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[Feb. 19, 1885. 



. Hampton's (Athens, Ga.) 

 877) to Count Noble, Jan 26. 

 Rockingham, R ' ■ i''..,.v m,-;, 

 iu setter Joe P. 

 ter, Mass.) bull-terrier bitch 



Belie Boyd— Count Noble. Dr. R. 



English setter hitch Hello Boyd (A.K.R. : 



Lola 8.— Joe P. \v. L. Steele. Jr.'e 



setter bitch Lola S. to T. G. Leafs f3tOTC 



Phiz-Dutch, Jr. F. B. Risr's (Worees 

 Phiz to T. R. Varick's Dutch. Jr. iA.K.R 



Babetpe— Watdmarm II. Wm. Loeffler's (Preston, Minn.) dachs- 

 hund bitch Babetlc (Bock -Waldiua) to his Waldmaim II. (Faust- 

 Flora). Jan. 10. 



Crawl— Wuldmann II. Win. Loeffler's (Preston, Minn.) dachshund 

 bitch Crawl (Watomann— Waldina) to his Waldinaun II, (Faust— 

 Elora), Feb. 8: 



Diana— Berg manu. Wm. Loeffler's (Preston, Minn.) dachshund 

 bitch Diana (Waklmann II.— Babette) to his imported Bergmann, 

 Jan. 30 



Lhut L.—Woldmonn IT. Chas. Klocko's (Pittsburgh, Pa.) dachs- 

 hund bitch Finn L. (Bergtnanii— Gretchen.) to Wm. Loeffler's Wald- 

 niann II. (Faust— Flora), Jan, SI. 



Toadies — Joe. Geo. W. Dixon's (Worcester, Mass.) imported pug 

 bitch Poodles to champion Joe (A.K.R. 9J5>, Feb. 10. 



Lady Clyde— Montrose. Scotch Collie Kenuel Club's (Stepnev. 

 COUU.) collie bitch Ladv Clyde (A.K.R. 883) to their Montrose (A. K..U. 

 801). December, 1884. 



Highland Mary -Montrose. Scotch Collie Kennel Club's (Stepney, 

 Conn) collie Mich Highland Mary (A.K.R. 1572) to their Montrose. 

 ,A K.R. 891). Feb 1. 



Dinah It.— Knickerbocker. John Pierrepont's (Brooklyn, N. Y.) 

 pointer bitch Dinah II. (Speck— Dinah) to champion. Knickerbocker 

 (A.K R. 19), Feb. 4. 



Fiy—lh-mi Mr, Sweet's pointer bitch Fly (Dixie— Fan) to Locust 

 Grove Kennels' Dean (Sensation— Daisy Dean), Jan. 22. 



flmt-.Sam. Locust Gro\'C Kennels' iManton, R. I.) na,T.ive 

 getter bneh Flora (Dick— Gipsy) to their Sam (Sam— Smut II.), 

 Jan. 24. 



Stout il.--iht.kc. Locust Grove Kennels' (Mantdn, B. I.) native set- 

 ter bitch Smut II. to their Duke (Pete— Fan). Feb. 6. 



Dean. Mr. ileald's pointer bitch ■ to Locust Grove 



Kennels' Dean (Sensation— Daisy Dean, Feb. 14. 



Grace— Beaufort. R. E. Westlake's pointer hitch Grace (A.K.R. 

 1250) to C. H. Mason's Beaufort (A.K.R. 094), Feb. 8. 



WHELPS. 



SST" See iiistrUCttotis at head of this column. 



Rusk. C. M. Hammond's (Lakeville, Cal.) Chesapeake Bay bitch 

 Rusk (A.K.R. 144), Nov. 1. 1834, number and sex not stated, by C. P. 

 Curtis's Foam (Albert — Kosei. 



Mistletoe. J . W. Houston's pointer bitch Mistletoe (A.K.R. 1254), 

 Jan. o, nine .{four dogs), by his BrueeH. (A.K.R. 095); all liver and 

 whi e. 



Mono. R. J. Sawyer's (Menominee, Mich.! St, Bernard bitch Mona 

 IA K.R. 1270), Jan. 8, fourteen, two bitches living, by Can torn (A.K.R. 

