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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Sept. 13, 1888. 



wiud was exceedingly difficult to judge. In consequence the less 

 experienced marksmen made disconraginglv low scores. 



Minister of Militia's Match, challenge cup, presented by Sir A, 

 P. Corcn, wit h ^ 01 8 added hy the D. R. A., six teams and sixty- 

 two individual prizes; range 4 00 and 500yds. Seven shots at each: 



R3d R A ...ITS Sh orbrc okoRA 170 



Queen's Own 172 G R A 169 



43d 171 R 5 168 



Individual prizes: 



Capt Sherwood, 43d 00 Lieut Conbov, 30th CO 



Gunner Loggie, NPB 04 l'vt Macfarlane, 3d Vi.-s 60 



Lieut McFarlane, 50t.li 60 Lieut Wilson, 53d B0 



Sergl Mitehel, R G .68 Capt McMieking, 11th 60 



Oapt Macdonald, Q O R 01 Pvt Kambay, f.th US 60 



Pvt. Gamble, 46th 61 Pvt Armstrong, OQFG 60 



Major Sparbam 43d 61 Pvt Grigg, 31st 60 



Staff- Sergt. Clarke, 53d 61 



Seventeen 55's counted out. 



Standing Match, open to members of the association, 200yds., 

 seven rounds: 



St aft- Serge Mitchell, 10th RG.32 Sergt Ralston, 20th SO 



Major Weston, 6th 31 Col-Sergt Donnell, Q O R 30 



Staff -Sergt Chamberlain 95th. 31 Pvt Ellis, 43d 30 



Lieut Mailing. 63d 31 Staff-Sergt Ashall, QOR 30 



Capt Robson, 26th 30 



Scpl, 0.— The niarksmen in the Dominion of Canada match heat 

 the record. The winning score of 96 in individual competition 

 beats anything done in that match since it was established. The 

 ■Weather was simply perfection, and as the change has been made 

 substituting the Martini-Henry for the Snider at 600yds., the 

 scoring was high. Being the last match that counts in the grand 

 •aggregate, tremendous interest was taken by all the competitors 

 ?n the result. Some close tie shooting took place among those 

 who were at the foot of the list for a place on the first 00. 



Following is the resv.lt in Lausdowne aggregates, made up from 

 the Rideau, Manufacturers, Ouirnet, Minister of Militias and 

 standing matches: 



New Brunswick Prov. team.. 789 10th Royal Grenadiers 7S1 



Sbcrhrooke Rifle Association787 5ch Batt Uoval Scots ..769 



Queens' Own Rifles 783 



Dominion of Canada match, for teams of a members from active 

 militia, etc., and for individual competition. The team prizes to 

 tie awarded to the five highest aggregate scores made >>y any five 

 previously named; ranges 200, 300 and 600, 7 shots at each. Badge 

 to each member of team: 



10th Royal Grenadiers 415 Lieut Wilson. 33d Batt 95 



63d Batt 406 Capt Mc.Micking, 44th Batt.. 93 



45th Batt 405 Sergl Short, GGPli 91 



Gov-Gcn's Foot Guards 403 Capt Hartf, St .John Rifles... 91 



78tb Batt 402 Lieut Rogers, 43d Baf t 91 



Sergt Rnlston, 2Ath Batt . ..96 

 Three 80\s were counted out. 



Bankers' prizes. Grand aggregates in Manufacturers', Ouimet, 

 Minister of Militia, Standing, and Dominion matches: 

 N R A, medal badge, and Sort, Staff-Sergt. Mitchell, R G 30". 



