- petition was begun in 1882. Mounted practice with carbine and re- 
2 = 
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volver was imaugurated in 1882 (see G. O, 57, A. G. O. May 24, 1882), 
_ and innumerable decisions as to the detail, etc,, have from time ta 
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time been given by department orders and circulars, making a mass 
of decisions and rulings jhatit would puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer 
tofollow, The allowances of ammunition for target practice, includ- 
ing revolver, was not fully determined and decided until 1883, and 
now we have G. 0. 12, A.G O. of 1884.as amone¢ the last. 
As to the system being “well established” I would ask ‘Benton’ if he 
really thinks it is, when orders and decisions innumerable have been 
given as indicated aboye by which to establish it; and when some of 
thes¢ orders conflict, making more decisions and orders necessary 
fully to elucidate donbtful points? The requirements of orders, in- 
cludingdepartment orders, previous to G. O, 12. 1884. called for 66 per 
cent. to make a man a first class man (Laidley calls for $5 per cent.) at 
200, 290, and 500 yards, and the rulings under G. O. No. 53, of 1882, re- 
quired that a score of 16 in 5 shots together with a 17 in another score 
of 5 shots (and those two scores not necessarily consecutive or in the 
same month—see G_ O. 6. Department Platte, 1883), or 33 ina score of 10 
shots, gave this percentage. G. 0. 53, Par. XI., required that scores 
of five shots were to be taken as the basis. G. O. No. 12. of 1884, 
changes this, and yet does not recognize the impossibility of making 
66 per cent. on scores of 5shots. Tt calls for “the three best scorés 
made (euch having the required i Ra We gate italies are mine— 
which practically raises the first elass man’s percentage to 68 per 
cent., the sécond class man's to 52 per cent., and the marksman's per- 
centage to 72 per cent. at 600 yards, as itis simply impossible to make 
_ the percentages called for by previous orders ou scores of five shots. 
Now Iam not complaining as to the standard having heen raised, for 
IT think that 4 move in the right direction; I am simply calling atten- 
tion to this to show that in my opinion a system is not ‘‘well estab- 
lished” that requiras so many orders and decisions to clear up doubt- 
ful points, said doubtful points being caused by orders that are poorly 
digested and poorly worded before issue and on being issued. (4. O, 
12, 1884, could just as well have fully expressed its meaning by the 
addition of a little more detail, haye stated fully that 8 per cent., 42 
per cent. and 72 per cent. would hereafter have been the require- 
pape have settled many points,yet doubtful, beyond any shadow 
of doubt, 
_Thave read my article of May 8 carefully from bezining to end, and 
it is to be regretted that ‘‘Benton” thinks he ‘need nct remark upon 
the many evidently strained conclusions reached in his (my) efforts 
to discredit the system that he denounces so unsparingly,”? for I can- 
not find them, and, as Tam open to conviction. I would haye been 
glad to have them pointed out. There is nothing in the article, 
yiewed without adverse comment as to particulars, that I would 
alter, abridge, or retract, It expresses just exactly what I mean and 
what I would emphasize, andi have not “already been reminded 
that it isnot so much the system, but the practices that have been 
allowed -at his ny) station to grow upon this system, that consti- 
tutes for him (me) his (my) grievance;’’ I am reminded every target 
practice day—and I have four of them a week, two for carbine and 
two for pistol—that the faults are in the system as announced in 
orders, said orders embracing those from the Adjutant General’s 
office, from Division, Department, and Post headquarters. Iam 
reminded every day thal I have men shooting at 200yds., who 
“by order,’ are supposed to be qualified therefor, and who should 
yet be at the 100-yd. range; tbat I haye men atthe 300 who should 
be yet at the 200, etc., ete., etc., and I know of no “practices that 
have been allowed at his (my) station to grow upon this system,” ex- 
cept such as are authorized and directed by orders, and such as are 
eo-extensive with the entire army. 
The ideas advanced by me are not mine alone. TD claim no origin- 
ality therefor. I have talked and discussed with riflemen of all 
branches of our service, from many regiments and many parts, and I 
know there is a general feeling such as I have expressed. 
