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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[AvCt. Id, 1885. 



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Address all coinmunicafions to the I'orest and Stream Publish- 

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THE "FOREST AND STREAM" RIFLE TRIAL. 



Kditor Forest and Streafn: 



1 beg; to tender .you my most hearty thanks and approval of your 

 settled purpose to have a trical this coming fall of the different hunt 

 Ing rifles now in (general use, for height of trajectory, and, of course, 

 targ:et. As you say both a rtat curve and agrood target must combine 

 to constitute a ffood hunting rifle. I have often repeated Uiis fa;t in 

 your columns and si^eu the reasons for it, so I pass on. 



In making this trial you lounb upon the very ke.ynoteof ritle shoot- 

 ing. Thousands of hunters all over this continent will rejoice at 

 your liberal and unselfish proposition, aurt await with great anxiety 

 and much patience your most valuable report. Such a trial has beeii 

 greatly wanted by himters and others for manv years, and the public 

 with a few exceptions, will now greatly re,ioica that it is to be f orth- 

 comiug, \ our most able and very reliant correspondent, "P.," has 

 already sent to your columns a most valuable series of experiments 

 which he made near three years ago in Montana, and he there recom- 

 mended .iu^t such a trial .as you now propose to make and I strongly 

 approved of it. In a recent published letter he renews the same, and 

 says tJiat all makers of rifles should first carefuUv ami trtdy test 

 them, and then wfirrant them to perform according to the test and 

 "tag" affixed to each. I most heartily concur m thi<! and so will all 

 rifle sbooters in America. I am free to say that a rifle which cannot 

 be accurately tested and then sold under a warrant of the test is not 

 the kind of rifle I would buy or have in possession. 



But I wish particularly to say, that I think the trial range should 

 not be over 1.50.\ ds. at most, and that 100yds. would suit my views 

 better, still 150yds. is very well, but 200yds. is too great for ordinary 

 hunting rifles. This, you say, is to be a general te.st for hunting rifles 

 as used in this country. Now all old hunters will agi-ee that to shoot 

 at any kind of game over about 100yds., as a rule is very unwise and 

 a losing business. Also that they shoot at game, large and small, nine 

 times in ten within lOOyds., and this because they do not wish to run 

 the chances of losing the game by shooting at it up to lOOyds. Indeed, 

 when we come down to the practical facts, more deer are shot within 

 Toyds. than over it, and thus for all largei- game as a rule. As to 

 small game, squirrek, crows, hawks and the like, they are generally 

 shot within to to 60yds., and always remember that small animals are 

 hunted ninety-nine limes to one of large animals. Thus it is evident 

 that hunting rifles should be confined to short ranges, and it is right 

 here we shoid l certainly know how they shoot. A range longer than 

 150yds., and even of 15(fyds., will serve to exclude from the trial many 

 small bores Avhich make the very best (and are the most sought after) 

 huntmg rifles for small game up to 75 or lOOyds. The small bores are 

 the most popular and sought after, because the game is generally 

 small and the ammunition cheap. Try to not exclude the most popu- 

 lar hunling rifles of all— I mean close-shootmg rifles for short dis- 

 tances. These are what the majority of shooters prefer, hence a trial 

 for 200yds. is altogether too great. 



One other point. I assume that you intend to report the target, of 

 course. And this, because if the rifle does not shoot steady, then a 

 flat curve is useless. The essentials of a good rifle are: 



1. Steadiness in shooting. 



2. A flat curve, so as not to shoot over and under. 



3. Sufficient power to Kill the game you wish to hunt. 

 4 As little recoil as possible. 



_ Mark well that steadiness and a flat curve must unite in the same 

 rifle, in order not to render it next to worthless in hunting, especially 

 for all small game. 



As to the target, 1 will say thus: The English in a like trial for a 

 hunting trajectory and target, made near London in the faU of 1883. 

 arrived at the target in this way. They used for the measurement of 

 the cluster square inches. After the sliooting was made, they drew 

 four straight lines at right angles to each other in such a way as to 

 include the outer centers of the trial bullet holes. This gave them 

 the height and breadth of the target, and when these were multiplied 

 togeiJier, it gave the result in square inches and decimals of inches, 

 the size of the target was only the cluster of shots, in fact. I think 

 they- reported the striug of the cluster also. A cluster, of course, 

 shows the same steadiness of the shooting, whether it be outside of 

 or around the center of a target. 



