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erty. Those winning one or more times during the_sea- 
son were A. J, Smith, J. W. Pudill, John Hayek, Peter 
Serbousek. 
The Kentucky State championship at live birds was 
won Thursday last at Louisiana, Ky., by Fred Booker, 
Jr.,. with 24 out of 25. Swankhouse and C, E. Walker 
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were second with 23. 
The Edna, Texas, Gun Club met for, -practice last 
Thursday, and ‘scores were made as follows: At 45 
rocks: Huston 38, Egg 40, Faires 41, Holloway 14, 
Brushel 16. 
Cool weather and a dark, windy day kept down the 
number of visitors to the Chicago tournament, Sept. 26. 
Lee Barkley was just about right with 198 out. of 200; 
Hughes 194 Dunnell 193, Young 192, Barto 191, Stannard 

190, Fuller 189, Geo. Roll 189, Cummings, 188, J. R. 
Graham 188, Cadwallader 187, Wagner 186, Tom Graham 
185, Clancey 185, Ditto 182. 
Bovey, Minn., now sports a gun club, and looks for 
a team match with Duluth. Mayor Prodinske and J. K. 
Jaspar are members. 
A Bulged Barrel. 
A CORRESPONDENT recently forwarded a 12-bore gun 
with Damascus barrels of good quality, concerning which 
he required an opinion as to cause of a series of small 
pimple bulges in the left barrel. They were fairly evenly 
distributed around the whole of the circumference, but a 
long series of ripples was very strongly marked on the 
outer, as distingushed from the rib side of the injured 
barrel. The owner expressed the opinion that the 
trouble could hardly have been caused by an obstruction, 
as he is particularly careful to look down his barrels 
at short intervals. He further added that there had been 
nothing in the day’s shooting when last he used the gun 
to give opportunity for such an obstruction. The gun 
maker suggested that the injury might be due to care- 
less cleaning by a native servant, who might have 
jammed a rag in the barrel, and then endeavored to 
force it out by main strength. The question of an in- 
herent weakness or defect in the barrel itself having 
been dismissed upon examination, the following pro- 
visional answer was given our correspondent on the 
7th inst.: 
“It is impossible to accept the theory of injury dur- 
ing careless cleaning. This view was once expressed 
in another case, and permission was afterwards obtained 
to endeavor to reproduce the injury on the other barrel. 
Half an hour’s heavy hammering of a steel rod in the 
endeavor to shift a purposely placed stoppage of rag 
failed to produce a single mark. The injury your barrel 
has received most nearly resembles a known instance 
where a cartridge was fired from a gun in which a 
breakable top wad had allowed some of the pellets to 
pass out of the cartridge and lie along the bore. We 
propose endeavoring to repeat the conditions in a spare 
barrel we are willing to sacrifice.” , 
Previous experience has laid down most emphatically 
that when a barrel is injured by unfair treatment in 
the cleaning it is practically impossible to displace any 
considerable amount of metal without showing scratches 
and other evidences of the forcible application of a metal 
tool or rod. Our correspondent’s barrel, although very 
severely injured by a large number of dents raised from 
the inside, still retains the original high polish of the 
bore at the places of injury. It is difficult to describe 
exactly what is meant, but the point may possibly be 
made clear by analogy. If a highly polished sheet of 
metal received a severe blow from an instrument cap- 
able of causing a local indentation the polish would 
mostly disappear at the point of impact. ‘This effect is, 
however, entirely absent in the gun under notice. The 
nature of the bulges could, in fact, only be pictured to 
the mind by supposing that the sheet of metal had the 
properties of a very tightly stretched sheet of india- 
rubber. When the finger is pressed against such a sheet 
the ruber is dented, but the surface remains perfect in 
the crater which is formed, and the margin of the crater 
is perfectly smooth and rounded. It is this appearance 
of plastic deformation which the bulges in the barrel uni- 
formly possess, and an iron tube can only be 
plastic in the manner of a sheet of rubber when 
the bulging stress is produced by gas acting at a very 
high pressure. 
