forest and stream. 
429 
•wild geese and ducks of various species, and in former tim^s 
these birds wintered there in large numbers. Of late years 
however, the destable practice of erecting brush houses on 
their feeding grounds has so increased that the birds have been 
driven away or else rendered so suspicious that they do not 
come into feed until after dark. These wild fowl at present 
pass the entire day upon the waters of the Sound, but if this 
law is enforced there will be constant trading backward 
and forward between the mouth of the river and the open 
water, the birds Hying low over the narrow beach which sep- 
arates the two, thus furnishing excellent pass shooting. 
As is well known wijd fowl will bear almost any amount of 
persecution if only they are left undisturbed while on their 
feeding grounds, and with proper care to see this act enforced 
there is no reason why there should not be each year hundreds 
of wild geese and thousands of black ducks, pintails and widg- 
eons on the Housatonic flats throughout the winter. The 
thfshS m,n *' 6 -— ThG Closing match of tho scries for 
’ K was ® uppo#ed , would have takcu place, but 
the small number of contestants will cause another match to 
be in order. Conditions-800, 000 and 1,000 yards. The fol- 
lowing are the scores : ’ 3 Aueioi- 
800 
900 
1,000 
5 
6 
J S Snmner. 
6 3 6 5 4 
5 
6 
4 
5 
5 
0 
6 
6 5 6 5 2 
5 
4 
5 
4 
5 
4 
4—00 
6 
5 
4 
6 
5 
5 
4—60—205 
fOO 
900 , 
1,000 
8 
6 
J F Brown. 
6 8 6 6 5 
4 
5 
5 
5 
0 
4 
4 6 5 6 6 
6 
a 
0 
6 
3 
4 
4 3 5 4 3 
6 
6 
5 
6 
3 
3 
4—60 — 1S5 
800 
5 
5 
s Wilder. 
5 6 4 3 3 
4 
0 
4 
4 
4 
5 
4—60 
1,000 
4 4 2 3 5 
5 
3 
4 
6 
3 
5 
5—59 - 
5 
3 
4 
5 
0 
4 
0-51— ITS 
800 
6 
J H Williams, 
5 4 5 6 6 5 
4 
2 
4 
5 
4 
8 
0-61 
1,000 
3 
6 
0 5 4 4 4 
5 0 5 6 4 
6 
6 
6 
4 
6 
W 
4 
8 
6 
5-60 
Dk. Carver in Boston.— O n Saturday, June 29, this great 
riflprnon rrnnn An ... 
wmouguuui cue WiUier. 1 lie . . . ’ 
friends of game protection in Connecticut should feel greatly , ga !* a “ ‘ ^ ub,t,on at Beac0Q P« k . which was well 
encouraged by this wise and far-seeing ac’ion of their legisla- tT . * , 0f , 120 balla thrown at a distance of 60 feet the 
ture, and we congratulate them on the good shooting that they on°S i! ° * misscd nlne * Ia 100 consecutive shots he broke 
are sure to have from the effects of this law. The bill in ! ^ , A DUmber of bal19 were thrown 100 feet in the air 
question was introduced by Hon. Albert Peck, of Milford and VGI7 f ° W reached the ground unbroken. Coin shooting 
uud among tho gentlemen who have actively interested them- fw • attemptcd - Pennie8 quarters were thrown up 
selves to secure its passage are Judge Henry Stoddard, of much ? throw away whole silver dollars 
New H„v.n , Mr. Juus L. B, an tl Mr. Z. Franain, „ f | «**V 
|?^ e h doe8 . ,n tb ® a ! r - These the Doctor invariably hit, explod^ 
n„ g n I®;!? J ' 18 . 1 ,bi P k of a man's hitting Jlead 
Bociatioa arc : . Pres B. F. 'Si," WiTtSSmo “rirt I « rifle tall." A 
isburrt TMMV 1 Stn' SSTHIr , DW - SRT22 #»*«r to 'wo! 
Milford. 