In a trial for trajectory the cluster method is best, I think, for the 

 bullseye is not seen when screens are used; and as the trial is to be 

 one of machine (constant) rest, with no change of elevation or aim, 

 of course each bifllet should follow the other into the same cluster, 

 if not bullet bole. 



The English selected 15()yds. as the limit of range, and if you select 

 tho same it will bring the Enghsh experiments into your own table, 

 and thus they become useful as comparisons. Six English manu 

 faclurers entered their rifles for competition at this trial, which was 

 gotten up and supervised by the editor of the London Field, who re- 

 ported on the same very fully in his columns. The names of those 

 who entered are Tho. Bland & Sons, Messrs. Holland, Adams, Tran- 

 ter, .Jeffries and Watson. The invitation was made general, but as 

 it was not availed of by all English manufacturers it looks as if some 

 f them dared not to test their rifles. 



Nearly eighteen months ago. in writing about this trial, which w^as 

 published throughout this country, I said: * * * "l desire to 

 thank you * * * for bringing before the public the valuable re- 

 sults of the recent rifle exphriments which have been made at Putney 

 and Nunhead, England, * * and for the purpose of testing the 

 qualities of ditferent himting rifles and placing tne results and their 

 trajectoi-ies fairly and squarely on record, so that the xiublic may 

 clearly tmderstand them. Such experiments carefully made form 

 the very essence of all rifle shooting, and without such tihe shooter of 

 the rifle may grope in darkness all his life. 



"* * * Most heartily do I commend this course of trials to all 

 American manufacturers of the bunting rifle. Each and all of these 

 seem to claim his own to bo the best, and therefore they should not 

 be afraid to enter them in a general contest. 



"T am glad that a few English makers have been consistent eaough 

 to come thus squarely to the front to test the shooting qualities of 

 their rifles, and we truly hope to see our American manufacturers not 

 less consistent and brave than the English * * * Will they not 

 then follow where the English have led, and so demonstrate to the 

 world what their hunting rifles can actually do? This exact knowl- 

 edge is just what the public wants, and 1 unhesitatingly say tliat 

 every American hunter will gladly clap his hands with joy to learn 

 who makes the best general hunting rifles, that is, for both large and 

 small game * * * Now the best hunting rifle for general purposes 

 is that which makes the flattest curve and shoots the steadiest within 

 ordinary hunting ranges * * * Gun trials, as you see, lie right at 

 the foundation of all rifle shooting, and I hope to see others coming 

 forward to indorse them. But all rifle trials should, and mtist be 

 made with much care, and disinterestedly, to be of value." 



Thus I wrote then and not one even has responded to the good 

 cause. It now remains for you, Mr. Editor, to do up this most praise- 

 worthy work, and sincerely I hope you will do it (as I have no doubt 

 you will) most thoroughly and right on the square. I give you my 

 ieart and hand in this matter and may you push boldly forward to 

 the end. Maj. H. W. Mereill. 



P. S.— After more mature consideration I come to the conclusion 

 that the rifles should be tested at aOOyds., this is the distance that 

 "P.," and Mr. Rabbeth and others have used, and many wish to know 

 this trajectory. Hence I recommend for each rifle 15 shots as fol- 

 lows: 



Five ataOOyds., 3 screens. at50, 100, 150 to target. 



Five at 150yds., 3 screens, at ;37>^, 75, 37}^ to target. 



Five at 100yds.. 3 screers, at 85, 50, 100 to target. 



This will nieet all cases from the light to the heavier hunting bul- 

 lets. Bach distance is about equally important, though practically 

 lOOyds. is the most important, because, say 19-20 of the game killed is 

 shot within this distance. Such a trial will be very valuable, as it 

 will settle the matter of any rifle definitely. H. W. M. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am glad to note that you are about to make a practical test of the 

 trajectories of our sporting rifles. Your editorial of Aug. 6 is sound 

 from begioning to end, and your plans as far as mapped out are 

 heyond criticism. As you invite suggestions, I will offer a few. 1. 

