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FOREST AND STREAM 
and county delegates. Fifteen single birds each. The shoot 
was delayed till 10.30 o’clock, on account of the Old Man’s 
Shoot being longer than expected. The following is the 
result of the score:— 
F. Dci-e 
IP Lansing 
5 
I WelchWI 
! 
|A. Lainherlin 
II 
E. L. Sargent. 
11 
Ucd. Hudson. 
M 
F. Douni-oii.. . 
7 
G. W. Flower 
F. Trueman 
11 
N. W. Nutting 
II 
12 
A. F. Compson 
12 
\V S Burn u in 
8 
F D-rr 
1 
II () Lucas 
1(1 
W. F. Porter 
7 
O Crouch, Jr 
II 
P. Tompkins 
If 
O Lohb 
9 
E O. Sago 
e 
W Chapman 
H R. Hooker 
12 
C. A. Sperry. 
G C Chambers ... 
3 
K T Curtis. 
5 
Kd. Lodder. 
11 
W. A Luverack 
9 
L. N. Dennison 
7 
II. Soule 
C Wcldncr. . ... 
N 
C. C. Cole 
G.J. Marsh 
13 G Hutchinson 
H. I). Woolc? 
F Clwffey 
12 
M L Forsvtii 
14 
Geo. Smith 
13 
K B Graham. 
.1 Kid « m 
9 
R II Harmon 
Tl. U Joi.es 
. .13l\Y C Graves 
L. Barber. 
ll 
II Walr.er 
C It. Finch 
in 
Wm. Fage 
6 
It. Newell 
M Hoag 
1 It Silsbv 
15 
H. C. Tanner 
10 N. ,! Babcock 
W. 1). Wilson 
W. Trowbridge 
11 
E Hnmhleton 
J. Franklin, Jr 
«\V M. Ely 
A. Chamberlain . .. 
12 c. McKinley 
12 
A. Conte*. ... 
1 11. Gale 
G Rawlins 
M|J A. Nichols 
J H Drown 
. . M'C. L. Buriress . , 
II 
H Compson 
J. I). Hicham 
W. Lawrence 
1018 W Hues 
4 
son, Utica; Sharps Riflo Co.; Remington & Sons; Turf, 
Meld and Farm, for handsome gold medal; llod and ()un\ 
Forest and Stream; Lallin & Rand Powder Co. ; J. 15. 
Dougal! it Co, ; J. N. Tolley, and to all others to whom the 
association has been indebted. 
Note — We arc indebted to the Watertown Dispatch and 
Syracuse Standard , for the scores as given' above. 
C^rFor Bench Show of Dogs see Kcuuel Department of 
this paper. 
11 D Silsbv, of the Phcnnix Club, Seneca Kails, ivos tho only niun 
that killed his fifteen bird*, und was awarded the huntim- ivagou; 
voluo*330. • 
TIES ON 14— 26 YARDS RISE 
W D Wilson 3|Ed. Hudson 4 
J. H. Brown l|\V. L. Forsyth 2 
Second String. 
J- U Brown 11 Ed. Hudson 4 
Ed. Hudson, of the Central City Club of Syracuse, won t lie Davig 
sewing machine. In (he first score he shot his fifteen, but tho wlud cur- 
ried one just out of bounds. 
TIM or 13—80 YARDS IUSE 
O. J. Marsh 4[H. K. Jones 2 
Ceo. Smith — 4| 
Fi ref String. 
0 ,1. Marsh ,3lGeo. .Smith 2 
g he §if ie. 
CREEDMOOR. 
— The last regular practice of the team before their de- 
parture for Ireland occurred on Wednesday last. The new 
targets with the circular bullseyes were used, and the 1)00 
yards range abandoned for the longer one of 1,100 yards. 
After eight shots at the 1,000 yards range Major Fulton 
retired for lack of sufficient cartridges to carry him 
through the day’s praclicc. The scores were as follows: — 
A. V. CANFIELD, JR. 
800 5 5 5 8 5 3 6 4 5 1 4 4 3 4 0 Alt 
1000 4 3 2 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 4 5 4 5 5 58 
1100 4 5 3 4 6 5 5 0 3 8 4 6 2 2 5 00—184 
COL. II A. OII.DKItSI.KKVE. 
