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FOREST AND STREAM. 





is over they lose their gay livery add assume, 

 the yellow hue of tin; females, They do not tarry bera 

 in the spring longer than a few days, and their [light at this 

 season is mostly at night, hut upon their return Southward in 

 the fall their flight is diurnal. They hreed in Northern latitudes, 

 each p&irof Birds raising from four to six at a brood. The 

 young birds soon join their parents and other families, forming 

 immense flocks, in which they commence their Southern 

 Journey in August, tarrying upon the numerous marshes en 

 route for food and rest. Toward the latter part of fall they 

 have reached our extreme Southern rivers and estuaries, and 

 by the first of December they have all left the country for a 

 more tropical climate. 



In both reed bird and ortolan shooting we use small loads, 

 about two drachms of powder and one ounce of I\ r o. 9 shot, as 

 the birds are most always dropped within forty y r ards, and 

 besides they are much easier to kill than either a partridge or 

 woodcock. Another favorite shooting ground in this locality 

 is at Hill's landing, on the Patuxent River, about eighteen or 

 twenty miles from this city. The birds hero arc not hunted 

 to as great extent as on our marshes, and as a cousequence 

 they are very plentiful. The Virginia Kail ( Hallux virgt'nianux) 

 is also found there, but axe not abundant. 



The fresh water marsh hen, " king ortolan " (Jlallus ekgam), 

 is sometimes Found upon our marshes, though never in num- 

 bers. These birds are much larger than the ordinary ortolan, 

 and exceedingly shy. It is a difficult matter to get a shot, at 

 them. Besides the ortolan and reed bird we often hud differ- 

 ent species of plover, summer duck, and other game birds fre- 

 quenting fresh water marshes. 



NOTICE to Sfoktsme?;.— Having received so many communications 

 asking us for Information in regard to our six-section bamboo trout, 

 black bass, grilse and salmon rods, we have, prepared a circular on l.lio 

 subject, Which we .shall lake pleasure in forwarding to any address. 

 We keep on hand all grades, t lie prices of wllicS range from $15 to $1 so. 

 "We put our stamp only on the best, in order to protect our customers 

 «nd our reputation, for we are unwilling to sell a poor rod with a false 

 enamel (made by burning and staining, to imitate the genuine article) 

 without letting our customers know just what they are getting. 



P. O. Box, \, 'ML— [Adv. Abbey & Ihbbie, 48 Maiden Lane. 



Off-Hand Miu-1\,\ngk Shooting.— On the afternoon of the 

 1st insf . a novelty for off-band shooters was tried at Creed- 

 moor in the first contest for a gold badge presented by Briga- 

 dier-General Daniel D. Wylie, open to members of National 

 Rifle Association or National Guard, State of New York; 

 weapon, any military rifle ; distances, 300 and 500 yards ; po- 

 sition, standing at each distance ; rounds, seven at each dis- 

 tance, without, sighting shots ; cleaning allowed only between 

 distances; badge to be won three times (not necessarily con- 

 secutively) before becoming the personal properly of the win- 

 ner. To* make a decent, score at 500 yards off-hand, with a 

 6-pound pull, open-sight rifle, requires a rare combination of 

 steadiness and judgment, and to those who consider all prone 

 shooting childish, the Wylie badge match will give oppor- 

 tunity to air their theory in practice. The scoring as done 

 under these conditions was really very fair, and out oi a pos- 

 sible 70 the scores ran fall the competitors used the Reming- 

 ton N. Y Stale model rifle, cal. .50, excepting Mr. Collins, 

 who used a Sharps rifle) : 



300 yards. 



JKGrohman 3 4 4 3 4 



V H Holtoil 



J L Price 1 



WCReddy 5 3 



WM Farrow 3 2 



B Barker 3 4 



JAGee 3 3 



BW Price 3 2 



A Anderson 2 2 



MMMaltby i 3 



« B Kneeland 4 2 



A B Van UeUSen..5 ~ 



J TB Collins 3 



N D Waid 8 3 3 



WHReed 2 5 * 



GD Scott 4 8 



W E Maguus8on..a o o '" 



P McMorrow " 



3 







500 yards. 



