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cow, then commenced making bull’s eyes; it will be eheapcr in tbe 
end.” In other words, to any amateur about entering upon the 
sport of rifle shooting with any idea of excelling, count well the 
cost, is a very pertinent piece of advice. 
In appearance Mr. Coleman is of flue bu'ld, a blonde of the most 
ultra type, with sandy hair, and a Scotch appearance, at flrst look. 
He is easy in manners, and will no doubt be a good traveling com- 
panion and good representative abroad of a New Yorker. Of course 
there is no record to present in Mr. Coleman’s case, all his shooting 
being comprised in the last few weeks’ doings found fully reported 
in our columns. He has never been connected with any military or- 
ganization, and has done but little shooting at game, but is an en- 
thusiastic angler. 
(to be continued.) 
Tbc Joint Committee Work. 
The Joint Committee on the International match, at their regnUr 
weekly meeting on Friday afternoon last, were mainly engaged in 
the discussion of the Waterhouse question, as to whether young 
Waterhouse, who is an Irishman, but the son of an Englishman, 
and hence not eligible fora place on the Irish eight, which the speci- 
fications of the international team call for on the part ot the Irish 
team. As the American qualification is simply that they shall be 
native born, it was felt that the Irish stipulation, though of their 
own suggestion, wus too onerous, requiring that they should be the 
sons of natives, and as the request had been made for its suspension, 
it became the Americans, as gentlemen anxious to give every fair 
advantage to their adverf^aries, to grant the request. Col. Gilder- 
sleeve urged it as a matter of favor to himself, as it wouid place him 
in a very embarrassing position with Mr. Waterhouse, who had 
come over with the team, and had become a warm personal friend of 
all. Major Fulton was the main objection, but after a fuli discus 
sion it was resolved, that it is the sense of this committee that the 
American riflemen desire to shoot against an Irish team, and to 
allow the Irish themselves to decide who shall be eligible or not to 
a place on that team. 
Col. Wingate laid before the Committee letters from Major Lesch, 
giving in his usual exuberant flow of words, the grand pr parations 
that were being made for tlio reception of the American party. The 
following telegram was also received: 
P. M.— May 14, 1875. 
CoL Wiiigatty New York: 
Mayor and citizens in public meeting now assembled invite Rifle 
Team to banquet here. Mayou of Belfast. 
And answered by Col. Gildersieeve as follows: 
New York, May 14. 1875. 
Mayor of Belfast : 
Invitation accepted with pleasure. American Team. 
Which means a rollicking jaunt to the North of Ireland by the 
American team. It will not be made until after the match, how- 
ever. 
The demand of a certain miscellaneous sporting journal for an 
accounting of the funds at this time was mentioned in the Commit- 
tee and thrown under the table. 
After some matters of business touching the collection of funds, 
the Committee adjourned over for one week. 
TIES OF NINE — 26 YARDS. 
Barnnm Ill* 1 — 4 Finch 01 + 1 0—2 
Hudson 1 111 0—4 Lodder * 1 1 0^2 
Barber 1 1 1 0 1^ Watkeys 1101 0—3 
Stedman 1 11 + 1—4 
SECOND TIE — 31 YARDS. 
Bamum 10111—4 Barber 011*2—2 
Hudson 11011—4 Stedman 100 00—1 
THIRD TIE— 31 YARDS. 
Barnum 1111 0 — 4 Hudson 101 + 1 — 3 
Second prize, $45, fell to W. S. Barnum of the Onondagas. 
TIES OP EIGHT- 26 YARDS. 
Lodder 0111*— 3 Harmon 10 00 0—1 
Carr 001 1 0—2 
Mr. Lodder of the Onondagas carried off the third prize, $30. 
TIE or SEVEN— 26 YARDS. 
Strong 0 1010—2 Denison 000 00—0 
Williams 1 0000-1 
The fourth prize, $15, to Mr. Strong of the Onondagas. 
IMPKOMPTU SWEEPSTAKE. 
