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Tiik Welcome to the Riflemen. — T he joint com- 
mittee of the National Hide Association and Amateur 
Hi lie Club having in hand the mallei' of the reception of 
the Team on their return, met on Monday at the rooms of 
the former association. General Shuler was in the chair and 
the meeting was well attended. Communications were ac- 
knowledged from the Ninth and Sixty-ninth Regiments, 
offering their services as escorts, which were accepted and 
referred to the Procession Committee. The following rcso 
lution was offered by Capt. Casey, and adopted : 
K/tJir l, Thu: all oryimlxsllons. military or civic, which desire to par- 
t lc I pale In the reception to llio American learn of riflemen ho Informed 
that the Cominltlre mi Processions will moot on Wednesday, ll\o 1 1 1 It 
Inst, at 8 P. M.. ai No. 93 Nassau street, for (lie imrpose of as'ignliu: 
positions lo such organisations In lln- column, nml the principal or com- 
manding ofltc-'rs of such organizations be requested lo report to said 
coinniltu-o lit the hour mimed. 
(Jen. McMahon, from the committee appointed to confer 
with Messrs. Sheridan Shook and P. S. Gilmore, of the 
Hippodrome Garden, reported that it was proposed to give 
a semi-military concert at the Hippodrome to which the 
Team would be invited. 
CREEDMOOR. 
—The ranges during the past week have been given up 
principally to National Guard practice, the most important 
“club" match being the competition between the members 
of the Separate Troop Cavalry Rifle Club for a gold badge 
on Wednesday last. The shooting commenced at the 
early hour of seven o’clock, and was concluded at eleven. 
The conditions of the match were— regulation carbines, 
five sighting shots at 250 and 300 yards. The following is 
a iecord of the leading scores: — 
Naim-*. 250 Yard- 
Lieut. M. Ueldt. .3 3 5 5 1 
Corporal J. Kclton 3 2 4 5 3 
Privale J'. Weegold •■■•5 3 3 2 3 
Major GeonrO Aery 2 3 4 1 8 
Capt. Karl Klein 1 4 3 4 2 
Private J. Klcim 2 3 4 2 4 
Snnreon C. A Nagel. . 3 3 I 3 2 
Color Scrgt. Schivcrdl ...5 3 3 2 0 
Private C . Stocky 0 2 8 5 5 
Private (». Bpplc . . ...3 2 2 4 2 
Quartermaster K Miller 2 3 4 2 2 
Private 1*. Merckel 2 2 3 4 3 
Private- F Bwkcr 2 4 0 3 4 
Private A. Werner 2 3 0 3 2 
During the current month a number of interesting 
matches will be shot at Crccdmoor, and on each Saturday 
visitors to the ranges may rely upon seeing some remarka- 
bly fine marksmanship. The Seventh Regiment Rifle 
Club holds four contests during the mohth — on the 7th and 
21sl for the “shells, ’’ and on the 9lh and 23d for the 
“rifles.” Shooting each clay commences at 3 P. M. On 
Saturday of this week will be held the second competition 
for the badge known as the BulUeyc Badge, presented by 
George Crouch, Esq., to be shot for by members of the 
Amateur Rifle Club, bullseyes only soring. On llic fol- 
lowing Saturday — the 14th inst— the new Turf, Fir Id and 
Farm Badge will also be shot for foi the second time. The 
conditions of this match are — 200 yards, standing, open to 
members of the National Rifle Association. On Saturday, 
21sl, the Luther Badge open only to members of the Ama- 
teur Rifle Club will be shot for. On the 28th, the Rem- 
ington Diamond Radge will be the prize, opeu lo members 
of the National Rifle Association. 
The “Kellogg” Badge, competed for on Tuesday last 
by members of Co. A, Twenty-third Regiment, Captain J. 
Story, commanding, was won by Lieut. J. II. Earle, his 
6Core being 38 out of a possible 50. At a recent meeting 
of the Veteran Association of this command it was de- 
cided to offer for competition a gold medal valued at $50, 
to be presented to the member of the regimental team 
making the best score in the Second Division match at the 
Full meeting of the National Rifle Association. 