12 4 5 

 : 4 3 



! 3 



5 



2 2 



8 2 



U 

 2 ( 



o o i 

 Retired. 



3—22—46 



. 5—23—44 



0— IS— 42 



2 5 2—18—42 



4 3 2— IT— 41 



4 3 2— 18— *1 

 2 2 2— 10— 38 

 3 3-14— 36 



2 3 2—17—36 



5 4 0— 1T— 35 



3 5 3—17—35 

 2 4—14—33 



4 3 2— 9—81 

 4 I) 2—13-31 

 0— 0—23 

 2 5 0— 7-21 

 6 2— 9—19 

 0—4—16 



After the shoofiug a meeting was held, and a challenge 

 from the Greenwich "(Conn.) Irish-American Club was consid- 

 ered and accepted. Also a challenge was resolved upon for 

 their ancient rivals, the New York Scottish-American llille 

 Club. 



The Ameeioan Team Selection.— The competitions for 

 places on I he American team of 1877 was continued on '1 068- 

 day and Wednesday of last week, and good scores were 

 shown on both days, the scores standing on the first day : 





800 yds. 



900 yds. 



1,000 yds. 



Total. 



Isaac L Allen 



71 



09 



65 



205 



WH Jackson 



74 



68 



B0 



202 



N Washlmoi 



72 



71 



57 



200 





67 



07 

 63 



lis 

 70 

 1.2 

 68 



04 

 02 

 58 

 60 

 M) 

 56 



198 





73 



198 







19T 



F Hvde 



66 



196 





72 



194 



R C Coleman 



DO 



1K3 



Major H S Jewell 



65 



OH 



59 



192 



CE Blydenburgh 



71 



or, 



65 



191 



L Webr 



71 



02 



56 



IH8 





...09 



61 

 Oil 



5S 

 50 



188 



WGuiin 



69 



188 



HBriark 



72 



51 



so 



66 



57 



1ST 



G W Davison 



70 



186 



A A' Canfield, Jr 



72 



65 

 6(1 



65 



49 

 01 



41 



160 





62 



183 



Homer Fisher 



62 



108 



G L Morse 



65 



53 



47 



165 



G W Yale 



68 



51 



41 



155) 



R Rath bone 



71 



61 



Retired. 





The aggregate score made by the first eight men was 1,590 

 points. 



On the second day's shooting the totals were : 



TLAllen 71 



WH Jackson 72 



Get) T S Dafein 69 



11 S Jewell 09 



L Weber 07 



II F Clark 68 



Frank Hyde. 66 



L L Hepburn 70 



Henry Fulton 71 



Wallace Gunn 69 



GE Blydenburgtl 72 



TLamb, Jr 05 



LC Bruce 70 



G W Havison 60 



R C Coleman TO 



A VCantield, Jr 03 



KRathbone .53 



GL Morse 53 



N Washburn 68 



AD Hodsiuan 6S 



Homer Fisher 06 



GWTaie tS 



210 

 209 

 202 



03 

 57 



41 



103 



2—24 



4 4 4 4—21 



4 3 4 4—24 



3 4 3 2—24 



4 5 4 3-24 



2 3 3 3—23 



3 3 4 2—22 



4 3 4 4—24 

 4 4 4—19 

 3 4 4— IS 

 3 2 2 Si— 18 



3 2 2 4—10 

 ■I 3 3 3-22 



4 3 3—18 

 3 3 0-17 



5 2 0—14 



3 3—10 



4 2-12 



Geo Rover 2 3 3 3—11 



The Sharps' Match at Cekedmooe.— The sixth contest 

 for the Sharps' Rifle Go's prize of $250 gold was held at Creed- 

 moor on Saturday last. The match is the ordinary 45-shot 

 long-range one, except that coaching is strictly forbidden, 

 and the winner is to lead at all three of the ranges. On Sat- 

 urday Major Fulton was fortunate enough to lead at 800 and 

 1,000, but unfortunate enough to "Hunk" at 900 yards. 

 With a bothering wind the scores stood : 



800 yds. 900 yds. 1,000 yds. Total. 



