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FOREST AND STREAM. 



417 



New Jersey Rifle Shooting. 



ISpecfally Beported for F&rest and Stream.1 



HEADQPAHTERS OF CI.TIBS. 



Miller R. O., 80 Hudson street. Hoboken. 

 IjDion R. C. 323 First street, Hoboken. 

 Friday Night R. C, aiO Washington street, Hoboken. 

 Excelsior R. C, 78 Montgomery street, Jersey City. 

 Spitz R. C, 354 Palisade avenue, Jersey City Heights. 

 Palisade R. C, 35i Palisade avenue, Jersey City Heights. 



(jREENTiLijK RiiTLE Olub, Greenville. N. J., Friday, Nov. 27, 10 

 shots, off-hand, 25-ring target, posslhlp 2£0: 



Boag 25 25 25 24 24 24 21 24 5^2 23-211 



llobidoux 25 26 34 24 2» 23 22 22 22 21-231 



Spabn 2t 25 25 24 23 33 22 22 32 21—281 



Dodd 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 22 2H-230 



Scbeelpin 25 25 26 23 23 23 28 22 22 18—221 



Cbavant. 25 24 24 33 23 22 22 32 32 31—228 



(iotthardt 25 24 24 24 23 22 23 32 20 18-225 



Hill 25 34 23 33 21 20 20 20 18 18-311 



TjKION RiPLE OLtTB. Capt. Henry Becker, Hoboken, N ,1., 

 Taesday, Dec. 1. Ten f-hota off-hand, 25 rine targets, possible 250; 



A Meyers 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22-230 



A Mever 35 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 23 21-230 



G-M Roedel 35 25 34 23 23 38 23 32 22 20-33 - 



L Sohl 25 24 24 24 33 23 33 22 21 20-329 



G Grof 35 25 25 24 24 23 33 21 21 19-229 



O Schroeder 25 24 33 22 32 23 22 22 32 31-225 



Capt H Becker 25 25 25 24 24 32 20 20 20 20-225 



J D Senclair 26 25 34 34 33 22 21 21 31 19 -235 



F Brandt 25 24 34 33 33 22 22 22 21 19-225 



0 W Rogers 34 24 23 22 22 22 32 21 21 31-223 



S Russell 24 24 23 23 23 23 21 21 20 20-220 



0 Wiskow 24 24 24 22 22 20 20 19 19 19-314 



B J Link 24 34 34 34 23 30 20 20 19 14-212 



J B B Stein 23 33 23 23 23 31 20 20 19 19-213 



HGlander 22 23 33 22 31 21 31 21 20 3(V-313 



D Meyer 23 23 23 31 21 21 21 20 5i0 20—212 



L A Martin 25 35 34 20 30 20 30 19 18 16-207 



Joseph Feuerbach 25 35 25 34 20 20 20 18 15 13—205 



F V D Hey den 25 24 23 22 21 20 30 19 18 12-204 



The customary social session followed. John Stein then gavi 

 several capital imitations of J. K. Emmet, for which he received 

 hearty applause, Joe Feuerbach, Charlie Wiskow (Whiskers the 

 boys call him), Dan Meyer and Lon Paustlan further enlivened 

 the evening with their sweet singing. The club recentlv received 

 a challenge to meet the second team of tile Our Own Rifle Club 

 inalO-men teammatch; the club did not accept, but will do so 

 later in the season, when the boys will be in better trim. 



Palisade Rifle Clot, Captain John Reinhardt, Jersey' City 

 Heights, Tuesday, Dee. 1: 



Geo W Graf 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23—233 



Capt Reinhardt 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 33 22-233 



James Johnson 24 24 34 24 33 24 23 22 21 21—228 



G«o L Graf 25 26 24 24 23 23 23 31 31 20-238 



A Bossy 25 25 25 24 24 33 20 20 20 20-236 



G Finger 25 34 23 23 22 22 32 31 21 31-324 



H Rosenthal 35 25 24 24 22 22 21 21 20 2L1-224 



A split took place a week or two ago among the mpmbers with 

 the result that about balf left the Palisades and organizpd a new 

 club, the Summit Rifle Club. Now the Palisades are anxious to 

 arrange a match with their lat« members, and Capt- Reinhardt 

 says to show them that the best shots did not leave the Pali- 

 sades. The latter club will have a team to represent them in the 

 propised tournament to be arranged by the Fobest and Sxkeam 

 for New Jersey rifle clubs this winter. 



