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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Rifle Association, or to any one 'whom the}' maj' appoint to 

 receive communications. 



The smaller matters, such as number of rounds and dis- 

 tances, etc., can be easily arranged. In fact, with Ihe excep- 

 tion of the substitution of 1,100 for 800 yards,! do not see that 

 any a iterations for the better can be made, and in this substitu- 

 . lion I quite agree, for it will give a distinctive character to the 

 match. Believe me, yours truly. 



Husky St. John Halfokd. 



The Pacific Life fakes rather a sombre view of matters in 

 the series of rifle talks it is having over the return of the 

 Californian Rifle Team. Its last view of the situation de- 

 clares : 



Rifle shooting is yet in its infancy, and its future as a popu- 

 lar sport is menaced by some dangers. Oue is the ill-directed 

 zeal of new converts, another is the ever fatal tendency of ex- 

 cess, and the third is professionalism. We have all seen how 

 proseasionalism has paralyzed the game of base ball, and the 

 same fate awaits any other popular sport which maybe afflict- 

 ed in like manner. If this rifle shooting epidemic should ever 

 break out in the forul of Champion Teams, equipped and sup- 

 ported at the expense of their clubs, traveling about ,the land 

 to shoot for stakes or gate money, then is a noble sport forever 

 doomed. As for the Inter-State Match its terms hereafter 

 must be greatly modified. We want a far more valuable trophy 

 than the'iiisigmncant bronze statue, presented by the State of 

 New York. " We want a trophy for which each State has 

 paid its proportion of the cost. We want the match always 

 shot in the State where it is held. We want no match at all un- 

 less at least twenty States have entered teams, and there, 

 should be but one Inter-State match in the year to be known 

 by the name, for we see that they are already having another 

 Inter-State match at Chicago. If every little one-horse range 

 in the land is going to have its Inter-State match, then there 

 is an end at once to the project of having one great event, at 

 which the championship question shall be settled for the year 



— English opinion on the International Match comes in very 

 slowly indeed. The London Globe says of the matter : 



The Americans are disposed to credit their breech-loaders 

 -with the victory, but their majority of ninety-two pdints gives 

 no more than two and three-fourths per cent of difference 

 between the scores.and the superiority of their coaching system 

 sufficiently accmnts for this difference, without assuming that 

 that our muzzle-loading small bores are inferior in accuracy to 

 their finest breech-loaders. The presumption is, indeed, the 

 other way, for while the Americans, put on their mettle, 

 have attained an average five per cent higher than that of their 

 already high practice scores, our marksmen using the muzzle- 

 loader hive improved at nearly double that rate, and it is be- 

 lieved, not unreasonably, that had the British team been able 

 to obtain another week or two of preliminary practice "the 

 pilma " might have had to shift its quarters. Our team have 

 evidently adopted some of the principles of Colonel Bodine!s 

 system, and to this must be attributed much of their remark- 

 able improvement; and if, as we anticipate, the training for 

 future great matches at Wimbledon be carried out on this 

 system, extraordinary scores such as those made at Creedmoor 

 will become common here. 



Massachusetts— Lawrence vs. Worcester. — A rifle match 

 between teams of the sportsmen's clubs of Lawrence and 

 Worcester was shot Sept.. 28 on the Greenwood Range, 

 Worcester, Mas3., resulting in a victory for the Worcesters. 

 The aggregated score of the two teams was as follows : 



LAWRENCE TEAM. 



Howland 5 5554555545555 5—73 



CJiadbourne 5 5445445553555 5— 71 



instill 4 4555555455555 4— 71 



Well" 5 45554455 3 45 5 4 5— 63 



j„tA " 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5—67 



Rhenard 4 55554045555 5 0—67 



f, er by 5 0555454045250 4-53—160 



WORCESTBR TEAST. 



