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FOREST AND STREAM 



fJuLY 7, 1892. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The canoeists of Trenton, N, .1., have obtained psrmi ssion from the 

 Paris: Commissioners to erect a club Ijouse on the Park laud along 

 the Delaware River, and a hanisorue two story building will be com 

 meneed very soon. Among the gentlemen interested are Blessrs. 

 Edmund C. Hill, W. 0. Lawrence, J. B. Agnew. P. B Yard, Joseph 

 O. Riclrey, Jr., H. A. Hill, Fred. W. Donnelly, G. V. Packer, J. Wal- 

 lace Hod, H. C. Alien, Wm. B. Ku-kbride, E. D. Ander,son, F. W. 

 Sigler, C, H. Swan, C, Carper, David S, South, Wm. T. Purman, R. P. 

 Wilson and Herbert Lanning. 



Many of the visitors of the coming A, C. A. meet at Lake Cham- 

 plain will profit by their near proximity to the Adirondacks to make 

 a trip, however short, into this famous resort. To them, and also to 

 those who 10 reach the carap must pass through some of tbe most 

 noted localities of the early colonial wars, since doubly celebrated 

 by their natural beauty and hisioric interest, the new edition of 

 Stoddaru's "Adiroadacks, ' a copy of which we have just received, 

 ■will prove indispeasable as a guide and cicerone 



A very sad accident to a war canoe occurred on July 2, in which 

 sis young men were drowned. The war canoe Minnewawa, of the 

 lirand Trunk Boating Club of Montreal, started out on Saturday 

 a,fternoon with a creiv of 17 bound for St. Helen's Island, in the si,. 

 Lawrence River, The canoe was capsized and but eleven of the 

 crew were rescued by boats which put out for the purpose, the bodies 

 of the other six not being recovered. 



The New York 0, C. has surprised itself and violated the traditions 

 of years by a veritable canoe cruise made this week. 



Rensselaerwyck. 



Albany, June 20.— The following scores were made to-day by 

 mernbers of the Third Brigade Rifle Association, at Rensselaer- 

 wyck range. Shooting was at aOOyds., Standard American target: 

 conditions were unfavorable for high scores: 



Ohas P Frey (off-hand) 8 9 6 6 .5 8 9 8 6 6- 71 



10 '7 8 5 1 5 7 9 9 9— 73 

 „ ^ , , 7 5 6 9 9 6 6 5 4 fi- 63 



Wm C G-omph (rest) 7 6 12 13 6 8 10 7 8 9—8:1 



11 13 8 9 10 7 8 10 10 7— 83 

 , 8 11 13 11 11 10 8 9 18 10-103 



Off -tana.... 6 10 B 7 8 7 8 0 8 10^ 76 



Major ChasH Gaus (rest) 10 10 12 13 9 iz 13 13 9 10-108 



11 II 13 10 13 11 13 9 li 13-113 

 , J3 9 11 13 10 8 9 11 9 11-103 

 Off-liand 7 6 8 7 8 10 9 10 8 8— 81 



Revolver Shooting in England. 



TaERE is to be an extra prize foi revolvers this year at Bisley, 

 besides the eleven already mentioned. It is to be called the 

 "Smith & Wesson" and is to be shot for with target revolvers, 

 open to all comers, at 30yds., at a target appearing and disappear- 

 ing at intervals of three sf conds. First prize is a Smith & Wesson 

 .38cftl. RuSisian model target revolver, gold plated and pearl 

 stock, presented by the makers. It has been decided, on the re- 

 commendation of Mr. Walter Winans, to reduce the SOyds. 

 revolver buUseye from Sin. to Gin., but his suggestion that the 

 "inner" should be reduced in proportion has not been adopted; 

 the "inner" will therefore remain at 16in., leaving a ring. 5in. vride 

 round the buUseye. much too wide for a target meant for fine 

 shooting. There seems some hitch about getting up a pistol com- 

 petition as distinct from revolvers. The English revoh^er makers 

 are experimenting in the direction of .SOSsal. for revolvers and 

 they have attempted to induce the English National Rifle Asso- 

 ciation to sanction that caliber at Bisley this year, hut without 

 STiCoesB so far, .38cal. being the minimum allowed for revolvers. 



The new revolver range of the South London Rifle Club, at 

 Staines, is not ready yet, but it is hoped it will be completed in 

 time for members to begin uracticing for Bisley next week. 



The 50yds. pool target at Bisley is to have a 6in. buUseye mth a 

 4in. ring inside this, shots in this ring only to count. 