ExCGLSxoR Rifle Cltb, Jersey City, N. J., Tuesday. Dec. 1, 

 10 shots off-band, 25-ring target. The scores made in the shoot 

 for class medals are appended below: 



C L Pinney. .25 25 24 24 24 24 23 33 23 22-U.. 



W J Hennessy 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 21-336 



C Boag 25 25 24 24 24 33 23 23 33 33-235 



W H Hallowei! 35 25 24 24 23 23 23 28 23 33—3:^5 



L P Hansen 35 25 34 2-) 23 23 23 32 22 21-232 



W Weber 25 25 25 24 23 22 23 22 22 31—231 



J Speicher 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 20-230 



W J Channlng. 25 34 24 23 23 33 23 23 23 21-229 



J Hughes 25 24 24 23 33 23 S3 32 22 31-229 



Thos Hughes ... 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 33 31 18-327 



O Bauchle 25 24 24 23 23 33:32 23 20 30-325 



GO Yarick 23 24 24 23 33 23 31 31 31 20-223 



The medal winm^rs in tbeir resppcttve classes were: Class A, 

 W. J. Hennegsy,236; Class B, C. L. Pinuey, 287; Class C, C. Boag, 

 235o During the evening Chris Bauchle entertained the company 

 with a story of his experiences with a band of bloodthirsty sav= 

 ages while a member of a regiment stationed out West. Chris 

 related how he killed three Indians in one shot, his narrative 

 putting his auditors lo flight. 



Miller Rifle Club.— Capt. Richard W. Dewey, Wednesdav 

 evening, Dec. 3. Ten shots off-hand, 25-ring target, oossible 350: 

 The scores made in the shoot for weekly class medsls were: 



A Schlicht 25 25 26 25 24 24 34 24 34 2:j— 243 



J H Kruse 25 25 35 35 24 24 24 23 21 21—287 



J Carragher 25 35 25 24 24 24 23 22 22 23- 286 



D Miller. . . 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 32 22 31-;i33 



E Fischer 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 32 33 22—233 



HDHoncken. 35 24 24 24 23 33 23 3? 22 32-232 



FLieil..... 25 24 24 24 24 33 23 33 31 31-232 



LSohL. .. .... ,.25 25 25 24 23 23 28 23 21 21—232 



Capt Dewey, 25 24 24 23 28 32 22 22 21 21-22'. 



A Stadler,. 25 25 34 24 23 23 31 20 20 18—323 



H Seltenrelch.. ..25 34 23 33 23 23 33 20 20 18—220 



F Kammel. ....... ,.25 34 24 23 23 22 32 18 18 19—218 



H Katenkarop. 25 24 23 23 21 20 19 18 18 18-208 



F J Devitt 25 24 23 21 31 31 20 19 18 16 -208 



The medal winners in their respective classes were: First class, 

 George Schlicht 243; second class, J. H. Kruse, 237; third class, A. 

 Stadler 323. The regular monthly meeting followed. A chal- 

 lenge was received from the Manhattan Shooting Club, of this 

 city (New York), to meet them in series of ten-men team matches. 

 It was accepied and a committee appointed to attend to the mat- 

 ter. The first match will probably take place in the first week of 

 January. It was also d^^cided to hold a prize shoot at the head- 

 i4uarters on Dec. 25 and 27. A social session followed, John Car- 

 ragher giving his famed dialect impersonations: John is a born 

 comedian. Frank Kammell then rendered several plaintive bal- 

 lads, for which ha is famous. 



Palisade Rifle CLtTB, Jersey Citv Heights, Capt. Reinhard* 

 Tuesday. Dec. 8.— Ten shots, off-hand, 25 ring target, possible 260- 



Capt Reinhardt 25 35 24 23 23 23 33 22 22 33—23(1 



Geo Graf 26 24 24 33 3& 33 23 23 3i 31-2.50 



G Finger 25 35 34 24 23 23 23 21 31 31—328 



GL Graf 35 24 24 28 33 23 33 21 20 20-334 



J Johnson 35 35 34 23 33 22 31 31 30 30-223 



A Rossy 25 25 24 23 22 31 20 19 19 19—317 



L Watson 35 34 23 32 21 21 20 30 20 20—216 



H Harvey 25 24 24 23 33 32 31 20 18 15-315 



Team shooting followed with this result: 



Geo L Graf's Team. 



