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ciples, because it offered a pretext to the agents of muzzle loaders 
to clatm superiority. The board stepped in and settled that difb- 
culty by a decision. There is no craft or patent in danger from the 
spread of this position«mania, except fair, honest, rifle shooting, 
a test of nerve and sight, of judgment and endurance, and big scores 
are more thought of than the manner iu which they are gained. 
Those who were so anxious for the change in marking so that they 
could compare their work with that of the English marksmen, 
should make the comparison valuable by shooting as the English 
marksmen do. 
The nuisance, we doubt not, will go on, until the press and public 
opinion shall shame the riflemen into gaining their laurels by bard, 
legitimate work of brain and hand, and not “by trick and device.* 
We can almost imagine some of the new posturers wishing for the 
good old days of their ancestors, when we are asked to believe by 
high scientific authorities, tails had not yet been discarded by Genus 
Homo. How handy (excuse the bull) these caudal appendages 
would have been to take several turns with around the rifle barrel, 
just to steady it, you know. Nick. 
[As Nick very properly observes the question of position in shoot- 
Match of the L'^ng Island Shooting Club.— At the annual re- 
union of this club last week at the shooting grounds, near the old 
Union Course near Jamaica, sides were selected, and Messrs. Robert 
Kubinson and Humphrey Hartshorn were chosen Captains. The 
first match wjth nine entries, each side at $5 each entrance, was won 
by Captain Hartshorn's side. The second match, ten entries each 
side, same entrance, \vas won by Captain Robinson's side. 
Another match, same place, for $200, between T. S. Broadway 
and Humphrey Hartshorne, 25 yards, find, trap, and handle, 80 yards 
boundary, 1 1-4 oz, shot, L. I. rules. Mr. Parks referee. 
Broadway, 1 0 1 1 1, 0 0 0* 1 1, 0 1 1 1 1, 1 0* 1 1 1, 0 0 1—15 
Hartshorne, 0 0 1 1 1, 0 0 1 0 0, 1 1 0 1 1, 1 0 1 0 0, 1 0 1—12 
shot out. 
Another match came off Monday .\pril 12, between Dr. G. Wynne 
and P. Duffy. Stakes $100, 25 bird.s each, find, tiap, and handle, 
1 1*4 oz. shot, 80 yards boundary, L. I. rules. Referee, W. Birds- 
eye. 
Winne,21 1-2 yards, 0 1 1 0 1, 1 1 1 0 0, 0 1 1 1 1, 1 0 1, killed 
12, missed t>. 
P. Duffey, 21 yards, 0100 0, 0011 0, 0011 0, 0000 0, 
shot out, killed 5. 
ing, is an important one and liable to abuse, if restrictions are not 
thrown abont it. It will bear discussion, however, and we should 
be glad to give the opinions, succinctly stated, of other practical 
riflemen.] — E d. R. & G. 
SYRACtJSB, N. Y.— The first pigeon shoot of the season came off 
April 14, on the Clark Farm at Brighton. The birds were good, 
the wind favorable, and the grounds tolerable. The sport began 
with the following sweepstakes: 
C. McKinley 
Ed. Hudson 
W S. Barnum. ... . 
N. C. Hinsdale 
Thomas Jackson 
E. B. Strong 
H. G. Glenn 
L. Barber 
Charles McCammon, 
William F^e 
Thomas Kimber, jr. . 
J. G. Johnson 
W. Staulbaum 
J. Nichols 
James Manning 
L. S. Dennison 
R B. Harmon 
8. Rawlins 
C . Parker 
C. H. Finch 
W. E. Fitch 
J. Bedford 
H Wat keys 
Harry Gray 
Henry Gale 
J. Stedman 
Frank Denison 
,.11110111 
.01111111 
.11110 111 
.110 110 11 
.11111110 
.10 111111 
.110 0 1111 
.01101111 
.11111110 
.111110 11 
.11111111 
.0 11 1 1 0 0 1 
.110 10 0 11 
.01001111 
.1110 1111 
.01111101 
.11111111 
.110 11110 
.11101111 
.11111111 
.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 
.01111110 
.10111011 
.1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 
.11011111 
.00111110 
..1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 
1 1— 9 
1 1— 9 
11-9 
11-8 
1 1— 9 
1 1- 9 
1 0— 7 
1 1 8 
1 1- 9 
1 1- 9 
1 1—10 
0 0—5 
1 0 - 6 
1 1— 7 
1 1— 9 
1 1 — 8 
0 0—8 
1 1 — 8 
0 1—8 
0 1—9 
0 0—3 
1 1 — 8 
1 0- 7 
1 1— 7 
1 1— 9 
0 1—6 
1 1 — 6 
Rockland, Me.— The Rockland Shooting Club held their second 
shoot, Anril 8 . nine birds each; ground traps; twenty-one yards 
rise, eishty yards boundary, one and one-half oz. shot. H. W. 
