May 5, 1887.] 



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MILITARY RIFLE PRACTICE. 



TyjS Adlutant-Genefal of the State Of New York issues very 

 complete and detailed orders for the State practice Of 1887, As 

 khisis the leading State in rifle practice, and the system has had 

 the test of long use, the directions represent the experience of ft 

 dozen years or more. Gen: Porter directs: 



Classification— The third class shall consist of all who do not 

 appear on a range for practice. The second class consists of all 

 present for practice, without reference to qualifications in previ- 

 ous years, and the practice in this class will he 5 shots at 100yds. 

 standing, on a third class or No. 3 target, and 5 shots at. 200yds. 

 kneeling, or sitting, on a third class or >,o. 3 target. The first 

 class consists of those who score 25 and upward in the second 

 class, and the practice in this class will be at 200yds. standing, No. 

 3 target, and at 500yds. lying prone, No. 2 target . A score of 25 and 

 upward in the first class constitutes a marksman, and entitles the 

 maker to receive the State decoration. A score of 42 and upward 

 in the first class constitutes a sharp-shooter, and entitles the 

 maker to t'eceive a silver bar. 



First General Practice:— (a.) The practice will commence with 

 class firing in squads. Five consecutive Shots will be fired at each 

 distance: "In regular class practice no officer or enlisted man 

 will be permitted to fire more than five consecutive shots at any 

 one. distance on the same day; except the necessary sighting shots 

 to ascertain elevation, windage and the condition of pieces, which 

 may be fired by officers or well-instructed irien, under the inspec- 

 tion or approval of an inspector of rifle practice: 'trial practice 

 between classes will not be permitted. At the first distance Of 

 either class (i. c, at 100 or SOUyds.) a score of 12 or upward is con- 

 sidered as qualifying, and second practice may be allowed to such 

 men as fail to qualify at either distance (as above) provided time 

 will permit; but third prac tice shall not be allowed in any case. 

 Tiiosp who mavhave qualified at 200 and 500yds., but not at 100 

 and 200, may make their scores valid by practicing through the 

 second class' without shooting in the first again. In regular prac- 

 tice each enlisted man will shoot with the piece issued by the 

 State, and brought by him on the ground, unless the same is de- 

 clared imperfect by an inspector of rifle practice, in that case the 

 man may shoot with the nearest approved piece in the ranks. 



fbil Volley Firing, 5 Rounds,— Firing in rauks at 100yds. shall 

 then be taken up in the following order, the squad or company 

 being formed ifi single rank: _ 



Fire by squad [or company], 8 rounds, Fire by squad [or com- 

 pany]; kneeling, 2 rounds: . 



(c.) Firing as Skirmishers;— The troops shall he exercised as 

 skirmishers from 325 to 100yds. and return ; firing, on the advance, 

 one round at 300yds., one at 200yds., and one at 100yds.} and on the 

 retreat, one round at 150yds., and one at 250yds. , . 



At the second or voluntary general practice, those present will 

 practice in the classes to which they respecti vely belong. In other 

 respects the tour of duty will be identical with that prescribed for 

 first general practice, including volley firing and firing as skirm- 

 ishers. _ . 



THE BULLARD RIFLE MATCHES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: . - . . ■ 



In view of the many entries and interest taken m the first series 

 of our matches by the riflemen of the country, we desire to call 

 the attention of all rifle clubs aud military companies to our second 

 series called respectively Matches 3 and 4. Match 3 Will be a team 

 match of five men, 30 shots each man. The prize will he one of 

 our best detachable and interchangable barrel rifle, fancy pistol 

 grip stock, checked with Swiss buttplate, midrange vernier, aud 

 windeauge front sight, with one interchangeable barrel, caliber 

 .22, .32, or .38. as preferred b y winners. Match 4 will be an individ- 

 ual match, the highest individual score to win, number of shots 

 50, prize "The Bollard Champion Off-hand Marksman's Badge," 

 a valuable gold badge to be won by an individual three times be- 

 fore it becomes his private property. To be contested for twice a 

 year, in May and October. Notice of entries and applications for 

 targets should reach us before May SL in order that we may make 

 the necessarv arrangements to supply all with targets in time. 