-rjolden 4 4555555555 5 55 5—73 



« eagoa 5 4455555535555 5—70 



piork "" 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4—69 



V n „„ ,, 6 45345445454 55 5— 6T 



Til"™ 8 5 3 4 5 5 5 3 5 3 4 4 5 5 5—67 



White"' ".".". - 3 5554555554443 5—67 



Mann .'.'.".". 5 5454563345555 4—67—480 



Willowbrook Range, Connecticut. — The contest for the 

 Steele cup between teams from the several towns of Connecti- 

 cut took place at the Willowbrook ranges on Saturday last. 

 The cup itself, of which a cut is given above, is a gift from 

 the firm of T . Steele & Son, the Hartford jewelers, and was 

 presented by them a year ago, according to the conditions in- 

 dicated in the following letter : 



Hartford, Conn., Oct. 3, 1S76. 

 flea. Joseph It. Hawley, President: 



Dear biR— In consideration of the interest which wo take in field 

 BportB, and particularly that of rifle shooting, allow us to present to you 

 and members of the Connecticut Kille Association a silver cup, to be 

 contested for in October annually by teams of four from each town in 

 the State, and members of the association. 



These teams must be composed of permanent residents of this State, 

 and the distances shot 500, SOO and 1,000 yards. 



Hoping this will stimulate the improvement of marksmanship, and a 

 greater interest in this noble exercise in Connecticut, we remain, 



Yours respectfully, T. Steele & Son. 



It was fought for then and fell to Middletown this year, 

 hut three teams finally put in an appearance, though it had 

 been supposed that the interest in rifle practice just now 

 would have induced a greater show of marksmen. The day 

 -was a delightful one for out-door sports, although the wind 

 was strong and flawy for excellence in long-range marksman- 

 ship. The teams which entered were from Middletown, New 

 Britain and Hartfi .id. The shooting b^an about 9:30 o'clock, 

 General J. R. ilawley, president of the association, superin- 

 tending the arrangements for the day. The captains of the 

 three teams drew for targets, the result being as follows : 

 HHi'tford. 1,000, 500. 800; Middletown, 800, 1,000, 500; New 

 Britain, 500, 800, 1,000. The disadvantage of the draw was 

 with the llartfords having to go to the longest range first, 

 and while the. wind was the worst. The result was that the 

 shooting at this range was quite poor, none of the scores ex- 

 cepting" that of Mr. Washburn being up to the average. 

 While the Hartfords were struggling at 1,000 yards, the* Mid- 

 dletown team was at the 800, and the New Britain men were 

 demoralizing the bull's-eye at 500 yards. The result of the 

 first round was : Hartford (1,000), 136 ; Middletown (800), 

 159 ; New Britain (500), 189. 



In the second round the Hartfords at 500 yards made a total 

 of 185 ; New Britain at 800 made 168, and Middletown a 

 1,000 yards 129. Although the wind had moderated it was 

 fluctuating so constantly as to cause occasional misses at 

 1,000 yards. At the close of this round the general opinion 

 was that the trophy would go to New Britain. But New 

 Britain had now to take the 1,000 yards, while Midddletown 

 went to the shortest range, and Hartford to the 800 yards. 

 The result proved to the advantage of Hartford. New Britain 

 found the 1,000-yards target a deceitful object, and went to 

 pieces badly, while the Hartford men paid strict attention to 

 business and accumulated a fine quantity of bull's-eyes at 800 

 yards. The result for the round was : Hartford (800), 183 ; 

 New Britain (1,000), 133; Middletown (500), 180. This 

 made the grand total : Hartford, 504 ; New Britain, 490 ; 

 Middletown, 468, making the Hartford team the winner. 



SILVER CUP 



Presented to the Connecticut Rifle Asso- 

 ciation, by T. Steele & Son, Jewelers, 

 Hartford, Conn. To be Shot for 

 at the Willowbrook Range, 

 annually, in Octoher, 

 by Teams from each Town in the State. 

 The individi al scores n detail are as follows; 



HARTFORD TEAM. 