 1302). 



Forest Ida. R. McMillan's (Gait. Out.) English setter bitch Forest 

 Ida (A, K.R. 205D, Dec. 25, 1884, seven (three dogs), bv Paris III. 



Curley. E. L. Bailey's (Pitlstield, Mass.) Skye terrier Curlev ( A.K.R. 

 1907), Jan. 1, four (two dogs), by J. MeEnany's Fido. 



Bridget. E. S. Porter's (New Haven, Conn.) bull-terrier bitch 

 Bridget, Feb. 4, five (one clog), by his President i.A K.R. 1208). 



Pigeon. A. C. Krucger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Pigeon 

 (A.K.R. 1725), Feb. 3, six (two dogs), by his Bannerman (A.K.R. 17<>9). 



floss. A. 0. Krueger's (Wrightsville, Pa.) beagle bitch Floss (A.K.R. 

 1720). Feb. 11, five (two dogs), by His Bannerman (A.K.R, 1709). 



Alma II. Hermitage Kennels' (Passaic. N. J.) St. Bernard bitch 

 Alma IF (A.K.R. 270), Dec. 10, 1884. twelve (Ave dogs), by Don II. (The 

 Shah — Deivdropi ; seven since deal. 



Gertie. Hermitage Kennels' .Passaic. N. J.) St. Bernard hitch Gertie 

 (A.K.R. 7SSi. Nov. 28, 1884, four (three dogs), by Bonivard (A.K.R. 

 361); three since dead. 



Madam Juno. Chas. S. Davol's (Warren, R. I. ired Irish setter bitch 

 Madain Juno iA.K.U. 1853), Feb. 12, nine (six dogs), by his Rutledge 

 (A.K.R. 1850); two dogs and one bitch since dead. 



Ruby. Kilmarnock Collie Kennels' (Dorchester, Mass.) imported 

 collie bitch Ruby, Feb. 7, nine (five dogs;, by champion Rutledge 

 (Wolf-Madge). 



Ursula. Trie Alpine Kennels' (Mount Vernon, N. Y.) St. Bernard 

 bitch Ursula (A.K.R. 20), Jan. 31. four omedogi, by their Carlo (A.K.R. 

 89). 



Zoe. B. M. Stephenson's (La Grange, Tenn.) English setter bitch 

 Zoo (Gladstone — Faun), Feb. .2, seven, by Ben Hill (Druid— Ruby); 

 live black. white and tan. and two lemon and white. 



Gipsy Herbert Flint's (Hayerhill, Mass.) cocker spaniel bitch 

 Gipsy, Feb. — . four (three dogs), by Ober (A.K.R. 855). 



Lady Clyde. Scotch Collie Kennel Club's (Stepney, Conn.) collie 

 bitch Lady Clyde (A.K.R, 883), Feb. 2, seven (three dogs), by their 

 Montrose (A.K.K. K91). 



JVeJKe Dale. Eavenswood Kennels' (Boston, Mass.) English setter 

 bitch Nellie Dale. Jan. 25, nine (three dogs, by Dash III.; all black 

 and white. 



May. J. E. Decker's (Newark, N.J.) pointer bitch May, Feb. 7, 

 seven (four dogs), by Dr. A. McCollom's Bon Ton (A K.R. 1436). 



Abbess. The St. Bernard Kennels' St. Bernard bitch Abbess (A.K.R. 

 783), Feb. 10, eighteen (eleven dogs), by Katorfelto (.A.K.R. 789); ten 

 since dead. 



SALES. 



JSP" 6'ee instructions at head of this column. 



Bruce. Mastiff dog (A.K.R 1763), by John Clay & Son, Westficld, 

 Mass., to F. G. Grimes. Hillsboro, N. H. 



Viola. Pointer bitch i A.K. R, 703 1, by Surrey Kennels, Ellicott City, 

 Mu., to J. H. Winslow, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Norah. St. Bernard bitch (A.K.R. 790), by Geo. V. Skal, New York, 

 to St. Bernard Kennels, Clifton, S. I. 



Captain If. Cocker spaniel dog (A.K.R, 1867), by H. F. Schellhass, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., to Fred Bollett, same place. 



