Mat 11, 1882.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



293 



THE BOSTON BENCH SHOW. 



[HPECIATj PISPATCH TO THE FOREST AND STBEAM.] 



Boston, May 0, S883. 



The third bench show held under the auspices of the Massa- 

 chusetts Kennel Club was opened at Music Hall this morning. 

 For many days the show has been the one topic of conversa- 

 tion in many circles; and the attendance to-day proves that 

 there is wide public interest in the exhibition. The show has 

 opened with every promise of being a most successful affair. 

 The .entries number over three hundred. While Boston and 

 its suburbs are well represented, still the entry list shows that 

 the show is by no means a local one. Many "fine animals are 

 present. 



There is quite a gathering; of prominent sportsmen here, 

 Mp M usic Hall has been filled to-day with a vast throng of in- 

 terested visitors, ladies and gentlemen. 



' The judging was begun this morning, and progressed very 

 -luirly through the day. The exhibitors appear to be generally 

 satisfied with the decisions. The following awards have been 

 made : 



Champion English setters.— A. H. Moore's Thunder. 



Imported English setter docs.— 1st. \V. Tallman's Foreman. 2d, 

 A. H. Moore's Darkie. 3d, E. E. Hardy's Roll. 



Imported English setter bitches.— 1st, N. Hathaway's Opal, the 



-r bitches.— 1st, A. Meredith's Flirt. 3d, Major Lovejoy's 

 Bridget O'More. 3d, .1. J. Hayes's Dido. Vhc, E. 0. Ladd's Flourish. 

 He. B. F. < 'lark's Meg. C. W. K. Swan's Fanny. 



Native English setter dogs. -1st. A. M. Tucker's Count Paris. 2d. 

 •H.B. Harrison's London. 3d, N. D. Hathaway's Blue Dan. Vhc, E-. 

 E. Hardy's Clair. He, W. A. Buckingham's arouse Dale. C. C. Z. 

 Basset's Bride of the Dominion. 



Native English setter bitches.— 1st, N. I). Hathawav's Bow Bells. 

 fSd, J. R. Gerrish's Zou. Vhc, E. 8. Bird's Sparkle. He, W. F. Dan- 

 ielle's Lady. C, C'onestoga Kennel Club's Leah. 



Native English setter dog puppies.— 1st, A. J. Ward's Tempest. 2d. 

 Dr. E. J. Forster's Fly. 3d, C. IT. Lounsberg's Rock Dale. Vhc, D.' 

 K. Sullivan's Rondo. C, E. M. Aldeu's Frank. 



Nad ive English setter latch puppies.— 1st, Crush Hill Kennel's Dlta. 

 2d, W. H. Thayer's Liz. 3d, Conestoga Kennel's Canadian Beauty. 

 Vhc. same owners' Princess Louise. 

 Champion Irish setter dogs.— 1st. A. H. Moore's Berkley. 

 Irish setter dogs.— 1st. J. H. Locke's DttSh Elcho; 2d.L. IT. BtUlard's 

 Philo; 3d. W. Bassett's Chester: Vhc., W. H. Milliken's Derby; He, 

 E._B. Haven's Bramble, and A. Meredith's Brisk. 



. Leavitt, 

 - JeneHe's 

 ,„. Lovejoy's 

 Major- 

 Irish setter bitch puppies.— 1st, J. F. Dwight's Noreen. 2d, G. T. 

 Wells's Romaine. 3d, Major Lovejoy's Maggie O'More. 



Irish water spaniels.— 1st, F. B. Tin-ell's Smuggler. Other prizes 

 "Withheld. 



Spaniels over 28Ibs., other than black.— 1st, W. H. Lee's Major H. 

 2d,M. W, Chaabourne's Dash, who was transferred from the next 

 class. 3d, Saneho. Vhc, Captain. The othej i izes withheld. 

 1 Class 36.— 1st, Taffy, transferred from the next class. 2d, Pinker. 

 8d, Punch. Vhc, Jessie, transferred from next class. He, Florence 

 ''":' i ->'::-!. 2d. Black Prince. 



Class 38.— 1st, Topsey. 2d. Phil. 