I 500—4 55554544 4—44 1 

 N Washburn, Remington..*,. -i 800 -555555554 5—49 \ 139 



/ 1,000—5 5 4.5 5 5 5 5 5 2-46 



r '500—5 54654545 4—46) 

 GWYale, Remington J 800^-4 5 45 5.8 5 5 5 5-46V 124 



(1,000—0 223 3 5355 4— 32 j 



( 500—5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5—47) 

 C SDavilfon, Sharps ■{ 800—3 55554553 0— 45 V 124 



(1,000— 25343533 5-32-J 



( 500-5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5— 4H) 

 W H Binns, Ballard - 800— 5 45543543 5 — 43 V 117 



(.1,000—0 03332343 5— 20 J 

 NEW BRITAIN TEAM. 



| onii-4 5555555 5 5—40) 

 HP King, Sharps ■> S0O-5 5 3 5 5 4 4 4 5 4— 44 > 132 



(1,000-4 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3— 39 J 



!500— 5 55465455 5— 4> 1 

 800— 3 53 5 55455 4—44 r 129 

 1,000—5 5 2 4 5 3 3 5 5-37 | 

 500—4 55554545 5—47 i 

 800— 3 45344524 5—39 V 115 

 1.000—5 5 5 5 3 3 3—29 ) 

 f 500—5 3 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5-45) 



F Wessel, Remington -i 800—5 4345344 5 4—41 > 111 



(1,000—3 3 2 040443 5-2SJ 

 MIDDLETOWN TEAM. 



( 500—5 5554 5 544 4—46 ) 



Maj C Graham, Sharps -i 800—4 2 5 445234 4—37 \ 122 



(l,0C0— 5 50444455 3-39 \ 

 i 500—5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 8— 43 I 



O V Coffin, Sharps J 800— 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 3 5 5-44^ 121 



(1,000-5 3330 3 255 5— 34 J 

 I £00—5 555 5 5545 4— 18 1 



Orange Judd, Remington ■{ 800—4 54444456 5— 34 V 119 



( 1,000—5 3 2 3 4 5 2 3—27 1 

 ( 500-4 34544554 5—431 



George <"! Judd. Remington -{ 800—0 043535 4 5 5— 34 r 106 



(1,000—1 05024432 5 — 29) 



500 yds. 800 yds. 1,000 yds. Total. 



Hartford 185 183 136 501 



New Br-tain 189 168 133 490 



Middletown 180 159 129 468 



At the close of the match the new Britain and Middletown 

 teams were called together by Mr. O. Vincent Collin, and 

 three cheers were given for -the victorious Hartford team. A 

 similar compliment was paid by all the riflemen to Messrs. T. 

 Steele & Son, the donors of the trophy. It was announced 

 that Mr. T. Steele had decided to give each year a special 

 medal to the member of the winning team making the high- 

 est score. This goes this year to Mr. N. Washburn. Last 

 year the best score was made by Mr. George O. Judd, of Wes- 

 leyan University, since deceased. 



General Hawley, as president of the State Association, pre- 

 sented the trophy to the Hartford team. The match was 

 witnessed by a good crowd, among whom were Mr. Frank 

 Hyde, of the late American team ; Mr. O. E. Pillard, of New 

 Britain; Mr. S. A. Hubbard, and Mr. Steele, Jr., the donor 

 of the prize cup. This is a massive piece of work 

 standing about sixteen inches high ; the bowl is supported by 

 four rifles, held together b} r a strap containing a cartridge bos. 

 The front of the cup contains an engraved target, with a rifle- 

 man seated on each side. On the reverse is the iuscription. 

 Around the top of the cup are festoons of wreaths, surround-, 

 ing spaces for the names of winners. The base is richly orna- 

 mented in repousse style, and the arms on the side are simi- 

 larly decorated, and the w T reaths are also of the same elegant 

 style of workmanship. The trophy is enclosed in an elegant 

 case of black walnut and French walnut, the interior being 

 lined with blue puffed satin. On the sides are silver ring 

 handles, and on the top an engraved plate. 



