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gets. This is used by the clubs, and also by the troops, 
but is over and above the extensive military ranges to be 
found at headquarters of divisions. At Ziirich there is 
yet a second range of 400 meters, which, with every con- 
venience for practice, and a large pavilion for functions at 
the annual fetes, has cost £32,000. In the smaller towns, 
as at Lenzburg, within three miles of the old castle from 
which this is written, one well-appointed range serves 
several clubs, the days and hours for the practice or prize 
shooting of each being arranged by the committees in 
communication. 
The town population groups itself into clubs, accord- 
ing to the means of the members, the less well-to-do 
using their military rifles and contenting themselves 
with a few ofiE days when the obligatory course has been 
completed. The richer clubs meet regularly once a 
week, sometimes oftener, during the season extending 
from May r to Oct. i. Match rifles with hair triggers are 
common, and excellent results are shown at 300yds. on 
the popular 6ft. target divided into 50 rings, each ring 
having its value according to its proximity to the bulls- 
eye. The Swiss club shooting is, as a rule, save in the 
military exercises, limited to 300yds. And nearly all 
shots are made standing. It is held that if a man can in 
this position steadily hit a small mark at this distance he 
will do decently at longer ranges; and that this practice 
is quite sufficient to keep the eye and hand in training 
and to insure acquaintance with and confidence in one's 
weapon. 
The range is generally given up on Sundays to the 
working men's clubs, and the chief club in Lenzburg 
meets on a Monday. In the villages Sunday, for obvious 
reasons, is the day for practice and matches. It is not 
advanced that this arrangement would, as matters now 
stand, be suited to the conditions and prejudices of our 
own country; but it exactly fits in with the views and 
feelings of the population of even this strongly Protes- 
tant quarter of Switzerland. In these villages on Sun- 
days there is no afternoon service, but nearly every one, 
without exception, attends Divine service in the morn- 
ing, generally at 9:30 o'clock. After service the day is 
given up to national amusement, in which rifle shooting 
is included. Those who do not take an afternoon walk 
with their families through the woods to some favorite 
view point go down with them to the range and keep 
in their eyes and hands at the targets, and perhaps have 
a glass of exceedingly mild local beer, or the equally mild 
locsl wine, at the tables under the trees near the firing 
point. And, as during the whole term of my residence 
here I have never yet seen a beggar, so also have I 
never seen any drunkenness or any approach to rowdi- 
ness or misconduct at even the most crowded prize meet- 
ings. Some of my well-meaning guests have occasionally 
remarked, when the Sunday rifle practice has come under 
notice, that, although such amusement is excellent, they 
would prefer to see the practice carried on "on any 
other day." The answer is of course that there are no 
idle men, every one is hard at work at the factory or in 
the field during week days, holidays are almost unknown, 
and few have any free time save on Sunday. All will 
agree that an afternoon at the range is preferable to one 
spent in the public house, and that exercises carried out 
soberly and steadily, and which for success demand some 
self-restraint and denial and careful storage of health 
and vigor, are deserving of countenance, even when not 
carried on on week daj'S. 
For the reason noticed above, all the great rifle matches 
and the cantonal and village rifle fetes are also held on 
Sundays. They are attended and supported by all classes, 
,and by all the men, women and children of the locality. 
The encouragement given by the women to rifle shooting 
is a noticeable feature, and has an excellent influence. 
They collect money for the prizes, help decorate the 
villages and towns, and the shooting ranges, and put on 
all their finery, and all their graces, and do everything 
in their power to make the meets a success. The parish 
and cantonal authorities, the local members and all 
magnates attend at the matches, and all the available 
bands, banners and bunting are produced for the occa- 
sion. And as there are no calls on the purse for cricket 
and football, golf and other clubs, the rifle meetings are 
well supported; subscriptions and donations are liberal 
and help toward encouraging rifle shooting, which, even 
with cheap cartridges, would otherwise fall somewhat 
heavily on the poorer members of the clubs. 