 Applicants should state whether they enter for one or both 

 matches. The rules governing matches are as follows: 



1. Open to all rifle clubs and military companies in the United 

 States and Canada. ... = .. ■ 



2. Teams to be composed of active members of local rifle clubs, 

 or of any regularly organized military company. 



3. Distance to be shot 200yds., strictly off-hand position standing: 

 the elbow may rest against the body. 



4. Target, Standard American (Hinman). 



5. Any team of the National Guard or Regular Army of the 

 United 'States or Canada using the rifle furnished by the State or 

 Government, and having the regulation six-pound pull and regu- 

 lar open sights as furnished for said military rifles, shall be al- 

 lowed 5 points for each score of 10 shots. No cleaning between 

 shots. 



6. The numher of men in Match No. 3 will be five. 



7. In Match No. 4 each rifle club or military company may enter 

 as many men as they see fit. 



8. All practice shooting necessary allowed before matches. 



9. Scoring shots in Match No. 3, thirty; in Match No. 4, fifty. 



10. Match No. 3 mav be shot on any of tbo following days: June 

 6,7,8.9,10, 11,1887. 



11. Match No. 4 mav be shot on any of the following days: July 

 11,12,13,14,15,10,1887. 



12. Teams may select whichever of the above dates is most favor- 

 able for making" their scores in the matches. 



13. Twenty-five shots only will be allowed on each target, the 

 targets and'seore cards to be signed by the referee and president 

 or secretary of the club, and forwarded by mail to the Bullard 

 Repeating Arms Co., Springfield, Mass., U. S. A., not later than 

 twenty-four hours after completion of match. 



14. Practice shots must not be made on the scoring target. 



15. No contestant will be permitted to shoot under an assumed 

 name. 



10. Any contestant in Match No. 4, using a military rifle as 

 issued by State or Government, six-pound trigger pull, with same 

 sights as issued to said rifles, will be allowed five points 1 for each 

 score of ten shots. 



17. The referee will test the trigger pull of all rifles before the 

 matches commence. All rifles must pull three pounds, except 

 military, which will be six pounds. 



18. Ties will be shot off and dates fixed by the Bullard Repeating 

 Arms Co. 



19. Any ^'i*" may be used for target rifles except telescopic 

 and magnifying. Military rifles must use sights issued by the 

 State or O overnmeni for military rifles. The maximum weight of 

 target rifles wm oe lOlbs. 



20. The president of each rifle club and the commanding officer 

 of each military company will appoint a referee, who shall see 

 that the above rules are adhered to through each competition. In 

 case of any dispute arising the referee shall decide in accordance 

 with the above rules, and if still under protest the referee and the 

 captain of the team shall submit the matter to the Bullard Re- 

 peating Arms Co., whose decision shall be final. 



21. Targets will be furnished competing teams and individuals 

 free by the Bullard Repeating Arms Co. on application. 



22. The team making the highest score in Match No. 3 will he 

 awarded the extra fine Bullard singleshot detachable and inter- 

 changeable target rifle complete. 



23. The individual making the highest score in Match No. 4 will 

 be awarded the Bullard championship off-hand gold badge. 



I 24. The Bullard Repeating Arms Co. will fix the date in May and 

 October of each year for the competition for the championship 

 badge until it is won three times by the same individual, when it 

 becomes his private property. Bitloaku Repeating Akms Co. 

 Sphijsgfield, Mass. 



WILMINGTON VS. BALTIMORE.— The match between the 

 Maryland Rifle Club and the Wilmington Ri fie Club resulted in an 

 overwhelming victory for the latter club by 51 points. It was evi- 

 dently an "off" day for the Maryland Club, although some of the 

 scores of the Wilmington Club were far below their usual stand- 

 ard. The interest of the home club, both in the sport in general 

 and the match in particular, was shown by the usuually large 

 turnout of members to welcome the visitors. Standard target, 

 :.>(h!vds„ off-hand: 



Wilmington Rifle Club. 



