The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-24

SPORTING CONTESTS.


49, =, < ColvilIs, II Batavia, y. r.,
800 - p6st Ten ysass - tsavniad
lf1uiy shsuuehout the Wss4G11 hsu-
- = ~ interest II . forging snd gum
-. 3 saoDpdng - The Haan3R. 1f.
- = not only . thorough budnoD
1S - - atsained disfincstou . . txaD
~ en1 s As1d sporting. end b eaebesisy
- motfou psssaining - 1ransne I'D
1~ona He hes written Tor yeass -
HIsc1s end Of personal s1pos3Gnon
~ IA fW the Isadiag spostDman's
- = ~ country under ths nom =
= s.Dsck swjvsass." He b now ~
= eising . hook thst wfll dweu
- matsen Of interest 70 those -
49, 'stsigeeY and tsnp"
s.: ~ euursst5on with 3 P0eI-IufHLLsGRu-
I1essr yesterday, Mr.. CoIviiIs sid
ikinn q interest 10 the knights II
{o1run. In reply TO question - 10
49, - = ussd lnostiy By trap-shooseEs
s1Sr1Sg. NJ. Colvilje said:
Sc - - = ehous i've years ago lO-eougo enns
- almost exclusively By ssootsrs,
~ q the trap bus IN the field. Efncs
- 80, however. the H-eaugs hes cons
J. u 6eSal ~. inasmueh - this enues,
! - two dsss smaller, has 3 proper
& - nussie velocity - high - NJ 10
& - noW that ws can bore guns - shoot
Il - 80 = required. In other words. the
- gun with it. psoportionaos
e * drschms OF powder
II ounces Of shot doss
1SI - with more force than the ~.
& z1so ujth 3k drachms Of powder and ~
f - q shot The full choke bore 10
80. vtth ~ 1N ounces Of ahoG viii
~ s pattsrn Of $50 to $50 pellets. which
r. r nose than 10 required for ordinary
0evli sxsssordinsry uss. The 12saugs,
- n ounces Of shot. full choke bose.
I - ~ 3 pattern OF 330 70 Us pellets.
~ ~ 4 cioss enough for I'll work, both
4 r ~ distances shooting in the held and
10Y trap work. The l2-eauge hetng ;
I - l(rhsss run, weighing from TX 70
4 - u. - against the l0-gauge. weighing
~ 3 = 70 pounds. 10 much lighter and
lIrdnooor 70 handle, and Ill these condi-
& - cuosldsred. II. In the estimation Of
1nuejority II shooters today, lar more
l11ieo Than The l0Lgaues. some Of the
h6oom shooters are going still farther,
- ming shs 16-gauge. which ID gauges
pnnrw han the lOgsugs. such guns
Z 80 ltom ok TO 6x pounds, and should
4 ~ tasssls % inches IN length The
- ~ this gauge b from TX TO 8
tuuukns 4 powder and y 70 ] Dunes Of
- Il = NOT generally known that I'll
- hom H. I to the - bore eun have
o somo nuuis velocity, each having the
esslt1UD eaSss loaded with it, properties
e eAa1na ror Instance. the S-bore, with
NJ lza1hms q powder and ~ ounces Of
- ~ nol obtain . higher initial
ytooly than the 10 or l2-gaugee. With
~ pgepcgtionats ehargss Of ~ md ~
l1nhns rsspscsivsiy, although the larger
q. carrying . greater number Of pellsss,
o1gments The chances for hitting The
nna.
Il speaking of the nitro-pcwdsss that
- saptdly suppianting the hack powdsSs,
u. Colville I'D that some ten years ago
aNsu York chemist named Ditsman in
tsdnssd nstso-powdsr, made - papsr
pulp, nitratsd almost precisely = giycsr-
he b tssatsd with nitric and sulphnEie
ec3da j wes wanulated 70 insure psrlect
~ eon1lnneuo eombustion, 70 givo q
Proper peepsilnnt force to the Shot charge,
NJ rsoved failure. inasmuch - u was
MI uneven n its combustiou, end IN
100 cases M only destroying guns ~
Noolng md bursting. bat also manning
- ho1t9 = The gun This, q coarse,
rvyeaied - powder from coming into
onerd ~. More recently IN Eastsrn
eoeo-Deudef company succeeded IN pro-
eeems : nitfo-powdsr that 10 finding SEN
- fevos through out the country. Il h
- yislds eood even results, thsre h
m0 rspoeA and . thin, lace-like smoke
- = almost impsrceptabie. The basis q
Wpwder b . wood pulp. finely Ground,
- ai9sssd By process known only -
- company. In loading this powder
- ehoald b observed In pressing The
ueAey On the powder until I'll slss-
y eons. filing up the shell with
leaving only room enough for the
- narye and wad on top There y
- nitro-powdsr. made In England,
salea Aas been used there for ak or eight
Wy successfully BY trap shootsrs,
~ neld work rs well. This powder
~ strong and quick, the grains
eseSuily even, 10 leaves no residue In
q. llsls Of the gun; In fact, none Of the
powders do; there is very little smoke
1 The powder should b. loaded
ees - black powder II, but the charge
leAty smaller. The first wad should %
nehuy on the powder cha.gs and
- shsss thick wads OF The ordinary
e'soes black or pink edge. preceded
ssmp's pressure Of the hand, and the
ssef the shot firmly crimped.
~ Colvuls vas asked Il the hammsrlsss
~ coming into general use among
aelesn sportsmcn.
aid he. lit Is most decidedly.
:. N - q oil the tournament shoots
- % per cent Of the guns In use are
" AAmmsrlsss pat,ern. Its superiority
soe hammer gun Is 30 manifest that
ofssman Of today does nos hesitate 70
y even II he has used one but few
- Ills not because = good ham.
- gun will shoot any better than .
ammsr gun. but simply because IL
.0sa easier 10 handle; there are no
N.-n TO manipulate. and 10 Il safer
manner gun under all circum-
-. Accidents that mighs happen
aammer gun cannot possibly hap
.isn shammerless. In fact, since the
n JUNCTION OF the hrcech loader accidents
use Of guns have decreased fully
cent. and any person who has an
~ With the modern hreech-leaxier. Il
atrteu,ed to the grosssst careless
The modern hrsech loader need
- loaded except when wanted for
There Is no necessity for having u
% the house. in getting over afsncs.
ma out Of . wagon or boat or going
down steep places. or crossing
. where the foot Is liable to step on
.sensroas rock or log. because under
these conditions IL requires only