340 
Sept. 4, 1875. 
muscular exercise, and calls into play the best efforts of 
observation and judgment, while it imparts to2bini who 
perfects himself in the accomplishment a sense of power 
and self-dependence which cannot be otherwise attained. 
The accomplished rifleman knows that the weapon he 
bears is a magic wand by whose power he holds at his 
mercy the life of any enemy, be it man or beast, that ven- 
tures' within the radius of half a mile of the spot whereon 
he stands, and the consciousness of such power is no or- 
dinary sensation. 
The officers are: Judge Bradwell, Pres. ; Dr. Edwards, 
V. P. ; O. C- Blackmer, Treas. ; Ccl. Thompson, Sec. 
The Executive Committee are Messrs. Rooney, Root, 
Shaffer, Scudder and Greeley. 
Mr. U. S. Benton opened fire by presenting the club 
with an iron target, 12x6 feet. 
Creedmoor. 
Fractioxs of several regiments belonging to the 
Eleventh brigade (Brooklyn), [Second [Division, N. G., 
turned out for rifle practice Friday 20 ult. The regiments 
represented were the Twenty-third, Thirty-second and 
Forty-seventh infantrj'. The leading scores were as fol- 
lows: 
TWEXTY-THIRD REGIMEXT. 
Xamcs. 
Yards. 
Score. 
Corporal J H Steams. . 
Private Copperthwaite 
Corporal Oliver 
t 300 
■/ 400 
1 .300 
'( 400 
1300 
■|400 
5 5 4 4 4—2-2 
4 3 3 5 4-19—41 
4 4 5 5 4—2-2 
3 5 0 0 0- 8—30 
2 4 4 5 5—20 
0 0 2 0 5— T— 27 
THIRTT-SECOXD KEGIilEXT. 
Xamee. 
Private G Bode 
Private J H Batterson . 
Sergeant Kunzer 
Names. 
Private Stewart 
Lient Phelan. 
Yardfl. 
t300 
5 
2 
5 
4 
Score. 
5—21 
- 1 400 
0 
0 
2 
4 
2— &-29 
1 300 
*0 
4 
3 
2 
4-n 
0 
3 
0 
4 
3^ 7—20 
300 
3 
3 
0 
2 
4—12 
2 
210 
0 
0- 4—16 
REGIMENT. 
Yards. 
5 5 
2 
0 
Score. 
4—16 
-1400 
5 
3 
5 
4 
3-20-36 
1300 
4 
4 
4 
2 
3—17 
- (400 
4 
0 
3 
4 
4—15—32 
1300 
5 
4 
2 
4 
3—18 
• t 400 
0 
3 
3 
4 
4-14-32 
1 300 
4 
4 
0 
5 
4-17 
• 400 
5 
2 
3 
2 
0—12—29 
The field officer of the day was Major Brownell, Fort}'- 
seventh regiment; Major H. S. Manning, brigade in- 
spector, and Surgeon Richardson medical stall officer. 
COJrPETITIOX FOR THE I.CTHER BADGE. 
The third competition for the Luther Badge of the 
Amateur Rifle Club took place Saturday 21 ult. — 800, 900 
and 1,000 yards, two sighting shots and five scoring 
shots, and open only to members of the club. At the 
conclusion of the shooting at the 800 and 900 yarij 
ranges, Hepburn and Roux were tied at 47 points out of 
the possible 50, Roux making five buirs-e3'es at the lat- 
ter range, Jewell having a score of 3.5. At the 1,000- 
yard range Hepburn scored 20 points and Jewell 21, 
Roux only 15, giving the victory to the former by one 
point. Scores : 
Name. Yards. 
Score. 
