812 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



-tJfor. IS, 1885. 



rifleman knows, may take place from the slightest obstacle. 

 Each screen was placed thus while the target, having had 

 such a fine India ink line drawn across its center, was pinned 

 to the plank backing with this line exactly at muzzle dis- 

 tance above the base line stake below. 



"When everything was in readiness and the signal given 

 that the range was clear the first shot was fired, not sighted 

 at the target direct, but upon the slight black patch which 

 h.ad been placed on the screen nearest the I'ifle as a precau- 

 tionary measure. The shot hole through each screen was 

 numbered, and the same shot given the same number on the 

 target This was done before another shot was fired, and 

 with abundant assistance did not consume a moment's time. 

 When the next shot was fired it too was numbered consec- 

 utively, so that when through, the five shots allotted each 

 rifle there were corresponding numbers on each of the three 

 screens and on the target as well. While the firing was 

 going on observations were made as to the state of flie at- 

 mospheric conditions. Readings were had from the barom- 

 eter, from the wet and dry thermometer and from the ane- 

 mometer. The accuracy of these observations is fully shown 

 when it is stated that the instruments used were selected 

 from the extensive stock of Gall & Lembke, of 21 West 

 Union Square, this city. 



Before taking the rifle from its rest or disturbing the 

 screens and target, the measurements were renewed and veri- 

 fied at each point along the line— at the rifle muzzle— from 

 the screw head to the hair line drawn across each screen— 

 and to the similar line on the target. These having been taken 

 and duly entered, the clamps were loosened and the screens 

 set free, the thumb screws which held the target were drawn 

 and a few turns of the screw at the top of the rest permitted 

 the rifle to be lifted out. It will be noted that the essential 

 parts of each screen were the fine line and the numbered bul- 

 let holes, and this permitted the cutting out of the thin 

 paper sheets and their careful presei'vation in a portfolio for 

 future measurement. Supposing a shot to have hit exactly 

 upon the center-line of the buUseye, then the distances of the 

 shot-hole above the line on the several screens would have 

 been the trajectory height at those distances, respectively, 

 but the great majority of the bullets struck above or below 

 this center line, and this necessitated additional calculation, 

 simple, yet not to be slurred over. In all there were over 

 fifteen hundred of those measurements to be taken and tabu- 

 lated on screen and target. 



In the case of the tip-up barrel rifles, such as the Wesson 

 and Stevens, and in the muzzleioaders, there was an ad- 

 ditional bother in the necessity of taking the muzzle height 

 at each placing of the rifle in the rest. The screens remained 

 untouched, and with the small black aiming patch on the 

 first screen nearest the rifle, there was no difficulty in getting 

 on the target. Yet in making the ofiice calculations after* 

 ward, each shot in each screen is considered with reference 

 to the muzzle height when that particular shot was fired. 



Note — Our attention is called to the fact that the Marlin 

 .40 70 should have read .40-60, as that is the nomenclature 

 adopted by the makers. As we have before stated, we used 

 the ammunition recommended by the' maker, and what that 

 ammunition really is our examination will show. While the 

 Marlin .40-60 may be the designation given in the eatategue, 

 how near the charge came to being 60 grains our weighing 

 expert will report in due time. 



[to be continded.] 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.— The fall meeting of the California Rifle 

 Association opened at Shell Mound this morning. The day was beau- 

 tiful—none belt«r could have been selected. The attendance was 

 large. There were advertised five matches, but owing to tne high 

 ride which covered the beach and rendered impracticable the skir- 

 mishers" match, there were only four that came off. The first was 

 the Siebe teatn match, open to leams of six representatives from any 

 company of the National Guard or Police department who have never 

 made more than VO per cent, in any California Rifle Association 

 matches, for a trophy presented by Captain Ludwig Siebe. The con- 

 ditions of the contest were 7 rounds at 200yds. with Springfield rifles. 

 There were 4 entries— the Police team and a team from E Company, 

 Second Artillery, N Gr. C. The trophy was won by the former. The 

 scores were as follows: 



Police Team. Company E. Second Artillery. 



