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thia was one. They are smaller than oat quail, and 
darker, but they have about the same length of wing, and 
they fly precisely alike, but not with as much noise. I 
have gone over the same ground three times since, but I 
cannot find them any more. Should I see them again I 
will promptly inform you, St, Clair. 
The New Jersey State Association.— The annual 
meeting of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association 
was held at the rooms of the Jersey City Heights Gun 
Club on Thursday, 7th inBt., President Eaton ill the 
chair. The oluli-room was well filled, and the best of 
feeling prevailed. Reports from the different commit¬ 
tees. among which was that on the State Tournament, were 
received and approved. A vote of thanks was given to the 
President and the Committee for the very satisfactory 
manner in which the first tournament in the State had 
been conduoted and brought to such a satisfactory ending 
financially and otherwise. 
The amendment to the constitution introduced at tho 
late meeting giving the management of future tourna¬ 
ments to certain cluba, such clubs to pay all expenses and 
receive all emoluments from the same, with exception of 
10 per cent, to the treasury of State Association, was 
adopted, and the high compliment was then given unan¬ 
imously to the Jersey City Heights Gun Club—the au¬ 
thority to conduct the'tournament for 1880. That it will 
be a success, the tournament just past, put through for 
the most part by members of that club, will guarantee, 
A committee on nominations of one delegate from each 
club present was then appointed on motion by the chair. 
President Eaton having positively declined, on account 
of his business, to agaiu accept the position, the commit¬ 
tee reported the following : President, Sheriff John J. 
Toffey, J. C. Heights Club; First Vice-President, Wm. 
Dunlap, Midway : Second Vice-President, Wm. Hayes, 
Essex ; Recording Secretary, P. W. Levering, J. C. H.; 
Corresponding Secretary, J. Q. Bird, J. C. H.; Treas¬ 
urer, W. J. Conover, Midway, who were unanimously 
elected amid general good feeling. 
The Association instructed the Committee on Game 
Laws to do all in their power to have the laws altered to 
make the open season on woodcock from Oct. 1st to Dec. 
loth, and quail, grouse and rabbit from Oct. 15th to 
Dec. loth ; also to have the fine for shooting out of sea- 
season or trapping increased to $50 for each offense. 
Speeches were made by the outgoing and incoming 
Presidents, Mr. Hays, Mr. Frances, Dr. Bird, Mr. House, 
and others, aud a good time generally was had. 
Luzerne County Club. —The Luzerne Comity Sports¬ 
men’s Club, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,, have sent out posters 
containing a full digest of the Game Laws of tho State, 
together with the offer of the club to guarantee payment 
of a sain equal to the full amount of the recovery, to any 
party prosecuting to conviction any violator of the Game 
Laws of the State of Pennsylvania. 
The club have also adopted an effective plan for the ex¬ 
termination of vermin destructive of game. They give 
two prizesof guns for the largest Bcore of foxes, Bkunks, 
minks, weasels, hawks and owIb, these counting respect¬ 
ively 3, 3, 3, 14, 2 and 1. It will take at least a score of 
200 to win the first prize, and a score of 125 to win the 
second prize. The scalps of foxes, skunks, minks and 
weasels, and the heads of hawks and owls will be re¬ 
ceived as evidence. 
Any one competing can send the evidence to the hard¬ 
ware store of J. W. Patten & Co., Wilkesbarre, Pa., 
where the Bender will receive credit for the score killed. 
The evidence must be accompanied with affidavit that 
the vermin was killed within the limits of the county of 
Luzerne. The party making the highest score before 
Sept. 1st, 1880, will receive the first prize, and the next 
highest score will win the second prize, subject to the 
above provision. All scores will be counted up on Sept. 
1st, 1880, and the result published in two of the comity 
papers. 
IP? S¥l- 
A National Guard Roll Book.— Wilbur & Hastings, 
of 40 Fulton street, are the publishers of an admirably 
compact National Guard roll book. It was compiled by 
Sergt. "W. A. French, and is complete in its way, con¬ 
taining company, squad and furlough rolls, also civil 
officers and committees. It is intended for use by non¬ 
commissioned officers, enabling them to keep—as the 
by-laws of the code require—“ a full and complete roster 
of the members, together with their residences and places 
of business, also a list of their respective squads.” The 
space for company drills is large enough for a whole 
winter’s work of a well schooled organization. Then fol¬ 
low spaces for the roll calls and regimental drills and 
parades, and also for meetings of the company. The at¬ 
tendance at squad drills are kept in the next section of 
the book with the same facility for condensed entry and 
reference. The marksmen may be entered up in like 
fashion, giving space for the score and also for noting the 
number of bars each man is entitled to. The t 
entry of any detail of men made from the com¬ 
pany may be entered next, and special blanks 
enable a succinct memoranda of furloughs granted to be 
kept, noting time of granting and expiration, and what 
disposition was finally made of it. The squad rolls and 
the company roll in full are followed by spaces for civil 
officers and any special committees which may be ap¬ 
pointed ; the whole ending with spaces for the entry of 
the regimental, brigade and division officers. The book 
is small enough to slip into any pocket, or may be car¬ 
ried in the belt, while it is strong enough to bear all the 
handling it is likely to get in field and armory. To a 
systematic sergeant this snug little note-book will be re¬ 
garded as the champion labor-saver. 
