456 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[January 5, 1883. 



giffe and §t[ap ghoating. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 

 THE BRITISH CHALLENGE. 



On 23th mt the following letter was received by Gen. W. 

 B, Hancock. Hie President ur i he N, 1L A, of America : 



in in v. National Ku i.k Association.) 

 lit Pall Mall East, ncv. m. i„i. ',' 

 Sin -I urn directed nv the t'oonell or Hie National Uhlo Associa- 

 tion of Great tuitaln io lorwuid to you the copy or resolutions 

 passed hi, their meeting held at this ot'tiee on the Tih lnsi : 



■ I'haU.he Secretary write to the National Rifle As- 



sOrdatldii of America '.i siy iii:ii H win givo much pleas to the 



,, i i ■ , ., on or Great Britain to welcome a team rrota 



i lie >'::! U 10 doll i Stat<BS at Wimbledon In 1388, to 



: i,.L. ,ji, io lagarnsl the volunteer* or <;rent 



i;rii..ii-L, o „m icd i actorj arrangement can be come to as to 



... „• "That a sub-committee be forme), consisting Ol Ear] 



Waidagrave, Sit Henry intoni, Major Young and Mr. a. "r. lium- 

 |iiliey,l lie rtlih Hie National Line Association ot 



America.' 



. tuvtUQV directed to state that the Committee are considering 

 tl»«- wvinr, •■r » :i- ■■..,.,, i I'll in, mid that, a communication on the sub- 

 |.-'.-t win siiou.n I.-.- niad" to you by 1 hem. I nave the Honor to be, 

 sir, your obedient servant, 



EiiMt'Nh 1st. Joiis-.Mn.iiAY, Capt, fcec. N. H. A. 



To President. N. B. a. 01 America. 



ilford, "ce 01 Che I'.rniali Committee, writing to Maior 

 Pur. or i ne American C mimliloe, In an unolliclal letter, says: 



1 ii m mi lined to think it would lie wise to allow any military 

 breccli-lo alcr coming under Hie rules or our N. R. A., which aro 

 vpryalmpUi. We win send a copy over, The malo points are : 



Weight, not io exceed 'J lb. -i Oz, 



Length, trim ■■■•rail. 



Back ie-.i io barrel in ironr or action. No trans- 



verse mjustment. or other movable adjustment, except a hinged 

 Dap and u sliding ten. ' > Lc ue'ved without screws, racks, or other 

 perniaii-ni i.ppllua ':■>. iJrad'iatlonsou llap only. The sliding bar 

 too- hi tii or wii hour permanent vertical lines ior apertures), and 

 the upper e Ige either s p might or with a notch. The outside meas- 

 urement o i ue p >n. on which the flap or the leal rests must not ex- 



Poresi 



■ . 



I'Ulll. 



elevators may bs used. 



INTLKNATIONAL MILITARY SHOOTING. 



In roiuicrUoi 

 Mawsh.lt would 

 pointed b> i n« 1 

 to their flxpeate 



the Hillon ininl 



wliieh a- a pi 



Klcho challenge 



io Wimbledon < 

 in ion uy teams 

 Britain, Canadi 



He' An 

 and io 

 does ar 

 bad bfci 



rangi 



. 



The comuiltt 

 able military i 

 to occasion an: 