J B Bell 7 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 10-72 



H B Seeds. » 8 tS tt 10 11 8 6-71 



3 Scott 7 4 6 4 6 7 10 6 7 6-63 



R Miller...:.:;: 8 10 6 4 4 6 9 5 4 4-60 



U FuUer. :::... ..9 63667 5 48 5-59 



CHeinel, Sr...: .. „ fl 4 9 tl 5 8 3 5 6-57 



WF Seeds ..:..... ...6 75986638 3-56 



S J Newman 6 3 (1 3 9 6 3 2 5 10 -52-190 



Maryland Rifle Club, 



Coale 10 5 



C J BeU 8 4 7 



Redwood 5 6 



L Bell ...7 8 4 



Schreiner 4 3 6 



Martin 2 5 10 



O'Brien .5 8 7 



Wheeler 6 2 2 



8 6 7 

 7 6 10 

 3 8 4 

 3 8 



9 2 



7 5 



8 2 

 3 



5 10—05 



6 3-81 

 5 4-58 



. 6 4-58 



6 8 6 10-56 

 4 2 5 4—49 

 3 5 8 3-47 



7 3 4 7-45—139 



WYOMING, Del— Kent County Rifle Club, Wyoming, Del., first 

 match with sporting rifles, 100yds., Standard target, off-hand: 



SH Thomas 8 8 10 8 9 8 6 8 7 9-81 



M A Jones 9 7 8 7 9 8 8 8 8 6-78 



J Moore 6 8 9 8 4 5 5 5 8 7-65 



FH Thomas... 4 66 10 49794 5—64 



tt Oiefehdel'fer , , 4 5 7 8 4 4 9 7 8-62 



HM Thomas...;... 2 9 7 10 6 2 8 6 5 6-01 



F Diefenderfef 4 447696 6 7 7-60 



EW Johnson ..-.3 90 8 54399 3-;>7 



WFAldrich 7 9 9 6 3 4 4 4 4-55 



A Connor - 8 3 7 4 2 tt 5 1 8 10-48 



J Lewis 4 5 7 4 8 2 3 5 4-48 



O A Dockham 2 10 4 6 4 8 4 3 5—16 



G Rash 4 2 4 2 2 4 4 6 5-33 



ST. LOUIS, April 23.— The St. Louis Pistol Club considers itself 

 a good one. by the fact, that the challenge which it issued a month 

 ago has not been accepted. The club, however, still holds its 

 weekly shoots at the Laclede gallery. At the last shoot Bauer and 

 Perret tied on 117 and in the shoot off Bauer won. The following 

 are the scores made out of a possible 120: 



W Bauer 12 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 12 12-117 



LVD Perret 12 U 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 12—117 



F A Fodde 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11-115 



W H Bonuell 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11-113 



F D Gildersleeve 12 11 11 12 12 12 11 10 12 10-113 



W G Sims,, 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 12 11-113 



E C Mohrstadt., 11 11 12 11 12 10 12 12 10 11-112 



W J Lard 12 10 10 12 12 10 11 11 12 12-112 



M C Billmeyer , 12 12 11 12 12 9 10 10 12 11-111 



O Nehaus 12 11 10 9 10 12 12 11 11 12-110 



E E Grether 12 11 9 12 12 11 11 10 12 10-110 



M A Thurber 11 10 9 11 11 11 10 11 12 12-108 



W E Field U 10 12 10 9 11 12 11 11 11-108 



A E Bengel 11 11 12 9 9 10 12 12 9 12-107 



W B McDowell 10 11 10 11 12 9 8 12 11 12-106 



W C Mackwitz 11 10 12 11 8 11 8 10 10 11-102 



J Sieminskie 12 4 7 9 12 11 11 12 10 11- 99 



W H Hettel 9 9 4 10 12 10 12 11 8 12— 96 



W Clark 12 8 3 9 8 11 4 11 7— 73 



NEWARK, N. J., April 30.— The Rutgers and Our Own Rifle 

 Clubs are now the live organizations of the city, and almost every 

 evening there is some match on hand. The Our Own Rifle Club 

 has been divided into three teams, as follows : The first team for 

 the month of May will consist of Drexler, Bertram, F. A. Freien- 

 sehner, Condit, Weider, J. M. Kiefer, J. W. Gill, Friedenheit, 

 Weeks, O. A. Kiefer. The team will shoot every Tuesday. The. 