Geo L Graf 325 



Geo W Graf 230 



A Rossy 336 



D Watson 230—900 



J Johnson's Team. 



J Johnson 234 



J Reinhardt 339 



G Finger 320 



H Harvey 225-998 



GBBE>TtLLE RiPLE Club.— Greenville, N. J., Friday, Dec. 4.— 

 Ten shots off-hand, 25 ring targets, possible 250: 



C Scheelein 25 25 ?5 25 24 24 23 23 22 23-338 



J Faoramo 25 35 35 24 24 24 24 23 22 30-336 



JHlJl 25 35 25 24 24 24 23 22 32 20-284 



H Ohavant. 25 25 24 24 24 33 23 23 22 20 -232 



J Dodds 25 3a 24 24 23 23 23 21 30 30—228 



C Collyer 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 21 21-227 



C Boag. 25 24 23 23 23 23 33 31 21 20-233 



G Brocker 25 24 23 23 23 31 20 20 20 20-217 



JSpqhr 24 24 23 32 33 33 30 20 30 19-216 



^^^^^^-l-r v 24 23 23 33 31 31 20 19 19 19-311 



The club Is already shooting in good form, and in a few weeks 

 will rank among the bpst in Hudson county. The club's team is 

 now practicing for what matches the clut) might have this season. 



Union Rife Clot, Hoboken.— Captain Henry Becker, Tues- 

 day; Dec. 8. Ten shots, off-hand, 35-ring target, possible 350: 



O Schroeder 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 32 21 20—233 



J Meyers , 25 24 24 34 23 28 23 38 33 20-231 



A Mevei-s 25 25 24 24 24 23 33 31 21 21-330 



^J^'iJP^^^?^ 25 34 24 24 23 23 20 20 20 -327 



G MRaedel 25 24 23 33 23 23 33 31 21 31-325 



S Russell 25 24 24 23 23 23 21 21 20 20-333 



J D Sinclair 24 24 24 23 23 S3 22 21 20 19—333 



F Grand t 35 25 25 23 23 23 21 20 19 19 -223 



J K Link 24 24 31 33 33 32 23 31 31 31-331 



9 Wiskow.. 25 34 23 33 33 21 30 20 30 20 -318 



J leuerbach 25 24 32 33 21 21 21 31 20 20-217 



D Meyers.... .25 24 24 24 S3 21 20 19 18 18-215 



A jolly lime followed among the members. The company was ! 



treated to vocal selections by Dan Meyers, he with the tenor voice, 

 and foghorn ^mirations of Charley Wiskow, he calls it singing. 

 No one who has ever heard can be made believe that it is sweet 

 singing. "Shad" Russell or Shadrach Abednego Michigan Rus- 

 sell, to give his full namr>. then rendered several nor-touchinff 

 ballads, among which was "What Brings You Here To-Night." 

 The club's sweet tenor, the little ma,n with the little mustachios, 

 John Stein, also treated the comi)any to several choice vocal 

 nnmbefs. 



Cooke and Clinton, "lady rifl« sbots," appeared at a variety 

 theater in Hoboken last week. Miss May Clinton, through the 

 local papers, challenged any member of a rifle club situated in 

 Hudson county to meet her in trick, fancy and difficult shooting 

 for atwut S25 a side. The lady recpived no responses to her chal- 

 lenge until tbe latter part of the week. It was in the per-son of 

 Charles Judson, of thp Miller Rifle Club, who is better known 

 here and out West as "Texas Charley." No satisfactory arrange- 

 ments could be made, however, as the stakes were too small for 

 Mr. Judson. He, however, had a challenge inserted through 

 Capt. Dick Dewey in a local paper offering to meet the lady for 

 from $50 to glOO. Miss Clinton accepted on Saturday, but Mr. 

 Judson did not receive word in time. Therefore the match fell 

 through. Mr. Jndsou hadn't been doing anything else for the 

 past five years but this branch of shooting, and Miss.ClInton would 

 BO doubt have to hustle. M'ss Clinton announced that it was her 

 opinion that she could defeat Mr, .Judson or any other Miller 

 Rifle Club member. Not thid winter, she might a few winters 

 hence. Mr, Judson said, "I could not reach here in time, but the 

 shots she does on the ground I can do while riding horseback. 1 

 think that my daughter could defeat her as well as myself." So 

 the case now stands. 