On the previous occasion when a bulge was attributed 
to ill-treatment in cleaning its general appearance was 
a uniform expansion of the bore for 3in. of the barrel’s 
length, roughly from the normal 12-bore diameter to that 
of a 10-bore. The bulges which had previously been ex- 
perimentally obtained were intensely local, and such a 
long-drawn-out expansion had never been deliberately 
produced. This led to the adoption of the lodged rag 
explanation, which fell to the ground when heavy ham- 
mering against a purposely jammed cleaning rag had 
failed to produce a single mark or any measurable 
amount of expansion. The obstruction theory was then 
adopted, and it was suggested that the obstruction must 
have consisted of a substance of a soft and more yielding 
disposition than the metal obstructions which had 
formerly been used experimentally. Confirmation of this 
view was afforded one day last winter, when the ordi- 
nary programme of experiments was interrupted by a 
heavy fall of snow. Some inches of tightly jammed 
snow were introduced into an experimental barrel some 
distance from the muzzle, and the firing of an ordi- 
nary cartridge produced the same kind of long-drawn- 
out expansion of the bore which had previously been 
wrongly attributed to maltreatment during cleaning. 
Such experiences as the above make it clear that the 
only safe explanation to put forward for barrels expanded 
from within, accompanied by a complete absence of 
abrasions, is that of a bulge caused by firing a cartridge 
against an obstruction of one kind or another. 
In attempting to reproduce the character of bulge in 
our correspondent’s barrel the mind naturally harked 
back to the instance of a similar injury where con- 
clusive evidence existed that the charge of shot had 
broken loose, some of it lying strewed along the barrel. 
To reproduce these conditions a number of pellets of 
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shot were smeared with vaselime, so as to cause them 
to adhere as placed along the barrel, and a cartridge 
was fired. Examination of the barrel then disclosed a 
number of pimply bulges, which were sufficiently like 
those in our correspondent’s gun to show conclusively 
that his barrel had been injured by an obstruction of 
some sort,, and that the obstruction in all probability 
consisted of some kind of fragmentary matter, probably 
pellets of shot, lying loosely in the barrel, and inter- 
fering with the free passage of the charge that was fired. 
A. loosely. turned-over ‘€artridge in :the, left. barrel,.might 
easily’ account for “the: €ircuimstances Of athe accident. 
The constant firing of the right barrel might shake the 
top wad loose and allow a certain number of pellets to 
escape at the critical moment when a right and left 
are taken in quick succession. The escaped pellets 
would rank as the obstruction, and those remaining 
would constitute the oncoming charge. The fact that 
the bulges lie all around the barrel instead of on its 
lower edge, as was the case in our own experiment, can 
be accounted for quite easily by assuming that the shock 
of recoil and the movement of the gun during align- 
ment would stir up the pellets so that their position at 
the moment of firing would correspond with the loca- 
tion of the bulges.—Field (London). 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Monrcrarir, N. J., Oct. 5.—Ten men took part in the 
weekly shoot this afternoon. Among theni were the 
faces of two members who had not shot with the club 
for nearly a year, Dr. Case and Mr. Howard. 
Events 1 and 2 were for practice. The continued 
scores in events 3 and 4 counted on the monthly cup, 
Grinnell being high man with 47 breaks to his credit. 
Event 5 and 6 combined gave the scores for the Colquitt 
prize. Event 7 was for a merchandise prize, Colquitt 
winning with a clean score of 2. 
Events: | Wee Oya te Danone pr 
Targets: 15 10°25 25 25 25 25 
Geinnellle srr assessor tec eens 14 9 25 22 16 19 22 
Colqutttigistomcnisetersrasctic scree 14 10 24 22 24 22 25 
PIEFC yin ease ras ceca leona 14 9 22 23 22 22 
Je seietis 05 ac mpeleae ee ais e's bn n'a ees 97VG5 IS we eat te 
Boxall seerccc eteictsteis stat wien cteeenetare 8 7 21 23 23 18 20 
Eo war Gd Gi rercisssenistewicrs.eincis,s nota eae 810922 (15s ees 
Crane Ve. scant ecbenaieene ov csknitent me (ORO aL, tae MeL caters 
Dr Case: <x) jasitesamee ss cs se ane gee <ink pee eeu orm te 
Wistslow ! ieaan spo ve nese ew nies gat See ster eae gue Lean 
D, CaSGtepianwcts ceils b.aies scicalcanpenee Sa a9) 
EpWARD WINSLOW, Sec’y. 