 second team is composed of Dietzel, Limberger, Ferd Fr=denseh- 

 ner, Knothe. Frank Smith, Klem, Willms, Bauder, Kroepiin and 

 Ochsner, and will shoot on Thursdays. The third team is as fol- 

 lows: Jamoneau, Brothington, Miller, Stent ler, Gaertner, Coy- 

 lar and Vreeland. Monthly averages will be taken, and the teams 

 will change according to the merits of individuals. 



The members of Our Own Rifle Club held their weekly shoot for 

 the diamond badge on Thursday, April 28, with the following 

 result : Snellen Team— Condit 97, Drexler 101. Dietzel 100. Kroep- 

 lin 96. Willms 107, Klem 09, J. M. Kiefer 103, Brothington 101, 

 Smith 98, Bauder 100. Gaertner 89, Miller 87, Vreeland 100, Iglow 

 86, Snellen 118. Total 1,485. Ferd Freiensehner Team— Weeks 

 iu6, GOlOl, Friedenheit 102, Knotke 108. Limberger 96, Weider 96, 

 O. A. Kiefer 101. Stentler 94, Bertram 101, Jamoneau 91, F. A. 

 Freiensehner 100, Ochsner 90. Seitz 87, Coylar 98, Ferd Freienseh- 

 ner 105. Total 1,461. 



Otto Keif er, of Our Own Club, and Joseph Goecklin, of the Rut- 

 gers Club, shot their final match on Tuesday night, and Kiefer 

 won by 42 points. His lead iu the three matches is 120 points. 



The Rutgers Rifle and Glee Club held its regular monthly 

 meeting on Friday night, April 29, and took in several new mem- 

 bers, making a total membership of forty-seven. The weekly 

 shoot resulted as follows: Dietz Team — M. J. MeArdle 93, H. 

 Snvder 103, E. McCraith 104, J. Gocklin 96, H. Allen 97, L. Smith 

 83, 'W. Black 89, T. H. Gallagher 74, J. Daly 40, Schwartz 96, Dietz 

 105. Total 985. Hellenbraudt's Team— William Clark 95. G. Mei- 

 sel 101. J. Dalton 95, W. Frost 89, T. J. Butler 62, J. J. Farrell 94, 

 Wm. Smith 93, T. Osmun 85, C. Squier 45, Joseph Smith 104, Hel- 

 lenbrandt 96. Total 960. Dietz team won by twenty-five points. 



BOSTON, April 30.— The following is the list of the scores end- 

 ing the fourth week of April, made at the Mammoth Rifle Range : 

 Decimal Off-Hand Match. 



WFord 93 90 89 88 88 87 87 87 86 86-881 



D Johnson 90 90 89 89 88 88 87 86 86 86—870 



N York 84 83 83 S2 81 81 81 80 80 79—814 



Pistol Match. 



B L Arthur 92 91 89 89 87 87 87 87 87 87-883 



W George 88 88 87 87 85 85 85 85 85 84—856 



E B Codding 90 89 87 86 85 85 84 83 83 82—854 



Military Match. 



H O Arnold 48 48 48 47 47 47 47 47 46 46-471 



J Smith 47 47 47 47 47 47 46 46 46 46-460 



4_ Howe 47 47 47 47 46 40 46 46 46 16—464 



D Johnson 45 45 44 44 —178 



Amateur Match 



J Hunt 48 47 47 47 46 46 45 44 44 44—458 



E A Putnam 47 47 46 45 45 45 44 44 44 44-450 



S Paine 45 45 15 43 43 42 42 42 42 41—430 



L Brown 48 47 46 46 46 44 44 44 44 44-4-* 3 



J B Duffy 46 40 45 45 45 44 43 —314 



The prizes for the month of April will be awarded to the com- 

 petitors in different matches May 2. 