Again itis to be regretted that'*Benton" is so sparing of your columns. 
I haye no wish to he personally offensive in my remarks, but if he had 
anything to say why did he not say it? I occupied nearly a page in 
your issue of the 8th, and certainly he has as much right to intrude 
on your space asT. Had he said what he wished doubtless you would 
have published it gladly, and I then would have been met with criti- 
cism face to face atid had detail to have met and answered. What 
niay be evident to him may not be evident-ta others, unless he makes 
his meaning clear by express statement, and 1 cannot therefore be 
expected to meet anything but the express statements he dzes make, 
efime, therefore, meet what he does say about targets, 
As Ttake it, the fundamental object of target practice is to teach 
men to shoot at and hit a certain object, which object is regulated in 
size upon our targets by the distance. This object I take to be the 
bullseye and not the rest of the target, the space around the bullseye 
_being divided into spaces or divisions of different value simply to 
give a means of showing and scoring the shots that missed the bulls- 
eve and yet came somewhere near to it. The scoring of such misses 
of the bullseye of course should have. and do have, a value; not only 
asascore, but to show the rifleman where heis missing, so as to 
enable him fo se® what correction to make for the next shot to shoot 
better and to hit, or come eloser to the bullseye. 4 
Before going furt) er lev me say that ‘‘Benton’s” article and mine 
have been the subject of discussion with one of the best instructors 
in my regiment, and who has the most marksmen in his troop of any 
in ve regiment, and that he fully agrees with me, and then to pro- 
ceed, 
Our practice haying for its object the hitting of the bullseye and not 
the target. does it not go without saying that the man who conies the 
closest to it is the best shot, and that the scoring should so indicate? 
TDhis is impossible with the present target. A ‘four’ anywhere is of 
the same value, whether it be J4in. from the bullseye or Yin, from it, 
as may be the case. More divisions should be placed upou the target, 
and a decimal target, such as is already used by private clubs, be in- 
stituted. J have shot af such targets at short range gallery practice, 
they being of siz- proportional to our reduced target of Creedmoor 
patrem used in gallery practice.. On the reduced Creedmoor I made 
25 24 24 in three consecutive scores of five shots each, off-hand, using 
a Ballard tarzet rifle at 50ft,, and frequently repeated very fine scores 
with both Ballard and the carbine and rifie of the service. Ona deci- 
mal target, with samé space occupied by bullseys and four ring 
divided into ten equal spaces 14in. between rings, with bullseye dein. 
diameter, I had alll could doto average 80 per cent., showing for 
itself how much closer scormg could be done by if. Shots on the 
derimal target that would count a ‘‘four’ on the Creedmoor target, 
might count anything from 8 to 1. Shots that hit the bullseye on the 
Creedmoor might count either 10 or 9 on the decimal target, as Iwas 
using a smaller bullseye purposely as more in accordance with the 
distance, and I wanted to see what Icould do for my own satisfac- 
on, 
T absolutely and positively deny that if is easier to shoot on the yer- 
tical than on the horizontal, as ‘Benton’ claims. An examination of 
any target after firmg by any troop, battery or company in the army 
will probably show more hits to the right at 4-8 to 3-8 than anywhere 
else on the target. All our arms (except the revolver) drift to the 
right, the natural tendency of all beginners is to pull to the fight, 
and it is a hard matter to learn to bring up the rifle eyen on a ‘rising 
sight” and put shot atter shot on a vertical line through the center of 
the bullseye. More misses are made to the right than anywhere else, 
and all the instructions given emphasize the necessity of teaching 
the men to ‘pull the tri-ger with an even, steady pressure of the 
finger,’ so as not fo impart motion to the piece. In a wind this is 
aven harder yet; motion is much more readily given to the right or 
left by the wind than in any other direction. In kneeling, the left 
arm being supported, the deviations are naturally to right or left. 
