FOREST AND STREAM 
315 
CREEDMOOR. 
— The Remington Diamond Badge, presented by the firm 
■whose name it bears, was compel cd for at Crecdmoor 
on Saturday last for the eighth time. Mr. L. L. Hepburn, 
a member of last year’s international team, who was unable 
to accompany his former companions in arms to Ireland, 
was for the second time the winner, and that by a score 
rarely ever equalled on the range. Seventeen gentlemen 
competed. The weat her in the morning was hazy, but by 
two o’clock the mist had scattered, although a strong wind 
was blowing across the range at right angles with the line 
of fire. The following are the scores:— 
Nniue. 
L. L. Hepburn. 
L. Creiger. . 
11.8 Jewell. 
E. II. Sanford. 
Score. TotalB. 
500—5 5 5 5 5 5 5—35 
800-5 5 4 5 5 1 5-33 
1000-4 5 6 8 5 4 4-30 
500— 6 5 5 5 2 4 5—31 
800-5 6 5 5 5 5 5—35 
1000-0 5 4 0 4 5 6 - 23 
600-5 8 5 4 5 5 5—32 
80 '—0 5 5 5 5 5 3-28 
1000-2 3 5 3 4 4 3-24 
500 - 4 4 4 5 5 4 5—31 
800- 4 3 2 4 5 3 5-20 
1000— K 5 8 8 0 8 5—10 
500-5 5 4 4 4 5 4-31 
801— 5 6 3 5 5 4 5—32 
1000 -0 4 0 0 2 2 5-13 
500-0 5 4 4 4 8 2—22 
800—1 5 5 4 5 4 4-81 
1000—2 2 2 5 3 5 2 -2! 
500— 6 5 5 5 5 8 5—33 1 
800—1 0 2 4 3 4 4-21 V 
1000-5 4 0 2 8 3 3-20 \ 
500—4 5 5 3 4 8 0 - 21 
800-3 5 3 5 2 4 
1 1000-0 4 5 5 2 5 
500—5 4 5 5 5 8 5-82 1 
Capt. W Lindsay 800—5 4 2 5 4 5 5—30 > 
( 1000— B 5 5 0 0 2 0—12 j 
.*00-5 4 4 6 4 2 5 -20 j 
A. Alford. 
George Crouch 
W. B. Farwell 
J. S. Conlin, . 
J. T. B. Collins — 
800—5 4 0 3 1 4 5 -25 t 
1000 -5 5 0 0 2 3 4—19 1 
98 
89 
81 
7* 
74 
73 
Col. G. W. Wingate. 
-I 800 - 5 6 0 4 3 3 3—23' 
100-1-2 4 0 2 2 6 2-171 
500—0 5 3 5 2 4 4-23 I 
....-! 800—8 3 .9 4 5 4 2 -24 5 - 
! 1000-3 3 0 0 4 4 3—17 
( 500-0 4 4 3 4 3 4—24 j 
Col. B. E. Valentino < 800- 4 2 3 3 3 
1000—0 2 4 4 3 
Gen. F. F. Mlllen. 
I U II | 
3 4—24 1 
5 2-22 V 
3 2- .81 
C. E Huntington 
A Anderson. 
■I 
500—5 4 3 3 2 5 5-27 ) 
81-0- 0 4 4 0 0 3 0— II > 
1000 -0 0 0 5 0 0 2— 71 
1 500—5 5 5 5 5 4 5—31 
-! 800—3 5 5 5 3 3 4— .10 
1000—1 3 0 0 (retired. - 
500—5 4 3 3 5 0 3 -23 
A. J. Rous < 800-5 4 4 5 4 
( 1000—0 (retired 
A. J. Hennlou, Jr... 
! 
5 0 3 -23 I 
1 R 4—20 V 
1 .) \ 
l 500-0 6 0 4 4 3 4—10 
. .< 800- 3 5 3 4 1 4 4- -27 - 
| 1000—0 0 0 0 0 (ret’d.) 1 
— The following are the scores of Company D, of the 
Twelfth Regiment, in their practice at Creedmoor last Fri- 
day for the California match, to be shot on Saturday next. 
The scores are on square targets, seven shots, at 200 and 
500 yards range, the highest possible score being tweuty- 
E. II. Madison 
T J Dolan. 
200 Yards. 
500 Yards. 
Total. 
3 4 4 4 3 4 3.. 
3 3 3 3 4 3 4. 
.23 
48 
3 2 4 4 3 4 4 . 
..25 
3 3 4 4 2 4 3.. 
