Sept. 18, 1875. 
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The average of the first four men is but 165 points in 
the possible 225 in each competition. If the Americans 
hope to win, this must be very materially bettered during 
the two weeks.before the match. 
Stuber, 18; F. Ruhstaller, 14; C. Wolled, 12. The an- 
nual shooting match will be held at the Tivoli Sept. 19. 
Nearly all of the San Francisco Rifle Clubs have prom- 
ised to participate. 
TURF, FIELD AND FARM BADGE. 
For this shoot there- were eighty-eight entries. At 3 
p. ii. the conditions of light wind were most favorable 
for the short-range shooting. The targets were distinct 
and the flags hung limp and motionless. In the first 
thirty-four scores of the 340 shots included not one was 
a miss, and in the first fifty-seven men firing but one 
miss is recorded. It may fairly be doubted whether 
any range in the ■world could have produced without 
special selection a better showing, especially in view of 
the conditions, requiring off-hand holding and 3-pound 
trigger-pull, and ■with open sights. Mr. Robertson, of 
the Seventy-ninth Regiment, was the winning holder, 
■with a score of 44 in the possible 50, made with his reg- 
ular regimental arm, a Remington State model rifle. 
The score is as follows; 
SCMMABT. 
Creedmoor, L. I., Sept. 11. — Third competition for 
the Turf, Field and Farm Badge ;”open to all 'comers; 
any rifle under the rules; 200 yards; 10 shots and 2 sight- 
ing shots; position, standing; entrance fee, 50 cents; 
badge to be won three times before being full property 
of winner. 
Roberteon. Remington mil.... 
Colling, Remington sport 
Robbins, Remington mil 
Murfey. Remington mil 
Clark, Remington sport 
Bruce, Ballard 
Vannet, Remington mil 
Scrymser, Remington mil 
Gee, Remington mil 
Barlow, Remington mil 
Schwartz, Remington mil 
Lloyd, Sharps mil ■. 
Pinney, Remington mil 
Linton, Remington mil 
Stearns, Remington mil 
Lindsay, Remington mil 
Hnntington, Remington sport. 
Chauncey, Jr., Remington mil. 
J I C Clark, Remington sport . . 
W C Clark, Remin^on mil 
Burton, Ward Burton 
Murphy. Remington mil 
Sabin, Remington mil 
Dutch, Remington mil 
Oliver, Remington mil 
Hyde, Kemin^on spo.t 
Boutillier, Remington mil. ... 
S Clark, Remington mil 
Ropele, Remington mil 
Farwell, Remington sport .. . . 
Kish, Maynard 
Malloy, Remington mil 
Jewell, Sharps sport 
Anderson, Remington mil 
Valentine, Remington sport.. 
Conghtry, Remin^on mil 
Camerden, Remington mil 
Harding, Remington mil 
Scott, Remington mil 
Xadison, Remington mil 
Duffy, Remington mil 
Millen, Remington sport 
Gardner, Remington mil 
Frothingham, Remington mil.. 
Story, Remington mil 
Ross, Remington mil 
Stuart, Remington mil 
De Forest, Remington mil 
McGrath, Remington mil 
Greve, Remington mil 
Noone, Sharps sport 
Beavan, Remington mil 
Davis, Sharps sport 
Hubbard, Remington mil 
Schultz, Remington mil 
Meagher, Reminging mil 
Stuart, Sharps mil 
Allen, Remington mil 
Brown, Remington mil 
Gourley, Remington sport 
Cass, Remmgton mil 
Coffin, Remington mil 
French, Remmgton mil 
Colton, Remin^n mil 
Browne, Remington mil 
Meday, Remington mil 
Rathbone, Remington sport... 
Perley, Sharps sport 
Collins, Remington mil 
Dominick, Remington mil 
Volck, Remington mil 
Ward, Reminnton mil 
Fisher, Ward Burton 
Rand, Remington mil 
Perry, Remington mil 
Cowpenhwait, Remington mil 
C K Valentine, Sharps sport.. 