—Separate Troop D, of the Firth Brigade, Brooklyn, 
had a large party in attendance at their thirty-second an¬ 
nual ball on Thursday evening last. Twenty men were 
presented with marksmen’s badges, some of them veteran 
emblems, and special badges were given Privates Plush 
and Lakeman. After a review and the presentation 
dancing was in order far into the morning. 
Massachusetts. — Boston, Jan, 9th.—' The New Year 
rifle match wlreh opened on the first of the month at 
the Mammoth Rifle Gallery has become very popular 
with one and all who are admirers of the rifle. The 
gallery was well filled during this last week with members 
of the several rifle clubs in this vicinity. The competi¬ 
tion for leading places lias been lively, and no doubt be¬ 
fore the mouth is ended larger scores will be made. This 
new match is for eight cash prizes valued at $50; condi¬ 
tions, the three best scores during the month to win. The 
following is the standing of fhe several competitors : 150 
feet; rounds, 8 ; possible, 40 :— 
U. A. Pollard.33 30 30-JI7 I N. S. James. 38 85 38—107 
W. H. Harrison.. .88 39 311-117 I \V. W. Mann.38 35 (15-10(1 
N. C. Stone . 38 39 39-110 I E. C. Grover . 37 81 31-105 
E. F.ltjuliardson..37 88 39—111 S. U. Brann . 38 35 31—105 
.. “ .. . . ...85 85 85—105 
...35 31 35—103 
-.30 33 34—103 
Last month Messrs. Richardson and Harrison were tie 
for the first and second nrizo'i. both making a clean score 
of eight consecutive bnli' . ... In shooting off they 
both tied again, Mr. Harrison outranking Mr. Richard¬ 
son. G. E, R. 
Boston, Jan, lOf h .—-There was a large attendance of 
members of the Massachussets Rifi_- Association, their 
friends and visitors from other clubs, at the meet to-day 
at Walnut Hill. The feature was the second competition 
in "Everybody’sMatch.” A gentle breeze from 9to 10 
o’clock prevailed, with a good light. Some good shoot¬ 
ing was done:— 
W. H. Jackson.4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5-47 
J. S. Sumner.5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5—Is 
A. 11. Archer.5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 6-4„ 
E. W. Law.5 5 5 4 1 5 5 1 4 5-4,; 
J. Nichols.4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4-4r, 
E. Davis..4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 8-4s 
H. Tyler. 5 1 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 4—4. 
E. Whittier.4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 5-4j 
E. It.drilling.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5-4. 
S. Lewis.5 55535344 5-4, 
S. Wilder.5 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 1 3-4^ 
Capt. Jackson and H. Tyler used military rifles, and 
according to the regulations of the handicap, two points 
areaddedto each of their scores, making Jackson’s 49 
and Tyler’s 45. 
Boston, Jan. lith . — The annual meeting of the Massa- 
chussetts Rifle Association for the choice of officers for 
the ensuing year, and transaction of any other business, 
was held atPoBt 113 headquarters, 608 Washington street, 
on Tuesday evening, Jan 13, at 7 o’clock. 