.23 
47 
4433333 
.23 
0 3 4 4 4 4 4 
.23 
46 
3 3 4 4 3 4 4.. 
.25 
4334403 
.21 
40 
4 3 3 3 4 4 3.. 
.24 
3444230 
20 
44 
3 3 4 3 3 4 4.. 
.24 
3 4 3 4 0 2 2. 
18 
42 
3 2 3 4 2 0 3 
..17 
3 4 2 3 4 4 3. 
.23 
40 
4 4 0 8 3 4 2.. 
.20 
4 8 3 2 3 3 2. 
20 
40 
3333333 
21 
2342404 
..19 
■10 
2 1 3 2 14 3 
.22 
3 2 3 3 0 2 4 
..17 
39 
2 3 4 .1 3 4 4 
.23 
3 li 4 4 0 2 3 
.16 
39 
3 2 3 2 3 3 2 
18 
2344303. 
19 
37 
4 3 4 3 4 3 3 
.24 
O003223 
. 10 
34 
2 3 0 3 2 3 2 
.15 
4 3 2 0 2 3 3. 
IT 
82 
2 3 x 3 3 4 4.. 
..21 
3200020 
7 
28 
W.S. Smith. .. 
W C. Reddy... 
() Beattie 
L Moran 
G. A Bunts. 
J M. Burden. 
W G. Carson. 
John Beattie 
W. H Francis 
M Furrell 
—Two hundred and eighty-two men of the First Battal- 
ion N. G ., comprising detachments from the Eighth, Ninth, 
and Fifty-fifth Regiments Infantry, and the Third Cavalry, 
practiced at the Creedmoor ranges on Thursday last. By 
order of Col. Wingate, the practice at the 300 and 400 yard 
ranges was discontinued, aud the men fired ouly at 100, 
150, 200, and 500 yards, those firing only at the two latter 
ranges who had qualified by making at least 25 points at 
the two shorter ones. Those who made 25 points or over 
in the latter practice were:— 
First Battalion— Sergeant Toellner, 28. 
Eighth Regiment— Milton Swayze, 37; John C. Wheeler, 
34; George Buchanan, 31; Edward Voss, 20, aud Captain 
\Y Ross 27. 
Ninth Regiment— Corporal Strauss, 33; W. A. Bickle- 
haupt, 29, aud Private Crilly, 27. 
The highest score iu the Fifty-fifth at these ranges was 
that of Captain Klathaar, 23. 
— Generid Shaler lias issued an order to the First Division 
N. G. S. N. Y. to parade ou the ninety-ninth anniversary 
of our country's independence, or rather on the 5th, and 
for review by the mayor. The troops will be formed iu 
close columns, the head of each column resting on Filth 
avenue. The Division Staff are directed to assemble at 
the "Rendezvous" at 7:15 o’clock A. M., mounted and in 
full uniform. 
Short Range Tournament.— Owing to the interest 
awakened among the advocates of off-hand short range 
shooting by like recent competitions for the Forest and 
Stream badge, Air. Conlin, at whose gallery the shooting 
takes place, has decided to add thereto two additional 
prizes, to be contested for at the same time and place, viz: 
one to the gentleman making the score nearest to aud over 
fifteen inches, aud another to the one making the nearest 
to or over twenty inches. The next competition takes 
place under the usual rules at No. 930 Broadway, on Mon- 
day, the 28th inst., commencing at six o’clock P. M. aud 
continuing until midnight. There is no entrance fee, and 
all rifiemen are invited to compete. 
—We have been shown a new rifle, manufactured by 
Messrs. E. Remiugtoa & Sous expressly for use at Mr. Qou- 
lin’s gallery during the short range tournament. The rifle 
is a model of neatness and finish, and for accuracy is ex- 
pected to produce results better even than the very excel- 
lent scores which now stand recorded at this popular place 
of resort. 
— A meeting of those interested in rifle practice and kin- 
dred sports was held at Ridgewood, Bergen county, N- J., 
last week, with a view of organizing an association having 
for its object the protection of game and the development 
of good marksmanship. The title of the "New Jersey 
Rifle and Gun Club" was adopted, and the following olll- 
cers elected : President, J. Gaylcr; Vice President, James 
Reading; Secretary, Charles Mastcn; Treasurer, Louis 
Laue. 
— Mr. Wilsou MacDonald, the sculptor, while shooting at 
Conlin’s gallery a few evenings since, raug the bell ninety 
seven times in succession. Mr. MacDonald is prepared to 
shoot "at the word" with any man in America. 