D R A, medal, badge and $40, Pvt Armstrong, G G F G 29s 



Badge, and §30, Capt McMieking. 41th Batt .... .295 



Badge and $20, Capt Hartf, St. John's Rides 295 



Badge and $1\ Staff-Sergt Clarke, 53rd Batt .2P4 



Major Wilson, R. L . . «■§ 



Pvt McVittie. 10th R G 391 



Sergt Short, G G F G 289 



Lieut Wison, 33rd Batt 2b7 



•S< pi. /.—The grea t shooting week is over, and to-night the white 

 tents overlooking the Rideau are deserted. It lias been a great 

 week for the marksmen, and this year's meet will go down to 

 posterity as the best the Dominion Rifle Association lias thus far 

 had. In point of weather and attendance the record of the past 

 has been greatly exceeded, while the shooting lias excelled any- 

 thing ever previously witnessed here. With a number of marks- 

 men, the 60 fortunate ones, it was the day of the meet. The seem- 

 ing a place on the Wimbledon team is the goal for which ail ritle 

 shots strive, but which only 20 can attain. Considerable interest, 

 attached to the competition for the governor-general's prize, and 

 this match subsequently turned out to be the most exciting one of 

 the week. The first prize, is a spacial badge and $250, and the sec- 

 ond a badge and $150. Then comes a badge and §100, and a badge 

 eacli for the uext seven men. As will be. seen by the score given 

 be-low, there are no fewer than four sets of l ies among the first 

 eleven men. Capt. Hur. t, of the St. John N. B., Rifles, and Private 

 McVitt ie; of the Grenadiers, Toronto, tied at 89 each for first prize ; 

 Sergt. Tom Mitchell, of the Greti.'s, and Sergt. Pink, of the 43rd, 

 tied at 87 for t hird, while the other men had to fight for their 

 positious and the badges. 



The shoot off between Hartt and McVittie created intense ex- 

 citement. They fired with Martinis at 600yds. range, 5 shots 

 each. McVittie was the. first to fire, scoring an inner, 4, while 

 Hartt made a bullseye, 5. McVittie followed with a hull, and 

 Hartt dropped to an outer— 2. McVittie in bis next two shots 

 made an inuer and an outer, while Hartt did the. same reversed. 

 McVittie's score was now 15 and Hartt.'s 13. both haying one shot 

 to fire. McVittie again elongated himself on the butt, while the 

 spectators held their breath with suspense. The stalwart Scotch- 

 man braced himself up, took careful aim and fired. Every eye 

 was directed to the target, hut instead of a white, red or eveii a 

 black disc, appearing, no signal came from the marker, and the 

 register keeper chalked on the blackboard a big cipher, indieut- 

 ingamiss, and totalled up McVit'ie's score at 15. The excite- 

 ment was now intense. Hartt had three points to make to give 

 him first prize. Would he make (hem'/ The strain on Haiti's 

 nerves must have been enormous, but they did not fail him. The 

 bullet was duly sent on its errand, 'and when the white disc 

 appeared in front of the target, signalling a bullseye, 5 points, a 

 tremendous hurrah from the assembled hundreds proclaimed the 

 plucky little New Bruuswicker the Governor-General's prize man. 

 Similarly there was a good tie contest between Pink and Mitch- 

 ell, but less excitement, the latter leading from the start. Mitch- 

 ell's score was 5, 3, 5, 4, a, total 22; Pink's. 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, total 17. 



Value $500, to be competed for by the GO winners of prizes in the 

 grand aggregate match, proqided they are members of the active 

 militia force of Canada, members of the staff or officers who have 

 retired from the active militia retaining their rank; ranges 200, 

 500 and 600vds„ 7 rounds at each range, "Martini rilK-s: 



Special badge and $250, Capt Hartt, Si. John Rifles 89 



Second prize badge and §150, Pvt McVittie, tfrenatiers 89 



Third prize bridge and $100, Staff-Sergt Mitchell, Grenadiers 87 



Seven badges to the following: 



Sergt Pink, 43d Batt 87 Staff-Sergt Corhin, 03d Batt. .84 



Lieut Conroy. 90 1 h Batt 85 Lieut Rogers, 43d Batt 83 



Sergt Ashall QOR 84 Pvt Horsey, 45th Batt 83 



Staff-Sergt Williamson, 45th. .84 



The following are. the names of the first thirty in the grand ag- 

 gregate. The first twenty have thyj opportunity of going to Wim- 

 bledon, but as it invariably happens that some don't accept, the 

 other ten names are given of those who would be chosen in order 

 of excellence to fill such vacancies; 



