4 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
315 
lowing are the twenty leading shots; a most commendable 
score: 
Name. 
Pvt. Backer, Co. F. 3 3 2 3 3- 
Pvt. Canfield, Co. B... 
Br-Mal. Strube. 
Capt. Horsfall,Co. I... 
Sgt. Dymock, Co. E... 
Lt. Carmichael, Co. H. 
K. P. Mead* Co. K ... 
Sgt. Jacob, Co. K. 
Sgt. Magner, Co. F_ 
Pvt. Ferris, Co. A_ 
Sgt. Barry, Co. A. 
Pvt. Roux, Co. B. 
( apt. E. S.Briggs,Co.K 
Lt.. W. M. Du nning, Co.E 
Sgt. Freeman, Co. E.. 
Pvt. Manter, Co. H... 
Lt. Waydell, Co. A... 
Pvt. Lockwood, Co. D. 
Pvt. Harding, Co. B.. 
On Monday, June 22d, the Sixty-ninth Regiment were at 
Creedmoor, some 200 members of the National Guard 
shooting. The following are among the best scores. We 
have only room to give the leading twelve. The skill 
evinced was in the highest degree creditable. We only 
hope on match daj^s the same ability will be shown:— 
200 
Grand 
Yds. Total 
500 Yds. 
Total. 
Total 
3 3 2 3 3- 
-14 
3 
4 
4 
3 
4 
18 
32 
3 3 2 2 3- 
-13 
4 
4 
4 
2 
4 
18 
31 
2 3 2 3 3- 
-13 
3 
4 
4 
3 
4 
18 
31 
2 4 3 2 4- 
-15 
3 
3 
3 
4 
3 
16 
31 
2 2 3 4 3- 
-14 
2 
4 
3 
3 
4 
16 
30 
4 2 2 2 2- 
-12 
4 
4 
3 
3 
3 
17 
29 
4 2 3 2 3—14 
3 
6 
4 
2 
3 
15 
29 
2 3 4 3 3- 
-15 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
13 
28 
3 3 4 3 3- 
-16 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
11 
27 
3 2 2 3 2- 
-12 
4 
3 
3 
3 
2 
15 
27 
2 3 2 4 2- 
-13 
3 
4 
0 
3 
3 
13 
26 
2 2 2 3 3- 
-12 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 
13 
25 
2 3 3 2 2- 
-12 
4 
2 
2 
3 
2 
13 
25 
32 32 3- 
-13 
3 
3 
3 
3 
0 
12 
25 
3 2 3 2 3- 
-13 
2 
3 
4 
3 
0 
12 
25 
4 2 2 4 4- 
-16 
2 
3 
4 
0 
0 
9 
25 
2 2 2 3 2- 
-11 
4 
2 
2 
3 
2 
13 
24 
32 2 2 3- 
-12 
0 
2 
4 
3 
2 
11 
23 
2 3 2 3 3- 
-13 
0 
3 
2 
2 
3 
10 
23 
Name 
200 yds. Total 1 
500 yds . 
Total. 
Grand 
Total. 
Sgt. Harkins, Co. E.. 
3 3 4 2 4 
15 
2 4 3 3 3 
16 
31 
Pvt.Meagher, Co.. K.. 
3 2 2 2 3 
12 
4 3 2 4 3 
16 
28 
Pvt. Collins, Co. F.. 
0 2 4 2 4 
12 
3 3 4 3 2 
15 
27 
Capt. Leddy, Co. D... 
4 3 3 3 3 
16 
2 2 2 3 2 
11 
27 
Sergt. Kept. Co. E,.. 
2 3 2 2 2 
11 
3 4 2 4 2 
15 
26 
Capt. Flannery,Co. E. 
3 2 3 2 4 
14 
2 0 2 4 3 
11 
25 
Capt. Kerr, Co. K_ 
4 0 3 2 2 
11 
3 2 4 2 2 
13 
24 
Corp. Burke, Co. B... 
3 4 2 3 2 
14 
2 0 4 2 2 
10 
24 
Corp. Mulhorn, Co. E 4 2 2 3 2 
13 
3 4 0 0 3 
10 
23 
Corp. McGninness, K 3 2 2 3 4 
14 
0 2 2 2 3 
9 
23 
Pvt. Mooro, Co. K... 