American Rifle Association.— The programme for the 
matches which are to take place on Monday, July 5, at Mount 
Vernon, we shall publish next week. Captain Chas. J. 
Cliatfield will be the Officer of the Day, assisted by Mr. E. 
Cardoze. We are pleased to learn that the committee upon 
procuring a range are actively at work, and trust that they 
may be able by the day of the mutch to announce their 
success. 
Saratoga Rifle Club.— On Monday, July 5th, a match 
for the “champion badge" of the club will take place. 
— The return match between the Guelph Rifle Associu 
lion and the Toronto Rifle Club was shot on Tuesday of 
last week, aud resulted iu favor of the latter by 476 to 450. 
The terms were: Eleven men aside, 200, 300, and 500 yards, 
5 shots at each range, any position. The highest scores 
for Toronto were made by Mr. A. Bell, 49; and Messrs. C. 
F. Doudiet and T. McMullen, 46 each. For Guelph Mr. 
John Crowe, 49, and Mr. W. McDonald, 40, were to the 
fore. Four members of the Toronto Club left for England 
on the 16th with the Wimbledon team. 
— A contest look place at Edinburgh ou Saturday bc- 
tweeu the riflemen of England, Ireland and Scotland for 
the International Challenge Trophy. Scotland won by 
twenty points ahead of England and 139 ahead of Ireland. 
An article of great vidue on point blank range, &c., 
prepared expressly for this journal by an old United States 
Army officer, has been unavoidably crowded over to our 
next issue. 
—A dispatch dated San Francisco, June 21st. announces 
that the Sumner Guards rifle team to compete with the 
New Y'ork learn ou Saturday next was completed the pre- 
vious day, and consisted of Captain II. J. Burns, Lieuten- 
ant E. O. Hunt, Sergeant G. H. Strong, Corporal Charles 
Nash and Privates Watson, Sarle, Burke, Steed, Dove, 
Murphy, Preble and Robertson. The reserves are Ser- 
geants Murray, Wilson and Post, aud Corporal Murray. 
The umpire here for the New Yorkers is Lieutenant Shel- 
don J . Kellogg, and for the Sumner’s Colonel John Mc- 
Comb. The two will name referees. 
MATCH IN CALIFORNIA. 
§nnie $;u\ and §iw. 
JUNE IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME. 
— In our issue of May 20th we gave a detailed descrip- 
tion of the late Field Gun Trial, as far as the 10 and 12 
gauge guns were concerned. For the benefit of many of 
our readers who have written to us on the subject, wo 
print this week the results as obtained from guns of 8 and 
larger calibre, and next week will give a similar inscription 
of the trial of Class 4, which comprises guns ol 20 gauge 
and under. Wo s’ ill hold to the opinion expressed at that 
time, that sportsmen should be in no lmstc to discard old 
guns for those bored on the new principle, as wo believe 
that, except for target practice, the instances wherein sat- 
isfaction will be obtained wifi be the exception. 
CI.AHH 1, FOR 8-UAUGB ANl< UNDER, OF ANY WRIGHT OH KIND OF IIOII- 
■ NO, AND USED WITH ANY CMAIIOK. 
ROUND 1 
(Al 40 yard*, with central group of 30-lnch circle.) 
Feno- 
Maker mill dcscnptlon of gun, lion multi- Fig of 
with kind of Puttoru, shot and Pattern. piled try it Merit. 
powder ,- — Average , 
Greener, W VP., 8 gauge, 15 III , 33 In , 
1. laminated steel, 2f nx, chilled shot, 
ti drachms C & 11 . No. 6 powder . 321 189.5 510.5 
Turner, T-, 8 Range, 10 II),, 10 ox , 32 in 
2. Puiuiiecns steel; 2J n/„ soft shot, 5 
drachmae. & H No 0 powdor 284.7 183 408 7 
Holland. J . S gauge, 12 lb. 0 ox . 31 In. 
8 Inmii atvd steel ; 2 ox. soft shot ; 5 dr. 
C. AH, No 6 powder 209 1 140 409 1 
Gieener, W. W., 10 gauge, 9 lit, 10 ox. 
4. .li tu laminated meed; 1( ox. chilled 
shot; 4 dr. Pigou No, 4 powder 222.1 182.5 404.0 
Greener, W. W., 10 gauge, II 111. 9 ox. 
5. 32 in Damascus; li ox. chilled shot; 
1 dr. Pigou No. * powder 213 4 170 389 4 
Adams A Co., 10 gauge, 8 lb 10 ox; 32 
li. iu. Damascus; 1J ox. soft shot, 34 dr. 