T Flanders 4553835—28 Sergt Kelly 44455i3 -29 



J Kelly 4454251—28 C Bateman 4444454—29 



J A Stanley 4454254—28 Lieut J H Flynn . . .4343444-26 



G O Comstock 3343434—24 J Howard 4343244—24 



Wm Single 43-32444-24 Corp J McCloskv. .4332354—24 



E R Alford 2433333-20—152 Sergt Clark 4223224—19—151 



In the platoon match, or volley shootmg. there were abo two en 

 tries, viz , a team from (.he Police Department and another from the 

 Nationals. Companies C and G, First Infantry, N. G. C. The condi- 

 tions of the match were that each team should consist of eighteen 

 men and that each should be allowed to fire but one volley, and at the 

 command of an officer in charge, at the 200-vard target, each strag- 

 gling shot to forfeit a hit. Score to be counted: First, greatest 

 number of hits, and, secondly, the value of each according to the 

 0. K. A. rules. The matcu was won by the policemen. Captain 

 Douglass gave them the word, while Captain Klein did the same for 

 the Nationals. The scores of each team, and the name of the winning 

 one, were: 



Police Team— Hook, A. T. Fields, C. C. Wells, N T. Fields, Sergeant 

 Fleming, Sergeant Gans. Comstock, McCarty, Geary, VOiiiman, Har- 

 ris, Cayat, Boughton. Stanley, Sergeant Flanderj. Kelly. Serjeant 

 Nash. Every man hit the target, there beiDg 6 center shots, 6 threes 

 and 6 twos, a total of 54 points. 



Naciouals, Companies C and G, First Infantry, N. G. C.-The target 

 •was bit 13 times. Ten centers were made, 1 three and 2 twos, a total 

 o£ 47. 



The match for the champion medal of the Association, held by 

 Special OfQcer P. D. Linville, was won bv T. E. Carson, of C Com- 

 pany, First Infantry, N. G. C. The match was open to all members 

 of the Association, the National Guard of California, Army and Navy 

 or Police departments. Entries unlimited. Rounds ten, with any 

 military rifle under the rule, 200yds. Five cash prizes, namely, $10, 

 88, $H, $4, §2, in addition to the medal, which is the first prize, to 

 become Lhe property of the marksman winning it three times at 

 regular meetings of the C. R. A. The prize-winners were: 



TE Carson 5514545.55.5-47 Charles Nash. . ..4544555564—46 



PDLinville 5455515554—47 SE Beaver 54.55554454—45 



A Johnsou 5454455545 — 16 J AC MacDonald . . .4454455155—45 



An extra prize of 310 for the most bullseyes made during the day 

 in the match was won by LiuviUe. 



Beginners' Match .—C' Meyer won the Donahue Beginners' Trophy, 

 the competition for which was open to all competitors who have no 

 record exceeding 70 per cent, at the meetmgs of the O. R. A., 200yds., 



5 shots, with any military rifle under the rules. First prize presented 

 by Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Donahue, Fifth Infantry, N. G. C. Other 

 prizes, 25, 15, 10 and 5 per cent, respectively, of net receipts. Entries 

 unlimited. The prizes were won by: 



C Meyer 44455-22 Kehrlein 34544-21 



J A Hanly 4454.5—22 H Pendleton 54354—21 



Kelly 45444-21 



The following made 70 per cent.: T. Flanders 30, F. M. Zeizing 20, 

 Rateman 19. Lieut. J. A. Flynn 18, Clark 18, J. McClosky 18. 



The meeting concludes on next-Sunday, when there will be shot the 

 Dimond Team Match. Dunphy Team Match, and Centennial Team 

 Match and pool shooting. 