Staff Sergt Mitchell, 10th R G392 Lieut J A Wilson 33d Batt . . .357 

 Capt Hartt, St John Rifles. . .334 Staff-Sergt Cor bin. 63d Batt .356 



Pvt McVittie. 10th R G 380 Pvt C Burns 03d Batt 356 



Pvt J Aimstrong. G G F G.. .377 Oapt J G Corbin, 63d Batt. . . .355 



Staff-Sergt C H Clarke, 53d . .370 Q M-Sergt Ggg, W F B 355 



Capt McMieking, 44th 375 Lieut Conboy, 30th Batt 35 1 



Sergl W Short, G G F G 369 Major B A Weston 354 



Sergt J Rolston, 20th 363 Major T J.Egan, 63d Batt .... 353 



Lieut S M Roger, 43d 362 Lieut Dimock, 78th Baft 353 



Staff-Sergt Ourzon, 10th R G.360 Lieut Blackmore. 63d Batt. . .352 



Sergt Jamieson, 43d 5160 Capt Crowe, W P B 351 



Major (J Wilson, retired list. 360 Staff-Sergt Ashall, Q O R 350 



Staff-Sergt A Piuk, 43d 358 Pvt Horsey 45th Batt 350 



Capt Sherwood, 43d 358 Sergt Mumford, 63d Batt 350 



Paymaster W S Russell 45th. 357 Staff-Sergt Lordly, 02d Batt . .350 

 Loudon Merchants 1 match, open to teams of 8 membcru of any 

 affiliated provincial association. Ranges 200, 500, and OJOyds., 7 

 rounds at each range, Martini-Henri rifle: 



Cup and $100, Ontario 679 880, Quebec. 658 



Nova Scotia scored 654, Manitoba 640, Prince Edward Island 626, 

 and New Brunswick 623. 



Ontario's team was Pvt. McVittie, Sergt. Kimmerly, Capt, Mc- 

 Mieking, Sergt. Short, Staff-Sergi. Mitchell, Pvt. Sutherland, 

 Maj. Wilson and Pvt. Armstrong. 



Sir John McDonald, Premier, distributed the prises, and the 

 meeting concluded with cheers for the Queen and Sir John. 



ZETTLER. RTFLE CLUB —The fifteen fcb annual shoot of the Zet- 

 t lor Rifle Club, Re-mard WaH.her, president, will take place at Mor- 

 risania Schuetscn Park, on Monday, Sept. 24. Ring Target, open 

 to all comers. Tickets 3 shots for i$L Tickets unlimited, but only 

 one prize obtainable by anyone shooter: $155 in 20 prizes; $18 in 3 

 prizes for 5 best tickets o.n ring target. Bullseye Target, open to 

 all comers, 10 shots for $1; the best bullseye to count by measure- 

 ment; §00 in 12 prizes; $18 in 3 prizes for most bullseyes; for first 

 and last bullseye, §1 each. Target of Honor, 3 shots, open only to 

 members of the club, for all the prizes presented by the judges 

 and members. Judges' Target, 3 shots, open to judges or invited 

 guests, A shoot for the ladies will be held at 3 o'clock. 



WESTERN RIFLE ASSOCIATION. 



THE eighth annual tournament of theWestern Rifle Association 

 , . will be held at the Fort Snelling Raurre, Minnesota, on Sept. 

 18 to 21. The programme provides: 



First Day. 



Opening of All Comers Continuous Short Range Match, 200vds., 

 off-hand, any rifle within the roles. American target,; entries 

 unlimited at 50c. per ticket; scores, five shots each, best lour 

 scores to count; ties settled by fewest low counts in total score; if 

 st ill a tie, by firing one more score. Tw-entv cash prizes --$20, 15, 

 13, 10, 8. 6, 5, three of 4, three of 3, three of 2.50 and four of $2 each. 

 . Opening of Military All Comers Continuous Match, for Spring- 

 field rifles only; best four scores of five shots each to count. En- 

 trios uulrmitezl at 50c. per ticket; 75 per cent, of entrance divided 

 into 14 cash pnzes-18; 15, 12, 10, S, 6, two of 5, three of 1 and three 

 of 3 per cent. 