The Hoboken TurnYerein held a successful f air at their spa- 

 cious hall during the past twelve days. In tbe shooting for a 

 handsome gnld medal, the winrer being J. H. Kruse, of the MUler 

 Rifle Club, with a clean score, 25 25 25—75. A few minutes before 

 tbe shoot ended L. Schmidt, a member of the G. S B., protested 

 against the winner recei%ing the prize, as the score had been 

 made with his own rifle. Mr Kruse claimed that he had let his 

 rifle to the Verein, and, therefore, he could shoot as much as he 

 pleased. Mr. Kru=!6 was, however, not presented with the medal. 

 Schmidt was again beaten out for the evening's prize, a barrel of 

 apples, leading up to 7 P. M. with 74, Kruse going him one better, 

 makmg another clean score— 2535 35— 7.5. Tlie matter will be de- 

 cided at the meeting which takes place to-night, Dec. 9. 1891. 



Miller Rifle Club, Capt. Richard W. Damly, vs. Manhattan 

 Shooting Club, Capt. Wellbrock.— A committee of the Miller Rifle 

 Club, consisting of Dave Miller, Ernst Fischer and J. H. Kruse, 

 met a committee of the Manhattan Shooting Club, of New York, 

 con.sisting of Messrs. Pingpank, Wellbmck and A. C. Kruse, t-o 

 arrange for a ten men team match, last Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6, 

 at Mr. Pingpank's place of business. S.'JT Fulton sireet. New York. 

 The clubs will shoot for a SlOO troptiv, best two out of three 

 matches. The first takes place on the Zettlers' Range, Bowery, 

 N. Y , on Jannarv 7, the second on January 14 on the Miller's 

 headquarters at Hoboken, and if a third one is needed, on some 

 neutral range. 



John Casper, of tbe Miller Rifle Club, is t^ery ill at his home 

 on .Jersey City Heights, be being "laid up'' for the past three 

 month?=. Doubts are expressed as to his recovering. He held the 

 championship of Hudson City up to the time of his illness. What 

 he liked more than anytbing flse was to break in a new shooter, 

 the writer being one of his "pupils." 



The last year's Standard Rifle Club has as yet not been organ- 

 ized. It should be done, as at the end of last season the club pos- 

 .•^essed one of the strongest teams to be found in Hoboken, defeat- 

 ing the Greenville Rifle Club in two straight matches, both being 

 home and home matches- 



Mr. Hall's Good Work. 



Broad Brook, Conn., Nov. 29.— The Broad Brook rifle team 

 held their fourth annual prize shoot on Thursday, all tbe shooting 

 being at 200yds., off-band, on the Standard American target. The 

 Mg event was a contest of 10 shots per man for a nickel-plated 

 loading flisk, prei^ented by the Ideal" Manufacturing Co., of New 

 Haven. The contest was won by Thomas F, Hall, with a 25cal. 

 Maynard rifle. The score: 



TFHall 10 6 7 8 5 9 8 9 9 10-81 



Mr. Hall is a comparative novice, bat is developing skill and 

 nerve that wiU soon place him in the front rank. The following 

 scores have been made by him in regular club shoots this fall: 



Oct24 ... « 10 8 7 5 8 9 6 8 6-75 



Oct 34 7 7 6 S 6 8 7 10 9 7-76 



Oct 24 10 8 6 10 3 8 6 10 8 10-81 



OctSl • . 6 8 7 6 8 10 8 10 8 6-77 



Nov 7 r 8 8 7 9 10 8 6 8 8—78 



Nov 14 10 5 7 9 9 6 7 7 9 10-78 



Nov 14 9 7 9 7 7 8 9 5 10 10-79 



Nov 21 8 7 4 8 10 8 9 9 5 8-76 



Nov21 ..10 9 10 9 7 5 7 8 6 6-77 



The following are the team scores for tbe fourth annual shoot: 

 Class A. 



Thos F Hall 10 6 T 8 5 9 



JasH Sherman 3 8 6 8 8 10 



6 9.7998 

 9 7 10 8 8 7 



LSAUen ... 9 5 



7 10 



; 7 8 



Wm Strain.... .96 



The Revolver in Canada. 