For the .50yds. competitions this ring inside the buUseye will 

 not be used. 



The best scores to hand in practice for the various competitions 

 at moving targets at 20yds. h«ve all been made by Mr. Walter 

 Winans with various Smith & Wesson revolvers. They are: Dis- 

 appearing target, with military revolver, 38; with target revol- 

 ver, 39; at sliding target, 39 (with target revolver), equal to his 

 Tvinning score last year at Bisley where the target had the easier 

 Sin. buUseye; rapid firing, 38, with military revolver: this target 

 Is in sight only twelve seconds, during which timp all six shots 

 must be fired. Tne buUseye being only 2in. at 30vds. makes it 

 very difficult to get the aim rapid enough with military sights. 

 Mr. Winans sot five of his six shots into the Sin. center, three of 

 them being buUseyes. 



The English National RiflB Association have now decided to 

 adopt Mr. Wmans's suggestion of having smaller suh-divlsions 

 round the buUseye in the fiOyds. revolver target. The hnllseye 

 being 6in., inner lOin.. and "magpie" 18in. This will make it into 

 a practical target. The Martin Smith competition at Bisley for 

 hunting rifles at UOyds. stationary target used to be next tbe 

 "running deer," this spot has been objected to by many of the 

 competitors as being too much exposed to the wind, the range has 

 therefore been removed to a sheltered spot to the west of the 

 revolver range, a thick hedge being the full length of tbe range on 

 the side the wind generally blows trom; this ought to Improve the 

 scores several points. It has been decided not to have any com- 

 petition for single shot pistols, but perhaps this can be arranged 

 next year. 



Cincinnati Rifle Association. 



The regular shoot of tbe Cincinnati Rifle Association was held 

 on Its range to-dav—i he shooting conditions were very unfavor- 

 able, there being a bad 6 o'clock flsh tail wind; SOOyds. off-hand 

 standard target: ' 



Gindel*- 10 7 8 10 10 7 7 8 9 8-84 



96869979 10 7-80 



6 8 0 8 7 9 9 7 9 9-81 

 Best 0 8 8 7 fi 9 9 6 7 9-75 



77876986 10 7-75 

 9 9 7 8 6 5 7 10 5 6-73 



Weinheimer 6 5 8 9 5 9 fi 8 6 8—70 



96957688 10 8-75 

 776 10 88889 5-70 



Houck 10 7 7 10 9 9 3 6 5 7—73 



858584987 5-63 



Zelger 10 6 5 10 6 7 7 5 5 4-66 



10 33445947 6— ot 

 6833853 5 5 (i-,53 



Stegner 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 9 6 4—63 



7 8 5 6 7 7 7 8 5 6-65 

 715588798 5-63 



Wellinger 7 7 6 10 6 10 6 6 6 9-73 



Topf 7 5 7 10 5 3 9 4 6 6-03 



9 6 7 3 4 7 10 6 7 6-65 

 6 8 10 6 3 5 5 7 5 5-60 



Speth 57 10 887979 10-80 



10 10 4 9 9 4 10 6 8 8-78 

 10 7 6 4 6 10 8 8 10 6-76 



Brumback 9 10 7 7 6 7 8 7 5 7-73 



6 10 7898664 10-74 

 10 68656679 S-n 



LBlser 8 5 3 7 4 7 10 5 4 6-58 



Drube 9 7 4 5 7 5 7 5 6 10-65 



796667789 8-73 



Ehlerding 979886778 9— 7a 



35 10 69774 10 7-68 

 456677676 8—6 



Chicago Rifles. 



Chicago, June 28.— At the weekly shoot which took place this 

 evening at the Burley and Erickson gallery, 146 South Halsted 

 street, formerly known as Geo. McCune's tgallery, the following 

 scores were made, possible 300; 



CAHaukle 271 Jos Hosie 260 W Frlsbie 2.53 



W J Gibbs -27 1 G L Cutler 257 F Erickson , , . . 247 



as Burley 2«3 A McBean 253 



In the sweepstake that followed Mr. Hauklewon. The public 

 •wilinotice the change of name in gallery. Owing to the sickness of 

 Mr. McCune he was obliged to dispose of his business, and Mr. 