0 3 2 2 2 
9 
4 3 2 3 2 
14 
23 
Sergt. Gartlan, Co. F 
. 0 4 2 3 0 
9 
3 2 4 3 2 
14 
23 
Table of Elevations for the Remington Chal¬ 
lenge Long Range Breech Loading Rifles. '-Thirty- 
four inch barrel, 44-100 calibre, weight ten pounds, 90 
grains powder, 530 grains hardened swaged and patched 
bullet. 100 yards, 10 min.; 200 yards, 20 min.; 300 yards, 
32 min.; 400 yards, 45 min.; 500 yards, 58 min.; 600 
yards, 1 deg. 13 min.; 700 yards, 1 deg. 28 min.; 800 
yards, 1 deg. 45 min.; 900 yards, 2 deg.; 1,000 yards, 2 
deg. 17 min. As these elevations were obtained from a 
particular rifle, and as they vary somewhat in consequence 
of the difference in crook of stock and taper of barrel, it 
will be necessary to find out by actual shooting at one 
range if your rifle agrees with above table; if not, sub¬ 
tract from or add to, as the ease may be, the actual varia¬ 
tion found. For example, if at 500 yards it is found that 
55 is the correct elevation, subtract 3 from all the eleva¬ 
tions; if 1 deg. 5 min., add 7 min. to all elevations. 
Elevation for Sharp’s Improved Long Range 
Target Rifles. —The elevation of the rear aperture 
sight for each distance is obtained by moving the screw 
until the scale indicates the number of hundredths of an 
inch, given in the annexed table. 
The main scale is graduated in equal decimals of lOtlis 
and 20ths of an inch. The slide has a short venier scale 
which will enable any one to count hundredths of an inch. 
The bottom line of this scale is that used in measuring the 
elevations, the others serve to enable the shooter to move 
the slide 1-100 of an inch at a time when necessary. The 
front sight or wind gauge is graduated in 40ths of an inch, 
equal to about two* inches to every 100 yards. The follow¬ 
ing is the scale of elevations : For 200 yards, .11; 300 
yards, .25; 400 yards, .40; 5Q0 yards, .57; 600 yards, .74; 
700 yards, .92; 800 yards, 1.10; 900 yards, 1.30; 1,000 
yards, 1.51; 1,100 yards, 1.73. 
The Amateur Rifle Club. —The third match for the 
Long Range Badge of the Amateur Rifle Club will be held 
at Credmoor, Saturday, June 27th, at 11 A. M. 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 
800, 900 and 1,000 yards; all the club to shoot at 800 and 
900 yards, and the eight highest at 900 to shoot at 1,000 
yards. Position, any (without artificial rest); rounds, five 
at each distance, with privilege of two sighting shots; 
entrance fee, fifty cents. 
Practice for intending competitors after the hour named 
for the match is forbidden upon penalty of disqualification 
for that match. Entries to be made on the ground, or at 
the secretary’s office. 
—Company D of the Twelfth Regiment N. G. S. N. Y. 
under date of June 14th, have sent out a challenge to the 
members of any other company in the whole nationai 
guard, excepting the companies of their own regiment, to 
contest with them at Creedmoor for supremacy with the 
rifle. Distance proposed, 200 yards; arms, Remington 
military; rounds, seven, two sighting shots; time, between 
22d of June and August 1; prize to be the right for the 
winners to entitle themselves “The Champion Rifle Com¬ 
pany First Division N. G. S. N. Y.” Rules to be those 
adopted by the N. R. A. We think this to be an admira¬ 
ble move, and hope to see the challenge accepted. Cap¬ 
tain H. B. Smith, 1,304 Broadway, will represent Com¬ 
pany D, and will receive written communications in re¬ 
gard to the acceptance of the challenge. 