Nov. 2. — The second day was not nearly so well attended as was 

 the first. The first contest was for the D'imond team trophy, open 

 to teams of sis from any mUitary company , field and staff, board of 

 officers, police department or rifle club, with Springfield rifles at 200 

 and SOdyds., seven rounds each, trophy to become the property of 

 the team winning it three times. November 16, 1884, the Police Team 

 won the trophy by a score of 365. The National's Shooting Club won 

 it from the police on the 14th of last June by a score of 360. To-day 

 there were but two competitors for the trophy— the Police Team and 

 the Nationals. Following is the score: 



Police Team. National's Team. 



200yds, oOOyds. 200yds. 500yds. 



Set C Nash 31 33—64 F Cummings 30 33—63 



D Geaiy 30 32—62 Capt J E Klein . . . .83 30-6i 



AT Fields 28 32—60 C L Lods 29 31—60 



NT Fields .30 30-60 A Johnson 28 29-67 



H Hook 29 30—59 GS Simpson 30 27—67 



ABixby -30 29—59 T E Carson 29 26-35 



864 -354 

 The secoad match was the Dunphy trophy match, open t^ teams 

 of 6 from any military company, field or staff, board of officers, police 

 department or rifle club, with any military rifle under the rules, at 

 200 and 600yds., 7 rounds, to becoune the property of the team win- 

 ning it three times. Nov. 16, 1884, the trophy was won for the first 

 time by the Police team by a score of 370 points. The next time it 

 wa^i won on .Tune 14, 1885, "when the Police team No. 1 won it by a 

 score of 372. To-day there were only two competitors, the Police 

 team and the Nationals, the former again won by a score of 381. Ap- 

 pended is the individual score: 



Police Team. National Team. 



200yds. SOOrds. 200yds. 500yds. 



CC Wells 30 33-63 TE Carson 3 J 34-64 



D Geary 32 31-63 Capt J E Klein .. 28 .33—61 



J P McCarty .33 80-63 P Cummmgs 30 31-61 



H Hook 31 31-62 G S Simpson .27 29— .56 



Lieut S Flemming.28 82—60 A Johnson 30 23—53 



V? Boughton 31 19—50 C L Lods 2;j 25-48 



361 si 

 The match for the Centennial Trophy closed the regular pro- 

 gramme. The trophy, which is a beautiful silver one, was presented 

 by this city to the Association in 1876, to become the property of the 

 regiment or battalion winning it five times at regular meetings of the 

 Association, commencing in 1882 For the six years commencing in 

 1876 it was won by the First Infantry. They returned it to be shot for 

 as stated above. The conditions under which the trophy may be shot 

 for are: Open to all teams of ten representatives from any regiment 

 or battalion, N. G. 0.. 200 and 500 yards; seven rounds at each, with 

 Sprine-fleld rifles. On Oct. 23, 1882. the Fu-st Infantry won the trophy 

 by a score of 860 (10 shots). The same regiment won the trophy on 

 Oct. 28, 1883, by a score of 587. On Nov. IS, 1884, the same regiment 

 won it, with 597 points. Once more the regiment won the trophy 

 yesterday, by a score of 587. There really was no competitor, bat 

 the Second Artillery managed to get together a team of members 

 and ex -members which shot for the sake of shooting. Following is 

 the score of the vrinning team, the grand total figuring up 537: 



200yds. 500yds. 200yds. 500yds. 



A Johnson 32 



F Cummings 33 



Julius Klein....... 29 



Capt J E Klein . 32 

 A P Rave 



34—06 TE Carson 28 31—59 



82—65 G Simpson 24 33—58 



3:3-62 PMDiers 29 25—54 



:W— 62 P E Robertson ..... 26 26—52 



.30-60 A J Ruddock .,27 22-49 



The third match, and the one in which all interest was centered, 

 was the contest for the California Powder Works medal, open to all 

 members of the association. National Guard of California, army and 

 navy; distance 200 and 500yds., 7 shots at each distance with any 

 military rifle under the rules; all competitors for this trophy to use 

 powder raanufactuied by the Califarnia Powder Works. The medal 

 is destined to become the property of the marksman winning It three 

 tirae-s at regular meetings of the association. It was first won on Oct. 

