns I hope they may be ventilated in your paper, so that 
sportsmen mav act intelligently on this subject. 
New York, Oct. 27th. Henry C. Squires. 
We have examined the gun locks alluded to by Mr. 
Squires, and find them not only in excellent order, but 
marvels of simplicity. That the hammerles gun is the 
gun of the future, there seems little'doubt. The princi¬ 
pal objection raised against it (although the want of 
locks does seem at first to give it any lack of symmetry) 
is on the score of safety, the gun being cocked' by the 
action of loading. There is a great deal in habit, how¬ 
ever, and the careful sportsman will soon remember that 
his gun when loaded is cocked also, although there is a 
safety catch on the side of thejlock which, when placed in 
position secures the hammers. In order to overcome this 
objection, some manufacturers use an automatic safety 
bolt which fastens the hammers in such a manner that the 
gun cannot be fired until the holt is removed. This, how¬ 
ever, seems to us to destroy the principal advantage the 
hammerless gun has over those of the old style, for the 
reason that almost as much time must be consumed in 
removing the bolt as would be occupied in lifting the 
hammers, the great point claimed for the new gun being 
rapidity of firing. Dr. Carver in his English expeditions 
used one of Mr. Greener’s hammerless guns, firing in his 
exhibitions for 130 days without removing the locks for 
cleaning or oiling, an amount of work, probably, that few 
guns would be called upon to go through in years of 
field shooting. Yery many sportsmen in this country 
have ordered hammerless guns, and we would advise 
the curious in such matters to call at Mr. Squires’ store, 
No. 1 Courtland street, and see them. 
FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUTSHOOTING. 
NO. 2.— BY A. WINTER. 
I N writing on a subject concerning which so much has 
been, and is being said and written, I desire to make 
a special disclaimer as to the possession of any peculiar 
advantages for gaining infonnation about shooting and 
sporting matters generally, One thing I can say, how¬ 
ever, without egotism—the little I do know of the" theory 
and practice of wing-shooting and the management of 
dogs, I have learned by experience. I can by no means 
claim immunity from the difficulties that present them¬ 
selves to beginners, for I am confident that I ran the 
gauntlet of them all, 
As my experience accumulated, I was enabled to dis¬ 
card what I had found to be worthless; while on the 
other hand, I availed myself of everything shat a practi- 
tical test had demonstrated to be of utility. As long ago 
as I can remember, I had a strong passion for field sports, 
and while I was no stranger to the old-time pointer, and 
the method of handling him, I found myself at the close 
of the war ignorant of the first principles of legitimate 
field sports. The first dog I ever owned was a pointer ; I 
begged him from a man who was taking him out to kill, 
to cure, as he said, a strong penchant the dog had for 
sucking eggs. Very well do I remember the exalted feel¬ 
ings that mastered me, the first time I took him into the 
field. J had purchased a new gun, elegant equipments, 
game bag, etc,, and against the advice of several sports¬ 
men a sack of No. 3 shot, But then I had gained my 
idea of tbe vulnerability uf game from certain boyish ex¬ 
periences with the doves that frequented the fields on my 
father’s plantation. These experiences had transpired 
during the war, when the term "iron-clad'’ was so fa¬ 
miliar, and I had come to think that these same dot ej 
were enveloped in a.panoply of iron ; and thinking, as 
matter of course, that the lively “Bobbies ” were equ 