Hoplcinton .—The Rifle Club held a shoot at their range 
at Claflin’s Grove on New Year’s Day. Weather condi¬ 
tions favorable. Ten rounds at 200 yards, off-hand:— 
E. R. Rose.4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 6 4—40 
G.P. Woods.4 5 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 4-39 
C.H.Koso.3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3-59 
J.i'f. Wehh.5 4 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4-8# 
W, B. Clullin.3 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 4-38 
J. Wadsworth.1 4 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 5-38 
Saturday, Jan. 10th, was the regular shoot. ^Weather 
conditions favorable ; a good light and little wind. Two 
hundred yards, off-hand, twenty rounds :— 
P. W. Smith.5 5543454444 4 55555464-89 
O. C. White. 4 4 5 5 3 5 4 3 5 6 4 2 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4-82 
C. H.Rose.4 5 4 444353 3 444644 5 34 5—81 
G.P. Woods.4 45444 4 54 4 4 355344243-79 
J. M. Welib. 4234 4 34 3 4 4434444444 4—74 
C. A. Frost.3 4 0434304043554 4 83 33-02 
RING Shooting — A match took place at Hartung’s 
Park, Morrisania, on New Year’s Day; open to all 
comers ; ring target; 25£ in. rings ; off-hand ; 200 yards ; 
50 shots per man : prize, a Ballard rifle. The scores were 
as follows : 
G. Joiner. 984 
D. Miller. 971 
B. Zeuler. 930 
M. B. Engle...— 919 
P. Penning.1,059 
H. Oelil.1.033 
O. O. Zettler.1,024 
N. D. Ward. 990 
J. H. Brown. 989 
Brooklyn. — The omnibus match which lias been in 
progress at Fisher’s long-range gallery in Fulton street 
closed on the 2d inst. The conditions made it open to all 
comers ; five competitions ; the one making the highest 
aggregate in three scores to have the first choice, etc.; ties 
to be shot off. The winners were as follows ;— 
F. n. Holton . 48 48 60—146 I W. O. Wetherbee.. 46 47 48-141 
T. P. White. 47 49 49-145 | Chauncey Marshall 44 45 46-135 
P. Ronuldson . 46 48 49—141; M. B.Hull . 40 43 43—125 
A new match has been opened, to be shot on each Sat¬ 
urday. It is open to all comers ; rifle, .22 calibre ; po¬ 
sition standing; five shots on ring target. Every target 
will be numbered, and each competitor will receive a 
numbered ticket correspondingwitu bis target. The tar¬ 
get when shot will be placed in a sealed box until the 
close of the match, when they will be counted, and the 
competitor holding the ticket corresponding with the 
highest target will be declared the winner. In case of a 
tie the one having the wildest shot to lose. 
Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 5th.— Leading scores made 
last week at R. H. Burns’ Conservatory of Marksmanship 
for the champion medal; off-hand ; 22-calibre rifle ; 350 
yards ; target reduced to gallery distance; 10 shots;— 
John Benson . . 17 I E. J. Blakesley.47 
Chancoy Wootiworth.. 47 Fred Warner.47 
E. S. Blakeslev.48 Dr. A. F. Ward - -.48 
W. H. Hotchkiss.48 I H. W. Watson. 48 
H. M. Winsor.60 I M. Southwiek.60 
In shooting off tie Winsor won the medal, which rather 
necessitates his appearing on the streets with coat 
thrown wide open, irrespective of cold winds. 
PinacenteR. 
Ohio — Akron, Jan. Ath —On Dec, 27th Mr. Joseph 
Young, a member of the Akron Rifle Association, met 
with a very serious accident while loading shells for his 
breech-loading Ballard rifle by the charge going off while 
he was driving the bullet into the shell. The explosion 
broke the metal instrument that goes over the shell, and 
mangled his left hand so badly that it had to be ampu¬ 
tated at the wrist. He is getting along nicely now, but 
the accident, besides depriving bun of a sport that he was 
very fond of, has taken from the chib an active and kind 
hearted member. 
California. —The closing match of the Ban F' ,, 
Long Range Rifle Club was held at t he Bay View ,, 
Saturday, Dec. 27th. The match was shot at 1,001? - , 
for the champion diamond medal of 1S79, the medal *; 
awarded to H. C. Smith, who was declared ebampkrt 7 
having made tlie highest percentage for the year. 
The highest scores during the year were : H. C. Sm 
73 out Of a possible 75 ; R. C. Hanson, 70 ; S. H. Harm 
69 ; F. G. Liebert, 08 ; O. F. Graves, 67 ; II. J. Burns, t? 
F. G. Edwards, 66 ; H. J. Burnt, 67. The club has ma 
considerable improvement, and a comparison with ts 
Eastern and European long range clubs gives a favoral 
Bhowing, as almost all the matches here are shot durii”'' 
the prevalence of high winds, baffling the skill of sue 
Eastern marksmen as Lawrence Weber, Milton Farrovi 
Colonel Stetson, Mr. Davidson and members of the Britis. 
team, 
The Club will slioot a series of matches for the cham¬ 
pionship of 1880, and also a diamond medal and a second- 
class medal. The terms of the matches will be the same 
as those of 1879. 
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company has recently 
made a present of a handsome rifle to Mrs. Ruth, the 
California lady shot, whose reputation for shooting is 
scarcely less than her husband's. The rifle is an exceed¬ 
ingly neat weapon, with pistol grip and shot gun butt. 
It is very finely finished, and with it the lady intends to 
astonish the world. On Christmas Day John Ruth, her 
husband, used the weapon at a turkey shoot, killing four 
successive gobblers at 260 yards. 