 Class 39. -1st, Bab. 3d, Blagg. 3d. Olga. 

 ClassJtS.— 1st, Dixie. 2d. Silk. 3d. Ranger, Vhc, Snooks. 

 Class 11.— 1st, Tansv. 2d. King Charlie. 3d, Deacon. 

 Class 45.— 1st, Tip. 2d. Box. 3d, Rambler. 

 Class 46.— 1st, Victoria! 

 Class 47.— 1st, Foxie. 



ENTRIES. 



Class 1.— Champion, English Setter Dogs. 

 A. H. Moore's Thunder, Franklin Sumner's Lelaps. 



Class 2.— Champion English Setter Bitches. 

 H. Bailey Harrison's Belle's Pride. 



Class 3.— Imported English Setter Dogs. 

 E. E. Hardy's Roll, A. M. Tucker's Dash HI.. A. H. Moore's Darkle, 

 \V. Tollman's Foreman. 



1 Class 4.— Imported English Setter Bitches. 



Nicholas Hathaway's Opal, A. H. Moore's Lass O'Gowrie and Luna 



May. 



Class 5.— Imported Enqlish Setter Dog Puppies. 

 No entries. 



Class ij.— Imported English Seller Bitch Puppies. 

 No entries. 



Class 7.— Native English Setter Dogs. 



E. E. Hardy's Pollux and Clair. Isaac Fiske's Gladstone, Henry V. 



Blankensnip's Count Leicester, Nelson D. Hathaway's Blue. Dan and 



Hi. a. uaven s r.rauuue. sen A. yjeredn.u's Brisk. 



Irish setl s.— 1st. J. W. Dwight and Geo. W.Lea 



Jr.'s Elcho VII. 2d, W. E. Smith's Triumph. 3d. Dr. J. J. Jenc 

 Berkley's Lad. Vhc, J. J. Hayes's Tatters. He, Major Love' 



Dominion, Wra. H. Thayer's Black Ben, Herbert Austin's Sultan, Win. 

 Rea's Bertram, Walter 8. Smith's Czar, N. H. Vaughn's Blue Dick, 

 i. W. Lovell's Sport and Rob, G. J. Lewis's Lancaster. Lawrence J. 

 (oner's Duke, C. H. Stowe's Tonv, Fred. W. Paine's King Dan, 

 .._:. Edw. Cunningham's Rod, J. F. Johns's Wagner, Franklin Sum- 

 _-'s Frank, Thos. L. Abbott's Ponto. Conestoga Kennel's Ripple and 

 ish, H. Bailey Harrison's London. 



Class 8.— Native English Setter Bitches. 

 E. E. Hardy's Clairiue, Arnold D. Thompson's Belfast, Nelson D. 

 Jathaway's Bow Bells. Brush Hill Kennel's Zoe. Elmer S. Bird's 

 Sparkle, Avery W. Go re's Countess Ella, Win. A. Rea's Zetta, C. Z, 

 Bassett and J. F. Walton's Nora D., Wm. W. Webb's Jessie, Warren 

 F. Danlell'- T - 

 Gown. 



jivis, ; . 



Jfeeah and Conestoga Belle. 



Class 9.— Native English Setter Dog Puppies. 

 Dr. Edw. J. Forster's Flv, D. E. Sullivan's Rondo, Edw. M. Aldon's 

 Frank, Andrew J. Ward's Tempest. C. II. Loun Book Dale, W. 



Tallman's Blue Monarch. 



Class UK— Native English Setfter Bitch Puppies. 

 Brush Hill Kennel's Dita, Wm. H. Thayer's Liz. Conestoga Kennel's 

 Canadian Beauty and Princess Louise, C. H. Louhsberg's Rosie Dale. 

 Class 11. — Champion Irish Setter Dogs. 

 Adolph Nelson's Elcho HI.. A. H. Moore's Berklev. Clvde Du Ver- 

 ■fjfit Hunt's Nimrod, Thomas Wilson's Dash. C. Fred ' Crawford's Ar- 

 lington. 



Class 12.— Champion Irish Setter Bitches. 

 No entries. 



Class IS.— Irish Setter Dogs. 



