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nice cat a man would make in a rifle-pit screwed np into the Fulton 
“posiih.” No, “Mr. Royal,” the benevolence of the new back 
position is merely the spread of an infection. It opens an avenue 
by wbien the strict old- fashioned regulation can be flanked, and 
many are traveling the thoroughfare. Col. Bodine is winning anew 
the title of “ Old Reliable” in holding steadfastly to the regulation 
belly or ” Beaton" attitude. We should strive to make rifle shoot- 
ing as little personal as possible, and remove every appliance put 
on to take the place of the riflemau pure and simple. Keep it, in 
fact, as tar as possible from ” S' hutzerfest” insipidities. Nick. 
Plymouth, Mich.— A match was shot oft. May S, F. Wherry 
winning by 89 out of a possible 90. The range was 75 feet oft hand, 
at one inch bull’s eye. Bull's eye counting 15, two inch 14. 
Scorer, Ike N. Coleman. 
F. K. Murdock 15 14 15 15 14 16 
Frank Wherry 15 15 15 15 14 15 
W M. Hoyt 14 14 15 14 15 14 
W. E. Lewie 15 14 15 14 14 14 
Notes.— Saratoga has a rifle club, with a fair show of members 
some good guns, and a range np to 1,000 yards. 
The American Team will be accompanied abroadj by several 
newspaper correspondents w ho will give the American public a foil 
record of what is done and said by and to the riflemen. 
R, C. Coleman, who appears to be taking the place of Hepburn 
on the International team, is President of the Leatherstocking 
Rifle club of Goshen, Orange connty, N. Y. A. J. Moore is Sec 
rctary. 
MATCHES. 
Stbacuse . — The Central City Sportsmen’s Club opened their 
new grounds last week. The grounds are spacious, containing 28 
acres. They have Parker plunge traps, coops for 5000 birds, a shed 
with gun-racks, tables and chairs; a refreshment booth and all the 
modern improvements. The ground belongs to John A. Nichols, 
and the work of patting the place into working order, and making 
all club arrangements, devolved priicipally on Mr. Nichols and Mr. 
W. H. Watkeys. The opening day was devoted to good fellowship 
and practice shooting. The score was as follows; 
Hudson 1 0 11110 11 0—7 
Dessz 0 11111111 0-8 
Hinsdale 0 01011000 1-^ 
Page 0 1110 10 11 1—7 
Jones 1 0 10 1110 1 1-7 
Frank Denison 10 1 1 1 10 0 1 0 — 6 
Barnum 0 11110 111 1—8 
Kimber, Jr 0 1110 1110 1—7 
Brumelkamp 0 0000 1 0 1 0 0 — 2 
Mann 1 11110 110 0-7 
Barber 10 10 0 110 1 1—6 
Harmon 100110111 1—7 
Conner 111110 0 10 1—7 
Bon 0 00001000 1—2 
Klock 1 0 0 111111 0—7 
Taylor 1 10000101 1—5 
Finch 1 10001010 1—5 
L. S. Dennison 0 10101111 1—7 
Holloway 1 0 1111111 0-8 
Babcock 1 01110000 1—5 
Nichols 11110 1110 1—8 
Fitch 0 11010100 0— i 
W Hinsdale 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0—6 
Watkeys 110111011 0-7 
TIES OP ElOHT— 26 YARDS RISE. 
Deesz 0 0 0 —0 Holloway 1 0 0 0 0—1 
Barnum 0 10 1 1—3 Nichole 0 10 1 1—3 
TIES op THREE- 31 YARDS RISE. 
As two had killed three a second tie was shot off at 31 yards rise 
with the following result: 
Barnum 0 0 —0 Nichols 0 111 1—4 
TIES op SEVEN— 26 YARDS RISE. 
Hudson 1 0 0 —1 Harmon 110 1 1 — 1 
Wm Fage 10 10 — 2 Conner 0 1 0 — 1 
Jones 1 1 1 0 1 — 4 Dennison 0 110 —2 
Mann 0 110 — 2 Watkeys 110 0 — 2 
TIES OP POUR— 31 YARDS RISE. 