 moor would, I 

 the match is tt 



we will pres 



he speaks or 1 1 

 have done for s 

 years wind «w 

 at Cieedmdoi, 

 Arili.v, :i l.il •■■ 



againsl the tea 

 be done with n 

 to be the opl nl( 

 principalis oj.8 



the projected International .Military KlUe 

 ,i cursory observer that the committee ap- 

 ot America arc willing to concede too much 

 ients on the other side or the Atlantic. We 

 a i.-i the Inception or Creedmoor as a range, 

 ic, 1 believe, tnree thousand dollars ($3,uou)— 

 qual In art, workmanship and value to the 

 a\ er n hush such a spirited contest takes place 

 i. Now, the Hilton trophy is open to compe- 

 T army- or mllltla, either here or from Great 

 icwhcre. The British N. H. A. have never 

 while io send a team to contest II; and yet 

 in edly be. worth taking away from ns. The 

 be virtually the champion military team ol 

 lie poslilon of having held out all the lnduce- 

 itch between the two countries, and have not 



does it not seem strange that the Idea should 

 :o Hie match should he one of men, eoi rifles, 

 l.ivs the teams should exchange rllles We 

 id I hat i he llrst day It Is very quiet and still, 

 l, imd each team Is shooting their own arm. 

 ,he Americans come out a lew points ahead 

 n windy. The British team, having to shoot 

 hout which they know comparatively nothing 

 mused), should the Americans still De ahead, 

 Hrltlsii Irani would care to acknowledge liiev 

 ir minis? The conditions of the weather, as 

 a great deal to do with the scores, 

 lea ieis moved herself away ahead In long 

 low, let mis be a test all round, both of men 

 ind or tall on both. Had such a proposition 

 i at t'oliymoun:, It would have been scouted 



e wen iion at these distant 

 s sertled. The still gre 

 lot to be u ed, now comes 



he I'ennsyl- 

 s than their 

 muiilciition 

 ■ what they 



■ has 



l he n 



or i n 



ins). Is tills not proof suillclent of what can 

 ilso tor their permanent adoption '.' It seems 

 .•\|..ii- ih.: I win fare win in inline coastal 

 IrmlSherB thrown out In advance of 

 inivuin be to pick off the officers and men 

 nid this at long distances. In this, It seems 

 mes will play an important pan, especially 



being adopted by I he Herman Army Und a 

 ntmbcr ot men being being placed under an 

 l when to lire itnd what object to lire at, thus 

 Ddcr such circumstances men must necessa- 

 in tiring Indiscriminately, There can be no 

 ud the other ranges throughout the country 

 svs'.cm. Let us by all means stick 



u nunc ai present used are not perfect, lei 



It would seem, should be shot at 200 yards 

 D yards prone position, seven, ten or fifteen 

 ; nnd, if it is thought necessary, make It a 



^wSter far no icam should lie sent than nno should go so far lobe 

 beaten. Never mind how much good a return match would do Creed- 

 moor and the N. It. A., let us go r„ w n or not at ail. It the in ins,, 

 vounteeis ililnk they cm, whip us, let tlicm come here and try to 

 Hla the Hilton ixophy-ll Hsure.y vurih winning; and If wego there, 

 „• ,v let itsshoolas wo have been accustomed to at borne, and not 

 I . h'liiilliMopi'lbv any hi binary rules the British N. It. A. may have 



Adopted. 



Indian 

 among 

 Win oti 

 01 Ids 



■ 



no ac ■< 



AS I hi 

 lor the 



one w.i 



National Sua 



tiNE OP "OTTO'S'' TIUCKS EXPI.AINKD. 



I'nii \iiKi.i-iitA, Miss., Dec. io. 



«ieMl in leveral newspapers recently an nccountot "An 

 •r V neriormiM" BOme wonderful feaiswlth tho rllle, and, 



., tilth'- doing iieeiir. He BhOOtlng Willie the llllO Of Sight 



the 



il.W 



ai.ie position aotiuvt 



a piece or cardboard 

 in culoi ■ 



, mt. n hole through t 

 muzzle ol your rule, 



ndian Is) to 

 n tuis way. 

 ulut, 1 will, 

 ut, describe 

 ) arrange a 

 an lmiiiov- 

 Xow take 



en you and the cardboard. 



ot from rhe right shoulder, 

 the target plainly, and if 

 can see the target plainly 

 the opposite shoulder. If 



east br trimmed a little on 



mi irotn until .son can see. 