Candee Ill 1 1 — 5 Nichols 1 1 1 0 0—3 
Wilson 10 11 
Strong 1 1 10 1 — 4 
Parker 1 110 1 — 4 
L. Denison 1 110 1—4 
Hudson Ill* 3 — 4 
Sodder 1 011 1 — 4 
Lodder 11011—4 
Ten Eyck 1 *1 1 1—4 
F. Denison *01 1 1 — 3 
McKinley 10 11 0—3 
Gaie 0101 1—2 
Hubbard 0 111 0-8 
Harmon 1010 1 — 3 
Barnum 1 *1 1 0 — 3 
Cool 00 11 0—2 
Gray 0011 0—2 
Hutchinson 0 ♦ 10 0 — 1 
Fage 00 0 1 0—1 
Phelps 0 1 000—1 
N icholson 0000 0 — 0 
Mr, Frank K. Candee killing five straight birds gathered in the 
first money, $21. 
TIE OF POUR— 26 YARDS. 
Parker 1 1 1—3 Wilson 1 0 0—1 
Hudson 1 1 1 — 3 L. Denison 1 0 0 — 1 
G. Lodder 1 1 1 — 3 Strong 000 — 0 
Ten Eyck 1 1 1 — 3 E. Lodder . 00 0 — 0 
On shooting off the second tie of fours, the birds gave ont, and 
Parker, Hudson, Lodder and Ten Eyck divided the second money, 
$12.60. 
The third prize, $8.40, was divided among the seven that tied on 
three, and the next tie of twos shared the fourth money, $3. 
Port Jervis, N. y. — The members of the Delaware Sporting 
Club held a shoot, May 15th, good birds, strong northwest wind, and 
very poor marksmanship. 
John P Lovyer, for fifteen, years the traveling agent 
of Joseph C. Grubb & Co., Philadelphia, has purr 
chased the sportsmen’s depot and gun store of Freund 
Bros, at Denver, Colorado. The store was one of the 
most elegantly and completely fitted in the whole 
country and Mr. Lower has reopened it with a com- 
plete stock of new goods, and all its old attractions are 
retained. Mr. Tower has been in the trade over twen- 
ty-one years, and is known in every section as a practi- 
cal mechanic and reliable merchant. Two years ago he 
gave up traveling and settled in Denver as partner with 
Carlos Gove. Last April this partnership was dissolved 
and Mr. Lower at once bought out Messrs Freund. , 
His numerous friends will join us in congratulating the 
Denverites on the new start, and on their gain of a live 
energetic fellow-citizen. 
Syracuse. 
—The Central Club had a great shoot on May 13. They 
be^ftn with a 
FIVE BIRD 8NVTEEPBTAKE3. 
Hudson 
1 1 0 0 0-2 
btailbaum... 
1*111-4 McKinley.. 
Carr 
llutcliio9on . 
1 1 1 * *— 3 Mowry 
Ten Eyck. .. 
btediuau .. 
Barnum 
. .. .1*11 0 — 3 McCammon. 
H irmon 
Nichols 
0 1 1 1 *— 3 
*Dead out of bounds. tMissed fire. 
Carr 
TIES or pour— 26 Y'ARDS. 
Hudson 
H. C. Carr 
first money, $13, a member of 
the Phcenli^ Seneca 
Falls. 
TIES op TUKEE— 26 YARDS 
* 0 1—1 
llutchinsoa.. 
Nichols 
Harmon 
SECOND TIE— 31 YARDS. 
Nichole 
.THUID TIE— 31 YARDS. 
1 0 0—1 
Second money, $7 8d, went to R. B. Harmon 
TIE OP TWO— 26 TAKD8- 
F. Deniiou 0 1 1 — 2 Denison 0 0 1 — 1 
Taylor 1 0 1—2 Mowry 1 0 0—1 
McKinley 1 0 0—1 
SECOND TIE— 31 YARDS. 
F. Denison 110 — 2 Taylor 0 00 — 0 
Tliird money handed to Mr. Denison. 
Prize Tournament.— “U and T” olunae traps, 80 and 21 yards, 
10 birds, 4 prizes, §60, $43, $30, $13. State rules. Weather fine; 
wind south and light; birds very strong. Thomas E. Townsend, 
referee. Time 2h. 45ui; closed with 2'J contestants and 3 entries for 
bird practice. 