The Syracuse Meeting.— The finish of the Sixth Division 

 Rifle Association meeting showed some good shooting for the 

 Duncan Badge and at long range. The atmosphere was heavy, 

 and at intervals the wind almost reached the swiftness of a 

 gale. Elevations never before used on the range were re- 

 quired, and still bullets fell short of the targets. 



In the long range shooting, Mr. Warner made the leading 



score, with a muzzle-loading rifle, of the pattern originated 

 by him, and now employed by Nichols & Lefever. 



The Duncan Badge Match was open to all members of the 

 National Guard in the division, distances 200 and 500 yards. 

 Prize, an elegant badge presented by Mr. Win. Duncan," to be 

 won at three regular meetings of the association, to become 

 the property of the winner. The following are the leading 

 scores : 



*=<*■» {««::.:* li' J ttU 



MaJFredB Chapman ■■$^"1 J { j fcg-W 



MJB ™* te::::2 5 i I I4U 



Blent MB Nicholson Pyof.TJ 4 4* I tltss 



captJANichois BJ&:;:8 8 t i £S-a 



Frank Dpnisnn j2»0yds....3 3 .", 4 2—15 



Franl, Denlson tS00yds....not present 



This badge has been competed for four times and won by a 

 different individual each time. 



The Long-range Match was opeu only to residents of the 

 Sixth Division district; distance, 800 and 1,000 yards. Fol- 

 lowing is the score : 



Horace Warner— Muzzle-loader. 



800 yardB 5 55554555 4 — 43 



1,000 yards 4 5555 3 355 4—43—91 



M J Blakeley— Muzzle-loader. 



S00 yards ..o 2 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 5-31 



1,000 yards 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 4— b'J— 70 



Lieut-Col Jas Manning— Remington Creedmoor. 



800 yards 3 43344344 4—35 



1,000 yards 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 4—36—70 



D M Lefever— Muzzle-loader. 



800 yards 4 3535 4 485 0—36 



1,000 yards 3 65040525 5— 34-70 



O G Jones— Remington Creedmoor. 



800 yards 0004043 3 4—18 



1,000 yards 4 44555553 3—43—61 



Major F B Chapman— Remington Creedmnor. 



S00 yards.. 3 45555545 3—44 



1,000 yards o 0000233 4 '5— 17— 61 



A C Gates— Muzzle-loader. 



S00 yards 5 3 2 5 4 3 3 5—30 



1.000 yards 50053000 0—13—43 



Lieut M B Nicholson— Sharp's Creedmoor. 



800 yards 2 2 4 3 2 4 5 0—22 



1,000 yards 00000044 4—12—34 



The first prize, the Crouse badge, presented by Lieut.-Col. 

 George N. Crouse, valued at $50, and $15 in cash, was won 

 by Private Horace Warner, of Company "D," Filly (list 

 regiment. This badge must be won at three meetings to be- 

 come the property of the winner. 



The Dakin-Gilmore duel, when it comes off, will make an 

 interesting short-range match. Entries limited. 



The " Ballaed " Match at Cbeedmooii. — The 4th con- 

 test for the mid-range Ballard rifle was held on the National 

 Rifle Association Range Wednesday afternoon, the 10th mat. A 

 bright enjoyable Indian Summer's day drew a good company 

 of competitors, and some fair scores wererun up. Condition's 

 of the match: Open to all comers; distance, 200 yards ; fifteen 

 rounds, without cleaning and without sighting .shots ; posi- 

 tion, standing ; weapon, any rifle within the rules; entrance 

 fee, fifty cents. A still day favored the marksmen, and the 

 result was soon announced in favor of Mr. E. E. Lewis, of the 

 Flushing Rifle Club, Long Island. He used a muzzle-loading 

 gun in the match, and Gen. Millen, one of the competitors, 

 protested against his score upon the ground that, as the con- 

 ditions governing the contest proscribed cleaning the rifles, 

 the donor did not intend that muzzle-loading guns should be 

 allowed, as the act of loading necessarily cleaned the gun. 