 the leu eve until 



the front sight, leaving botu sights 



Place yourself In position, and. If \ 



open your left eye and 



you snoot, from left shoulder, see 



with right eye while lie.: title I-. : 



you cannot see the) largct the eard.1 



the side opposite the shoulder j 



Now, lr you shoot rrom the right 



you can got your right, cyo In a line wun 



and Up of from sight. Now open Hie letl eve and look at the target 



with It, and it will look as if the cardboard la tra sparent and tuat 



you can see directly through it with the eye thai s looking through 



I he Bights. Von can now teiuove title and .-'ioji r.n-hand It you 



wish, and It will be very easy for von to know when the rifle is polni- 

 ing directly at rhe larger, 1 1 you will get one eye In line with i he 

 sights and then open ihe oilier nnd look at 'he target, A Mule prac- 

 tice will enable a person to do accurate -hooting wlih the muzzle or 

 the ripe covered In this manner. 



II \ou tlnd that your eyes are not alike (as some contGnl), nnd that 

 you shoot a little, to one side, you can soou learn to make calcula- 

 tions so as to lilt the mark. Poiitsr Piki.d. 



hand : 



o HRusseu 5 s s 5 5 6 e 



6 .-i 1 .-. I 5 ■ 



a l f> -1 -I a C 



A Whitney 4 t r. (i 5 •! r, 



g 5 .1 5*5 4 .' 

 i B 6 A S S A 



W Jacobs 



•iiit ( 

 ■1 I I r> ; 



•! a i 4 ■ 



i r, .', 6 f 



Wlihlngton 5 r> i o .-. t i 4 . j 



5 4 G 1 4 £ 



;i(.i 



A VSouthweU 



A 15 Archer 



n r> s i 4 -l 



4 5 S 5 6 .' 

 . . E 4 i I I 1 



i i r, .". 6 r, 



5 a S 4 5 4 



i I 6 5 5-OS— 220 

 16 4 5 4—68 



4 6 5 6 5-C9 



5 4 6 5 5— «S— 219 



5 6 5 4 r.—oa 



MS4 ft— 63 



15 5 5 5-63— 218 



S 5 5 -l 4— US 



5 4 5 6 4—68 



5455 4-72 



6 4 5 4 5-72-21T 

 6 5 4 6 5— OS 



i I :■ I I 5— 69— 21T 



1 a 4 D a 4 .', 4 4 4 4— tra 



j i i 4 .-, 5 5 4 4 6 4-65 



4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 S I 6 6 4 :', .-—(10-217 



. ..4 4 5 5 f, .i 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 ii 4— (IS 



•I f, 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 .-.—60 



4 a 6 4 5 5 4 4 S 4 4 4 4 5 6-U7— 215 



E Whltller.. 5 5 4 5 5 4 l 4 4 5 4 5 I 5 4—67 



4 4 6 4 .'. 4 4 5 4 S 5 4 4 6 4-OG 



6 4 110 a 6 I 16 4 5 4 4 5-b7-215 



Yesterday two new matches were opened, tla? llrst a "silverware 

 match,' with ten prizes, aggregating ni value r.i.s. Coudltlons: mo 

 yards, teu rounds, Oreedtnoor count 'lhe oilier match will be a 

 »8harp3 rifle match," thfi pilzeanile valued at {;r>. conditions: vOO 

 yards, ten rounds. 



BOSTON, Dec. 3L— To-day was an off day at Walnud Hall, the 

 place of the regular matches which were completed last Monday 

 not havlirg been tilled by any new ones as yet. In consequence the 

 attendance of riflemen at the range was somewhat smaller than 

 usual. The weather conditions were fair lor shoaling, and those 

 who did face the targets did not lire away their ammunition for 

 uotblng, as the records will show. To make the practice shooting 

 more Interesting to the participants a temporary march was im- 

 provised, In which the new Massachusel t.s i argot was used. On this 

 target a centre buils'ey 



and the highest possible i 



scount 

 n ten rounds Is, of course, loo. Four cash prizes were offered for 

 competition, to be divided by lot among seven men making the best 

 scores. The novelty or this match proved quite attractive, and 

 therowere numerous cnnles. Mr, 4. ('.Adams, whose 32 entitled 

 him to the llrst chance, drew a blank, and i lie nisi pi t/c wear, to Mr. 