ToHON'ro, Dec. 4.— There was no small amount of excitement at 

 the drill-shed to-night, as the Queen's Own Rifles ^-^f Canada 

 Revolver Association held their anunal match t-ere. Three tar- 

 gels were placed in the hall, and from 8 o'clock till 1 o'clock in the 

 morning there was the constant popping of target i-evolvers. It 

 took a long time to run off tbe score, but it flnailv stood ss follows: 

 Match 1.— Open to all members of the Association, range 25ydB,; 

 position, standing, off-hand; revolver, any patiern no< exceeding 

 45-cal. and 7Wd. barrel; rounds, seven: entries limited to five 

 scores, highest score to count: 



1 Sergt McBaren. Q O R 38 



3 Capt Mercer. Q O R 38 



8 Sergt Thomps'>D, 13th 38 



4 Lieut Crean, Q O R. ...... .37 



5 P C Me Arthur, T P F 35 



6 Staff-Sergt Mitchell. R G. . ..38 



Color-Sergt Agtiew, Q O R 33 



Color Sergt Orooh, Q O R 33 



Sergt Hayley. Q 0 R 33 



Stafl-S-Tgi Harp. Q. O R 31 



Sergt, Brooks. H G 31 



Staff-Sergt A shall. Q O R ... .31 



8 5 

 7 10 4 10 

 7 6 10 9 

 9 5 5 6 



9 9 10—81 

 10 10 10-78 

 9 5 6—77 



7 C-76 



8 10-75 

 7 B-75 



HCParsons 4 7 8 5 6 8 



9 (S ? 10 8 S 

 Class B- 



WmH Adams. .. | 6 7 6 6 



WMLosburg 8 4 5 3 7 



8 



FD North 4 



7 9 5 0 



6- 76 



7- 70 

 5-73 

 7—65 

 9-76 



4 5 3 

 4 10 9 



6 4 4 7 



9 10 10 0 



Albert Hess 4 10 3 7 7 _ 



8 3 3 6 0 10 

 Class C— Best Match— 200yds. 



7 6 

 Q 10 



3 9 



5 7 



6 8 

 9 8 



4 3 



5 8 



4 9-68 



8 7-69 



0 7-«2 

 7 10-72 



6 6— ,58 



4 5-71 



3 3—48 



4 1—48 



WmTitley 10 9 10 9 



AlexSemple 10 7 7 7 



The following scores were made yesterday: 



John C Cooley 10 10 6 9 



8 7 7 8 



Thos F Hall 5 8 7 7 



Jas H Sherman 7 10 10 7 10 



8 7 5 8 9 



FD North 7 10 4 9 5 



8 6 6 10 7 



Jacob Knox 7 4 5 4 6 



7 8-6 3 7 



7 9 10 7 10 10-91 



6 10 9 9 7 8-80 



6 8 7 8 5 10-79 



6 10 9 7 6 8—76 



" 6 9 10 



8 10 7 



9 6 



7 8 



8 10 9 

 6 5 8 

 4 9 9 

 6 5 9 



9 8—77 

 7-76 

 6-77 

 5-75 

 5-73 

 5—68 



5— 63 



6- 63 



Massachusetts Rifle Association. 



Boston, Dec. 5,— The regular weekly shoot of the Massachusetts 

 Rifle. Associati on was held at its range to-day. A good number 

 of riflemen were in attendance, but the shooting conditions were 

 unfavorablfi for high scores. 



Messrs. Sydney, Francis and Severance were fii'st in the cup 

 matches, and H. L. Lee won tbe gold, silver and bronze member- 

 ship badges in the Seal medal match. 



Following are the scores made to-day, distance 300yds., stand- 

 ard American target : 



All-Comers' Rest Match. 



J B Thomas 103 MT Day 97 L A Baker 94 



J W French 98 M T Barter 96 AG Horne 88 



J French 98 A S Hunt 95 O Moore. 87 



All-Comers' Ofl-Hand Match. 



T Mason 76 A Maynard 73 W S Shearers .... 68 



S S Oomey 75 M T Day 69 O Moore 65 



'C Wiley 76 J R Toomas r " 



Military Match. 



C Francis 40 



A S Hunt ..39 



Pistol Match, 50yds. 



- _ S C Sydney 86 



H D Martin. ...... 87 EE Patridge 85 O Moore 



HL Greene 86 C Francis 85 AD Stevens.. 



S Paine 43 



G L Hosmer. . ,, . . 41 



D Martin 63 



JBHobbs.. 



G L Hosmer . 



88 



S Paine.. 



Empire Rifle Club. 