McKenna, Remington mn 
J M Allen, Remington mil 
Hennion, Remington sport 
Crouch, R mington sport 
Reagan, Remington mil 
Dwight, Remingion mil 
DeWolf, Remington mil 
Powell, Remington mil 
Irwin, Sharpe mil 
Tmslow, Remington mU 
Farley, Remington mil 
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.4 55444454 4— fi 
.4 44455345 4-^ 
.4 45444354 4—41 
.5 45344435 4—41 
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.3 54464443 4-40 
.3 54444434 5—40 
.5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4-39 
.5 43434443 5—39 
.4 54443444 3—39 
.2 4 6 3 4 4 5 4 4 4-39 
.4 43443445 4—39 
.5 45433434 4—39 
.4 55334443 4—39 
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.4 53335444 3—38 
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.4 34344354 4—38 
.4 42443454 4—38 
.5 34533434 4-38 
.4 44444343 4—38 
.5 45332534 4-38 
.4 54534334 3-38 
.3 44333445 4—37 
.4 44434333 4—37 
.4 53348348 4—37 
.4 34444254 3—37 
.4 4 3 345445 5—37 
.4 44353 3 34 4—36 
.3 44334444 3-36 
.3 44434342 5-36 
.4 33534434 4—36 
.4 34444342 4-36 
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.4 44424344 3-36 
.3 44435244 3-36 
.2 54344434 3-36 
.4 43443333 4—36 
.3 34445343 3—36 
.3 43433444 4— .36 
.2 44333444 3—36 
.2 34444334 4-35 
.2 44234444 4— .35 
.3 44433443 3—35 
.3 33443443 4—35 
.5 24 3 43344 3-35 
.4 453434 2 3 3—35 
.3 44342454 3-34 
.3 43434343 .3-34 
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.4 23533353 3—34 
.4 42343442 4-34 
.4 452 3 4432 4-34 
.4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4-34 
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..3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4—33 
.5 43243440 4-33 
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.4 4444 3 240 4—33 
.3 35423344 .3—33 
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.5 33033044 5—30 
.4 03034444 3—29 
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.3 43044304 3—27 
.3 03233244 3—27 
.3 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 0 4—26 
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..3 2 2 0 0 4 3retired. 
Hudson, N. Y. — The Parthian, Jr., Club have had a 
shoot with the Saratoga Club, and have won. Distance, 
500 yards, and the number of shots 20. The total num- 
ber of points possible, 600. Score : 
Parthian Jr. 
Smith 4555555545554555553 5—95 
Elmer 5454554555 5 45555455 4—94 
Denegar 35 5 5554555554455453 5—92 
Geiger 4555553555454544455 4-91 
Newcomb 35445555445444 5 5545 4—89 
Bush 3435454545054555445 5-84 
Total 545 
Saratoga. 
Benson 455544545 5 505555555 5—91 
Ainsworth 55435554545555 5 4345 5 — 91 
Gates 4535554355544555544 4—89 
WeUer 3555545444244454454 5-S5 
Hays 4254443445444445445 4—81 
Hodgman 2533255455444523435 2—75 
Total 512 
Both clubs are justified in boasting of the high aver- 
age made ; Parthian, 90.5-6 ; Saratoga, 86.1-3. 
Long Island. — On Wednesday, 8th inst., the second 
contest for the $50 gold badge of the Jamaica Rod and 
Rifle Association took place on their range, at Jamaica. 
George H. Creed, the.President of the Association, took 
the prize. Score : 
Geo H Creed 4344455335 3 445 4—60 
John M Crane 4444443353 3 234 2—52 
W S Klmendorf 43445453354434 4—59 
G W Damon 40332444 5 44242 4—19 
James M Oakley 5543 2 323403 3 43 4—48 
Theo Rogers 4 3 444244344434 4 — 55 
Wm Dnrland 30023224 3 3 2 3 32 4—36 
A J Wilkinson 223023204334 2 3 4—37 
Wm S Cogswell 234444432544 3 4 4—51 
L R Jaggar 4444544443433 3 4—57 
Thomas Fish 243330324 2 2335 5-^4 
John Fleming 42303303342423 3—39 
Elijah Nostrand 33 2 03443444442 0^5 
Elbert Remsen 443443432343 3 4 2-50 
Rifle Notes. 