 The rifles should conform to the rules of the National Rifle Associa- 

 tion of America as regards weight, trigger pull and sights. 2. No 

 paper-patched bullets should be allowed, nor any style of cartridge 

 In which the bullet is not seated in the shell a sufficient distance to 

 make the ammunition portable and trustworthy under any ordinary 

 conditions, such as are met with in hunting. Muzzleloaders should 

 be allowed a cloth patch such as is generally used in this class of 

 weapons. 3. Breechloaders should use a cartridge such as is recom- 

 mended by the manufacturers of the rifle, providing it comes within 

 the conditions as above stated. If no such ammunition is furnished, 

 the rifle should be excluded from the test. Muzzleloaders should not 

 be overcharged with powder. A normal chai'ge, such as is used in 

 shooting game, should be selected, and a charge which would pro- 

 duce excessive recoil in a ten-pound rifle, endanger the biu"stlng of 

 the barrel, or cause wild shooting, should not be allowed, i. The 

 distance should be 200yds. 5. Twenty shots should be fired without 



w'lping out the rifle, and the time consumed in firing the twenty shots 

 .should not exceed thirty minutes. It should not be compulsory unon 

 the .shooter to load the rifle: an assistant may be appointed to do 

 I'fr' V^--S'- ^ ^"ecoi-d of the accuracy of each rifle 



should be kept, so that it may be known whether the comparative 

 flatness of trajectory has been obtained at the expense of accuracy 

 or not. 1 mvite criticism of these suggestion s, and hope this subject 

 may be fully discussed. e A Leopoid 



NORMSTOWN, Pa., Aug. 10. -l-EOPOLD. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



rdt^F'%9'^,^\fv:^-' ^^^^•-^'^^^ of Jamestown Rifle Club In 

 match w^ith Waltham Mass. Creedmoor target, 200yds., oflf-hand. 

 Telegraph match shot July 31; ., ^j- «. u. 



^1 6 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 5-43 



SN-4yres '.46 6 4 4 4 5 4 4 5-44 



? K IJovyler 4 44445154 2-40 



■^r^S'^^\^^^ 444 3 3 3 542 4-3fi 



^T^^T.-f^^^'^''"™ 4544 4 4465 4-42 



J K Moore 4 44544444 4-41 



R H Burns 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5-14-390 



R. H. BuBNs. 



.u^^^l^^'.'?:'^ lilB'I'E CLUB. -The twenty-eighth annual meeting of 

 the club will be held at Vernon, Vt,, Sept. 1 and 2. A general invita- 

 tion is extended to aU mterested in rifle shooting. Any one can 

 become a member and entitled to all the privileges of the club by 

 paying $5 entrance fee to the match for prizes and club medal. The 

 standard w;eight of rifle barrels being fifteen ponnd^;, all over must !?ive 

 the following odds: From 15 to 30 pounds, J4 mch to the pormd for 

 every 10 shots; from 20 to .30 pounds, 3-16 inch ; from 3U to 40 pounds, 

 1-16 mch. Ton per cent, odds will be allowed to parties shooting from 

 the Shoulder. First string will be shot Tuesday afternoon, second and 

 third strings on Wednesday. Distance 40 rods; time rules.- N, S. 

 Brockway, Secretary. Bellows Falls, Vt. 



HA.VERHILL, Aug. 8.— To day's shoot was well attended, and the 

 weather conditions were very good. Scores: 



J Bushfleld 44555,'j,5445— 46 E Bray AA&TA'ikUM—i^ 



WWorther 5545,544554—46 F Merrell 414111.5411—41 



JF Brown 4444445554—43 W Bushfleld ;m'^S54445-40 



O Brown 4445544454 -43 J M P Green 4413153344-38 



E Brown 534.54544.54- 43 



The MeiTimack Rifle Club visit/od the range Aug. 1, and a very 

 pleasant shoot was held. A team match of 10 men was shot and the 

 home team got left. The visit wUl be returned about the first of 

 September. 



BOSTON, Aug. 0.— There was a small attendance of riflomea at 

 Walout Hill to-day. In the militia match. Private L. Grant, Com- 

 pany D, 1st Cadets, made 23, coraoleting four scores of 21 or better, 

 thuswinmug the silver badge. For long-range shooting the condi- 

 tions were unfavorable, a changeable light and wind bothering the 

 riflemen considerably. The scores: 



Rest Match "F." 



C E Berry g 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-97 



WMissam.. 9 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 9 8-94 



C B Edwards lO 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9—94 



time Match "B." 



J Francis 10 6 7 7 8 8 5 9 10 9-79 



RTJupe.'V 1 9 8 7 10 6 6 5 10 7-69 



DP Holder.... 8 7 7 8 7 5 5 5 4 5-61 



M Winthrop (iml.) 54 7 246383 8-44 



RBadman (mil.) 3 6 7 8 4 3 3 2 6—37 



WHOlercmU.j 284430263 5—36 



Long Range Match— 1,000yds. 