 28, 18&3, by Private G. C. Thaxter, of the Carson City Guard of 

 Nevada, by a score of 64. On May 11, 1884, Officer P. D. Linville won 

 it with a score of 65. On Nov. 23 of the same Sergt. C. Nash carried 

 it off with the splendid score of 68. On June 14 last Lieut, S. I. Kel- 

 logg, Jr., won it by a score of 64. To-day there were a large number 

 of competitors, f : Cummings. of Company C, First Infantry, N. G. 

 C, won the medal, as 'will be seen by the appended four highest 

 scores: 



200yds. 500yds. 200yds. SOOvds. 



F Cummings 31 .34—65 G L Gano 30 .34-64 



ACBixby 33 .32—65 Ch as Nash 31 33-64 



In the match for the Directors' Medal the following scores were 

 made at 200yds. : 



SertCNash ...4454445-30 Major E G Sprowl 4436545—29 



Capt H T Sime. 4444445—29 Major A F Klose 4444444—28 



Lieut G H Strong 3444554-29 Lieut R P Hammond. . .,336234— 34 



CLUB SCOUKS.— Correspondents toho favor us with scores are 

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

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be in hxmd by Monday, or Jhiesday 

 at the latest. 



GARDNER. Mass., Nov. 5.— At a recent meet at Hackmatack Range 

 of the Gardner Rifle Club, there was a team match with the Leo- 

 minster Rifle Club. The American decimal target was used, and three 

 striUiis were shot with the following result: 



Gardner. Leominster. 



G F Ellsworth 85 88 92-265 B M Pitts 77 75 75-227 



C A Hinds 74 83 84—241 G W Foster 78 74 74-226 



IN Dodge 72 85 81-23-* H A Rugg 68 75 75-218 



A Mathews 75 76 85-236 J W Elwell 80 68 0S--216 



G C Goodale 62 85 85-232 E M Rockwell 70 68 60—207 



H CKnowlton 70 79 78 -237 J Simonds 63 62 62—187 



W C Loveland '?'7 74 75—226 F A Whitney 68 69 59—186 



F E Nichols 86 70 60-226 C C Foster 53 66 66-185 



F H Knowlton 75 62 62—199 H S Lawrence 53 55 55— ie3 



G Warfield ...58 58 59—176 C A Joslm 39 59 60—168 



1,973 1,016 

 The members of the Gardner Rifle Club have shot twice for the 

 three gold medal prizes offered by the Turf, Field and Farm. The 

 Massachusetts target is used, distance SOOyds., shooting off-hand, 

 with a possible 120. The results of two shoots is as follows: 



I N Dodge 110 109 H C Knowlton ... 108 



A Mathews 108 107 W C Loveland 101 



GC Goodale 108 99 F H Knowlton 94 



102 



G F Ellsworth 105 



Chester Hinds 103 



106 

 102 



C D Bent 94 



F E Nichols 92 



BRIDGEPORT RIFLE CLUB.— Nov. 5, 200yds. off-hand: 



D E Marsh .11 11 10 12 9 10 11 11 12 10 10 9 11 12 10-169 



George Quitmeyrell 11 10 10 11 11 8 9 11 11 11 12 10 11 11—158 

 TV H Beardsley...ll 9 11 12 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 12—153 



E Nothnagle 10 7 11 10 9 11 12 10 13 10 11 12 8 9 11—153 



S H Hubbard 12 11 9 7 11 11 10 10 9 11 lO 12 11 9 8—151 



RS Bassett...... .12 6 12 9 6 9 8 9 11 10 10 12 9 11 8—142—916 



New York Club. 