Lavalette. Black, white and tan English setter bitch, 3J4yrs. old 

 (Druid — Princess Draco), by Chas. Tucker, Stanton, Tenn., to Pierre 

 Lorillard, New York. Price, $1,500. 



Lilac. Collie bitch (A.K.R. 885), by Thos. H. Terry, New York, to 

 E. Levergne, Highland. N. Y. 



Criterion. Bull-terrier dog (A.K.R. 1886), by R. & W. Livingston, 

 New York, to Wm. Russel, same place. 



Belmrir Jack. Fox-terrier dog (A.K.R. 527), by Surrey Kennels, 

 Ellicott City, Md., to G. H. Stausbury, Franklin, Pa. 



Surrey Sam.. Fox-terrier dog (A.K.R. 1489), by Surrey Kennels. 

 Ellicott City. Md.. to E. Lintbieum, same place. 



Trie Fox-terrier bitch (A.K.R. 743), by Surrey Kennels, Ellicott 

 City. Md. to Dr. J. W. Hebb. 



Dandy. Pug dog (A.d.R. 1930), by City View Kennels, New Haven, 

 Conn., to D. Y. Fuller, Belchertown, Mass. 



JAU. White, black and tan beagle bitch, age not given (Warren — 

 Rosev), by Fulton Kennel Club, Canal Fulton, O., to A. C. Krueger, 

 Wrig'hisviile, Pa. 



Blue Cap—LUl whelp, Beagle dog puppy, by Fulton Kennel Club, 

 Canal Fulton, O., to A. C. Krueger, Wrightsville, Pa., and resold by 

 him to H. B. Biidler, same place. 



Blue Cap. Beagle dog. age and color not given (Blue Cap— Blue 

 Bell), by Fulton Kenuel Club, Canal Fulton, O., to A. C. Krueger, 

 Wrightsville, Pa. 



LiU II. Beagle bitch, age and color not given (Boxer II.— Lill), 

 by Fulton Kennel Club, Canal Fulton, O., to A. C. Krueger, Wrights- 

 ville, Pa. 



Maud. Beagle bitch, age and color not given (Racer— Sora), by A. 

 C. Krueger, Wrightsville. Pa., to F. W. Whoaion, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 



Hex Rub. Collie dog (A.K.R. 1752), by the Houghton Farm, Moun- 

 tainville, N. Y., to Wm. A. Stewar , New York. 



J-'rou Frou. Pug bitch, age and pedigree not given, by Geo. Gilli- 

 van. West Jefferson, O., to S. S. Mermen, Mew Orleans, La. 



Cold Coin. Pug dog, age and pedigree not, given, by H. L. Good- 

 man, Auburn Junction, 111., to Geo. Gillivan, West Jefferson, O. 



Rum. Prick-eared Skye terrier dog, whelped Sept. 3, 1884 (Watty- 

 Fanny), by Geo. Sanderson, Moncton, N. B., to C. E. Taylor, same 

 place " 



Mull. Prick-eared Skye terrier dog , v, h : , . ■;■- ..;, 1884 (Watty- 

 Fanny), by Geo. Sanderson. Moncton. N. B., to Thos. Fyshe, Halifax, 

 N. S. 



Skye. Prick-eared Skye terrier dog, whelped Sept. 3, 1884 (Watty- 

 Fanny), by Geo. Sanderson. Moncton. is.B., to J. S, Mactean, Halifax, 

 N. S. 



Count Dan (A K.R. V2SS)-Belle BoydAA.K.R. 1277) whelps. English 

 setter dogs, whelped Aug. 20, 1884, by Dr. R. i. Hampton, Athens, 

 Ga,. one to Wm. Nightingale and two to AlDin Oneberg, Rome. Ga. 



Young Baroness. Bull terrier bitch, age not given (Baron— Lurline), 

 by Wm. Blinks, Birmingham, Eng., to T. R. Varick, Worcester, Mass. ; 

 she is in whelp to Dutch. 



Prince. Mastiff dog. whelped Dec. 10. 1884 (Agrippa, A.K.R. 449— 

 Pride, A.K.R. loifi), by Riverview Kennels, Clinton, Mass., to O. F. 

 Vedder, Schenectady] N. Y. 