Summer 5345554- > t-44r,-" i;^^^- ir.--,-;r,s 1^55^^5455— 207 



Washburn 44444!: ";-il3— 183 



W Charles (mil.) 43;334 > 5545— KiS 



P J Forest (mil.) 43 13;j;;5-ji;:;.,, 4^5: ; , i,^i55 -:j54 5. :;,;5>;iia5.ji 1^:3503— 151 



Aug, 8.— The weekly competition at Walnut Hill resulted to-day in 

 some good scares. The day was a perfect one, and though the at- 

 tendance was not large, a very pleasant meeting was held. Practice 

 was had at oOOyds., and some fair shooting was done. 



500yds. Match. 



C W Hodgdon 545555555.5—4!' T Stewart 5541354544—43 



J Hurd .5555.555553—48 W Kirkwood 4444545444—42 



D L Chase 4554545045 -46 



Decimal Match. 



R Reed, A ....5 8 7 9 9 10 9 9 6 7—79 



J Lemons, C 5 10 9 10.6 8 9 4 10 8-77 



RDadninn. C 6 7 7 10 8 7 5 5 7 9-71 



B G Warren, C 8 6 7 9 7 S 7 8 5 4—69 



A B Archer, A 755986487 7—66 



Rest Match, 



J Francis, F 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9-99 



J N Frye 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10—98 



1) L Chase. L 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9—98 



S Wilder, F 10 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10—97 



B G Warren, F 10 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 8 10-95 



Hale, A 9 10 8 9 8 6 7 9 7 8-81 



Practice Match. 



R Reed 5455554.554-47 A H Wright (mil.) . . .5435434845-40 



C W Hodgdon 4456554445- 45 M G Witham (mil.). .2.333343445— 34 



A B Archer 4455454544—41 



THE COMING GUNPOWDER.-The gunpowder question is stfli 

 exercising the minds of the authorities, says the London World, and 

 a few years will no doubt see a great change in the nature of the ex- 

 plosive. The new brown cocoa compressed powder will soon be 

 universally in use with our newest breechloading guns; and experi- 

 ments have been tried lately at Bottwiel, where this powder originally 

 appeared, with a compressed powder of fine grain, which is reported 

 to have given most wonderful results when fired in a rifle. Another 

 inventor has patenteda powder which is to be manufactured and stored 

 in a liquid form, to be evaporated when required for use, the great 

 advantage claimed for this being that the danger in manufacture is 

 greatly lessened. 



MINNESOTA.— The fifth annual meeting of the selected riflemeu 

 of the department of Dakota opened on the 6th at Fort Snelling 

 under the direction of Lieut. L. R. Hare, the department inspector 

 of rifle practice. The men, to the number of 200, are all on the 

 ground, having come in during the past week singly and in detach- 

 ments from the several posts in the department. Of the number 

 mentioned there are 120 riflemen, the remainder comprising the 

 range officers, scorers, markers, cooks and orderlies. The first three 

 days will be devoted to preliminary practice. The morning firing 

 will begin at 8:45 and the afternoon shooting at 1:30. The prize for 

 the highest aggregate score made during the three days' practice is 

 an elegant golf) badge offered by Victor Robertson of Fort Snelling. 

 It is valued at $75, and is one of the handsomest badges ever offered 

 in a department contest. 



WATER GUN.— A Grand Rapids, Mich,, paper of a recent date 

 gives an account of the trial of a water gun. J. L. Shaw, the inventor, 

 conducted the exhibition. The patentee claims to be able to break in 

 a window protected by slats, or throw a life line over any house in 

 the city. The instrument is practically on the same principle as a 

 rifle, water, however, being the motive force. The bullet was thrown 

 about 140ft. and the life line about 40ft. in height. The pressure of 

 the water was not sufficient to fairly test the aparatus. As far as it 

 went the water gun was a success, 



CLUB SCORES.— Corresp07irfen<s tvho favor ma- ivith scores are 

 requested to send them m as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to p?-ess Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication shoidd be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest. 



VARIOUS MILITARY ARMS. -As I undei-stand the rule, any mili- 

 taiy gun may be shot in matches between militia companies if de- 

 sired. The members of any team may use several different makes of 

 military rifles, if covered by N. R. A. rules. For instance, the Amer- 

 ican team shooting the English used several makers. — X. (Tacoma, 

 W. T.). [Unless the rules require the use of the arm formally issued 

 to the compan.y represented by the team, there is no objection to the 

 use of a variety of military rifles in the .^ame team.] 