Opening of Bullseye Match, unlimited and continuing the four 

 days: 200yds. off-hand, any rifle; lin. bull to count, Sin. black; 10c. 

 per shot or 13 for $1; 00 per cent, divided each day among hulls- 

 eye ticket holders, 



Match No. 1. Milwaukee match, short range team, teams of 

 six men each; 200yds. off-hand. Prizes, conditions and manage- 

 ment of the match by the Milwaukee Rifle Club. 



Match No. 2. Chicago match, fifteen shots at 300 and 500yds. 

 each; no cleaning except between ranges; open only to .32-cali'bers 

 (the caliber may he changed if it will increase the entries). 

 Prizes and conduct of the match, and changes (if any) by the 

 Chicago Rifle Club. 



Match No. 3. Pistol match, open to all comers: pistol or re- 

 volvers; 6111. barrels or under, including cylinder. Standard 

 American target; ten shots each; entrance 50c; eight cash prizes: 

 3a, 20, 15, 13, 10, 8, and 4 per cent of entrance. 



Second Day. 



Match No. 1. Minneapolis Tribune Match.— Short and mid- 

 range, 15 shots at 200yds., on American target, and 15 shots each 

 at 500 and 600yds. on the Creedmoor target with llin. cartoon in 

 center of bull, counting 6, one sighter at 200 and 500rds. only, ag- 

 gregate score to count; entrance $1. First prize. Minneapolis 

 Tribune all-comers champion gold badge, donated by the Minne- 

 apolis Tribune. Company for individual competition, valued at 

 $100, and must be won three times at the tournaments of the asso- 

 ciation to become the personal property of the winner. 



Match No. 5. Seahnry Match.— A handicap long range match, 

 in which military and specials will he admitted with a generous 

 handicap. A valuable prize, by Geo. J. Soabury, of New York, 

 will form the chief attraction in this match. Conditions of match 

 and all details to be made by Mr. Seabury and carried out by the 

 Minneapolis Rifle Club. 



Match No. 6. Police Match.- Revolvers, open to all-comers, .38- 

 calibers and upward, 50yds., standard American target, 20 shots. 

 2 sighting shots; eight cash prizes, same as in match No. 4. 



Third Day. 



Match No. 7. Minneapolis Match.— Mid-range, 15 shots each, at 

 500 and GOOvds., on Minneapolis decimal mid-range target, 2 sig lit- 

 ers, at 500yds. only, open to all-comers, only . 10-calibers and under 

 will be admitted, .40-calibers limited to 330grs, of lead; entrance 

 $2. Fifteen prizes from the Minneapolis Rifle Club, winner's 

 choice; value of prizes guaranteed to be. worth $100 or upward. 



Match No. 8. Wapello Match.— Individual, long range, 10 shots 

 each, at 800, 900, and 1,000yds. Prizes furnished, conditions 

 named, and match conducted by the Wapello Rifle Club, 



Match No. 9. Washington Match— Individ haj military; 10 shots 

 each at 200 and 500yds. Prizes furnished, conditions named, an/I 

 maich conducted by the Washington Rifle Club, Iowa. 



Fourth Day. 



Match No. 10. Champion Long Range Team Match.— Distances, 

 800, 93 ) and 1,000yds; 15 shots each distance; 2 sighting shots at 

 800yds. only; teams of six men each; Creedmoor rules; entrance, 

 $15 per tftam. First prize. Long Range Champion Team Badge 

 and 50 per cent, of entrance. Second prize. 30, and third prize '20 

 per cent. Badge must be wou four times before becoming the prop- 

 erty of the club; won in 1885 by the Minneapolis Rifle Club, in 

 1886 and 1887 by the Wapello Riffle Club, of Wapello, Iowa. 



Match No. U. Military Team.— Six men each; 7 shots each at. 

 200, 500 and ('00yds.; no sighting shots; no cleaning except bet ween 

 ranges. Open to Springfield rifles only; entrance, $6 per team. 