“Benton's” argument thas the elliptical target should be turned on 
its side to represent a man lying is very far fetched. If lying in the 
open he would bea fool who would lie with side exposed to shois. 
e would tie head or feet on and would still present 4 fair target for 
the line shot. Most emphatically ‘‘we have” not “gone far past the 
day of ‘line shots,’ for we ure or should be teaching men to shoot at 
individuals more than ever now that ‘open order” lines are the orler 
of the day in engagements, Time was when ‘‘firing at the goose and 
hitting the gander” did yery well with the compact lines or bodies of 
troops; horizontal accuracy was very well under such conditions; 
but now we haye a Jine of extended and individual skirmishers 
opposed to a similar line, each under cover if possible, each dodging 
about from cover to cover, and the line shot is yet more to be sought 
for than eyer. At the distances which will rule in such cases the 
plunge of the fire contracts the dangerous space. I may fire just 
over aiman’s head lying head to me on the ground, and trom this 
very plunge hit him in the back, leg or feet if I shoot on the line, 
whereas I would miss him entirely if [ shot to one side. 
I had individual experience in this which I may be pardoned for 
nientioning. I was sitting in a ‘buffalo wallow’ during an Indian en- 
gagement some years ago, firing at “Mr. Lo.’ My rifle was the only 
one at work on that part of the jine, becatise carbmes were then nob 
supposed to né able to reach the distance. Affer every shot I fired 
there was a return fire all around or above me, as the Indians were 
getting my range. coming closer and closer as each shot was fired. 
Finally I fired at an Indian fully exposed. purposely to draw my fire, 
and in refurn the bullets whizzed over and on each side of meand one 
hit the ground within an inch of on hip. Had ‘Mr, Lo” been a z¢o0d 
line shot when that shot was fired I would not now be “driving the 
quill;*' he shot to one side, and the ‘‘miss was as good as a mile,” and 
here Lam “‘at your service.’ Needless to say that I at once got out 
of his “dangerous space,” and he had to again get his range before 
he made any such ‘‘close call’? on me, and before that happened the 
fight was over, 
Ju the heat of battle, when solid line is opposed io solid line, but 
ov 
little attention will ever be given to sighting: bub we are not teaching 
men to fire without sight, we are teaching men to shoot with steady 
aint at individual enemies, so as to enable them to he effective upon 
the duty they may at any moment he called upon to perform, yiz., 
fight Indians, who are always at extended intervals; or to take their 
places on the skirmalsh line against skirmishers, Times will doubiless 
yet come when solid line or mass is exposed against line or mass; 
but they will probably be few and far between, and even when they 
do come, surely the man who can “pick his man every time” will be 
none the worse for his training, eyen against a body of men. 
The practicability of the Creedmoor tarret 1s the only qualification 
worthy of mention, in my opinion; but cannot a better target, that 
will be fully as practicable, be devised? It requires four colors or 
combinations of colors to signal the hits by their value on the 
divisions, and a decimal target would only require two, These signals 
would be easily leamed, remembered and worked, and as rapid ‘scor- 
ing take place with them as with the present system. Then, with such 
a target a score of 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2,1 or 0 for a shot would mean 
much more than does the 5,4, 3,2 or 0 at present, and percentages 
would be as easily figured for scores of 5 or 10 shots. 
Your paper Containing ‘‘Benton’s” criticisms happens also to contain 
something applicable to my ideas of classification. In the second 
column of the didth page appear the scores made by three men, each 
inan shooting three times on the same day, at the Schutzen Park, 
Savannah. These men are called marksmen and properly so, as their 
shooting entitles them to be so called Dauey, first man, makes 43, 
42, 48, out of 50 for his three scores; White 43, 43, 42; and Kolshorn 
41,48 and 38, having evidently had bad luck on his seventh shot. 