Rifle Range and Gallery. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
New York, Oct. 3.—Scores made at the shoot of the 
Zettler Rifle Club to-day follow: 
Honor target: 




BY GROSS oi, 20 sete siere'ots 70 O° Gi, Borgee tr assbn- 60 
OCS mith erecesees oer 69 W A Tewes, 59 
& Seblicht sae .ceeees 69 KE, Bussfieestathrescecne 59 
RR, Busse lec odiecache anes 68 PF Schmidt .n pee 59 
M Dorrler 4a-Ge ween 67 A BergperQw .sscccscnce 54 
G Zimmermann ....... 64 G Zimmermann........ 52 
Ir P Hansenll ii cescss 63 Ty FT eller Ae ee wesismir 51 
A Kronsberg.........+. 63 G Amourox) dec. sem. 48 
iG PGUrkess \.cenesmeesie 52 ib’ Flecking” 2 sacsienremm> 30 
EV omit ons cuca 60 I Babarius. 7) cescrbercs 21 
Ring target: 
Dr W G Hudson.74 73—147 © Staith Aeacee'esaaree 68 
A Hubalek 72—145 L, PP Eases, «somes 68 
M Baal G AmOuroux wos.. cress 68 
L Buss G Zimmermann ....... 69 
Wha Barket tec eames. 71 C_A Niemeyers....:... 67 
By Laomitheeeesaerssse 70 WA. Dewesscrcsr scenes 67 
JiElessian" >. 1% trac acdeo's 70 RR. Bussey daes eas deme e 64 
M > Dorrler uepaurisesss 69 L VIO Sle aatstoain occas» B2 
G*Schlicht GHz taeeaer = 69 A Kirorisbergie sn. sasic’s 62 
Ea CAP ROES sc x csteesieetts 69 (A Be ELOW Milanese tietae’s 62 
S -Mugzie. «2. tates ssn 68 
Zettler trophy, ring target,: W. A. Tewes, 71. 
Premiums: 
Dre WiiG Gnd Son. a... separa 4 ls 74 73 73 72 72—364 
A Hubalek Gott . dent vis ste outers s\cte 73 72 72 Tl T1—359 
IM Baalecy «obese calsc.cicaiciaic eee «0c 72 72 70 70 69—353 
(rye) SE RA ay RIC e Ee Ae aEe ciocic). TEeER KS 71 71 71 70 69—869 
Most Bullseyes: A. Hubalek and F. C. Ross 48, G. 
Schlicht 40, G. Zimmerman 30. 
T. F. Sneller 14%, G. Amouroux 211%, L. Vogel 24%, F. 
L. Smith, 30%, F. C. Ross 88, Geo. Schlicht 51%, A. 
Hubalek 52, W. A. Barker 56, S. Muzzio 59, Gus Zim- 
mermann 61, O. C. Boyce 68, C. A. Niemeyer 70, A. 
Kronsberg 71, O. Smith 74144, R. Busse 76%, Ph. F. 
Schmitt 76%, T. H. Keller 90%, B. Hoffmann 94. 

Massachusetts Rifle Association. 
Watnut Hitt, Oct. 5.—Good conditions were a feature 
of the weekly shoot of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa- 
tion, held at its range to-day, the day being one of the 
best in the past month. 
F. C. Fitz was high in the offhand match, with a total 
of 2183. He and A. Niedner shot a 50-shot match, the 
loser to pay for a supper in town to-night. The actual 
totals were a tie. on 1003 points, but as Niedner was 
rash enough to give his opponent 20 points handicap, he 
had the pleasure of footing the bills. The scores: 
Offhand practice match: 
Ba VP itzaceeeebac scree 19 17 22 22 21 25 24 20 19 24—213 
A. Niedner iene craaatad 22 23 25 13 23 23 24 16 20 18—207 
Lois: Belly ae. aqos deers 24 15 28 20 18 18 24 20 22 19—203 
M PAldeniciacr cts «tiem toes 24 18 18 19 19 20 19 18 20 22—202 
KE West tiuessa-sc> seeatas 20 22 20 12 17 21 22 25 22 19—z00 

J. JB: AL Ob baauscive a cea 19 28°19 20 20°23 21 17 17 20—1'} 
ML. LGR” acuta eee eee 20 22 24 22 2216 9 22 23 19—1!} 
_ Pistol medal match: 
A, A, bas TAD DY se ata ets pain rein es 781010 6 8 8 9 9 8 
WIA) Smith “Giants actinic 879 8 6 8 910 9 6— 
SD) Mastin \ctccemest « veteace 10 8 610 8 9769 5— 
J. Bklopbs J+ ssis ssiy otitosters 10-6 6 9°S 7-8 7% 7 &— 
Jackson Park Revolver Club. 
PATERSON» A Ns? J., “Oct. 5.—The second weekly pr 
gramme 6f the Jackson Park Revolver Club, was co 
ducted yesterday at their new grounds néar Little Fall 
Although the rain came down in torrents before mat 
points had been scored, the sportsmen continued the 
work until all the events on the card were run off 
good style. The rain also interfered with the sport o1 
week ago, but the full programme was presented. 
The club will erect a shooting house next sprin 
They will also have a duplicate of the rifle range f 
target shooting. The latter will be 200yds. in length. 