United Scukutzen Association.— T his iifle organiza- 
tion holds a meeliDg at the park. Union Hill, New Jersey, 
on the first and third Thursday of each month. The 
shooting is free to all comers, upou payment of a small 
fee, and the prizes are all cash. The targets are on the 
“ring" principle, being arranged in twenty-four rings, the 
centre one, or bullseye, counting twenty-five, and the Olli- 
ers according lo position. At the last competition the fol- 
lowing scores were made, the highest possible being 250. 
H. Bstchxen >«<W. Hayes 205 
John Harebell I76| Wm. Klein . I 9 S 
F F. Baihjcn. 2i7iEru»t Loellicr j j:» 
J. A cm lilac ti 213 A. KnnUeli Isi 
Th. Kirin 213 Werhnn m 
A. Hellwlg 177 K Hansen 160 
K. Faber.. m',Z. Menken 105 
Forest and Stream Badge.— T he fifth competition 
for this trophy of short range shooting was held on Wed- 
nesday last, at the gallery of J. S. Conlin, No. 030 Broad- 
way. A fair number of “oil -handers” were in attendance, 
but owing probably to the extreme heat, the shooting was 
not so good as on previous occasions- The following are 
the scores made: — 
ID L. Beckwith 
I*. C. Lyon*. ... . 
.16 6-8 C. K. Orvle 
25 *1-315 
.IN 15-16 K. McKoelcy 
..19 3-10 |A. F. Wilson 
3! 3-10 
in 6-10 K. Clark- 
« 1-16 
.21 (->. V. atsou 
.214 |M. Eastuiau . , 
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,2'i E. Hro snvll 
.22 |Wui. Hayes 
Ceo. W. Hamilton 14 
A. G, Hellwlg 15 ii-8 
T. C. Hoorn 15 6-8 
F. Hauler •' 
51 . P. Lennon 
F Hyde 
F. Bulllek 
J. J O Kelly 21 
A. T. Thorn ii» 214 
J. P. Richard* -.22 
II. C. Cooke 22 
The badge has been won once by G. W. Yale, once by 
John Tiagesser, twice by Win. Hayes, and once by G. \V. 
Hamilton. 
—The Ameiican Off-hand Rille club met on Monday eve- 
ning at tbc Twenty-second Regiment Armory, and resolved 
to have a tournament at Union Hill, N. J., tomorrow, ibe 
6th inst., at 2 o’clock 1*. M. The German Schoulzcn Asso- 
ciation kindly giving the use of their range for the occa- 
sion. Any gentlemen interested in rifle practice lire irivi- 
toil to attend - A Rood time U expected. 
—We arc indebted to the secretary— although at rather a 
late day — for the scores made at rifle shooting by the mem- 
bers of the Worcester Sportsmen’s club on the 17th July . 
The shooting took place on the club grounds, near Lake 
Quinsigaiiutnd; ranges, 200 and 300 yards, off-hand; seven 
shots each. — 
200 Yards. 
300 Yards 
Total. 
I. W Holman... .. 
12 
37 
A. 1., Kiev 
24 
15 
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Sicdmur. Clark 
17 
14 
31 
G. .1. Rugg 
18 
20 
Its 
10 
39 
A. A. Barker 
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23 
W. .1. McFarhmd.. 
19 
12 
31 
A K- Grimes 
22 
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38 
Frank Wesson 
II 
15 
20 
r H. Holden 
21 
16 
31. 
i C B. Smith 
10 
9 
28 
W. Ibutomlv . 
12 
5 
17 
F .V Adams.. 
9 
6 
5 
A. 1*. Cutting.. 
26 
15 
41 
Of the contestants, Messrs. Holman, Rice, Clark, Mc- 
Farland, Grimes, Wesson, lloldcn, Smith, Bottomly, and 
Adams used the Frank Wesson rifle; Rugg, the C. B. Hol- 
den rifle; Mann and Cutting, the Alexander Henry rifle, 
and Parker the C. H. Bullard rifle. 