Then we have White with 63, Dancy with 61, not to mention others, 
ont of 75 in 15 shots at 200yds. range, being an average for each of 
over 80 percent, Now when any man can repeatedly on thesame day 
make 80 per cent. or over I beligve he should be called a marksman, 
but when he only twice or three times in a year’s firing makes 80 per 
cent. or over then I say he is not a marksman, nor entitled to any 
such honor or dignity. That we have marksmen of the first class I 
am fully willing 10 admit, but that we also have them of this second 
class Lalso contend, Ihayeaman in my troop who qualified as a 
marksman in the spring of 1882, and never repeated his marksmau’s 
scores from that time until the end of the target year, By chance, 
or whatever you may choose to call it, he put in the scores necessary 
to make him to be classified as a marksman; but he never repeated 
his scores that year. and there were men who were not classed as 
“marksmen*’ who beat him all around shooting at all the ranges. T 
never would haye classed him as a marksman except for the order, 
for I do not believe he was entitled to it. 
Itis useless to say that those men mentioned aboye are experts. 
What should a marksman be but an expert? There is nothing to 
show that they are considered experts. The article simply callsthem 
marksmen and attaches no particular importance to their work. 
Further down in this same column are other scores of 45, 44, etc., 
at Boston; at Waltham, 44, 40, 40, ete., and so on, but here are only 
records showing one score for each individual, and therefore there is 
no telling, except by watching for future records, or looking backfor 
those of the past, to tell whether these are exceptions or are therule. 
Then there are the scores at Milwaukee by Farrow and others. TWar- 
row with (2 out of 75, followed by 66, 65, 65, 62, 61, not only sood 
shooting, but shot under unfavorable circumstances, and none less 
than 80 per cent. 
Classed as a marksman though I am, and with a record such as was 
shown in your issne of the 8th, Ido not claim to be able to do such 
shooting. I only claim to be a fair sbot, and I would only have it 
understood what our marksmen are, myself included, so as to have 
an intelligent and intelligible understanding as to what our men can 
and cannot do. This our classification does not give, and I wonld 
evap require either that a man’s ayerage, as well as his best shoot- 
ing, should be looked to, to determine whether he is or is nota marks- 
man, and have such a system that the fine shot gets due credit, even 
though the fair and medium shot be classed as a Marksman also. 
Ifreely admit that taere are tio sides to this as well as all ques- 
ions. [ only regret that ‘‘Benton” did not present his side rather more 
‘in extenso,’’ and I hope that others who agree with him may be 
pleased to give their views. Understand that I am open to convic- 
tion, and if proved to be wrong willfully acknowledge niy error: tnt 
I will at present say that I do believe there is ‘“\jugglery,”? “humbus” 
and “buncombe’* without end in our present system, and I hope to 
see it stopped and a true basis of progressive instruction instituted, [ 
can only thank you for your editorial article, and say [ believe you 
haye the right idea therein, and I hope you may continue your 
notices of our work until weare given what we want, a proper and 
reasonable system, such that admits of no tricks, and whose results 
tell exacily what they mean and mean exacily what they tell; such 
that when amanisso qualified he will be much prouder than | now 
am of being classed as a marksman, ©. D. 
Fort M¢RKINNEY, Wyo, 
RANGE AND GALLERY. 
BELLEVUE, Ohio.—Gallery Club, 74in. bullseye, 76ft.; paper tar- 
get. Average percentage for June and July: Ebertshbauser 89,2, 93.2. 