Grace. Mastiff bitch, whelped Oct. 30, 1884 (Duke of Kent, A.K.R. 

 1507— Duchess, A.K R. 260), by Riverview Kennels, Clinton, Mass., to 

 Chas. Altmanuspeiger, Minden, la. 



Oscar Wild. Pug dog, age not given (Treasure— Trouble), by Geo, 

 W. Dixon, Won esh r Mass., to b'rauk Meuller, same place. 



Knickerbocker (A.K.R. 19)— Lady Isabel (A.K.R. 40]) whelp. Liver 

 and white pointer bitch, whelped Nov. 2, 1884, by Knickerbocker- 

 Kennel Club, Jersey City, N. J., to Geo. H. Piercy, saniti place. 



Sambo. 'Imported pug dog(A. K.R. 572), by ClaoTvV SViiley, Boston, 

 Mass,, to Samuel S. McCuen, New Orle.Hiij. \$ 



Flora P. Itab'an greyhound bitch, formerly Chic (Duke— Naughty), 

 by R. 0. Prout, Newark, 0., to Samuel S. McCuen, New Orleans. La. 



Sylph. Lemon and white pointer hitch, whelped Nov. 20, 1884, by 

 Fritz (A.K R. 268) out of Bird (A.K.R. 1058), by Maple Kennels. Pat- 

 terson, N- Y., to Chas. S. Fitch, New York. 



Ashrnont Prince. Mastiff clog, whelped Oct. 3, 1884 (Hero II.— Dolly 

 Varden), by Ashrnont Kennels, Boston, Mass., to Miss Mary Buhard, 

 Dedhaui, Mass. 



Diavolo, Mastiff dog (A.K.R. 543), by Ashrnont Kennels, Boston, 

 Mass., to J. H. Child. East Milton. Mass. 



Don Pedro. Rough -enured St. Bernard dog (A.K.R. 1670), by A.K. 

 Johnston, Clifton, N. Y., to St. Bernard Kennels, same place. 



Jim and Parker. Red Irish setter dogs, whelped Aug. 23, 1884 

 (Saneho— Betty Phmkett), by H. C. Hoff, Trenton. N. J., to A. S. Hoff- 

 man, Morrisville, Pa. 



Mary Dell. Black and white English setter bitch, whelped Janu- 

 ary, 1883 (Dash III. -Jessie), by A. S. Hoffman, Morrisville, Pa. , to 

 Chas. Neal. Trenton. N. J. 



Darby. Black and white English setter dog, whelped June, 1883 

 (Jester— Kathleen), by Chas. Neal, Trenton, N. J., to A. S. Hoffman, 

 Morrisville. Pa. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



ITS" See instructions at head of this column. 



Rusk. Chesapeake Bay bitch (A.K.R. 144), by G. G. Hammond, 

 New London, Conn., to C. M. Hammond, Lakeville, Cal. 

 DEATHS. 



iW See instructions at head of this column. 



Don Carlos. Black and tan collie dog (A. K.R. 1741), owned by John 

 W. Eckel, Bridgeport, Conn., from distemper. 



Rebel Monarch. English setter dog (A.K.R. 1544), owned by Geo. 

 Jarvis, New York, Feb. 17, from distemper. 



Eveey one interested in dogs should secure a copy of "Our Friend, 

 the Dog," a pamphlet on the care ot dogs in health and sickuess,with 

 a list of carune diseases alphabetically arranged, and the symptoms 

 and prescriptions for their cure. Mailed for 2-cent stamp. Associ- 

 ated Fanciers, 237 South Eighth street. Philadelphia, Pa.— Adv. 



lifh md 



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THE NEW ARMY TARGET. 



AT a meeting of the directors of the National Rifle Association, 

 held on the 10th inst, Gen. Robbins, Col. Bodine and Capt. De- 

 Forest reported on then- recent trip to Washington anent the recent 

 changes in the army targets. At present the regulars use a target 

 similar to that of the militia, a circular bullseye and rings. Under 

 the new regulations the army will use an elliptical bullseye, whose 

 height will be one-quarter more than Its width. Gen. Sherida-i re- 

 ferred the committee to Capt. S. E. Blunt, of the Ordnance Corps, 

 who appeared before the Association, and pointed out the fact 

 that men in the field should be taught to hit the enemy, not to 

 make fancy scores. The armies of England, France. Germany, 

 Austria and Switzerland, he siid, use a long target, and he thought 

 that the United States would profit by training its soldiers to its use. 



