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FOREST AND STREAM 
[ISiov. 28. 1908. 
National Board for Promotion of 
Rifle Practice. 
Washington, D. C.—The Division of Militia Affairs 
of the War Department has announced the allowance 
of ammunition for the present fiscal year, made to the 
National Guard under the act of May 27, 1908, being 50 
per cent, of the allowance to the regular army. The 
total set aside for this purpose is $643,124, divided among 
the States according to the enlisted strength of their 
National Guard. New York leads with an enlisted 
strength of 13,800 and $80,135 for ammunition. New 
Mexico, which has the smallest National Guard, gets 
$1,635 for its 243 enlisted men. The States, in order of 
their enlisted strength, rank as follows: 
Enlisted 
Strength, Ammunition 
Nat’l Guard. Allowance. 
New York . 
Pennsylvania . 9,345 
Illinois . 
Ohio . 5,099 
Massachusetts . 5,102 
New Jersey . 
Alabama . 3.010 
Wisconsin . 2,825 
Missouri . 2,811 
Georgia . 2,806 
Michigan . 2,648 
Minnesota . 
Connecticut . 
Iowa . 2,455 
Indiana . 
California . 
Texas . 
North Carolina . 
Virginia . 
Maryland . 
South Carolina . 
Kentucky . 
Tennessee . 
New Hampshire . 
Oregon .:. 
Nebraska . 1,299 
Kansas . 1,275 
District of Columbia . 
Arkansas . 
Maine . 1,174 
Florida . 
Louisiana . 1,142 
Mississinpi . 1,083 
West Virginia . 
Rhode Island . 
Vermont .. 
Oklahoma . 
Colorado . 
Washington . 
North Dakota . 
South Dakota . 
Idaho . 
Hawaii . 
Wyoming . 
Montana . 
Delaware . 
Arizona . 
Utah .. 
New Mexico . 
In pursuance of the plan to encourage the teaching of 
the use of the military rifle in educational institutions 
and rifle practice among the students, the War' Depart¬ 
ment has revised the orders governing the allowance of 
small arms ammunition to institutions at which officers 
of the army are detailed as instructors. Under the new 
regulations," $21,000 has been set aside for the one. hun¬ 
dred such institutions, to include rifle ball cartridges, 
blank ammunition. .22-caliber ball cartridges for gallery 
practice, and target supplies. Issues will be made on 
requisitions certified to bv the professors, of military 
science and tactics, specifving the actual facilities for the 
gallery and range practice, the time allotted bv the 
institution, and the number of students enrolled in the 
department, to whom opportunity is afforded by the 
authorities of the institution to participate in gallery or 
range practice or both. 
The War Department specifies the maximum allow¬ 
ance for each student at forty rounds of rifle ball cart¬ 
ridges for each range, the total not to exceed .120 rounds 
per student. When gallery practice is held in addition 
to range practice. 60 rounds of .22-caliber ball cartridges 
are allowed ner student. Where there is gallery practice, 
but no facilities for range practice, 120 rounds of .22- 
caliber are allowed per student. Each institution is also 
allowed ten rounds of rifle blank cartridges. Should 
such an institution desire target supplies they may be 
obtained from the War Department, but only in lieu 
of a corresponding monetary reduction of the ammuni¬ 
tion allowance for that institution. 
Practice match: 
II M Shaw. 
13,800 
$80,135 
9,345 
60,285 
5,813 
37.2S4 
5.099 
32,386 
5,102 
31,502 
3,982 
25,652 
3.010 
17,681 
2,825 
18,097 
2,811 
16,886 
2,806 
17,559 
2,648 
16,837 
2,612 
16.018 
2,526 
13.439 
2,455 
15,974 
2,121 
12,561 
2,082 
14,005 
2,032 
13,313 
1,835 
12.032 
1,803 
10.611 
1,741 
11,693 
1,714 
11,718 
1.590 
10,250 
1,430 
9,595 
1,443 
9,238 
1,343 
7,999 
1,299 
8,648 
1,275 
8,116 
1,203 
7,836 
1,174 
7,941 
1,174 
7.940 
1.160 
7,713 
1,142 
7,179 
1,083 
7,315 
9S6 
6,615 
961 
6,312 
781 
4,529 
660 
4,383 
644 
4,037 
639 
4.357 
639 
3.989 
562 
3,772 
469 
3,423 
452 
2,776 
439 
2,871 
386 
2.556 
349 
2.300 
340 
2,415 
330 
1.912 
243 
1.635 
Philadelphia Rifle Association. 