800 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 (19 
1000 2 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 0 5 3 4 0 Ml 
1100 2 2 4 4 3 5 1 4 3 5 3 3 5 3 5 55-173 
It. C. COLEMAN. 
800 5 4 5 5 2 5 5 5 3 0 4 4 5 3 5 60 
1000 4 3 5 5 0 2 5 3 3 5 8 3 1 1 5 58 
1100 0 0 5 4 5 2 5 5 2 0 3 5 3 5 4 48—161 
800. 
OEM. T. 8. DAKIN. 
44545565555 
the 
the 
G J- Marsh, of the Forester Clnb of Buffalo, received a pair of hunt- 
ing blankets for the third prize. The fourth was won by Newell of the 
Foresters of Buffalo, aud the fifth by Ed. Lodder, of the Onondaga* of 
Syracuse, 
FRIDA V. 
This day wound up the most successful meeting of 
Blate Association. The Press Match was the first on 
tapis and resulted as follows: — 
W. L. Lyman 1 1 J. Hoerkslra.. 2 
11 A Brockway 3! Henry Todd 1 
J. J. Flanagan 2i.J. n. Durham.. a 
W.C. Plumb 8|R. T. Cards 3 
J. W. Brockway l|Dr. N. Howe 0 
TIES ON THREE. 
H. A Brockway 3|E. T. Curtis. . . 1 
J. H. Durham 2| 
Henry A. Brockway, of Watertown Times, nnd Field and 
Forest Club, took first prize for best shooting. Dr. N. 
Rowe, of Turf, Field and Faria newspaper and Mohawk 
Game Club, took the silver medal for poorest shooting. 
Following this came the contest for the Dean Richmond 
Cup. The conditions were as follows:— “To be .shot for by 
three representatives from each club, at twenty single birds 
each. Shot limited to 1± ounces; otherwise in accordance 
with the rules of New York State Association. Enhance 
fee, $50 per club of three members residing in the countv 
where such club is located.” " J 
Soven clubs entered, and the scores made were as fol- 
lows:— 
1000 
0 0 4 5 5 4 2 5 2 5 3 0 5 5 4.. 
L 0. BRUCE. 
800 
1000 
5 3 5 5 2 3 5 2 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 
245433354200535 
L. SI. BALLARD. 
800 
1000 
1100 
2 0 3 4 0 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 4 4 0... 
MAJ. II. FULTON. 
fcio 
1000 
5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 
3 3 3 4 1 5 3 5 Retired 
.61 
.53 
.12-156 
Maj. H. Fulton — 151 
Col. J. Bodine 
G. W. Yale M3 
Col. Gildersleeve. . 149 
A. V. Canfield, Jr.. 139 
Gen T. S. Dakin.. 157 
Capt. L. C. I* ruee. .150 
R. C. Coleman 
L. M. Bnllird. 
— 155 
143 
145 
— 135 
137 
123 
130 
lull 
136 
131 
-Score - 
155 152 
148 
Hud -. hi 
Harmon . 
Total. 
CENTRAL CITY DUIB, SYRACUSE 
I6|Soule 
10 
Sllsby... 
Hoag 
Total. 
I’HOJNIX CLUB, SENECA FALLS. 
17|Compaon 
E Lodder. .. 
Finch 
Total 
ONONDAGA COUNTY rLUB, SYRACUSE. 
Hi.Bnruum 
13 
.42 
Newell 
rORESTER CLUB, BUFFALO 
Smith U '* 
Total — 
MONROE COUNTY CLUB, UO< HESTER 
Hooker 14 
' l0UU 
GENESEE CLUB, IROSDBtjUOIT, 
tedeu :::::: jjj| B “ bC0Ck 
Total ' 1 
Vine. 
Illglinni . 
Total 
AUDUBON CLUB, BUFFALO. 