 Burley and Mr. Erickson can be quoted as being thoroughlv con- 

 veroant in the shooting gallery business, as both are members of 

 the Garden City rifle team, they appreciate the wants of their 

 customers; they have had the gallery refitted at a great ex- 

 pense both as to scenery, guns, pistols, targets and a drinking 

 fountain. As & rifle shot Mr. Burley need scarcely be mentioned, 

 as it Is a well known fact that he is one of the finest marksmen 

 (both long and short rang?) in Chicago, and in the championship 

 revolver contest throughout the United States, which took place 

 last spring, he captured second priz?, closely crowding first place. 

 He has been in the gallery business for several years throughout 

 the United States and is well known to all the marksmen here. 

 Mr. Erickson is genial in his way and a thorough gentleman 

 always ready to please and assist his fellow men. With the above 

 enterprising men in the gallery sportsmen need not lack for ac- 

 commodations. It may be added that the championship diamond 

 medal contest will take place at the Burley & Erickson gallery, 

 commencing July 11 instead of the McOune gallery as heretofore 

 given out. All desiring to enter please make application to Bur- 

 ley & Erickson, 146 South Halsteii street, C, A. Hauklh. 



The Rifle at Shell Mound Park, Cal. 



Sak Francisco. June 35.— The crack of heavy-weight pistols 

 to-day at Shell iMound Park informed the people of that neigh- 

 borhood that the officers of the Second Brigade and First Regi- 

 ment were hoMing a State shoot with .45cal. pistols. The scores: 

 State Shoot. Staff of Spcond Brigade. 



Gen D-ckinson 0234334234-37 Maj Easton 0332202304-18 



Lieu-Col Edwards.42444'>403S-30 Maj Dodd 2454444245—38 



Ma j Stanley 044332;j3,i3-36 Maj Miller 444.4335344-38 



Ma J Dubose 0L'334i3ri04 -35 Oapt Coleman 0000330000- 4 



Ma n Miles 23iiOOUUOJ3-10 Capt Smith 3303444854-33 



Score Officers First Regiment: 



Col Sullivan 4032403238- 33 Lieut Barrere ,. , 43444.55445—43 



Maj Gallwey '3440.14833—32 Maj Burdick 8434443304-33 



Lieut Bull ,53.53343433-34 



The Revolver Championship. 



Dr. Louis Bell Is keeping his hand in at revolver work for the 

 meeting with his first challenger, W. Geo. Jantzer. A recent 



target is shown in the annexed cut of 6 shots at SOyds., measuring 

 5J^in. as the string. It is a good line target, but the distance from 

 the center one too great. 



Massachusetts Rifle Association. 



Boston, July 3— The Massachusetts Rifle Association held its 

 regular weekly shoot at its range to-day with a good attendance 

 of shooters. A strong, unsteady 0 to 9 o'clock wind kept the 

 scores down rather low. Mr. French won the bronze seal medal 

 Below are the scores in detail, distance 200yds., standard Ameri- 

 can target, all bemg re-entry matches: 

 „^„, , All-Comers' Off-Hand Match. 



W Charles 80 F Daniels 75 D Bayley 70 



OH Eastman 79 HHMartin 74 O Moore 68 



4- La^. 76 J A Jones 72 D N Winn 65 



AN Winchester... 75 E H Foote 70 



„^ „ „, All-Comers' Best Match. 



W P Thompson. .109 J Hurd 103 J B Hobbs 98 



RE Hunter 103 HLWillard 103 D Martin ., 97 



J French 103 A H Ballard 101 HE Newton 93 



^ Pistol Medal match- -50 Fds. 



LBell 95 O Moore 90 D Martin 84 



M T Day 91 AG Stevens 88 



All-Oomers' Pistol Match— 50yds. 



LRAvay 80 JAJones 81 D N Winn 79 



A G Stevens S3 J B Hobbs 80 



Lischke Scores. 



Jersey Cmy, ,Iune 31.— L'schke Rifle Club: 



Lischke 25 25 35 25 23 23 23 '>3 ''3 



Reicherz 25 25 24 24 3? 33 20 20 19 



Steidel 24 24 34 33 23 21 31 31 20 



Schulie 24 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 



Strater ,25 23 23 23 31 31 21 20 19 



JDyroff 25 24 24 23 23 30 20 19 15 



32-335 

 16-318 

 16—313 

 20-313 

 15-309 

 14-207 



O. s. 



Lady Miller Rifle Club. 



HOBOKEN, N. J.. June 80.— Card receiver, three months, one 

 winning most. 80ft. rest: 



MissTSina 236 Miss K Born 243 MissL Sessmamn 243 



- MissJYogal 236 Miss L Kelly 315 



Miss H Stadler, . , 328 Miss M iVLiller . . , 239 Mrs D Miller , . , , 231 

 Mrs H Meyer. . . , 343 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported, 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following; 



July 11-14.— Durant Gun Club's tournament and first interstate 

 shoot, Durant, Miss. 