Dr, Yearick 85,5, 92. Schachterle 79.7,902. Gira 87.2, 868. Aicler 
875,87. Dr. Higgins 86.8. 87. Bodette 90,—. Wollenslagel 88.2, —, 
Webster 83,—. Aug. 1. Range 200yds., 8in. bullseye, 2in. ring, no 
wind, possibie 100; 
Ebertshauser, Ballard .22........93 Diltine, Winchester .44,_...,_...87 
Scherk, Winchester .44..........90 Heal, Winchester .44......__._- 82 
Aigler, Winchester .a8,......,.. B8 1s lh ADE 
Reb oe Conn., Aug. 2.—Weekly shoot of the Empire Gun 
ub: 
GeGHl bent. - ssh enarnay es: o. Av ete. tO ree BD, E190) 
GA Lemmon...... Sree OF 6 60 7 10 10 2 
Geb Northse any cnipsig tesa ee 9 9 8 it 8 lt 9 10 9 #82 
CORT AAU ini peo? 2 ele a dia ott cla teste TT Dis ae ate | Soe] Deeb eo 
ABH Oe tC rah aes skh PS gt vor (ree EE BNC mC reece tye Re Saree 
W KerWood, 27,223 3.20)...2. fo UD ey SYS Te EE pain 
Aug. 9,—Bright light, and a very light 6 o'clock wind: 
WEB SUID ERS eer atet res Do 12 11 ad 10 S10 10105 
Fred A Perkins ... 2PS Glib PE Git ee ese Bite a ERT iss 
GA Lemmon .., Pa UY te bk eh cP abe ee Ble fee 
GeGithert) OS shies aes ae @m 9 11 9 10' § 10 10 12—101 
110) a a eee 17 a 92 tt 7 9 pa 
ARRON ate ee ee BY Sa eee eRe a OU) 
Coop AlhnE eee we: eee he, VI Ma ao" I6 8 % 99— BB 
ePoNanthe pres eeme-seevss 7 10 12 #5 11 10 8 10— 88 
Fellows made an excellent $b. Below is the day’s record, allat 200Vds. 5 
Man Target. vi 
Rive atslsti ln qe SANA SOUR 4 Pe ,«-..20 § 16 20 13 18 20.19 17 20—170 
del Lit: To fe) to, Se Me ee ~op niet 16.16 17 13 11 11 15 15 17 16—147 
Oreedmoor Prize Match, 
WW. Perkins.... ....5555555455—419 RB Soubher........ 4544444455 —43 
WareOlerss se. 5c, 45455453504—4 65 
Ring Target. } 
PORGG sey eee coe ned em ine ded ccme eek 20 DO 24 22-95-25 a2 28 20-—321 
OMe elle Se, Se alee 24 28°19 22 20 21 23 22 24 19217 
SLU deh Ca eee OR rem Or ogre ae 22 19 22 23 19 24 24 20-23 15—211 
Je RelIo WSs 2 Eee oe 19 20 23 20 19 24 19 22 20 21—207 
JNWrye..... eee ae RSX 4 5 18 23:22 16 21 20°21 24 21 17—203 
PVRS CYS Sd Ioteles bias an atte erate tas 21 22 17 24 1h 24 18 20 18 20—202 
HAPOEL 15h EES eo loletc a ety belong ele ee =...-28 1817 18 22 19 21 19 21 23—R01 
Creedmoor Practice Match. 
J Francis,... ._.....c000504459—48 J E Stanion (mil)... 
AlLaw....,-... -. ,-4416455554 45 M George (mil).-..-. ; 
ASRenche ye o, -.8s 455454454444 J CB Erickson (mil).4324314444—36 
Re-entry,,.-.cv. -. 45d4445d45—d4 C W Hodgson....... 243534443436 
J E Darmoddy (mil).4444543445—41 MG Andrews.... ~. .68433e2424—35 
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—W. M. Farrow was on the Shell Mound 
Range to-day as the guest of Col. Ranlett, of the 5hh Battalion, For 
the visitor’s benefit a friendly match of 100 shots at the 200 yard tar- 
gel was arranged. Lieut. §. I. Kellozz and Messrs, Pierce and Wal- 
tham, all of the battalion, joimiag Mr- Farrow in the shooting, That 
gentleman used a new repeating rifle, with peep and globe sights, 
while the others used open-sizht military rifles, regulation pull of 
trigger. The scores of Farrow and Kelloge were of more than average 
excellence, as the following show: 
Farrow, ,....--.-.....5555355444 47 Kellogg,...,,.. 
545454544545 
4544445045 —44 
4555555454—47 
ABSAAB: 
4454425445 —43 
4445345545—44 5555445444 —45 
544455945445 4944454544 —44 
4543455454— da 5004544544 —45 
5955544555 —48 4445555455—46 
§44455545—415 5500454455 AT 
459900355447 4543455445—45 
456 . d54 
The other scores, by totals of strimges, were: 
PiereO see yj id 43 4B 3 4? db 45 4B dy 43-430 
Waltham 23 oot iec 4 weve -dBt 48 43 45 48 45 42 43 43 - 433 
Policeman P, D. Linville, of San Mrancisco, says. he will shoot Capt. 