.39 
17|Franklln g 
...87 
the 
this 
The Forester Club, of Buffalo, had won the cup on 
two previous matches and had it been successful on 
occasion would have become the permanent possessor. 
At the close of the State Prize Shoot, which ended the con- 
vention sport, the delegate? were called to order by I)r. 
Rowe and the following resolutions unanimously adopted: 
Resolved, That the thanks of the sportsmeu’s club of the 
State are due to President Flower, the Jefferson County 
Sportsmens Club and citizens of Watertown, for the ex- 
cellence of the arrangements for the convention, and for 
l^en S& oT C8S Wh ‘ Ch tb0se ar ™'««n0M8 have 
a< * n owledffment8 should be made 
nnrV !r Z !• a ! w , ho A ave donated prizes, and the 
Total . 
mony. Taking a position alongside the large craft, I lie 
Hopkins escorted her down the bay amid all the noisy 
demonstrations of steam whistles and cannon. Bcfoie 
reaching the point of debarkation Col. Wingate summoned 
the members of the team and their friends to the cabin 
aud addressed them in the following terms: 
Gentlemen : For tho Hint time a team of native born American* leaves 
onr chores fur the purpose of participating In mi international rlllo 
match. They ore not professional allots, neither do they Intend t„ 
pete for any pecuniary advantage. Me m bur a of I lie Animenr Rifle Clou 
they are tlieninelves only amateurs, and have prepared IhcinsclvcN for 
lliis contest at a eacrlllee of tliclr personal business Interests (which few 
appreciate.) to represent their country in this contest. While their op- 
ponents have practiced for years nt the ranges at which this match Is u, 
be shot, none of them have more than a year’s cxpeifeuce, and soinu 
only a few months. Yet, with nil these disadvantages, they have dis- 
played such skill and nervo that we feel eonlhlent Hint tho nuuio of 
America will sailor no discredit ut their hands. We have the fullest eon- 
flilenco in all of them, the fullest reliance upon the skill and judgment 
of the experienced marksman they have selected ns their lender, under 
whose direction we feel confident thut nothing will be left undone which 
will in any way contribute to their success. On the part of tho Joint 
Committee of the Amateur Rifle Club and of the Nulionul Rlllo Associa- 
tion, who have had charge of the arrangements for the match, mid on 
belmlf of those of ns whose business eugugeineuts hitve compelled them 
lo remain behind, mid of all Americans, 1 desire to assure them of our 
entire confidence, and to say God speed them on llieir errand. I Ap- 
plause.) 1 ask yon, therefore, to drink to the health and success of the 
American Team . 1 Applause und three cheers for the American Team ] 
Col. Gildersleeve being called upon responded ns follows; 
Gentlemen: I. prepared no speech for this occasion or any oilier, hut 
It is Impossible for me to resist saving something 10 the many friends I 
see around me Before we part finally. In the team that has hecn selected 
to uphold America in this intcrnmlonnl contest 1 will presume lo say 
that some of the best material of the country In point of shooting Is 
represented. 1 will go further, mid say Unit the men In this toum uro 
worthy of representing America, for I know them to lie men who are 
capable of sacrificing a great deal. They are not presumptuous, and in 
their ways I might designate them us humble, but they go across tho 
ocean to vindicate the nerve and muscle of American riflemen. We me 
very tlimikf itl for the generous way in which we have been treated. It 
was more than wo expected. And now. geullcmcn, you will uecepr. our 
thanks for the way in which you have behaved iu seeing us off in this 
gallant fashion. 
Subsequently the llupkins whs placed alongside the City 
of Chester nnd the team transferred to her decks. Gen. 
Dakin hud previously been placed on board from the Nuv- 
ersink, which steamer had been chartered by his friends 
to perform the same kind office for him ns had been done 
by the Hopkins for the other members of the team. 