^a^!YA NIA T^ TATE ^ 8 !? oraT,ON -— The offleers of this 
Harrisburgh ; Third V. P7. B.’ Be™, New Brighlon | 2 I £5® »/««« Wto w"e.e S, 
V. P R M. Linsay, Scranton ; Rec. Sec., W. W. Dorris ? luv ? t : ed ■“<>* them. The next performance was that of 
Huntingdon ; Cor. Sec., J. Ross Thompson, Erie ; Treas w’ breaklD S balls on time. 100 balls out of 118 were broken in 
rJ T^ P T tfl p rg; OQ Butot, Regulations 8 and hi«Twta G » seconds, Carver using four rifles. 6 Exchanging 
S“L*a Jn S 0 ? T Tb T p80n - B ' W - Richards, Jno. C. th ,? Parke , r sb ? t -ff UD > tb e Doctor made an? 
Dr W V lff Sh ’ J “°' E,Ii e yburD ’ M - Hargden Brooks, Stem • ^attempted-high balls, low ones, doubles. 
Dr. W. F. 1- underburg. b 1 balls thrown in different directions, it was aU the sime they 
■ <a thought advisable by those present to call a meeting i n 
f thC r0 °™ of the Philadelphia Sportsmen’s Carvbr at Meriden— It seems to make very little 
and consent ElSSm? .Tiurteenth and Chestnut streets, difference to Dr. Carver whether he uses a shot-gun or a rifle 
desire of the delegates that the money in the Sur? be ex audfiraasbed ttun g 8 ri ght and left. The Meriden Daily Re- 
gStJ be off - ered for es 3 a y« °u subjects pertinent pubU ™ n sa y s there was a stream of balls going all the time, 
to the objects of the association. B. B. Dorbanoe. which were resolved into flue fragments by the Doctor’s gun 
game law, the season m S which i “cannot be WU^GrouS ^r ^ SS 8 ° °. Ut f 100 baUs > and t0 ®ee how many balls could 
prairie ch.cken from Dec. 1 to Sept. 16 ; woodcock fr'om m a mu,ute Wlth tbe rifle - This is what was done s 
dan. i to July 10 ; ruffed grouse, wild turkey pheasant nr Score of 90 out of 100-0 linn 11 101 1 11 11 1 1 ,, , , , 
test's SSSSiSKX 1 S'i . irft Mi ntv — 
Toe Dunkirk Amateur Rifle Club.N. s — Thi« ~i..k 
formed last fall, and on May 7, 1878, commenced SiSfcTS 
600 yards under the rules of the N. R. A. On j£ 28 thl 
following scores were made : June za the 
II J Jackson 54B455656 6-4* 
HP Monroe .. . f 684865*4 5-44 
WL Slater * ? * * ? 8 8 6 8 «— « 
In , 6 , 011 ? 8 hcId on 11,0 24th, Judge Gllder- 
Badg^ "incase there" sSl 
mg at Crccdmoor. Col. Wingate proposed thaUhe S n a' 
ahoidd pay their expenses, 
not Nbw S,onT --^ ome weeks ago we noted the fact that a 
new sight of peculiar construction had boon sent us for ex 
“ a “ d , triaL Tbi8 8i « bt ™ have placed in the 
hands of a leading expert, and we trust to report on it at 
some future date. The inventor has sent us tie following 
description of the sight: 8 
Editor Forest anu Stream : R,OTMOND ' Junc 8. 1878. 