The second of the competitive trials of this club took 
place on the same grounds on Saturday, the 31st ult. The 
weather was not favorable for high scores, the wind blow- 
ing in gusts across the lange. The scores, however, show 
an improvement on the previous week’s practice, some of 
them at 400 yards being first class. Sled man Clark, secre- 
tary, acted as scorer, and B. M HarringtoD, marker. Each 
member was allowed seven shots, with a possible score of 
35. The following is the score: — 
400 yards without 
300 yards off baud, artificial rest. Total. 
A L. Rice 15 28 41 
K T Smith . 13 23 35 
I C. Bates Smith. 0 27 86 
J W. Bigelow 15 19 3< 
u, -i Huge io 25 35 
A. G. Maun 16 28 44 
O. Hall 10 19 20 
A. E. Grime* 10 26 86 
W. 8. McFarland 21 32 53 
A. P. Culling 2t 31 52 
Sti rl mini Clark 13 81 <4 
L. \V. Holman 8 18 21 
Frank Wesson 19 80 49 
Xuthau Washburn 18 32 50 
In a subsequent sweepstakes at 500 yards, five shots 
each, without artificial rest, the following scores were 
made, Mr. Frank Wesson scoring 24 out a possible 25, and 
two of the contestants making four bullseyes each : — 
A P Cutting 19|I. C. Bales Smith 21 
Frank Wesson 2liG. J. Rugg 14 
A. G. Mnnn 191 A. L Rice 17 
Nnlhnn Washburn 19IA.E. Grimes 16 
Stcdman Clark 18|G. U. Hull 22 
The first prize was awarded to Frank Wesson, second to 
G. II. Hall, third to I. C. Bates Smith. The third trial 
will take place Saturday, August 14th. 
— Two rifle teams have been formed in the borough of 
Mouut Washington, nearPittsburgh, Pa. They use the Rem 
ington and Winchester rifle9. They begun practice at five 
hundred yards, and a match between the two teams is al- 
ready talked of. 
— The annual competition of the New Brunswick Pro- 
vincial Rifle Association, is to take place in Fredericton 
this year, and the matches will probably begin about the 
24lh of this month. 
— The Emperor William, of Germany, has telegraphed 
from Gastieu that he will contribute a prize of honor, to 
be competed for In the Germun National Rifle meeting, 
now id progress at Stuttgart. 
<»//« &i<! and §nn. 
GAME IN SEASON IN AUGUST. 
Woodcock. Snipe. 
Curlew Bay birds. 
Squirrels. Pinnated grouse, Telra evjtldo. 
Pinnated grouse, or "prairie chicken.” are to season in Missouri. Illi- 
nois, and Indiuna. August 15th; Wisconsin and Iowa, August 20th; 
Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, tad Pennsylvania, September 
let; Connecticut and Kentucky, October 1st. In Massachusetts the 
season is close until 1876, and in New Jersey until 1880. 
— Accounts from almost every quarter indicate that quail 
and ruffed and pinnulcd grouse will be unusually abundant 
the coming Autumn, notwithstanding the last severe Winter 
and late Spring. We could publish a column of extracts 
from private letters, giving corroborative evidence. 
—We took a run through the Province of Ontario, 
Canada, last month, and along the St. Lawrence border, 
and found the woodcock shooting fair, averaging perhaps 
a hulf dozen brace to a gun, with exceptional larger bags 
in favored localities. Bob Cochrane, of this city, lias done 
some good shooting in Jefferson county, N. Y., in the 
vicinity of Alexandria Bay. 
—Canadian sportsmen arc preparing for the first flight of 
ducks which lakes place annually in the latter part of 
August. Rice Luke, and the Thousand Isles, are well 
known and deservedly popular resorts, both for ducks and 
sportsmen. The rice on the back lakc9 is not yet quite 
strong enough to stand, hut will soon afford feed aud 
cover. 