C. & H. No 4 powder .... 200,5 180.5 381 
Gatos, F., 8 gauge, 12 lb. 7 ox 33J inch 
laminated steel; 2 ox. soft shot, 5 dr. 
C. & II. No. 0 T. S powder 23b. 0 104.6 401.1 
Jeffries, L.. 10 gunge, 10 lb. 22 In. Dam- 
ascus; 14 ox. soft shot, 34 dr. C. A II. 
No. 5 powder. 210.1 181 3911 
Reilly. Messrs., 8 Range, |-| lb. .J ox.. 30 
inch Damascus; )J ox. chilled shot, 4 
Ur C. & U. No. 0 powder 103 9 108 301.9 
ROUND 2. 
(At 40 yards and 00 yards, with selected group of 30 Inch circle at boih 
distances.) 
San Francisco, June 14th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
A match was shot yesterday on the Sumner Ride Range, between the 
Range Committeo of the California Rille Association and seven mem- 
bers of Company E, First Rides. The Runge Committee, containing 
some of the best shots on the coast, challenged any seven of the charter 
members of the C. It. A. to shoot at 200 and 500 yards, seven shots each 
distance. Pardee and Kellogg, of the Range Committee, were unable to 
shoot on account of sickness, and their places were supplied by Messrs. 
Harmon and Burke. Col. McComb drew out at the conclusion of the 
200-yard shooting, Mr. S. Beaver replacing him. The shooting com- 
menced at 1 :30 P. M. Day dull, at times showery ; wind brisk from 3 
aud 4. Target, Wimbledon. Rides, military, regulation sights and 
trigger pull. The Sumners were victorious by 101 points. 
SUMNERS. 
200 Yards. 
500 Yards. 
. 30 
Total. 
4 5 4 3 5 3 6 .. 
..29 
8 4 5 5 4 5 4 . 
59 
. ...4 1 8 4 6 2 5.. 
..27 
5 4 5 2 5 5 4.. 
57 
4 3 5 3 3 4 5.. 
..27 
4 4 5 4 3 4 4. 
65 
. .3233434. 
4435253. 
... . 4 2 3 4 0 3 3 
10 
344645! 
2 -H 
47 
. ...5 2 3 5 3 3 3 
24 
3 5 6 0 2 1 3. 
Bums 
..28 
3 4 3 3 3 2 0. 
Total 
171 
RANGE COMMITTEE 
183 
851 
1 3 3 4 3 4 3.. 
. .24 
3453055. 
..30 
51 
3 3 4 4 3 4 6 . 
..26 
3 5 4 5 0 3 5. 
51 
3 3 4 4 4 3 0 
21 
5 4 3 2 4 5 4 . 
..27 
2 3 0 5 4 4 3.. 
..21 
5 5 1 5 0 3 4.. 
5 3 2 0 4 1 
.19 
0 3 0 0 0 4 0 . 
.. 7 
0 0 0 0 2 2 0. 
. 4 
Tunnian 
(12 0 0 0 0 0.. 
.. 2 
Total 
7117 
127 
233 
The shootiug of the Sumner team averages 721 per cent., and 
have ranged higher on the square targets. 

would 
V 
—A correspondent in Albany writes:— 
"I wish you could do something to wake up the sports- 
meu of this city to the necessity of a club for the protec- 
tion of our game birds. The woodcock are all shot off 
before the 4th of July, and partridges before the middle of 
August. 1 have spoken to several of the most in fluent ial 
sportsmen, and they all seem to be willing to join a club, 
but no one will commence it. I cull on your for help.” 
S. C. 
Albany ought certainly to have a game protective club, 
and we should think an organization cculd easily be effected 
in the usual manner. 
—The camp stove advertised elsewhere by Mr II. L. 
Duncklee, and for which letters patent have been granted, 
appears to be coming into geueral favor and use. It is 
certainly a multum in parvo, and for wilderness life the 
most compact aud portable article ol the kind ever pro- 
duced. 
Penetra- 
tion multi- 
plied by 6. 
185 
74 
mu 
71 
174 
10J. 8 
18'. 