 A. L. Burt, whose total was =1. Messrs. liabbeth and Pellows took 

 second andthhd prl/.es, with 01 and 90 respectively. The two badge 

 matches were well paironl/ed and some very good scores weie 

 made. In match No. ii Mr. J. N. Pryetook Brst place with a capital 

 49, Messrs. B. G. Harris and J. B. Peliows following, each with 4S. 

 In match No. 7 Mr. A. L. Hun. lead with a I Hal 01 45, Messrs. E. (.'. 

 Connor and A. C. notild taking second and rhlrd place, each w lth n 

 against tuelr names. The detailed record ot the day follows : 

 Temporary Match. 



At: Adams io 9 u s 9 9 10 s 10 in— 92 



FJ liabbeth » ]u 10 10 s 8 10 9 9 8-91 



,1 B Pellows. 10 9 S 9 7 7 10 It) 10 10—90 



J N Fryc « 8 9 7 8 1(1 S 10 S 8-S2 



A L Bun S 10 » .87959 9— SI 



C H Dunlap 10 10 8 7 7 9 s 7 7 Ti- 



Badge Match No. II. 



JKFrye 5546655555-49 A O floilld 4415555555— <7 



lit; Harris 6544555545-48 li A Borel 455S446456— !6 



J a PellOWS 5555554545-43 



Badae March No. 7. 



-45 II Anson 414J-HI555— 43 



A L Burt 44514 



The ' 



urlls i5.'m:hm,-.:_i:i 



433444 5146=41 



e gem of recent 

 Mulch on Chri8t- 

 I'ds. oti'-hand, Mr. 



ffort ..... 

 _iasday. I u this 



Blxby in blsnrst euiry,put up lis out or the possible 120, the < 

 siring of bulls-yes being spoiled by an unfortunate breik in the 

 fourth shot. Por this shot he was maiKed nine, the ilr-i three and 

 the last six shon orthe round all bemg marked eleven or twelve, m 

 his next entry Mr. nuey succeeded In placing ml el the ten bullets 

 v.lihln the eight-Inch ring, ihus ruiiutng u|i a not her total or 1:5, and 



•cu'lngthe splendid record of sixteen consecutive biili'eyes, an 



■hicveineut which has never been equalled by any other marks- 



ian under the same coudltlons. 



FINE GALLERY WO UK— The closing week of the mon'.h has 

 proved one ot the busiest at ihe Magnolia galicry, Boston, mid good 

 work has been done In all the current marches with both rifle and 

 pistol. The detailed record or the several matches is appended : 

 Experts' l'lstol Match, r,n it. 



j n Williams n s7 s;— aei 



F.lllabhelb SO si 8S— 261 



W Gardner 83 S5 8S— 356 



J OllkOS 70 80 S1-23JI 



Amateur Hslol Match, 60 rt. 



NW Fuller Ba s:i 83— 248 



JAxtord si >i M—246 



CLennon 77 78 79—234 



E i< Foster 75 is 78— am 



OR Bartlett 75 75 ir.—'i'i; 



H 1 Scliaef.r 71 72 74-217 



G Fogg.. «* 7' 1 74-214 



W Wilder OS 7(i 71-2119 



All Comers' RlfleMateb, 16" tt. 

 W M Norcross 49 49 49 49 49—245 



B V KlebardSOn 49 49 49 49 49—245 



j H Smith 48 48 49 49 49-243 



,j Francis 44 45 45 46 47—228 



Amateur Rifle Mai eh, 150 rt. 



