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jf hot §>nn and HJlifle. 
MAY IS A CLOS E MONT H FOR GAME. 
Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬ 
ing matter, should he mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday mcn'ning 
in each week. 
The Sights in Use at Creedmoor. —In response to 
numerous questions sent us in regard to the various sights 
allowed at Creedmoor, we give cuts of the same. Of course 
there are many modifications of these sights, but they are 
all but slight variations of those we print. As many (f our 
readers are not familiar with the sights, and see that some 
are allowed arid others disallowed, the question might be 
asked, ‘‘Why not use for instance, those sights numbered 
from 20 to 25, which are ruled out?” The answer is, that 
at a thousand yards the target being even smaller than the 
capital letter I, here presented, sight No. 20 would only 
allow the shooter to see the bull’s eye and nothing else. 
This -would by no means be considered as a not desirable 
object to be attained, but the trouble is, that as sight No. 
20 would entirely exclude all the rest of the target, and Nos. 
21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, half of the target, the lives of the 
markers or of persons walking across the range would be 
endangered, as their accidental presence before the target 
might not be noticed. It is a question then having to do 
with the safety of the range. These peculiar sights do not 
in the opinion of the best riflemen have any marked advan¬ 
tages over the other sights. Modifications of sight No. 20 
have been made out of glass, shaded, ground, or partially 
opaque, but are still, and we think very properly,consider¬ 
ed dangerous. All the sights allowed at Creedmoor maybe 
had of the Messrs. Remington. 
sights allowed at creedmoor. 
Patterns of skeleton sights. The metal work not to exceed 3-IOOtA 
of an inch. 
1 2 3 4 5 
The icidth of the bar not to exceed 8-100 th of an inch . 
8 7 8 9 10 
Ms. 0, 7, 8, 9, 10 may be used vertically. 
11 12 13 14 
18 19 
BIGHTS DISALLOWED—FROM 20 TO 25. 
20 21 22 
23 24 25 
The rules governing the sights on rifles of the National 
Rifle Association at Creedmoor, are the same as those in 
force at Wimbledon, and will be followed in the match 
with the Irish Team. 
Creedmoor. —The first match of the season will take 
place at Creedmoor on Saturday next the 16th of May, 
with the sixth competition for the Amateur Rifle Club 
badge, to be shot for by the members of the Amateur Rifle 
Club. This match will decide the ownership of the badge, 
as may be seen by the resolutions passed at the last 
meeting of the club. It has been won so far twice by Mr. 
John Bodine, (score 25. 27.) twice by Mr. J. P. M. Richards 
(26. 27.) and once by Mr. Robert Omand (25.). 
Conditions :—Open only to members of the Amateur 
Rifle Club, with any rifle not over ten pounds in weight, 
the trigger not less than three pounds test pull; telescope 
sights'excluded; distance, five hundred yards; position, 
aiTy, (but without artificial rest;) rounds, seven, with privi¬ 
lege of one sighting shot; entrance fee, fifty cents. 
Should the badge not be won by Mr. Bodine or Mr. 
Richards at this contest, a supplementary match will be 
held immediately after, and the badge be given to whoever 
makes the best score therein. 
We regret that want of space prevents our giving in full 
the various sections of the bill for the promotion of rifle 
practice in the National Guard, which was adopted by the 
New York Legislature on April 27th. We print some of 
the most important sections. 
Section 1. There shall be in the Inspector-General’s 
Department an assistant inspector-general, with the rank 
of colonel, in addition to those now prescribed by law, to 
be known as general inspector of rifle practice, who shall 
be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief and whose com¬ 
mission shall expire with the time for which the Governor 
may have been elected. 
£ec. 3. It shall be the duty of the general inspector of 
the rifle practice to exercise general supervision over the 
rifle practice of the National Guard; to inspect or cause to 
be inspected, from tune to time, all armories, ranges, and 
practice grounds, and see that the prescribed regulations 
for rifle practice are carried out by the National Guard, and 
that proper returns thereof are made, and to report direct 
to General Headquarters, from (ime to time, the improve¬ 
ment in marksmanship among the uniformed forces, to¬ 
gether with all other matters appertaining to his duties. 
Sec. 5. It shall also be his duty to attend the annual com¬ 
petition for the “State prize,” and, as far as practicable, 
all other general competitions in marksmanship among the 
National Guard, and see that such competitions, are con¬ 
ducted witli fairness,,and according to the prescribed regu¬ 
lations. He shall make an annual report to General Head¬ 
quarters, in which he shall state the result of all competi¬ 
tions in marksmanship for any prizes offered by the State, 
with the names of the winners, together with such sugges¬ 
tions as he may see fit. 
