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FOREST AND STREAM. 
Jan. 5, 1895. 
Christmas Day at Flushing. 
. Flushing, L. I., Dec. 26. — The attendance at the Flushing 
Shooting Club's grounds yesterday was very satisfactory. Ia 
the club shoot for averages C. M. Donnelly Avon with a straight 
score of 10. The other club races have resulted as follows : C. 
Hance won tbe first shoot with 9 out ol 10; J. H. J. Stewart won 
the second shoot with 9 out of 10. The next club shoot takes 
place on Jan. 1, New "Year's Day. Scores: 
No. 1, third contest for club average prize, 10 live birds per 
man, club handicaps. No. 2, 5 birds, $2. 
No. 1. No. 2. 
C M Hance, 2S 2210211100— 7 
D LeRoy DreBser, 25 1122212020— 8 - 20200—2 
G B Nickle, 25 1112002012— 7 
J D Willis, 25 2012000100— 4 22101-4 
FJJDe Eaismes, 25 0022111102— 7 12210 -4 
C M Donnelly, 26 2222222222—10 01220—3 
L E Emoree, 25 0202222100— 6 
G A Barker, 25 1 00120-2 
No. 3, 5 birds, $3. No. 4, same. 
No. 3. No. 4. No. 3. No. 4. 
C Hance, 28. . 01111—4 12011—4 L Embree, 25.00100—1 .... 
D Dresser, 25.10122—4 20102—3 G Barker, 25. .02002— 2 02000—1 
Donnelly, 26..21101— 4 20012—3 J Willis. 25. . .20101—3 20211—4 
G Mickle, 25 .12101—4 11200—3 Burnham, 23.20010—2 
Lawrence. 30.12020— 3 DeB'ism's,25.221uO— 3 
E Clark, 25". . . 21120—4 20101-3 W. T. Wilcox, Sec. 
Live Birds at Weir City. 
Weik City, Kan., Dec. 26. — A friendly team race between W. 
W. Mcllhany, of the Business Men's Gun Club, and B. 0. Best, 
of the Columbus (Kan.) Club, on the one side and Messrs. Cal- 
houn and Blackett, of the lousiness Men's Club, on the other, 
was shot on the grounds of the Business Men's Club on Monday, 
Dec. 24. A strong north wind was blowing, w T hich, with a 
selected lot of birds, made it very hard to run high scores. The 
match was shot under American Association rules, the losers 
to pay for the birds. The race was close enough throughout to 
be quite interesting. Scores : 
Team race, 50 birds a side, losers to pay for the birds : 
Mcllhany .1*11211^01121111121101101—21 
Best 1101112210112020112121212—21—42 
Calhoun *210l211012122l212101o222— 20 
Blackett 20112001221111*1210112111—20—40 
Mamalttke. 
Nathaniel Defeats Hoey. 
On Friday last, Dec. 21, Fred. Hoey shot a 100-bird race with 
B. 0. Nathaniel, and defeated him by 2 birds, the contest taking 
place on the Westminster Kennel Club's grounds, fJabylon, L. 1. 
Notwithstanding this victory, the friends of,Nathaniel had every 
confidence in his ability to defeat Hoey on the terms of the 
handicap, 2yds. A return match was quickly arranged, the date 
and place named being Dec. 26 and the Country Club's grounds, 
West Chester, N.Y. 
The race was a very exciting one throughout, Nathaniel 
eventually winning by 2 birds, when Hoey lost his 98th and 100th 
pigeons. The start was not a propitious one for Nathaniel, his 
1st and 3d birds getting away from him, and the score at the end 
of the 19th round standing 16—13 in lavor of Hoey. Then 
Nathaniel did some great work, killing his next 55 birds straight, 
entering the last quarter of a ceniury one bird to the good. 
Dropping hiB 80th bird, the score was a tie, with ouly 20 more to 
shoot at. Hoey, however, dropped his 83d, 87th and 90th birds 
in quick succession, whereas Nathaniel lost but one, his 89lh, 
during that time. This gave Nathaniel the big lead (at that 
stage of the match) ot 2 birds. His 91st and 92d then got away 
from him, the score again being tied at the close of the 92d 
round. Each killed 5 more straight, the score being still a tie at 
the close of the 97th round with only 3 more birds to shoot at! 