<} GOOdWln 49 4') 49 49 49-243 



B (i Harris 48 4S 4s 49 50-243 



Q Walters 4T 48 48 4S 4S— 239 



CMarShall 47 47 47 47 48-230 



M Martin 44 14 46 45 47—225 



CEDltvIS 43 43 43 44 45-218 



FBCOOPC 42 42 4'i 43 43—212 



11 Sprague 39 4U 40 42 43—264 



N S James 41 44 it ..—129 



CARVER ANn "OTTO"CHALI ENOED— VIonhoe, N. C, Dec. 22.— 

 Editor Forest awl Stream; 1 am tired of seeing so much "paper 

 shooting." I'leasoiell me what sense or practicability Is there In a 

 man's hllllnga glass ball ihronn In the air with a rule, he riding a 



galloping horce 7 Tt 1 

 auco unworthy to be 

 Carver can klok up all t 

 a rifle, shooting by the 

 Ls there lu such a pet I 

 shootlest," can't face the 



ni of legerdemain perform- 



111 or a good shot. 



a horse, breaking balls with 



1 etc., but what practical use 



. same man carver, •• paper 



•ap3 and hold his own ground with Bo- 



gardus and other line shots, and I believe 1 could beat, him al plgeo: 

 snooting myself. What we want. Is a practical man— one wno can 

 kill Ids blriis In style from snap shooting to open Held work. 



Ii 1 ,r., i-eaa't beat Bogardiisal a lair open pigeon shoot, 30 yards 

 rise, his fancy slelght-ot-liand performances are worth very little. Be 

 Is trying now to imitate Bogaidus lu England, but 1 think he will 

 fall far short. I have a man "on paper," who now challeiges Dr, 



Carver and the boy " Otto " for $50,000, syioo of Which will be de- 

 posited with the Clipper editor at any time, to shoot tUe following 

 match at any time within five years: 800 glass balls, to be thrown 

 in the air at one time from a " howitzer," two shots only allowed, 

 and tho entire three hundred bails to be broKes In mla-ali al the two 

 shots; Winchester ride only allowed. Next slioi will be to shoot at 

 a glass ball hitched to the end or a "streaJ ot gi in lightning," 

 breaking the bail, mid the bullet, glancing therefrom, 1 rut res on the 

 top of the North 1'ole, and there coming in contact « lib an unknown 

 chemical substance, starts an eiieiric ught wiitch m to give light 

 and safety to the Jeannette and also guide thoRogera to Its journey's 



end. Please let me know if accepted Coi.t. 



GARDSER.Mass., Dee. 29. -The members of tho Gardner Wile 

 Club have had their Christmas practice al Hackmatack range. Ah 

 Inch ring and Crcedmoor target combined were used. Two strings 

 or tcnshoisenc.il per (nan, distance 200 yards, orr-hand. Their work 

 Is told by the following score : 



K. C. R. c. Totals. 



w.charles 92 43 93 47 iss 95 



ChestcrHlnds 87 44 ss 45 175 S9 



A. Mathews ssi .11 gc 48 1(!B 90 



G. T. EllBWOTth SO 44 88 44 1B9 SS 



I. N. DOdge 77 47 80 44 103 91 



G. K. Pratt 7s 11 79 44 ir.7 PS 



J.Newton 74 (13 SI) 41 154 87 



F. 11. Knowll Oil 79 45 64 43 14S SS 



L.Walker ■■•■.. OS 44 71 42 139 86 



G. C. Goodale 60 41 n:i 43 113 s-t 



NEW YORK, Dee. 30 -Eagle shoot tournament ar Zetter's Gallery, 

 Dec. 29. The following is the result: crown, t. Kiiesrath; left 

 head, L. .ludson, Jr. ; right head, D. Ellis; left wing. A. Lobor ; 

 right wing, I. Levy ; left leg, C. Judson;; right leg, O'Xcli: tall, M. 

 Dorrler; body, c. Shilling. j. a. L. 



THE TRAP. 