Kerry Fulton, Rem Creed 05 68 09 1S2 



YV H Jackson, Rem Cieed 64 05 59 188 



1 L Alien, Sharps Creed 04 02 61 1ST 



O E Blydenburgh, Sharps Cr«ed «3 05 59 W 



W M Farrow, Baliara 61 68 68 187 



W Gunn, Sharps Creed 62 56 66 186 



L Weber, Sharps Creed 60 64 oo 184 



A VCautleld, -lr. linii Creed 01 Hi 62 ISO 



F Hyde, Sliaiys Creed 01 64 47 372 



G L Morse, Sharps Creed 55 &i 67 169 



R nal.li none, Rem Creed 67 66 42 165 



J P Waters, Bern Creed <o 50 53 163 



11 b'.alier. FishorML 56 69 39 184 



F A Dugro, Ballard 41 48 Retired. 



The IfiisH-AMERioAN Marksmen.— The members of the 



Irish-American Rifle Club, at their regular shoot last Satur- 

 day, showed good average shooting, and the club, by regular 

 practice, are certainly pulling together a very respectable 

 team. The last shoot was for the Burton prize, 7 shots at 200, 

 and 7 at 500 for military rifle, and 60Q for any rifle. Gen. 

 Milieu, Col. Burton and Mr. Mallby came within the laiter 

 class, lite range totals standing: 



i„i . : i00 vda. Tl. 200 yds; 50(1 yds. Tl 



WTDWiird SB 31 56 GF Merchant.... 20 21 47 



tFMilien 21 88 53 J McHUgh 25 10 41 



SF Kneeland.. ..24 25 49 K Dully. lit 20 89 



ton 24 25 49 J Kerr Hi U $S 



V. IT 



Reined. 

 Several days were added by the committee to those already 

 fixed for the completion of interrupted scores, and on Satur- 

 day a few went down and fired over, scoring as follows : 



L Weber 69 68 63 200 



TSD«kin 65 69 55 l<-9 



KF Clark" 63 62 o.i ls5 



KRathbone 57 41 39 140 



Mr. Rathbone undertook to try a new gun, and was pun- 

 ished for his foolishness in a low score. 



The New York Stock Exchange Rifle Club. — Shoot in 

 the second competition for the VVoerishoffer medal on the 1st 

 inst. The conditions require ten shots per man at 200 yards, 

 any rifle, off-hand. At the last match the badge went to C. 

 Dewing on a score of 42. The leading scores made by the 

 Wall street marksmen stood : 



1) Chauncey, Jr 43 N P Stanton 27 



C Dewing 40 T WB Hughes 26 



3 W Amory 80 FL Fames 27 



W A BliBh 35 W Cowing 23 



WRDsy 35 \VT Phipard 16 



C F McKenzle 29 E a Desmalets 16 



CH Meigs 28 



The Ameeioan Team of 1877.— The extra day's shooting 

 on Tuesday last virtually concluded the competitions for 

 places on the American team of 1877, and immediately at the 

 finish of the work, the Committee appointed to conduct the 

 matches, Gen Wylie, Capt. Story and Col. Wingate, proceed- 

 ed to canvass the scores, and out of the best 3 in 4 two day 

 competitions, named the first 6 men of the team as follows: 

 Jewell, 1,220 in a possible 1,850; Allen, 1,219; Jackson, of 

 Boston, 1,201; Weber, 1,195; Hyde, 1,191; Dakin,l,187. These 

 gentlemen, then, in session with the Committee, decided that 

 it was unnecessary to go outside the present shooting ranks 

 to fill up the team, and Bruce 1,172, and Blyden burg 1,109, 

 were put on in the 7th and 8th p laces, with Hepburn and 

 Lamb as reserves. 



The Amateur Club will be represented on the team by Allen, 

 Jewell, Weber, and Hyde or Dakin as fourth man. 



The team at once chose Gen. Thomas S. Dakin as the 

 Captain, and fixed Tuesdays and Wednesdays as practice 

 days. The organization was very harmonious, and the team 

 gives piomise of being a hard working one. 