Then came the surprise of the match. Hoey missed 2 out of 
hose 3 birds, and Nathaniel killing straight won by just the 
same margin he lost by on Friday, Dec. 21. Score : 
Nathanielvs. Hoey, 100 live birds, Hoey at 30yds., Nathaniel 
at 28: ■ )n 
B C Nathaniel (28) 0202222201022220120122221—19 
2222222222222222222222222—25 
2222212222112222222212220—24 
2212022222222010022222222—21—89 
Fred Hoev (30) 2222220102202222222222011—21 
v 2222222222222220222222201—23 
222122202222212222 12220 11— 23 
2222222022202202222212010—20—87 
St. Louis vs. Rochester. 
Missotjei Eiele and Pistol Cltjb, St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 22 — 
Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Dec. 22, under the 
heading of "Bifle Notes," we find the following paragraph: ''The 
St. Louis riflemen have issued a challenge to any club who [sic] 
desires to accept its conditions. This reminds us of the youth 
who dared the other fellow to ceme over into his yard and fight." 
The imputation is that our conditions are such as no respecta- 
ble club would think of accepting. This is a slur which the o pen 
and clean record of our club does not deserve. It is also a reflec- 
tion upon the good senBe of the Columbia Bifle and Pistol Club 
of Bochester, which promptly accepted our challenge, and with 
which we hope to engage in a friendly and honorable test of skill 
on Jan. 10 next. As your statement was not accompanied by 
any explanation, although the terms of the match accompanied 
the challenge, we believe the fair-minded riflemen of this country 
would rather hear the facts and judge for themselves than trust 
the dictum of an irresponsible paragrapher. We ask, therefore, 
in the Bpirit of fair play, and in justice to the team with which 
we will shortly have the honor to compete, that you publish the 
rules which we have forwarded for their acceptance. They are 
as follows: .„ r , 
"The match is to be shot on Thursday, Jan. 10, 1895, beginning 
at 7:30 P.M., Eastern Btandard time, and 8:30 P.M. Central 
standard time, so as to be practically simultaneous. The dis- 
tance is to be 75ft. The shooting is to be off-hand, without the 
use of palm rests, sashes, rods or other artificial aids in holding. 
Telescope sights are not allowed. Any rifle of .22eal. to be used, 
the ammunition to be the ordinary ,22cal. rim-fire cartridges. 
The target to be the Missouri Bifle and Pistol Club target of 
which samples are inclosed, it being the German 25-ring target 
reduced to 75ft. ,. 
"Each team is to consist of ten men, who are to be regular 
members of the respective clubs. Twenty shots are to be fired 
by each man, ten shots on each of his two targets. 
"Our captain will send you forty targets like the sample 
inclosed, which will be signed by him. Your shooting master 
will countersign t wentv of them and return them to us for our use 
in the match, and wilfkeep the other twenty for your use. The 
match must be shot on these forty signed aud countersigned 
targets, which are to be exchanged by first mail alter the shoot. 
"The 'shooting is to begin promptly on time; the total scores 
to be telegraphed each other as soon as the tenth man has 
finished his score. Each club is to mail its targets, with referee's 
signature attached, to the other club immediately after the 
8 k"Ihe rules governing the valuation of shots are to be the 
regular German rules (same as Creedmoor). A bullet must not 
merely bend or break a line to count on that line, but must 
CU "When a shooter is at the stand with rifle at his shoulder, 
any shot fired by him counts, whether intentionally or acci- 
dentally fired. „ , , , . , „ 
"As regards details not specified above, the Bhooi. is to be 
governed n by the official rules of the German 25-ring target. 
"The referee should have this letter in his possession. 