Bates, referee. Birds good. Score: 
Lewis 0 0100100 0—2 Shaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0—2 
Burgess 1 10 1110 11-7 F.Damon....O 1110111 1—7 
hompson..! 1111111 *— 8 Joice 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0—3 
Lewis 0 10 10 110 1—5 Poole ....0 10001 101-4 
Chase 1 11110 11 1—8 Freeman ....1 0 00 1 1 1 1 0—5 
W. Damon..! 1111111 0—8 Perry 0 00101110-4 
Geneva, O.— A sweepstakes match was shot here, April 12 ; wind 
very strong, ana birds splendid flyers. 
Kelly 0 111111 1—7 Gleason 1110 111 1—7 
Spring 1 10 1111 1—7 Hendershot....! 1 1 1 1 1 l 1—8 
Me leiitic 1111111 1—8 Palmer 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 
McCleutio and Hendershot shot off at 31 yards, McCledtic killing 
two of his three birds, and Hendershot only getting one. 
Warren, 0.— Match for the Champion Badge of the Buckeye 
Club, came off April i:J, ten single rises, state rales. J. Vautrot, 
referee. Weather very bad : consisting of a mixture of rain and 
snow, but as it was the day appointed six of the club attended. 
Score: 
North 0 00101011 1—5 Burchard .1111 0*1 111 1—9 
Freeman..! 10 0 11110 1—7 Fulton....! 1110 0 111 1—8 
Stewart...! 1110 0*0 * 1 1—6 Tyler 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0*1 4—4 
The winner, W. A. Burchard, killed nine within five yards of the 
trap, and the one scored as missed fell dead outside of bounds. 
Sweepstakes $10, So and $3.75. Five single rises, state rules to 
govern. D. C. Stewart, referee. 
B. Wilson 1 1 1 0 1 — 4 
Geo. North 0 1 0 0 0—1 
R. Swindler 0 10 1 1—3 
J. Vautrot 10 0 1 0—2 
C. Turner 1 1 0 0 0-2 
Ties on two at 26 yards. 
J. Vautrot 0 1 0 — 1 C. Turner l i 2 
Sport a la Cook. 
From the Sporting Gazette (London.) 
* * * In November last, “ Cunnle ” W. C. McCarty Issued the 
prospectus of his grand scheme for conducting a huge party of Euro- 
pean sportsmen over the finest hunting grounds of the Western 
World, and initiating them into all the glories of the best wild 
sport which America could provide. The expedition was, of course 
to be on a scale of “ bigness " worthy of the country in which it 
originated, and the journal which undertook to introduce the pro- 
gramme. to the uporting world dilated upou the •* grandeur" of the 
idea, and spoke proudly of such gigantic schemes as being “ a 
marked charcteristic of our people, arising ;from their enormous 
energy and self reliance," wliile tliis particular enterprise was de- 
scribed us “ a scheme combining the (esthetic qualities in one grand 
whole.” At first sight this might seem rather inflated language to 
use of a hunting expedition, but a reference to “ Cunnle" McCarty's 
prospectus shows that it describes accurately and without exagger- 
ation the nature and objects of the “ Big Hunt." The journal al- 
ready quoted gives the following summary of the programme: 
" The programme as now prepared is that a hunting party con- 
sisting of one hundred gentlemen, and their servants horses and 
dogs, IS to leave England the first week in May, and, after visiting 
New York and vicinity, go to Chicago, the headquarters of the or- 
ganization, where they will be joined by several American sports- 
men. From this place they will go to Dallas, Texas, the general 
rendezvous, and here they will be reinforced by one hundred Texas 
Rangers, who have been engaged for the entire trip, and by sixty 
Tonkawa Comanche Indians, wbose duty it will be to herd the large 
game while the others pursue it, atm to ^ve exhibitions of the 
dances and customs prevalent among the children of the boundless 
prairies.” 