W. 11. MOliken's Derby, William Basset's Chester, A. H. Moore's 

 Raleigh, J. H. Locke's p RS h Elcho, J. B. Millet's Check, John J. 

 Hayes's Blarnev. Fred C. Van Voorhis's Kerrv, Wm. A. Brownlow's 

 Shot, Major Lovejoy's Ned Elcho, Walter IT. 'Bagshaw's Dan, G. F. 

 tttolrnes's Judge, L. H. Bullard's Philo, William Forrest's Black 



Class U.— Irish Setter Bitches. 

 Albert Meredith's Flirt, .1. E. Herman's Clvtie, Edward 0. Ladd's 

 Flourish, Dennis Mahonev's Blanche, C. L. Cunningham's Meg, 

 " ill Kennels' Madge, A. s. Guild's Svren H., J. T. Moonev's 

 rlea E. Bearse's Tna, Richard Bennett's Mag, F. S. Kelle'vN 

 >hn J. Hayes's Dido, Wm. R. Swan's Fanny, Loring Crocker, 



- ' - (Joy's Bridge, o'More. L."F. "Drake's 



VKitty Sides, B. F. Clark's Meg, Levy Canny's Red Mag. 



Class IB.— Irish Setter Dng Puppies. 



Dennis Mahoney's , John W. Dwight and Geo. W. Leavitt Jr.'s 



Elcho VH., John J. Hnves's Tatters. Major Lovejov's Major, Warren 

 'M Smith's Triumph, Dr. J. J. Jennelles Berkley's'Lad. 

 Class 16.~-Irish Setter Bitch Puppies. 

 John F. Dwight's Noreen IT., Geo. T, Wells's Romaine, Major Love- 

 JOy's Maggie O'More. 



Class 17.— Champion Gordon Setter Dogs. 

 C. B. Davis's Duke of the East. 

 I. Class 18. — Champion Gordon Setter Bitches. 



No entries. 



Class 19.— Garden Setter Dogs. 

 no. W. May's Dash. Ohas. rt. Puftoton's Roderick. John F. Booth- 

 SJ-Js Dan. E. 0. Blanehard's Hector. J. H. Crocker's Knight, J. F. 

 IP t: T.-.^lli.'c n„l, tt rrt 



- 1 



, Jr. 



S. Kelly's Dash H., CTil 

 Jumbo, William C. Kellv's 

 gle's .Take. 





eorge R. Red's plash, W. E. Qi 



Class -20. — Gordon Setter Bitches. 

 R, Ballard's Snyder, Geo. E, Brown's Uellie Horton, John H. 

 ueille, G. A. Coleman's Flora, Bayard Thayer's Beautv, W. S. 

 ion's Nellie tforuierly Dianah), John P. Barnard, Jr.'s Ruby.u t 



Class 21.— Gordon Sett, 



Fred A. Taft's Dandy, L. S. Kendall 



Class 22. — Gordon Sette 



W. P. Lawrence's Mab, Lawrence J. 



Jmggle's Jes.su ■« 



Dog Puppies. 



i ,. , 



Bitch Puppies. 



Conner's Oipsey-Bell, W. E. 



Quiggle's Jessica. 



Class 23.— Champion Pointer Dags, overoSlbs. weight. 



E. C. Alien's Pete, Jr. 

 Class 24.— Champion Pointer Bitches, over 50lbs. weight, 



Class 25. — Champion Pointer Dogs, under Whs. 

 A. H. Moore's Le Guv \ H Moore's Donald ie« 

 poid'i " 



Class 26.— Champion 



A. It. .Moore',-, i 



J. A. & A. R. Sharps Clyi 



Class 27.— ~P< 



Robert Woodman's Bn 



N. Hanson's Sam, Augu 



Inter Dogs; 



. Ch 



rles'H. Has 

 v's Wupdic 



Darkie, Thomas L. Abbott's ,Boss N. L" Lafrei 

 Charles C. Lyneh's Jack, George L. Wilms's Kniek 

 Class 28.— Pointer Bitches, over SOlbs 

 Bayard Thayer's Daisy, A. T. Currier's Belle H. 