July 13.— Boston Shooting Association tournament, under man- 

 agement of Cnpt. Frank Cowee, Wellington, Mass. 



July 12-13.— Battle Creek Gun Club's tournament and State 

 League shoot. Battle Creek, Mich. 



July 13-13.— White House Gun Club tournameht, at White 

 House, N. J. 



July 13-15.— Peoria Gun Club tournament, Peoria, 111. 



July 13.— Hadlyme Gun Club's tournament, Hadlyme, Conn. 



July 14-16.— Second annual tournament, under m'-inagement of 

 Wallace and Miles P. Miller, Austin, Tex. 



July 31-33.- ladependent Gun Club tournament. Plainfleld. N. J. 



July 18-20.— Baltimore Gun Club, summer tournament, at Tol- 

 chester Beach, Baltimore, Md. 



July 26.— Boston Sliooting Association's tournament, under 

 managpment of Capt. A. W. Gore, Wellington, Mass. 



July 28-30.— Johnson City Gur Club tournament, Johnson City, 

 Tenn. - 



July 28 30.— Interstate Mannfacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 tournament, at Watertown, N. Y. 



July —.—New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, team contest, at 

 CLaremont, N. J. 



Aug. 9-13.— Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association's an 

 nual tournament, Reading, Pa. Walter D. Eiler Sec'y 



Aug. 10-11.— Big Four Gun Club tournament, at Borlington, la. 



Aug. 1012.— Missouri State Amateur Association tournament, 

 at Lexington, Mo. Added purses. Address G. A. Sturges, Soc'y 



Aug, 14.— Lincoln Gun Club tournament, Alameda Point. Cal 



Aug. 14.— Lincoln Gun Club's tournament, Alameda, Cal. 



Aug. 19.— California State Shooting Association tournament. 

 Concord. Cal. 



Aug. 16-19,— Standard-Keystone Target and Trap Co., fifth 

 annual tournament, at New London, Conn. 

 Aug. X748,-GaiUard Uuji Olyb tournament, Natobe?, Miss. 



Club's tournament, Natchez, Miss. 



f If "o?~|^^shland Gun Club tournament, Des Moines, la. 



Aug. 33-36.— lnterDat;ooal tournameni, Des-chre-shos-ka Island, 

 Detroit. Mich. Live birds and targets. 



Aug. 39.--California State Shooting Association's tournament. 

 Concord, Cal. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. l.-Hackettstown Gun Club tournament, at 

 Hackettstown, N. J ; two days at targets, third day at live 

 pigeons. Address James L. Smith, Hackettstown, N. J. 

 ^^'^^P^iDl^er.-Saratoga Gun Club, annual tournament, at Sara- 



Septemher.— Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association annual 

 tournament, at Denver, Col. 



Sppt. .5.— Frankfort Game and Pish Protective Association, first 

 annuil tcurnampnt, at Frankfort, N. Y. 



Sept. 6-8.— Central Illinois Sportsmen's Association annual 

 tournament, at Jacksonville, 111. 



September (second week). - Interstate Manufacturers' and 

 Dealers' Association tournament, at Auourn, N. Y. 



.. D '^°^i''^^™^'*^*'0* ttie Riverside Gun Club, 



at Red Bank, is. J. First two days targets, last day live birds 

 John P. Cooper, Sec'y. 



Oot. 13-13.— Wilmington Rod and Gun Club tournament, Wil- 

 mington. Del. 



WnminlT^on^oIf ^'"^'^'''^ ^^^^ tournament, at 



Oct. 18-30.-^Highland Gun Club annual fall tournament, at Des 

 Moines, Iowa. 



The Retired Trap-Shooter. 



The Retired Trap-shooter sat in the back part of his billiard 

 hall m the little < ountry town, and from where he sat he could 

 nearly every time. A stranger came in at the door 



at the front. 

 "Morning," said the stranger, 



"Mornin' " said the old shooter, not getting up. The stranger 

 paused a while, then went over to the cigar case. 

 ] I guess I'll lake a cigar," said he. 



"I 'lowed you'd want one," said the shooter, still remaining 

 where he was. "What for kind a cigar 'd you want?" 

 * Got any ten-centers?"' 



"Nope. We don't hardly ever go over five down here." 



"All right, I'll take a half dozen." 



"All right. Just open the case and take 'em out." 



vvell, here's your money." 