 He also entered a protest against the score of Mr. Zettler, the 

 winner of the second money, upon the same ground, and be- 

 cause he used a false stock, which, being fastened at the butt 

 of the gun, made it possible to hold the piece more steadily. 

 Mr. Schmerhorn, Jr., the Secretary of the National Rifle 

 Association, received the protests, but decided that as no rule 

 of the Association had been broken the protests be disall 

 whereupon Gen. Millen insisted that it be laid before the ex- 

 ecutive committee. The scores stood : 



EELewis 4 454544 5 44 4 544 4—64 



C 6 Z^tter 3 4445455544444 5—64 



J F Rathyen 5 45444444554 3:; i 



G Williams 4 5 4 5 4 4 14 4 4 4 5 5 4 3—63 



G LMor»e 5 545454434 5 3 4 -1 4— (j3 



J HTeackle.... 5 4 54 45 454 44 343 4—62 



John Cavanag 4 5445345344435 5—62 



F H Holton 2 4 4 4 4 14 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4—12- 



H D BJydenbnign 4 4544 4 44444444 4—61 



w h Cochrane r 54444434431 11 4 s— 1 



FF Millen 4 4 i i 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 4—60 



Carl ShaelTer 4 4443542 544445 i— (SO 



J R Grohman 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 4—59 



H W Gonrley... 4 3 4 44 '■', ■> 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 4—59 



W R Livermore 3 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 3 <■■ *— 69 



JE Fmlayson 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 8 4 4 5 ;)—;,: 



F Aldeo 4 344344444 3 344 4— S6 



AM Miller 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 2 3 



A Steelf. 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 4 4 2—56 



George Rover 44445444534 3 4 4—56 



T W LintOU 3 45453333 4 4343 3—54 



D Banks 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 6 4 2 4 4 4— 54 



GT Carter 4 2 4434 4446 4 44 4—54 



J TPryer 44323434435343 3-53 



C ETrftslOW 4 5 3 8 3 4 4 8 3 4 4 3 44 2— 53 



TElltoit 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4—52 



8 Surirant 3 2 3 4 3 4 i 4 3 3 3 5 3 4 4—59 



H Flatter 3 3 5 ft 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3—51 



N D Ward 4 H 3 3 3 S 4 i 4 4 4 S 3 4—49 



P McMOIXOW 4 5 4 3 3 2 4 8 4 3 4 3 4 3— 49 



JFreid 4 32234433443 4 



New Matches at Cbeedmook.— On Saturday, the 27th 

 inst., two new matches-are to be Shot a Creedmoor. The first 

 one, commencing at 2:36 p. m., will be the first competition 

 for the " Skirmishers' badge," presented by General Duryea. 

 The conditions are as follows: Open to members of" the 

 National Guard in uniform and all members of the National 

 Rifle Association; weapon, any military rifle issued to the 

 regular Army or ihe National Guard of any State ; distances, 

 200 and 500 yards. A second-class, or what is known as a 

 500 yards target, will be used. The competitors will be formed 

 in squads of equal strength at the rear of the 500 yards firing 

 point, each squad being opposite a target. At the order of 

 the commanding officer the first roan of each squad will ap- 

 proach his firiDg point and load. At a signal from the same 

 officer each of these men will advance toward his larget until 

 a second signal is given, when he will halt and fire, assuming 

 any position except lying on Lis back. Loading again, the 

 competitors will advance toward the target until a signal is 

 given, as before, when they will halt and lire. This method 

 will be repeated until each man has fired five shots, when t hey 

 will face about and return in the same manner as provided for 

 skirmishers "in retreat." To the maker of the highest score 

 will be awarded the badge ; to the second 15 per cent, of the 