In your last week's issue (No. 18, Forest and Stream! I 
Bh'ht nnn* 6 ° l a Dew 8 ‘ Kbl ' which, if alluding to S^Jew 
s ght, conveys a very erroneous idea of it. To cut and 
? bap ® sight so as not to refract light is just contrary 
\? Hw.rpfA 60 UU( tbe ndva "biges of my invention. I deem 
it, therefore, in justice to myself as well ns you, and nece” 
^ * “J gai % durin K the closed season excepTihir 0 
of g th 5 fi 7 e da »- 8 th r of - , No g° me 01111 bo shipped out 
1 f n y. time i but during the open seasou game 
™ y , be ®hipped within the State, not to exceed one dozen in 
carrier * 1 an I KMsJrl' tW0 ^ in is "an ^?arat 
affidavit that they are not for sSe or profl“ which ^ SdavS S taS j ^ WeU f ° r lbe maQ and tbe 
8ball , bctt release of the carrier from liability for carrying in / ^' 
l«w rl 0 L2' law » in l he peI ? alt y for any violation of the Orbedmoor. The 26th was ladies’ day at the range. Two 
If' ' r “°L l88S , than lor each bird or animal, and posses- P. eat . ““opies had been erected at the firing point. Of couS 
Zonn y fSll a T 1 18 t0 be ? rima facie evidence of he ladies were coached, and that pleasant duty was assigned 
San ^nrt LV h Llir;-^ C ° mmon , carner8 wlU be fined n °t less J? tb ® 6 ™ ve J «dge Stanton, to the polite Mr. Walters, a£d to 
law ifiil f 2 h , b d or an " nal transported. The new fish , tbe cou rteous Major Fulton. In fact the gentlemen sacrificed 
kiflinff ftnv J2?nf ^ ri u gent ’ ,T be , law prohibits catching or themselves to the occasion, and were the rests, offering their 
exeen? 1 whatever kind m the waters of this State, ams '“d shoulders ns supports for tbe ladies' rifles. If not 
except private waters, between March 1 and Junc 15, brook e ^ act *y according to the rules of the N. R A. tbe ladies 
is NovTta Feh T 1 he TiS 8ed S T° a 5re b r°° k tr0Ut and6aIui °n exc . lamalion8 - 1Q which tbe monosyllables “ Obi " 
bosspRsi nn° Tb p ® nalt y 18 $1 ° for eacb Ash found in and 0h , my 1 were most prominent, acquitted themselves 
N 01111 use an y Bcme ’ net. trot-Une, out- q u ‘le handsomely. Miss Briggs, of Texas, fired but one shot 
fur n ^ spear, or fish“dam to catch fish. The penalty is $25 w£ icb was off-hand, and scored a centre (4). Mrs G w’ 
mill dImL a - 10 M° f tb ? ftW 'r T he lavv also Provides that all BC ? red tw o bull’s-eyes, off-bimd, and the Misses 
Er n n f“I“ i era pf the State shall be provided with Walter3 aa d others scored centres. The result of the first 
ComSiU G coa8tru ® tcd ' inder the supervision of the Fish tw° Aguiar shots was : Mrs. Judge Stanton, 4, 5; Mrs G 
in Miir r8 'i • 1 be P an of Ash-way is the same as adopted S^ Wl P gat ®\ 4 ’ 3 ; Mns - Dr - Morris, 5; Miss Man, 3 3- Mias 
SJSfftft winch !8 not expensive, and gives free pasLge B ? dg ®- 6 : g®? E. Waiters, 4,8; Miss Frances Walters' 4 4 
to fish by a series of step-pools in tbe centre of the dam. b Mias Rosa Klein, 4, 3. The new club house was opened 'for 
Rover. tb e first time, and the ladies took supper there. W M Far 
SMf°j r “.? 0WMd ?- iDg at Union Hil1 laat week', won 
the Ballard mid range ri tie on a score of 67 out of 75 points. 
K L. Eames, of the Stock Exchange Rifle Club, won the 
Woerishoeffer S300 gold badge for the third and last lime. 