The 11th will have a summer-night’s festival on Mon- 
day, 20th inst. 
The 23d Brooklyn will probably visit Philadelphia 
next year. 
The 77th, N. G. S. N. Y., will celebrate at Saratoga 
on the 21st inst., 'the anniversarj' of their organization. 
On Saturday the Irish- American Rifle Club held their 
third annual club shoot for their cup, which was won 
by Gen. F. F. Millen with a score of 58. 
The Scottish-American Rifles entertained the Irish- 
American Rifles at the armory of the 79th Regt., Mon- 
day, 9th. The badge won by the Scotchmen at Creed- 
moor was presented to them by Gen. Millen. Appro- 
priate speeches were made, and the evening was spent 
in festivity. 
The Second Brigade were out for practice on Satur- 
day, Sept. 11, but the rain was so heavy that the shoot- 
ing was intermitted. Col. Unbekant acted as Field 
Officer, Col. W. E. Van Wyck as Brigade Inspector of 
rifle practice ; Major Earle, of the general staff, on 
special duty ; Surgeon Cook, JMedical Staff Officer. 
The first semi-annual rifle tournament of the Empire 
State Rifle Association will be held on the grounds, at 
East Syracuse, Tuesday, Sept. 28 and following days. 
The programme is incomplete, but includes a match for 
$500 a side, the Secretary Gold Medal match, and a 
challenge cup match. President, Linus Jones Peck' 
Lockport; John A. Nichols, Secretary, Syracuse. 
Springfield, Mass. — Mr. 'Wilbur, of New York, won 
the prize medal at the national rifle club’s target meet- 
ing, putting 10 shots within 14 inches aggregate of the 
centre of the target. The regular shooting followed, 
from which the holder of the association medal, John 
■Williamson, of New York, was barred on account of 
breaking his telescope. The three best strings were 
made by L. Amadon, of Bellows Falls, 11.10 ; Mr. Wil- 
bur, of New York, 14.09, and Charles C. Hubbard, of 
Boston, 15.11. 
The American Off-Hand Club meet at Twenty -second 
Regiment Armory every two weeks. Wilson McDon- 
ald, President ; Wm. B. Farwell, Vice-President ; A. 
J. Hennion, Jr., Secretary ; A. Marsh, Treasurer. The 
club has never shot as a club or team in any public 
Sacramento Rifle Club. — The regular monthly 
shoot of the Sacramento Rifle Club was held at the Ti- 
match as yet, but no doubt will soon. Mo.st of the 
members are old and expert shots, and have shot, and 
voli Sept. 7, and resulted as follows; Circle target — E. 
Momenthy, 46 points; A. Ackerman, 44; H. Eckhardt, 
43; C. H. Krebs, 42; F. Knauer, 42; F. Ruhstaller, 32; 
H. Stuber, 30. Flag target — A. Ackerman, 88 flags; E. 
Momenthy, 37; H. Eckhardt, 25; F. Knauer, 22; H- 
are continually shooting, individually. Some of the 
members have won man)' prizes. The American Team 
were elected honorary members of the Club while they 
were at Dollymount. The by-laws of this club allow 
any rifle of any make or pattern. 
The Inter-State Rifle match, open to one team of 12 
men from each State and Territory of the United States, 
will come off at Creedmoor on the 29th inst. Military ri- 
fles of themodel used by the militia forces in their respec- 
tive States; distances, 200, 400 and 600 yards; positions, 
standing at 200 yards, kneeling at 400, and any, without 
artificial rest, at 600 yards. The railroad fare of all 
teams sent by regiments outside of the First and Second 
Divisions, and participating in the State match, will be 
paid by the State upon requisition by the regimental 
commander, certifying, that such team participated in 
the match. 
The Bridgeport Rifle Club had a gala day at their 
Schuetzen Park on Monday. Mr. George W. Yale, of the 
American Team, arrived there in the forenoon, and was 
made welcome by Mr. J. C. Curtis, the resident mana- 
ger of Adams Express Co. , and after being introduced 
to Post-Master Dunham, the editors of the Sentinel, and 
other prominent men of the city, was handsomely 
dined by ex-Mayor Clarke. After dinner the party 
went to the shooting-grounds, which were easy of ac- 
cess and well arranged for short-range practice, and 
found a very large number present enjoying the sport. 