He said that the chief object of training a soldier how to shoot was 

 not that he might make big target records, but that he might hit his 

 man and wound him or kill him. In the army men were wanted who 

 could make good line shots; a shot that would hit a man some- 

 where. The question of how best to gain this object was sub- 

 mitted to a large number of officers in active service throughout 

 the United States, particularly iu the West, and 94 per cent, were in 

 favor of the elliptical target. A soldier who could make a true line 

 shot, would he effective, because he would be sure to hit his man 

 somewhere, and to hit him anywhere was to disable him in action. 



The Association decided that the matter being irrevocably settled, 

 nothing was to be gained by discussing it. A vote of thanks was 

 given to General Sheridan for his courtesy. The militia of Maine has 

 decided to adopt the new mode of practice. 



The new target will be supplemented by figures representing groups 

 of men standing, kneeling, etc., for skirmishing practice, and by 

 groups of sixteen for short and middle-range file-firing. 



This outcome of modern rifle progress in this country moves the 

 Graphic to comment and to the bestowal of a bit of well-merited 

 praise on the past work of the National Rifle Association. The 

 Graphic says: "It should not be.forgotten that to the National Rilie 

 Associatiau belongs the credit of elevating the use of the rifle to the 

 digulty of an exact science ; of directing popular attention to its im- 

 portance as a part of the national military training; of stimulating 

 American patriotism through the international matches; and finally, 

 by natural sequence, causing a revolution in army target-nractice, 

 wnich, based on flint-lock and smooth-bore priuci'ples, had become 

 an obsolete exercise. A few years since the War Deparment, thus 

 reminded, introduced the needed reform, and seconded by Generals 

 Sherman, Sheridau and Hancock iu their respective commands, 

 availed itself of the benefits of Creedmoor. until the regulars began 

 to show the effects of competition by "winning some importanl 

 prizes. Military marksmanship was at a low ebb when the National 

 Rifle Association was at the height ef its importance as an authority. 

 But the fable of the hen and her adopted duckling is represented in 

 the denouement. The army has adopted the elliptical form of tar- 

 get, iustead of that prescribed at Creedmoor, which is circular. The 

 National Rifle Association protest, and are told that the target pre- 

 ferred is similar in outline to the living mark which soldiers must 

 learn to hit somewhere. Having learned all the hen can teach it, the 

 duckling swims off on its own hook, leaving its astonished step- 

 mother fluttering on the bank." 



REVOLVER TALK. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I do not agree with '-.32-Short" about the penetration of the long 

 and short cartridges. If he will take the pains to try them at pine 

 boards, I feel confident he will find the long shoot much harder than 

 the short. The best .38-cal. pistols I've found yet for accuracy are 

 the Smith & Wesson and the Merwin & Hulbert new styles of .38 

 double action, with say half to one pound of lead attached under- 

 neath the barrel by tying a small rubber band around the lead so as 

 to hold it tightly to the barrel of pistol. It is easily attached or de- 

 tached, and prevents the upward throw of the arm. so common to all 

 revolvers. A bar of lead bent double is sufficient and is about the 

 right length , costs nothing, and adds greatly to the steadiness. The 

 22 seven-shot, made by Mr. Marlin, is a fine piece for accuracy. The 

 new .32, 16-inch barrel, made by Smith & Wesson, can't be beat. F 

 Troop had great sport last summer and fall in the Blue Mountains 

 hunting. So cold up there it frosts in July and August. We killed 

 4,000 rabbits at Rio Deloro (River of Gold) and Piute Springs while 

 camped there. 



We have target practice in quarters now with reduced ammunition, 

 5 to 8 grains powder and a round .45-ca)iber ball. Such charges al- 

 ways shoot too high, while the same charge in the cavalry pistol. 

 Colt's .45, shoots too low, even with as much as 25 and 30 grains of 

 powder, round ball. Now why is this? The only solution I can see 

 is the different rifling iu the two arms, Springfield and Colt's pistol. 