—In the Knapsack, a regimental paper published at 
Hartford, Conn. , we understand that the question is being 
agitated of having a rifle range. The American Union 
Rifle Association of Connecticut, which takes prominence 
in the State, is composed of the following rifle clubs: The 
Franklin, of Hartford; Winchester, of New Haven; 
Bridgeport, of Bridgeport; American, of Meriden, and 
Independent, of New Britain. It is proposed to hold a 
grand match somewhere in the State in August. 
—The programme of the English N. R. A. is now. pub- 
fished, and one is amazed at the quantity uf matches-oh the 
tapis: Home days have, like the 15th of July, as many as 
eighteen matches to be shot for. On the 16th of July 
th'e Echo shield contest takes place. Some day, we trust, 
perhaps it will be next year, to publish rifle “fixtures” for 
the year. 
—On Saturday the Canadian Wimbledon team sailed per 
Circassia for England, Lieutenant Colonel Gilmour in 
command. The composition of the team will be found in 
a former issue. 
—Here is a wonderful score, hard to beat. Think of it 
gentlemen of the N. R. A., but do not despair. Lieuten¬ 
ant J. McIntyre, of Candross, won the Lanark Prize in 
Scotland this month at the any rifle match, 900 yards, 
fifteen rounds, with this neat score: 
Lieut. J. McIntyre, Candross.444444444444433 58 
—A Baltimore correspondent writes June 13th : 
I called on the old-established and popular gun store of 
Alexander McComus, in Calvert street, where I saw the 
most elaborately-finished gun that I remember to have 
met with. It was an Algerine make, ebony stock, pro¬ 
fusely inlaid with silver wire. It was a flint lock, the 
barrel embossed with silver : bands of the same material, 
carved and chased. But what gives it a greater interest 
with the “quid nuncs” is the inscription inlaid with silver 
on the stock in Arabic or Turkish, of which the transla¬ 
tion has been given me by a German: “ Swiftly they go 
and disappear in the distance; the strong and valiant men, 
the lords of the valleys in the land of Fez. In the year 
1289.” ^ 
New Hayen, June 19tli, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
Enclosed please find a score of a shooting match between 
some gentlemen of the New Haven Shooting Club, which 
took place in this city to-day The match was for sweep- 
stakes and three prizes. A dispute arose as to whether the 
first two contestants, who killed all of their birds, were 
entitled to the first two prizes, or not, and pending the 
decision of the referee, which was not made when we left, 
the tie for the third prize was shot off as follows:— 
A Hall.0 1 1—2. 
E. Booth.0 1 1—2. 
J. Jorey.11 1—3. 
R. Penn.0 1 0—1. 
lu Mennel. 
—Dog slaughter, as a profession in the city, has not im¬ 
proved. It still seems to be bungled. Though carbonic 
acid will kill, it smothers too slowly. If a little carbonic 
oxide were added, which is not hard to make, such a mix¬ 
ture of gasses would kill. The trouble in the pound slaughter 
was that the dead-box was never made air tight. The 
matter has ended by the arrest of Mariott, the pound- 
master, by Mr. Bergh’s officers. We might write columns 
on this subject, we suppose, but it would be useless. Pub 
lie opinion has, however, worked a cure. The calling in 
of outside help will certainly be done away with, and the 
temptation to steal dogs will be withheld. Mr. Morris, the 
originator of the scheme for dog catching, has come in for 
a good share of obloquy. No doubt our worthy Aider- 
man meant well, but, as experience has proved, suggested 
one of the worst possible methods of getting rid of the 
curs. ^ _ 
JUDGING ON THE SHOW BENCH. —No. 2 
THE GREYHOUND 
H EAD long and narrow; ears pendulous, or partly s‘o, 
small, and fine in substance; eyes bright and full of 
fire; jaw long and muscular, lean in appearance, with a set 
of good teeth; neck long, muscular, with a slight inclina¬ 
tion to arch, just sufficient to be perceptible to an observer 
of symmetry, which gives to the head and neck that, grace¬ 
ful appearance hardly to be described. No throatiness or 
loose skin to appear;-shoulders should be oblique, slanting 
back, with elbow straight from the shoulder; fore-arm 
straight and full of muscle; lower leg round and strong, 
with nice moderate^ round foot, slightly in-arched toes; 
chest deep, with a proportionate width; back broad, deeply 
ribbed; loin wide and full of muscle; hip full of muscle, 
and wide where loin and hip are set together, with enor¬ 
mous well developed stifles; well-bent strong hock; good 
round muscular lower leg, with good strong roundish feet; 
stern nicely set on, long and tapering, free from feathering; 
colors, many. 