Philadelphia, Nov. 14.— The weekly Competitions of 
this Association were shot to-day on the Arlington range, 
Lansdowne avenue and Cedar lane, near Llanerch, Pa. 
The unsettled weather conditions to-day were unfavorable 
for a large attendance or many high scores from those 
present. "Dill made a good score on the 50yd. revolver 
target at a 100yd. 8in. bull: 
Record match, 200yds., rifle: 
J D Jaques. 17 24 13 18 15 20 19 23 17 8—174 
Militarv match: 
A W Brockmeyer. 344344453 3—37 
333434353 4—35 
Rest match, practice: 
J D Jaques. 23 22 21 21 23 20 23 21 25 21—220 
6 5-79 
6 5—78 
6 6—81 
3 3—58 
10 10 9 9 8 8 8 6 
10 9998877 
N Spering .7 10 10 9 9 S 8 8 
P J Ford. 99866554 
10 97755533 3—57 
W E Roberts. 766443333 3—42 
The following scores were made Nov. 10, at the indoor 
range of the Philadelphia Rifle Association, No. 1506 
Washington avenue. Geo. Hugh Smith broke the club 
indoor pistol record with a fine score of 97. 
Rifle, 25yds.: Schnerring 239, 242, 235, 244; W. T. 
Smith 232, 229, 229, 241; Hall 231, 225, 229, 233; Over- 
baugh 231; Ricker 227, 223, 226, 234; Everett Grimes (vis¬ 
itor) 230. 
Pistol, 20yds.: Dr. Dubbs 68, 78, 88; George H. 
Smith 88, 89, 97; N. Spering 80, 82. 
Revolver, 20yds.: H. A. Dill 84, 81, 83, 86; George H. 
Smith 79, 77, 80, 83, 85. 
The following scores were shot on the indoor range, 
1406 Washington avenue, Tuesday evening, Nov. 17: 
Pistol and revolver scores, 20yds.: H. A. Dill 69, 69, 
78, 80, 75, 71, 70; J. Anderson 66, 59, 12, 30, 60; G. H. 
Smith 87, 88, 77, 88, 81; T. Hay 77, 45, S6, 76, 84; E. A. 
Palmer 82, 75, 80; R. L. Dubbs 79, 86, 88, 81, 74; W. H. 
Ricker 46. 
Rifle record match, 25yds.: J. D. Jaques 131, 121, 222, 
227, 231, 231, 229; E. A. Palmer 232, 224; W. H. Ricker 
218, 219, 232, 228, 216, 210; W. T- Smith 217, 212. 
Nov. 21.—The weekly competitions of this Association 
were shot to-day on the Arlington range. Jaques was 
out to-day with his shooting mittens on, and made some 
good scores for his record bronze and silver medals 
with his new Stevens outfit. Smith appeared with a new 
army special, 7%in. barrel. 
Record match, 200yds., rifle: 
J D Jaques. 19 19 25 25 23 20 22 19 25 16—213 
25 22 22 21 18 17 23 16 25 22—211 
17 19 20 19 20 19 23 22 23 19—201 
24 23 23 17 15 16 24 10 23 20—195 
18 23 18 19 24 19 16 22 13 17—189 
L E Hall. 19 19 20 25 22 20 ?2 17 24 25—213 
20 19 23 15 20 21 20 21 20 25—204 
18 22 22 23 16 25 21 23 13 18—201 
E II Williamson. 21 16 14 17 12 18 6 10 8 15—137 
25 13 13 5 14 15 19 17 6 2—129 
Honor target, 3 shots: Hall 55, J. D. Jaques 20. 
Revolver match, 50yds.: 
G 
H 
Smith.... 
.. 9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
10 
7 
8 
8- 
-87 
9 
10 
9 
5 
10 
8 
7 
7 
8 
10- 
-S3 
S 
10 
10 
9 
9 
S 
7 
7 
7 
6- 
-81 
W II 
Kicker.... 
.. 5 
7 
8 
S 
8 
10 
9 
9 
10 
10- 
-84 
6 
6 
7 
7 
8 
8 
9 
9 
10 
10- 
-SO 
10 
10 
10 
10 
9 
8 
7 
6 
6 
4—SO 
H 
: a 
Dili. 