TP W'hite 11 11 8 11 10 12 11 9 10 9 9 9 11 10 11—1.62 



J Uuane 10 10 11 9 10 8 11 11 10 11 9 10 11 9 9—149 



C ETaynton 11 11 11 8 9 9 10 8 12 11 10 9 9 11 10-149 



M Herrington 9 9 12 11 7 11 11 9 9 9 12 12 9 9 9—148 



FHHolton ...10 8 9 10 12 10 7 10 11 9 12 8 9 11 10—146 



J S Case 10 8 11 7 8 11 9 12 9 10 11 9 10 7 11—143-887 



The New Yorks shot at Creedmoor on Tuesday, Nov. 3; the weather 

 was cold and blustering. The Bridgeports shot on their range at 

 Readmoor on Thursday, Nov. 5. The weather was mild, with a fresh 

 wand blowing down the range, and a bad light. It will be seen by the 

 scores tliat the Bridgeports won by 29 points It was agreed that the 

 scores should be held back until Saturday mornmg, and then sent by 

 mail. The target used was the Massachusetts.- K. S. Bassett, Secre- 

 tary B. R. C. 



CREEDMOOR, Nov. 7.— The annual competition for the champion- 

 ship of the State took place to-day. The weather was cloudy, with 

 rain at intervals, and the wind, though not strong, was tricky at 

 times. The match was one of the most closel.y contested and inter- 

 esting ever shot on the range, each competitor taking the same num- 

 ber of entries, and the final buUseve, made by Sergt. Dolan when it 

 was almost dark, decided the winner. Klein's score of 49 is is the 

 best ever made at these ranges with the .50 cal. Remington in any 

 match of the Association, The highest scores were as follows: 



200yds. 500yds. 



T J Dolan, 13th Regt 22 2.3—46 26 24—49—94 



J F Klein, 17th Sep. Co „.34 22—46 25 33 — 18—94 



J S Shepherd, 23d Regt. . 23 24—47 34 23—46—93 



COL. BLUNT.— Col. Stanhope E. Blunt has been honored by Gen. 

 Sheridan with the appointment as aide-de camp on the personal staff 

 at the Headquarters of the Arm.y. Col. Blunt has been serving for 

 more than a year as inspector of rifle practice at Headquarters, the 

 duties of which position he will continue to discharge in addition to 

 those of aide-de camp. He is the author of the -'Manual of Rifle 

 Firing" adopted last year for the use of the Regular Army. 



CLUB SCOB.ES.—Correspqnde^its who favor us vrith scores are 

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

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is 'necessary that 

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

 at the late.it. 



BOSTON, Nov. 5.— The attendance at Walnut Hill to-day was smaU. 

 The weather condiiions were not very good, and a "7 o'clock" wind 

 of varying strength, and a very bright light, made the judgment of 

 elevations difficult. Toward 'night the conditions improved. The 

 decimal match C, rest match F and the time match B will close 

 Thanksgiving day. Following are the best scores ; 



S. Wilder. N. Wa.shburn. 



SOOyds. ,..455555555455565—78 800yds 4.^5ii545B5o5555o— 73 



900yds 446't55555565554-tl 900ydB 55.5455544555454-71 



lOOOyds. , . .583055363456555-61—206 l,060vds. . .345255.304535434^55—199 

 . Decimal Off-Haud Match, 200yd8. 



C E Perry. A 6 10 8 10 5 4 9 10 10 6-78 



JRMissam, A 9 8 10 6 3 9 7 8 8 9-77 



J N Fiye, 8 6 5 10 8 10 9 7 8 6—77 



J Francis (rail.), A 7 6 9 9 6 8 5 9 6 10—75 



N F Tufts, C 6 10 7 7 7 5 10 5 9 7—73 



J P Bates, C 465986966 6-65 



CHDulog(mil.)A 7 89960475 2-63 



Pillsbury (mil.) A 364 10 9427 5 10-69 



Rest Match, 200yds. 