 Class 29.— Pointer Dogs, under mb" 

 „, G -, W ™- Ajnor y' s Bob i A. M. Tuft's Dash. D. \ 

 Black, Thomas L. Abbott's Unkno- 



weight. 

 Norbury Ap- 



SOlbS, weight. 

 r's Lady Dufferin, 



oeight. 



; nisome. Herbert 

 tries M. Bryant's 



a re's Black Ben, 



;. weigM. 



. weight. 

 . C. Parker's 



Class oO.— Pointer Bitches, under mibs. weight. 



George L.V.Tyler's Maud S., Albert 'Johnson's Nettie, Arthur T. 



Aldis R Boss, A. 11, Moore's Countess Bane. j,-,i, n i-|, ileekseher's Ladv 



Duflerm II., Major Lovejoy's Countess Nehy. William Borroivscaic's 



iiy .Conestoga Kennels Bess, Fred. Smith's Rose, H. F. Vten's 



Little Nell. 



Class SI.— Pointer Dog Puimies. 



T 'ick Deadeye, Peter Mci.iill's Pete. 



A. W, Young's Di 



Class 82.— Pointer Bitch Puppies. 



George L. V. Tyler's Rita Croxteth, Henry S. Glover's Nellie. 



Class SS— Chesapeake Bay Dogs 



No entries. J J u 



Class S4.— Irish Water Spaniels. 



F. B. Tirrell's Smuggler, W. H. Swanton's Jack. 



Class 35.— Spaniels, over2Slbs., other than black. 

 Henry My ■ -s ,-h,,, c. Wayne Dodge's Captain, C. A. Lorn 

 Prince, Wm. H. Lee's Major 1L 



Babs, J. O. and 



Class ST.— Black Spaniels, over 2Slbs. weight. 

 fl J - ■?-,'% ill S ^, a Success, Wffl. H. Lee's Taffy and Jessie, Hornell 

 Spaniel Club s Black Prince. 



Class 38.— Black Spam-iels, under 2Slbs. weight. 

 John B. Barnard, Jr.'s Phil, Hornell Spaniel Club's Topsey. 



Class 39. — Spaniel Puppies, any color. 

 Charles C. Badlam's Bloss, Charles 0. Badkin's B 

 A. R. Sharp's Olga, L. H. Bullard's Bingo. 



Class 40.— Fox Hounds. 

 Charles Hellbaeh's Major, B. R. Houghton's Dixie and Silk, Henrv 

 C. Peck's Ranger, John Hankey's Snooks, Wm. White's Rosa. 

 Class 41.— Beagles. 

 P. H. Home's Deacon and Tansy, Harry Howard's King Charlie. 



Class 42.—Dachshunde. 

 No entries. 



Class 4^.— Champion Fox Terrier Dogs. 

 W. J. Turner's Curate. 



Class 44. — Champion Fox Terrier Bitches. 

 No entries. 



Class 45.— Fox Terrier Dogs. 

 Bayard Thayer's Tip, George D. Davis' Rambler, John P. Barnard 

 Jr.'s Box. 



Class 46.— Fox Terrier Bitches. 

 Arthur H. Alley's Victoria. 



Class 47. —Fox Terrier Puppies. 

 Dale Carleton's Foxie. 



Class 48.— Greyhounds. 



G. W. W. Dove's Send. Ohas. L. Peterson's s'uick. John P. Barnard, 

 Jr.'s Sharper. 



Class 49.— Scotch Deerhounds. 

 Alfred B. Fuller's Torrum, John E. Thayer's Lance, Barton P. 

 Jenks's Dare, John P. Barnard, Jr.'s Kate. 



Class 50.— Champion Mastiff Dogs. 

 Robert Gage's Jack. 



Class 51.— Champion Mastiff Bitches. 

 L. C. & H. L. de Zayas's Leah, M. Rathburn's Rab. 



Class 52.— Mastiff Dogs. 

 Chas. E. Shaw's Duke, John IT. Walsh's Gustavius, E. D, Board- 

 man's Satan, Wm. H. Lee's Turk, M. Rathburn's Warwick. 

 Class 53.— Mastiff Bitches. 

 John B. Clarke's Lotta, C. W. Cook's Julia, W. T. Cook's Baby. Wm. 