Jones 0 
—0 Harmon 1 111 1—5 
SECOND PRACTICE SHOOT. 
Kimber 10 11 1—4 
Hudson 1111 0^ 
Hinsdale 1 1 1 1 1—5 
Taylor 1 00 0 0—1 
Arthur 0 111 O’— 3 
Babcock 1 1 1 1 0— t 
Dennison 0 0 1 1 0—2 
Pierce 0 111 1 — 4 
Barnum 0 110 1—3 
Harmon 1 110 0—3 
Nichols 1 110 1 — 4 
Frank Dennison ....1 1 1 1 1—5 
Bon 10 0 1 0—2 
Deez 1 111 1—5 
Brumelkamp 0 0 1 0 0—1 
Finch 110 1 0—3 
TIES OP FIVE- 26 YARDS RISE . 
Hinsdale 0 0 0 —0 Frank Dennison 1111 1—5 
Deez 0 1 1 1 1—4 
TIES OP POUR— THREE BIRDS— 26 YARDS RISE . 
Thos Kimber, Jr 1 0 1 — 2 Pierce 0 0 — 0 
Hudson 1 0 1—2 Nichols 1 1 0—2 
Babcock 10 —1 
TIES op TWO — THREE BIRDS EACH — 31 YARDS. 
Thos Kimber, Jr 0 — 0 Nichols 1 0 1 — 2 
Hudson 1 0 0—1 
TIES OP THREE— 26 YARDS RISE. 
.1 0 — 1 
Barnum 0 —0 Finch 
Harmon 1 1 1 — 3 
Syracuse, N. Y.— Last week there was a fine pigeon shoot. The 
morning began with a practice shoot. 
Aspel 1111110 11 0-8 Kimber, jrl 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1—8 
Strong....! 0 1111110 1—8 Bedford...! 111110 11 0—8 
Brazell....! 10 10 1111 0—7 Wilson....! 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-3 
The shoot for the medal of the Onondaga County Club came next. 
C. H. Finch has held the medal over six months, having won it six 
consecutive times. The contest was nearly even np to the ninth 
bird. 
Finch 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—13 
Strong 11111010100111 1—11 
Immediately after the contest W. S. Barnum put in a written 
challenge for the medal, 'ihe shoot will come off within thirty 
d ays, according to the rules of the club. 
1 0 0-^ 
1 i;i-io 
04 1—6 
1,0 1-9 
l'l.l-9 
1 i;l— 8 
1 i:i-7 
0 0.0-3 
lllll— 9 
— 1 
— 1 
Sweepstakes- Eighteen entries, $5 entrance. Judges, Thomas N. 
Bex and J. R. Crandon; referee, Thos. E. Townsend. Score ; 
Dennison.. 0 01111001 0—5 Bedford.. .0 1 0 0 0 1 1 
Fage 11111110 1 1—9 Conner....! 111111 
Hudson. ..0 1 1 HI 1 1 1 1 1—9 Barnum...! 10 10 10 
Strong ....1 1 1£0 1 0 1 0 1 1—7 McKinley .1111111 
Lewis 1 1 1 0 lei 1 1 1 0—8 Sampson..! 110 111 
Harmon...! 11001110 1—7 Kimber. jr.l 0 0 1111 
Nichols ...1 1 1 0 Ijl 1 1.0 1—8 C SampsonO 11110 0 
Storrs 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1—5 Estes 0 10 110 0 
Plank 1 0 10 11111 1—8 Mann 1 0 11111 
The flrst money, $20 40 went to Mr. H. Conner. 
TIES op NINE— 26 YARDS. 
Fage 0 —0 W Sampson 1 0 
Hudson 1111 1 — 5 Mann 1 0 
McKinley 10 — 1 
Second prize, $15 20 went to Ed. Hudson. 
TIES OP EIGHT — 26 YARDS. 
Lewis 0 0 11 1—3 Plank 110 0 1—3 
Nichols 110 0 1—3 T Kimber 0 0 11 1—3 
TIES OP THREE— 31 YARDS RISE. 