W.M, Farrow a match at 200, 500 and G00 yards. any military rifle, 
open sights, regulation pull of trigger, to rule, at the Presidio Range, 
Should Capt, Farrow accept this offer, he can name his own day (ex- 
cept Sunday) and terms. 
THE INTHERSTATE MATOH.—There is a likelihood that California: 
and Nevada will renew their fight at the bults this year, as Briz,.-Gen., 
Dimond, of California, has appointed the following committee to 
take charge of the arrangements for selecting and Sending the inter- 
state team to Neyadain September: Lieut, Col. Bromweil, Capt. C. 
L, Tilden, Lieut. G. A. Strong, Lieut.-Col, David Wilder, Lieut. Adolph. 
Huber, Liewt. C.F. Last, Lieut.-Col. P. Boland, Gapt. P, Delany, 
Lieut. R, H, Hammond, Jr., Major T. J. Parsons, Capt. T. H. Thomp- 
son and Capt, D. B. Fairbanks. Major A, F. Klose, Inspector of Rifle 
Practice of the Second Brigade, has been added to the committee, 
and will have charge of competitions for places on the team, the first 
of which will be held at Shell Mound on Sunday, Auz,10, He will 
furnish targets and markers for the use of all who wish to take part, 
Any military rifle, open sight, with regulation pull of trigzer, van he 
used. The mterstate match must be shot at Carson City in Septem- 
ber, and the committee will have to work lively and energetically to 
get a representative team of ten mén, 
THE TRAP. 
Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 
quested to write on one side of the paper only. 
INTERSTATE TOURNAMENT. 
af Wes first guns will be fired at 9 o'clock this morning. The grounds 
are the Metropolitan Baseball Park, First avenue and 107th 
street, reached via the Third Avenue Blevated Railroad. Tournament 
will last through Friday and Saturday, The proposed dinner at Coney 
Island has besn given up, as the eonmnmittee found it impossible to 
secure the desired room. The following teams will be present; Two 
from the Massachusetts Rifle As-ociation, two from the Jersey City 
Heights Gun Club, one each from the Narragansett Gun Chib, of 
Providence, KR. 1: Spencer Gun Club, of Norwich, Conn,; Worcester 
Pinca) un Club, Westwood (N.J.) Club, and probably Exeter (N. H.) 
tun Club, 
_ The referee will be Mr. Al Heritage. of the Jersey City Heights Gun 
Club, Much interestis taken in the meeting, and it is expected that 
the matches will be closely contested. It is an open sécret that the 
New England teams think they ean carry off the prizes and the New 
Jersey boys are said to have taken a solemn oath on theirgiuus to 
Sohne ah the reputation of their State. It will be a hard fourht 
attle 
OINCINNATI, 0., Aug. 8.—The Kast End Gun Club, of Cincinnati, 
met for the regular weekly shoot, Aug. 7. Attendance of both shoot- 
ers and spectators was good. Vive traps staf fourth notch, were 
used. 18yds. rise for singles, and 15 for doubles: 
Wagner......-........ -.10101101110111110110—14 11 10:00 10 00—4 
Wihitmey. - 2242222. 0/22.-4. 01110101000011 100000 — 7 00 10 10 01 10—4 
Mile tyrants via: cs 2 10100001010411010010— § 00 11 10 10 10—§ 
Boutety. 22y¢es2-acteec it 11000170000000000000— 4. 00 00 01 00 00—1 
(O(c (EP er eer eerie Ree 01100111001111111110—14 10 11 11 11 11—9 
etsy debs ss eich rt ede 11110111000111010010—12 10 10 01 00 10—4 
Schatgnian 4.2 snasrecsns 11110011110010110111—14 00 01 10 01 01—4 
PLVCUE feats tne ae aes ass 1110201 1110113110111—16 11 01 11 11 10—8 
Oy SOT: 1 s24< pe sade sans 00000000000010010101— 4 10 00 00 10. 00—2 
PG BEA Vises Write ives 10111101711111010111—16 11 01 11 10 i179 
Wale so eee oa saaadeass 11111014 101001000000—10 10.11 10 01 10—6 
Stuart. ..., Seseas isan cee 11000139110110111000—12 
MUTI pat ay ne enast sewers 00100000000001000000— 2 
BIOORR: Weer ayet see eae 00100000001001011100— 6 
Wpedli ve pees des sews Peed 000100010111000 — 
HARTFORD GITY, Ind., Aug. 1,—Monthly shoot at ¢lay-pizgeons on 
the Fair Grounds, in contest with the Marion Gun Ciub and Hartford 
City Gun Club, Trap fourth notch: 
Hartford City Gun Club. 