.. 10 
10 
9 
8 
7 
7 
6 
6 
6 
6- 
-75 
10 
9 
9 
7. 
7 
7 
7 
7 
6 
5- 
-74 
One 
hundred 
yards: 
E 
A 
Palmer ... 
.. 4 
4 
8 
6 
6 
6 
5 
5 
4 
3- 
-51 
Pistol match, 50yds.: 
E 
A 
Palmer.... 
...10 
10 
10 
9 
9 
9 
8 
7 
6 
6- 
-84 
10 
10 
10 
9 
9 
9 
8 
8 
7 
6- 
-86 
10 
10 
9 
9 
S 
8 
8 
8 
8 
7- 
-85 
10 
10 
10 
9 
9 
9 
8 
7 
7 
4- 
-83 
10 
10 
8 
8 
8 
9 
9 
9 
6 
7- 
-84 
Pistol practice 
match : 
P 
J 
Ford. 
.. 10 
10 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
7 
7 
5—84 
9 
8 
S 
8 
8 
8 
7 
6 
6 
6- 
-74 
J 
T 
Oliver. 
.. 9 
9 
7 
7 
6 
6 
5 
5 
5 
4—63 
Springfield, 200yds.: 
C 
B 
Fulton.... 
. 4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4—40 
L. E. Hall, Treas. 
New York Central Schuetzen Corps. 
New York. —Scores made at Zettler’s gallery, Nov. 18, 
follow: 
H D Muller. 
. 483 
T von der Lieth. 
. 429 
Gus Zimmermann ... 
. 4S0 
G Kessler . 
.426 
G A Viemeister. 
. 468 
II Bochack . 
.426 
D Scharninghausen.. 
. 468 
H A Fickesen.... 
.424 
C Folke . 
. 468 
B Thurman . 
415 
A Dux . 
. 454 
H Folke . 
.409 
T Gute . 
. 454 
A Estzen . 
F Rolfes . 
. 454 
G Dettloff . 
. 386 
H Roffmann . 
. 449 
C F Tietjen. 
. 402 
H Schumacher . 
. 44S 
C A Schrag. 
. 398 
F Schroeder . 
. 444 
P Pape . 
W Wessel, Tr. 
. 439 
D O Wuhrmann... 
. 397 
A Heimerich . 
. 432 
PI Holsten . 
.367 
F Brinkama .», 
. 429 
D Blendermann.., 
. 344 
C F Gennerich . 
. 427 
Bullseye: 
Gus Zimmermann... 
54 
W Wessel, Jr. 
... 1131/2 
D Scharninghausen.. 
55 
A Dux .. 
....118 
II Schumacher. 
61% 
A Viemeister . 
...134 
P Pape . 
78 
13714> 
T Gute . 
77i/ 2 
D O Wuhrmann . 
....142" 
H Folke . 
87 
Geo Dehtloff .... 
... 154 
Chas A Schrag. 
99 
H Roffmann. 
... 1521/2 
F Gennerich . 
103 
New York City Schuetzen Corps. 
shoot held to-day had scores 
New York, Nov. 19.—The 
as follows: 
Ring target: 
A Kronsberg . 481 
R Busse . 477 
R Schwanemann. 465 
J Fueger . 452 
A Kroos . 451 
E Stein . 429 
Bullseye target: 
Chas Wagner. 
H C Radloff.. 
II Born . 
H Kaliski .... 
C Benn . 
428 
426 
407 
398 
385 
H 
A Dill . 
10 10 9 
9 
9 
8 
8 
7 
6 
5-81 
E Stein . 
.. 29 
J Fueger . 
.... 141 
N 
Spering . 
10 10 10 
8 
8 
8 
7 
7 
6 
6—80 
A Kronsberg . 
.. 66 
H C Radloff. 
.... 149 
Revolver match, 100yds.: 
Chas Wagner . 
.. 75 
R Busse . 
.... 149i/ 2 
H 
A Dill. 
10 9 9 
8 
S 
7 
7 
6 
6 
4-74 
R Schwanemann .. 
.. 92 
H Kaliski . 
949 
N 
Spering . 
9 9 7 
6 
6 
5 
4 
4 
4 
3-57 
A Kroos . 