Lewis 1 0 — 1 Plank 0 0 — 0 
Nichols 110 —2 Kimber 1 111 1—5 
Third prize, $10 20, to Mr. Thomas Kimber, Jr. 
TIES OP SEVEN — 26 YARDS. 
strong 0 — 0 Sampson 1 1*1 0 0 — 3 
Harmon 0 1 1 1 1 — 4 
Fourth prize, $5 20, to Mr. E. B. Harmon. 
SECOND SWEEPSTAKES. 
As there were plenty of birds on hand a second sweepstakes was 
shot. Score: 
Lewis 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0—7 Strong . ..101110111 1—8 
Nichols.. .10 0 111111 1—8 Plank 1 1110 0 111 1—8 
Harmon ...1 00111111 1—8 White ....1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—7 
Estes.... 0 II 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1— 3 Barnum.. .1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1—8 
Hudson. ...0 1110 10 11 1—7 Bedford. ..0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0-^ 
McKinley..! 1110 1111 0—8 Kimber, jr.l 01001110 1—6 
Dennison..! 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0—6 Conner....! 1111110 1 1—9 
First prize so Mr. Conner. 
TIES op EIGHT— 26 YARDS. 
Nichole 0 —0 Strong 1 0 — 1 
Harmon 0 0 — 0 Plank 1 110 — 3 
McKinley 1 1 1 1 0 — 4 Barnum 1 111 1—5 
Second prize, $10 80, to W. S. Barnnm. 
TIES OP SEVEN— 26 YARDS. 
Lewie 1 0 —1 Hudson 1 1 1 1 1 — 6 
Third prize to Ed. Hudson; fourth prize to Thomas Kimber. Jr. 
Chicago — Gun Club Grounds, April 29.— Shooting at wild 
pigeons; day almost calm and Qne; birds strong and good flyers. 
MATCH POR $5 aside -30 YARDS RISE. 
Sampson 1 1 0 0 0 0—2 J J Kleinman 0 1111 1—5 
MATCH- $10 A SIDE, 21 YARDS RISE. 
Sampson 0 10011101111010—9 
Thomas 0 1010101111011 1—10 
Sweenstakes- $5 entrance,'21 yards rise; prizes $10, and $5 to the 
second beet: 
Bolon 1 111 1 — 5 Sampson 1 111 1—5 
J J Kleinman 1 111 1—5 
FIRST TIE. 
Baliou 0 1 1—2 Sampson 11 0—2 
J J Kleinman 11 1 — 3 
SECOND TIE. 
Ballou 0 1 1—2 Sampson 1 1 1—3 
Match for the birds. 21 yards rise, 25 single birds each ; 
Felton -I 11111101111110111111111 1—23 
'Thomas 111101011101111111111101 0-20 
Sweepstakes— $5 entrance, 21 yards rise, prizes $12 and $8: 
J J Kleinman 1 10 11—4 Martin 1 1 1 1 1—5 
Sampson 10 11 1 — 4 Ballou 10 0 1 — 2 
FIRST TIE. 
J J Kleinman 1 0 0—1 Sampson 0 1 0—1 
SECOND TIE. 
Sampson 0 0 0 —0 J J Kleinman 1 1 1 1 — 4 
First to Martin; second to Kleinman. 
Three pair of birds, 18 yards rise, for the birds: 
Thomas 11 11 10—5 Felton 11 11 11—6 
Match— $5 a side; Martin 21 yards, Kleinman 26 yards: 
Martin . 1 1 1 1 1—5 J J Kleinman 0 1 1 1 1—4 
Sweepstakes— Prizes, $10 and $5; 21 yards rise: 
J J Kleinman 1 111 1—5 Sampson 0 101 1 — 3 
Felton 1 1 1 1 1-5 
FIRST TIE. 
J J Kleinman 1 1 1—3 Felton 1 1 1—3 
SECOND TIE. 