Nature has provided an eflicient stop butt in the shape 
of a mountain or a hill within easy reach of nearly every 
Swiss village. The total population of the country is 
just over 3,000,000, representing about the number that 
turned out in London to see the Jubilee procession of 
1897. The population is well distributed over the country 
districts, and does not collect in huge urban centers, as 
with us. The land is in the hands of peasant proprietors 
or parishes, all interested in the maintenance of the rifle 
clubs and in providing ranges. Favored by the condi- 
tions of the country and the times, interest in the national 
arm has fortunately been maintained in Switzerland dur- 
ing successive generations, and does not require to be 
suddenly rekindled. And lastly there is the important 
fact that the Swiss military system provides not only the 
rifles and the ammunition, but an organization in every 
village which renders the management of the clubs a 
matter of easy arrangement. 
.\s has been already noticed, the non-militarj^ side of 
the clubs, the interest taken in "private" shooting and 
the sums spent theron are remarkable, even though partly 
accounted for b3'- the absence of the rival attractions of 
the many outdoor games Avhich pla}^ so prominent a part 
in our own country life. Still it must be recognized that 
tht Swiss system of rifle clubs, admirable as it is, is really 
a part of the military system. Without the Government 
rifle, which nearly every man has in his home, the am- 
munition supplied by the State, the facility with which 
ranges can be acquired, the military training of the mem- 
bers, the obligatory rifle course, and the military organ- 
ization of the management, the figures of the Swiss rifle 
clubs might be on a very different scale from that shown 
above." 
Switzerland, surrounded by great foreign States, all 
armed to the teeth, and having no sea or fleet to safe- 
guard its frontiers, has considered it necessary hitherto 
to arm and train its comparatively small male population 
in readiness against attack. But even the present meas- 
ures, conceived with every possible consideration of the 
economy of money and of time, are found to bear heavily 
on the pockets and industrial power of the nation. As 
the population increases the question has presented itself 
whether the existing military strength is not sufficient, 
and whether it is necessary that it should keep pace with 
the increase in the male population, and that all should 
be obliged to serve in the battalions. It is already pro- 
posed to raise both the physical and educational standard 
for recruits. This would reduce the military budget on 
one side and increase it on the other by the tax on ex- 
empts, and would set free for industrial purposes many, a 
part of those whose time would otherwise have to be 
passed at the depots. 
From the Swiss much may unquestionably be learned 
in many details of their musketry arrangements; in the 
latest appliances for the safety of the markers and the 
coiwenience of the marksmen; in the shield ranges for 
crowded localities as described and advocated by Mr. 
Baillie-Grohman; in the universal encouragement and 
support given to rifle shooting by all classes as a national 
institution and duty. And it can at least be learned that 
this practical people have decided, after years of ex- 
perience and attention, that long ranges are not essential 
for good shooting, but that convenient ranges — that is, 
near the men's homes — and a liberal supply of ammuni- 
tion are of primary importance. 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. 
San Francisco, July 4.— Members of the Columbia Pistol and 
Rifle Club celebrated the Fourth shooting pool and practicing at the 
Habor View range. Several visitors were present and participated. 
Paul Becker had one of the six new service Colts target revolvers 
cleamed to have been made especially for the New York tearn. 
It is a .44 and shoots the Russian model cartridge. Six tried their 
hand at it and every one was unanimous in its praise as "the" 
target revolver. Here are the scores: 
Columbia target, 50yds., Colts new service target revolver; U. M. 
C. black powder ammunition: 
Paul Becker... 3 5 1 4 4—17 F E Mason... 7 9 3 3 8—30 
Ed Hovey 2 4 5 8 5—24 A B Dorrell... 3 2 14 4 4—27 
Ring. Creedmoor. 
F O Young 4 3 6 5 7 7 2 4 1 3—42 50 
P Becker 5 5 3 11 7 7 5 10 2 6—61 48 
26 10 7 8 3 5 5 7 3—56 49 
Becker and Hoadley were sighting their .30-30 Winchester car- 
bines for their hunting trip. Becker is the first man here to bring 
out this carbine as an all-around target and hunting rifle. He has 
spent much money and time and feels well repaid, as it does fine 
work at 50 and 200yds. at target, using an original, very large 
copper sight for front and Lyman rear peep sight. He uses 
L. &' R. smokeless powder and 1 to 12 bullet, 152grs., for range 
and short distances, and soft-nose with full charge for large game. 