New Jersey —Stockton Hots', Cape May, N. J., Aug 2d 
—The buy snipe are uow coining in in considerable num- 
ber, although they are very wild and do not decoy well 
80 that most of the birds have to be killed at long distances’ 
This is especially the case with curlew. A nartv consist’. 
iMRor Mr. B d, of Philadelphia; Mr. F—x of ditto 
iimlilie writer, went to the Court House on Friday the 
30lh ult., mid under the guidance of Mr. A II Foster of 
that place, wo succeededdn bagging 04 birds, among which 
were 11 curlew. These birds were all shot outside of the 
decoys, and mostly at single shots. We have previously 
been out twice in the sounds near here with Mr. Caleb 
Warner, the best gunner to be had at the island, and one 
day Mr. B d and myself bagged 51 birds. 
Maryland. 
Wisconsin. — 1 The prospects for grouse in this State art- 
very encouraging, as the young broods are well grown, and 
will be full fledged at the opening of the season, August 
15th. The covies are numerous mid the "Badger" spoils 
men will in all probability enjoy fine shooting on the 
nmrshes and stubble fields. In this locality, (Montello,) 
the chief' resorts of pinnated grouse are the marshes anil 
low lands, aud the stubble fields do not produce nearly so 
much sport. Quail will as usual he very scarce, and it is 
doubtful if Wisconsin ever produces as many quail as it 
did a few years since, when the Winters were more mild 
aud the seasons propitious. Water fowl will likely he ns 
plenty as formerly, and many are looking forward to Sep- 
tember 1st with eagerness. The wood or summer duck, 
ought only to bo protected bylaw until August 15th, as 
by September 1st nearly all arc gone southward. Fred. 
The Cramfion Abroad.— On the 14th of last month 
Captain Bogardii3 shot a match with Mi. A, Stevens, a 
crack Euglish pigeon shot, at the Welsh Harp, Ileddou, 
the scene of his first exhibition in England. The condi- 
tions were to shoot at thirty birds each, the Captain con- 
ceding his opponent four yards. The contest throughout 
was close and interesting, and at the finish of the thirtieth 
round a tie was declared. It was then decided lo shoot 
at five biids more, and Capt. Bogardus killed four in suc- 
cession to Mr. A. Stevens’s two, and won the match. Capt. 
A. Bogardus shot with hisusttul gun— a 12 choke bore, by 
W. and C. Scott & Son, Premier Gun Works, Birmingham. 
The following is the score:— 
Mulch for £50, At thirty birds each, live trap*, usual conditions; the 
iiec of both barrels, 1} o* of allot, and SO yards boundary. 
Gant. Bogardus, 80 yard* I 0 1 0 I 0 1 1 0 I I 1 111 1 0 0 1 1 I I i 
0 1 1 0 0 0 I 0 1; killed IN 
Mr. A. Stevens. 20 yards— 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 n I 0 1 0 0 1 ! 0 1 0 J 0 
1110 10 11, killed, 16. 
Tibs. 
Capt. Bogardus — 1111 IIM^ A. Slovens 0 10 1-2 
Ou the following Monday Captain Borgurdus was to 
shoot an exhibition match at Lillie Bridge Grounds. The 
Sporting Gazette claims that, the Captain only excels in 
shooting because he uses such large charges of powder, 
and suggests a match wherein the contestants use the same 
gun. It neglects to state, however, Hint the privilege of 
using any churgc of powder is open to both parties, or to 
give a reason why it is not avuiled of. 
Skaneatklbb. N. V., July 28, 1875.— A pigeon-shoot 
was held here to-day, under the auspices of the Skiincutelcs 
Sportsmen’s Club. Sportsmen were present from neigh 
boring places in good numbers, and u general “good time’' 
was experienced. The first thing on the programme was 
the contest for the Skaneateles Club "Pitcher" between 
8. M. Sheperd, bolder, and Sum. Allen, challenger. By 
shooting (i out of 10 to his opponents 5. the latter gent li- 
man won the pitcher. A sweepstakes followed, shooing ut 
five single birds, twenty-one yards rise. Mr. Ed. Hudson, 
of the Central Club of Syracuse won the first prize, ami 
Mr. II . Lewis, the second. A second sweepstake* was 
then shot, at five single birds, same distance, mid Mr. Hud- 
son again won the first prize, he killing all his birds. Mr. 