—The different daily papers of this city have contained 
biographical sketches of the members of the team, from 
which we condense ns follows:— 
Col. Henry A. Gildersleeve, captain of the team, was 
born in Dutchess county, N. Y., August 1, 1840. At the 
commencement of the war he assisted in recruiting Hie One 
Hundred aud Fiftieth New York Volunteers, serving with 
distinction, and participating in many leading engagements, 
as well as Sherman’s march to the sea, and receiving a 
commission ns Lieut. Colonel “for gallant and meritorious 
services.” At the conclusion of the war he entered Colum- 
bia College law school, aud after graduating was admitted 
to the bar and lias practiced ever since. In 1870 lie was 
elected Lieutenant Colonel of the Twelfth Regiment N. Y. 
S. N. G. Subsequently lie was appointed by Gen. Slinler 
A. A. General of the First Division, with the rank ol Col. 
Ilis experience with the rifle dates from the opening of 
Creedmoor, since when, by persistent practice he lias be- 
come one of the first of the long range shots of the 
country. 
Major Henry Fulton was horn near Rochester, in Mon- 
roe county, N. Y., iu the year 1845. In October 1805, be 
entered the Twenty first New York cavalry und served 
with that regiment until the close of the war. lie was 
present at the buttles in West Virginia and Maryland, was 
wounded and taken prisoner at Snicker’s Gap and impris- 
oned in Libby. After bis exchange he rejoined his regi- 
ment and was almost immediately sent West to tight In- 
dians. During this time Major Fulton crossed the plains 
t€D times, five limes on horseback and five by stage. lie 
was finally mustered out at Denver, Colorado, and in May 
1870 commenced practicing his profession of civil engineer 
in Brooklyn. In February 1874 he was elected Lieutenant 
of Company D. Twelfth Regiment. In the following In- 
spector of Rifle Practice, with 
?irst Brigade, and during last 
month was promoted Major. lie has been accustomed to 
shooting a rifle from boyhood, but never practiced syste- 
matically until July, 5, 1873, when he contested in a 
match at 500 yards distnucc, at Creedmoor, and recorded 
the highest score ever made on the range up to that time- 
nineteen out of a possible twenty points. His record as a 
rifleman since that time is well known, and bis score of 
171 out of a possible 180 in the international match remains 
unrivalled. 
k ?78 °Mt ’ A^Bado w U 174 ir Mr p' “'Si' I , C ° 1- 1 John ,? odi . ne was born in Ulster county. New York, 
K 'i oca W A ’ U 0 ’ 174, Ml - L> JoliD - where he still makes lus home, nnd is forty-eight years of 
1 I age. He is, and lias been for a long time prominently in- 
terested in the steamboat business on the Hudson River 
He was nt one time Colonel in I lie Ninety-second Regiment 
Eighth Brigude, N. Y. S. N. G. lie lias had over thirty 
years' constant experience in rifle shooting, formerly using 
rifles weighing from twenty to forty pounds, nnd provided 
with telescopic sights, shooting at 100 and 200 yards dis- 
tance. lie uses a Remington snorliug rifle, and in shooting 
occupies the true military posiliou, face downward. Ilis 
score was 158 in the international match last year, and it 
will be remembered that it was his final shot— a "bulls- 
eye’’— which awarded the palm of victory to the American 
team. 
Mr. Geo. W. Yale is a native of New Haven, and is fifty 
years old. His whole life lias been passed in the gun man- 
ufacturing business. In the year 1852 he became Supur- 
mtendent of the Sharp Rifle Company, which position lie 
still retains. Ills long range practice has been confined to 
Creedmoor. lie won prizes in the “Sharpshooter’s cham- 
pionship, and all-comor’s matches in 1873, and recorded a 
score of 157 iu the international match. In shooting lie 
uses a Sharp’s rifle and, lying on his back, rests the muzzle 
of lus gun over his left thigh. 
P.nm.F..! r Pi. ..... — c rv. . 
47 
The summaries of the ten days practice show the follow- 
ing results aud averages: — 
Name. 
143 158 
15 
146 
135 
1 16 
151 
112 
132 
Ilfl 
129 
128 
111 
141 
MS 
M2 
l.*4 
141) 
136 
Ml 
123 
153 
154 
151 
14 !) 