.. 108 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Nov. 21.— At Armbruster’s Park to-day 
scores were made as follows: 
Revolver, 50yds., 10 shots: Col. H. H. Brinkerhoff 
85, 88; J. A. Dietz 91, 89, 84; T. L. R. Morgan 80, 84, 81, 
82, 81, 84, 86, 81, 86, 81; M. Hays 90, 86, 90, 91, 94, 93, 
81, 87, 90, 92, 90, 91; H. B. Vanderveer 84, 88, 81, 94, 88, 
87; J. E. Silliman 87. 
At 2628 Broadway, Nov. 19, 20yd. revolver scores 
were made as follows: J. L. R. Morgan 85, 82, 83, 88, 
85, S3, 84; R. M. Ryan 92, 84, 81, 84; S. Scott 84, 84; A. 
M. Poindexter 83, 81, 83, 86; P. Hanford 89, 89, S8: Dr. 
C. Philips 84, 83, 80, 79; H. A. Reitzenstein 72; G. C. 
Sanborn 86; Dr. W. H. Luckett 84, 84, 85, 86, 88; B. F. 
Wilder 90, 82, 82, '82; C. B. Jameson 78; G. Grenzer 
85, 84 , 84, 90, 87, 84; J. E. Silliman 84, 88, 87, 80. 
Jos. E. Silliman, Treas. 
THE WOLF. 
The old Marquis d’Arville told us the follow¬ 
ing story toward the end of a St. Hubert’s 
dinner at the chateau of the Baron des Ravels. 
During the day we had brought down a deer. 
The Marquis was the only one of the guests 
who took no part in the chase, for he never 
hunted. 
Throughout the grand dinner we had talked 
of little save the killing of animals. Even the 
women were interested in bloody and often in¬ 
credible adventures, while the ' narrators 
mimicked the attacks and the combats of men 
against beasts, raised their arms and cried in 
thrilling tones. 
Monsieur d’Arville spoke well, in a certain 
high-down, poetical manner, but very effective. 
He must have often repeated this story, for he 
told it fluently, never hesitating over words 
chosen with skill to express an image. 
* * * Gentlemen, I have never hunted, nor 
my father, nor my grandfather, nor my great¬ 
grandfather. This last was the son of a man 
who hunted more than all of you. He died in 
1764. I shall tell you how. 
Lie ws named Jean, he was married and the 
father of that chilcf who became my. great¬ 
grandfather; and he lived with his younger 
brother Frangois d’Arville at our chateau in 
Lorraine, in the heart of the forest. 
Frangois d’Arville had remained a bachelor 
for love of the chase. Both brothers hunted 
from year’s end to year’s end without rest, with¬ 
out intermission, without weariness. They 
loved only that, they understood nothing else, 
they talked only of that, they lived only for that. 
They had at heart this terrible, inexorable pas¬ 
sion. It was burning them up, being possessed 
of them absolutely, leaving no room for aught 
else. 
They had given orders that they were not to 
be disturbed while hunting, for any reason. My 
great-grandfather was born while his father was 
chasing a fox, and Jean d’Arville did not inter¬ 
rupt his course, but he swore, “By St. Hubert, 
the rascal might better have awaited the death!” 
His. brother Frangois showed himself still 
more infatuated. On rising, he went at once to 
see the dogs, then the horses, and then he shot 
birds around the chateau until the moment came 
for starting to hunt bigger game. 
They were called in the country, Monsieur the 
Marquis and Monsieur the Cadet (younger), 
the nobles of that day not acting like the mush¬ 
room aristocrats of our time who wish to es¬ 
tablish in titles a descending hierarchy; for the 
son of a marquis is no more a count nor the 
son of a viscount a baron, than the son of a 
general is born colonel. But the wretched 
vanity of the day finds profit in this arrange¬ 
ment. 
I return to my ancestors. 
They were, it seems, uncommonly large, bony, 
hairy, violent and vigorous. The younger, taller 
still than the elder, had a voice so strong that, 
according to a legend of which he was proud, 
all the leaves of the forest trembled when he 
shouted. And when both swung into the saddle 
in order to start for the chase, it must have been 
a grand spectacle to see those two giants be¬ 
striding their great horses. * * * 
Now toward mid-winter of this year, 1764, the 
cold was excessive, and the wolves' became 
ferocious. They even attacked belated peasants, 
prowled about houses all night, howled from 
sunset until dawn, and emptied the stables. 
And presently a rumor circulated. People 
spoke of an immense wolf, gray, almost white, 