From Texas the gallant “Cannle”,wiU lead his followers to Cali- 
fornia and the wilds of Oregon, where, we are informed, “all the 
game animals of the Pacific Coast will be assailed in snccession, 
but special attention will be given to the grizzly bear and the pon- 
derous elk.” No doubt both these interesting creatures will appre- 
ciate the attention paid them. We are farther told that “ when this 
species of bunting is exhausted, the chasseurs will take dashes after 
the shaggy buffalo for a certain time, and after that they wil! beard 
the cougar in his leafy retreat, pursue the gaunt wolf over bill and 
dale, and take a run after Reynard to the wild music of a pack of 
bounds.” Hunting men in England will be curious to knowhow 
‘‘Cunnle” McCarty proposes keeping a pack of fox bounds en route. 
In addition to these nobler branches of sport (there will be the pur- 
suit of such minor quarry as the wild turkey, prairie chicken, 
quail and grouse, and for fishermen sport to which this poor played- 
out Old World can show nothing comparable. Moreover the “ses- 
thetic” tastes of the sportsmen are to be amply provided for. 
"Every place having any scenic attractions will be visited."’ We are 
gravely assured that the expedition includes in its comprehensive 
programme “ penetration into our richest archieological and other- 
wise scientific fields of investigation. We shall perhaps be able, 
not only to discover new geological features, new minerals, and new 
species of flora and fauna, but possibly new races of men and mins 
The first prize, $31.20, was paid over to Mr. Kimber, a member of 
the Onondaga Club. 
Ties of nine— 26 yards. 
C. McKinley 
....0 0.. —0 
C. McCammon 
.10 0 1..— 2 
M. Hudson 
....1 110 1—4 
Wm. Fagc 
.0 0. 
— 0 
W. 8. Barnum... 
1 1 0 0..— 2 
J. Manning 
.0 1 
1 0..-2 
Thos Jacki>on. . . 
...,0 0 -0 
C. H. Finch 
.0 0 
— 0 
R B. Strong 
....0 1 0....-1 
Henry Gale 
.0 1 
1 
© 
The second prize, $’23.40, was awarded to Ed. Hudson, of the Cen- 
tral City Club. 
Ties of eight — 26 yards. 
L. C. Hinsdale. .. 
. ...0 -0 
G. Rawlins 
.1 0. 
— 1 
L. Barber 
...A 1 1 0 1-3 
C. Parker 
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L. S. Dennison. .. 
,...1 1 0....— 2 
J. Bedford 
.0... 
. ...— 0 
R. B. Harmon. . . 
....1111 1-5 
The third prize, $15.60, went to R. B. Harmon, of the Central 
City Club. 
Ties of seven— 26 yards. 
H. G. Glenn 0.. — 0 H. Watkeys 1 111 1—5 
John Nicholes 1 1 1 0..— 3 Harry Gray 0 — 0 
The fourth prize was awarded to W. Walker of the Central City 
Club. 
SECOND SWEEPSTAKES. 
A sweepstakes for five birds each came next with the following 
result: 
W. S. Barnum 1 111 1—5 Henry Gale 1 011 0—3 
N. C. Hinsdale 1 0 0 0 1—2 R. B. Strong 1 1 1 1 0 — 4 
C. McKinl‘-y 1111 0 — 1 R. B. Harmon li 1 0 1 1—3 
John Nichols 0 111 1 — 4 L. Barber 1011 1 — 4 
C. Parker 1 0 10 1—3 W. Stallbaum 0 0 10 1—2 
First prize was awarded to W. S. Barnum. * 
Ties of four- 26 yards. 
McKinley 10 1 1 1 — 4 Strong 1 0 1 1 1 — 4 
Nichols 1 1 0 0 1—3 Barber 1 1 1 1 1—5 
Second prize to L. Barber. 
Ties of three— 26 yards. 
Parker 0 110 1—3 Harmon 1110 0—3 
Gale 1111 0-4 
Third prize to Henry Gale. This closed the shoot. 
Dayton, O.— The first shooting match of the season came off 
April 9. Ten birds each (wild pigeons) 21 yards rise, 80 yards boun- 
dary, 1 1-4 oz shot . Pnzes $20, $10, $5 ; wind strong from the west, 
making the birds fly like ballets. Score: 
W.C. Howard 1 110*11101-7 
Jake Staley * 1 1 l l l i i i o— 8 
Wm. Stuck 0 11111111 0—8 
Jake Ritty 1 111110 10 1—8 
Cal 1 atten 1 i o 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—8 
H. C. Stuck 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—9 
John Stuck 1 1110 111 11—9 
* Out of bounds. 