Rifle Inspector's Qualifications. — The learnedly-pro- 

 found rifle editor of the Herald, who knows everything and a 

 little more, delights to expound the law of military perfec- 

 tion to the national guardsmen, and recently has laid down at 

 length what he considers the minimum amount of knowledge 

 requisite to make a passable rifle inspector. Several members 

 of that hard-worked class, mistaking the General's glittering- 

 generalities for a general order, at once penned their letters of 

 resignations. He says : 



The fact of being merely a good shot is only one qualifica- 

 tion for an inspector or instructor; he should be thoroughly 

 acquainted with the mechanism and nomenclature of the reg- 

 ulation rifle ; he should know the theory and practice of ball- 

 istics, and be well posted in geometry, the nature and compo- 

 sition of gunpowder, and the figure," specific gravity, as well 

 as the kind of alloy best adopted for projectiles, should be 

 familiar to him. With these preliminary studies and a good 

 knowledge of military matters in general, embracing element- 

 ary tactics and military administration, the rifle inspector and 

 instructor would be a useful officer. He should establish 

 classes for the theoretical and practical study of musketry. 

 The brigade inspectors, under the superintendence of their 

 division .superiors, should carry on these schools for Officers 

 only, and the regimental instructors should do the same for 

 the non-commissioned officers of the corps to which they are 

 attached. 



A Letter fbom Scotland.— The full text of the Scotch 



protest against the shooting of a British team in the Interua- 



Mitich has been received. If the object is to draw out 



a definite interpretation from the donors and pre 



of the badge, which should act as a guide to the s 

 men in case the trophy should fall into their hands, all\ 

 Such a statement should be put on record, and if I 

 can accomplish it it will serve a useful end. lb 

 British-American match will surely go on if the 

 ever get here. The letter says : 



07 Wust Reoent Street, Glasgow, Jul; 

 Geo. S. SemiEKiiOKN, Esq., Sec. N. R. A., New York: 



Vear Sir—1 was duly favored with yours of April 8 lasl 

 copy of the Resolution of jour Board of Directors anent : 

 Uonforthe American Cen.enial Trophy, and Lit 

 Edinburgh, also forwarded to me jour letter to him on the same s 

 ject. To permit my giving yon the desired notice before June 1 

 (instead of waiting till our general annual meeting) isaui 

 circular to every member of our club, and the unanimous reply j 

 against Scotland competing this year, but many of them expressed 

 hope that our council may arrange for Scotland competing 



After the fall discussion, both prior to the match last year and tin 

 after at the meeting of the competing teams and others at Pluial 

 phia, our club thought It settled beyond all doubt that under the con 

 tn Hon or rules of this match it is incompetent, lor a mixed for w 

 some call an Imperial British) team to compete. Neither by the cii' 

 lar of last year nor of this year is such a team invitee, 

 given th« required notice by the 1st of June last. The council of 

 club are therefore surprised to learn that the same parties who we 

 not, compete last year along with the Scotch and Irish are getting u 

 so-called British team, aud purpose competing this year. It our co 

 ctl thought, it would not prejudice the rights and interests of Sootls 

 they would have no objection to such a team competing, and would 

 glad to learn of their bucocss ; but they consider that if they consen 

 a British team computing now, the right of Scotland hereafter to ei 

 a team may be questioned, and in the event of the British being s 

 cessful would be denied. They have Instructed me on their liehalt 

 i he party who accepted the invitation and sent a team forSctJja 

 last year, and on behalf of that team and captain, to enter hereti 

 formal protest against any so-called British team being allowet 

 compete for the American Centennial Trophy. This trophy, our ctl 

 oil consider, is presently held by the winning American team of 

 year in trust, specially to carry out the intention of the donorffi 

 American people— as declared in the constitution and rules of 

 match, which has been alrtady interpreted and acted upon, aud 

 your association are acting in behalf of that team. They are there 

 confident that this trust will be faithfully fulfilled, but con 

 strong and prejudiced views expressed by the promoters i 

 team, our council consider it doubtful whether this trust wou.d be' 

 partially executed by them should success Impose it, upon tliem. 