POINTS IN JUDGING. 
Head.15 
Neck. 10 
Shoulders.15 
Legs.10 
Feet..... 10 
Hind-quarters.15 
Back.10 
Loins.10 
Tail. 5—100 
THE DEERHOUND. 
Head somewhat of the greyhound shape, only more mas¬ 
sive and muscular in all points, with a narrow, long, “tear¬ 
away” appearance; ears narrow, somewhat pendent—rather 
rat-like—not too long, and just sufficient leather in them to 
well cover the orifice; very prominent eye, looking sharp 
and far-seeing; jaw long and powerful, with a set of good 
teeth; no pendulous lip; neck long and muscular, free from 
throatiness, but set deep into chest;. shoulders sloping, with 
a racing appearance; chest deep, with a fair and symmetri¬ 
cal width; back flat and wide, with good deep ribs; loins 
wide and muscular; hips powerful where set on to the loin, 
with very muscular stifles, well-bent hocks, and with a 
good substance from the hock to the foot; fore-legs must 
be strong, straight, and full of muscle, with a nice in-arched 
foot, slightly rounded; stern long, and tapered off to a 
point, nicely set into back; coat harsh and wiry. 
POINTS IN JUDGING. 
Head.......15 
Neck...10 
Shoulders......15 
Legs...—10 
Feet...._.........,15 
Loin.....,...10 
'Coat.:..... — —.....10 
Hind-quarters.15—100 
THE NEWFOUNDLAND. 
< Head wide and full across between the ears, the skull 
rising towards the back; ears carried quite close to the 
head, moderate size, and not feathered; eyes small foi such 
a noble head, but very intelligent, deepish set in the head, 
free from appearance of being bloodshot; nostiils open and 
large with considerable contractile power; jaw long; lip 
very little pendulous; neck rather short but full; deep 
shoulders and chest; legs of great power; feet webbed. 
The leg of a pure Newfoundland is short for the height of 
the dog, his immense depth of body, rather than length of 
leg, giving him height. Back long, loin loose, seldom well 
ribbed up; hind-quarters inclined to be flat; tail bushy, not 
carried over the back; coat free from curl. 
POINTS IN JUDGING. 
Head. 25 
Neck. 10 
Shoulders. 10 
Legs. 10 
-'eet. 5 
Back. 10 
Loin. 5 
Coat. 15 
Tail... 5 
L’olor. 5—100 
West Troy, June 17, 1874, 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Your correspondent “Homo” has been misinformed in relation to 
Kirby’s narrative. It is still intact, ana I think as he does, it would be a 
great disfigurement to dock it. Every hair in it shows the marks so fre¬ 
quently mentioned in the description of the field trial breed, viz: long, 
slender, cimetar-shaped, &c. Banshee has had a little of her tail taken 
off, which is entirely healed andshows no stump larger than a pipe-stem, 
and she carries the prettiest flag you ever saw. For a young one she 
beats out anything I ever handled. I think the Dr. has a prize in these 
two bitches, and if he can find a dog of as good breeding to mate with 
Kirby the progeny must rate as high as any in England or America. As 
for Banshee, a prettier pair than she and the Doctor’s little Dan never 
came together. By the way, I know little Dan, having handled him last 
fall, and he is all the Dr. claims for him. It is my humble opinion, 
truthfully expressed, that at some future day the stock from Kirby and 
Banshee will make some of the owneis of our celebrated dogs sick. Be¬ 
ing well acquainted with the Iri.-h setters, having owned and broken 
them, I must say I never saw the equal of Banshee for speed, nose, 
staunchness and endurance, taking in consideration her age-less than 
one year. I am like that thorough sportsman, Scott Rodman, Esq.; I go 
my length on the breed. Much has been said in relation to dogs losing 
their scenting powers by a sea voyage, and this probably deters manj 
from importing. I would here state that if Kirby and Banshee have in 
the least degree lost any of their nose by the voyage, they must have 
been truly wonderful. I am expecting a pair of pointer puppies from 
the kennels of Mr. Macdona, and you may hear from them in time. 