The following scores were made Dec. 1 by the members of the 

 Empire Rifle Club, for four handsome prizes which the club is to 

 give to the members making the highest number of scores during 

 the season. A 3o-ring target: 



Chas Zettler. Jr..333 G Tallmann 327 G Hillmeyer......314 



WRopenbaum....233 HZertler.... . ...23'i A Nowak .... . 191 



A Stahl, Jr 231 W Miller ,315 G Bernhardt. - . . ..170 



WM. MlLIiEE, 



Match 2.— Aggregate of five scores in match No. I to count; 



Sergt McLaren, Q O R 166 Sergt Mitchell. R G 149 



Sergt Thompson, 12th 1,50 Lieut Creau. Q O B. .1.48 



Match 3.— Team competition between five officers, nnn-commis- 

 sioned officers and men of any revolver association. EntranCB 

 fee per team, $1. Conditions same as in No. 1 match except that 

 entries are limited to one score for each compaMtor nf ffiven 

 rounds. In this five tsams were entered, viz: Officf^re of the Q 

 O. R., first sergeants of the Q. O. R,, second sergeants of the Q. 6. 

 R.. the Toronto Police force and the Royal Grenadiers. The 

 score stood: 



Oflftcers Q O R (Ist) 133 Toronto Police Force 86 



2d Sergeants Q O R 114 Grenadiers (2d) 94 



Liieg^e Arms. 



The siljsle industry of making firearms gives employment 

 to some 40,0(>p workmen m the Liege district alone, in Belgium, 

 and the proof house in that city is the oldest and bv far the 

 largest establishment of the kind in Europe, and probably in 

 the world. Every firearm manufactured in Belgium has to bo 

 proved at the Liege proof house betore it is allowed to be sold, 

 witn the exception of certain arms that are allowed to be sent to 

 a recognized proof house, at Birmingham, for instance, to be 

 proved; and the proof master, in addition to his ordinary duties, 

 is sp-oially delegated by the government, to inspect and controi 

 all firearms made in the kingdom, with the exception of the mili- 

 tary rifles made at the government factories, which do not pass 

 the Ltfige proof house. Every double-barreled r'fle and si otgnn 

 has to be proved three times: first each barrel separately, second 

 the two barrels when soldered together, and finally after the 

 breech action has been attached; and the charge of powder is 

 considerably more powerful than that used at other proof houses 

 No one is p,aid for his work on a gun unless the arm passes the 

 three proofs satisfactorily. 



Arranging two Big Matches. 



The annual meeting of the old-established Zettler Rifle Club 

 was held at 319 Bowery, this city, on Dec. 1, and the following 

 offlcers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Bernard 

 Walther: Vice-President, Henry Oehi; Secretary, Noah D. Ward- 

 Corresponding Secretary. F. 0. Ross; Trustee, Chas. G. Zettler- 

 bnnoting Master, Bernard Zettler. The .reports of the varjous 

 officers showed the club to be in its usual sound condition, both 

 numerically and financially. 



The members of the club do not propose to abandon outdoor 

 practice during the winter months, and have arranged the follow- 

 ing matches to be.shot at Cypress Hills on Jan. 3, practice shoot- 

 Ti^^^^u^* ^ ^A-^^" ''^".^ ^'^^ matches to be started promptly at 

 ■"^ u J The condii.ons in the first match will be 50 shots each, 

 off-hand, any rifle. Second match, 50 shits each, shoulder rest 

 u ^"J.i'iS t&rgs't. will be used. The entrance fee to each match 

 will be S3.50, and one-half the contestants will be winners En- 

 tries will close on Jan. 3 with Zettler Brothers, 319 Bnvverv It iR 

 hoped that all riflemen within reach will enter. ' 



Hoboken's Riflemen. 



Date Miller, standard bearer, and Richard W. Dewev ra-nfai-n 

 of the Miller Rifle Club, last week did quite a iood tS for « 

 youn^ peoplb's temperance socieiy. The society wanted t" have 

 shooting for prizes, but knew not where to procure the rifles or 

 any one to attend to 1 hem. Happily they thought of genial "Dave " 

 who took Capt. "Dick" Dewey in his confidence. They procured 'a 

 light rifle for the young people and when tbe dav of tbe festival 

 opened were ready to show them how to use it 'Under euch e-e 

 pert tuition they could not fail to put up good scores. One vouni 

 lady who never before had a rifle in htr baud mjide 74 out of S, 

 possible 75. Four boys bad the same score also, Messrs Mtlier- 

 and Dewey were thanked by the young people for their kind ser- 



Court officer "Cap" Aldoretta, of the Hoboken P^iice Denart 

 ment, a Ttxan by birth, is an expert with the revolver "Oao" 