RIFLE NOTE.— The annual matches of the Ontario Rifle Associ- 

 ation open on the Garrison Common Ranges, Toronto, Aug. 24, A 

 long series of competitions has been arranged, and the prospects are 

 for a very successful meet. 



DRESDEN TURN PBST.-Of the 37 prizes given at the Dresden 

 turn fest, four fell to America, and three of the foiu- were won by 

 J^ewarkers. W. Grant won the twenty-eighth prize with a score of 

 50% points. Gustave Ahl won the thirty -fifth by 491^ points. Henry 

 Freeman won the thirty-sixth by 49 poiuts. The fourth winner was 

 Charles Hartman, of San Francisco, who took the lowest prize by a 

 score of 49 points. The highest prize was won by a score of 61}^ 

 points by a Berlin turner. 



The Knoxville Blackbird has been adopted by the South End Gun 

 Club. At the recent tournament a thorough trial was given them, 

 and they were fotmd far superior to the Peoria bird. The flight of 

 the Knoxville bird is much longer, and they are less liable to break 

 when thrown from a ti-ap.— irorcesfer(il!fas,'s.)»Sijj/, JulyW, 1835.— ^du 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us toith club scores are particular Iv re- 

 quested to tvnte on one side of the paper onVy. 



HOW TO AWARD THE PRIZES. 



Editor Forest and Stream.- 



The Glass-BaU Club held a shooting match July 4. the prizes to IM 

 awarded according to sweepstake rules. The following is the score. 7 

 singles and 4 pair doubles: ^ 



James Gregory 1 1 1 OQ OO 10 10- 5 



Cal Wmslpw 1 1 1 1 1 00 10 10 10- 8 



A L Hamilton 1 10 1111 11 10 10 10-11 



J ^ Gray 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ll 01 00 11-12 



H C Vinai ...0 1 1 10 10 11 01- 7 



E L Rolfe . 110 11 11 11 11 10-11 



Frank Roberts 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 00- 8 



H A Arey 10 11111 11 10 10 11-1« 



^ 1 1 1 11 11 10 11-11 



r Z^ ^'It™*'' 1 1 10 00 00 00- 3 



^n^tl^^^"^^ 1 1 1 10 10 00 10- 6 



wii^iTii i 110 10 10 10 10 11 01- 9 



^ ^ ^'l^"""^^" 0001001 withdrew. 



TP ^mh„V=V 1 1 10 01 01 00- 6 



• : 1 00 00 10 10- 3 



There are four prizes to be awarded to the four best scores. We 

 are not famfliar with sweepstake rules, and will hold the prizes till 

 the scores are published in your valuable paper and you inform us 

 how to shoot off the ties. J G 



ViNAL Havkn, Me., Aug. 3, 1885. ' ' " 



[In the score there are two ties of 12 and three of 11, a single 9, and 

 twotiesof 8. The piize winners maybe determined in two ways: 

 1. Ties of 12 shoot off at a certain number of balls, say three each, 

 and the one who makes the best score takes first prize and the other 

 second. 1 hen those who tied on 11 shoot off, and the one making 

 best score takes third and the next onetourth. 2. In class-shooting, 

 the usual style, the ties of 13 shoot off. the one making best score 

 taking first prize and the other man getting nothing. Ties of 11 

 shoot off, best man taking second; third goes to the score of 9, and 

 ties of 8 shoot oft for fourth.] 



NE^y HAMBURG, Canada, Aug. 7 -The members of the Hamburg 

 (xun Club met on Thursday to shoot a walking match, 15 clay-pigeons, 

 Ligowsky screened trap, first notch. 25yds. to 12yds. This first at- 

 tempt caused a great deal of fun. Scorp : 



TPuddicombe..011011 101110110-10 F Bourne 000111101111010- 9 



oJ^rP^i''^ OlOmOIlOOlllO- 9 IClaucy 010101100110101-8 



SGHolley lOlUlOllOlHOl-ll 



CLUB SCORES.— Corresponden/s who favw us with scores are 

 reqiK.stcd to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to 2,ress Wednesdays; and it is necessai-y that 

 at the latest '^^^^^^^ -'''""M be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 



MOBILE GUN CLUB.-Monthly handicap shoot for cluh meda; 

 Stewart at 21yds., re&t^, at 34vds. ; 15 balls, 3 traps- 

 Finch llllllllllllill-15 Boltz 111110111101011—12 



Stewart linnniinilO-14 Sartore 0101011111 



McDonnell 101011111011111—12 Drey 111110010 



Team .shoot, 15 leather-wing bats, 7 singles at 21yds., 4 doubles at 

 18yds.: 



Team No. 1, G. Bollz, Capt. Team No. 3, J, F. McDonnell. Oant. 