Balls for a Maynard. — Chalk Creek, Col., Dee. 12 th, 
1879.—“Subscriber,” who wrote an article upon “May¬ 
nard Rifle Shells” in your issue of Nov. 13th, speaks of 
killing much larger game with a Maynard .50 calibre, for 
which he had both solid and expansion balls. If you 
think it would interest others as well aB myself, will you 
ask him which ball proved the most effective ? I think 
of ordering a .50 calibre barrel for my Maynard. 
Wm. Goldthwait. 
THE SHELL TROUBLE ONCE MORE. 
Had I known that the water was so deep I would 
have kept closer to shore. In Forest and Stream of 
Nov. 13th I notice the comments of “Rabb” taking me 
to task about some little off-hand suggestions of mine in 
a former number regarding rifle shells, loading, etc. I 
began this "shell rage” in endeavoring to help “Bexar” 
out of bis trouble, but not to make a tirade on all riflemen 
and sbellmakers, yet I find great commotion among them 
all; however, iu all the communications on this subject 
from other gentlemen, none have found need of that 
severe rasping as our friend “Rabb.” 
These other gentlemen, however, may differ with me 
or with each other on some special points, yet upon the 
whole they all in a measure agree with me. As to loose 
bullets shooting more correctly and constantly than bul¬ 
lets that fit snugly, and when dry naked bullets make 
better targets than lubricated ones, I step down and out. 
Factory bullets, after being seated in the shell, are dipped 
into a compound of tallow and wax while warm, winch 
causes a great deal too much to adhere to the bullet, and 
when I use factory cartridges I take a rag and rub off all 
that lubricant except just enough to keep the bullet from 
leading the rifles, but do not use the bullets entirely dry. 
If my bullets become dry fr«m wearing in the pocket 
I rub oil a little oil before placing in the gun. Dry bul¬ 
lets will do excellent for a few shots, but you shoot fifty 
or more times with dry bullets and don’t'wipe out your 
rifle, you will then see what will become of your target. 
I don’t mean to be “dictatorial” in this, as “Rabb” in¬ 
sists, and I think we have all got much yet to learn 
about rifles, for they get off some most unaccountable 
freaks sometimes. 
I insist upon having this to say, that if gun and shell- 
makers don’t want their work criticised, let them become 
clever enough to obviate these difficulties, The sports¬ 
man is the consumer, and pays theguumakers’ “swing¬ 
ing” prices for their goods, and if the sportsman finds 
some great and perhaps dangerous mistake in the arrange¬ 
ments and working of his gun that he has just paid a big 
sum for, and if he says anything unfavorable about it, 
the jealous manufacturer “lucks,” and considers the 
hunting man hard to please. These troubles were un¬ 
known in old muzzle-loading times. 
When a manufacturer ships a gun he should equip it 
with all necessary tools for loading and include them 
in the price of the gun, aud not expect a man living two 
thousand miles away to know all the extras that are even 
essential to a gun that probably he hag never seen one of. 
But they don’t do that. They will pift in a part of the 
tools and leave the rest out. I have had three fine dou¬ 
ble guns made in the past three yearn, and it took me 
a month or more to each gun to get together all the nec¬ 
essary tools for loading and shooting. 
One word about shells. I think the thin brass shell is 
the shell of the future. Thick shells will never do un¬ 
less they fit the chamber so snugly that there is no room 
for expansion. I have shut FFG powder out of Reming¬ 
ton’s and Union Metallic Company’s thin brass shot-gun 
shells, using five and six drachms powder and one and a 
half ounce soft shot, out of ten-gauge Parker gun ; also, 
four drachms same powder or lour drachms Hazzard’s 
Electrio Nos. 2 and 3, in twelve-gauge Nichols gun, 
using same make of "shells, and snot them hundreds of 
times, never having one to snap or expand; nor do I be¬ 
lieve any amount of powder could injure one of those 
shells, no matter whether fine or course, without injur¬ 
ing the gun itself. So it is no use of “ Rabb” believing 
or asserting that there is no shell made that will shoot 
fifty or more grains Orange Lightning No. 4 or Dazzard’s 
Electric No. 3 without troublesome expansion. This 
expansion of shells is owing entirely to the elasticity of 
the shell and the closeness of the shell to the shell cham¬ 
ber. If the shell be thick, it cannot be elastic and made 
of brass or any other soft metal, and if it fits the cham¬ 
ber, and there being no room for expansion, it eanuot ex¬ 
pand. In conclusion, if Mr. “Rabb" still thinks that I 
know nothing about rifle shooting, tell him. to come 
down here and hunt deer and turkeys with me one sea¬ 
son, and after that we will compare notes. C. L. J. 
Willis, Texas, Dec, 23d, 1879. 
A Massachusetts correspondent writes : I have read with 
great interest th© communications from time to time in re¬ 
gard to the expansion of shells, and have hoped that some 