NEW ORLEANS, April 83.— The following scores were made 

 at Clinton's Shooting Gallery, on St. Charles street: 



Rifle shooting, 30yds,; possible points, 60 : 



William Weiss 166 E WMarlberry 162 



PADuprez 164 George Wilson 162 



Capt Burg 164 E R Stone 162 



A B Rice 164 Dr Gammon 160 



James White 162 Lewis George 160 



Pistol practice, 15 paces; possible, points, 50 : 



Willi am Weiss 60 E R Stone 59 



George Wilson 60 A B Rice 59 



HAVERHILL RIFLE CLUB— April 30, Badge match: 



J Busfleld 10 9 7 9 6 9 8 10 



R Jones 9 5 6 8 7 7 7 6 



S Mitchell 8 5 5 10 7 8 6 5 



C B Wright 9 6 6 5 3 7 4 6 . 



Busfleld gold badge, Jones silver badge by handicap allowance. 

 Record Match. 



S E Johnson 9 5 



J Busfleld 9 8 



AEdgerly 7 7 



R Griffin 10 



F Merrill 5 3 _ 



L W Jackson 4 7 6 6 6 10 6 



CB Wright 10 4 6 4 7 5 9 _ 



A very strong wind, shifting all the time, made difficult shoot- 

 ing. 



MARKERLESS TARGETS.— Lieut. Patten, U.S.A., will soon 

 have his new self-registering target in operation at Fort Sidney, 

 Neb., and during May the experimental tests will be made. It is 

 to be a very ingenious and simple device for getting rid of markers, 

 and the practice when once begun will go on without interup- 

 tion. 



9 10 9 

 8 10 6 

 6 9 10 

 4 10 4 

 6 8 11 

 6 



5 5 

 9 4 

 5 8 



7 6—77 

 6 5-G6 



8 6—68 

 7-59 



8 10 8 7-82 



9 8 5 6—75 

 9 7 8—73 

 9 5 6—70 

 4 8-69 

 8 5 6—64 

 4 19 4-63 



BOSTON, April30.-The riflemen had a high wind to contend 

 with to-day at Walnut Hill. Matches B and G came to a close. 

 M. G. Witham won the bronze badge in the State Militia match. 

 Appended are the best scores made and the names of the prizo 

 winners in the matches which closed: 



Decimal Off-hand Match, 200yds. 



8 9 10 8-S4 



7 9 8 8-80 



8 9 9 10-74 

 8 7 6 7—71 



6 8 8 10 7 

 8 8 5 4 7 



7 9-73 



8 10-67 



9 lO-tH? 

 7—95 



.70 78 77 75 74-883 + 20-403 

 .79 76 76 75 74-380 + 20-400 

 .OH 65 64 63 62-322 + 40—362 



W Charles, C £ 10 ' 9 § 6 7 



5 8 9 7 10 9 



HL Burt 6 5 7 7 6 7 



9 7 8 5 6 8 



C E Berry, B 3 7 4 10 8 10 6 10 ft 



Felix (Mil.) 6 7 " 



D L Chase, A 7 8 



Rest Match, 200yds. 



H J Foster 10 10 10 10 10 10 ID 10 



10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 



W B Oler 10 9 10 10 8 9 10 10 19 8-94 



8 8 9 10 10 10 9 7 10 10-93! 



M Willard 8 9 9 8 10 9 10 8 10 9-90 



Military Creedmoor Practice, 200yds. 



F W Reynolds 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 4-42 



W E Simmons 5 3 5 4 4 3 3 5 4 4— 10 



Whidden 4 4 4 4 4 2 5 4 3-34 



V n'ze W mners m the Lewis Military Match. 



J Francis 87 87 86 85 82 -427 



W Charles 89 84 83 80 79 —414 



A L Brackett - 70 78 77 75 74-883 



T Carter.. 