Marion Gun Cli, A 
Brown .. .1011011111111010101—16 - Cortywright0010111110111111114145 
Mark ...... 10010111011711410110—14 Netbaner. 10034110001110110111418 
Adkins ....1000111000.010011110—10 Alabburd.,11111110181011010100—13 © 
Cooley .. ,00000001011101000001— 7 
McEntire ,.10110100110111011111—14 
Parks. ....00100010110000011100— 7 Gadbury ..01011111001010111111—14 
JOUES! .)52 5 10111000111110111110—14 Qlouser. ..,11110111101101100110—14 
J Whistler.00010101101110111100—11 Tait —_.., .00111111011010111001—14 
L Whistler.01111101010111110110—14 Gable... ,..0.011009001011110110— 9 
100 99 
monthly mateh, Kroger 26yds., the rest 24yds.; 
COROT tree eel: eee 1011110—5 Manning,....5 .......... 1011111—6 
WIN GZ ee sete Saad —7 'Stokey se ee 0111110-—5 
Krombeck,,..... .......101110i—5 Kettler.......... .,. -OL01101i—4 
Barlow --101111—6 
Lyons....... SETCUL, st— toe tips ah sana 1111111—7 
Eberhardt ....-..... ... 1101101—5 10) (INR yay ody eee yes 1111111—7 
Oppermann,............ 1111000—4 Fender... .........2.... 100100 —2 
Grae eo es san 1100011—4 Skslten,............. ..1101111—6 
Ties of 7, 26yds., Winholz won with 6 straight; Barlow missed 3d 
and withdrew, Terreth 4 ont of 5, Wahlen’ out of 5.—P, ; 
PERU GUN CLUB, Aug. 1,—Conditions: Combination traps, 10yds_ 
rise, Ist notch: 
iste ee 10111111001001111111—16 
Ohas Agiderson) ... oo... -.t avian: 
Chas Prentiss_-_..,-- ., 0111111111111 — 20 
Eteinirye@onunerr. s+. feslaeells dees eomaet mre ey ey 01110110111011001110 —18 
Lea EAE SY: ree ee ae isny Oe Ait AER tise prea al 10110101011100110000—10 
D Macmasters. Shot at6:.2.,..2. 2-.-22.--+00: 10110 - 3 
SACRAMENTO, July 27.—The Porester Gun Chi held its monthly 
pigeon shoot at Agricultural Park to-day. Owimg to the absence of 
many members of the club from the city there were only ten contest - 
ants. and the shooting was not very good. In the subsequent pool 
shooting the shooters did better. Following is the score o1 the main 
match: 
WELESGle ee seca 1111111101111 Coffey.............. 1100101110118 
Zuver.... 111111110111—11 Miller _...... .-. ..O11100001111—7 
Toddti ws 01111011101I0— 8 Tebbets ... ....... 001001101101—6 
H Gerber....... ..001110101111— 8 Helkhardt.......... 000011011101—6 
Schroth .......... 111101010101—_ 8 Ruhstaller ......... 0090010110001 —5 
Watson and Zuver shot off the tie on 11 at double birds, Watson 
winning, as follows: Watson 5, Zuyer 4. The main match was fol- 
lowed by a sweepstake, $2.50 entrance, 2lyds., 5 birds: 
Md cee rename mer er oe 1111—5 Parrott. ..,...- ¢ Prien eae 1i1—s 
ThiGecher oon. se aeooeeon s: HI — Ss (AUVEBLA, fee a ee eee rey 000d. 