It will be seen that our challenge was to shoot what is called 
a telegraph match— this being the only kind that we can shoot 
with outside clubs during the winter season. We are not aware 
that any code has ever been officially established for the con- 
duct of such matches, and since the conditions differ essentially 
from those where two teams meet and shoot over tbe same 
range, it is necessary that some definite rule should be specially 
framed and agreed upon by the respective clubs. Now, is there 
anything in the above rules that discriminates unfairly against 
our competitors? We have asked that our targets be used,rather 
than theirs. But why? Because ours are the regular 200-yard 
targets reduced to 25yds. (save that the buliseye begins with the 
20-tmg, making it tne same size as the one at which our Boches- 
ter friends have been accustomed to shoot), and because our 
targets are printed on stiff cardboard through whioh a bullet will 
cut cleanly, thus helping the referee to avoid mistakes in scor- 
ing. If this be a discrimination, then we are ready to shoot on 
any target offered by the other club. In our challenge we offered 
them their choice between the standard American and the 25- 
ring targets. In the matter of referees, we have practically left 
the choice of our referee to our competitors. We believe them 
to be gentlemen. We have suggested to them the name of a 
prominent newspaper man of this city to serve as their referee, 
but only because in him they would get a man who knows a 
buLseye from a bullet hole, and can be depended on for accu- 
racy. The suggestion was merely a courtesy, and they are in 
nowise bound to accept him. 
Now, why should we be judged in advance as seeking an un- 
fair advantage, or as indulging in a cowardly bit of braggadocio? 
Is it impertinence on the part of a young club to challenge all 
comers? You may have mistaken your men. It is true that our 
club, as such, is young; but its members were not born yester- 
day. We do not underrate the skill of Eastern riflemen, nor 
brag about our own. We simply ask to be met with powder and 
lead at the targets— not with abusive words. Our club is made 
up of gentlemen, who will take victory or defeat with compos- 
ure, gentlemanlike. 
Hoeace Kephabt, Secretary. 
New Orleans Rifle Shooting. 
New Oeleans, Dec. 21.— The rifle contest between teams of 
the Jackson Bifle Club and the Eureka Bifle Club took place on 
Friday evening, Dec. 21, at the rifle range of the Young Men's 
Gymnastic Club, New Orleans. Each team numbered 6 men. 
Following are the scores: Jackson Club — P. Carvers 288, E. 
Fletshinger 284, D. Fletshinger 278, P. Perez 289, G. E. Hault 272, 
A. Buissan 277. Eureka Ciub— H. S. Keelt 252, W. Cororant 291, 
H. Caliien 3U0, K. G. Sampers 304, F. E. Kaure 293, F. Orfica 297. 
The Jackson Club elected officers as follows : President, H. 8. 
Mindkins; Vice-President, G. Hauck, Jr.; Financial Secretary, 
J. Hug; Keeording Secretary, G. Wolfe, Jr.; Treasurer, G. P. 
Campson ; Captain, E. Herman ; First Lieutenant, J.H. Beonsel ; 
Second Lieutenant, A. Campson; Third Lieutenant, F. Bockel, 
Jr. ; delegates to Louisiana State Bifle League, L. A. Jackson 
and C. F. Campson ; Grand Marshal, C. Hurley; Collector, C. H. 
Davenmuller; ±5oard ot Directors, L. H. Jackson, H. S. Minaken, 
G. Houk, Jr., C. F. Campson, H. S. Beonsel, M. Walz, T. Emke 
and J. Hug. 
The Rifle at Hartford. 
Haetfoed, Conn., Dec. 22.— I inclose you scores of the Hart- 
ford Bifle Club, shot at their regular shoot this afternoon, Ger- 
man ring target, 200yds. off-hand. There, was a two-point wind 
blowing from 6 to 9 o'clock, and at the close it was so dark that 
it was impossible to see the marker except through the tele- 
scope. 
Medal Match (one entry). 
H M Pope 21 23 23 20 21 21 24 23 25 23—224 
S J Lyon 20 22 22 24 22 Li 22 25 21 23—223 
J Edwards 19 24 Li 22 18 24 22 22 21 16—200 
H A Fox 20 9 17 20 21 18 19 11 18 25—178 
lie-entry Match. 