The summaries of both programmes are appended: 
September 28: 


A GIDSON™ Bieateaaelscteteetys 989 9 8 610 9-8 9—} 
679 9 8 8 810°6 8 
Grey Petrey ee ccmiescces ene 7 71010 9 610 9 5 8 
8.10.9 87 SSHG AO aes la 
Me MeGurlovacusme. atin sides 8 6 910 7, 610 9 910— 
10 71098 78 69 5— 
Ge Fiartley) Cantenwc asics 10.6 7-879 1009 79 
October 5: 
AP GIDSONG sacccmeerestcsteeints 7910 8 710 9 9 710— 
51010 7 810 9 7 9. 6— 
87789 769 9 9—| 
COED. Petiyitisrcn acts minaaceiea 10 56 81010 8 7 8 610—| 
6 6 710 610 779 8 
§ 86979 8 8 4 8 
Mic Gurls epctnsisectesttete 910759576 8 TH 
097086996 7% 
9:6 5. 7 Tao) Waser se oe 
New York City Schuetzen Corps. 
Union Hitt, N. J., Oct. 2.—The scores of the practi 
shoot of the corps resultéd as follows: 
Ring target: 
J Facklamny w.kasee. «ee 212 H+C Radloft scene. | 
Ry (Bussey. .ces enue 208 } “Wiener siieeantates | 
R Schwanemann....... 203 A ~Kellér’ iccusicnemes ee | 
A Kronsberg ..c0. ses 199 L Gleichmann ........ a 
GuWiagereniendieacnuae 196 H,.. Borngen suena i 
W Grapentin .......... 187 
Man target: 
IR VBussés ctavcececaeciiees 55 A Keller tig. asseamen cm 
LO AWE 9 fen Gancoanonaene 55 J) Facklam mic. ashes 
WW? Grapentin 9 ence 54 J Wagner? ccvcaecsevar acm 
Red flags: J. Grapentin, .2; | 
i Facklamm, 2; W. 
Busse, 1; C. Wagner, 1. 
Point target: 
RP USsel iepcnisclieeetswrente 10 Hl Bornitestesnaeen eee 
A Kronsberg “ivesecess 19 HC: Radlott ge. cts 
R Schwanemann ...... 9 J Wagner ate ees sneer 
W Grapentin .........¢ it A Reibstetn 2b us. 
GrStern cicdeeiweceesiente . 6 I. ‘Gleichmann™ “2... oe 
Ce Warner tie. eaten 6 J \Relléerice deecencteescat 
J Backlamim ces cicedeu 206, A. Keller: is cdeeekerees oe 
A WEEE es icereueten trfalsioterete 5 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Oct. 3.—The following scores were maj! 
at the range, 2628 Broadway, to-day: | 
Revolver, 20yds.:_ P. Hanford, 87, 91, 87, 85; B. |) 
Wilder, 90, 89, 87; C. W. Green, 85, 82, 82, 80, 80; R. |; 
Ryder, 90, 87, 86, 83, 88; T. P.. Nichols, 88, 87, 85, |¢ 
84, 83, 80; H. A. Grosbeck, Jr., 79, 78; H. L. Thomps«|, 
79; M. Hays, 84; S. Scott, 88, 84; G. Grenzer, 8, ||; 
J. E. Silliman, 80, 80. 
J. E. Sirurman, Treas|! 
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Rifle Notes. I 
It is announced that an American rifle team will vil, 
Ireland next year, to contest for the Sea Girt cup, w| 
by the Ulster team in 1901. J 
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AN UMBRELLA LANDING NET. |; 
I HEAR that the landing net has not be; 
found indispensable when a heavy fish is hook), 
on light tackle, for Mr. Hill, chief bookin| 
clerk at Finsbury Park Station, when receni| 
visiting Weymouth, hooked and landed, on) 
single fine gut trace, a magnificent lobster 
5% pounds. Fortunately, Mr. Hill’s wife a}, 
daughter were in the immediate vicinity, ar), 
with wifely and filial feelings, came to t), 
rescue, and suggested their umbrella as a sul, 
able implement in the capture of the covet}, 
prize. No sooner said than done, and this fi 
specimen of the rocky deep found a safe, |, 
not happy, retreat in the creel of our fortuné), 
brother angler. The least said about the wij, 
brella after being put to this use the better, f}, 
the lobster neither improved its shape nor util 
for its accustomed use. Fortunate is the ang) 
whose wife accompanies him (when on ho}; 
days) to enjoy the delights and pleasures t}, 
rod affords.—London Fishing Gazette. it 
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