800 
5 
5 
5 
4 
5—24 
L, L. nepbnm -( 
900 
5 
5 
5 
5 
3—23 
1,000 
3 
5 
5 
3 
4—20—67 
800 
5 
5 
5 
4 
5—24 
H. S. Jewell J 
900 
3 
4 
5 
5 
4—21 
1.000 
4 
3 
5 
4 
5—21—66 
800 
3 
5 
5 
5 
4—22 
A. J. Roux < 
900 
5 
5 
5 
5 
5—25 
i.roo 
4 
0 
5 
4 
2—15—62 
800 
4 
4 
3 
4 
6—20 
L. Seiger 
900 
4 
4 
3 
4 
4-19 
1,000 
2 
3 
4 
5 
5—19—58 
800 
4 
5 
4 
5 
4—22 
T. Hyde -I 
900 
0 
5 
3 
4 
5—17 
IsOCO 
4 
3 
5 
4 
0—16—55 
800 
4 
3 
4 
4 
0—15 
A. Anderson 
900 
0 
5 
3 
4 
5—17 
1.000 
3 
3 
5 
3 
3—17—49 
800 
5 
5 
3 
5 
0—18 
W. B. Farwell 
900 
0 
2 
3 
3 
5—13 
1.000 
2 
5 
4 
0 
0—11—42 
800 
0 
2 
0 
2 
2- 6 
C. E. Huntington 
900 
0 
0 
0 
3 
5- 8 
1,000 
0 
5 
0 
0 
0— 5—19 
A. y. Davis 
800 4 
Withdrew. 
5 
0 
3 
0—12—12 
The regular semi-montbly competition of the Seventh 
Regiment Rifle Club for their shell badge took place 
Saturday afternoon, under the superintendence of Lieut. 
J. C. Abrams, Captain of the regimental team. The 
badge was won by F. S. Gardner, with a total of 21 
points out of a possible 25. 
THE RETMIXGTOX DL4.MOXD BADGE. 
The tenth and last match for the Remington diamond 
badge was shot Saturday, 28lh ult. The shooting was 
good. The weather was favorable, but the wind shift- 
ed about frequently. Mr. L. L. Hepburn, of Ilion, X. 
T., won the badge with a score of 98 out of 105. This 
being the third time of his winning it, the badee is now 
his personal property. Mr. Fulton tied Mr. Hepburn, 
who, however, took the badge, having made the better 
score at 1,000 j-ards. The badge has been described 
and illustrated in these columns. The scores : 
( 500 
4 4 5 5 4 5 4—31 
L I, Hepburn 
< 800 
5 5 5 5 5 5 5—35 
( 1.000 
4 5 5 5 5 3 5—32—98 
1 500 
5 5 5 5 5 4 5—34 
Henry Fulton 
^ 8 0 
5 5 5 5 5 5 5—35 
(1,000 
4 4 4 4 3 5 5—29—98 
( 500 
5 5 5 4 5 5 5—34 
A V Canfield 
J «00 
3 5 5 5 4 5 5—32 
( 1.000 
5 4 5 4 5 3 .3—29—95 
i 500 
4 5 5 5 4 4 4—31 
J T B Collins 
4 800 
5 4 5 5 5 5 4-33 
1 1.000 
0 5 4 5 5 5 4— 28— »2 
1 fOO 
4 3 4 5 4 4 5—29 
A Anderson 
< 800 
5 4 3 5 5 4 5—31 
1 1.000 
5 5 3 5 3 5 5—31—91 
1 500 
4 5 5 5 5 5 5— M 
H S Jewell 
3 4 4 5 5 5 .5—31 
{ 1,000 
3 4 5 3 5 3 3—26—91 
( 500 
5 4 3 4 4 5 5—30 
GW Tale 
800 
3 3 4 5 5 4 5—29 
( 1,000 
4 5 5 4 5 3 4—30-89 
i 500 
4 5 5 4 4 4 5—31 
LM Ballard 
J 8ro 
3 3 5 5 5 3 5—29 
1 1,000 
3 4 5 3 4 4 5-28- 88 
t 500 
4 5 5 4 4 5 4-^1 
D E Vannett 
' 800 
5 5 3 5 5 5 5—33 
1 1,000 
4 2 2 3 4 5 4-24 -88 
1 500 
5 4 5 4 5 5 5—33 
E H Sanford 
' 800 
4 0 4 5 4 5 3—25 
1 1,000 
5 5 4 0 4 4 5—27—85 
i 500 
5 4 5 4 4 4 4—30 
F Hvde 
- 800 
5 4 5 3 5 4 4—30 
1 1.000 
5 5 5 5 0 0 5—25—85 
1 500 
5 5 5 4 5 5 3—32 
H Fisber 
/ 800 
5 5 5 5 3 5 5—13 
1 1,000 
2 3 3 0 5 4 3—20—® 
i 500 
4 4 5 5 5 5 4—32 
R Rathbone 
4 4 3 5 3 4 5—28 
( 1,000 
5 2 0 5 4 5 3—21—84 
( 500 
4 5 4 5 4 5 4—31 
W B Farwell 
^ EOO 
3 0 4 5 4 3 5—21 
1 1,000 
3 4 0 5 5 4 4-25-80 
Rhode Islaxd, Aug. 28. — Seventy-first in Camp. — 
The inter-State rifle match announced came off this af- 