 First prize. Champion Military Team Tribune Badge, presented 

 by the Minneapolis Tribune. Each team must be members of one 

 company, Open to the National Guard or regular army. Three 

 other prizes. 



All matches arc open to the world. Creedmoor targets will bo 

 used, and N. R. A. rules will govern where nothing is staled to 

 tne contrary. 



A new departure has been made this year in making up the 

 matches and prizes. Different clubs have consented to make a 

 match, furnish all the prizes and conduct the match, thus making 

 it a matter of pride between the various clubs to put up an inte- 

 resting match. (Sec programme). 



Targets are so arranged that firing can be going on at all dis- 

 tances at the same moment. If regular matches do not occupy 

 all the time, then the continuous match and bullseye or pool target 

 will furnish opportunity to shoot to the heart's content. More 

 provisions have been made for short and middle range shooting 

 to accommodate the great hulk of marksmen who do not own a 

 loug-rauge match rifle. 



At 200yds. there will be room and opportunity for all comers. 



The tournament of the Minnesota National Guard Rifle Associ- 

 ation following the week after will probably draw together the 

 largest body of military marksmen that has ever assembled at 

 the fort. Owing to this fact, the military continuous match has 

 been provided, and the company team match will probably 

 have more entries than ever before. 



Plenty 200yd. targets will he provided ou separate frames, so 

 that no lime will be lost in the three distance matches by chang- 

 ing targets. 



A part of the programme may be changed by the directors of 

 the Association, if necessity requires it, and due notice will be 

 given to all concerned. The clubs who provide matches and prizes 

 will take full / barge of the match and announce every detail of 

 tlie competition, and make changes if found necessary. The Min- 

 neapolis Exposition being in progress, reduced rates can be had 

 on all railroads centering in the "Twin Cities," and an attempt 

 will be made by the local club to make the. tournament a pleasant 

 spot in the memory of all who attend it. 



Address all correspondence to W. R. Chenoweth, 76 W. Monroe 

 street, Chicago, 111., or C. M. Skinner, Minneapolis, Minn. 



NATIONAL RIFLE CLUB. 



VERNON, Vt., Sept. 4.— The following persons are the winners 

 of the various strings. The length of the string is the cor- 

 rected length, making allowance of -J£in. per pound on each string 

 of 10 shots* for each pound gun weighs under 201b*. First match: 



C H Remer, 121b. gun, allowance lin if ,„ 



R O Cressv, 191b. gnn, allowance J-jhn H»»i, 



N S Brookway, 191b. gun, allowance }-gin l'& ltl 



Second match: 



C H Remer, 121 o, gun, allowance lin 8»,» 



.1 N Gardner, 191b. gun, allowance J^in — 9',« 



L Park, 201b. gun, no allowance 9 u ' ie 



Third match: 



L Park, 201b. gun, no allowance 12 J 16 



R C Cressy, 191b. gun, allowance ijjin 12",,, 



N S Brookway, 191b. gun, allowance %in 13',,, 



Fourth match: 



N S Brookway, 191b. gun, allowance .^in 12 is ui 



D A Brown, 181b. gun, allowance J4ih 13 5 I6 



Wm V Lowe, 201b. gun, no allowance 18i, 8 



Fifth match: 



Wm V Lowe, 201b. gun, no allowance O 1 '^ 



C H Remer, 121b. gun, allowance lin 10 5 l6 



J N Gardner, 191b. gun, allowance 14m 12V 



The medal for the shortest aggregate of 50 shots was won by 

 Wm. V. Lowe with a string of 02>^in. 



There were a larger number of riflemen present at this meeting 

 than for several seasons previous. One of the special features 

 connected with the shooting was the special features connected 

 win the shooting was the fine work done by Mr. f H. Remer 

 with a. 32 cal. rifle. Tbis rifle bad a barrel made by Warner* 

 Lowe a.ud used a bullet much longer, heavier and better propor- 

 tioned than the factory rifles. The special feature about this 

 rifle was the fact of the bullets not appearing to drift any more 

 in the wind than the bullets shot from the .38,' .45 and even .48 and 

 .50 cal. rifles used by the other contestants. This fact, which was 

 observed andlcommented upon by all present, goes to subs 1 autiate 

 the theory that a properly proportioned .32 eal. will in all kinds 

 of weather equal or surpass a larger calibre of the proportions 

 adopted in the regular rifles now upon the market. Had Mr. 