 W H Oler.... 



J R Missam 61 46 56 49 74 



Revolver Match, Prize Winners. 



AL Brackett 46 44 '44 44 44 4.3 43 43 42 42-4341 



J N Frve 15 44 44 44 41 40 40 10 39 3t>— 41fl> 



J Francis 45 43 40 40 40 39 39 39 87 37—399 



R E Valuer 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 39 38 88-39* 



F Carter 41 41 40 40 39 38 38 37 37 3&-38ff 



J R Missam 28 30 24 26 17 17 18 26 20 28-229 



BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 28.— Scores made by members of 

 the Bridgeport Rifle Club. S. H. Hubbard wins the badge for the 

 best average, 76J4: 



E Nothnagle 9 10 9 8 8 7 10 7 10 8-86 



W H. Beardsley 9 8 10 9 7 10 10 9 6 8-RO 



A C Wheeler 9 7 7 8 10 6 8 9 9—79 



WB Wheeler 8 9 8 8 10 4 5 9 10 8—79 



Geo E Betts 8 8 10 9 5 7 9 8 9 5-7S 



S H Hubbard 10 6 9 6 8 7 7 5 10 8— 7T 



S C Kiugman 7 4 8 6 9 10 5 8 7—70 



P M Beers 6 9 9 10 3 7 5 6 7 7-69 



C H Barber 3 3 10 8 6 8 9 7 8 6-60 



R S Bassett 5 10 5 4 6 6 4 6 10 8—84 



Dr FA Rice 488578655 3—59 



The club has added as an attraction this season, a revolver 

 match, which promises to he very popular among the members- 

 This sport, which has obviously a higher practical application, is 

 now creating widespread interest among the shooters of the 

 country, and will result in the education in every city of a class 

 of men particularly expert in the use of a weapon of self defense, 

 which is in general use among the masses of the population. The 

 club is anxious to extend its membership to all who are in any 

 way interested in the use of the revolver and extend a cordial in- 

 vitation to all to visit them at Readmoor and witness the shoot- 

 ing or try their skill. Wednesday, May 11 and 12, are shooting 

 days, aud further information will be cheerfully given by any 

 member of the club. Practice match at the range wit): the pistol, 

 30yds.. Standard American target, possible 100: Hubbard 86. Rice 

 83, Beardsley 82, W. "Wheeler 77, Beers, 75, Barber 68. 



"SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 24— Today was a fine one for 

 rifle shooting. The Shell Mound range from the shooting stand 

 to the targets was void of the usual summer sea mist that invar- 

 iably interferes with the marksman, especially when shooting at 

 the long ranges. The City Guard Rifle Club, First Infantry regi- 

 ment, N. G. C, was the first body of men to face the targets. It 

 was the company's regular monthly shoot for prize medals. A. 

 F. Ramon won the first-class medal with a score of 15, Edward 

 Lundquist won the second class medal with a score of 31. The 

 third class was captured by C. Bono with a score of IS. The next 

 body of rifle shots to open on the targets was Second Artillery, 

 N. G. C, San Francisco Fusiliers. The following was the order of 

 the shooting at 200yds.: 



Champion Class— A Lempcke 4445445445—43 



First Class— J Ringem 3553444345—40 



Second Class— A Brigg 4334554444—40 



Third Class— A Lempcke 4443454424—38 



Next came the regular club shoot of the Nationals, Compauy C, 

 at the 200 and 500yd. ranges. The men shot splendidly as a whole. 

 Johnston and Carson did excellent shooting at either range, the 

 former finishing in the lead by one point. The following is a sum- 

 mary of the shooting ; 



200yds. 