 H. Lee's Lioness and Nell. 



Class 54. — Mastiff Puppies. 

 Wm. M. Brewster's Roy, II. Thomson's Turk, W. T. Cook's Gypsv, 

 Wm. H. Lee's Queen Bess. 



Class 55. — Champion Bough-coated St Bernard Dogs. 

 Frederick J. Alley's Rodney, Al. Watt-s's Hector. 



Class 56.— Champion Bough-coated St. Bernard Bitches. 

 No entries. 



Class 57.— Bough-coated St. Bernard Dogs. 

 John D. C. Harries's Major, Z. T. Boflihgsworth's Guard, Chas. 

 Hellbaeh's Bismark. T. D. Boardman's Nemo. 



Class 58.— Bough-coated St. Bernard Bitches. 

 Chas. Hellbaeh's Fanny, Geo. R. Alley's Dye, A. W. Bennett's Lulu, 

 Dr. G. B. SawteUe's Sappho, John Kammer'er's Flora, Rudolph Wei- 

 mer's Bess. 



Class 59.— Champion Smooth-coated St. Bernard Dogs. 

 No entries. 



Class CO.— Champion Smooth-coated St. -Bernard Bitches. 

 No entries. 



Class &L— Smooth-coated St. Bernard Dogs. 



E. 0. Stanwood's Major, 11. J. Harwood's Alp H., F. Shunk's Snip, 

 Alonzo Wider Follard's Bruce. 



Class &2.— Smooth-coated St. Bernard BitcJies. 



F. Shunk's Fanny. 



Class 63.— iSt, Bernard Puppies. 

 E. de Saptes' Ralph, and eight entries of Dr. G. B. SawteUe's. 

 Classes 04 and So.—Berghunde, Dogs and Bitches. 

 No entries. 



Class (56. — Ne i a t'o u a dlands. 

 W. A. Lally's Rocks, Wm. M. Mudge's Hero, Al. Watts's Bayard. 



Class (57. —Dalmatian. 

 No entries. 



Class 68.— Champion Collie Dogs. 

 Allen S. Apgar's Marcus, Thomas H. Terry's Tweed II. 



Class 69. — Champion Collie Bitches. 

 T. C. Faxon's Isle, John W. Burgess's Flora, Thomas H. Terry's 

 Lassie. 



Class 70. — Collie Dogs. 

 T. C. Faxon's Rattler, Dedham Collie Kennel's Agrippa, Prince and 

 Laddie, Chas. Morgan's Rokeby. 



Class 71.— Collie Bitches. 



Dedham Collie Kenuel's Jessie and Beautv, Wm. Pollack's , 



Thomas II. Terry's Meg. 



Class 72.— Collie Puppies. 

 T. C. Faxon's Ginger, John W. Burgess's Rory, Dedham Collie Ken- 

 nel's Punch, Sir Gibie and Maidie. 



Class 73. — Champion Bulls. 

 James Mortimer's Blister. John P. Barnard, Jr.'s Sting. 



Class 74.— Bulls. 

 Edw. C. Bates's Daisy, R. M. Livingston's Hero, John P. Barnard, 

 Jr.'s Juno, Bonnie Boy and Judy. 



Class 75.— Champion Bull Terriers, over 251 bs. weight. 

 No entries. 



Class 76.— Champion, Bull-Terriers, nndr 25lbs. Weight. 

 W. E. Livingston's Nellie. 



Class 77.— Bull-Terrier Dogs. 

 Chas, W. Norton's Rowdy, John Shea's Pete, Michael Kurry's Jack, 



Geo. B. laches's Squib, Frank Fuller's Sandy, John P. Barnard, Jr.'s 

 Brandy. 



Class 78.— Bull-Terrier Bitches. 

 Timothy Kelly's Lilly, Alexis Menage's Lady Mav, John P. Barnard, 



Jr. 's . 



Class 79.— Champion. Pugs. 

 A. H. Moore's May, Dr. M. H. Cryer's Roderick, H. L. Daggett's- 

 Hazel Kirke, Mrs. Edwin A. Due's George. 



Class 80.— Pug Dons. 