TIE AT ‘26 yards: 
H. C. Stuck 1 1 1—3 John Stuck 0 1 1—2 
TIE FOR 2d prize : 
Jake Staley 1 1 1—3 Wm. Stuck 0 0 0—0 
Jake Ritty 1 1 0—2 Cal Patten 1 1 1—3 
Staley and Paten divided — Howard 3d prize . 
2d MATCH— 5 BIRDS EACH. 
Staley 1 1 1 I 1-5 M'm Stuck 0 0 
Ritty 1 1 1 0 1 — t Patten 0 0 
H. Stuck 1 10 1 1—4 J. Stuck 0 10 0 
Howard 1110 0—3 
Staley first money, Ritty and Stuck diylded seimnd and third . 
Toledo, O.— A match was shot here April 13, between the two 
Pheatt Brothers to sat'sfy some outside parties which should win a 
purse of $:M. Twenty single rises. Ohio state rules to govern. 
Judges, Wm. Shansenbaugh, James Moore. Referee, D. C. Bald- 
win 
G. R Pheatt 1 11101011 0*1 lOllOlllO 1—15 
Z. C. Pheatt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0*1 1 0 0 1—15 
Ties 26 yards. 
G. R. Pheatt 10 10 1—3 Z. C. Pheatt 
Mr. Z. C. Pheatt winning by one bird. 
1 10 1 1—4 
Cincinnati Shootino and Fishino Club.— Thu first meet of tlie 
season for trap sliooting of C. S. and F. C. was luld on the 7tli iiist., 
at the Carthage fair ground. The match was for tlie gold medal pre- 
sented by the President. ■ lunge traps, wild birds, and remarkably 
strong ones, 10 single birds at 26 yards rise, anil 3 double birds at 
usual distance. The contest lay between Messrs. Caldwell, Koch, 
Langdon and Pickard, and the medal was won, after a spirited strii<»- 
gle, by the last-named gentleman, our wortliy secretary, to whom it 
was gracefully resigned by Mr. W. S. Hudson, the last successful 
competitor. 
SINGLE. DOUBLE. 
Hudson ...0 00111101 0 — 5 Hudson ll oo lo 3 
Koch 110111011 1 — 8 Koch lO 10 11 4 
Yoast 0 10000 0 01 1—3 Yoast (X) IX) 00—0 
Caldwell..! 1 0 0 0 1 i 1 l l— 7 Caldwell ll lo 11-5 
NetterfieldO OlOlllOO 0 — 1 Netterfield (withdrew) 
Blair 1 0 0 0 0 0 ii 1 1 1 — 4 Blair lo JQ lo— a 
Bllard 0 1000111 0 1 — 5 Eilard 10 11 01 4 
Wade 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0-6 Wade lo 01 10-3 
Greenwo’dl 10101011 0—6 Greenwood (XJ 00 10 1 
Hewer.... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—2 Hewer "..oo lo 01—2 
Langdon..! 0111 1 100 1 — 7 Langdon ll lo ll 5 
Bates 0 01 000001 0 — 2 Bales 10 n 01 4 
Pickard ...1 101101 11 0—7 Pickard 11 11 ii— 9 
Askamp...! 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 Askamp 0 10 11 1 
Epply IIOIOOIIO 0—5 Epply 00 10 01—2 
Chicago.— Shooting on the Gun Club grounds, April 15; very 
cold and high wind. Wild pigeons. ties. 
L. C. Barclay 1 1 1 0 1—4 10 10 0—2 
E. Jusseu 1 10 1 1—4 0 111 1—4 
E. Thomas 1 1 1 1 l— 5 ’ 
Tliree pair eneli. 
E. Thomas 10 11 11—5 
Coi. Jiissen 10 11 10—4 n 10 01—5 
L. C. Barclay 10 11 10 — 4 ..!... 11 10 10 4 
Five piir each. 
E. Thomas ...10 11 11 11 11— 9 J. J. Kleininan 11 11 11 11 11—10 
Six single birds eacli, for $5 and birds. Thomas 21 yards, IGein- 
man 26. 
of ancient viltages and cities! ” The naturalist, the archieologist 
the lover of nature, the sportsman — there is attraction for them all. 