Scores, 50yds.. .30-30 carbines: G. Hoadley, 25; Ed Hovey, 25, 
25; P. Becker, 25, 26, 29, 27. 
.22 rifle: 
A B Dorrell , 3 21121212 3-18 
(Consecutive.) 23 21 20 27 
F O Young 1 23211242 1—19 
E Hovey 25 
Pistol, 50yds.: 
F O Young 132424S92 6—41 
Dr H W Hunsaker 58644 14 524 4—56 
Dr. Hunsaker had a new S. & W. pistol and was well pleased, 
as his 56 is his second trial at pistol shooting. 
Deer season opens July 15 and little shooting v,'ill be done at 
the range during the remainder of this month. 
F. O. Young, Sec'y- 
Cincinnati Rifle Association, 
The following seores were made in regular competition by mem- 
bers of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at Four-Mile House, 
Reading road, July 22. Conditions, 200yds., oil-hand, at the stand- 
ard target. Hasenzahl was declared champion for the day with a 
score of 89. Thermometer 86, and humid atmosphere: 
Hasenzahl 10 8 10 9 10 8 10 8 9 7—89 
7 10 10 9 10 9 8 8 8 7—86 
9987978 10 10 7—84 
Bruns 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10—86 
10 79869996 9—82 
8899888 10 6 5—79 
Nestler 8 9 9 9 7 9 8 9 10 8—86 
969668 10 89 10—81 
10 6 10 888979 5—80 
Payne 7 9 7 8 9 10 9 9 10 7—85 
10 97 10 69899 7—84 
8898 88988 7—81 
Gindele 6 9 10 9 9 6 9 8 9 10—85 
6 10 10 10 10 6 7 8 9 7—83 
8768 10 10 889 9—83 
Roberts 8 7 9 10 7 9 10 8 8 7—83 
896 10 978 10 8 8—83 
10 8 8 8 10 6 7 8 6 10—81 
Trounstitie 10 9 9 7 8 10 5 6 7 8—79 
98 10 787478 9—77 
776 10 59798 6—74 
Topf 7 8 9 9 3 7 6 6 8 6—71 
859685395 B— 66 
10 4 3 7 6 5 10 9 6 3-63 
Lux 9 7 5 5 8 5 10 3 7 8—67 
475585896 6—63 
774485748 3—57 
Elite Schuctzen Corps. 
At the regular semi-monthly shoot of the Elite Schuetzen Corps, 
held at Cypress Hills on Saturday, July 7, the following scores 
were made: 
Fred C Ross 20 22 21 25 23 24 23 24 21 21—224 
24 20 23 24 23 24 18 22 23 16—217 
24 23 19 22 24 16 22 21 13 21—205 
Chas Engert , 20 20 22 22 22 16 21 21 19 24—205 
22 21 24 25 13 16 21 19 16 17—194 
17 19 18 24 20 4 25 24 24 15—190 
John Kaufmann 10 14 22 22 21 23 23 19 19 15—188 
22 16 20 17 7 12 15 13 24 21—167 
16 23 11 22 16 18 12 21 17 8—164 
F A Sohlitz, M D 6 16 16 10 18 16 21 14 18 17—152 
13 24 13 11 13 10 6 24 16 20—150 
20 19 17 18 17 19 11 10 12 6—149 
Chas. K Hoeming. 
On July 13, at Bisley, the principal event of the National Rifle 
Association wa.s the contest for the Elcho challenge shield, and 
Ireland won, the scores being Ireland 1,537, England 1,518 'Scot- 
land 1,505,- -- ' 
"In connection with this point it may te noticed that a change 
made in 1894 by which a part of the Landsturm was brought into 
the military musketry cotttse added at once 51,663 members to the 
rifle elubs, , .^-.^-^ ... 
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Fixtures. 
INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENTS. 
Aug 7-8— Newport, Vt.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Newport Gun Club. J. R. Akin, Secy. 
■ Sept. 12-13.— Salemn, N. Y.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
ander the auspices of the Osoma Valley Gun Club. 
July 25-27.— Winnipeg, Man.— Manitoba Industrial Exhibition 
Association's trapshooting tournament. F. W. Heubach, Secy. 
July 25-27.— Tolchester Beach, Kent County, Md.— Fourth annual 
midsummer tournament; two days targets; one live birds; added 
money and merchandise, ^ . 
July 28.— llion, N. Y.— Open shoot of the Tlion Gun Club. 
Aug. 1.— Wellington, Mass.— Tournament of the Boston .Shoot- 
ing Association; open to shooters of New England. ^ , „ ^ 
Aug. 3-4.— St. Paul, Minn.— Tournament of the St. Paul Rod and 
Gun Club; $240 in cash or more added. A. E. Perry, Sec'y-Treas. 
Aug. 7.— Hackensack River Bridge.— Outwater's hve-bird handi- 
cap. L. H. Schortemeier, Mgr. , , . , r- ■u 
Aug. 8.— Auburn, Me.— Tournament of the Auburn Gun Club. 
Aug. 7-8.— Birmingham, Ala.— Amateur tournament given by the 
Peters Cartridge Co., on the grounds of the Birmingham Gun 
Club; $150 added. John H. Mackie, Mgr. 
Aug, 14.— Binghamton, N. Y.— All-day target tournament of the 
Binghamton Gun Club. . , t r ^ 
Aug. 23-24.— Lafayette, Ind.— Tournament of the Lafayette Gun 
Club, under sanction of the League. J. Blistian, Sec'y. 
Aug 28-30.— x\rnold's Park, Okoboji Lake, la.— The Indian 
tonrnam.ent; $700 added. T. A, Marshall, Sec'y, Keithsburg, 111. 
Sept. —.—First week in September. Tournament of the Sher- 
brooke Gun Club. ^ r , t. rr , t.-ii 
Sept. 3-4.— North Platte, Neb.— Tournament of the Buffalo Bill 
Gun Club on Col. Cody's Scout's Rest Ranch; $250 added. Geo. 
L, Carter, Mgr, . , ,t . ^-^ 
Sept, 3.— Muncie, Ind.— One-day tournament of the Magic City 
Gun Club. Chas. E. Adamson, Sec'y. 
Sept. 3.— Blandou Park, Richmond, Va.— First annual tournament 
of the Virginia Trapshooting Association, under the auspices of 
the West End Gun Club. Franklin Steams, Mgr. 
Sept. 4.— Meriden, Conn.— Fifth annual Labor Day tournament 
of the Parker Gun Club; $25 added. C. S. Howard, Sec'y. 
Sept. 12-13.— -Homer, 111.— Annual tournament of the Triangular 
Gun Club; one day targets; one day live birds. C. B. Wiggins, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 12-13.— Pensacola, Fla. — Two-day shoot of the Dixie Gun 
Club; bluerocks and live birds, V. J. Vidal, Sec'y. 
Sept. 14-15.— Platte City, Mo.— Trap shoot of the Platte City Gun 
Club. S. Redman, Sec'y. _ 
Sept. 18-21.— St. Thomas, Ont.— Tom Donley's fourth annual 
tournament; live birds and targets. , , ^ .„ „ ^, , 
Sept. 27. — Zanesville, O.— Tournament of the Zanesville Gun Club. 
L A. Moore, Sec'y. 
Oct. 2-4.— Swanton, Vt.— Robin Hood Gun Club s three days' 
tournament. 
Oct. 12-r 
targets ana nvc unuo. j..!--!.., ^.ia^^^x, ^^^j. 
Newark, N. J.— South Side Gun Club, target shoot every Satur* 
(lay afternoon. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. 
Aug. 2. — Interstate Park. — Third and last shoot for the cliampion- 
ship of Long Island; 25 live birds, 25yds. 
Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 
25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. 