 Remer not been so unfortunate as to m one or two instances shoot 

 through his flags, thus causing a very wild shot, he could have 

 easily won the medal, William V, lows. 



BOSTON, Sept. 8.— The Walnut Hill weather conditions Were 

 very poor at the range to-day, and though a good number Of 

 shooters were on hand only a few scOfcs were finished; Follow- 

 ing are the Bcores made to-day; 



_ Rest Match, 200vds. 



J W rancis 11 1010 U 12 11 12 11 11 11—110 



D L Chase . 1 1 10 12 11 11 9 11 12 11 12—110 



A F Johnson ^8 9 9 12 12 10 12 9 11 10—102 



A Ballard 9 10 9 9 8 10 10 12 11 9—97 



B Browne 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 10 10— 93 



O Moore 9 9 8 9 9 7 9 9 7 9— 85 



Off-Hand Decimal Match, 200yds. 



C H Eastman 9 3 9 7 7 10 5 9 8 7—74 



CL Davis 7 4 6 5 10 4 5 7 6—63 



K Ames. 8 6 7 3 6 7 6 7 5 7-453 



DP. Harwell 7 5 3 4 7 4 10 4 6 6-55 



A Ballard 8 10 4 4 6 5 5 4 6 2—54 



Revolver Match. 50yds. 



J B Fellows 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10—86 



A Wesson 887768779 9—76 



Military Match, 200yds. 



J P Nowell 3 5 45333 5 2 4-36 



F W Reynolds 3 3 4 5 3 4 3 2 3 4-34 



500yds. 



J PNowell 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4—44 



600yds. 



J P Nowell A 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4—44 



The directors of the Massachusetts Rifle Association have voted 

 tu help a fall meeting of three days, on Oct.. 4. 5, and 6, when a 

 large list of valuable prizes will be offered to the shooters at 

 rest, off-hand, revolver and pistol. 



LAWRENCE, Mass., Sept. 8.— Following are the scores of the 

 Lawrence Rifle Club shoot to-day: 



Off-Hand, Standard Target, 200yda. 



O M Jewell 8 8 10 8 10 9 7 9 8 8—85 



C M nill 9 8 9 10 9 9 6 8 8 9-84 



J W Bean 8 7 8 6 7 10 9 9 6 8—78 



AAPhilbrick 7 6 9 10 10 7 4 10 7 7-77 



M Be 4 4 7 8 8 8 7 7 10 7-70 



WILMINGTON. Del., Sept. 4.— The first general competitive 

 shoot among the State troops of Delaware was held on the Heald- 

 moor Range to-day, and proved a very interesting and successful 

 event. The events and scores were as follows: At 200yds, stan- 

 dard target, possible 100— J. Francis, 70: H. D. Missimer, 64; J. 

 Morris, 60; H. Doane, 49; D. McBride, 49. Champion target — J. 

 Francis 111, II. Simpson 79. Military badge match, 200yds., possi- 

 ble. 50, Creedmoor target— Lieut. Floyd 38, Col. Wood 37. Sergt, 

 Booth 37, Pvt. Williams 36, Pvt. Matthews 02. Pvt. Padherg32, 

 Pvt. Hammers 32, Sergt. Englc 37, Pvt. Martin 22, Pvt. Whiteloek 

 21, Capt. Mitchell 20. Pvt. Doherty 17, Sergt, Aid red 13. Begin- 

 ners' badge match, 100yds., standard targe t-G. S. Jeffris 74, T. 

 Bradford 72, J. D. Chalfant 64, W. Chester 60. J. P, Flvnn 58, G. 