A. I). Lewis was awarded the second prr/.c, he killing four 
of his birds. At 2 P. M.. a third sweepstakes was called, 
with twenty-six entries, shooting at the single birds at 
twenty one yards, eighty yards boundary, resulted in the 
following score: 
W. 8. Biirniim 8 
R. It. Hannon 8 
M. Barnes 7 
A. H. Lewis 7 
I). A. Sperry 7 
.Snm Tuylor 7 
Ed. Hud on 10 
R. R. Strong 10 
Win. Kuinsou |0 
Chug. Smith 9 
Dr. Kennedy 9 
Kd. Wheadon 9 
R. H. I’laiit 9,Wm. Fago « 
C. II. Parker 9 Geo Rawlins *> 
C. McKinley s t). Wadsworth 5 
U. Lewi* 8|W. G. Grave*. 5 
A. Shiner 8<C. C Celt- 5 
T. Kleiber, Jr 8|W. 11 Crosier. 5 
C. R. Steve* 8] K. Sheppard 4 
In shooting off tieR, Ed. Hudson, of the Central City 
Club, won the first prize, Dr. Kennedy, of Auburn, the 
second, W. S. Barnum.of Syracuse, the third, A. I). Lewis, 
of Jordan, the fourth, and Win. Fage, of Syracuse, the 
fifth. At the close of this shoot another sweepstakes was 
called, at five single birds, usual distance, .1. 11. Kuril, of 
Skaneateles, won the first prize, and It B. Harmon, of the 
Cenlrul City Club of Syrucuse, won the second prize. Ilo\. 
Tiib Onondaga Club Medal.— M essrs. Charles II. 
Finch aud E. Lodder contested for the above medal on 1 1 » • » 
Central City grounds, Syracuse, on the 27th ult. The first 
named gentleman has held possession of the trophy for tin 
past ten months, shooting lor it seven times. If lie could 
have held it for u year it would have become his properly. 
The match was at fifteen birds each, 21 yards rise, and the 
usual boundary of 80 yards. Mr. Lodder won I lie prize, 
killing twelve birds to his opponent’s nine. The follow- 
ing is the score: — 
E. Luddur 1*10 10 11111:11 1-12 
C. U. Finca 11011*101010110-0 
A number of sweepstakes followed, Thomas Kimber, 
Jr., taking first money in one, aud Messrs. Parker uiul Mc- 
Kinley dividing in the second. 
IIomoba?ha, Fla , July 17tb, 1875. 
Euitor Fonc*T and Stbeam:— 
Mr. Jenkins, of tbls place, kll'ed a very large and fnt bear a few (lays 
ago. Ho stood under his porch aud shot him at about thirty paces. 
Frauk went up and helped him to dress it They estimated (lie weight 
at 600 pounds. The signs of hears nro nit about. The doer come Into 
the fields near ihe house so thick that the ground looks us (hough It In" 1 
been penned with them ns you would herd cattle, and I noticed Ibis 
morning that In running and playing among the cm n they bud knocked 
down a great many heavy stalk* 'Gators are plenty, and very saury 
The birds on the reefs (St. Martin's Key, opposite mouth of Honiara*™ 
River) are luylog up to present lime I have not visited the Islands my- 
self, but tho "turtellers" tell me they keep themselves stocked With egg* 
and squabB. 
I received copy of Porbbt and Stiibasi, und I must say that the no- 
count of Ilomotaata was so Mattering thut I fear wo shall not lie able l" 
meet IN expectations of those who may do us tho honor of a Wlni" 
visit, but assure you wo will do all In our power to lunko uny »nd nil 
comfortable who tuny he our guests A K J 