 Edward Gibb's Nibbs, Wm. P. Riekeiswii s Echo, John P. Barnard, 

 Jr.'s Biz. 



Class 81.— Pug Bitches. 



.. - Rhoda and Margaret. J. A. Preston's Baby, Henry 

 Bradlee's Dudu. Belle Borrowscale's Lady, S. IT. Forbes*s Juda, 



E. P. Giles'! 

 radlee's Du_. 

 Arthur W. Popi 



Una, 



Class 82.— Pug Puppies. 

 Winthrop Jordan's Dolly. 



Class S3 — Black and Tan Terriers, over ~<lbs. weight. 

 Chas. Morgan's Gipsey and Wallace, Edward Lever's Vortigern. 



Class 84.— Champion Skye-Terriers. 

 Geo. Walton's Pepper. 



Class 85.— Skye-Terriers. 



Mrs. Sarah Barry's Freddy, Mrs! James Hill's Shanter, F. W. 



Walsh's Daisy, .tunes Rough's Jack, Henry Dowler's Minnie, Mrs. E. 



E. Swallow's Dandy, Miss E. R. Blood's Dot. 



Class 86.— Bough-Haired Terriers, except Skyes, Dandie Din- 



monts and Yorkshires. 

 .; Brush Hill Kennels's Andy, John H. Navlor's Prince Charles, Geo. 

 S. Silsbee's Tatters, Elisha Gregory's Becky, Chas. Morgan's Tip. Al. 

 Watts's Bessie. l ' 



Class 87 and 88.— Dandie Dinmont and Champion Yorkshire 

 Terriers. 

 No entries. 



Class 89. — Yorkshire Terriers, over albs, weight. 



Bartholomew Barry's Ben, Brush Hill Kennels's Rass,' Reuben F. 

 Crooke's Governor, F. S, Keller's Pete, Wm. Borrowscale's Beautiful 

 Flirt, Geo. Walton's Billey, J. R. Wood's Tatters. 



Class 90. — Yorkshire Terriers, under Slbs. weight. 

 Henry Dowler's Prince. 

 Class 91.— Bough or Smooth-Coated Toy (Terriers, except Yorh- 

 ■sliirr*\ ,,<■! exceed/big 5lbs. weight. 

 John P. Barnard, Jr.'s Biddy. 



Class 92,— King Charles Spaniels. 

 Nathan Appletou's Rupert, F. S. Kelley's Telouse. 



Class 93. — Javanese Spaniels. 

 No entries. 



Class 94.— Italian Greyhounds. 

 F. S. Kelly's Tip. 



Class So.— Poodles. 

 John A. Boring's Rags, C. IT. Hovey's Chico. 



fifle mid 



SHORT AND MID-RANGE TARGETS. 



THE great excellence of short and mid-range rifles, manufactured 

 at the present time, together with the improvements in their ac- 

 curacy, which each year will add. makes ir necessary that a target be 

 adopted at an early date which will admit of definite comparisons 

 and develop in the highest degree the skill of the rifleman. 



Ride shooting of to-day is something more than the skill acquired 

 by the repeated useof the old muzzle-loader limited to seventy yards, 

 and has developed into a science requiring much thoughtful study, 

 and with this, habits of sobriety and self-control. The wonderful 

 scores which appear weekly in the Forest and Stream are sufficient 

 evidences of the great interest which has been awakened, and which 

 promises to continue increasing in proportion to the perfection 

 attained by the manufacturers of the American rifle. 



The targets adopted by the National Rifle Association were, the 

 beginning of a system, and as thev now exist have outlived their use- 

 fulness, except for bona fide military rifles and ammunition in the 

 hands of troops. The riflemen of the Eastern States made a long 

 stride in advance in the adoption of a target with numerous sub- 

 divisions, but the fact that there are several kinds and each having 

 different values, lessens their usefulness when the scores are kept re- 

 corded for reference. 