Sec. 7. No avenue, street, or public highway shall be 
laid out, extended into or opened through the grounds of 
the National Rifle Association at Creedmoor. 
Sec. 8. Before any targets or appurtenances are furnish¬ 
ed by the Stale, a certified copy of the by-laws and other 
regulations of the associations to which they may be issued 
shall be filed with the Adjutant-General, and approved by 
him, and bonds in such sum as shall be required by the 
commissary-general of ordnance shall be given to him to 
secure the care and custody of such property. 
Sec. 10. For the purpose of preserving the property of 
the State and of the rifle associations, and of preveniiug 
accidents and maintaining order upon such ranges, the 
officers and employees of such associations and of the 
National Rifle Association are hereby vested with the 
powers of constables when in the performance of their duty 
and wearing such badge of office as shall be prescribed by 
the National Rifle Association, and all persons trespassing 
upon such ranges, or injuring any of the targets or other 
property situated thereon, or wilfully violating thereon any 
of the regulations established to maintain order, preserve 
property, or prevent accidents, shall be guilty of a misde¬ 
meanor. 
—The Board of Directors of the National Rifle Associo- 
ciation met at the office of Col. Gildersleeve, on Friday last. 
The report of the Treasurer was received, which showed a 
balance of $296 87 in the treasury, and also stated the 
fact that the State appropriation of $7,500, and the City 
appropriation of $5,000 would be due in June. Communi¬ 
cations were received from the Colonels of the Seventy- 
ninth and Seventh Regiments, requesting the lease of 
ground at Creedmoor Range sufficient to erect houses 
for the accommodation of the members of their respec¬ 
tive regiments during the progress of matches. The Range 
Committee submitted resolutions giving any regiment of 
the National Guard and other military organizations, clubs, 
or associations, permission to erect buildings for their use 
at Creedmoor on condition that the design and character of 
such buildings first be approved by the Range Committee, 
that no spirituous liquors, or any show or entertainment 
be given in such buildings; also, allowing any organization 
to embellish the ground surrounding such houses, provided 
that no enclosures be made. The resolutions were adopted, 
and the President and Secretary empowered to make agree¬ 
ments with any organization wishing to erect buildings. 
The committee to make arrangements lor an opening match 
reported, recommending that the opening match talee place 
on Saturday, June 6tli The report was adopted. Fees of 
one dollar will be charged for admission. The expenses 
of the match were estimated at $600. 
— In our publication of the terms of the opening match of 
National Rifle Club, we stated that the weapon was any 
rifle; it should have been any military rifle. 
In the fifth match the second score will take in addition 
to life membership, the Whitworth rifle presented by Mr. 
Clarke to be held subject to competition. 
Tournament is unprecedented, audit is expected that a 
larger number of sportsmen will be present than at any 
previous meeting. 
—The Maryland Association for the Protection of Game 
and Fish was fully organized at Baltimore last Friday, with 
some sixty members. The constitution makes it the duty 
of the officers to give information of and prosecute all vio¬ 
lations of the laws of the State for the protection of game 
and fish. The object of the society is also stated to be the 
securing of proper legislation to protect game and fish by 
legal means, and to influence as far as possible the vigorous 
enforcement of such laws as are in existence, and the en¬ 
actment of such laws as may be found necessary to accom¬ 
plish that end. 
Surely our sportsmen are waking up all over the country 
We sincerely hope that much benefit may result from these 
wide-spread efforts. What is needed now is co-operation 
and uniform laws for geographical belts of territory, and 
this desirable result we feel confident will soon be attained 
—A tyro who was “out gunning” was permitted to join 
a couple of sports who were after snipe a fortnight a°c in 
Ohio, and after keeping company with them an hour or so 
took advantage of a pause for nips to ask, confidentially': 
“Will you permit me to enquire which of you is named 
“Mark,” for I hear you frequently calling back and 
forth?” 
—A State Sportsmen’s Association has just been organiz¬ 
ed at Memphis, Tennessee, for the protection* of game 
with the following officers:— 
President, R. W. Liglitburne, Memphis; First Vice Pres¬ 
ident, W. E. Watkins, Nashville; Second Vice President, 
J. H. Dew, Columbia; Secretary, P. H. Bryson, Memphis’; 
Treasurer, S. L. Barinds, Memphis. 
—Out in Michigan, not twenty miles from the new town 
of Grayling, is a man who keeps a dozen hounds, and kills 
deer all the year round for venison to feed them with! 
Now, here is a fine field for operation under the proposed 
general game law. 
Snipe Shooting. -t- A gentleman in St. Louis, Mo., 
writing to a brother sportsman in Boston, Mass., encloses 
the following at Clarksville, Mo., about one hundred miles 
from St. Louis. 