The Fifteenth Battalion of Brooklyn met at Creedmoor 
on the 29th. There were 142 men, 104 of them 
Pierre hoping that you ^lU bo sO COurrous rtoX 
the sight your inspection and trial, and if you And it nos 
notice ta the 2 IlI , !f ibute to , U 10 brio 8 d <>nce moreto 
P , ' 1 . columns of your valuable journal, and permit 
crystal monntV 015 .? ? bt ‘ Tl '° Higbt COD8i8Ls of a small 
St ul nr , ! f °“ I® 8 m\ eVC ° f nrm in lb « Shape Of .1 
pi “‘ be . ad globe sight. The faces of the crystal are pris- 
S h»lr C |’ •,° 1 a9 to makc 11 a refractor of the rays of 
vfr ’nSS? 11 bec . omc8 h'ghly illuminated without liow- 
rnnnHfrilh ? 8 “kw g ,^?‘ II n PP enr s as a sharply-defined, 
aimSd'at^ 8 Thp W nH lte I 1 ' 0 8p ^ 1 on 1,10 b,ack target or object 
aimed at. The advantages of this sight are: First that it 
btack e 9 h!. h V 1 | larkSman t0 » ako aim at the very centre' of the 
nnrfSVnoa - 11 . larg6 or . 8mftl1 . at ,0D g or at short ranges. 8 ec- 
re m °. rC ‘ ,ban any otber 8 ‘ght to bring the nerves 
is £ a pvp e 6 n 9 .V, and ft ,bem , ,0 centro lb « black . inasmuch 
as the eye, although focussed on the centro of the black Is 
to ° b ^"o will, ppc-cbion >bo moUon. of Ike 
bright sight produced by the body. Thirdly, it is much 
heretofore tin 6 tb ' 8 Sigl ,' t l T ° .coincide than any other one 
i f kn own or used. It is evident, os the sight is illu- 
Tkv ii C frmo m S h tV ky at , a “ ftugl(! of 30 10 40 d «K" •• ‘hat the 
ahLn Iw f , lhe rnftrk8man must be unobstructed at and 
Snnn H lb Tl^. gl0, | 80 t' \i l ° P 0 ™' 1 tho ril y 8 of l‘gl»t to fall 
^ poait 7 T bat , Sld ° of the sight-disk marked with u bright 
ibis MrtHn n T°i W “, rd i l « ° f ey °- 1 have (RCUrcd “ PotenWor 
^ “ d ■ ,ppllcd ,or " ulMts ta » u 
zen °p!* 8 w? C wi CARD 8 '~ F °r°ur team match at IheSchuet- 
we bad prepared special wxire cards. Had wc 
nrinf»/i tbat , S / r - Con ““ had had on hand such scores neatly 
printed, and far more handy than ours, we certainly would 
have used them. W e can recommend Mr. Conlin’s score cards 
as bemg just what is wanted. 
A Card .— Editors Forent and Stream : We have been told 
a , l “ e malicious person has said that Mr. William Hayes 
had sold out his “ Kingship,” at t.hn TTnion mu bk^., 
m* mi*- 
JiZt^eU enneb,ink ’ June 21 ~ Fift y y ard8 > off-hand, Creed- 
Larrabee . .".o 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 8 t3l cSr? 0 ""/.’^ ^ ® 4 ! 4 4 4 4 tag I qua ' ified for tbe third class. Only 14 were’ hOTOveTsilif 
...4 4 4 4 3 6 4 2 4 4-31 LUUedeld.V.0 3 4 0 0 4 0 3 0 2-10 CSSSful at thA KM o„H ^On ^ - “OWever, 8UC- 
Cu-lunan 
Sian ley 003242322 2—20 
J W Goss... 3 30443483 4—34 
having 
„ . _ *t the 800 and 400-yapd mnV^«7ho“ 
4 “r- Utotoltowln* men aecured il t 
Crain 
EGiuIim&n 
cSJ? USaiSafSS jhU Qtlhnan. ...3 3 8 4 3 2 4 3 8 3 — si 
«oes. S&m i S l S 1 2 3 ° 8 1 tSl 
Stevens:::::* J S 3 6 2 0 2 l 8 o 1 5=ii * I ° 0 J ® « | * « ^ be ^. 3d -- Tb0 Re “ iDgt °n H mat C h having been called, there 
Larrabeo. ...3 4 4 3 4 6 o 3 2 4-32 CiouUman'.'.l 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 8^32 b ‘f^, b d Be \ ea en . tne *> and the rules calling for ten, the 
4 3-3i I match was postponed. In the afternoon the Amateur Rifle 
r“-h.°°or by ^®!; 8ean u J - Gottleib, on a score of 19 out of a 
possible 2o pomts. He also won tbe Company F medal. 
h L Hubbard. .'.".*.".".". 7 . 7 .’" “J r, 
fe uam8 ••"•••• 
I hee..:::::::y;/.;y;; f " 2 a 
? j n ichois 4 
y Barnet . ’J J 
WSSS \ t 
J * . * B i « • 
I* or the no-cleaniDg match there were but two entries. 