 Rice, Jr., 57, J. A. Chapman 56, F. Kane 51. H. W. Mclutyre 58, 

 A. W. Cummings 53, H, F. Schneff 32. B. P. Duffield 50. Under 60 

 — L. Stroud, D. S. Lofman, J, Shiplev, O, 8, Woodward, & B= 

 Palmer. F. Howard, I. Sylvester, J. Kew, G. T. Gibson, J* T; Jones: 

 The Wilmington Rifle Club tried the 500yds. range. H. B. Seeds 

 with his .32cal. Farrow rifle made a bigs(;ofe of 4§ out of a possible 

 50. He also won the gold badge from S. J. Newman, scoring 106 

 against Newman's 105 ou American champion target: 

 Score— 500vds. 



II B Seeds 5551555555—49 S J Newman 0445444545- 39 



J E Newman 3444554555 —44 W A Bacon 5404405453—34 



J E EUsworth 4555544443-43 



500vds.-Pive Shots. 



H B Seeds 54555-24 S J Newman 50554-22 



J E Ellsworth 45545-23 W A Bacon 50554—19 



J E Newman 55115—23 



Badge Match— 200 vds. Off-hand. 



It R Seeds 9 10 6 8 8 10 15 13 11 13—106 



S J Newman 11 13 13 12 13 7 9 13 9 5—105 



J E Ellsworth 14 9 10 10 2 9 11 9 10 11— 95 



J E Newman 5 11 8 9 6 14 8 6 5 3— 76 



W A Bacon 8 14 5 5 21 10— 53 



Mr. H. Simosoa, manager of the Healdtnoor Range, is stirring 

 up great interest in rifle snooting. 



THE ARMY TEAM.— Fort Niagara, Sept.ll.— TbeUnitedStates 

 army team, selected from the three tli visions, Atlantic, Pacific, 

 and Missouri, has had preliminary practice, and to-day the grand 

 army competition commences. The following programme has 

 been arranged: Tuesday, Sept. 11.— Morning, army competition, 

 known distance; afternoon, pool shooting. Wednesday, Sept. 12. 

 —Army competition, skirmishing morning and afternoon. 

 Thursday, Sept. 13.— Morning, army competition, known dis- 

 tance. The officer in charge is Col. Stanhope E, Blunt, A. D. C. 

 and I. R. P., IT. S. A. The executive range officer is Capt. Frank 

 P. Hamilton, 2d Art. Range officers— Capt. G. S. Grimes, Lieuts. 

 W. P. Edgerton, L. Niles, R. Q. M., and C. D. Wilcox, 2d Art.; 

 Lieuts. W. U. Coffin and G. Adams, 5th Art,, and Lieut. C. R. 

 Edwards, 23d Inf. The army team is composed of the following! 

 First Lieut, J. Garrard, Troop F, 9th Cav „ Fort Robinson, Neb., 

 distinguished markBman iu Division of the Missouri; First Lieut, 

 M. W. Day, Troop I, 9th Cav„Fort Robinson, Neb., Division of the 

 Missouri; First Lieut. 1. Hall, Corps of Engineers, Willet's Point, 

 near New York Harbor, Division of the Atlantic; Second Lieut. 

 R. Stewart, Troop A, 3d Cav,, camp at Eagle Pass, Texas, Division 

 of the Missouri; Sergt. G. N. King, Co. F, 20th Inf., Fort Assini- 

 b line, Montana Territory, distinguished marksman of the Division 

 of the Missouri: Sergt. C. Palmer, Co. E. 3d Inf., Fort Snelling, 

 Minn., Division of the Missouri; Sergt. L. Seal, Co. B, 14th Inf., 

 Vancouver Barracks, Washington Territory, Division of the 

 Pacific; Sergt. (j. E. Miller, Troop 11, 2d Cav., Fori Spokane, 

 Washington Territory. Division of the Pacific; Corp. A. Dell, 

 Troop P, 2d Cav., Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory, Di- 

 vision of tlie Pacific; Corp. J. Nihill, Troop B, 4th Cav., Fort 

 Meyer, Va. distinguished marksman of the Division of the At- 

 lantic; Farrier J. P. Hughes, Troop K, 1st Cav., Fort Custer, Mon- 

 tana Territory, Division of the Missouri; Pvt. J. Foley, Troop C, 

 2d Cav., Fort Bidwell, Cal., Division of the Pacific. Alternates- 

 First Lieut. A. C. Macomb, Troop B, 5th Cav., Fort Reno, Indian 

 Territory, distinguished marksman of the Division of the Mis- 

 souri; Second Lieut. D. E. Holley, Co. II, 1st Inf., Presidio of San 

 Francisco, Cal., Division of the Pacific; Corp. M. Hamburg, Co. 