1874. April. 
23d. 
24th. 
Snipe. 
L. Breech-Loader. 
. 60 
54 
114 
H. “ “ . 
.45 
56 
101 
E. “ “ . 
. 36 
25 
61 
“ “ 
. 20 
17 
26 
D. “ “ . 
. 11 
15 
56 
E. Jr. Muzzle-Loader. 
. 30 
65 
87 
Total snipe. 
besides a few brace of teal and some plover not counted. 
The weather was fine, but birds rose at long shots, and 
flew a mile before they lit again, but were in prime condi¬ 
tion, about the best birds the writer ever shot. 
The sportsmen in Missouri have suceeded in having a law 
protecting quail passed, and as they were plenty last year, 
and the winter mild and open, they look for a fine lot of 
birds next season. 
—From all accounts, the country around Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa, furnishes some unusually fine shooting in the season. 
“F. D.” of the Scorpion Club says:— 
“Fifty-two miles from here, a place called the “Big 
Marsh,” is a good place for swan, geese, brandt and ducks. 
I shot one afternoon eighty two mallards; next morning 
before ten o’cleck I had fourteen geese, two brandt and 
seven ducks. In the fall you can see them by the thou¬ 
sands; no stooling, but get into the rushes, and just load and 
shoot. Spring is not as good, but fall shooting is the hun¬ 
ter’s delight. Snipe shooting is good in spring, but nothing 
in fall; we generally make up a crowd and go north to 
Lake Geneva in Minnesota. There we don’t pretend to 
shoot duck, only geese and brandt. Now Mr. Editor, your 
mouth would water to see them by Ihe thousands. You 
cannot conceive any thing till you have been there vour- 
self.” 
—Two amateur sportsman’s clubs met at Dexter’s on Long 
Island on Thursday March 7th, to shoot at ten birds each 
21 yards rise and 80 boundary. The first contest was be¬ 
tween the Nix Club and the Barbarians, the score stood as 
follows:— 
Nix Club. Killed. 
The Canadian Rifle Team by the last mail forwarded 
a challenge to the Captain of the Irish Eight. The terms 
are as follows: Each team to consist of six men, the On¬ 
tario team to be composed of riflemen belonging to the 
Ontario Any Rifle Association. Rifles any, not exceeding 
ten pounds, minimum pull of trigger three pounds. Ranges, 
800, 900 and 1000 yards. Number of shots, fifteen at 
each range by each competitor. The match to take place 
at Garrison Common, Toronto. The challenge is signed 
by Captain J. J. Mason, President of the Ontario Any 
Rifle Association. 
The Leather Stocking Club of Osw r ego, N. Y., are 
ms king great preparations for the meeting of the State As¬ 
sociation in their city, which will probably commence 
either Tuesday 2d or 9th of June 1874. The club have 
elegant rooms situated in the central part of the city, No. 
207 West 1st street, where they will be happy to receive 
their friends upon their arrival in Oswego. The club num¬ 
bers some sixty odd members and is in a flourishing finan¬ 
cial condition. An elegant silver mounted revolver which 
is shot for every year by members of the club is now held 
by Newton W. Nutting, Esq., the worthy Treasurer, and a 
thorough sportsman in the true sense of the word. The 
club also have an elegant morocco leather fly book which 
is cast for every year, which is at present in the possession 
of W. C. Wybourng, Esq. 
The interest throughout the State in the coming State 
Mr. Austin . 0 1 1 1 0—1 0 10 1 6 
Mr. J. Henry.0 110 1—1 0 111 7 
Total.13 
Barbarians. Killed. 
Mr. Levy.1 111 1—0 1111 9 
Mr. Williams.10 11 1—1 10 11 8 
Total.17 
The Chinese club won with four birds to spare. 
A handicap sweepstakes was afterwards shot by mem¬ 
bers of the Brooklyn Gun Club at 15 birds each, usual rules 
and conditions. 
Distance Killed. 
Dr. Aten.21 yards. 9 
Elmondorf .. .23 yards.12 
Winger.23 yards. 9 
Baxter.* ..21 yards.11 
Hichoff.22 yards.12 
W. Shipman. .21 yards.13 
H. Shipman..21 yards.12 
Edely.’...21 yards. 6 
—The Chickasaw Jocky and Bluff City Shooting Clubs 
of Memphis, Tenn., held a grand pigeon shooting sweep- 
stakes last week. There were twenty-two entries and 
some of the best sportsmen of the State took an active 
part in the shooting. The conditions of the sweepstakes 
were to shoot at five double birds 18 yards rise and 100 
boundary. Messrs. J. M. Taylor, of Lexington, Ky., and 