Gale 1 111114 11 1-10 
Hudson 1 11111111*—!) 
Finch 1 *11111111—9 
Barber 1 11111110 1—9 
Stedman ...1 111111110—9 
£. Lodder...! 0 1 1111111—9 
Candee 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0— G 
Parker 1 0 11110010—6 
Kiock It 0 11111*0—6 
Manning. . . 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 I *— 6 
Connor 0 n 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 — 5 
btailbaum. . .0 01110100 1—5 
Barnum 1 111*11111—9 McKinley . ..0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0— 5 
Watkeys....! 01 1 111111—9 
G Lodder...! 11111*011-8 
Carr 1 1 I 0 1 1 1 1 1 1— 8 
Harmon... .0111110111—8 
L S Denison. 1 111 1 * 1 0 1 0 - 7 
Strong 0 1 I 0 1 0 1 t 1 1 7 
Williams.... 0 1 1*1 1*111-7 
Gray 0001 1 1 101 1— 6 Tay.or 1 0*0000001—2 
Ten Eyck. . ..U 1110 10 110—6 11 Gray 0 10000*000—1 
*Dead out of bounds. tMissed Are. 
Mr. Usury Gale of the Onondagas killing 10 birds won tbe first 
' iiht , prize, $60. 
Mowry 0 110 0 1*110—5 
Nichols 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 * 1 *— 4 
Nicholson...! 00 1 1 1 * 000—4 
F. Denison. .0 0 0 1 0 10 10 1—4 
Hntchiusun.O 001011*01—4 
Hubbard .. .061010001 0- 3 
.McCammun IIOOOIOOU 0 — 3 
Everett 0001 1 0 1 1 1 1-6 
Devitt 1 1 0 1 00 1 1 00-5 
Malvin 0 10 1100111-6 
Gerahty 100010101 0—4 
Terwilliger...0 0 1 00010 1 1—4 
Greenaigh....! 00 0 1 1010 1—5 
Washer 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0—8 
Rudick 110 110011 0—8 
Drake 10 1 1 1 0 00 1 0—5 
Walker 1111 1—5 
Washer 1111 1—5 
Washer 1 1 I 1 1—5 
Everett 10 10 1—3 
W. Ciemson 1 1 i 1 1-5 
Isman 11101—4 
Waudel 0 1 1 1 1-4 
Dewitt 1 111 0—4 
Goble 0 000 1 1 
Everett 01 1 1 1—4 
Ferth 1 0 0*0 110 11 1—6 
W.Clemeon.. 010601000 0—2 
G. Ciemson... 0 10111101 0 — 6 
Purdy 0 1 1001010 0—4 
LinUy 1 11001110 1-7 
Gari ison 000 111110 1 — 6 
Isman 0 11110010 1-6 
Hatch 1 1 1001 01 0 1—6 
Walker 0 1111110 1 1-8 
Malvin 0 0 1110111 1—7 
Wandel 0 10 110 111 1—7 
Ferth OO 1 0 1—2 
G. Ciemson 0 101 1 — 3 
Walker 000 1 1—2 
Hatch 00 1 1 1-3 
Linley 01101—3 
Walker 1011 1—4 
Hatch 0000 0 0 
isman 0 11 — 2 
Malvin 10 110—3 
Geneva, O.— A shoot was held May 8, score stake as follows: 
Kelley 1 11111111 1—10 Gilbert 1 11110 0 111—8 
Spring 1 10 1111111—0 
Kelley shooting 21 yards. Spring and Gilbert 30. 
Mahonins Valley, Pa.— F irst annual shoot of Shooting Associ- 
ation, 15 birds; 26 yards, 80 yards boundary, IJf oz. shot. Best 
score takes the money, $5; entrance birds out. Score pretty good; 
birds lively; prize $20. 