 "How much money is it?" 

 "Dollar." 



"Can't change it. Just put the cigars back, and come in again 

 when you've got the change." • 



"Do you ever play billiards here?" asked the stranger, looking 

 at the table. » , p, 



"Sure. At half-past three there's a game here every day. Bill, 

 he's the station agent, he comes in here every day then, and him 

 and Lewy Augenheimer. he's the saloon-keeper 'cross the street, 

 thev play a game 'bout every day." 



' Well, can't you and I get up a" game of pool?" 



"Game of pool? Can if you don't mind plavin' with eight balls. 

 Some's busted. Our f filers don't mind that." 



"How do you know I'm not one of your fellows?" 



"Stand-up collar. Our fellers wears their turned down. How's 

 your club shootin'?" 



"How do you know I'm a shooter?" 



"Catrich on your chain. Medal on your necktie. Reckon you're 

 club champion?" 

 "I am. This medal—" 



"Umph-humph. Got a box full of 'em myself. You a world- 

 beater?" 



"Well, I think I'm about as good as any of them." 

 "Umph-humph. Used to think that myself. Feller challenged 

 ye?" 



"Ves. That's what I wanted to see you about. Y'ou see— " 



"Challenge in writin'?" 



"Yes." 



"Published in all the papers?" 

 "Yes." 



"LTmph-humph. Used to do that myself." 



' Yes, and he's been making an awful lot of talk about it. Says 

 I'm afraid «o shoot a man like him. Says he's beat everything in 

 the world but me, and that I'm no shooter, but he would iust 

 shoot me once before he quit the business. He's going to retire 

 you see." 



"You retired yet'?'' 



"No, and you see I can't now." 



"Yep. Top late now. You'd orto retired liefore, it you know'd 

 he was goin' to challenge you. He got a forfeit up?" 

 "Yes." 



" you covered it?" 

 "Yes." 



"Umph-humph. I used to do that wav myself when I was 

 young. You made any talk in the papers?" 



"Right along. I've given him as much as he did me; and told 

 him I was the only shooter of much account left in the country 

 now. I've come clear down here to ask you what to do next." 



"How's your health?" 



"Good." 



"That's too bad. How's your gun?" 

 "She's all right." 

 "Pshaw! Shells all right?" 

 "The best I can get." 

 "Same as you always shot?" 

 "Just the same." 



'T see you're new in the business. Any death in your famblv 

 lately?" 

 "No." 



"Oh, yes they was." 

 "What do you mean?" 



"Why, your Aunt Marier, respected rellertive, died this week 

 in Ohier. On account o' w'ich lamerntable event, you will be 

 obliged to start at onct for Ohier, and must declare all engage- 

 ments in regard to the match at an end." 



"Oh, I see;- yes, certainly, I see." 



"Say, you're a young hand at this business. Now, I'm retired 

 myself, and have been fer years, but you sort o' stir me up again, 

 talk in' of old times. Now. you just turn your champion man 

 over to me. I'll take care o' him, and don't you forgit it. I oaly 

 got one lung, and my wife and four daughters died last week. 

 My shell man has diseoointed me 'bout my .shells, and my new 

 gun ain't here yet. Besides, I've retired— more' n onct, 'tween 

 yiJuandme. You jast leave me alone, and I'll make your man 

 think he ain't no shooter at all. What chance has he got ergainst 

 a retired shooter with only one lung and five deaths in his fam- 

 bly? Say, my friend, let me tell you something. No man with 

 two lungs an' a healthy fambly has got any business in the trap- 

 shootin'line. Y''ou hear me? Come in and git them cigars some- 

 time, when you have the change." E. Hooqh. 



The growing use of nitro powders has stimulated the invention 

 of loading appliances specially adapted to insuring the best re- 

 sults from such explosives. ThelatPst device is the Bridgeport 

 Guu Implement Co.'s nitro rammer, of which they say: "The 

 necessity of exerting a uniform and steady pressure in loading 

 high-grade paper shells with nitro powders has induced ua to 



place upon the market the nitro rammer, with which the most 

 satisfactory results can be obtained. It seats the wads properly 

 and is so constructed that a pressure equal to 19lbs. is required for 

 every shell loaded. In loading nitro powders in ordinary paper 

 shells with regular primers a greater pressure is required, and we 

 therefore furnish extra strong springs, equal to 25 or SOlbs,, which 

 can be inserted in the regular nitro rammer. Tbese sprjoga are 

 made to order only."— .'idi). 