 The latter has a deep wire rifle, the Springfield scarcely any, conse- 

 quently the ball in the Springfield does not follow the grooves, but 

 goes straight through the barrel, same as a smooth bore, while it 

 takes the grooves in the pistol, consequently has a rotary motion. 

 Am I right or wrong? Geo. H. Cooper, 6th U. S. Cavalry, 



Fort Lewis, Col., Jan. 39. 



SAFE RIFLE CARTRIDGE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I took much pleasure in reading the discussion last year in regard 

 to "The Choice of Hunting Rifles," and noted that several writers 

 objected to the repeating rifle, for other reasons, and because the 

 cartridges in the magazine were sometimes compressed, i. e. , the 

 bullets crowded back into the shells, and that occasionally the whole 

 load went off at once. The shortened cartridges, of course, blocked 

 the mechanism of the rifle and rendered it useless for the time being. 

 The following will overcome these dangers and add some conveni- 

 ences. Instead of the ordinary cartridge use a shell long enough to 

 contain the powder and bullet within itself, and then, since the bul- 

 let does not project beyond the shell, it cannot be pushed back into 

 the shell by the base of the shell in front of it, i. e., the shell receives 

 all the pressure, the bullet and the powder none. Hence no jamming 

 or exploding in the magazine. As the edge of the shell mignt catch 

 on the breech of the barrel at the moment of entering, it would 

 probably be best to bend in or crimp the edge. 



As to the conveniences, when a man is hunting squirrels or other 

 small game which are shot at short range, he does not care to use the 

 same charge as he uses for deer, bear, moose, etc. In the new shell 

 be may vary the charge to suit himself, so long as the charge is kept 

 wholly within the shell. 



Anv repeating rifle maybe changed so as to take this shell, by boring 

 out the breech of the barrel just as you would for an extra large 

 shell. Jt niy be made bottle-neck or taper also, but in that case the 

 power of varving the load is limited. Ihe imllseater may be so con- 

 structed as, io the cnmpi.bg and balkseaUiig at the same time. When 



a small charge is used the bullet can be seated wtth a loading rod and 

 a mallet, the shell crimped afterward in the ballseater. The only 

 objection to this shell is that an absent-minded man may fill his maga- 

 zine, with empty shells. That man would make a mistake anyhow, 

 and I should be afraid to go hunting with him for fear he might for- 

 get me and shoot me for a bear. 0. Junius Caesar. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON, Feb. 14.— There was an unusually large attend,; ii- 

 riflemen at Walnut Hill today, the increased attendance owintc to 

 the tact that team matches between members of the association 

 were to be shot. The weather conditions proved good, the wind, 

 however, blowing rather hard from 3 o'clock. During the after- 

 noon an overcast sky increased the favorable shooting conditions. 

 The range will be open on Saturday next as usual and also on the 

 following Monday, Feb. 23. The directors have put on the follow- 

 ing matches for competition: Victory medal match, to be shot on a 

 decimal target, open one year, distance 200yds, position off-hand, 

 rounds 10, any rifle under the rules. First prize, a victory gold 

 medal to any competitor who scores 10 86s during the year; second 

 prize, a victory silver medal to the competitor who scores 10 80s 

 during the year; third prize, a bronze victory medal to any com- 

 petitor who scores 10 75s during the year; fourth prize, a silver 

 membership badge to any competitor who scores 10 70s during the 

 vear; fifth prize, a bronze membership badge to any competitor 

 who scores 10 65s during the year. No competitor can wm" more 

 than one medal of a kind, but winners of the medals of" lower rank 

 will be eligible to continue in the match and compete for the higher 

 rank medals, but only with scores made subsequent to the 10 scores 

 wmning medals. 



It is also proposed to have an all-comers' military match, open to 

 all comers, distance 200yds., position standing, am' 'military rifle with 

 a six-pound trigger pull, round 5, Creedmoor target, entries unlimited, 

 four scores to count. First prize, a trophy of the value of 80 per cent, 

 of the entrance fees. The scores of to-day are appended : 

 Rest Match. 