Interstate Park, Queens. — Weekly shoot of the New Utrecbt 
Gun Club— Saturdays. 
;nt. 
1-14. — Louisville, Ky. — Kentucky Gun Club's tournament; 
nd live birds. Emile Pragoff, Sec'y. 
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The first annual tournament of the A^irginia Trapshooting Asso- 
ciation, to be held at Blandon Park, Richmond, Va., Sept. 3, under 
the auspices of the West End Gun Club, has a programme of ex- 
ceptional attractiveness to the amateur. There are eleven events, 
and of these four are -at 15, five at 20, one at 25, and one at 50 
targets, the latter a five-men team race, and none eligible other 
than teams representin_g trapshooting clubs of Virginia. The win- 
ning team will be the holder of the Virginia Trapshooting Asso-: 
ciation's team |50 silver cup until the next contest. The club 
first winning it three times is entitled to its permanent posses- 
sion. A suitable souvenir will be given to the shooter making the 
highest individual score in any competing team. No. 11, at 20 
targets, is a consolation event, and the scores in it will be counted 
in awarding the average prize. Entrance is based on 1 cent per 
target, but sweepstakes on a 10-cent-per-target basis is optional. 
Bluerocks, magautrap and one set of expert traps will be used. 
A suitable prize will be given to the shooter making the highest 
. average of the entire programme. Manufacturers' agents can 
shoot for targets only. Shooting commences at 9 o'clock. Mr. 
Franklin Steams is manager, P. O. Box 6, Richmond, Va. 
The programme of the fourth annual merchandise and sweep- 
stake shoot of the Pleasant Hill Colored Gun CIuId, of Pleasant 
Hill, Mo,, is fixed to take place on Aug. 3. There are ten events: 
Six at 15 targets, four at 10 targets, entrance price of targets at 
1 cent each. There are merchandise prizes or added money or both 
in each event. The programme sets forth that the cheap targets 
and added money will draw the poorer shots to the tournament, 
and that at the meeting the shooters may agree to put up a' 
challenge trophy, to be competed for by colored men, and to be 
emblematic of the championship of the LTnited States among 
colored men. This is a most commendable movement on the part 
of the colored men, and cannot fail to have wholesome efiects 
which will accrue to their benefit. Anj^thing which adds to their 
skill and efficiency in one special field must have a general 
beneficent effect as well. 
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The programme of the open live-bird handicap given by Mr. 
J. H. Outwater, Hackensack bridge and Rutherford road, Aug. 7, 
beginning at 10 o'clock, has four events. The preliminary and 
No. 1 of the first regular events ^ are each at 7 birds, $3, birds extra, 
three moneys, Rose system, ratio 6, 3 and 1. No. 2 is at 10 birds, 
$5, birds extra, class shooting, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per 
cent. No. 3 is at 7 birds, $3, birds extra, class shooting, 50, 30 and 
20 per cent. Miss-and-outs if time perniits. For three high guns 
shooting through the three regular events, -$5, $3 and $2. Take 
Rutherford trolley car from Hoboken ferry. Dinner on the 
grounds, Mr. L. H. Schprtemeier will manage this shoot. 
Mr. Franklin Stearns, of Richmond, Va.. writes us as follows: 
"Trapshooting in Virginia is on the boom. There are about fifteen 
clubs in the State, of which seven (including one live-bird and 
one negro') are in Richmond. A State organization has been 
effected, and its first annual tournament will be held Sept. 3. To 
this I send you an invitation. We expect from sixtv to seventv- 
five shooters to face the traps." 
The Scranton, Pa., Times, in its issue of the 16th inst., wMle 
being alive to news values,' recounts an astonishing test of skill 
and endurance, as follows: "A pigeon shooting match between 
two local sports, Jack Stiles and Peter Henry, took place on the 
East Side grounds Saturday afternoon, resulting in favor of the 
former, who shot 4 out of 5 birds, Henry shooting 3." 
Mr. Foxhall Keerie, of the Carteret Gun Club, was one of the 
American tourists who returned on the Lucania last Saturday, 