Yours respectfully, j. h. F. 
Mntiorml 
—The Philadelphia cricketers have wisely arranged their 
matches this season with a view of economizing time, as 
have our local clubs. Instead of one day matches, osten¬ 
sibly beginning at ten A. M., but in reality at twoP. M. 
they are arranged to be played out by beginning play 
three o’clock of an afternoon and playing one innings each 
side each afternoon. In Philadelphia this plan In is also 
been found to work well. Besides this, in the latter city 
they play a part of a full game on one Saturday and finish 
it the Saturday following. A game of this kind was com¬ 
menced on the 20th of June, when the Philadelphia and 
Germantown elevens began a game together, to be finished 
next Saturday. The Philadelphians went in first, and 
scored 84, of which Law was lun out for 20. L. Baird 
carried his bat out for 24, and Newbauld was stumped for 
19. The Germantowns then went in, and put on 87 Cald¬ 
well’s 16, Brewster’s 17, and Jas. Large’s 11, not out’ being 
the double figures -obtained. In the second innings’of the 
Philadelphians they scored 164, of which Hopkinson ran 
up the fine total of 63, not out, C. Baird getting 16 and 
Law and Loper Baird 15 each, Gaskell scoring 12. ’This 
leaves the Germantowns 162 to get to win next Saturday a 
rather up hill piece of work. R. Ashbridge took 6 wickets 
for 30 runs, and Brewster 4 for 31. 
—The St. George cricket club of New York city is ar¬ 
ranging for an excursion to Massachusetts about the 1st of 
July. They will probably arrive in Boston on the 3d and 
play a match with the Boston cricket club on that’day 
On the 4th they intend to visit Salem, and play the Alpha 
club of that city. * 
—A grand cricket tournament will be held at Halifax 
Nova Scotia, on August 18th and following days when rlU 
following matches will be played:— 
August 18th and 19th—England vs. America. 
August 20th and 21st—Canada vs. America, 
August 22d and 24th—England vs. Canada.’ 
August 25th and 26th—Halifax vs. all others. 
The following prizes will be offered for competition-— 
A silver challenge cup, value £20, presented by His Wor¬ 
ship, the mayor of Halifax, to the champion eleven in 
three first matches, A silver subscription cup, value £10 
presented for the highest individual average in battino- dur¬ 
ing the tournament. A silver cup, value £ 0 , presented for 
the best average in bowling during the tournament. Prize 
bats and balls will also be offered for every fifty runs ob¬ 
tained in a single innings, and for, superior bowling. Any 
information relative to the tournament or the routes wifi 
readily be given on application by Messrs. Almon & Mac¬ 
intosh, of Halifax, of by the committee of management 
Capt. N. W. Waltace, Sixth Royal Rifles; Capt. J. Doug¬ 
las, R, A.; Lieut. F. Carpenter, Eighty-seventh R I Fn 
silers, and M. Daly, Esq., LI. C. C. ' 
On June 20th the St. George club had a quiet practice 
game on their ground at Hoboken between sides chosen by 
Messrs. Souther and Bowman, the former winning the one 
innings match by a score of 102 to 64, Moeran’s 26 Sleigh’s 
19, Souther’s 16, and McKay’s 10 were the best scores on 
the winning side; Bowman’s 21, and Carpenter’s 11 being 
the leading figures on the other side. 6 
—By the expiration of three weeks a decided lull in pro¬ 
fessional contests will have taken place in this vicinity as 
011 the 16th of July the Athletic and Boston clubs will take 
their departure for Europe,to be gone until the last of August 
and during August our local professional nines will play 
most of their games out of town, as that month is the dull¬ 
est of the season for professionals in New York. During 
the last of July, and the principal part of August, the pro 
fessionals find it profitable to play exhibition games in 
.country towns and watering places, and also to take trios 
out west and to Canada. To make amenda in the way 01 
base ball excitement, there is more amateur playing during 