JJ Kleinman.... 1 0 1—2 Felton 0 0 1—1 
Match at 26 yards rise, $5 a side : • 
Sampson 0 0 0 1 0 1 — 2 Kleinman 1 0 111 1 — 5 
Match for $3; Martin at 21 yards, and Kleinman to have use of 
both barrels at 31 yards ; 
Martin 1 1 1 11—5 J J Kleinman.... 1» 1» 1» 1 1—6 
TIE. 
Martin 1 1 1—3 J J Kleinman 1 1 0—2 
♦Killed with second barrel . 
For the flrst trial of the season at wild birds, the shooting was 
very good; Felton scoring 42 out of 46 at all distances, and Martin 
not missing a bird out of the 20 he shot at. 
Henderson, Ky. — A pigeon match was shot by 16 members of 
the Henderson Sportsmen’s Club on April 23, 1875; eight members 
on a side, winner to take club badge, 21 yards rise, no boundary; 
three minutes to get bird; day and birds good; (none of winner’s 
birds falling further than fifty feet from traps ;) plunge traps: 
Noel, Captain No. 
Barret 
Stains 
Alexander 
Snow 
Sandefsr 
Burbank 
Barrett 
BIDE NO. 1. 
Kind of Gun. 
10 Parker- 
12 “ - 
10 “ - 
12 “ - 
12 
-1 0 0 0 1 1 1 O’l 0— 6 
-1111110111—9 
-10 11110 110—7 
-111111111 1—10 
-10 10 111011— 
12 Sluzzle 0 101011111 7 
10 Parker 1 111100011—7 
12 ” 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1- B 
Reeve, Captain.... 
Dixon 
Mallory 
Furman 
Bacon 
Collins 
Cook 
Barrett 
SIDE NO. 2. 
No. 10 Parker 0 110001111—6 
“ 10 “ 1110 111011—8 
” 12 “ 1 111011101—8 
.... <‘ 10 “ 1001111110-7 
12Muzzle— — 01 01 1 1 1 1 1 1- 8 
” 10 Parker 0 111111111—9 
. ... “ 12 ’’ 1110110000—6 
“ 12 “ 1 llOlOlOUl— 6 
Watertown, N. Y. — A match took place on April 27 between 
M. R. Page and W. Dedham; 30 birds; Rhode Island rules; $200 a 
side. Dedham killed 25 and Page 24. , [Shooting was good, and the 
run very close throughout. 
San Antonio, Texas — A shoot at blackbirds at San Pedro Springs 
Saturday afternoon, April 17, 1875, under the auspices of the San 
Antonio Shooting and Fishing Club; ten birds each, plunge traps, 
21.’yards rise : 
FIRST BWBEPSTAKES. 
Bingham 111110001 1—7 Hoffman 1 OH 1 1 1 1'.O 1 1—8 
Luekett ....1110111111—9 Benchley ,...1 1,1 0 1 10,1 1 1—8 
Lnckett won the stake. 
SECOND SWEEPSTAKES. 
Larzalier....! 101111111—9 Bingham....! 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— fl 
Luekett 1 11111111 1—10 Benchley....! 111110110—8 
Hoffman....! 1 10 101100— 6 
Luekett takes the stake. 
THIRD SWEEPSTAKES- FIVE BIRDS EACH. 
Hoffman 1111 1—5 Larzalier 1111 1—6 
Bingham 0111 0—3 Benchley 1111 1—6 
Luekett 1111 1—6 
TIE AT 26 YARDS. 
Hoffman 0 111 1—4 Larzalier... 0 111 1—4 
Luekett 110 1 0—3 Benchley 0 111 1—4 
Tie at 31 yards — Larzalier won the stake. 
Dayton. O.— A match was shot here April 30. First sweep- 
stakes— Six birds each (wild pigeons,) 21 yards rise, 80 yards 
boundary, 1 1-4 oz. shot, $15 to flrst, $10 to second. 
Ritty 1 10 0 1 1—4 Wehner 1 0 10 1 0—8 
Staley 1 1111 1—6 Stuck 1 1111 0-6 
Sanders 1 110 1 1 — 5 
Staley took flrst. 
TIB AT 26 YARDS. 