ternoon between a picked team of eight from the Seven- 
ty-first Regiment, principally K Company, and 8 from 
No. 1 Post, Grand Army of the Republic, mostly com- 
posed of personnel of C Company, Providence Light 
Infantry. The match was at 200 yards, from the shoul- 
der, standing. Three sightings and five scoring shots. 
Rhode Island shot with Henry Martini military rifles; 
New York with military Remington’s. Capt. R. S. 
Orsor, of K Company, was captain of the New York 
team, and C. C. Grey, of Providence, was captain of the 
Rhode I.sland men. 
New York Team. 
Lient A C Hoffman. . . 
19 
Senjt H D Teot 
.... 15 
Sergt Swerie 
18 
Capt R C Orsor 
.... 15 
Qnar Sergt 0 W MTiite 
17 
Ca'pt T V Smith 
.... 13 
Lieut J H Starcke 
16 
Priv F J MacDonald 
.... 10 
T23 out of a possible 200. 
Rhode Island Team. 
0 Gifford 
15 
P T Collins 
.... 13 
C C Grev 
14 
G A Wallace 
E K Roffee 
W Crasley 
.... 5 
A Sweet 
13 
E B agan 
Total, 86 — the New Yorkers winning by 37 points. 
A XEW repeating rifle has been invented by Captain 
Kropatchek, of the Austrian army. “This rifle,” says 
the BoTumia, “ is described as being far superior to any 
small arm hitherto used in the armies of Europe. Minie, 
Dreyse, Chassepot, Remington, Podewils and all other 
systems are thro-wn into the shade by the Kropatchek 
rifle. It fires fifteen shots in ten seconds without being 
reloaded ; its greatest advantage, however, is not its 
rapidity of fire, though that is unprecedented, but con- 
sists in the circumstance that at certain periods of the 
battle the soldier may fire from- three to four times as 
many shots with this repeating rifie as can be fired with 
an ordinary rifle. Hitherto it has been found impossi- 
ble to obtain a repeating mechanism which should at 
the same time be simple and sure. * * * * "phe 
Kropatchek rifle unites both qualities. In the wildest 
tumult of battle all that is necessary is that the soldier 
should have sufficient presence of mind to open and 
close the lock with two short movements, and the 
mechanism is so simple that it can be set in motion even 
by fingers numbed with cold. Its pre-eminent quality, 
therefore, is that it can be relied upon to do its work at 
the decisive moment of a battle. The Bohemia adds that 
the rifles at present used in the Austrian| army (the 
Wemd) may easily be converted into Kropatchek rifles 
at a cost of about two florins each. 
The Schutzen Association at Union Hill, N. J., have 
one of the best arranged establishments in the country, 
whether for pleasure or practice. The grounds are ex- 
tensive, well laid out, and abound in conveniences for 
the social enjoyment which Germans never forget, or in 
the target shooting, for which the place is primarily de- 
signed. Sir. H. V. Busch, of Hoboken, is President of 
the Association, and the Association includes manj' 
gentlemen of high standing among its members. The 
Off-hand Club have the use of the grounds for their 
short range matches. 
lYho Rnns Creedniore. 
CmcAGO, August 27. 