Streeter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1—15 
Arnold 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 14 
Terrell 1 4011111111111 1—14 
Predinore 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—13 
E. Miiler 1 1111111100111 1-13 
Arkwright 1 1110111011111 1—13 
J. Miller 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—12 
Hunter 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—12 
Brownlee 1 1110101111101 0—11 
Hamilton 1110 110 0 11110 1 0—10 
Shoot at three bird.s, 26 yards; best three men take it; $3. En- 
trance birds ont. Eight dollars for Brownlee, Predmore and J. 
Miller. 
Brownlee 1 1 1 — 3 
Streeter 1 0 1—2 
Terrell. 1 0 1—2 
Arnold 0 1 1—2 
Predmore 1 1 1—3 
Hamilton .0 1 1—2 
Arkwright 0 0 1 — 1 
Hitchcock 1 0 0—1 
E. Miller 0 1 0—1 
J. Miller 1 1 1-3 
Cinciknati. -The badge of the Shooting and Fishing Club was 
shot for on Friday the 30th ult. on the club grounds. Ten single and 
three doable risee; wild birds; wind blowing a gale. The badge 
wag won by Geo. B. Ellard, who beat the last winner, G, W. Pick- 
ard by only one bird. It was somewhat remarkable that with so 
strong a wind blowing wild birds directly from the traps amd 26 
yards rise lor the single birds any respectable scores were made. 
G. B. Ellard 10 111110 11—8 11 11 11—14 
E. O. Greenwood 10 1 0 1 0 10 11— 6 11 10 00— 9 
J. Wade 0 01 0010001— 3 withdrew. 
H. Koch 0 1100 — 2 withdrew. 
R.J. Blair 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 00 1— 4 00 1101—7 
M Lan'^don 1 0 0 1110 110—6 ll 11 11—12 
W. Greenwood 1 0 I 1 0 0 U 0 1 1— 5 11 10 00— 8 
J Yoast 01 1 001 1 1 1 1— 7 0011 01—10 
J. Humble 10 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 — 4 00 1100-6 
T. Thornton 0 1 00 0 — 1 withdrew. 
W. Caldwell 1011011011—7 
H. Hewes 0 10 ii 101100— 4 
G. W. Pickard 1 0 1111110 1—8 
C. Oekamp 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1—3 
A. Oskamp lOOllOOOul— 4 
Watertown, N. Y.— A match was shot on Saturday, 8 May, for 
the club medal; wind fierce and strong. W. D. Wilson retained the 
medal, he making the highest score— 16 out of 29. Mr. Wilson shot 
with a new' Parker gun purchased of Baker A Chittenden, which.is 
spoken of in the highest terms by all who have examined it. It is 
beautiful in finish, accurate in aim and otherwise a perfect fowlin; 
piece. The second highcet score was made by Mr. Roe Flower. A 
second match was shot — ten birds each -by members of the Field 
and Forest Club. The sbootinv made by this new club was ozcel* 
lent; Messrs. Weidner and Haas lied seven birds each. 
10 10 11—11 
11 11 01— 9 
11 10 11—13 
10 UO 01— .3 
10 10 10 — 
The Field Gun Trial of 1875, in London, has been 
held, and the cup has been awarded to Mr. Greener, 
who won by 11.3 points, in class two for 12 gauge and 
under of any boring not exceeding 7 1-4 lbs., charge of 
shot 1 1-8 oz. The general results are described as 
follows in the Field: 
“ Onr readers may remember that we have previously expressed 
onr opinion that the new system is an immense improvementon ths 
old, if only the wild shots hitherto met with m the recorded trials 
at Birmingham and Wimbledon be eliminated, and it is found that 
the guns so bored will stand the test of work. On the first of these 
points the present trial will satisfy every one that by longer ex- 
perience the cause of this want of uniformity has been discovered^ 
or at all events that the effect has ceased; for by an examination of 
the returns it will be seen that the shooting has been unasnally regu- 
lar-far more than that recorded by ns in 1866. 