The old Schutzeii twenty-live ring target was uarticularly adapted 

 to rules weighing from fifteen to thirty pounds, with telescopic sights, 

 hair triggers and artificial rests, but without such sights it is a matter 

 of purest chance to place a bullet in the central ring one inch in 

 diameter, at two hundred yards, and the values ranging from twenty- 

 five down to one, are. too cumbersome for off-hand shooting. The 

 rifle clubs of Massachusetts have adopted a system much more in 

 accordance with the necessities of the da*\ and have been p-'rti'm- 

 lary unfortunate in not having arrived at some d.-fini'.- ■.. e.i surement 

 which would now have been universal. It is a matter of se as is 

 the decimal system should have found favor with but •-> per-iio,, of the 

 influential clubs, and that the twelve-ring ter-. >■'■., d !,■■■. s as 

 many advocates. It is the sentiment of all riflemen that I have con- 

 i-erred with that uniformity is the great requisite, let the system of 

 estimating values be what it may. 



It occurs to me that the first inquiry should be, what should be the 



aeter of the entire target for two hundred yards and less? For 



military purposes the target is six feet high and four feet wide, and is 



not necessary for any other rifle. There seems to be a general feeling 



' ■' eat forty in. dies in diameter should be- the extreme measure- 

 ment for- rifles other than military, and certainly is of sufficient size to 

 receive every shot. 



The next inquiry should be what shall be the least diameter of an 



■ inch can bo seen sufficiently dlstmeH vat two hundred yards 



" ■ ' possible for the skilled marksman to place consecutive 

 1 '""hi! By common consent riflemen have adopted three and 

 one-half inches for that diameter, and have demonstrated that con- 

 secutive shots can be placed in it. 



In my opinion, the decimal system of value is the best, but the 

 1 target of our Massachusetts brethren has some disadvantages 

 in this, that it is difficult to measure accurately the sub-divisions, and 

 re- rim's do not increase in size proportionately. This may not be a 

 real disadvantage, but the appearance of the target is less" pleasing, 

 and not as symetrical as were the rings increase in regular propor- 



With the sole view of increasing the interest of riflemen, and invit- 

 ing their discussion of the subject, I submit the following tables of 

 measurements, and ask that riflemen sketch a target of these dimen- 

 sions, and having used it, freely to express their views. It will be 

 i that the rings increase* in an order easily rememhered, and 

 that the area of each ring hears a progressive value ouite regular. 



Vo. and 















value of 



Radius 



mam. 





Circumf, 







each ring. 



inches. 



inches. 



Incr. 



inches. 



til chen. 



Incr. 



10 

 9 



1 



3U 





 2 



U 10.99 



: : 17.27 



9.62 

 14.13 





 4.51 



8 



4 



8 



^ 



] F25.13 



26.50 



12.37 



7 





11 



3 



; r 34.51-, 



44.76 



18.26 



6 



fM 



t£§ 



m 



1 "45.55 



70.09 



25.33 



5 



nvi 



3$ 



4 



58.12 



103.67 



33.58 



4 



H3-I 



23 



m, 



78.85 



146.83 



43.16 



3 



14 



28 



5 



87.96 



200.27 



53.44 



2 



19?I 



331^ 



s*6 



105.24 



265.66 



65.39 





3914 



6 



124.09 



344.00 



78.34 



Taking 3t£ inches as the diameter of central ring, value 10, the next 



increased two inches in diameter, value 9: the next increased two 



and a halt: the next three inches, and the next, three and a half, and 



so on to thirty-nine and a half inches, the diameter of outside ring 



and value— one; M D 



New Orleans, La. 



NEW YORK STATE MILITARY PRACTICE. 



TpiTE Adjutant-General has issued a general order fixing the militia 

 -L practice for the year. The men are divided into classes: 

 1 bird class consists of all who do not appear on a range for practice. 

 - nt for practice are at first in the second class without refer- 

 ence to qualillcations m previous years. Those who score 25 at 100 

 " ?. kneeling '250yds. with carbines), enter the 

 OUyds. standing and 500yds. lying down (300 

 nes). A score of 40 and upwards constitutes 

 hots at each distance, This practice will be 

 eooimucd loiheend by all present without reference to the scores 

 • except that those who fail to qualify in the second class 

 may be restricted to two shots for practice at each of the higher 

 ranges. The required practice at 500yds. may be postponed until 



first i 

 yds. 1 

 a sha 