Pope (50 shots. Pope 25 18.20 20 22 21 22 24 24 24—220 
barrel, .33-45-218 21 23 23 20 21 21 24 23 25 23—224 
19 22 23 24 19 20 18 24 22 24—215 
22 22 17 25 24 20 24 22 24 24—224 
22 23 23 19 23 21 21 17 25 18—212—1095 
Lvon (Schalke barrel 22 20 23 20 23 21 23 21 17 22—214 
.33-40-168) 21 24 23 22 17 22 23 21 21 25—219— 433 
Fox (.32-40 Win) 22 2a 14 20 18 23 19 17 11 18—185 
10 21 22 15 15 15 17 22 20 10—177— 362 
Bad weather and hard work (14 hours a day) have kept our 
attendance very low, there not having been more than two 
members present for several shoots. H. M. Pope, Sec'y. 
Prize Shoot at Zettlers. 
New Yoek, Doc. 22.— A prize shoot was held at the Zettler gal- 
lery last week for five flue prizes. The following parties re- 
ceived tho same, three best bullseyes to count by measurement: 
Class I. Class III. 
MEngel....l3 15% 18 — 46% H Muller. ..14% 19 20% -54 
Class II. Class IV. 
Kosenbauml2 15% 25 — 52% C Zettler, Jr 21 24 25%— 70% 
Prizes— M. Engel, fine statue; Bosenbaum, dozen silver knives 
and forks; fl. D. Muller, handsome silver goblet; C. Zettler, Ji\, 
handsome silver caster; H. D. Muller also received a flue cigar 
holder with some very fine cigars for making the most ivd flags. 
H. D. Mtjlleb. 
New York Rifle Cluh. 
The New York Bifie Club opened its gallery practice on the 
Zettler range Dec. 19. Eight men participated in the competi- 
tion for club prizes. M. Herrington and A. H. Isbell had a close 
race for first position. Herrington was first by one point. 
Scores : 
Herrington 245 245 Th Lloyd 241 240 
AH Isbell 244 245 Maj Crocker 2d8 237 
DrCantrell 233 230 C C King 241 240 
B J Young 238 241 E B Barker 239 235 
Miller Rifle Club. 
Hoboken, N. J., Dec. 20.— The Miller Club held its weekly 
shoot at headquarters last night. Meyns was high with 241. 
Scores: Meyns 241, Miller 236, Stadler 235, Scott 232, Follon 230, 
Dewey 225, Taylor 224, Kogers 221, Nelson 220, Vanderheyden 
218, Kemme 209. 
J)p.c. 27. — At tbe weekly shoot of the Miller Club last night 
David Miller shot himself into first place and won the first class 
trophy. His score was 242 Capt. Dewey was a good second 
Avith 239. Scores: D. Miller 242, Capt. Dewey 239, G. W. Bogers 
233, A. Meyns 232, Sohn 228, Vanderheyden 227, Stadler 225, San- 
ders 224, Wilson 224, Hardy 223. 
Schlicht Rifle Cluh. 
West New Yoek, N. J., Dec. 18.— The Schlieht Club held its 
weekly gallery shoot at headquarters last night. Geo. Schlicht 
won the champion medal on the good score of 245. Scores: 
George Dorr 239, Charley Meyer 238, George Schlicht 245, Gus 
Tribout 213, Jacob Diehl 234, Fred.Lambrix 227, George Beichert 
229, Jacob Schlicht 222, William Schlicht 236, Peter Mau 212, 
George Lautenberger 233, C. Schlicht 214, Henry Aufdertheide 
233. 
Medal winners: George Schlicht, champion medal, 245; Jack 
Diehl, first class, 234; George Lautenberger, second elas^, 233; 
Henry Aufder}heide, third class, 233. 
Greenville Rifle Cluh. 
suited in bringing the members very close together in their totals 
at the close of each series. As a consequence there is a lively 
interest in the result of the coming series. The prizewinners 
in the series which closed last week are appended, 13 scores to 
count: 
First Class— Geo. Purkess, 3 points per score, 3,154, first: W. 
C. Collins, 4 points per score, 3,153, second; J. Boag, 4 points per 
score, 3,143, third : M. Dorrler, scratch, 3.132, fourth. 