 acknowledges that thirty years ago he was one the best shots m 

 Texas with this weapon, and challenge.* any fltty-flve-year-old 

 policeman in the world to a match with the revolver for from 

 |100 ro $1,003. Challenges can be addressed to the Hoboken Police 



_ Detective Jnlius Nelson is another good shot in the deparlment 

 but ^18 forte is the rifle. He is also a member of the Miller Rifle 



Jack Stein, of the Unions, though a new shooter, is petliue to 

 be. quite handy with the rifle. Jack is getting to be handy at 

 everything. He was formerly a lurner, is quite a hand with the 

 gloves and foils, is also a wrestler, having defeated George Sin- 

 clair, a local wrestler, in two straight falls. He is also q uite a 

 skater, in fact he is good at most anything. Last, but not least 

 he is a member of a local dramatic company, he playing onlv 

 leading parts. To use the expression of the small boy, "He U in It." 



Clans Schroeder, of the Unions, and Chris Intemanu, accom- 

 panied by a few others, went gunning last Wednesdav mo'nino- 

 With them went a large hot— a large amount of refreshment's! 

 They came back late at night. Claus said he did not see a raobit 

 all day, but shot a few birds, which on examination proved to be 

 chippies. Intemana had about four or five rabbits. He was met 

 with inquiries where he bad bouarht them. He, however stood 

 the .ioking good naturedly. But what troubles the Unions b'ovs is 

 where did that demijohn of refreshments go to? 



The Standard Rifle Club will be reorganized for the season the 

 early part of nest week. Tbe club bad about one of the strongest 

 teams in Hoboken at the close of last season. They will meel at 

 223 First street. 



The Miller Rifle Club is getting its ten-men team in shape for 

 what matches tbe club might participate in this winter. 



The Miller Rifle Club headquarters are models of neatness It 

 is 35 by 105ft. Tbe front portion is used as a meeting place. The 

 club possesses three channels to its ranee, thoir Imgth being g5ft 

 Theclubhasamensbershipof 85, andis without doubt the fore- 

 most club in tbe State. 



Captain Richard W. Dewey, of the Millers, is a bustler from 

 "way back," for everything he undertakes to do for his club he 

 succeeds in. 



Capt. Henry Becker, of the Union Rifle Club, is happy, as bis 

 wife gave birth recently to a bounring b^by girl, who Capt. 

 Becker declares will be a second Annie Oakley. 



Frank Vanderbeyden, of the Unions, and his prospective 

 father-in-law, B. J. Link, are an inseparable pair. Mr. Link 

 thinks quite a lot of his prospective son-m-law as a rifle shot, as 

 Frank lately won the amateur championship of tbe county, he 

 wearing a neatly engraved medal which went with the title. ' 



Dr. A. Herzog, a member of the Miller Rifle Club, has been cnn- 

 fined to his home for over a year on account of an accident re- 

 ceived while horseback riding. While cantering along the boule- 

 vard a truck got alongside of him. his foot caught in the heavy 

 wheel, and the next moment he was completely unhorsed and 

 dragged for CfUite a distance. When picked up it was found that 

 his leg was badly fractured. Eminent surgeons were called to 

 attend him, and it was thought at one time that the leg would 

 have to be amputated, but it was later found that it would not be 

 necessary. The doctor did not prosecute the driver, who was on 

 the wrong side of the road at the lime of the accident. Several 

 pieces of bone were removed, some nearly an inch long, wn^ch 

 the writer was shown last week. The doctor is quite an expert 

 with the rifle. His fancy, however, runs to trick shooting, that is 

 holding the rifle in any conceivalile way. The doctor Is now able 

 to go out on crutches. 



George W. tJraf, of the Palisade and Seitz Rifle Club, is a most 

 finished vocalist, be formerly being a member of one of the most 

 fasbiona ble quartettes in Washington, D. C, so George P Herr- 

 schaf t says. 



I'rauk KammelL of the Miller Rifle Club, is Quite a character. 

 Brank is elected sergeant-at-arms at every election for oflacera 

 for the club could mot do without Ms aervioeSo 