DENVER, coL, Dec. 26- A Christmas bird shoot took plaeo at t.hj 

 Olympic Gardens to-day. Mr. Horace silsbv, or sem ca Kalis, and 

 Mr. W. I!. Davis, formerly from Bradford, I'a., both unit-class shots, 

 took part. The Interest was very grca t during all the matches, and 

 finally resulted lu a team match, a Mr. Moore challenging any live 

 shooters to shoot for $100 against the two Lowers, w. ^.seaamand 

 Mr. Anderson. Tr.e proposition was accepted by a shooter, and 

 Cook, Sllsby, Davis and,). S. Sedam were named as the other con- 

 lesUng team, cook's side got away with the baggage, as win bo 

 seen by the team score, by killing twenty-eight our of thirty-two 

 birds shot at, while the Lower side kli led twenty-seven mil 01 thirty- 

 two. The Lower side have ehnlleng- d again for anol her match Io 

 take place New Year's Day at the same place, and the much is 

 looked forward to wllh consldornbi? Interest. The birds all Hew well. 

 The first match shot was at twenty-"!* vards, and resulted as fol- 

 lows. Cook winning llrst and Sllsby and Swetn dividing second. DIs- 

 tance, 26 yards : 



Cook i 1111-5 Peterson 1 ] 1 0—3 



Joe P Lower 1 1 1 1— t Butretlield 1 1 n 1-3 



J P Lower si 1 1—1 w 1! Davis u ; : 1 -1 



Hod sllsby 1 1 1 1-4 JSSSeoam ti 1 t— 2 



Moore 1 I 1 I u— 1 J Rourke uinu n-2 



J M Swem 1 1 1 1-4 Comstock 1 1111O 0— l 



N Y Sedam 1 1 1 1-4 J Anuerson 1 0— 1 



W Anderson 1 1 l 1—1 



The second match, twenty-six yards rise, resulted as follows : 



Joe Lower I 1 1 1— 1 Nil Davis 1 10 10-3 



J P Lower 1 1 1 1 1—5 Rencke 1 in 1-3 



Sllsby 1 1 1 1— 1 W Anderson 1110 1-4 



Anderson 9 1 l 1— :i Hardin 1 1 u-a 



Moore 110 1—3 Klnuecait 1 1 11 1-3 



cook 1 1 0-2 Lehman 1 1 1 1 n-4 



Peterson 1 1 u 1—3 Fetlo I 0-1— a 



Swem 1 1 1—3 Harris 1 fl 1 t> 1—3 



N y sedam 0— (lark 10000—1 



J S Sedam 01111—4 Huiterheld 1 1 1 1 1— 5 



Butterfleld and Lower divide tlrst money, sedam and Sllsby shoot 

 off wllh the other tours and tic eventually, and then divide second 

 money. 



The third match was the team shoot between the Cook and Lower 

 sides, twenty-one yards rise, right birds each man: 



•onk UlOllll-7 J S Sedam liuoill— 7 



Sllsby linn 19—7 _ 



W B Davis lllilllO-7 Total out ot fhlny 28 



.1 P Lower lllUOlO-6 N Y Sedam HI 11 111 — s 



Joe Lower, Jr 01111111-7 



3 M Anderson OOlllIU— 6 Total out of Ihirty 27 



PEAKE'S ISLAND.-The Peake's Island (Maine) Shooting Club es- 

 sayed a trial at me smoke target Calls for their cnrlstmas shoot, 

 held Monday, Dec. 26, and found them admirable 10 shoot at though 

 Inconvenient to recover. The shoot was at do balls : v< single from a 

 card rotating trap, and 5 pairs double, 1:1 and 15 yards rise. W. S. 

 Jones secured the line, total of no straight, and proudly wear.-, the 

 Olub Championship badge In conseipience. \ to, the badge match 

 was concluded four members "chipped in" for a lime Sweep, same 

 conditions. Appended Is the score: 



singles— 21 yards. 1 loublos— 1 s yards. 