Col. Sidell was always present- when wanted, and the 
shooting was well conducted. Mr. Yale tried his hand 
at the short-range targets, after which he showed them 
how to shoot at 900 yards (that being their longest 
range), by making first an outer and following with three 
bull’s-eyes. Mr. Curtis also got a bull’s-eye, and other 
amateurs did well by hitting the target. Yale wound 
up the sports of the day by making 71 out of a possi- 
ble 75, which was the best score made at the 200 yard 
range. Th e targets after dark were lighted up by a 
Boudren lamp, which made them wonderfully clear. 
Conlin’s Gallery is as well attended as ever. The 
last shoot for the badge was vigorously contested, "Wm. 
Hayes 1st, Thos. Lloyd 2d, A. Marsh 3. Conlin has 
renovated his gallery and added thirty feet to the range. 
Rifle Club Called For. 
New York, Sept. 14. 
I am desirous of joining some rifle club, having had 
many years’ experience in rifle shooting in various parts 
of the country, both at game and target. I w'ould like 
your advice in the matter. I am opposed to military 
or Creedmoor Shooting, as I cannot see why they de- 
bar riflemen from using hair-trigger, and limit weight 
of guns. 'Will some of your readers name any good 
club who encourage fine rifle shooting, off-hand, and I 
will be thankful. Can you tell me if such clubs exist, 
and their location, and can I make application through 
you for admission ? Ball Patch. 
The Sea Serpent Abain.— A passeager on the steamer Roman 
on her last voyage from Boston to Philadelphia, sends an account to 
the Bulletin of having seen a large “sea serpent” off Cape Cod on the 
afternoon of July 17. The monster, he saj s, was observed by others 
who were on board, among them being a number of sea-faring men, 
and he adds that it had been seen some time previously in that 
neighborhood, and arrangements were being made by the mariners 
ot Cape Cod for its capture. The passenger says; “The creature 
was within 400 yards of the steamer. As we brought our marine 
glasses to bear npon him, a swordffsh of medium size rsse to the 
surface, and advanced to attack the object of our curiosity. 'When 
the swordfish first attacked him he reared his head at least ten feet 
above the water, and then dove down once mare. These actions he 
kept repeating, so that we had a fine opportunity to scrutinize him. 
His head was rather fiat, and closely resembled that of a turtle. The 
fin we first observed was on the back, several feet from the head, 
while small fins protruded on each side. The body was at least eight 
inches in diameter, and presented a slimy surface, covered with 
large, coarse scales. When he reared his head, the water seemed to 
fairly boil as he rapidly clove his way through the waves, so that by 
far the larger portion of his body must have been under the water. 
W'e estimated his length to be at least sixty feet, but the pilot in- 
formed ns that a few weeks previous he rose alongside of the steam- 
er Roman, and they reported him to be 120 feet long.” One favor- 
ite region which these creatures love to haunt seems to be that part 
of .the Atlantic on the New England coast between Cape Ann and 
Cape Elizabeth. It was in that quarter, at a point close by the Isles 
of Shoals, ten miles off Portsmouth, N. H., that the first recorded 
appearance of one of these creatures occurred on our shores. That 
was more than fifty years ago; the men who saw it (two of the rude 
residents of the island) were out fishing in a small boat, when the 
monster lifted his frightful head and neck to a height of apparently 
a dozen feet, so close to the boat that the men could have struck 
him with an oar; but they were so paralyzed by fright as to be una- 
ble to lift a hand or move a mnscle. Of late years more than twenty 
different appearances of these creatures have been noted between 
that point and Cape Elizabeth. Two j-ears ago such a creature was 
reported as having been seen and attacked with missiles hurled by 
a crowd on a bridge, at some point in the bay or harbor of Portland. 
Sometimes they are seen in winter. During the present summer 
two or three accounts have been published of the appearance of so- 
called “ sea serpents” off the coast of Maine. 
The Southport (Eng.) aquarium has three) live sturgeons swim- 
ming about. One is over seven feet long. 