 1, 83d Inf., Fort Wayne, Mich., Division of the Atlantic. 



NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 6.— The annual "King shoot" of the 

 Newark Shooting Society took place at the Shooting Park to-day, 

 and 32 members shot on the "Honor" target. The highest score, 

 70, was made by Geo. D. Weigman, but, as he had previously won 

 a king's medal, tbis year's went to Frank Watts, who made 69. 

 One-half of the shooters made 50 or over. Th. J. Beck was high 

 on the "Point" target, with Dr. J. A. Boyken, president of the 

 Barry Rifle Club, of New York, second. Among the top men on 

 the "Honor" target were: W. Hayes 64, Aug. Begerow 63, John L. 



Knser 63, John Huegei 62, Th. J. Beck 61, J. Coppersmith 61 



At the semi-monthly meeting of the Our Own Rifle Club on Thurs- 

 day evening the following officers were elected: F. Laute, Presi- 

 dent; J. W. Gill, Vice-President: T. Thornton, Recording Secre- 

 tary; F. O. Knothe, Financial Secretary; W. Drexler, Treasurer; 

 M. Beck, Seigeant-at-Arms; F. A. Freiensehner, Captain; Ferd. 

 Freienselmer, Assistant Captain; Otto Krauss, Rifle Inspector and 

 Referee; J. Hunziker, Scorer; M. Beck and W. Ambey, Judges. 

 The club has been divided into three classes of shots, and at the 

 end of the season the high man in each class will receive a medal. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.— The San Francisco! Schuetzen 

 Verein held the twenty-ninth anniversary of their organization 

 at Shell Mound Park to-day. The organization now comnrises 145 

 members. The shooting at the public, targets was at 200yds., for 

 an amount divided into thirty prizes, ranging from $25 downward, 

 four shots for $1. Following is the score: Dr. L. O. Rogers 92, A. 

 Johnson 92, Geo. Helms 92, F. A. Free.se 89, R. H. Aiken 89, Philo 

 Jaeoby 89, J . Utschig 89, J. E. Klein 88, F. Poulter 8S, C. Meyer 87, 

 W. Ehrenfort87. The club shooting was ou 25-ring targets, for 

 members only. J. Kurlflnke 67, W. Wcrthoimer 66, S. Waller 65, 

 J. Mangel 63, W. Ehrenfort 63, P. Jaeoby 62, W. Brandt 59, Dr. 

 Gerlach 58, F. Freese 53, W. Hupper 57. 



CREEDMOOR.— The annual fall meeting of the N. R. A. opened 

 on Monday last to fine weather and the prospect of a good w r eek's 

 snort. Tuesday brought a mizzling rain with dark skies but good 

 shooting conditions. The matches will occupy the entire week, 

 and the Foh est and Stream of next week will contain a full re- 

 port with scores in detail. 



A New Cauthxdge Loader.— Messrs. Bailey, Farrell & Co.. of 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., whose advertisement appears in another column, 

 ha ve Just perfected and placed on the market a cartridge loading 

 machine, which is one of the best we have seen for rapidity, ac- 

 curacy and simplicity. It is designed especially for the shooter 

 who desires to load his pwn shells. A particular feature is the. 

 saving of labor, five moves being sufficient to place the shell in 

 the machine and load completely, it can he packed iu a space of 

 10x7x9in., by removing the lever and feeders, and thus can be 

 made a part of the regular outfit. This is an important point, as 

 it will enable a gunner to carry it with him in his tramp wherev er 

 he goes, and to vary his loads as he pleases,— AaZv. 