Watsons Silke eee on, ots 11411—5 
The ties were decided at a freezeout, dlyds.;, Todd 1, H. Gerber 7, 
Watson 6, Parrot 5. ‘he next match was for $h entrance, 2lyds. 10 
birds: : : 
Todds. one bone neen ae 111101101110  Watson...........,, 1101010w. — 5 
H Gerber. ..02 0.2... 1110111111— 9 Parrott.._........... 1111111111—10 
Todd and Parrott shot off at 3lyds., freezeout, Parrott wiuning, 
Todd haying lost his first bird. 
LONG ISLAND SHOOTERS.—The Glenmore Rod and Gun Club 
hadits annual shoot on Ruffle Bar, Jamaica Bay, on the 7th insb 
There was much jollification and some shooting, the score of whieh 
is given, BW. H. Madison acted as referee, and barring the rain a 
very pleasantt day was passed, The maitt shoot was for the elub 
gold medal: 
Class A, 27yds. 
A Bookman............. 5 iy DS eo eT § 111101 —6 
H Boehme..... ol A Raisbeck, 222.2271: A011 
GU Torbell ..-.-..-- _.. 1111-7 EB behiellein..........-- 1101111—6 
11S (4 Sif 3 (ee an 1110011—5 RP Sutter...2...... 2.4.2... 1110010—5 
S$ A Livingston........ ,11011i—? WR Selover ... ......- 1111101—§ 
RGN eecioee aol ae ror 1101110-5 J ¥ Van Wicklen......., 1011111—6 
TEV Se eee, eee w00ui—s -~(J A Vreeland..........., 1010011—4 
oF UGS reid net 1001141—s W Limington,... ....... 1111111—-7 
The ties for first place theu shot at 3 birus each, with the following 
result: A. Bookman, 1, 0, 1—2: H. Boehwwe, 1,1,1—3; G, U, Porhell, 
§. A. Livingston, 1, 1,1—3; W. Linington, 1, 1, 1—8; J, Walsh, 1, 0, 1— 
3. he four highest then shot off, with the following result, each 
man retiring assoon as a bird was missed: H, Boehme, 1, 1, eee 
5; G. U. Forbell, 1, 1, 1,1, 0—4; S. A. Livingston, 1, 1, 0—2; W, Lining- 
ton, 1,1, 1.1, 0—4. 
ASSOCIATION OF THE CAROLINAS.—Rockingham, N. O., Ang- 
5,—Editor Forest and Stream; It will be seen by the mclosed pro- 
gramme that the tournament of the Sportsmen's Association of the 
Carolinas will take place in Charlotte, N. C., on the 266b. 27th and 
28th days of the present month. Aj] persons fond of such sports are 
cordially invited to be present. Some of our members would be glad 
to “measure swords” with experts from auy section of the country, 
and say “Lay on, Macduff’ to the best of them. Hotel accommoda- 
tions are’ample, and the grounds as good us can be desired.—W ALTER, 
L, Sterne (President). The programme provides eleven matches, all 
except Nos. 1,5 and § being open to the world: Juesday—l, Mateh 
for ¢hampionship and gold badge, team of omen, 10 balls each man, 
rotary trap, 18yds.; 2, Sweepstakes, 0 balls. 1Hyds,; 4. Sweepstakes, 6 
clay-hirds, 18yds.; 4. Sweepsiakes, 4 live pigeons, 2lyds.. 2 ground 
traps, 1 barrel, Wednesday—s. Team championship and badge 
mateh, 5 men, 50 clay-birds per team, Ibyds., traps at bangles; 4. 
Sweepstakes, teams of two men, 8 balls per man: % Sweepstukes, 3 
clay-birds, 2lyds. rise; 8. Sweepstakes, 5 double clay-birds, isyds. 
Vhursday—9. Individual championship, 15 balls, 25yds. straight away 