125 
123 
1:5 
132 
117 
139 180 — - 
169 — 173 
155 187 184 
146 165 158 
143 182 150 
— — 161 
-- 172 117 
Av’ce 
151 
150 
150 
148 
MS 
147 
142 
139 
130 
The competitions of last year, upon the scores of which 
the members of the present team were allowed to stand, 
resulted as follows:— 
Name. 
II. Fulton 
...159 
163 
Score. 
171 
158 
Average. 
164 
John Bodine 
. ... 166 
158 
158 
II. A. Gildersleeve. 
... 153 
lot 
155 
143 
T. S. Dakin 
. . . . 142 
158 
139 
147 
G. W. Yale 
.. .142 
150 
102 
127 
145 
The difference is owing unquestionably to the wretched 
weather which has prevailed during a larger porliou of 
this Spring’s practice days. r I lie competition for the Leech 
cup hist week, gives us the first opportunity of comparing 
team scores with the practice of their adversaries. Both 
were at the same distance, at which the match will be 
shot, but at the new targets, whereas the old square bulla- 
eye will be used at Dollymounl: — 
AMERICAN TEAM. 
Colons! Bodine 
It. C\ Coleman 
A . V Ciiulield, .Ir 
Captain L. C. Bruce 
G. W. Ynle 
Totals. 
IRISH COMPETITORS. 
... 2.15 
John McKenna 
... 198 
•1. Wilson 
... 193 
E. Johnson 
...177 
•1 K. Milner 
.. 1701 Pollock 
... 165) Walerliouso 
.. JUOj A. Barlow- 
Total 
At another competition for places on the Irish team the 
following scores were made, showing a much smaller total 
but very uniform scores:— Mr. William Rigby, 190; Mr. 
Waterhouse, 180; Mr. J. K. Milner, 180; Mr. J. K. Rigby 
184-, Mr. Pollock ~ 
sou, 106. Total 
Following the international match, on the 30lh of June, 
the grand challenge cup will bo shot for, from the success- 
ful competitors for which will be chosen the team to repre- 
sent Ireland in the competition for the Elcho shield at 
Wimbledon. On the Saturday following the All Ireland 
Shield will be shot for, in which the Americans will lake 
part. Four men from each team will be selected; the dis- 
tance, 1,000 aud 1,100 yards. The shield is to be held by 
the successful team for one year, and whether the Ameri- 
cans win or iose, Major Leecli has arranged that they shall 
have another opportunity of shooting fur it at Philadelphia 
next year. 
When the team visits Wimbledon they will meet repre- 
sentative riflemen from Canada, Belgium, Australia aud 
New Zealand. 
Departure of the American Team.— On Saturday the 
riflemen who are to contend with the chosen 6ons of Ireland 
in the return match growing out of the competition at 
Creedmoor last September, took their departure from our 
shores in the steamer City of Chester. Anxious to do the 
Ihing in proper shape and give the “boys" a send-off which 
would serve to inspire and cheer them in their undertak 
ing, Col. Wingate had secured the steamer Nelson J 
king to convey them and their friends lo the Lower Bay 
where they were lo be transferred to the huge irnfi whose 
staunch hull would carry them swiftly to their destination 
across the seas. A party of ladies and gentlemen, com- 
fort able in numbers, assisted in this most interesting rere- 
General Thomas S. Dakin was horn in Orange county 
S'!. i, 0 ! - ? yC 'V 1 ? url -V ns IBID In- became 
Colonel of that regiment. During the latter part of the 
Hri?. r r ll | C -' V1 , 1 ? cle< ' ,t,(J Brigadier General of the Fifth 
Ml for (}Vn?.rai n A m « ml1 °, f /ebmary last was appointed 
S ?! ° f thc 8cco,1(l division. I !c had lmd no ex- 
Tw! n.U k ‘ pr, ‘ 1 c I l,c . c Previous to the opening of the 
Crcedmooi range. He is a veiy scientific marksman, mrm- 