A J Ruddock 4344455444—41 



C N Meyers 4455444155- 44 



A Johnston 5454454455 — 15 



P A Robertson 5454544454—44 



C H Brod 3445445443-40 



VDodd 303(444454—34 



C L Lods 4344444544— 40 



J E Klein 4554544445—43 



A P Raye 4344455444—41 



T E Carson 5455445424 — 15 



REVOLVER SHOOTING.— The remarkable improvements in 

 the revolver shooting at Conlin's Gallery, on the northwest corner 

 of Thirty-first street and Broadway, in the past two months is 

 almost past belief. To say that with a revolver a person could split 

 five playing cards placed on edge, or hit the ace of hearts five 

 times in six shots, would have called for a great deal of comment 

 six months ago, but it is an every-day occurrence at Conlin's with 

 the revolver, as it is shot by Mr. Bird, Mr. Collins. Mr. Brennan 

 and many others. It can be seen by the appended scores on the 

 standard decimal target that revolver shooting is on the right 

 road to perfection. The U. M. C. Co. have taken the matter in 

 hand, and are turning out the right kind of ammunition for tine 

 revolver shooting. The Smith & Wessons are also alive to the 

 wants of the shooters, and are now working on a set of sights to 

 be used on their revolvers, the shooting quality of which arm 

 cannot be improved much, if any. When a man can hold six 

 shots in the bullseye on a decimal target so close together as to 

 have an old rifle shot like Col. R. C. L. Riggs, of the Zettler Rifle 

 Club, ask if it was not made with the rifle, it is very complimentry, 

 both to the shooter and to the maker of the revolver. Such tar- 

 gets have been made by Mr. Collins and Mr. Bird. Many of the 

 shooters are getting ready for the coming season at Creedmoor and 

 other. outdoor ranges, it is a sure sign that revolver shooting is 

 "taking holt," as can be seen by the large number of shooters all 

 over the country, who nightly drop in at Conlin's to see and par- 

 ticipate in the sport. The following scores are some of the best made 

 on the decimal target, 6 shots, possible 60, shooting strictly off- 

 hand at 12yds.: 



500yds. 

 4444554555-45-86 

 4844085544-80-80 

 5151555555— 4S— 93 

 5143545555— 45— 89 

 5555424452—41—81 

 4455551333-41—75 

 545:5585454-43-83 

 3444555445—43—86 

 5325444545—41—82 

 5555555444-47-92 



Allen P Kelly. 



George Bird 58 __ 



J T B Collins 58 Chas F Jones 



D A Davis 56 C E Blydenburgh. . 



Wm M Chase 56 L H Livingston 



49 

 . 49 

 ..49 

 .49 



Alfred Brennan 54 Maynard Bixby 49 



Pierre Lorillard, Jr 53 A Brennan (at the word one). .48 



Frank H Lord 54 Capt F H Swi ft 48 



AM Hamilton 53 W S Bigelow 47 



H D Blydenburgh 53 JV Rhoades 47 



F Schuchardt 52 II W Wickham (at word) 46 



S F Crosby 52 W B Young (at word) 46 



J B Miller 49 G L Garrigues 45 



A prize shooting tournament will begin May 1.— Pro^Gthtjs. 

 ST. LOUIS, May 1.— The score of the Grand Rifle team shoot 

 for the week at the Grand gallery is as follows, with 1-inch bulls- 

 eye and 50ft. range: 



GPins 4 



John Lang 5 5 



W Black 4 4 



F Simon 4 5 



Wm Scott.., 3 4 



W m Morgan 5 5 



Chas Sbrig 4 5 



Chas Bryan 3 4 



THHass 4 4 



A Hughes 4 o 



5 4 



5 4 



4 4 



5 4 

 4 5 

 4 5 



5-47 

 5-45 

 4-43 

 4—41 



4— 40 



5— 18 

 4-36 

 4—43 

 4-47 



dul 



Ackerc 



Cor. Secretary; W. H. Dilts, Treasurer; W. A. Ray, Captain, The 

 club has leased. a fine range near the city and has erected a com- 

 modious club house and shooting box with targets for short range 

 practice. Regular practice will be given the team during the 

 summer and a creditable record will no doubt be made before the 

 close of the season. The club includes among its members some 

 of the most expert riflemen in Wisconsin and the necessary drill 

 will place the club among the leaders. 