Now that the Team have returned, and that we may 
expect to have a lively season of domestic practice, 
national not international, I should like under permis- 
sion to make a point or two. It has been asserted in 
rifle circles that Mr. Alford, of the Remington Rifle Co. , 
runs the National Rifle Association, and that nothing is 
done without his presence. If that is so I think we all 
want to know it, and think that this country can support 
a rifle association without the assistance of any partic- 
ular manufacturer. I have nothing to say for or against 
the Remington rifle, or any other rifle; but I and others 
don’t like the idea. I have also heard it said that the 
first international rifle match was originated by John 
Rigby, of Ireland, to introduce his rifle into this country, 
and that the Sharps and Remingtons made up the ac- 
ceptance of the challenge. Again, that the American 
Team’s going to Europe was exclusively arranged by the 
Sharps and Remington companies. Whether this be so 
or not I am glad the event came off. whoever paid for 
it, and 1 have great respect for the American Team, and 
gave my cheer as heartily as any one for them on their 
return, for they have shown a decided superiority in 
skill as shooters, and have placed the rifles of American 
manufacture ahead of the world; but the frog still sticks 
in my throat that it is a pity if any manufacturing in- 
terest controls these national and international con- 
tests. Why should it not be done by the people at 
large, and riflemen in general, and get the great West 
to come in and be with us. Some sharp-shooting will 
be done out here in Chicago, and it is an open question 
which is the best weapon, but you may select for me 
either a Reatington’s or Sharps Creedmoor rifle, which- 
ever you think is best, and send it out C. O. D. , and I 
shall do the best I can with it, depending greatly uport 
your judgment. I dislike all this talk about any rifle- 
company controlling a national association of riflemen,, 
and I think that such an association ought to be com- 
posed of gentlemen who would be beyond any control, 
aside of their own honor and diginity, genuine worth,, 
and the interests of our nation. My excuse for writing 
out thus plainly is that my heart if in the new interest in 
shooting awakened in thLs country, and I shall surely 
send for some of Conlin’s Creedmoor targets, advertised 
in your valuable columns, and go to work and keep on 
in increasing my distance until I am an average shot, 
and then I go for Creedmoor; if it is a national range 
and not a rifle manufacturer’s advertisement. 
Short Raxge. 
[Our Chicago friend has got the sun in his eyes and 
shoots at the wrong target. If the Western people had 
taken hold there would have been no need of imputa- 
tions on anybody. Mr. Stewart did his part toward 
filting-out the rifle-team, the steamship company did 
their share, the Rod axd Gux sent its own special, and 
so on. It is absurd to suppose that the gentlemen of the 
Team were under personal obligations to any one or did 
not lose money by the trip. As for Creedmoor or the 
other ranges being run by this or that firm, the account 
books tell the true story; but if national institutions are 
run at private expense it is a discredit to the na- 
tion. How much has “Short Range” contributed either 
in New York or in Chicago. __ We are flattered by his. 
deference to our judgment in the choice of a rifle, but. 
we are not in the trade. — E d.] 
Rifle Topics. 
The return of the American Team has given a new 
impetus to practical rifle work at the range, and their 
presence at the shooting on Saturday last showed that 
many of them had lost none of their cunning with the 
shooting-iron. After an absence of nearly three months 
on a personally profitless excursion, and with business 
engagements demanding their attention, four of the 
trans-Atlantic toiHists found opportunity to take part in 
the tenth contest for the Remington Diamond Badge. 
Apart from the participation of the victorious riflemen, 
the match that day possessed a special interest in the 
fact that it was the last of a long series of contests, ex- 
tending over two years, and taking part of three seasons. 
The Remington Diamond Badge was a most happy 
thought on the part of its originators. Its first contest 
came at a time when long-range practice was a novelty, 
and yet ihe most imperative necessity demanded its im- 
mediate institution, for the International match had 
alred(jy been accepted on the part of the Americans . 
The scores made in the Remington Match are a fair in- 
dication of how steady has been the improvemsnt in ^ 
this yle of shooting. The| rifles now are far in ad- 
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