To prevent any misunderstanding the council have instructed ni- 

 send a copy of this letter and protest to Sir Henry llalford, as cup 

 of the proposed British team, and I shall feel obliged by yoiriw 

 mnnicating it to the captain of the American team of last year. *} 



1 am, dear sir, yours faithfully, R. Renton, llonflj 



Walpole Amateur Rifle Ci.tjb. — As a couple of "gj;< 

 men bricks" of what the Walpole men can do, a pair offll 

 cards of shooting by T. H. Gray, made on Aug. 4th, are 

 ceivecl. Ten shots each distance. Score — 50 at 800, Bj 

 900, 100 m the possible 100, and yet Mr. Gray is 

 American team. Shall we always be provoked in our 

 vor at Creedmoor by the receipt of these big score 

 provinces ? 



Zettleb Rifle Club— 207 Bowery, July 31. — Last wee 

 shoot for Bull's Eye Badge, presented by Mr. 13. ZeltlcM 

 shooting master of the club. Out of a possible forty m 

 eyes, the following scores were made. Creedmooi 

 duced to one inch eyes; distance, 100 feel: 



Chas. Judson, 21J ; William Klein, 28; P. i 

 John Dutii, 27; Max Eugel, 26 ; D. Miller, 23 ; 1 , 1 1 

 23; Gus Schurman, 19 ; O. Zettler, 10 ; M. JJon 

 L. Beck, 18 ; K. Zimmerman, lfj ; L. Bird, 15 ; J. RevflJ 



Zettleb's Galleet— Friday, Aug. 3.— Seventh coiri| 

 tion for " Centre Gold Medal." Won for the second tinrtj 

 D. L. Beckwith. The medal has been won once by V. fl 

 ning, M. Lennon, Wm. Brown, J. Lurch and .1. Dui.il. ' 

 badge will be shot for every Friday evening. Open to 



badge 



To be won three times by best average of centres (40 pou 



String Shooting.— The twentieth annual meeting is 

 National Rifle Club will beheld at South Vernon, Yr.,| 

 tember 4th and oth, 1877. A general invitation is 

 all interested in rifle shooting. Any one can become aa 

 ber snd entitled to all the privileges of the club by payg 

 $5.00 entrance fee to the match lor club medal. Thesai 

 weight of rifle barrels being fifteen pounds, all ove 

 the lollowing odds : 



Fi om 15 to 20 pounds 1-4 inch to the pound for every Vm 

 " 20 " 30 " 3-16 " " " " " " "■ 

 !' 30 "40 " 116 " " " " " " <*■ 

 First string will be shot Tuesday afternoon, secoM 

 third strings on Wednesday. Instance, 40 rods. Tinted 

 John Williamson, Pies. Ciias. C. Rebbaiu), Sffl 



The Canadian-American Long Range Mav 

 Y. Amateur Club have requested the Hamilton VictonH 

 to fix Saturday, Sept. 1st, as tlje date for the match TjM 

 the two clubs, 'the New York team will consist of fl 

 Hyde, Geiger, Allen, Hepburn, Bruce, Fulton and OflJ 

 and Col. JSandford as Captain. It will Le determflj 

 reaching the ground whether 6 or 8 will shoot. JflJ 

 of the club are invited to accompany their team menff 

 trip. 



Vgdcntbiirg, A". F— A full score was made on out) 

 by Mr. .lames Ives, Wednesday, Aug. Sth, at 000 yds., V 

 gives him 323 otll of a possible 2L'0 at the three rauMJ 

 made on three different days, viz.: July 24, 1,000 yqflj 

 Aug. 2, 805 yards, 75 ; Aug, 8, D00 yards, 75. TotaflJ 

 44 bull's-eyes and a 3. Mr. Ives had no practice flj 

 dates, these being the tbiee last times he has visiflj 

 range. A Callaoiian, President O. Qi 



Mr. Ives ought by all means visit Cri 

 all before him. 



Tue Osweoo-Belleville Match.— The match bJ 

 the Forty- eighth regiment learn, of Oswego, N. Y., flj 

 Forty-ninth regiment Eastings team, oi Belleville, 19 

 was shot on the 9th and 11th inst., the first day's shoflj 

 icg on the range of the Belleville men, and the latter Ci 

 Oswego range, and on the aggregate the American teflMJ 

 once more victorous. The conditions of the match 'I 

 Teams of si\, seven shots at each, range. Tin highest 