SWilder io S 10 9 8 8 9 8 9 9-88 



P Sylvester 9 9 9 9 10 10 » 9 8 (1-88 



JShort 10 9 7 8 9 9 10 9 10 6-87 



Victory Medal. 



CEBerry 9 6 10 6 9 9 9 7 8 9-82 



RReert 9 6 9 7 8 5 9 0— 77 



WHOler 9 4 7 10 9 6 10 7 3 9-74 



JSmith 9 8 8 5 6 9 4 8 10 6—73 



JLemons ....8 2 5 6 10 10 8 9 7 6—71 



Creedmoor Practice Match. 



A Johnson 4545455455-46 E S Gilmore 4344455458—41 



S J Short 5455454444—14 C W Hodgdon 5454444431—41 



Albert Miller 5448544445-42 J Brown 3553344442-37 



Creedmoor Prize Match. 



H Gushing 5455545544-46 John Smith 5554445441-44 



J P Bates 4555544454—45 N F Tufts 4444454545—43 



DTBryden 5444554454-44 WHOler 4454454144—42 



S H Stagg 4454455544 -44 H E L Bent 4444445444-41 



Team Match— First Team. 



W Charles 10 3 10 6 7 10 6 9 8 9—78 



CEBerry 7 10 10 10 6 8 8 6 4 8-77 



C A Hunt 8 4 6 9 8 5 9 10 5 6-70 



DFBryden 68794 10 877 3-69 



RReed 7 8 4 6 5 3 7 6 10 9-65 



J Brown i« 5 243523 3 4 9-40—399 



Second Team. 



J Francis 8 96 8 88988 6-78 



AlbertMiller 1 3 6 8 5 7 4 10 7 9—61 



H E L Bent 6 7 4 645406 5—53 



N F Tufts | 4 6 6 3 3 7 5 3 4*6-47 



John Swift 3 2 3 5 10 3 8 6 6 2-46 



A J Kempton 2 2 2 4 4 2 5 13 2— .31— 311 



HIP SHOOTING.— Manchester, N. H.. Feb. 3,— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: In your report of Dr. Carver's six-day shoot at Now Haven, 

 you comment on his making some hip or ltich shots at ink bittles. 

 This excited my curiosity, as I had never seen such shooting with the 

 rifle. As a boy I used to handle the bow and arrow pretty well, and 

 thought it might be possible that sufficient practice would' enable me 

 to do reasonable work with the rifle without the necessity of raising 

 it to my shoulder and eye. As a trial experimen 1 1 tacked up a square 

 of paper with a bullseye patch pasted on it ftir an object to shoot at. 

 This was done in the house, with distance limited to to at. out 15ft.; 

 Flobert rifle. I inclose a target, shot in this way, with the shots 

 numbered in the order in which they were made. Although none 

 strike the bullseye, still several of the shots are fairly grouped and 

 a 12-inch target made, and with practice the wild oses might be. 

 controlled. In the two strings shot previous to the one enclosed 

 two and three shots respectively struck the bullseye. It would seem 

 as though practice might enable one to make quick sliots ft game at 

 short range, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, without raising 

 the rifle to the shoulder.— A. B. Dodqe. 



BRATTLEBORO. Vt., Feb. 7.— These scores were made at Oak 

 Grove range by the Brattleboro Rifle Club on the Massachusetts 

 target, 200yds., off-hand: 



Cobo 12 11 10 11 12 12 11 10 U 11-111 



Nichols 10 11 11 11 12 8 12 12 i2 11-110 



French 11 12 12 9 12 12 8 12 12 10-110 



Taft 12 11 10 11 11 10 9 12 11 12-109 



Knight 12 10 10 10 10 13 12 10 10 11-107 



Wood 111112 12 7 11 8 12 12 11-107 



McClure. 11 9 10 12 12 12 10 11 10 9—106 



Cooley 12 9 1113 9 1110 10 10 10—104 



Harmon 12 10 12 10 10 10 10 9 10 10—103 



Parker 11 10 11 8 11 10 It 10 10 10—102 



THE NEW COLT ARM.-The new Colt magazine rble has been 

 placed on the market. This is the weapon to make way for which the 

 previous Colt magazine rifle was withdrawn. The new weapon be- 

 longs to that class of magazine rifle where the breech action is worked 

 by the left hand on the trombone motion in this respect similar to 

 the new Spencer arm. 