* 4 4 6—43 I vr nr r. ' laau,: lj ‘ Allen, 0.5 ; Dr. M. M. 
444 5 - 4.1 ^Itby, 64 ; N- D. Ward, 63; F. H. Holton, 02; Captain A. 
4 4 s 4-43 Anderson, 62; G. L. Morse. 61; Homer Fisher 60 
4 * 6 4-48 I Members of the Seventh Regiment had practice at 200 and 
oOO yards for selection of team. The three prize medals were 
won as follows, the highest possible number being 70 points 
7 shots each at 200 and 500 yards i C. H. Eagles, 58 - Sere’ 
John B. Holland, 53; C. M. Englis, 53. Captain J. L pS 
won the “Trophy ” on the score of 30 out of a possible 35, at 
oOO yards, and the “Shells ’’were carried off by E. W. 
4- 43 
5- 43 
4—43 
4—43 
4—43 
4—42 
4—42 
4-41 
8 — 41 
2—33 
unu so.a out ms “ lvingsh.p,” at the Union Hill Shooting 
Festival in the interest of the Ballard rifle, and us such ia 
a base falsehood you will oblige us, in justice to Mr. Hayes 
and to ourselves, by publishing these few lines in your valiiu- 
We paper. Respectfully, ScnovKRUNO & Dalt 
Mew York, June 27, 1878. 
nlm.^fT, '- Bu f k 8b< ? t ’” of Ti . fflu - ° - 8Cnds ua a far target 
Ln ,acbe9 1,1 d,a T ter ’ 10,0 wl, 'ch twenty consecutive 
rifle balls were put at 200 yards, with a rest. The peculiar 
h^heaticks^to itT targe1, 18 tbnt wbcn a muu once begins to 
c r®? r - Farr ow*^ h08e 8kiU wo noted last week, left on 
Saturday last for Europe. 
Penetration Trials.— The following experiments, which 
were made by an expert, with greut cars, possess a value in 
demonstrating the power of penetration of tho ball fired 
i f , r °™ h ® J,aai V ar ™y rifle of the Springfield pattern and 
breech mechanism, llie targets fired at were four in num- 
ber .prepared as follows : No. 1— Rectangular, 5x3Jin. thick 
made of five alternate layers of ebrome steel and wrought 
( wo of the former and three of the latter). No * — 
Disk 6in. in diameter, |in. thick, entirely of wrought iron 
No. 3— I late 8in. square, jin. thick, forged from an excel- 
lent quality of cast steel (tool). No. 4-Plute 8in. square 
jin. thick, of an excellent flange iron. The arm used was a 
heavy telescopic rifle barrel, re-rifled in Springfield system 
its length 26in. The ammunition was 8crvico nieUliic car- 
tridge, with Service ballet weighing 405 graius, with varyiog 
charges of Service and Hazard's electric rifle powder No 8 & 
lbe targets were placed at a distance of 50 feet from the 
muzzle. In cases where noted as backed, a block of white 
pine was used for backing; in the other cases the plates 
rested upon the lower edge and were supported at sides. 
I rial— I arget No. 1, Chrome Steel and Wrought Iron — 
Shot No. 1— Target backed; effect, first thickness wrought 
iron penetrated, second, third, fourth and fifth thicknesses 
bulged to the rear, broken off in circulur form, ] Ain. in di- 
ameter, and driven into the pine backing. Shot No 2- -No 
backing; same effect, except (hat the circular button was 
driven to the rear and entirely detached. 
Target No. 3, Cast Steel.— Shot No. 3 -No backing- vc- 
locnyof impact 1696ft., slight penetration; plate broken. 
Shot No. 4— Target backed; velocity of impact 1690ft. 
slight penetration ; no fracture. * 
Target No 2, Wrought Iron.— Shot No. 5— Target backed 
velocity of impact 1096ft., penetration complete. Shot No.’ 
Hzlrj? t 2S£ , ir”* e ‘S ■ KWa. penetration in. 
sax ,£e Mme diM " co ' upop th ° 8co ' ^ ™ , * °‘“ yp ' 