W 8 Jones iiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiii-20 in 11 11 n n— 9-29 



J B Jones iiiiinii'iiiiiiiin— 29 ui 11 n 11 11— 9— 29 



CSStevens llliilililliioiniil— 19 11 11 11 11 11—10-29 



A G sterling lmuiimmiiiiii— 20 11 11 10 10 11— 8—28 



II made "Clint "grind his teeth when he lost that fourteenth bail 

 — aud It was a pity. 



RAYMOND CLUR.— \ good number of the members Ol the liin-- 

 mond Club visited their grounds at Wellington Dec. a", and partici- 

 pated In their favorite sport of trap-shooting. In addition to tho 

 members of the Raymond Club. repp. -, m •;■•.,■.- of the Maiden, Som- 

 erset and Qulncy (.uubs weie also piesent. The weather was bad, a 

 high wind which prevailed all the aitcni"0ii causing considerable 

 inconvenlonce lo the marksmen. The comforts ol the ncwty-enlarged 

 shooilng-house. were fully appreciated by ail who were present. In 

 the only event or the day, the cla.v pigeon match, twenty birds, ten 

 yards rise, '.some very good scores were made. Mr. O. P. M. sunk 

 brought down all of the twenty birds shot al ; J, K. WetherUl broke 

 19, 1). Klrkwood 19, G. Monk 17, W. K. Purrlngton 17, B. A. Thomas 

 in, K. W. Fottlcr 15, E. McGeorgc 1 1, J. H. smith 13, H. Donovau 13, 

 E. Emory lb, J. W. Crosby 11, E. Williams 10 and I. W. Crosby 7. 



MUSKEGON, Mich., Dec. 26. —s n on - ■ • He M-iskegou r; U n club. 

 For shooting and fishing this suction li a cry Kdeu, and our gun 

 olub watches Ihe close season, our fall nnd winter shooting and 

 fishing is good. The following Is the score made in to-day's shoot 

 for club cup and sweepstakes; 2"> bails each tor cup: c: Newell «;:, 

 Wm Dixon 23, Wm crystal 5a. 1) lleweit. :s, !; u tight 20. F Crelgh- 

 lon 17, L Languo 20, A Ann/ 1.', J New ;;, t. Scott 12. Tie not shot 

 off. 



Sweepstakes, 10 balls: F Creighlon 9, J u Fay 5, — SacyuesG, It 

 Wright 7, D Ueweu 7, C Newell in, Wm crystal (i, P Maxwells, t: 

 Miller 7. No practice since August. Scokbu. 



MARLBORO VS. FALL H1VER.— The Mm Iboro Sportsman's (Hub 

 has voted to accept the challenge of tic i-.ni River Gun Olub to 

 shoot a team match at glass bans, teams to consist of from eight tie 

 rltieen men each, al the option ot the Fall River inib, ami match 10 

 be shot in Marlboro at such time as they may designate. Tho mat.cn 

 with the Worcester Spornsmau's Club win be shot at Marlboro, Jan- 

 uary 13, 



To Many Correspondents. — Dr. Couea' delightful books 

 on the birds and mammals of North America have made for 

 themselyes a wide reputation outside the scieulilic circles in 

 which they are most highly valued. Wu feel convinced 

 that no sportsman who gels hold of Uiesc most attractively 

 written zoological biographies will willingly lay tlicm down 

 until ho has finished them. Wo are receiving constant in- 

 quiries about these works, and in answer to tiiesc questions 

 would say that we can furnish " Birds of the Northwest," 

 price $4... '50; "Field Ornithology," priceS2.50; " Fur-J3earing 

 Animals," price $3. 



Golden Eaolb. — A miulccton Broadway, near Thiity 

 second street, in this city, has on exhibition a live golden 

 eagle (A'/uila chrytaelus), which was captured in a net, iu 

 the Indian Territory. 



If "Av Old SnuscrtiBsr?," who wrole us 11 noto concern- 

 ing " Magazine Rifles for the Army," will scud us his ad- 

 dress, we will explain the matter to his entire satisfaction 

 and relieve him of a serious miscoucep lion. 