J Francis 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10—98 



S Wilder 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10-98 



John Almost 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 9—97 



NF Tufts 10 8 8 7 7 9 10 10 9 9-87 



Nov. 7.— The weather was very poor for shooting at Walnut Hill to- 

 day and but few riflemen were present. A dense fog prevented 

 shooting until the middle of the day. when for about three hours it 

 lifted so that the target could be seen. At 3 o'clock it again closed 

 in and put a stop to all practice. The Arlington Heights Club sent a 

 team to shoot the proposed team match, but as th^y did not arrive 

 until after 3 o'clock, they were unable to shoot and the match is post- 

 poned indeflnitely. The range will be open Thanksgiving Day, and 

 the current matches will close with that day's shooting. Following 

 are the best of the finished scores made to day: 

 Decimal Match. 



C E Berry 8 9 10 8 9 7 7 10 6 8-82 



J N Frve 9 8 10 5 10 4 10 9 8 7-80 



EB Souther 5 10 9 9 5 9 9 10 6 8—79 



N F Tufts 6 8 10 9^ 6 5 10 3 4 9-73 



John Quincy 10 8 9 8 7 6 4 3 9 4—68 



Rest Match. 



J Francis 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10-97 



B G Warren 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 9-97 



SW Wilder 10 10 10 9 8 10 9 10 10 10-96 ' 



Creeamoor Practice. 



CE Berry 5 3 6455554 4—45 



Eli Perkins 5 4644445. 3 5-44 



F Carter, mil 4 54454 S 44 4-43 



WHOler 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 5-43 



RDadman 4 5 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 5-43 



ST. LOUIS, Oct. 29.— The St. Louis Long-Range Rifle Association 

 contested for the St. John challenge medal this afternoon at Jeifer- 

 son Barracks, the shoot resulting in a victory for J. J. Laughljn, who 

 scored 66 out of a possible 75 at 500yds., and 05 at 200yds. The scores 

 in full are: 



500yds. 200 vds 



Capt W P Sehaaf 344554454005534-.55 445:W4(4;W44433-57-112 



J J Laughlin .55'i535.3.544544.55— 66 j r- ri5-e5— 131 



Lieut F W Sibley 4540524284S4-353 53 ;:3-53-106 



Lieut T W Jones :^35554204344240-48 1 1=.— 65— 11.3 



MW Russell 3254.58444334244—54 14-65-119 



Capt R H Montgomery . .55344544354543-4—63 .+-54—116 



EHGorse •30035'2603444042-8S i:3-47- 85 



C B Smith 334043,44543334—49 i.-. : .53-61— 110 



THOMASTON, Conn., Oct. 31.— Empire Rifle Club weekly badge 

 shoot . Very bright light, strong four o'clock wind : 



E Thomas 10 12 12 12 8 11 11 11 10 10—107 



G A Lemmon 9 11 11 10 8 11 10 10 8 11— 99 



Fred A Perkins... 11 10 10 10 H 11 10 9 7 10— ,99 



C F Williams 11 » 8 13 10 10 11 10 9 7— 97 



On Oct. 2S, by invitation, the Empires visited the Bridgeport Rifle 

 Club, Readmoor Range, near Stratford. Other clubs had been in- 

 vited, but as none but the Empire's put in an appearance a match 

 was shot with the fol'owing result. Conditions. 200y.ls. off-band, 

 Massachusetts ring target. 15 shots per man: Empire team— G. G. 

 Canfleld 154, G. C. Gilbert 149, E. Thomas 147. G. A. Lemmon 147, W. 



H. Dunbar 143, F. A. Perkins 143, O. P. North 1.33. C. F. Williams 

 121. total 1.137. Bridgeport team— .Marsh 156, Beardsley 144, Rice 142, 

 Nothnagle 139. Betts 135. Bassett 134, Beers 138. Botsford US, total 



I, 101. After the match a shore dinner was partaken of at the Ross 

 House, followed by short speeches from several members of both 

 clubs.— .32 Cal. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us m'th club score-'' are particularly rt - 

 guested To write on one side of the paper only. 



RYAN VS. TOWNSEND.— A pigeon match that has occa.sioned 

 considerable excitement among the Jersey trap shooters for the past 

 few weeks between John Ryan, of Montclair, and Chas. Townsend, 

 of the Jersey Citj Heights Gun Club, both veterans of the trigger, 

 came off on the 7th inst. on the grounds of the Englewood Gun Club. 