Nor will the softer accessories of advanced civilization and the lux- 
urious comforts of an elegant home be wanting. 
‘‘ The commissiariiit will contain the choicest viands in the coun- 
try, the quarternia-ster’s department will be able to supply any num- 
b(;r of horses and carriages that may, be needed, and finally the cui- 
sine will be presided over by one of the best cooks in the West. 
To dri -e care aw.iy, a full brass and string band will accompany the 
e.\pediti(>ii, so that when the weary huiilers return from the chase 
their fatigue may be banished by the dulcet notes of sensuous 
music.” 
A competent medical staff will be in attendance, and the only 
liard.ship which these bold hunters will be called upon to endure 
will be the compulsory adoption of tents instead of moveable houses 
as sleeping places. The expedition, when on the march, is expected 
to number about 30 wagons, 10 ambulances, 160 horses, and 250 men. 
The modest sum charged for participation in this ecstatic sporting 
carnival is $2500 paid in advance; and /'rom an editorial in one of 
our latest American ejrckanges we learn that “hundreds are anx- 
iously awaiting tlie arrival of Colonel McCarty in London to sub- 
mit their names for his approval." French, German, and English 
sportsmen are, it would seem, all eager to join in the “ Big Hunt,” 
though ills somewhat remarkable that no Euglish sportsmen that 
we liave yet met with appear to take any interest whatever in the 
scheme, and, indeed, few seem even to have heard of it. 
Taking it for granted, however, that our American contemporary 
is correct, and that hundreds of sportsmen are anxiously awaiting 
the arrival of Coluiicl McCart y in London, it is sad to find in the 
conduct of ills own country men a notable Illustration of the old 
proverb, “ A prophet is not without honor, save in his own eountry 
and in his own house.” The ‘‘ Big Hunt,” and its promoters have 
been vehemently assailed in the correspondence columns even of 
the journal which champions them by a host of irate American 
sportsmen. The expedition is roundly termed a “ big humbug,” 
its objects are asserted to be “ merciless and wanton slaughter," and 
the gallant “ Cunnle ' is accused of leading “ an organized banditti 
to slaughter oiir game.” The two leading objections out of a host 
of minor ones arc that the time selected is unseasonable, and the 
proposed party so large that it will ‘‘ scour” the country of game. 
The summer has, of course, been selected because this band of 
hardy sportsmen could hardly have been expected to face an Ameri- 
can winter, though they must be sportsmen of a new type who 
care to shoot deer and buffalo in the close time. As to the fear of 
prodigious and wanton slaughter, our American brethren may lay 
that aside. A baud of hunters of such " testhetic ” tastes as to re. 
E. Thomas 110 11 1 — 5 J. ,1. Kleinman 0 10 1 1 1 — 4 
Same match again. 
E. Thomas 1 1111 1—6 1 1 i _,3 
J. J. Kleinman 1 1111 1—6 .......1 0 1—2 
Snow Birds. Tie 26 yards. 
E. T. XIartin 1 10 1 1 — 4 0 0 1 11 1—4 
J. J. Kleinman 1 011 1—4 0 0 1 1 0 0—2 
Mamaroneck, Westchester Co.. N. y.— On the 2d inst., a 
match at 20 birds, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, oz. shot. 
$50 a aide. Long Island mics. between Joseph O'l’.rien, of Yonkers 
and Abraham Theat of Rye, was won after a close contest by 
O’Brien. The parties tied, each scoring 14 out of 20 birds. In 
shooting off the ties on three birds each, O’Brien won. 
quire ’’ a cuisine presided over by one of the best cooks of ths 
West, and a ’’full brass and string band to drive away dull care,” 
are not likely to make much havoc among the wild denizens of for- 
est and prairie. Even the lonely hunter who goes about his business 
1 kc a sportsman finds the game wonderfully wary “out West.” 
and very well able to take care of itself. And as for this gala pro- 
cession of Cockney picnickers, they will, unless we are much mis- 
taken, do about as much in the way of destruction as a company of 
volunteers accompanied by their band would do deer-stalking up 
among llie mountains of Scotland. * * * 
Mr. W. B. Fbei.iuu of the Bowery Theatre has tendered the use 
of his theatre and company in aid of the Rifle Match Fund. 