Sanders 1 1—2 Stuck 10— 
Second match— Prizes same as above; five birds each; score: 
Staley ’.1 111 1—5 Stuck 1 1 1 0 1—4 
Ritty 1 10 1 1-4 Lyman 110 1 1—4 
Sanders 1111 1—6 
TIE AT 26 YARDS. 
Sanders 10—1 Staley.. 11—2 
Staley took first prize; second prize divided. 
San Francisco, Cal. — ^The following score shows the re- 
sult of the flrst shoot of tho Amateur Pigeon Shooting Club of San 
Francisco county, April 22, 1875, 1 dozen each, 21 yards rise, plunge 
traps: 
Misgill... 1 11*1111111 1—11 
Wright 1 11»011101*0— 7 
Masterson 0 111*1111010—8 
Wm. Young, Sen 1 10001010010—6 
W H Young, Jr 1 1 0 1 0 0 •• 1 0 0 0— 4 
Brooke 1 1011001000 1—6 
MeSweeney *011*111*111—8 
Stetson 1 0111111*11 1—10 
McGmre 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 *1 0 0 1-6 
Conlin 0 00**01111*0—4 
Wind strong; birds lively. *Fell dead out of bounds. 
Geneva, O.— A match was shot hero on April 26; wind very 
strong, and the best of birds ; 26 yards rise : 
Kelley 1 10101111 1—8 
McCentic 10 0 01 1 101 1—6 
Cadmus 1 10 110111 0-7 
Knapp 1 101111001—7 
Munger 1 1 4 0 1 1111 1—9 
Gleason 1 ^11111 10 0-8 
Haskins 1101101 0 0 0—5 
Gilbert 011110001 1—6 
Palmer 101101111 0-7 
Toledo, O.— A match came off on April 3 for aj purse of $100; 
30 single and 10 double rises each. Score as follows : 
Pulford lOOlOlllllllHOlOlllllllllllO 0-23 
WachenheimerO lOlOOllllOlOllOOOlllOlOlOllO 0—16 
DOUBLE RISES. 
Pulford .-...lO 11 1(1 10 10 11 11 01 11 11—15 
Wachenheimer 11 10 01 00 01 10 11 11 10 10-12 
Pulford winning, killing 38 to 28. 
Kansas City, April 29.-'Match for a silver medal, 9 single rises 
each and Kansas City rules to govern. May Morris, referee; M H. 
Dickinson, scorer The weather was good; the biids were poor, 
many being too young to fly properly: 
Craig 11111111 1—9 Snider....,..! 0 110 110 1—6 
Fredericks ..* 11111*1 1—7 McGee 1 1110 111 1—8 
Speers 1 1110 111 1—8 Underwood. .0 111110 1 1—7 
♦ Dead of bounds. 
Yuba, Cal.— The members of the Yuba Shooting Club held a 
shooting match on April 15, offering a silver medal for the beet 
score, and a leather medal for the poorest. The following is the 
score : 
stone.... 11111111 1 01 1—11 George...! 0100100110 1—6 
Rohr 111111011010—9 Biughum.l 01001001001— 5 
Roth .10 10 10111101—8 Marker. .00000101 0001—3 
Bomelter.O 111011110 10—8 Williams lOOOOlOlOOOO— 3 
Prickett .001 10 1 001 1 1 1— 7 Wearman 110010000000—3 
Abbott. '..1 0 1 Oil 0 1 0 1 0 1 1— 6 Barthe...4)0 00 1000000 1—2 
Green ....0 1101001110 0 — 6 
CO.IIIIVG STATE tOIVVEATIOAS. 
New York Association for the Protection of Fish and 
Game will hold its next annual meeting at Watertown, 
. Y. Day not yet announced. 
Ohio State Sportsmen’s Association, will hold its an- 
nual meeting in Cleveland on the 7th June next. 
Kentucky Stale Sportsmen’s Association will hold its 
first annual meeting at Paris, Ky., May 18. 
We request early notice of all meetings. 
See Advertisement. — Sporting Scenes and Sundry 
Sketches by J. Cypresi, Jr. 