 Jerry Maher was chosen judge for Townsend, and that don't know- 

 anything-much-about-pigeons-and traps, the venerable Miles Johnson 

 for R.van, John Richards, referee, Geo, B. Eaton, official scorer. It 

 wns a trap and handle match, Al Heritage (-'Old South Paw") fur- 

 nishing the birds for Ryan to bag if he could, and Miles Johnson the 

 same for Townsend, and they were a daisy lot, only one incomer and 

 no gra=s pickers, but all decidedly abrupt in their exit. Some of the 

 shots of each man were loudly applauded. Ryan was unfortunate ia 

 having four of his birds fall dead just out of bound.s to Townsend's 

 two. which might have made the match a tie. Ryan shot Miles's 

 Scott gun, UJdlbs.. Townsend a Parker, 91bs. Both were strong 

 shooters, as only one bird was missed outright, and that was the in- 

 comer for Townsend. Charlej with his close choke is not :iood on 

 incomers. Ryan's last bird was gathered neatly bv Johnson, but 

 as from all appearances the bird bad been out of bound.s it was 

 decided a lost bird. The match was 40 buds each, Slyds. rise, 8()yds. 

 boundary, one barrel, trap and handle, otherwise old Rhode Island 

 rules to govern. Among the 300 spec ators were a good delegation 

 from the J. C. H. G. C, and the friends of Ryan were on hand and 

 at first quite confident and yet believe that another contest would 

 reverse things. The following is the score: 



Ryan lllllOOlllllOOlOlOOllOlllOOOlllOUllOtlO— 26 



Townsend 0111 1 UlOU 01 11011001 11 UOOOOlllOl lOU II— 28 



Another match was made immediately after the ahove between 

 Miles Johnes and J, Henry Cutwater, a member of the .lersey City H. 

 C. C, to be shot atErO's grounds, Bloomfield road, N. J., on the 33d 

 inst., at 1 P. M., 25 birds each, 25yds rise, one barrel. glOO a side. It 

 will bring out many of the old sports, as everybody knows old Miles, 

 the pigeon-shooter and handler for the two hundred years before 

 Jack Taylor died and since, and the Jersey Boys are ready with their 

 money on John Henry. It will be worth seeing.- Jacobstajtp. 



TIES.— Hartford, Conn. The following scores were made at the 

 last Hammer less Gun Club shoot, E. C. Howe at 21yds. , the rest at 

 iSyds., clay -pigeons: 



M White, 18yds..0011 11010011001—8 J Cook, 18yds. ..110110010011001-8 

 J Melrose.lSyds. 011001111100100-8 E C Howe,21yd5.010ll0010011110— 8 

 J Howe. 18vds..l011100100O1101-8 



Ties at Slyds. (E. C. Howe •34yds.): M. White 101, J. Melrose 110, J. 

 Howe 110, J. Cook 101, E. C. Howe 00—. J. How e flually won. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondents tvho far r us icifli scores are 

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

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

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

 at the latest 



SACRAMENTO, Oct. 25.— The Pacific Sportsmen's Club held its 

 closing medal shoot of the season at Agricuhurai Park this morning, 

 and had a good time. The following scores were made in the main 

 match: 



Parrott, 26yds 111111001111—10 Chapman, 21yds.. 001011110111—8 



C Flohr, 26yda . . . .010110110111- 8 Stair, 21yds llHlllOllOO-9 



Graves. Sly ds. . .001111100000—5 Pedlar, 21yds 111011101011-9 



Bronner, 21yds .. 111111011011—10 R Flohr, 21yds lOUlOOllIll— 9 



Kunz, 21yd8 lUOOllOOlIO— 7 



In the shoot-off, at double birds, between Parrott and Bronner, the 

 former killed 5 and the latter 2. R. Flohr, of the ties on 9, won the 

 silver medal. 