Second Class — C. W. Agneau, scratch, 3,034, first; W. Charlock, 
2 points, 3,027. second ; C. H. Chavant, scratch, 3,021, third; H. 
Gotthardt, 5 points, 3,005, fourth. 
Third Class— E. Wuestner, Sr., 50 points, 3,034, first; V. Holz- 
apfel, 2 points, 2,932, second; Geo. Benker, 6 points, 2,924, third; 
E. A. Graef, scratch, 2,898, fourth. 
The scores for the opening of the current seriesare appended: 
- First Class. 
M Dorrler 245 Collins 238 
J Boag 243 Scheeline 237 
Purkess , 242 Agneau 235 
Plaisted 240 C Boag 234 
Second Class. 
Dodds 236 Spahn 220 
Charlock 234 
Third Class. 
Benker 234 Hill 219 
F Wuestner 224 E Wuestner. 202 
D«c. 28.— Weekly shoot. Scores: First Class: J. Boag 241, 
Collins 234, Purkess 236, C. Boag 238, Dorrler 242, Eobidoux 238, 
Scheeline 239. Second Class: Chavant 235, Dodds 237, Spahn 
221, Charlock 228. Third Class: Hill 215, Graef 231, E. Wuest- 
ner, Jr. 229, F. Wuestner 204, Holzapfel 226, Benker 232. 
RIFLE NOTES. 
The Glendale Schuetzen Park, Glendale, L. I., was the center 
of interest to New York's great army of riflemen on Wednesday 
of last week, it was the occasion of the laying of the corner- 
stone for the new shooting house for the new range, which will 
be used next July during the great international festival which 
opens at this park on June 30. Bepresentative riflemen from 
New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey, to the number of 500, 
assembled in the park in the early part of the afternoon. 
William B. Weber, the president of the Bund, assisted by Capt. 
Henry Offerman of the New York Corps, Capt. L. Zel er of the 
Harlem Independent Corps, Capt. D. MeerBe of the New York 
Central Corps, B. Walther, president, of the Zettler Bifle Club, 
Capt. iheo Walters of the Elite Corps, Capt. ChriBt. D. Behm of 
the New York City Corps, had charge of the ceremony incident 
to the laying of the initial foundation of the coming festival. 
President Weber made an eloquent and earnest discourse upon 
the coming festival, its object and its undoubted success. He 
exhorted all present to enter into the work of building upon the 
foundation before them a structure in the interest of rifle shoot- 
ing whose arch should be capped with thu keystone of concord. 
Capt. Zeller of the Harlem Independent Corps, and Capt. Offer- 
man of the New York Corps, followed President Weber in 
remarks that were in harmony with the occasion. 
The lady rifle shooters of Hoboken are making a record for 
their sex m handling the rifle. The Observer says : ''The shoot- 
ing done thus far by the members of the Our Own Ladies' Bifle 
Club is of the high class order. Mrs. Seymour, in particular, is 
distinguishing herself. Although her first shot was fired two 
months ago, a few evenings since she rolled up a total of 221 
points. The proposed match between herself and husband, the 
captain of tbe Our Own Bifle Club, is off, as the captain now 
realizes that his wife is the best shot." 
The New York Schuetzen Corps will hold its fourth bi-monthly 
gallery shoot on the Zettler ranges on Jan. 4. 
The Freitag Bifle Cfub held a successful Christmas shoot on its 
gallery ranges on the 22d and 23d. There was a large gathering 
of local marksmen. The Greenville contingent turned out 
strong, thirteen men being present and participating, eleven of 
whom came in for a division of the spoils. John Bebhau of the 
Hudsons was one of the fortunate marksmen who went home 
loaded with pork. 
The match between Plaisted and Dorrler is off for the present. 
The Empire Bifle Club team will meet the Greenville Club 
team on its home range the first week in January. A return 
match will be shot off on the Zettler range later on. 