Mr. Greener’s lowest pattern with his best gnn, ont of 24 shots, 
was 137; Mr. Pape’s 89, once; the next being 145, twice; Mr. Bar- . 
ker, out of 48 shots, with his two guns, had 78, 105, and 115; while 
Davison only dropped to luO, 103 and 125. The same comparative 
uniformity will be fonnd nearly throughout the long series of trials; 
indicating sneh an improvement in this particular as completely to 
remove the objection which might prerionsly be urged against the 
new principle on that score. 
With regard to “ wear” and “ tear,” onr present trial only ex- 
tended to 66 shots with the six guns, in which each shot 22 car- 
tridges in the flrst round; the 22 pit shots (after cleaning out), and 
finally 12 each, first at 40 yards, and after at 60 — the last 46 being 
shot withont being touched with the rod, and leaving no percepti- 
ble trace of leading. Two of the four competitors left in for the 
final round (Mr. Greener and Mr. Baker) have, however agreed to 
entry on the trial under om' snpenision for the next time months, 
firing with the same gun three or four hundred rounds a week, and 
taking after each hundred a half dozen target shots, which we will 
record from time to time, so that onr readers may judge for them- 
selves the effect of ” wear and tear” upon these guns. Mr. Davison 
was not present at the trials, but we have little doubt that he also 
will content to this test: and if so we shall have three or six gnns, 
belonging to three different makers, undergoing this test. As a 
matter of coarse the guns will be left under our charge, and wa 
guarantee that nothing but a cleauing rod and oil eball be need with 
them, and these only in our presence. The increase of pene- 
tration is, as we have before remarked, even more mar- 
velons than the increase of pattern; for it must be remem- 
bered that in this trial the number of sheets coanted 
was limited by those broken by three shots, and not by a single pel- 
let as before. This makes a difl'erence of about five or six sheets, 
for there were a good many guns which thoronghly broke the last 
sheet of 45 with a single pellet; bat none, except one of Mr. Rig- 
by’s, pierced 45 sheets with three pellets. Of the six left in Mr. 
Pape scored 44x6 — ^240; Mr. Baker gettftg 39x6 — 234. Mr. Greener 
and Mr, Davidson each 38x6—228. Several pellets at 40 yards broke 
tbe sheet iron facing of the target, 1 1-8 inch thick, and the deal 
frame of the iron plate for defining the 30-inch circle was completely 
reduced to a tinder in the two days’ shooting, rendering a new one 
necessary. Clearly, if the “wear and tear” test comes ont snccess- 
fully, every sportsman must order a uew gun or be Aors Ut combat, 
both in the open and in battue shooting, as compared with those 
who are famished with guns on the new system. At our trial of 
1866 the winning pattern was 127' 1, and the penetration of one pel- 
let 25'4, and this pattern has not been quite reached in the first 
round of Class 3 at this trial, though the penetration has been much 
greater. 
By examining the annexed table it will be seen that several of the 
competitors trod very closely on the heels of the four who were left 
in to contest the second round. Our impression is that the lami- 
nated used by Mr. Greener and Mr. Pape is a great aid to the new 
boring, but this is only an impression. Such as it is, however, we 
put it forth for the benefit of our readers. The constriction or 
“choking” of the mnzzle seems to us to reqniie a harder kind of 
metal than Damascus to stand the severe strain put upon it, and we 
have reason to believe that several gunmakersj who have tried the 
new sys'em with Damascus liarrcls, have condemned it as not stand- 
ing even fur a fortnight; while those wliu adopt laminated steel are 
ready to warrant their guns to stand at least one season without loss 
of shooting power, and then to be easily brought back to their old 
form at a very trifling expense. With these remarks— and merely 
adding to them the fact that all the gnns left in were used with 
chilled shot, as were mure than three-fourths of the whole class— we 
must close onr first report of this most interesting trial. 
A Laroe Octopus. -^Daring a recent gale a large octopns waa 
washed ashore on tbe beach at Gnlssiney (Finistere). It weighed 
140 kilogrammes, and measured as lollows: Head 43 centi-metres, 
body or pocket inclosing intestines, 1 metre and 30 centi-metres in 
ength, arms close to body 20 centi-metres in circumference and 1 
metre and 75 centi-metres in length, while tbe suckers attaehed td 
the arms were 3 centi-metres in diamster. 