SPHINX.— Thos. Davis, one of the Canadians, engaged for the 

 Egyptian campaign, fired a rifle ball at the eye of the Sphinx and 

 captured a month's imprisonment. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to tcrite on one side of the papier only. 



THE NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In pursuance to an informal call, the sportsmen in attendance at 

 the Second International Clay-Pigeon Tournament, assembled at the 

 office of Richard Rhodes (gun store), 55 St. Charles street, at 8 P. M M 

 for the purpose of organizing a National Association. The meeting 

 was formally organized by the election of Capt. A. M. Aucoin, of New 

 Orleans, La., as chairman vro tern., and J. E. Bloom, of Cincinnati, 

 O., secretary pro tern, TJiere were present Capt. A. M. Aucoin, Wm. 

 Mayroune, A. Cardoua, Jr., of New Orleans, La,; C. M. Stark. North 

 Dunbarton, N. H.; John S. Snedeker, Brooklyn, L. 1.; if. S. Parmelee, 

 Omaha. Neb.; Messrs. A. Bandle, H. E. Peters, H. McMurchy, J. E. 

 Bloom, T, Gastright. B, Teipel, of Cincinnati; John A. Ruble, Ellen- 

 dale, Dak. ; Geo. Essig, Plattsburg, Mo.: Andy Meauers, Nashville, 

 Tenn.; O. R. Dickey, D. Kirk wood, W. S. Perry, of Boston, Mass.;H. 

 L. Baker, Natchez. Miss.; H. A. Penrose, San Anj:elo. Tex,; Jos. DUs, 

 A. W. West, Parkersburg, W. Va.; TV. C. Befell, Dr. L. E. Russell, of 

 Springfield, O. : W. B. Ralston, Blue Ball, O.; W. L. Col lville, Pitts- 

 burgh, Pa.; Capt. E. E. Stubbs, Gainesville, Ark.; W. F. Summerson, 

 unton, Va.: W. Ackerman. Lima, O.; Mr. Bradley. Bradford, Pa.; 

 C. E. Verges, Lowell. O, ; J. A. R. Elliott, J, W. Campbell, of Grenola, 

 Kan.; M. F. Cook, Hartford, Couu. ; J. N. Frye. Boston, Mass.; Albert 

 Eriehson, Hoaston, Tex.; H. W. Eager, Marlborough, Mass. ; Capt. A. 

 A. H. Bogardus, Elkhardt, III.; L Good, New York; C H. Boulter, 

 Cneyenne, Wy. Ter.: John C. Curry, Cincinnati ; C. N. Brown, Fen- 

 ton.'Mich. ; L'. Rainey, Scott, Strong and Stice, of Jacksonville, 111.; 

 Cbas. HaUock, of New York, and Messrs. Sawyer and Davis, of Bos- 

 ton, Mass. 



Upon motion of J. E. Bloom, of Cincinnati, seconded by Dr. Rus- 

 sell, of Springfield, O., the following resolution was unanimously 

 adopted, viz. : 



Resolved, first, that the sportsmen here assembled do hereby or-^ 

 ganize themselves into a National Gun Association and invite, sports-. 

 men throughout the country to join them in this movement. : secondly, 

 that this organization be duly incorporated according to law in the 1 

 State of Kentucky, according to the genera! plau outlined in the pros- 

 pectus heretofore issued by J. M. Barbour, of Louisville, Kv., and J, 

 E. Bloom and John Whetstone, of Cincinnati, with such modifications 

 as may be adopted at this meeting or any adjournment thereof; and, 

 thirdly, that the secretary pro tern, be and is hereby instructed to 

 taiie the necessary legal "steps to file and duly complete toe requisite 

 corporation papers and all other papers, books, proceeding?, etc., re- 

 quired by law to duly carry ont the foregoing clauses. 



Upon 'motion of J. E. Bloom, seconded uy Dr. L. E. Russell, of 

 Springfield, 0., the following resolution was unanimously adopted, 

 vr/.. : 



Resolved, first, that Dip Constitution J,.'-!! By-Law", be and are 