From Hoboken comes the following query : Wouldn't it be a 
good plan to arrange a tournament for local rifle clubs for the 
championship of the city? With the Millers, Friday Nights, 
Young Men's and Moltka rifle clubs entering teams, a lively 
tourney, to be decided at the winter's close, could be gotten up. 
The teams would be of say five men from each organization. 
What do they think about it? 
Louis G. Mertz, No. 943 Broadway, Brooklyn, which, by the 
way, is at the junction formed by Broadway, Myrtle avenue and 
Jefferson street (Five Corners), has fitted up two fine gallery 
ranges on his premises. The Elite Schuetzen Corps, Cafjt.Theo. 
Walters, has made these ranges its shooting headquarters for 
the winter. 1 he fact that these ranges are located at the junc- 
tion of two elevated roads make them easy of access from all parts 
of Brooklyn. Good management on the part of mine host Mertz 
should bring its reward in the form of liberal patronage from 
Brooklyn German- American riflemen. 
Zettler Rifle Cluh. 
The weekly shoot of the Zettler Club, which was held at head 
quarters Dec. 19, brought the usual number of experts and lay 
members into the competition for honors and other prizes inci- 
dent to the regular programme. For the past two weekB Flach 
has had rather the best of the argument. Last night Fred Boss 
and Philip Feigel had a turn for the honors for high scores. 
Boss captured the champion medal and also made the hight st 
total for the five best scores. Philip Feigel carried away the 
honors for the best 10-shot score, making 249. Best lo-shot 
score: P. Feigel 249, F. C. Boss 247, L. Flach 247, M. Dorrler 24U, 
H. Holges 24H, H. D. Muller 246, E. Busse 244. F. Schmitt 243, G. 
Nowak 243, C. G. Zettler 243, B. Zettler 243, S. Buzini 237, H. 
Manz 234, G. W. Downs 232. 
Five best scores : 
FCBoss 245 247 246 246 247—1231 
L Flach 244 243 245 247 245—1221 
H Holges ..,..241 246 245 246 241—1219 
M Dorrler 241 244 246 244 245—1220 
Champion medal: F. C. Boss 245, L. Flach 244, M. B. Engel 
244, B. Zettler 243, P. Feigel 242, H. Holges 241, M. Dorrler 241, C. 
G. Zettler 241, F. Schmitt 239, B. Busse 237, H. D. Muller 336, G. 
Nowak 234, H. Munz 234, S. Buzzini 222, G. W. Downs 220. 
Dec. 25. — Weekly shoot. Scores: Champion medal : C. G. Zet- 
tler 245, H. Holges 244, M. B. Engel 244, F. C. Boss 243, L. Flach 
243, M. Dorrler 243. B. Zettler 241, P. Feigel 240, B. Busse 243, H. 
D. Muller 239, S. Buzzini 229. 
Best five scores: 
FCBoss., 243 248 247 247 248—1233 
H Holges ...244 244 246 242 245—1221 
L Flach 243 215 240 245 245—1216 
M Dorrler 243 243 245 241 246—1218 
Best 10-shot score : F. O. Boss 248, H. Holges 246, M. Dorrler 
246, L. Flach 246, C. G. Zettler 245, B. Busse 246, B. Zettler 244, 
M. B. Engel 244, H. D. Muller 243, P. Fiegel 240, S. Buzzini 229. 
Geeenville, N. J., Dec. 22.— The Greenville Bifle Club opened 
its new series for the coming three months at its headquarters 
last evening. The club shoots under the class handicap system. 
The good judgment of the shooting committee in the pastin fix- 
ing the handicap upon the members in the several classes has re- 
Ross vs. Martin. 
Bkookevn, N. Y., Dec. 28. — There was an interested group of 
riflemen assembled in the headquarters of tbe Elite Sohutzen 
Corps, No. 943 Broadway, last night, to witness a 100-shot gallery 
matoh between Fred. C. Boss and Ignatz Martin. Boss granted 
Martin a handicap of 75 points. Boss won by the smaU margin 
of 2 points. Scores: 
Boss 239 244 240 243 246 243 243 241 248 245—2432 
Martin (75) 217 230 235 239 233 239 242 240 242 238-2430 