75 
134 
69 
Final 
Mg 
Mg. 
of Mg, of 
Merit. Merit 
10ul8 f 807 ' 8 
170.3 [ *».e 
415 2 I 
I8fi 8 f 
490.8 
801 
in « 
ml] » 
Name. Pattern 
Qroener. W. W., 40 yds., 8 bore 358.0 
Ditto, DO yards ....116.8 
Turner. T., 40 yd*., 8 bore 200 3 
Ditto, 00 yard* IOC. 8 
Greener, W. W„ 40 yds,, ;« bore .211 .2 
Ditto. 60 yards 82 
Adams & Co.. 40 yds., 10 boro 221.0 
Ditto, to yards 100 
Holland. .),. 40 yds., 8 bore. . . 202 3 
Ditto, CO yurde 81 5 
The last issue of the Field gives the result of the wear 
and tear trials with the winning guns, as far as com- 
pleted — that is, oue-half of the 2,500 rounds from each 
gun having been fired. Up to this lime there had been ap- 
parently no appreciable wear upon the competing guns, 
which seem to have retained their relative positions as in 
the trial for pattern and penetration. The figures of merit, 
as far as the triul has proceeded, stand thus: — 
W. W. Greener, 12 gango. laminated steel barrels, 30 Inch long, 
shot with 34 drachms pigeon No. 4 powder, 14 ox. chilled shot . 364.8 
Greener, as above. 351.9 
Baker, F T.. 12 gauge, Damascus, 30 inch, 34 drachma C. & II. 
No. 4 powder. :4 ox. chilled shot 312.8 
Baker. F. T., as above 321 3 
iMa'cham, C II., 12 gauge. Damascus barrels, 30 Inch, shot with 
34 drachma C. A II No. 6 powder, 14 ox. shot 332.8 
MuiChaui, C. U., as above. 880.7 
LETTER FROM CARL DITTMAR. 
Neronskt, Mass., June 14th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The statements of "Subscriber" in your Isaac of lOllt of June in re- 
gard to my new powder are erroneous. I do nut make such powder ua 
he describes; he must have confused my new article with the English 
"wood powder,” from which mine differs wenUally. I do not use alco- 
hol in its manufacture; If he will burn some of It he will llnd that it la 
very different from "gon cotton," and that It burnt* very much slower 
than bluck powder. It works in the gun about tile same as black pow- 
der. This your correspondent can prove for Imnaclf by using a little 
more than the proper charge mid shooting over a sheet, when he will And 
unburned grains, which would not be the cose If the combustion was "In- 
stantaneous," ns he describes; for in this case all the powder would ho 
consumed before the bullet or shot left the barrel. I manufacture two 
distinct grades or kinds of powder— one for rille#, the oilier for shot 
guns— and If your correspondent has used my powder at nil ho must 
have used the shot guu powder In his rifle, as the rifle powder Is heavier, 
mid the proper charge would be twenty-nine grains and not twenty-two 
grains. If he will one my rifle powder ho will have no trouble about the 
shells, and if he gives it u fair trial he will he sntUfled that there In de- 
cidedly Ire* drain thnn from conimou powder. The rille powder I am 
now making is of medium velocity, as I obtained boiler shooting than 
by using powder of a higher degree of velocity, although I can easily 
make It of 1,601) feet per secoud. The tighter the bullet the greater the 
velocity, therefore I recommend tlght-fluing bullels In conclusion, I 
would say that sportsmen and riflemen are and bovo been experimenting 
with my new powder all over the country, and the testimonials thin far 
received ore In the highest degree satisfactory. I cannot admit that the 
live or six hundred gentlemen who have voluntarily expressed their ap- 
proval of my Invention are "fools," though quite satisfied to class "Sub- 
scriber" among the “angels." If he Is afraid to use my powder let him 
adhere to the dirt, smoke, noise, and recoil of the old black article; un- 
less he is a manufuclurtr of tho bitter ho will be compelled In time to 
admit the Justice of my claims. Meanwhile It will be very gratifying to 
me lo receive the views of your subscribers, and I shall always try to an- 
swer any questions and listen patiently to criticism. 
I agree perfectly with •‘Subscriber" that the great strength of modern 
gun barrels bn* prevented many a man "from coming to grief," but am 
Inclined to believe that the black powder of the present day would have 
done the mischief quite as effectually as the product of my Invention, 
'pile mortuary list Win overloading with black powder and from weak 
spot* iu "modern gun barrels" Is a long one, and thu mutilation* Inci- 
dent to lt« use can he summed up by thousands. I do not propose io 
add to the risks of the sporting fraternity, and I claim aa one of the 
strongest merits of in y Invention a much higher degree of safety In U» 
manufacture and ill It* use. 
From several complaint* about my new powder, I can see that some 
persons are using It who bavo either overlooked or not read my Inst rue* 
iVJu#, II your correspondent ‘Tori" had remombered that 1 claim that, 