Boltz 0111111 11111110-13 McDonnell.lOilOOl 01 00 11 11— & 



Drey 1100101 11 10 10 00- 8 Custa 1001100 11 11 01 11-10 



Sartore C. 1010) 11 11 11 10 00—10 Wagner.,.. lOlOlll 10 10 1111—11 

 Sartore J. .1111100 01 01 01 11—10 Dumont... .llllOOl 1110 1111-12 

 Antone..,. 1110010 11 01 01 10- 9 Stewart .. ,1111111 10 11 10 11-18 . 



Burch 0011001 10 11 10 10— 8 Fmch 1001111 11 11 11 11—13 



Vass 1011111 11 01 10 01—11 Paterson,. 0101000 11 01 01 10— 7 



69 re 

 PERU, Ind., Aug. 3.— The following is our score for to-day, which 

 is poorest we have made so far; 18yd8. rise, behind screen: 



Hiner IIIIOOIOIOOIIOOOOIOI-IO Huff OlOOtlOOOlOOlonoOOOO-5 



Loughran.lOOlOllOllOOOlOOllOO— 9 Alford 11100000111011000000—8 



Hendricks.OllllOlOlOOOOIlOlOOO- 9 Sterne 01001000111011010001-6 



Gleason. . .00011000001)001110001- 7 Wflson 1O1011O00010OO11OOO1-7 



CLUB SCORES.-Corr,-> ,rho favor u.^ irith scnr.s are 



requested to send Ihetn -s- possible after the matches 



described. We go to p/---.-.-.- m sn<t't/s; and it' is necessary that 



matter for publication slionld be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest. 



NEW ENGLAND TRAP-SHOOTERS' ASSOCIATION. -:-The third 

 grand tournament will be held at Ebceter, N, H,, Aug. 37 and 28. The 

 individual match will occtir on Thursday, at 2 P. M.. and the team 

 match on Friday, at the same hour. Entrance free, .sweepstakes op- 

 tional. The Exeter Sportsman's Club wiU donate special prizes for 

 these matches. Five clay-pigeon traps will be devoted to sweep- 

 stakes, entrance $1.50 to $5. Also (raps for fancy targets for sweep- 

 stakes, entrance 50 cents. From 9 A. M. to 7 P. M., each day.— C. H. 

 BiCKFORD, Sec'y, Exeter, N. H. 



NE"SV ORLEANS, Aue, 1 — A challenge match was shot to-day be- 

 tween the Crescent and So.ithern Gun Clubs, of New Orleans, at the 

 City Park. The match was to be decided by eighty single clay-pigeons 

 and forty double bats. The Southern Gun Club came out victorious 

 by a majority of five on clay-pigeons and seven on bats. After the 

 challenge match there was a pool shot for duck decoys. These were 

 won by Mr. F. Cardona, of the Southern Gun Club. The Southeni 

 Gun Club desires to hear from any club whose members are under 

 the age of twenty three. Address all challenges to F. Cardona, care 

 of S. Hernsheim & Bros., corner Julia and Magazine streets. 



National Gun Association TotmNAMBNTS.— Special Notice.— Mem- 

 bers desirous of organizing tournaments in their vicinity, under the 

 auspices of the Association, are requested to notify the undersigned. 

 All the expenses of the same wOl be paid by us. Make your arrange - 

 ments for 1886, We propose to establish a circuit of tournaments 

 annually. Claim your dates now.— F. C. Bishop, Secretary, Box 1292, 

 Cincinnati. O. Send 10 centsfor hand book containing rules, constitu- 

 tion, etc. "Fairly started and its future depends entirely upon the 

 manner in which the sportsmen throughout the country respond."— 

 C. M-Stabk, April 18, 1885,— ^du. 



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 logs of cruises, oaps, and information concerning their local waters, 

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SECRETARY- C, A. Neide, Schuylerville, N. Y. Candidates for mem 

 bership must forward their names, with S2 for initiation fee and 

 first year's dues, to the secretai-y, who wiU present the names to the 

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